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North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Sep 17

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050

← Sep 10Sep 17Sep 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

362 head

▼ 662 vs last sale 1,024▼ 324 vs year ago 686 · −47.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

60 head

▼ 100 vs last sale 160▼ 83 vs year ago 143 · −58.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 69 vs last sale 90▼ 9 vs year ago 30 · −30.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers uneven generally steady to weak on a very light test on weights under 600 lbs. Feeder heifers mostly steady to 4.00 higher than last weeks sharply lower prices. Supply was light with moderate demand. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 higher. Not enough slaughter bulls for a trend.

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 $347.47/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 7 of 31 comparable sales and sits −52.14 against this barn's trailing median of $399.60.

Average price

$347.47

65 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,877

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$56

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

$21.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.22

vs AR average

−12.19 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	356.81	1,910	36
Medium and Large 2	528	337.71	1,783	8thin
Medium and Large 1-2	553	335.16	1,853	21

One grade step is worth $21.65/cwt here — about $56 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 sale65 hd

347.47

—

AR average7 barns · 258 hd

340.25

+7.22

National average170 barns · 10,929 hd

359.66

−12.19

This barn, trailing median31 sales

399.60

−52.14

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	1,495	185.27	2,770	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,466	168.96	2,478	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,231	165.56	2,039	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,012	134.09	1,357	16

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)	1,223	$2,565	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,354	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$3,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$2,938	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	930	$2,950	1thin

Every lot

77 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	308	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,663	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,528	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	490.36/cwt	430.00–510.00	1,790	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	1,456	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	448.67/cwt	429.00–462.50	1,884	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	413.98/cwt	413.00–415.00	1,751	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	2,075	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	388.62/cwt	353.00–400.00	1,858	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	400.34/cwt	391.00–409.00	2,142	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	536	373.08/cwt	345.00–380.00	2,000	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	550	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	2,030	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	380.98/cwt	377.00–385.00	2,202	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	604	360.26/cwt	357.00–373.00	2,176	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	383.51/cwt	370.00–393.00	2,355	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,422	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,486	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,364	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	803	324.01/cwt	321.00–327.00	2,602	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	1,237	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	332	434.48/cwt	409.00–483.00	1,442	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,314	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	404.89/cwt	389.00–420.00	1,506	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	356.73/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,473	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	382.26/cwt	371.00–391.00	1,605	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	421	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,558	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	345.11/cwt	339.00–363.00	1,632	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	380.41/cwt	370.00–387.00	1,811	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	510	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,015	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	522	337.81/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,763	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	356.53/cwt	257.00–389.00	1,882	26
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	553	335.16/cwt	330.00–339.00	1,853	21
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	348.19/cwt	330.00–369.00	1,967	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,921	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	618	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,157	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	325.31/cwt	319.00–340.00	2,027	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,015	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,025	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	2,196	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,205	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,166	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	396.92/cwt	383.00–410.00	1,290	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	338	507.33/cwt	485.00–530.00	1,715	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	350	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,124	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	400.65/cwt	391.00–421.00	1,534	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	393	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,827	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	431.56/cwt	413.00–455.00	1,825	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	386.06/cwt	360.00–420.00	1,633	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	461	412.83/cwt	370.00–443.00	1,903	22
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	368.19/cwt	360.00–377.00	1,742	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,827	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	371.38/cwt	359.00–381.00	1,968	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,664	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	371.75/cwt	343.00–383.00	2,160	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	323.00/cwt	311.00–335.00	1,922	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,950	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	346.58/cwt	341.00–350.00	2,111	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	684	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,086	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,240	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	860	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	2,176	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,285	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,274	1
Bulls	—	—	1,600	189.41/cwt	189.00–190.00	3,031	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	979	130.11/cwt	123.00–136.00	1,274	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,054	139.20/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,467	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,211	160.54/cwt	152.00–166.00	1,944	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,220	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,769	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,244	172.18/cwt	167.00–177.00	2,142	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,413	165.47/cwt	164.00–167.00	2,338	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,502	171.29/cwt	169.00–173.00	2,573	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,940	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	2,354.29/head	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,354	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,223	2,564.93/head	2,150.00–2,700.00	2,565	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,228	176.93/cwt	175.00–179.00	2,173	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	2,937.74/head	1,950.00–3,300.00	2,938	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	860	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,471	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	927	247.82/cwt	230.00–253.00	2,297	5
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	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 Sep 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 362Last week 1,024Year ago 686

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 160Year ago 143

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 90Year ago 30

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)	2	—	1,228	175.00–179.00	176.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,223	2,150.00–2,700.00	2,564.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	195.00	195.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,050	2,200.00–2,500.00	2,354.29

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,050	1,950.00–3,300.00	2,937.74

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	171.00	171.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	927	230.00–253.00	247.82

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	2,950.00	2,950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,600	189.00–190.00	189.41
1	—	1,285	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,502	169.00–173.00	171.29
2	—	1,413	164.00–167.00	165.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,220	145.00	145.00
5	—	1,211	152.00–166.00	160.54
10	—	1,244	167.00–177.00	172.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,054	135.00–146.00	139.20
9	—	979	123.00–136.00	130.11

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	399.00	399.00
1	350–400	355	370.00	370.00
3	400–450	413	350.00–360.00	356.73
8	450–500	473	339.00–363.00	345.11
7	500–550	522	320.00–350.00	337.81
1	550–600	570	337.00	337.00
1	650–700	675	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	735	300.00	300.00
4	750–800	760	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	510	395.00	395.00
2	600–650	618	349.00	349.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	421	370.00	370.00
21	550–600	553	330.00–339.00	335.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	409.00–483.00	434.48
13	350–400	372	389.00–420.00	404.89
6	400–450	420	371.00–391.00	382.26
23	450–500	476	370.00–387.00	380.41
26	500–550	528	257.00–389.00	356.53
8	550–600	565	330.00–369.00	348.19
11	600–650	623	319.00–340.00	325.31
1	650–700	680	323.00	323.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	310.00	310.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	485.00	485.00
1	350–400	365	399.00	399.00
2	400–450	423	413.00–415.00	413.98
8	450–500	478	353.00–400.00	388.62
5	500–550	536	345.00–380.00	373.08
5	600–650	604	357.00–373.00	360.26
1	650–700	660	367.00	367.00
3	700–750	710	333.00	333.00
2	800–850	803	321.00–327.00	324.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	550	369.00	369.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	308	540.00	540.00
6	350–400	365	430.00–510.00	490.36
13	400–450	420	429.00–462.50	448.67
1	450–500	460	451.00	451.00
15	500–550	535	391.00–409.00	400.34
2	550–600	578	377.00–385.00	380.98
8	600–650	614	370.00–393.00	383.51
1	650–700	670	371.00	371.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	383.00–410.00	396.92
3	350–400	383	391.00–421.00	400.65
3	400–450	423	360.00–420.00	386.06
2	450–500	473	360.00–377.00	368.19
1	500–550	535	311.00	311.00
2	550–600	595	311.00–335.00	323.00
1	600–650	600	325.00	325.00
5	650–700	684	305.00	305.00
1	850–900	860	253.00	253.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	321.00	321.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	522	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	485.00–530.00	507.33
3	350–400	393	465.00	465.00
6	400–450	423	413.00–455.00	431.56
22	450–500	461	370.00–443.00	412.83
13	500–550	530	359.00–381.00	371.38
6	550–600	581	343.00–383.00	371.75
8	600–650	609	341.00–350.00	346.58
1	700–750	725	309.00	309.00

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.