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North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Mar 25

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050

← Mar 18Mar 25Apr 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

676 head

▲ 274 vs last sale 402▼ 109 vs year ago 785 · −13.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

144 head

▲ 44 vs last sale 100▼ 38 vs year ago 182 · −20.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 114 vs last sale 144▼ 30 vs year ago 60 · −50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 15.00-20.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 5.00-15.00 higher. Supply was moderate with good demand. The largest lot of the day was 74 steers weighing 678lbs which sold for 418.50/cwt. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00-7.00 higher.

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 $454.56/cwt on 49 head, down $20.69 from the prior sale. That ranks 19 of 30 comparable sales and sits +15.34 against this barn's trailing median of $439.22.

Average price

$454.56

▼ 20.69 vs prior sale

49 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,500

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$256

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

$37.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.87

vs AR average

−23.53 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	556	457.89	2,545	42
Medium and Large 1-2	509	437.07	2,225	6thin
Medium and Large 2	545	420.00	2,289	1thin

One grade step is worth $37.89/cwt here — about $256 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 sale49 hd

454.56

—

AR average7 barns · 155 hd

453.69

+0.87

National average173 barns · 11,948 hd

478.09

−23.53

This barn, trailing median30 sales

439.22

+15.34

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	1,659	208.97	3,467	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,359	177.57	2,413	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,115	163.81	1,826	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	890	141.25	1,258	6thin

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,255	$3,850	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,003	$3,524	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	942	$3,000	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,077	$2,974	15
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,213	$2,488	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,291	$4,610	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,357	$4,103	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,405	$3,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,364	$3,381	8
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	820	$2,000	1thin

Every lot

69 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	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	555.00/cwt	555.00–555.00	1,832	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	624.76/cwt	590.00–640.00	2,093	20
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	359	512.56/cwt	487.00–540.00	1,840	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	362	585.33/cwt	560.00–620.00	2,119	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	554.54/cwt	520.00–575.00	2,290	36
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	506.71/cwt	475.00–515.00	2,154	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	483.81/cwt	445.00–491.00	2,342	16
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	509	437.07/cwt	433.00–441.00	2,225	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	476.57/cwt	460.00–495.00	2,550	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,289	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	445.18/cwt	431.00–467.00	2,538	25
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,665	25
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	385.23/cwt	369.00–403.00	2,596	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	678	418.50/cwt	418.50–418.50	2,837	74
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	2,595	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,870	12
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	587.04/cwt	540.00–595.00	1,873	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	525.80/cwt	505.00–560.00	1,982	34
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	465.00/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,837	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,861	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	485.90/cwt	467.00–513.00	2,094	18
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	464	461.13/cwt	443.00–481.00	2,140	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,086	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	430.72/cwt	425.00–469.00	2,223	35
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	407.09/cwt	367.00–417.00	2,149	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	396.40/cwt	389.00–417.00	2,248	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,184	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	359.77/cwt	347.00–375.00	2,187	29
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	684	338.33/cwt	335.00–349.00	2,314	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	367.00/cwt	367.00–367.00	2,624	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	2,473	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	569.30/cwt	560.00–575.00	2,158	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,034	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	2,080	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	568.95/cwt	545.00–595.00	2,378	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	458	430.08/cwt	425.00–435.00	1,970	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	431.00/cwt	431.00–431.00	2,155	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	500.16/cwt	460.00–509.00	2,551	21
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	535	451.00/cwt	451.00–451.00	2,413	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	587	424.76/cwt	409.00–450.00	2,493	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	421.38/cwt	411.00–433.00	2,621	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,418	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	385.21/cwt	377.00–395.00	2,573	28
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	377.08/cwt	371.00–383.00	2,696	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	316.09/cwt	311.00–321.00	2,750	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,615	206.74/cwt	202.00–209.00	3,339	5
Bulls	—	—	1,640	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	3,182	1
Bulls	—	—	1,719	215.51/cwt	212.00–220.00	3,705	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	855	134.53/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,150	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	908	144.61/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,313	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,012	149.21/cwt	148.00–152.00	1,510	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,161	161.45/cwt	154.00–167.00	1,874	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,162	177.94/cwt	174.00–181.00	2,068	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,332	181.37/cwt	181.00–182.00	2,416	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	171.86/cwt	169.00–175.00	2,406	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	942	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,003	3,524.06/head	3,450.00–3,600.00	3,524	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,077	2,974.39/head	2,800.00–3,700.00	2,974	15
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,213	2,488.21/head	2,450.00–2,500.00	2,488	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	3,849.80/head	3,800.00–3,900.00	3,850	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,405	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	2,571	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	820	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,132	170.06/cwt	160.00–179.00	1,925	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,154	4,700.00/head	4,700.00–4,700.00	4,700	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,357	4,103.04/head	3,400.00–4,400.00	4,103	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,382	4,550.00/head	4,550.00–4,550.00	4,550	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,395	3,499.42/head	3,150.00–3,550.00	3,499	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,405	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	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 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 676Last week 402Year ago 785

Slaughter CattleReceipts 144Last week 100Year ago 182

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 144Year ago 60

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	300–350	335	590.00–640.00	624.76
14	350–400	362	560.00–620.00	585.33
36	400–450	413	520.00–575.00	554.54
16	450–500	484	445.00–491.00	483.81
17	500–550	535	460.00–495.00	476.57
25	550–600	570	431.00–467.00	445.18
25	600–650	627	425.00	425.00
6	650–700	674	369.00–403.00	385.23
1	700–750	715	363.00	363.00
12	800–850	820	350.00	350.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
74	650–700	678	418.50	418.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	509	433.00–441.00	437.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	555.00	555.00
4	350–400	359	487.00–540.00	512.56
5	400–450	425	475.00–515.00	506.71
1	500–550	545	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	319	540.00–595.00	587.04
34	350–400	377	505.00–560.00	525.80
18	400–450	431	467.00–513.00	485.90
10	450–500	464	443.00–481.00	461.13
35	500–550	516	425.00–469.00	430.72
5	550–600	567	389.00–417.00	396.40
29	600–650	608	347.00–375.00	359.77
4	650–700	684	335.00–349.00	338.33
1	700–750	715	367.00	367.00
1	750–800	790	313.00	313.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	395	460.00–470.00	465.00
2	400–450	423	440.00	440.00
1	450–500	485	430.00	430.00
13	500–550	528	367.00–417.00	407.09
1	600–650	605	361.00	361.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	379	560.00–575.00	569.30
2	400–450	418	545.00–595.00	568.95
2	450–500	458	425.00–435.00	430.08
21	500–550	510	460.00–509.00	500.16
7	550–600	587	409.00–450.00	424.76
6	600–650	622	411.00–433.00	421.38
28	650–700	668	377.00–395.00	385.21
2	700–750	715	371.00–383.00	377.08
2	850–900	870	311.00–321.00	316.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	515.00	515.00
1	400–450	400	520.00	520.00
1	500–550	500	431.00	431.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	535	451.00	451.00
2	600–650	628	385.00	385.00

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 (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	942	3,000.00	3,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,405	183.00	183.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,213	2,450.00–2,500.00	2,488.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,003	3,450.00–3,600.00	3,524.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,077	2,800.00–3,700.00	2,974.39
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,255	3,800.00–3,900.00	3,849.80

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,132	160.00–179.00	170.06

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,154	4,700.00	4,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,395	3,150.00–3,550.00	3,499.42
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,405	3,550.00	3,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,357	3,400.00–4,400.00	4,103.04
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,382	4,550.00	4,550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,615	202.00–209.00	206.74
4	—	1,719	212.00–220.00	215.51
1	—	1,640	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	855	130.00–139.00	134.53
4	—	908	142.00–147.00	144.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,332	181.00–182.00	181.37
2	—	1,400	169.00–175.00	171.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,012	148.00–152.00	149.21
5	—	1,161	154.00–167.00	161.45
6	—	1,162	174.00–181.00	177.94

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.