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North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Mar 11

● Final49 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050

← Mar 4Mar 11Mar 18 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

166 head

▼ 271 vs last sale 437▼ 799 vs year ago 965 · −82.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▼ 17 vs last sale 64▼ 134 vs year ago 181 · −74.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 18▼ 6 vs year ago 25 · −24.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend established on feeder cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Much needed rain impeded cattle movement in area.

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 $398.33/cwt on 3 head, down $9.12 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 31 comparable sales and sits −1.27 against this barn's trailing median of $399.60.

Average price

$398.33

▼ 9.12 vs prior sale

3 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,192

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$38.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.21

vs AR average

−15.45 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	411.00	2,252	2thin
Medium and Large 2	555	373.00	2,070	1thin

One grade step is worth $38.00/cwt here — about $182 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 sale3 hd

398.33

—

AR average8 barns · 218 hd

406.54

−8.21

National average182 barns · 10,991 hd

413.78

−15.45

This barn, trailing median31 sales

399.60

−1.27

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	1,680	195.70	3,288	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,359	166.12	2,258	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,183	154.04	1,822	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	969	113.32	1,098	8thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$3,925	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,080	$3,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,143	$3,733	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,230	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	950	$2,900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,260	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,220	$2,325	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,145	$2,050	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	893	$2,150	2thin

Every lot

49 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	640.00/cwt	640.00–640.00	2,099	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	513.78/cwt	500.00–520.00	1,927	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	589.85/cwt	550.00–605.00	2,236	10
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	483.39/cwt	460.00–499.00	2,282	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	434.10/cwt	431.00–437.00	2,270	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	432.80/cwt	415.00–439.00	2,450	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	417.05/cwt	413.00–419.00	2,648	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,668	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	890	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,848	7
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	344	526.40/cwt	525.00–530.00	1,811	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	360	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,548	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	458.49/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,761	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	469.40/cwt	441.00–483.00	1,971	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	459.94/cwt	430.00–485.00	2,166	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	1,809	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	548	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	2,252	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	373.00/cwt	373.00–373.00	2,070	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,286	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	336.16/cwt	331.00–347.00	2,256	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	616.61/cwt	600.00–630.00	1,973	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	437	521.85/cwt	520.00–530.00	2,280	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	495	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,178	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	451.42/cwt	441.00–485.00	2,383	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	419.69/cwt	417.00–421.00	2,392	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,380	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,633	191.90/cwt	189.00–195.00	3,134	4
Bulls	—	—	1,775	203.29/cwt	197.00–211.00	3,608	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	900	100.50/cwt	100.00–101.00	905	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	928	112.29/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,042	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,055	122.90/cwt	117.00–125.00	1,297	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,118	136.95/cwt	130.00–143.00	1,531	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,197	162.97/cwt	162.00–164.00	1,951	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,203	150.56/cwt	144.00–159.00	1,811	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,258	168.02/cwt	166.00–169.00	2,114	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,440	164.60/cwt	164.00–165.00	2,370	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,740	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	893	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	2
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,141	156.66/cwt	135.00–173.00	1,787	4
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,390	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,488	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	3,925.00/head	3,925.00–3,925.00	3,925	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	3,800.00/head	3,800.00–3,800.00	3,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,143	3,733.48/head	3,600.00–3,850.00	3,733	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,420	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,620	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	2,641	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 Mar 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 166Last week 437Year ago 965

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 64Year ago 181

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 18Year ago 25

Compared to last week: No trend established on feeder cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Much needed rain impeded cattle movement in area.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,118	130.00–143.00	136.95
5	—	1,197	162.00–164.00	162.97
3	—	1,203	144.00–159.00	150.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,258	166.00–169.00	168.02
5	—	1,440	164.00–165.00	164.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	928	110.00–116.00	112.29
2	—	900	100.00–101.00	100.50
3	—	1,055	117.00–125.00	122.90

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,633	189.00–195.00	191.90
2	—	1,775	197.00–211.00	203.29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	344	525.00–530.00	526.40
8	350–400	384	440.00–480.00	458.49
14	400–450	420	441.00–483.00	469.40
5	450–500	471	430.00–485.00	459.94
2	500–550	548	411.00	411.00
1	600–650	635	360.00	360.00
3	650–700	671	331.00–347.00	336.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	430.00	430.00
1	450–500	485	373.00	373.00
1	550–600	555	373.00	373.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	328	640.00	640.00
10	350–400	379	550.00–605.00	589.85
6	450–500	472	460.00–499.00	483.39
2	500–550	523	431.00–437.00	434.10
4	550–600	566	415.00–439.00	432.80
3	600–650	635	413.00–419.00	417.05
1	700–750	735	363.00	363.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	375	500.00–520.00	513.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	850–900	890	320.00	320.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	320	600.00–630.00	616.61
5	400–450	437	520.00–530.00	521.85
1	450–500	495	440.00	440.00
4	500–550	528	441.00–485.00	451.42
3	550–600	570	417.00–421.00	419.69
1	650–700	680	350.00	350.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	893	2,150.00	2,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,141	135.00–173.00	156.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,390	179.00	179.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	600	290.00	290.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	3,800.00	3,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,143	3,600.00–3,850.00	3,733.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,260	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	950	2,900.00	2,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	995	3,925.00	3,925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,145	2,050.00	2,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,620	163.00	163.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,420	169.00	169.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	2,325.00	2,325.00

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.