Sale reports / Arkansas / North Arkansas Livestock Auction / 2026-04-01

North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Apr 1
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
453 head
▼ 223 vs last sale 676▼ 185 vs year ago 638 · −29.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
71 head
▼ 73 vs last sale 144▼ 53 vs year ago 124 · −42.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
39 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 30▼ 146 vs year ago 185 · −78.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 450lbs sold 10.00-15.00 higher: Over 450lbs sold 15.00-25.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 15.00-20.00 higher. Demand good and supply light to moderate. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 15.00-20.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $421.58/cwt on 57 head, down $0.11 from the prior sale. That ranks 28 of 31 comparable sales and sits +21.98 against this barn's trailing median of $399.60.
Average price
$421.58
▼ 0.11 vs prior sale
57 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,277
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$320
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$58.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.90
vs AR average
−1.61 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540424.642,29454
Medium and Large 2539366.431,9743thin
One grade step is worth $58.22/cwt here — about $320 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale57 hd
421.58
—
AR average9 barns · 285 hd
414.68
+6.90
National average175 barns · 10,886 hd
423.19
−1.61
This barn, trailing median31 sales
399.60
+21.98
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
451403355306median 399.6003/0404/2906/2409/0910/28
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,874225.464,2267thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,506177.262,6705thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,136169.211,92133
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,007144.331,45310

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,045$3,1482thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)850$3,0501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,011$2,99916
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,140$2,8982thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,004$2,8757
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,303$2,7402thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,270$2,4752thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)912$2,1213thin

Every lot

64 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1318636.80/cwt630.00–660.002,0255
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1360600.00/cwt600.00–600.002,16010
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375550.00/cwt550.00–550.002,0631
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1413573.01/cwt515.00–585.002,36734
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,7002
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473540.79/cwt520.00–585.002,5587
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478488.51/cwt483.00–497.002,33517
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520506.10/cwt485.00–537.002,63215
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2537464.48/cwt461.00–490.002,4948
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2563464.84/cwt449.00–480.002,6172
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1583430.01/cwt411.00–461.002,5074
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1612427.00/cwt427.00–427.002,6132
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1657398.82/cwt390.00–407.002,6205
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1722379.00/cwt379.00–379.002,7362
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1848356.00/cwt356.00–356.003,0192
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2315507.74/cwt500.00–515.001,5992
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1329542.60/cwt537.00–575.001,7858
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1359539.49/cwt535.00–545.001,93714
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2390510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,9891
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421507.79/cwt489.00–541.002,13822
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2432482.63/cwt481.00–485.002,0855
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2433457.06/cwt437.00–467.001,9794
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1467473.56/cwt449.00–489.002,21226
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475439.09/cwt425.00–481.002,0869
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518360.14/cwt350.00–370.001,8662
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521432.67/cwt411.00–441.002,25426
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1558417.19/cwt389.00–421.002,32828
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580379.00/cwt379.00–379.002,1981
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1682359.00/cwt359.00–359.002,4483
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1710321.00/cwt321.00–321.002,2791
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1330625.00/cwt625.00–625.002,0631
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1356603.90/cwt575.00–620.002,1508
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1-2381510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,9434
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1408580.00/cwt580.00–580.002,3662
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2441511.95/cwt510.00–520.002,2585
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470496.53/cwt475.00–519.002,3344
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475449.00/cwt449.00–449.002,1331
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1530455.27/cwt427.00–475.002,41314
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1574430.23/cwt419.00–441.002,47010
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1614413.50/cwt400.00–421.002,5399
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1681381.00/cwt381.00–381.002,5958
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1740359.00/cwt359.00–359.002,6571
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,690209.00/cwt209.00–209.003,5321
Bulls——1,803220.24/cwt219.00–222.003,9713
Bulls——2,007236.17/cwt232.00–239.004,7403
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%970129.48/cwt121.00–139.001,2563
Cows—Lean 85-90%972155.38/cwt155.00–156.001,5103
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,061147.18/cwt145.00–151.001,5624
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,062160.52/cwt158.00–163.001,70510
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,145168.38/cwt165.00–172.001,92812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,192178.03/cwt174.00–184.002,12211
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,502175.12/cwt169.00–178.002,6303
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,513180.48/cwt180.00–181.002,7312
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-29122,121.49/head1,750.00–2,275.002,1213
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,070190.74/cwt177.00–207.002,0412
Stock Cows—Large 1-21,190181.00/cwt181.00–181.002,1541
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,305182.00/cwt182.00–182.002,3751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28503,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0042,875.00/head2,875.00–2,875.002,8757
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0112,998.84/head2,950.00–3,050.002,99916
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0453,148.33/head3,100.00–3,200.003,1482
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1402,898.36/head2,775.00–3,000.002,8982
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2702,474.70/head2,450.00–2,500.002,4752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3032,740.12/head2,500.00–2,950.002,7402

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.