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North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Dec 10

● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050

← Dec 3Dec 10Dec 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

889 head

▲ 15 vs last sale 874▼ 238 vs year ago 1,127 · −21.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

93 head

▼ 92 vs last sale 185▼ 168 vs year ago 261 · −64.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 50▼ 110 vs year ago 130 · −84.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 700 lbs mostly 5.00-20.00 higher instances 29.00 higher. Feeder heifers 300-350 lbs 60.00 higher 350-500 lbs 20.00-32.00 higher 500-650 lbs 6.00-10.00 higher. Supply was moderate with very good demand. The offering included several groups of weaned calves with some good quality unweaned calves. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to firm.

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 $415.67/cwt on 133 head. That ranks 13 of 30 comparable sales and sits −23.55 against this barn's trailing median of $439.22.

Average price

$415.67

133 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,222

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

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

$33.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.38

vs AR average

−14.96 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	418.17	2,232	123
Medium and Large 2	545	384.89	2,096	10thin

One grade step is worth $33.28/cwt here — about $136 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 sale133 hd

415.67

—

AR average8 barns · 572 hd

410.29

+5.38

National average179 barns · 20,601 hd

430.63

−14.96

This barn, trailing median30 sales

439.22

−23.55

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	1,737	180.83	3,141	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,451	155.31	2,254	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	152.05	1,875	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,093	137.99	1,509	15

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)	1,158	$2,671	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,095	$1,900	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	903	$2,539	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,270	$1,750	1thin

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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	526.75/cwt	505.00–560.00	1,722	19
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	331	477.12/cwt	425.00–495.00	1,579	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	496.08/cwt	470.00–513.00	1,860	17
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	381	435.91/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,661	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	469.49/cwt	453.00–489.00	2,014	34
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	413.23/cwt	361.00–430.00	1,773	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	450.51/cwt	430.00–462.00	2,090	21
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	470	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,951	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	413.56/cwt	397.00–425.00	1,969	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	427.51/cwt	399.00–441.00	2,219	82
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	395.74/cwt	370.00–407.00	2,062	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	400.85/cwt	375.00–425.00	2,257	40
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	570	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,967	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	368.62/cwt	355.00–373.00	2,138	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	398.54/cwt	370.00–407.00	2,443	51
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	640	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	2,298	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	642	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	2,324	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,421	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	672	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	2,278	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	706	363.60/cwt	342.00–365.00	2,567	17
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	739	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,313	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,438	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	350.45/cwt	343.00–354.00	2,705	16
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	840	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,512	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	471.74/cwt	437.00–505.00	1,576	18
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	390.78/cwt	360.00–425.00	1,419	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	450.54/cwt	403.00–485.00	1,735	31
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	369.73/cwt	350.00–389.00	1,571	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,161	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	446.29/cwt	417.00–495.00	1,928	33
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	455	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,365	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	412.55/cwt	371.00–437.00	1,964	73
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	361.19/cwt	345.00–378.00	1,745	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	505	393.00/cwt	393.00–393.00	1,985	15
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	529	335.34/cwt	317.00–359.00	1,774	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	531	365.18/cwt	353.00–385.00	1,939	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	351.96/cwt	325.00–370.00	1,989	52
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	593	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,927	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,060	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	317.87/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,012	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	639	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	2,102	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,834	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	325.62/cwt	317.00–330.00	2,143	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	695	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,529	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	271.00/cwt	245.00–297.00	1,897	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	717	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,008	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,275	8
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	805	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,811	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 3	810	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,709	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	468.91/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,515	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	437.00/cwt	437.00–437.00	1,486	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	402.05/cwt	400.00–403.00	1,488	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	434.17/cwt	415.00–470.00	1,654	15
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,114	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	409.00/cwt	409.00–409.00	1,677	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	416.79/cwt	410.00–437.00	1,784	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	435.00/cwt	417.00–447.00	2,053	27
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	406.87/cwt	397.00–413.00	2,152	21
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	383.47/cwt	350.00–400.00	2,182	20
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	338.70/cwt	325.00–353.00	1,958	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	349.40/cwt	325.00–360.00	2,131	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,860	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	336.04/cwt	330.00–355.00	2,278	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,980	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,949	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,063	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	764	307.02/cwt	305.00–313.00	2,346	5
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	803	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,184	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	840	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,100	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	882	251.66/cwt	240.00–260.00	2,220	3
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	995	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,557	1
Bulls	1050–1100	Medium and Large 2	1,095	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,960	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,689	178.86/cwt	173.00–185.00	3,021	8
Bulls	—	—	1,750	162.80/cwt	157.00–168.00	2,849	2
Bulls	—	—	1,809	191.20/cwt	185.00–199.00	3,459	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	145.13/cwt	139.00–153.00	1,551	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,332	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,117	136.77/cwt	131.00–140.00	1,528	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,123	131.48/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,477	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,234	159.88/cwt	155.00–169.00	1,973	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,297	149.87/cwt	142.00–155.00	1,944	16
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,446	151.99/cwt	150.00–154.00	2,198	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,455	157.52/cwt	155.00–162.00	2,292	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	1,900.00/head	1,850.00–1,950.00	1,900	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,158	2,671.00/head	2,225.00–3,100.00	2,671	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,976	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,398	149.07/cwt	137.00–157.00	2,084	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	903	2,538.57/head	2,150.00–2,925.00	2,539	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	942	198.98/cwt	171.00–229.00	1,874	6

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 Dec 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 889Last week 874Year ago 1,127

Slaughter CattleReceipts 93Last week 185Year ago 261

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 50Year ago 130

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	300–350	334	437.00–505.00	471.74
31	350–400	385	403.00–485.00	450.54
33	400–450	432	417.00–495.00	446.29
73	450–500	476	371.00–437.00	412.55
20	500–550	531	353.00–385.00	365.18
52	550–600	565	325.00–370.00	351.96
1	600–650	630	327.00	327.00
3	650–700	658	317.00–330.00	325.62
8	700–750	720	316.00	316.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	363	360.00–425.00	390.78
2	400–450	425	350.00–389.00	369.73
7	450–500	483	345.00–378.00	361.19
6	500–550	529	317.00–359.00	335.34
2	550–600	593	325.00	325.00
7	600–650	633	315.00–325.00	317.87
1	650–700	655	280.00	280.00
2	700–750	700	245.00–297.00	271.00
1	800–850	805	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	455	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	695	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	810	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	639	329.00	329.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	500–550	505	393.00	393.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	717	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	331	425.00–495.00	477.12
5	350–400	381	420.00–450.00	435.91
9	400–450	429	361.00–430.00	413.23
6	450–500	476	397.00–425.00	413.56
6	500–550	521	370.00–407.00	395.74
4	550–600	580	355.00–373.00	368.62
2	600–650	642	362.00	362.00
5	650–700	672	339.00	339.00
4	700–750	739	313.00	313.00
1	750–800	750	325.00	325.00
1	800–850	840	299.00	299.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	415.00	415.00
1	550–600	570	345.00	345.00
1	600–650	640	359.00	359.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	327	505.00–560.00	526.75
17	350–400	375	470.00–513.00	496.08
34	400–450	429	453.00–489.00	469.49
21	450–500	464	430.00–462.00	450.51
82	500–550	519	399.00–441.00	427.51
40	550–600	563	375.00–425.00	400.85
51	600–650	613	370.00–407.00	398.54
6	650–700	665	364.00	364.00
17	700–750	706	342.00–365.00	363.60
16	750–800	772	343.00–354.00	350.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	450.00–490.00	468.91
15	350–400	381	415.00–470.00	434.17
4	400–450	428	410.00–437.00	416.79
27	450–500	472	417.00–447.00	435.00
21	500–550	529	397.00–413.00	406.87
20	550–600	569	350.00–400.00	383.47
9	600–650	610	325.00–360.00	349.40
4	650–700	678	330.00–355.00	336.04
5	750–800	764	305.00–313.00	307.02
3	800–850	803	272.00	272.00
3	850–900	882	240.00–260.00	251.66
1	950–1000	995	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	437.00	437.00
3	350–400	370	400.00–403.00	402.05
2	400–450	410	409.00	409.00
2	550–600	578	325.00–353.00	338.70
1	600–650	620	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	690	287.00	287.00
1	700–750	730	267.00	267.00
1	750–800	750	275.00	275.00
2	1050–1100	1,095	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	840	250.00	250.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,270	1,750.00	1,750.00

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)	3	—	1,398	137.00–157.00	149.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	162.00	162.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,158	2,225.00–3,100.00	2,671.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,095	1,850.00–1,950.00	1,900.00

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)	2	—	903	2,150.00–2,925.00	2,538.57

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	6	—	942	171.00–229.00	198.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,689	173.00–185.00	178.86
5	—	1,809	185.00–199.00	191.20
2	—	1,750	157.00–168.00	162.80

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,297	142.00–155.00	149.87
22	—	1,234	155.00–169.00	159.88
9	—	1,117	131.00–140.00	136.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,446	150.00–154.00	151.99
6	—	1,455	155.00–162.00	157.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,123	125.00–137.00	131.48
1	—	1,110	120.00	120.00
8	—	1,069	139.00–153.00	145.13

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.