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North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Oct 8

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050

← Sep 24Oct 8Oct 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

490 head

▲ 142 vs last sale 348▼ 422 vs year ago 912 · −46.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

115 head

▲ 65 vs last sale 50▼ 118 vs year ago 233 · −50.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

45 head

▲ 35 vs last sale 10▼ 25 vs year ago 70 · −35.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend sale not reported last week. Market was very uneven with good demand on the weaned cattle and some fancy calves with some shots. There was less demand and discounted prices for the plainer kind and fleshy unweaned calves. Had 52 head 885 lb yearling steers that sold for 359.75 /cwt.

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 $401.17/cwt on 39 head. That ranks 11 of 30 comparable sales and sits −38.06 against this barn's trailing median of $439.22.

Average price

$401.17

39 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,189

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$340

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

$38.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.90

vs AR average

−44.68 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	405.08	2,226	35
Medium and Large 2	514	366.91	1,886	4thin

One grade step is worth $38.17/cwt here — about $340 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

401.17

—

AR average6 barns · 260 hd

394.26

+6.90

National average181 barns · 23,254 hd

445.85

−44.68

This barn, trailing median30 sales

439.22

−38.06

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	—	Average	1,578	182.20	2,876	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,376	159.37	2,194	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,186	153.82	1,824	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	995	138.42	1,377	27

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)	1,239	$2,445	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,020	$2,110	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,088	$2,047	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,338	$3,000	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	745	$2,450	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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	256	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,382	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	543.37/cwt	490.00–549.00	1,733	13
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,254	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	487.58/cwt	445.00–515.00	1,809	20
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,650	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	393.12/cwt	370.00–411.00	1,686	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	454.95/cwt	447.00–460.00	1,961	17
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	419.00/cwt	419.00–419.00	1,990	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	493	365.22/cwt	337.00–411.00	1,801	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	366.91/cwt	320.00–383.00	1,886	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	427.22/cwt	387.00–432.00	2,234	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	589	371.87/cwt	359.00–383.00	2,190	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	601	379.30/cwt	373.00–380.00	2,280	10
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,972	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	329.58/cwt	323.00–343.00	2,505	3
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	885	359.75/cwt	359.75–359.75	3,184	52
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	337	357.40/cwt	350.00–389.00	1,204	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	342	452.60/cwt	415.00–460.00	1,548	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	427.87/cwt	387.00–441.00	1,622	23
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	415.36/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,707	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,266	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	422	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,616	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	477	340.61/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,625	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	484	347.33/cwt	333.00–375.00	1,681	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	387.46/cwt	351.00–400.00	1,887	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	517	325.75/cwt	321.00–329.00	1,684	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	540	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,404	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	351.27/cwt	339.00–353.00	1,914	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	571	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,278	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	357.60/cwt	347.00–361.00	2,045	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,773	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	2,036	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	621	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	2,024	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,126	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,918	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,219	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,109	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	805	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,310	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	852	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	2,053	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	868	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	2,786	16
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	437.07/cwt	433.00–445.00	1,608	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	1,617	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3-4	395	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,383	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	373.96/cwt	325.00–405.00	1,567	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	433.67/cwt	407.00–460.00	1,826	17
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,829	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	357.68/cwt	315.00–380.00	1,706	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	364.10/cwt	341.00–371.00	1,871	18
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	310.44/cwt	275.00–327.00	1,630	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	584	331.52/cwt	319.00–339.00	1,936	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	589	301.70/cwt	260.00–311.00	1,777	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	606	342.74/cwt	341.00–343.00	2,077	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	296.94/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,856	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,105	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	682	301.88/cwt	275.00–313.00	2,059	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	287.93/cwt	283.00–293.00	2,188	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,490	171.29/cwt	159.00–179.00	2,552	6
Bulls	—	—	1,616	185.74/cwt	179.00–194.00	3,002	9
Bulls	—	—	1,673	199.01/cwt	198.00–200.00	3,329	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	923	135.27/cwt	133.00–137.00	1,249	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	943	115.00/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,084	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,036	143.37/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,485	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	151.47/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,618	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,123	144.76/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,626	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,201	153.63/cwt	148.00–158.00	1,845	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	162.29/cwt	160.00–166.00	1,960	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,349	162.15/cwt	160.00–164.00	2,187	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,422	154.74/cwt	151.00–159.00	2,200	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	2,110.39/head	1,850.00–2,225.00	2,110	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,088	2,046.94/head	1,875.00–2,400.00	2,047	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,126	160.51/cwt	146.00–173.00	1,807	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	2,328	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,239	2,445.24/head	2,100.00–3,000.00	2,445	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,395	187.50/cwt	168.00–208.00	2,616	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	235.62/cwt	203.00–267.00	1,850	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,338	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	2
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	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 Oct 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 490Last week 348Year ago 912

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 50Year ago 233

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 10Year ago 70

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	337	350.00–389.00	357.40
8	400–450	422	383.00	383.00
3	450–500	484	333.00–375.00	347.33
3	500–550	517	321.00–329.00	325.75
1	600–650	605	293.00	293.00
3	650–700	650	295.00	295.00
2	700–750	740	285.00	285.00
1	800–850	805	287.00	287.00
2	850–900	852	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	342	415.00–460.00	452.60
23	350–400	379	387.00–441.00	427.87
9	400–450	411	380.00–425.00	415.36
18	450–500	487	351.00–400.00	387.46
8	500–550	545	339.00–353.00	351.27
6	550–600	572	347.00–361.00	357.60
2	600–650	615	331.00	331.00
1	650–700	650	327.00	327.00
2	700–750	718	309.00	309.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	305.00	305.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	571	399.00	399.00
5	600–650	621	326.00	326.00
16	850–900	868	321.00	321.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	477	330.00–345.00	340.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	437.00	437.00
12	400–450	419	325.00–405.00	373.96
11	450–500	477	315.00–380.00	357.68
7	500–550	525	275.00–327.00	310.44
6	550–600	589	260.00–311.00	301.70
2	600–650	625	280.00–315.00	296.94
6	650–700	682	275.00–313.00	301.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	368	433.00–445.00	437.07
17	400–450	421	407.00–460.00	433.67
1	450–500	475	385.00	385.00
18	500–550	514	341.00–371.00	364.10
7	550–600	584	319.00–339.00	331.52
8	600–650	606	341.00–343.00	342.74
1	650–700	660	319.00	319.00
2	750–800	760	283.00–293.00	287.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	440.00	440.00
8	400–450	429	370.00–411.00	393.12
10	450–500	493	337.00–411.00	365.22
4	500–550	514	320.00–383.00	366.91
1	650–700	680	290.00	290.00
3	750–800	760	323.00–343.00	329.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	256	540.00	540.00
13	300–350	319	490.00–549.00	543.37
20	350–400	371	445.00–515.00	487.58
17	400–450	431	447.00–460.00	454.95
1	450–500	475	419.00	419.00
21	500–550	523	387.00–432.00	427.22
14	550–600	589	359.00–383.00	371.87
10	600–650	601	373.00–380.00	379.30
52	850–900	885	359.75	359.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	380.00	380.00

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)	15	—	1,239	2,100.00–3,000.00	2,445.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,395	168.00–208.00	187.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,088	1,875.00–2,400.00	2,046.94
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,126	146.00–173.00	160.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	194.00	194.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,020	1,850.00–2,225.00	2,110.39

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	—	785	203.00–267.00	235.62

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	—	1,338	3,000.00	3,000.00

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	—	745	2,450.00	2,450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,616	179.00–194.00	185.74
6	—	1,490	159.00–179.00	171.29
2	—	1,673	198.00–200.00	199.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,201	148.00–158.00	153.63
9	—	1,208	160.00–166.00	162.29
8	—	1,123	140.00–148.00	144.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,036	140.00–147.00	143.37
2	—	1,068	150.00–153.00	151.47
3	—	943	110.00–120.00	115.00
8	—	923	133.00–137.00	135.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,349	160.00–164.00	162.15
3	—	1,422	151.00–159.00	154.74

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.