Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers in a light test 15.00-20.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 20.00-25.00 higher. Due to extreme heat in the area last week and this week, steer and heifer calves too light to test, but higher undertone noted. Demand was strong. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $411.98/cwt on 31 head, up $10.20 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 4 of 24 comparable sales and sits −48.12 against this barn's trailing median of $460.10.

Average price

$411.98

▲ 10.20 vs prior sale

31 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,227

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+8.04

vs AR average

−2.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	411.98	2,227	31

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

24 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $486.30, low $387.02, median $460.10 across 24 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale31 hd

411.98

—

AR average8 barns · 200 hd

403.95

+8.04

National average157 barns · 6,223 hd

414.24

−2.26

This barn, trailing median24 sales

460.10

−48.12

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,624	204.31	3,319	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,462	179.83	2,629	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,202	175.97	2,116	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	994	152.57	1,517	7thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,148	$2,325	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$4,475	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,000	$3,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,220	$2,650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

59 lots · USDA AMS · North Arkansas Livestock - GreenForest, AR

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	283.77/cwt	280.00–295.00	2,341	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	343.16/cwt	331.00–347.00	2,145	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	463.06/cwt	459.00–480.00	1,533	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,489	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	413.27/cwt	400.00–419.00	2,178	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	392	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,764	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	493.00/cwt	493.00–493.00	1,691	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	500–550	516	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,090	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,931	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,856	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	552	405.51/cwt	401.00–419.00	2,238	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,826	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	432.44/cwt	429.00–439.00	1,847	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	474	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	1,996	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	342	557.18/cwt	545.00–560.00	1,906	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	449.29/cwt	440.00–451.00	2,170	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	567	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	2,444	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,755	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	397.28/cwt	387.00–399.00	2,054	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	458.70/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,908	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	2,585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	345.00/cwt	340.00–350.00	2,277	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	459.12/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,892	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,883	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	415	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	1,780	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	1,915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	398	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,731	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,286	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	499	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,951	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	1,887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	807	312.17/cwt	302.00–325.00	2,519	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	591	346.72/cwt	339.00–363.00	2,049	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	417.40/cwt	400.00–429.00	1,928	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	450.11/cwt	437.00–469.00	1,688	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,136	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	434.74/cwt	410.00–440.00	2,039	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,616	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	382.87/cwt	370.00–400.00	2,378	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	334.59/cwt	323.00–338.00	2,362	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,418	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	4,475.00/head	4,475.00–4,475.00	4,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,455	187.01/cwt	182.00–191.00	2,721	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	2,324.67/head	1,850.00–2,725.00	2,325	2
Bulls	—	—	1,520	202.50/cwt	200.00–205.00	3,078	2
Bulls	—	—	1,785	213.35/cwt	210.00–217.00	3,808	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	183.55/cwt	180.00–190.00	2,250	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	165.94/cwt	163.00–169.00	1,893	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	172.41/cwt	170.00–175.00	2,526	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	184.78/cwt	181.00–191.00	2,698	3
Bulls	—	—	1,488	192.55/cwt	189.00–196.00	2,865	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	155.48/cwt	151.00–159.00	1,539	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	175.20/cwt	171.00–178.00	2,132	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	145.28/cwt	143.00–148.00	1,460	2

How this sale compares

Arkansas weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Arkansas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

North Arkansas Livestock - GreenForest, AR

Wed Aug 5, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Little Rock, AR (LS-LR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 277Last week 364Year ago 430

Slaughter CattleReceipts 51Last week 19Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 6Year ago 11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	331	459.00–480.00	463.06
15	350–400	375	437.00–469.00	450.11
3	400–450	427	429.00–439.00	432.44
12	450–500	462	400.00–429.00	417.40
7	500–550	517	387.00–399.00	397.28
10	550–600	591	339.00–363.00	346.72
4	600–650	625	331.00–347.00	343.16
1	700–750	735	311.00	311.00
2	750–800	760	281.00	281.00
4	800–850	825	280.00–295.00	283.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	516	405.00	405.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	405	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	485	389.00	389.00
1	600–650	625	309.00	309.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	398	435.00	435.00
4	450–500	499	391.00	391.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	342	545.00–560.00	557.18
3	350–400	358	510.00	510.00
5	400–450	416	450.00–475.00	458.70
6	450–500	483	440.00–451.00	449.29
16	500–550	527	400.00–419.00	413.27
12	550–600	552	401.00–419.00	405.51
2	600–650	632	409.00	409.00
1	650–700	655	400.00	400.00
1	700–750	705	353.00	353.00
2	750–800	760	357.00	357.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	343	493.00	493.00
2	350–400	392	450.00	450.00
3	400–450	428	410.00	410.00
2	450–500	495	375.00	375.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	450–500	474	421.00	421.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	567	431.00	431.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	359	450.00	450.00
5	400–450	412	455.00–475.00	459.12
13	450–500	469	410.00–440.00	434.74
10	600–650	621	370.00–400.00	382.87
2	650–700	660	340.00–350.00	345.00
8	700–750	706	323.00–338.00	334.59
8	800–850	807	302.00–325.00	312.17
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	429.00	429.00
2	450–500	465	405.00	405.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	410.00	410.00
1	450–500	480	399.00	399.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	2,650.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,205	4,475.00	4,475.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,455	182.00–191.00	187.01
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,148	1,850.00–2,725.00	2,324.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,520	200.00–205.00	202.50
3	—	1,785	210.00–217.00	213.35
2	—	1,488	189.00–196.00	192.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,226	180.00–190.00	183.55
4	—	1,141	163.00–169.00	165.94
7	—	1,217	171.00–178.00	175.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,465	170.00–175.00	172.41
3	—	1,460	181.00–191.00	184.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	990	151.00–159.00	155.48
2	—	1,005	143.00–148.00	145.28

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

North Arkansas Livestock - GreenForest, AR

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