Sale reports / Arkansas / North Arkansas Livestock Auction / 2026-06-10

North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Jun 10
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
310 head
▼ 1,674 vs last sale 1,984▲ 310 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
85 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 50▲ 85 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 17▲ 19 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 10.00-20.00 higher. Slaughter cows 5.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter bull not enough to establish a trend.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $441.46/cwt on 69 head, up $1.85 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 30 comparable sales and sits +2.23 against this barn's trailing median of $439.22.
Average price
$441.46
▲ 1.85 vs prior sale
69 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,444
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$264
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$58.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.40
vs AR average
−12.26 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1553443.142,45167
Medium and Large 2568385.002,1872thin
One grade step is worth $58.14/cwt here — about $264 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale69 hd
441.46
—
AR average7 barns · 307 hd
436.06
+5.40
National average163 barns · 9,671 hd
453.72
−12.26
This barn, trailing median30 sales
439.22
+2.23
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
500447394340median 439.2203/0405/0607/0809/0910/28
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,798227.004,0812thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,405185.552,60811
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,178169.882,00029
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,042146.171,52312

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,435$3,0501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,213$2,0772thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)940$3,4502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,124$3,7665
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,095$2,5852thin

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1350570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,9951
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2379459.47/cwt437.00–467.001,7414
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2380510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,9386
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1422497.74/cwt481.00–510.002,1008
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2428451.53/cwt450.00–453.001,9336
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added462463.00/cwt463.00–463.002,1392
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,0211
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added514460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,3647
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515443.24/cwt430.00–449.002,28318
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added568457.00/cwt457.00–457.002,59626
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2568385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,1872
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1589413.13/cwt400.00–431.002,43316
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1600350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1004
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1672355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,3863
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added676389.05/cwt361.00–396.002,63025
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1780339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,6442
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1835283.00/cwt283.00–283.002,3631
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1333519.34/cwt500.00–533.001,7295
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1355500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,7751
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,7761
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added402509.00/cwt509.00–509.002,04610
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1415442.59/cwt435.00–457.001,8373
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1482427.52/cwt417.00–433.002,0613
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2485330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6013
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added510420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,14213
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1517392.04/cwt379.00–409.002,02715
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1584364.89/cwt350.00–381.002,1314
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added590398.00/cwt398.00–398.002,3488
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1612350.20/cwt331.00–357.002,1434
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added615361.00/cwt361.00–361.002,2209
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1745333.00/cwt333.00–333.002,4812
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1430446.88/cwt430.00–461.001,9228
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1463430.09/cwt413.00–447.001,9912
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,8961
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2488401.00/cwt401.00–401.001,9574
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1509439.02/cwt413.00–445.002,23513
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2540375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,0251
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565421.00/cwt421.00–421.002,3793
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565371.00/cwt371.00–371.002,0961
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1622367.77/cwt353.00–382.002,2884
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1678347.97/cwt341.00–355.002,3592
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1737283.35/cwt280.00–285.002,0883
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,798227.00/cwt227.00–227.004,0812
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,015137.11/cwt135.00–139.001,3923
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,051149.19/cwt145.00–151.001,5689
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,096157.93/cwt155.00–165.001,73111
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,196172.19/cwt167.00–177.002,05911
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,277185.01/cwt181.00–190.002,3637
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,330179.00/cwt179.00–179.002,3811
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,413186.21/cwt183.00–190.002,63110
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-29403,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4502
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0952,585.27/head2,300.00–2,825.002,5852
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1243,766.37/head3,750.00–3,850.003,7665
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2132,077.32/head1,950.00–2,200.002,0772
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,280179.00/cwt179.00–179.002,2911
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4353,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2968284.29/cwt265.00–297.002,7523
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,245191.01/cwt173.00–215.002,3783
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 21,290187.00/cwt187.00–187.002,4121

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.