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North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Jun 3

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050

← May 27Jun 3Jun 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,984 head

▲ 1,534 vs last sale 450▲ 1,984 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 95 vs last sale 145▲ 50 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 36▲ 17 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Comparted to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers 3.00-15.00 lower. The offering included several large groups of weaned cattle in the weaned special along with the regular sale. Several of the large groups are 347lbs steers weighing 981 that sold for 320.10/cwt also a group of 43 steers weighing 806lbs that sold for 368.50/cwt. Supply was heavy with good demand. Slaughter cows 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00-10.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $439.60/cwt on 311 head, down $18.64 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 30 comparable sales and sits +0.38 against this barn's trailing median of $439.22.

Average price

$439.60

▼ 18.64 vs prior sale

311 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,428

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$276

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$31.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.59

vs AR average

−19.59 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	441.08	2,451	283
Medium and Large 1-2	508	434.30	2,206	17thin
Medium and Large 2	531	409.74	2,176	11thin

One grade step is worth $31.34/cwt here — about $276 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale311 hd

439.60

—

AR average9 barns · 544 hd

435.01

+4.59

National average164 barns · 12,433 hd

459.19

−19.59

This barn, trailing median30 sales

439.22

+0.38

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $486.30, low $354.31, median $439.22 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	—	Low	1,672	216.96	3,628	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,395	190.29	2,655	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,138	179.21	2,039	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,053	146.40	1,542	5thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$3,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,160	$2,116	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,083	$1,608	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	953	$3,252	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,018	$2,605	2thin

Every lot

85 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	337	610.86/cwt	610.00–620.00	2,059	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	352	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	2,235	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,047	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	486.84/cwt	475.00–515.00	2,040	16
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	438	458.74/cwt	445.00–470.00	2,009	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	439	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,405	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	458	519.00/cwt	519.00–519.00	2,377	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,010	14
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	466.77/cwt	450.00–485.00	2,222	93
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	508	434.30/cwt	429.00–435.00	2,206	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	452.73/cwt	425.00–479.00	2,359	73
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	523	489.16/cwt	487.00–501.00	2,558	25
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	409.74/cwt	407.00–415.00	2,176	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	423.96/cwt	415.00–434.00	2,429	132
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	576	445.01/cwt	441.00–462.00	2,563	53
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	603	422.31/cwt	421.00–429.00	2,547	49
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	412.17/cwt	405.00–419.00	2,539	50
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	369.24/cwt	350.00–399.00	2,315	13
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	659	382.63/cwt	367.00–387.00	2,522	96
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,312	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	674	399.54/cwt	394.00–405.00	2,693	17
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	373.99/cwt	371.00–381.00	2,689	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	726	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,447	16
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,508	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Value Added	789	360.34/cwt	349.00–363.00	2,843	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	806	368.50/cwt	368.50–368.50	2,970	43
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	856	358.50/cwt	358.50–358.50	3,069	26
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Value Added	908	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,969	10
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Value Added	981	320.10/cwt	320.10–320.10	3,140	347
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	489.85/cwt	471.00–517.00	1,602	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	469.66/cwt	459.00–491.00	1,752	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,348	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	423	470.92/cwt	467.00–473.00	1,992	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	443.58/cwt	440.00–447.00	1,885	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	438.09/cwt	410.00–455.00	1,897	40
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	375.81/cwt	371.00–377.00	1,763	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	476	424.18/cwt	421.00–427.00	2,019	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	406.97/cwt	390.00–419.00	1,945	64
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	360.86/cwt	360.00–361.00	1,858	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	406.57/cwt	386.00–427.00	2,126	63
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	538	373.84/cwt	371.00–381.00	2,011	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	337.58/cwt	333.00–340.00	1,924	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	367.52/cwt	351.00–380.00	2,110	108
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	577	395.79/cwt	387.00–401.00	2,284	29
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	359.63/cwt	330.00–365.00	2,269	37
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,342	13
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Value Added	716	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,341	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Replacement	725	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,429	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	734	319.66/cwt	317.00–321.00	2,346	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Replacement	783	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	2,709	6
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	838	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,564	12
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	635.00/cwt	635.00–635.00	2,096	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	465.23/cwt	455.00–505.00	1,773	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	465.33/cwt	447.00–485.00	2,047	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	426.33/cwt	425.00–427.00	2,076	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	415.00/cwt	395.00–435.00	2,117	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	402.59/cwt	391.00–430.00	2,283	25
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	584	348.84/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,037	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	642	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,305	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	670	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,077	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,342	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,308	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,448	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,527	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	930	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,372	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	958	263.49/cwt	262.00–265.00	2,524	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,662	221.35/cwt	217.00–227.00	3,679	5
Bulls	—	—	1,690	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	3,532	1
Bulls	—	—	1,705	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	3,461	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	148.00/cwt	145.00–155.00	1,502	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,129	180.21/cwt	175.00–185.00	2,035	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,137	169.41/cwt	163.00–173.00	1,926	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,158	191.76/cwt	189.00–197.00	2,221	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,205	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,687	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,395	190.29/cwt	185.00–193.00	2,655	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,288	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,723	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,083	1,608.46/head	150.00–2,500.00	1,608	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	2,115.95/head	1,825.00–2,450.00	2,116	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	193.69/cwt	171.00–209.00	2,440	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,987	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	192.75/cwt	183.00–205.00	1,696	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	953	3,251.84/head	3,150.00–3,350.00	3,252	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,018	2,605.16/head	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,605	2

This sale against other markets

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,984Last week 450Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 145Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 36Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	725	335.00	335.00
6	750–800	783	346.00	346.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	423	467.00–473.00	470.92
22	450–500	476	421.00–427.00	424.18
29	550–600	577	387.00–401.00	395.79
9	700–750	716	327.00	327.00
12	800–850	838	306.00	306.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	385	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	425	440.00–447.00	443.58
5	450–500	469	371.00–377.00	375.81
7	500–550	515	360.00–361.00	360.86
3	550–600	570	333.00–340.00	337.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	327	471.00–517.00	489.85
7	350–400	373	459.00–491.00	469.66
40	400–450	433	410.00–455.00	438.09
64	450–500	478	390.00–419.00	406.97
63	500–550	523	386.00–427.00	406.57
108	550–600	574	351.00–380.00	367.52
37	600–650	631	330.00–365.00	359.63
13	650–700	677	346.00	346.00
9	700–750	734	317.00–321.00	319.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	538	371.00–381.00	373.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	337	610.00–620.00	610.86
11	350–400	379	540.00	540.00
16	400–450	419	475.00–515.00	486.84
93	450–500	476	450.00–485.00	466.77
73	500–550	521	425.00–479.00	452.73
132	550–600	573	415.00–434.00	423.96
50	600–650	616	405.00–419.00	412.17
96	650–700	659	367.00–387.00	382.63
6	700–750	719	371.00–381.00	373.99
1	750–800	760	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	438	445.00–470.00	458.74
14	450–500	473	425.00	425.00
17	500–550	508	429.00–435.00	434.30
16	700–750	726	337.00	337.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	439	320.00	320.00
11	500–550	531	407.00–415.00	409.74
13	600–650	627	350.00–399.00	369.24
3	650–700	670	345.00	345.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	352	635.00	635.00
4	450–500	458	519.00	519.00
25	500–550	523	487.00–501.00	489.16
53	550–600	576	441.00–462.00	445.01
49	600–650	603	421.00–429.00	422.31
17	650–700	674	394.00–405.00	399.54
5	750–800	789	349.00–363.00	360.34
43	800–850	806	368.50	368.50
26	850–900	856	358.50	358.50
10	900–950	908	327.00	327.00
347	950–1000	981	320.10	320.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	635.00	635.00
5	350–400	381	455.00–505.00	465.23
6	400–450	440	447.00–485.00	465.33
3	450–500	487	425.00–427.00	426.33
2	500–550	510	395.00–435.00	415.00
25	550–600	567	391.00–430.00	402.59
3	600–650	642	359.00	359.00
7	650–700	671	349.00	349.00
1	750–800	765	320.00	320.00
1	800–850	845	299.00	299.00
1	900–950	930	255.00	255.00
2	950–1000	958	262.00–265.00	263.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	584	345.00–365.00	348.84
2	650–700	685	337.00	337.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	650–700	670	310.00	310.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,129	175.00–185.00	180.21
9	—	1,137	163.00–173.00	169.41
6	—	1,158	189.00–197.00	191.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,015	145.00–155.00	148.00
1	—	1,205	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,395	185.00–193.00	190.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,705	203.00	203.00
1	—	1,690	209.00	209.00
5	—	1,662	217.00–227.00	221.35

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,083	150.00–2,500.00	1,608.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	3,250.00	3,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	161.00	161.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,160	1,825.00–2,450.00	2,115.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	260.00	260.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,260	171.00–209.00	193.69

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	231.00	231.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	880	183.00–205.00	192.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	953	3,150.00–3,350.00	3,251.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,018	2,500.00–2,700.00	2,605.16

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.