Sale reports / Arkansas / North Arkansas Livestock Auction / 2026-08-26

North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Aug 26
● Final60 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
268 head
▲ 153 vs last sale 115▼ 384 vs year ago 652 · −58.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
43 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 52▼ 83 vs year ago 126 · −65.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 22▼ 14 vs year ago 30 · −46.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mixed under 450lbs 5.00-10.00 higher, 450-500lbs 10.00-15.00 lower, over 600lbs 5.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 5.00-15.00 lower. The offering included a group of 63 steers weighing 833lbs that sold for 326.00/cwt. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 3.00-7.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $366.07/cwt on 9 head, down $20.95 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −73.15 against this barn's trailing median of $439.22.
Average price
$366.07
▼ 20.95 vs prior sale
9 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,977
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
−5.39
vs AR average
−4.93 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540366.071,9779thin
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale9 hd
366.07
—
AR average8 barns · 123 hd
371.46
−5.39
National average153 barns · 5,891 hd
371.00
−4.93
This barn, trailing median30 sales
439.22
−73.15
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—Average1,681191.613,2207thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,466153.992,2575thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,188149.731,77922
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,126130.801,4735thin

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)1,300$2,8251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,360$2,7001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,185$2,6751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,120$2,3792thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,303$2,3562thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,130$2,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,284$3,3673thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,295$3,0001thin
Open HeifersN/A(<2 yrs)680$2,4001thin

Every lot

60 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2378375.83/cwt333.00–417.001,4212
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1380461.00/cwt461.00–461.001,7523
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1408445.97/cwt441.00–451.001,8202
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2410401.00/cwt401.00–401.001,6441
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2413407.00/cwt407.00–407.001,6813
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470367.00/cwt367.00–367.001,7251
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1478380.96/cwt365.00–400.001,82117
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1540366.07/cwt363.00–370.001,9779
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1615342.03/cwt335.00–350.002,1033
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675351.00/cwt351.00–351.002,3691
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1720329.00/cwt329.00–329.002,3691
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added833326.00/cwt326.00–326.002,71663
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1855299.00/cwt299.00–299.002,5561
Feeder Cattle · Heifers13 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1315451.00/cwt451.00–451.001,4211
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378335.87/cwt323.00–350.001,2702
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1382401.22/cwt389.00–407.001,53312
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2440330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,4521
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1442355.56/cwt351.00–370.001,5724
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2460330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5181
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470369.21/cwt369.00–370.001,7355
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1514350.04/cwt341.00–367.001,7999
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,6541
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1578317.76/cwt309.00–327.001,83712
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1614316.16/cwt310.00–335.001,9414
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1674300.17/cwt287.00–313.002,0236
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1770293.00/cwt293.00–293.002,2561
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1343457.00/cwt457.00–457.001,5683
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1397415.32/cwt413.00–420.001,6493
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1431357.47/cwt319.00–375.001,5419
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2460360.85/cwt360.00–362.001,6607
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1476388.35/cwt380.00–399.001,8499
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1530371.08/cwt360.00–380.001,96722
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2535355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,8991
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573327.55/cwt325.00–330.001,8772
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,0741
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2623255.06/cwt250.00–260.001,5892
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1655316.55/cwt310.00–323.002,0732
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1705307.00/cwt307.00–307.002,1642
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2715240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7161
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1787283.94/cwt279.00–293.002,2358
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,498194.56/cwt190.00–197.002,9153
Bulls——1,760174.50/cwt169.00–179.003,0712
Bulls——1,875204.31/cwt201.00–208.003,8312
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,027134.77/cwt132.00–139.001,3843
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,122160.69/cwt160.00–162.001,8033
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,180145.60/cwt143.00–149.001,71812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,231152.10/cwt150.00–155.001,8727
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,275124.85/cwt120.00–129.001,5922
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,466153.99/cwt148.00–158.002,2575
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2502,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2953,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3013,675.12/head3,350.00–4,000.003,6752
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1202,379.02/head2,300.00–2,450.002,3792
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1302,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1852,675.00/head2,675.00–2,675.002,6751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3002,825.00/head2,825.00–2,825.002,8251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3032,356.48/head1,825.00–2,800.002,3562
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3602,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,218184.40/cwt169.00–199.002,2462
Replacement Cattle · Open Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Open Heifers—Medium and Large 1-26802,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001

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.