Sale reports / Arkansas / North Arkansas Livestock Auction / 2025-08-20

North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Aug 20

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050

← Aug 13Aug 20Aug 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

390 head

▼ 606 vs last sale 996▼ 94 vs year ago 484 · −19.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

75 head

▼ 13 vs last sale 88▼ 55 vs year ago 130 · −42.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 20▼ 20 vs year ago 50 · −40.0%

View

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly 1.00-10.00 higher instances 18.00-22.00 higher. Feeder heifers 300-400 lbs 16.00-40.00 higher 400-600 lbs 2.00-15.00 higher. Quality average to good with good demand. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher on a light test.

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 $350.74/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 9 of 31 comparable sales and sits −48.86 against this barn's trailing median of $399.60.

Average price

$350.74

42 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,926

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$651

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

$102.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.80

vs AR average

−9.06 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	367.71	2,029	27
Medium and Large 2	546	324.15	1,769	14thin
Medium and Large 3	520	265.00	1,378	1thin

One grade step is worth $102.71/cwt here — about $651 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 sale42 hd

350.74

—

AR average7 barns · 297 hd

351.54

−0.80

National average158 barns · 7,895 hd

359.80

−9.06

This barn, trailing median31 sales

399.60

−48.86

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	—	Low	1,756	190.81	3,350	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,499	160.44	2,405	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,262	160.22	2,021	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,045	139.61	1,459	24

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)	1,218	$2,592	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	949	$2,219	5
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$2,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,008	$2,575	2thin

Every lot

90 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	580.98/cwt	565.00–600.00	1,848	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,794	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	494.20/cwt	475.00–507.00	1,824	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,710	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	412	397.57/cwt	371.00–425.00	1,638	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	450.90/cwt	431.00–475.00	1,961	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	450.11/cwt	425.00–465.00	2,089	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,916	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	416.05/cwt	397.00–435.00	2,184	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	387.38/cwt	361.00–397.00	2,049	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	540	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	2,122	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	361.11/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,087	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	411.62/cwt	381.00–421.00	2,387	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,962	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	629	402.15/cwt	383.00–421.00	2,530	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,644	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	371.00/cwt	362.00–380.00	2,430	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	2,121	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	711	358.21/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,547	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	753	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,965	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,990	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	493.66/cwt	480.00–513.00	1,530	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	448.21/cwt	419.00–463.00	1,627	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,273	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,422	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	412.95/cwt	400.00–419.00	1,730	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	376.94/cwt	373.00–385.00	1,651	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	399.33/cwt	376.00–412.00	1,889	26
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	352.74/cwt	345.00–361.00	1,704	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,520	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	374.37/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,924	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,378	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	330.98/cwt	311.00–343.00	1,731	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	552	377.00/cwt	377.00–377.00	2,081	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	359.72/cwt	339.00–381.00	2,090	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	321.08/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,878	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	595	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,636	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,011	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	630	348.39/cwt	340.00–357.00	2,195	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,048	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,879	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	655	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,867	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	316.59/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,105	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	734	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,386	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	745	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,347	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,213	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	753	282.99/cwt	281.00–285.00	2,131	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	805	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	2,198	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	930	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,465	1
Heifers	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,145	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,771	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,457	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	339	511.90/cwt	497.00–535.00	1,735	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	454.62/cwt	447.00–465.00	1,700	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	408	413.46/cwt	407.00–420.00	1,687	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	452.74/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,992	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,465	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	422.22/cwt	395.00–439.00	1,997	25
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	354.43/cwt	350.00–363.00	1,871	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	389.06/cwt	365.00–405.00	2,078	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	382.54/cwt	359.00–399.00	2,142	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	592	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,995	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	606	336.21/cwt	323.00–341.00	2,037	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	359.04/cwt	349.00–371.00	2,248	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	2,053	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	359.88/cwt	341.00–363.00	2,447	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,460	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,441	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	900	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	2,097	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,460	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,920	1
Bulls	—	—	1,535	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	2,656	1
Bulls	—	—	1,859	192.53/cwt	190.00–194.00	3,579	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	124.31/cwt	120.00–130.00	1,175	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,019	137.23/cwt	130.00–142.00	1,398	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,042	148.31/cwt	147.00–151.00	1,545	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,820	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	145.60/cwt	142.00–149.00	1,606	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	157.64/cwt	153.00–163.00	2,010	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,329	167.58/cwt	163.00–174.00	2,227	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,370	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,329	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,531	158.05/cwt	154.00–162.00	2,420	4
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	246.60/cwt	205.00–277.00	2,182	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 2-3	795	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	949	2,219.13/head	1,625.00–2,850.00	2,219	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,083	165.34/cwt	157.00–170.00	1,791	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,183	154.67/cwt	148.00–159.00	1,830	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	154.44/cwt	140.00–169.00	1,884	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	2,752.61/head	2,550.00–2,900.00	2,753	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2	700	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,315	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	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 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 390Last week 996Year ago 484

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 88Year ago 130

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 20Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	335.00	335.00
1	400–450	405	351.00	351.00
1	450–500	495	307.00	307.00
1	500–550	520	265.00	265.00
2	650–700	655	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	310	480.00–513.00	493.66
10	350–400	363	419.00–463.00	448.21
7	400–450	419	400.00–419.00	412.95
26	450–500	473	376.00–412.00	399.33
10	500–550	514	350.00–400.00	374.37
13	550–600	581	339.00–381.00	359.72
1	600–650	640	320.00	320.00
3	650–700	665	310.00–320.00	316.59
1	700–750	745	315.00	315.00
1	750–800	750	295.00	295.00
1	900–950	930	265.00	265.00
1	1100–1150	1,145	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	438	373.00–385.00	376.94
5	450–500	483	345.00–361.00	352.74
9	500–550	523	311.00–343.00	330.98
4	550–600	585	310.00–330.00	321.08
1	600–650	615	327.00	327.00
2	650–700	650	289.00	289.00
2	750–800	753	281.00–285.00	282.99
1	800–850	805	273.00	273.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	552	377.00	377.00
6	600–650	630	340.00–357.00	348.39
4	700–750	734	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	435.00	435.00
2	400–450	408	407.00–420.00	413.46
3	500–550	528	350.00–363.00	354.43
4	550–600	592	337.00	337.00
5	600–650	606	323.00–341.00	336.21
1	650–700	660	311.00	311.00
2	900–950	900	233.00	233.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	339	497.00–535.00	511.90
10	350–400	374	447.00–465.00	454.62
10	400–450	440	430.00–460.00	452.74
25	450–500	473	395.00–439.00	422.22
9	500–550	534	365.00–405.00	389.06
9	550–600	560	359.00–399.00	382.54
8	600–650	626	349.00–371.00	359.04
7	650–700	680	341.00–363.00	359.88
1	700–750	705	349.00	349.00
1	750–800	775	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	333.00	333.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	520.00	520.00
1	350–400	380	450.00	450.00
4	400–450	412	371.00–425.00	397.57
1	450–500	490	391.00	391.00
8	500–550	529	361.00–397.00	387.38
5	550–600	578	350.00–365.00	361.11
1	600–650	615	319.00	319.00
1	700–750	700	303.00	303.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	630	261.00	261.00
3	750–800	753	261.00	261.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	540	393.00	393.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	318	565.00–600.00	580.98
6	350–400	369	475.00–507.00	494.20
10	400–450	435	431.00–475.00	450.90
7	450–500	464	425.00–465.00	450.11
11	500–550	525	397.00–435.00	416.05
17	550–600	580	381.00–421.00	411.62
19	600–650	629	383.00–421.00	402.15
2	650–700	655	362.00–380.00	371.00
7	700–750	711	345.00–365.00	358.21
1	900–950	920	325.00	325.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	945	120.00–130.00	124.31
7	—	1,019	130.00–142.00	137.23
1	—	1,090	167.00	167.00
11	—	1,103	142.00–149.00	145.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,370	170.00	170.00
4	—	1,531	154.00–162.00	158.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,275	153.00–163.00	157.64
3	—	1,042	147.00–151.00	148.31
8	—	1,329	163.00–174.00	167.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	173.00	173.00
1	—	1,460	200.00	200.00
5	—	1,859	190.00–194.00	192.53

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	885	205.00–277.00	246.60

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	949	1,625.00–2,850.00	2,219.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,265	2,550.00–2,900.00	2,752.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,083	157.00–170.00	165.34
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,183	148.00–159.00	154.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,220	140.00–169.00	154.44

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	795	1,150.00	1,150.00

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	—	1,315	2,650.00	2,650.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	2,500.00	2,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,100	2,850.00	2,850.00

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.