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North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Aug 6

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050

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Feeder Cattle receipts

430 head

▲ 253 vs last sale 177▲ 274 vs year ago 156 · +175.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

71 head

▲ 41 vs last sale 30▲ 1 vs year ago 70 · +1.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

11 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 9▼ 10 vs year ago 21 · −47.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 5.00-30.00 higher than last weeks light test in a few classes. Feeder heifers 1.00-25.00 higher than last weeks light test in a few classes. Supply was light with very good demand. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 8.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $387.78/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 12 of 27 comparable sales and sits −38.37 against this barn's trailing median of $426.16.

Average price

$387.78

55 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,074

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$305

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

$49.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+24.20

vs AR average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	389.57	2,085	53
Medium and Large 2	523	340.43	1,780	2thin

One grade step is worth $49.14/cwt here — about $305 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 sale55 hd

387.78

—

AR average8 barns · 242 hd

363.58

+24.20

This barn, trailing median27 sales

426.16

−38.37

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

27 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $476.90, low $346.12, median $426.16 across 27 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	1,611	194.11	3,127	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,453	167.30	2,431	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,208	160.43	1,938	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,083	146.66	1,588	19

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)	1,096	$2,494	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,895	$3,675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,502	$3,512	3thin

Every lot

68 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	539.55/cwt	475.00–585.00	1,748	9
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	468.11/cwt	460.00–477.00	1,545	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	490.24/cwt	443.00–520.00	1,809	17
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	417.85/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,579	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	441.74/cwt	421.00–451.00	1,877	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,837	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	439.90/cwt	417.00–451.00	2,059	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	417.79/cwt	392.00–450.00	2,185	19
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	564	358.16/cwt	337.00–375.00	2,020	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	2,260	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	406.49/cwt	369.00–425.00	2,488	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	351.34/cwt	350.00–352.00	2,231	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	667	321.37/cwt	315.00–340.00	2,144	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,458	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,407	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,340	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	827	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,688	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	309	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,391	8
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	471.37/cwt	447.00–483.00	1,513	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	371.20/cwt	365.00–377.00	1,403	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	445.87/cwt	439.00–457.00	1,699	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,230	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	404.49/cwt	387.00–425.00	1,739	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	382.95/cwt	375.00–403.00	1,781	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	349.46/cwt	333.00–361.00	1,677	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,544	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	372.63/cwt	345.00–395.00	1,938	21
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	332.20/cwt	319.00–343.00	1,764	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	344.67/cwt	333.00–357.00	1,975	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	324.54/cwt	315.00–334.00	1,892	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,056	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	339.37/cwt	331.00–350.00	2,172	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,079	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	323.54/cwt	310.00–337.00	2,161	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	523.16/cwt	489.00–585.00	1,737	14
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	387	448.74/cwt	423.00–485.00	1,737	17
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,649	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	436.34/cwt	413.00–459.00	1,894	15
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,589	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	405.00/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,887	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,372	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	396.72/cwt	375.00–415.00	2,055	37
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	340.43/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,780	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	373.04/cwt	365.00–385.00	2,145	16
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,942	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	358.00/cwt	339.00–369.00	2,245	13
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	661	301.80/cwt	290.00–306.00	1,995	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	349.12/cwt	341.00–357.00	2,339	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	307.56/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,208	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	764	291.89/cwt	281.00–312.30	2,230	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	782	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,190	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,336	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,335	174.35/cwt	166.00–179.00	2,328	3
Bulls	—	—	1,601	193.12/cwt	186.00–197.00	3,092	7
Bulls	—	—	1,836	210.65/cwt	200.00–220.00	3,868	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,240	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,071	138.23/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,480	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,078	155.43/cwt	153.00–159.00	1,676	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,102	147.13/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,621	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,122	151.72/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,702	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,152	155.36/cwt	151.00–162.00	1,790	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,278	167.10/cwt	162.00–173.00	2,136	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,280	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,048	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,475	168.21/cwt	164.00–172.00	2,481	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,096	2,494.08/head	2,200.00–2,975.00	2,494	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,502	3,511.71/head	3,450.00–3,550.00	3,512	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,895	3,675.00/head	3,675.00–3,675.00	3,675	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	183.20/cwt	170.00–195.00	1,951	3

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 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 430Last week 177Year ago 156

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 30Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 9Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	332	489.00–585.00	523.16
17	350–400	387	423.00–485.00	448.74
15	400–450	434	413.00–459.00	436.34
13	450–500	466	395.00–420.00	405.00
37	500–550	518	375.00–415.00	396.72
16	550–600	575	365.00–385.00	373.04
13	600–650	627	339.00–369.00	358.00
2	650–700	670	341.00–357.00	349.12
4	700–750	718	305.00–310.00	307.56
5	750–800	764	281.00–312.30	291.89
1	800–850	800	292.00	292.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	388	425.00	425.00
1	400–450	445	357.00	357.00
2	500–550	523	330.00–350.00	340.43
1	600–650	605	321.00	321.00
4	650–700	661	290.00–306.00	301.80
2	750–800	782	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	324	475.00–585.00	539.55
17	350–400	369	443.00–520.00	490.24
4	400–450	425	421.00–451.00	441.74
10	450–500	468	417.00–451.00	439.90
19	500–550	523	392.00–450.00	417.79
2	550–600	590	383.00	383.00
14	600–650	612	369.00–425.00	406.49
3	650–700	677	363.00	363.00
5	700–750	710	339.00	339.00
3	800–850	827	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	460.00–477.00	468.11
2	350–400	378	400.00–435.00	417.85
1	450–500	465	395.00	395.00
7	550–600	564	337.00–375.00	358.16
3	600–650	635	350.00–352.00	351.34
4	650–700	667	315.00–340.00	321.37
1	750–800	780	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	321	447.00–483.00	471.37
8	350–400	381	439.00–457.00	445.87
17	400–450	430	387.00–425.00	404.49
11	450–500	465	375.00–403.00	382.95
21	500–550	520	345.00–395.00	372.63
15	550–600	573	333.00–357.00	344.67
6	600–650	640	331.00–350.00	339.37
4	650–700	668	310.00–337.00	323.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	309	450.00	450.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	490	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	365.00–377.00	371.20
13	450–500	480	333.00–361.00	349.46
6	500–550	531	319.00–343.00	332.20
2	550–600	583	315.00–334.00	324.54
1	600–650	625	329.00	329.00
1	650–700	660	315.00	315.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	124.00	124.00
4	—	1,071	135.00–140.00	138.23
6	—	1,078	153.00–159.00	155.43
8	—	1,102	142.00–150.00	147.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,152	151.00–162.00	155.36
3	—	1,122	150.00–155.00	151.72
10	—	1,278	162.00–173.00	167.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,475	164.00–172.00	168.21
1	—	1,280	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,601	186.00–197.00	193.12
3	—	1,335	166.00–179.00	174.35
4	—	1,836	200.00–220.00	210.65

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,096	2,200.00–2,975.00	2,494.08

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	3	—	1,502	3,450.00–3,550.00	3,511.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,895	3,675.00	3,675.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,065	170.00–195.00	183.20

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.