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North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Mar 12

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050

← Mar 5Mar 12Mar 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

965 head

▲ 315 vs last sale 650▼ 863 vs year ago 1,828 · −47.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

181 head

▲ 76 vs last sale 105▲ 81 vs year ago 100 · +81.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 200 vs last sale 225▼ 105 vs year ago 130 · −80.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 350 lbs 7.00 lower over 350 lbs steady to 20.00 higher mostly 5.00-8.00 higher with the full advance on the 5 weight steers. Feeder heifers mostly 5.00-15.00 higher. Supply was moderate with good demand. Slaughter cows 2.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00-5.00 lower.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $289.35/cwt on 100 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −110.26 against this barn's trailing median of $399.60.

Average price

$289.35

100 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,576

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$406

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2-3

$55.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.06

vs AR average

−25.61 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	305.34	1,666	58
Medium and Large 1-2	551	289.87	1,599	17thin
Medium and Large 2	550	252.50	1,388	19thin
Medium and Large 2-3	504	250.00	1,260	6thin

One grade step is worth $55.34/cwt here — about $406 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 sale100 hd

289.35

—

AR average11 barns · 424 hd

297.41

−8.06

National average179 barns · 17,787 hd

314.96

−25.61

This barn, trailing median31 sales

399.60

−110.26

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

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $437.39, low $320.30, median $399.60 across 31 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	1,478	163.29	2,414	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,453	142.92	2,077	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,183	137.03	1,621	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,024	117.94	1,208	32

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,229	$2,332	5
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,023	$2,485	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$1,900	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,055	$1,900	1thin

Every lot

94 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	288	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,426	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	319	400.03/cwt	350.00–420.00	1,276	11
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	449.50/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,456	23
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	340	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,462	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,274	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	420.77/cwt	327.00–443.00	1,574	51
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	379.06/cwt	353.00–389.00	1,581	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	417.20/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,744	64
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	440	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,738	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	384.22/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,825	20
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	365.92/cwt	353.00–410.00	1,917	36
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	292.84/cwt	255.00–337.00	1,549	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	547	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	1,909	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	344.25/cwt	317.00–361.00	1,921	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	292.23/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,695	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	632	286.44/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,810	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	320.92/cwt	297.00–328.00	2,031	25
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,802	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,958	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	291.13/cwt	278.00–295.00	2,111	6
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	743	260.97/cwt	257.00–265.00	1,939	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	751	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,043	7
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	835	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,912	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	950	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,233	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	972	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,041	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,011	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	398.13/cwt	367.00–425.00	1,334	39
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	376	333.24/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,253	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	376.55/cwt	355.00–410.00	1,420	51
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	312.15/cwt	300.00–339.00	1,314	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	352.15/cwt	333.00–385.00	1,490	55
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	935	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	462	347.82/cwt	321.00–359.00	1,607	56
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	303.88/cwt	283.00–327.00	1,453	20
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,250	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	504	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,260	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	512	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,551	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	262.20/cwt	255.00–290.00	1,350	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	314.29/cwt	290.00–327.00	1,631	26
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	298.06/cwt	273.00–311.00	1,690	32
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	573	282.71/cwt	269.00–295.00	1,620	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	243.07/cwt	239.00–260.00	1,434	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	266.18/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,642	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	617	239.39/cwt	235.00–243.00	1,477	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	626	267.33/cwt	265.00–271.00	1,673	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,629	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	235.54/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,625	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	236.35/cwt	231.00–243.00	1,683	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	739	260.05/cwt	245.00–261.00	1,922	34
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,628	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	752	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,692	12
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	770	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,887	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,825	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	211.19/cwt	201.00–221.00	1,647	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	822	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,981	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	945	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,985	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	985	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,039	1
Heifers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	1,120	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,960	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	428.69/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,380	11
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	351	371.68/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,305	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,155	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,235	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	392.83/cwt	357.00–420.00	1,658	16
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	359.39/cwt	325.00–381.00	1,704	17
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	490	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,455	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	343.73/cwt	309.00–367.00	1,811	26
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	291.90/cwt	269.00–306.00	1,547	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	320.73/cwt	295.00–343.00	1,847	12
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	286.31/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,787	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	268.98/cwt	267.00–271.00	1,681	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	274.81/cwt	265.00–289.00	1,841	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	718	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,730	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,907	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	817	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,977	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,052	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,413	142.65/cwt	130.00–154.00	2,016	7
Bulls	—	—	1,430	165.49/cwt	155.00–178.00	2,367	23
Bulls	—	—	1,793	182.09/cwt	178.00–187.00	3,265	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	956	96.90/cwt	90.00–101.00	926	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	977	110.95/cwt	108.00–116.00	1,084	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	122.97/cwt	117.00–129.00	1,273	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,055	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,266	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,097	133.39/cwt	129.00–138.00	1,463	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,133	130.91/cwt	122.00–135.00	1,483	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,226	142.39/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,746	26
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,423	135.68/cwt	132.00–141.00	1,931	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,477	148.55/cwt	144.00–156.00	2,194	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,113	147.96/cwt	135.00–159.00	1,647	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,229	2,331.61/head	2,050.00–2,750.00	2,332	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	150.93/cwt	145.00–157.00	1,909	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,441	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,023	2,485.09/head	2,100.00–2,600.00	2,485	4

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 Mar 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 965Last week 650Year ago 1,828

Slaughter CattleReceipts 181Last week 105Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 225Year ago 130

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	573	269.00–295.00	282.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	300–350	335	367.00–425.00	398.13
51	350–400	377	355.00–410.00	376.55
55	400–450	423	333.00–385.00	352.15
56	450–500	462	321.00–359.00	347.82
26	500–550	519	290.00–327.00	314.29
32	550–600	567	273.00–311.00	298.06
5	600–650	617	255.00–285.00	266.18
1	650–700	665	245.00	245.00
3	700–750	712	231.00–243.00	236.35
3	750–800	780	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	311.00	311.00
14	350–400	376	325.00–350.00	333.24
8	400–450	421	300.00–339.00	312.15
20	450–500	478	283.00–327.00	303.88
9	500–550	515	255.00–290.00	262.20
9	550–600	590	239.00–260.00	243.07
3	600–650	617	235.00–243.00	239.39
2	650–700	690	230.00–241.00	235.54
1	700–750	740	220.00	220.00
2	750–800	780	201.00–221.00	211.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	512	303.00	303.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
12	750–800	752	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	504	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
10	600–650	626	265.00–271.00	267.33
34	700–750	739	245.00–261.00	260.05
3	750–800	770	245.00	245.00
2	800–850	822	241.00	241.00
1	900–950	945	210.00	210.00
1	950–1000	985	207.00	207.00
5	1100–1150	1,120	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	405	305.00	305.00
3	500–550	530	269.00–306.00	291.90
4	600–650	625	267.00–271.00	268.98
2	700–750	718	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	322	410.00–445.00	428.69
3	350–400	351	365.00–375.00	371.68
16	400–450	422	357.00–420.00	392.83
17	450–500	474	325.00–381.00	359.39
26	500–550	527	309.00–367.00	343.73
12	550–600	576	295.00–343.00	320.73
4	600–650	624	280.00–295.00	286.31
3	650–700	670	265.00–289.00	274.81
2	700–750	745	256.00	256.00
2	800–850	817	242.00	242.00
1	850–900	855	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	297.00	297.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	400–450	440	395.00	395.00
7	500–550	547	349.00	349.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	319	350.00–420.00	400.03
1	350–400	365	349.00	349.00
11	400–450	417	353.00–389.00	379.06
11	500–550	529	255.00–337.00	292.84
4	550–600	580	270.00–305.00	292.23
4	600–650	632	275.00–290.00	286.44
1	650–700	660	273.00	273.00
4	700–750	743	257.00–265.00	260.97
1	800–850	835	229.00	229.00
2	950–1000	972	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	288	495.00	495.00
23	300–350	324	435.00–465.00	449.50
51	350–400	374	327.00–443.00	420.77
64	400–450	418	400.00–430.00	417.20
20	450–500	475	375.00–405.00	384.22
36	500–550	524	353.00–410.00	365.92
21	550–600	558	317.00–361.00	344.25
25	600–650	633	297.00–328.00	320.92
1	650–700	675	290.00	290.00
6	700–750	725	278.00–295.00	291.13
7	750–800	751	272.00	272.00
1	950–1000	950	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	430.00	430.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,113	135.00–159.00	147.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,265	145.00–157.00	150.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,229	2,050.00–2,750.00	2,331.61

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	1,900.00	1,900.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	131.00	131.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,023	2,100.00–2,600.00	2,485.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,015	1,900.00	1,900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,097	129.00–138.00	133.39
10	—	1,035	117.00–129.00	122.97
7	—	956	90.00–101.00	96.90
6	—	977	108.00–116.00	110.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,477	144.00–156.00	148.55
7	—	1,423	132.00–141.00	135.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	120.00	120.00
26	—	1,226	135.00–150.00	142.39
20	—	1,133	122.00–135.00	130.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,430	155.00–178.00	165.49
7	—	1,413	130.00–154.00	142.65
5	—	1,793	178.00–187.00	182.09

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