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North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Jun 18

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050

← Jun 4Jun 18Jul 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

658 head

▼ 296 vs last sale 954▼ 91 vs year ago 749 · −12.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

80 head

▼ 110 vs last sale 190▼ 18 vs year ago 98 · −18.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 65 vs last sale 80▼ 20 vs year ago 35 · −57.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend sale not reported last week. Supply was light with good demand on most classes of cattle. Quality was average to plain being mostly unweaned calves.

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 $366.71/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −72.51 against this barn's trailing median of $439.22.

Average price

$366.71

39 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,980

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$165

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

$28.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.83

vs AR average

−5.21 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	375.48	2,031	27
Medium and Large 2	538	346.98	1,866	12thin

One grade step is worth $28.50/cwt here — about $165 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 sale39 hd

366.71

—

AR average8 barns · 375 hd

370.54

−3.83

National average146 barns · 8,317 hd

371.92

−5.21

This barn, trailing median30 sales

439.22

−72.51

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	1,593	192.61	3,069	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,415	157.12	2,223	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,189	149.84	1,781	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	983	126.34	1,242	18

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)	1,215	$2,366	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,155	$2,025	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,325	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,165	$2,067	2thin

Every lot

89 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	466.00/cwt	453.00–500.00	1,505	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,155	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	398.00/cwt	369.00–435.00	1,373	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	416.48/cwt	410.00–425.00	1,549	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	401.19/cwt	380.00–411.00	1,504	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,380	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	413.43/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,745	21
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	390.24/cwt	377.00–399.00	1,834	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	356.34/cwt	329.00–375.00	1,732	26
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	392.39/cwt	385.00–398.00	2,037	13
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	527	352.46/cwt	343.00–365.00	1,857	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	559	336.03/cwt	335.00–339.00	1,878	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	359.78/cwt	357.00–360.00	2,018	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,042	46
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	2,097	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	632	319.26/cwt	317.00–320.00	2,018	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	674	319.61/cwt	319.00–320.00	2,154	25
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,207	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	684	310.34/cwt	308.00–311.00	2,123	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	705	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,115	18
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,337	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	826	294.79/cwt	290.00–296.00	2,435	5
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	298.00/cwt	298.00–298.00	2,548	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	990	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,515	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	397.50/cwt	395.00–400.00	1,272	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	359.39/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,179	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	387	350.51/cwt	327.00–360.00	1,356	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	377.50/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,491	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	397	365.55/cwt	360.00–372.00	1,451	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	378.46/cwt	370.00–403.00	1,571	21
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	433	303.56/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,314	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	434	335.09/cwt	309.00–353.00	1,454	20
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	450	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,220	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	345.71/cwt	345.00–346.00	1,618	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	319.41/cwt	307.00–329.00	1,504	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	320.01/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,677	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	301.36/cwt	282.00–311.00	1,585	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,454	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	558	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,858	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	308.60/cwt	301.00–313.00	1,750	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	299.68/cwt	285.00–306.00	1,708	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	604	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,830	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	642	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,868	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	658	290.50/cwt	290.50–290.50	1,911	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	664	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,892	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	290.27/cwt	272.00–300.00	1,933	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	812	240.31/cwt	237.00–242.00	1,951	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	905	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,638	3
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	965	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,930	2
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,010	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,353	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	427.80/cwt	425.00–439.00	1,412	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	337	395.76/cwt	345.00–407.00	1,334	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	353.50/cwt	350.00–357.00	1,308	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,178	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	405.15/cwt	400.00–417.00	1,560	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	396.03/cwt	383.00–411.00	1,651	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	362.01/cwt	341.00–380.00	1,549	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	435	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,649	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	475	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,534	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	317.87/cwt	300.00–331.00	1,519	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	352.41/cwt	347.00–359.00	1,702	17
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	349.68/cwt	347.00–355.00	1,815	19
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	319.43/cwt	279.00–343.00	1,693	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	548	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,682	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	334.87/cwt	328.00–341.00	1,919	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	307.04/cwt	285.00–323.00	1,787	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	607	324.75/cwt	313.00–326.00	1,971	11
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	292.25/cwt	282.00–303.00	1,827	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	626	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,747	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	253.59/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,719	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	745	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,049	3
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	800–850	Large 3	805	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,747	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,370	174.53/cwt	174.00–175.00	2,391	2
Bulls	—	—	1,470	185.20/cwt	180.00–191.00	2,722	2
Bulls	—	—	1,732	202.81/cwt	198.00–210.00	3,513	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	866	108.49/cwt	101.00–114.00	940	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	880	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,294	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	977	123.14/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,203	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	136.34/cwt	131.00–141.00	1,457	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,105	136.10/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,504	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,182	146.81/cwt	141.00–151.00	1,735	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,227	157.92/cwt	152.00–164.00	1,938	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,389	159.74/cwt	154.00–166.00	2,219	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,227	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	2,066.63/head	1,675.00–2,300.00	2,067	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	2,365.88/head	2,100.00–2,650.00	2,366	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,325	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,144	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 Jun 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 658Last week 954Year ago 749

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 190Year ago 98

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 80Year ago 35

Compared to last week: No trend sale not reported last week. Supply was light with good demand on most classes of cattle. Quality was average to plain being mostly unweaned calves.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	337	345.00–407.00	395.76
2	350–400	370	350.00–357.00	353.50
10	400–450	428	341.00–380.00	362.01
7	450–500	478	300.00–331.00	317.87
6	500–550	530	279.00–343.00	319.43
8	550–600	582	285.00–323.00	307.04
2	600–650	625	282.00–303.00	292.25
2	650–700	678	250.00–257.00	253.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	379.00	379.00
1	450–500	475	323.00	323.00
2	500–550	548	307.00	307.00
3	700–750	745	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	330	425.00–439.00	427.80
7	350–400	385	400.00–417.00	405.15
5	400–450	417	383.00–411.00	396.03
17	450–500	483	347.00–359.00	352.41
19	500–550	519	347.00–355.00	349.68
6	550–600	573	328.00–341.00	334.87
11	600–650	607	313.00–326.00	324.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	626	279.00	279.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	600–650	615	332.00	332.00
25	650–700	674	319.00–320.00	319.61
18	700–750	705	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	345	369.00–435.00	398.00
14	350–400	375	380.00–411.00	401.19
1	400–450	400	345.00	345.00
26	450–500	486	329.00–375.00	356.34
8	500–550	527	343.00–365.00	352.46
4	550–600	559	335.00–339.00	336.03
8	600–650	632	317.00–320.00	319.26
14	650–700	684	308.00–311.00	310.34
3	950–1000	990	254.00	254.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	323	453.00–500.00	466.00
11	350–400	372	410.00–425.00	416.48
21	400–450	422	400.00–425.00	413.43
11	450–500	470	377.00–399.00	390.24
13	500–550	519	385.00–398.00	392.39
14	550–600	561	357.00–360.00	359.78
6	600–650	624	336.00	336.00
5	650–700	675	327.00	327.00
1	700–750	735	318.00	318.00
5	800–850	826	290.00–296.00	294.79
1	850–900	855	298.00	298.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	350.00–370.00	359.39
10	350–400	387	327.00–360.00	350.51
20	400–450	434	309.00–353.00	335.09
6	450–500	471	307.00–329.00	319.41
20	500–550	526	282.00–311.00	301.36
5	550–600	570	285.00–306.00	299.68
3	800–850	812	237.00–242.00	240.31
3	900–950	905	181.00	181.00
2	950–1000	965	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	300.00–307.00	303.56
1	450–500	450	271.00	271.00
1	550–600	555	262.00	262.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
15	550–600	558	333.00	333.00
8	650–700	664	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	395.00–400.00	397.50
2	350–400	395	370.00–385.00	377.50
21	400–450	415	370.00–403.00	378.46
10	450–500	468	345.00–346.00	345.71
18	500–550	524	310.00–330.00	320.01
11	550–600	567	301.00–313.00	308.60
3	600–650	642	291.00	291.00
3	650–700	666	272.00–300.00	290.27
1	1000–1050	1,010	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	604	303.00	303.00
15	650–700	658	290.50	290.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	397	360.00–372.00	365.55

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	805	217.00	217.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	2	—	1,165	1,675.00–2,300.00	2,066.63

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/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,325	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,155	2,025.00	2,025.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,340	160.00	160.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,215	2,100.00–2,650.00	2,365.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,370	174.00–175.00	174.53
2	—	1,470	180.00–191.00	185.20
5	—	1,732	198.00–210.00	202.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,182	141.00–151.00	146.81
13	—	1,227	152.00–164.00	157.92
5	—	1,105	130.00–141.00	136.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,475	151.00	151.00
7	—	1,389	154.00–166.00	159.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,069	131.00–141.00	136.34
1	—	880	147.00	147.00
6	—	977	120.00–130.00	123.14
4	—	866	101.00–114.00	108.49

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.