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North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Nov 19

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050

← Nov 12Nov 19Dec 3 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

446 head

▼ 1,576 vs last sale 2,022▼ 109 vs year ago 555 · −19.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

157 head

▲ 37 vs last sale 120▼ 11 vs year ago 168 · −6.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

40 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 40▲ 10 vs year ago 30 · +33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs mostly steady 3.00 lower instances 14.00 lower on a light test in most classes. Feeder heifers uneven from 7.00 higher to 8.00 lower. Supply was light with more unweand calves in offering this week. No trend on cows and bulls not reported last week.

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 $345.81/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 6 of 31 comparable sales and sits −53.79 against this barn's trailing median of $399.60.

Average price

$345.81

37 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,897

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$34.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.74

vs AR average

−11.08 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	358.06	1,958	24
Medium and Large 2	552	323.21	1,784	13thin

One grade step is worth $34.84/cwt here — about $174 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 sale37 hd

345.81

—

AR average8 barns · 473 hd

343.07

+2.74

National average188 barns · 19,415 hd

356.89

−11.08

This barn, trailing median31 sales

399.60

−53.79

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	—	High	1,665	179.78	2,993	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,488	151.90	2,261	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,254	148.40	1,860	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,077	129.79	1,398	42

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)	1,137	$2,197	10
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$2,700	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	950	$2,475	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,010	$1,600	1thin

Every lot

74 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	490.49/cwt	489.00–491.00	1,594	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	441.00/cwt	441.00–441.00	1,477	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	370	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	1,654	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	456.08/cwt	451.00–465.00	1,719	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	389	418.54/cwt	400.00–427.00	1,628	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	443.85/cwt	417.00–459.00	1,877	21
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	412.97/cwt	395.00–419.00	1,809	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	420.25/cwt	401.00–431.00	1,963	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	383.85/cwt	377.00–400.00	1,819	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	411.05/cwt	395.00–419.00	2,150	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	386.82/cwt	381.00–391.00	2,042	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	1,967	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	368.96/cwt	367.00–371.00	2,085	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	347.35/cwt	340.00–359.00	1,990	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	576	365.02/cwt	361.00–369.00	2,103	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,156	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,351	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	349.00/cwt	349.00–349.00	2,338	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	737	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,498	10
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,089	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	407.97/cwt	393.00–449.00	1,350	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	401.95/cwt	393.00–405.00	1,560	19
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	374.55/cwt	363.00–380.00	1,461	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	400	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,260	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	402.43/cwt	373.00–419.00	1,670	32
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	341.29/cwt	337.00–350.00	1,433	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	377.89/cwt	350.00–397.00	1,776	30
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	334.41/cwt	300.00–351.00	1,572	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,058	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	1,765	12
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	335.98/cwt	320.00–347.00	1,787	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	369.07/cwt	360.00–373.00	1,975	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	345.04/cwt	339.00–350.00	1,936	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	597	294.49/cwt	289.00–311.00	1,758	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	610	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,848	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	322.11/cwt	315.00–323.00	1,987	9
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	655	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,703	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	685	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,713	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	867	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,558	7
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	965	252.00/cwt	247.00–257.00	2,432	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	438.53/cwt	435.00–450.00	1,416	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	373.68/cwt	359.00–395.00	1,401	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	440.75/cwt	400.00–465.00	1,675	19
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	407.07/cwt	380.00–421.00	1,742	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	437	377.63/cwt	360.00–393.00	1,650	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,702	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	394.43/cwt	367.00–413.00	1,842	15
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	368.94/cwt	359.00–383.00	1,963	27
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	349.74/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,980	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,936	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,989	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	308.15/cwt	301.00–317.00	2,126	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	2,163	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	266.15/cwt	260.00–285.00	2,190	4
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	865	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,137	1
Bulls	1100–1150	Medium and Large 1	1,120	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	2,229	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,592	177.14/cwt	169.00–183.00	2,820	6
Bulls	—	—	1,703	162.95/cwt	162.00–164.00	2,775	2
Bulls	—	—	1,755	192.15/cwt	184.00–199.00	3,372	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,052	133.25/cwt	129.00–138.00	1,402	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,080	135.83/cwt	130.00–141.00	1,467	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,084	122.98/cwt	115.00–129.00	1,333	21
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,105	143.30/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,583	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,286	149.41/cwt	142.00–155.00	1,921	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,319	159.02/cwt	157.50–161.00	2,097	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,441	157.50/cwt	156.00–160.00	2,270	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,510	149.36/cwt	145.00–156.00	2,255	11
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	827	206.89/cwt	187.00–237.00	1,711	7
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,089	156.79/cwt	135.00–179.00	1,707	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,137	2,197.18/head	1,500.00–2,850.00	2,197	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,184	142.23/cwt	134.00–152.00	1,684	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	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 Nov 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 446Last week 2,022Year ago 555

Slaughter CattleReceipts 157Last week 120Year ago 168

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 40Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	489.00–491.00	490.49
5	350–400	377	451.00–465.00	456.08
21	400–450	423	417.00–459.00	443.85
9	450–500	467	401.00–431.00	420.25
3	500–550	523	395.00–419.00	411.05
2	550–600	565	367.00–371.00	368.96
1	650–700	655	359.00	359.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	528	381.00–391.00	386.82
14	550–600	576	361.00–369.00	365.02
10	700–750	737	339.00	339.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	441.00	441.00
5	350–400	389	400.00–427.00	418.54
4	400–450	438	395.00–419.00	412.97
8	450–500	474	377.00–400.00	383.85
2	500–550	545	361.00	361.00
4	550–600	573	340.00–359.00	347.35
3	600–650	625	345.00	345.00
2	650–700	670	349.00	349.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	447.00	447.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	331	393.00–449.00	407.97
19	350–400	388	393.00–405.00	401.95
32	400–450	415	373.00–419.00	402.43
30	450–500	470	350.00–397.00	377.89
13	500–550	535	360.00–373.00	369.07
11	550–600	561	339.00–350.00	345.04
9	600–650	617	315.00–323.00	322.11
2	950–1000	965	247.00–257.00	252.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	303.00	303.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	330.00	330.00
4	350–400	390	363.00–380.00	374.55
3	400–450	420	337.00–350.00	341.29
8	450–500	470	300.00–351.00	334.41
9	500–550	532	320.00–347.00	335.98
4	550–600	597	289.00–311.00	294.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	850–900	867	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	481	367.00	367.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	470	225.00	225.00
1	650–700	685	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	323	435.00–450.00	438.53
19	350–400	380	400.00–465.00	440.75
13	400–450	428	380.00–421.00	407.07
15	450–500	467	367.00–413.00	394.43
27	500–550	532	359.00–383.00	368.94
9	550–600	566	330.00–360.00	349.74
5	650–700	690	301.00–317.00	308.15
1	700–750	700	309.00	309.00
4	800–850	823	260.00–285.00	266.15
2	1100–1150	1,120	199.00	199.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	375	359.00–395.00	373.68
3	400–450	437	360.00–393.00	377.63
1	450–500	460	370.00	370.00
1	600–650	605	320.00	320.00
2	650–700	663	300.00	300.00
1	850–900	865	247.00	247.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,089	135.00–179.00	156.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	827	187.00–237.00	206.89

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)	8	—	1,184	134.00–152.00	142.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,137	1,500.00–2,850.00	2,197.18

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	1,600.00	1,600.00

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	910	2,700.00	2,700.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	950	2,475.00	2,475.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,084	115.00–129.00	122.98
14	—	1,052	129.00–138.00	133.25
7	—	1,105	140.00–152.00	143.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,510	145.00–156.00	149.36
5	—	1,441	156.00–160.00	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,080	130.00–141.00	135.83
22	—	1,286	142.00–155.00	149.41
5	—	1,319	157.50–161.00	159.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,755	184.00–199.00	192.15
6	—	1,592	169.00–183.00	177.14
2	—	1,703	162.00–164.00	162.95

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.