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North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Aug 19

● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050

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Feeder Cattle receipts

115 head

▼ 134 vs last sale 249▼ 275 vs year ago 390 · −70.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

52 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 51▼ 23 vs year ago 75 · −30.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

22 head

▼ 50 vs last sale 72▼ 8 vs year ago 30 · −26.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Comparted to last week: Not enough comparable receipts in feeder cattle to establish a trend. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Extreme heat is impeding cattle movement in sale area.

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 $387.02/cwt on 32 head, down $13.24 from the prior sale (only 15 head in that comparison). That ranks 8 of 30 comparable sales and sits −52.21 against this barn's trailing median of $439.22.

Average price

$387.02

▼ 13.24 vs prior sale

32 head · 564 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,182

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$82

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

$7.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.48

vs AR average

−9.76 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	563	387.24	2,179	31
Medium and Large 2	595	380.00	2,261	1thin

One grade step is worth $7.24/cwt here — about −$82 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 sale32 hd

387.02

—

AR average7 barns · 219 hd

388.50

−1.48

National average147 barns · 5,729 hd

396.78

−9.76

This barn, trailing median30 sales

439.22

−52.21

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	—	Average	1,816	201.35	3,656	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,479	169.73	2,510	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,221	167.03	2,039	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,090	137.45	1,498	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,343	$3,736	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$3,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,267	$3,251	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,265	$3,200	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	2,030	$3,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,245	$4,269	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,175	$2,750	1thin

Every lot

42 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	314	501.00/cwt	501.00–501.00	1,573	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,733	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,713	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	1,800	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,779	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	498	405.20/cwt	405.00–407.00	2,018	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	393.72/cwt	380.00–402.00	2,083	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	383.15/cwt	380.00–401.00	2,238	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,261	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,261	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	345.60/cwt	337.00–348.00	2,343	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,336	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	404.52/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,274	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,641	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	1,840	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,874	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,875	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	321.99/cwt	319.00–324.00	1,974	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	684	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,189	4
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,337	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,669	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	396.43/cwt	380.00–411.00	1,891	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	326.23/cwt	300.00–335.00	2,052	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,610	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	3,059	1
Bulls	—	—	1,740	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	3,619	1
Bulls	—	—	1,886	202.53/cwt	201.00–204.00	3,820	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,014	132.42/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,343	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,083	157.05/cwt	154.00–162.00	1,701	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,250	174.18/cwt	173.00–176.00	2,177	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,280	150.02/cwt	149.00–151.00	1,920	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,286	168.72/cwt	164.00–171.00	2,170	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,479	169.73/cwt	167.00–173.00	2,510	7
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	2,030	3,900.00/head	3,900.00–3,900.00	3,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,175	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	4,268.75/head	3,550.00–4,700.00	4,269	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	3,400.00/head	3,400.00–3,400.00	3,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,267	3,251.34/head	3,050.00–3,450.00	3,251	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,343	3,735.98/head	3,200.00–4,000.00	3,736	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,430	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,717	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,470	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	2,808	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,670	1

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 →

North Arkansas Livestock - GreenForest, AR

Wed Aug 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 115Last week 249Year ago 390

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 51Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 72Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	470.00	470.00
7	450–500	477	380.00–411.00	396.43
4	600–650	629	300.00–335.00	326.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	390.00–420.00	404.52
5	350–400	386	425.00	425.00
4	400–450	421	437.00	437.00
1	500–550	525	357.00	357.00
1	550–600	570	329.00	329.00
3	600–650	613	319.00–324.00	321.99
4	650–700	684	320.00	320.00
1	800–850	820	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	550.00	550.00
1	350–400	385	445.00	445.00
1	400–450	440	409.00	409.00
10	450–500	498	405.00–407.00	405.20
12	500–550	529	380.00–402.00	393.72
19	550–600	584	380.00–401.00	383.15
2	600–650	628	360.00	360.00
5	650–700	678	337.00–348.00	345.60
1	700–750	730	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	314	501.00	501.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	363.00	363.00
1	550–600	595	380.00	380.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	2,030	3,900.00	3,900.00

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	—	1,175	2,750.00	2,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,245	3,550.00–4,700.00	4,268.75

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,430	190.00	190.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,470	191.00	191.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,267	3,050.00–3,450.00	3,251.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,265	3,200.00	3,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,343	3,200.00–4,000.00	3,735.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,090	3,400.00	3,400.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	281.00	281.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,886	201.00–204.00	202.53
1	—	1,740	208.00	208.00
1	—	1,610	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,286	164.00–171.00	168.72
6	—	1,250	173.00–176.00	174.18
6	—	1,083	154.00–162.00	157.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,479	167.00–173.00	169.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,014	130.00–140.00	132.42
2	—	1,280	149.00–151.00	150.02

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.