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North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Apr 15

● Final68 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050

← Apr 8Apr 15Apr 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

655 head

▼ 672 vs last sale 1,327▼ 391 vs year ago 1,046 · −37.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

97 head

▼ 21 vs last sale 118▼ 20 vs year ago 117 · −17.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 21 vs last sale 14▲ 5 vs year ago 30 · +16.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400lbs sold 5.00-15.00 higher, 400-500lbs sold unevenly steady, 500-600lbs sold 5.00-8.00 higher, Over 600lbs sold 15.00-20.00 higher. Feeder heifers limited comparable sales with mostly unevenly steady. Supply was moderate with good demand. The largest lot of the day was 130 steers weighing 811lbs which sold for 377.50/cwt. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00-10.00 lower.

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 $474.64/cwt on 70 head, up $6.98 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 30 comparable sales and sits +35.42 against this barn's trailing median of $439.22.

Average price

$474.64

▲ 6.98 vs prior sale

70 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,544

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$11.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.79

vs AR average

−13.71 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	478.35	2,571	47
Medium and Large 2	533	467.06	2,489	23

One grade step is worth $11.29/cwt here — about $82 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 sale70 hd

474.64

—

AR average10 barns · 340 hd

472.85

+1.79

National average180 barns · 13,019 hd

488.35

−13.71

This barn, trailing median30 sales

439.22

+35.42

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	—	High	1,585	213.95	3,391	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,425	180.48	2,571	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,114	175.22	1,951	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	977	142.19	1,389	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$3,383	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$3,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	981	$3,223	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$2,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,213	$2,859	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,078	$2,172	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,200	$3,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,320	$3,250	1thin

Every lot

68 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	2,046	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	358	608.91/cwt	605.00–610.00	2,180	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	392	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	2,117	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	561.15/cwt	550.00–587.00	2,407	15
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	433	515.29/cwt	505.00–523.00	2,231	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	534.39/cwt	510.00–560.00	2,533	12
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	475	484.30/cwt	475.00–491.00	2,300	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	512	503.08/cwt	495.00–541.00	2,576	17
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	467.06/cwt	461.00–473.00	2,489	23
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	552	464.33/cwt	460.00–485.00	2,563	30
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	422.80/cwt	407.00–431.00	2,634	28
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,838	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,680	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	399.00/cwt	399.00–399.00	2,833	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	811	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	3,062	130
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	316	594.64/cwt	560.00–605.00	1,879	19
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	535.46/cwt	530.00–580.00	2,045	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	393	519.44/cwt	519.00–520.00	2,041	16
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	393	502.42/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,975	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	510.75/cwt	487.00–525.00	2,135	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	439	464.83/cwt	455.00–470.00	2,041	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	470.20/cwt	435.00–483.00	2,186	28
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	506	409.91/cwt	400.00–415.00	2,074	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	435.27/cwt	410.00–455.00	2,316	46
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	544	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	2,203	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	383.42/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,147	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	401.00/cwt	380.00–415.00	2,266	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Replacement	605	417.00/cwt	417.00–417.00	2,523	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	375.97/cwt	369.00–383.00	2,342	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,231	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	648.61/cwt	640.00–665.00	1,978	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	341	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	1,944	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	613.53/cwt	590.00–630.00	2,264	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	557.70/cwt	550.00–565.00	2,063	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	406	533.99/cwt	530.00–550.00	2,168	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	485.82/cwt	477.00–510.00	2,347	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	475.79/cwt	459.00–485.00	2,479	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	582	442.95/cwt	429.00–470.00	2,578	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,656	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	2,575	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	381.00/cwt	381.00–381.00	2,705	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	2,665	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,528	210.36/cwt	207.00–217.00	3,214	6
Bulls	—	—	1,536	204.80/cwt	203.00–206.00	3,146	4
Bulls	—	—	1,719	228.49/cwt	223.00–233.00	3,928	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	893	127.30/cwt	123.00–131.00	1,137	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	957	151.97/cwt	147.00–157.00	1,454	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,033	162.57/cwt	159.00–169.00	1,679	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	142.34/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,499	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,120	173.78/cwt	169.00–177.00	1,946	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,163	186.11/cwt	183.00–191.00	2,164	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,305	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,088	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,418	184.06/cwt	180.00–189.00	2,610	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,464	175.99/cwt	169.00–179.00	2,576	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	981	3,223.04/head	2,500.00–3,800.00	3,223	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,129	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	3,382.50/head	3,100.00–3,600.00	3,383	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,078	2,172.16/head	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,172	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,213	2,858.65/head	2,400.00–3,300.00	2,859	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,245	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	2,328	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	2,282	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,279	187.01/cwt	173.00–213.00	2,392	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,575	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	2,977	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,129	180.93/cwt	167.00–200.00	2,043	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 Apr 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 655Last week 1,327Year ago 1,046

Slaughter CattleReceipts 97Last week 118Year ago 117

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 14Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	660.00	660.00
5	350–400	358	605.00–610.00	608.91
15	400–450	429	550.00–587.00	561.15
12	450–500	474	510.00–560.00	534.39
17	500–550	512	495.00–541.00	503.08
30	550–600	552	460.00–485.00	464.33
28	600–650	623	407.00–431.00	422.80
1	650–700	660	430.00	430.00
1	700–750	710	399.00	399.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
130	800–850	811	377.50	377.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	433	505.00–523.00	515.29
12	450–500	475	475.00–491.00	484.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	392	540.00	540.00
23	500–550	533	461.00–473.00	467.06
1	650–700	675	397.00	397.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	300–350	316	560.00–605.00	594.64
12	350–400	382	530.00–580.00	535.46
12	400–450	418	487.00–525.00	510.75
28	450–500	465	435.00–483.00	470.20
46	500–550	532	410.00–455.00	435.27
10	550–600	565	380.00–415.00	401.00
2	600–650	623	369.00–383.00	375.97
1	650–700	670	333.00	333.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	605	417.00	417.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	350–400	393	519.00–520.00	519.44
7	500–550	544	405.00	405.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	393	500.00–510.00	502.42
6	400–450	439	455.00–470.00	464.83
3	500–550	506	400.00–415.00	409.91
3	550–600	560	380.00–390.00	383.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	305	640.00–665.00	648.61
5	350–400	369	590.00–630.00	613.53
5	400–450	406	530.00–550.00	533.99
7	450–500	483	477.00–510.00	485.82
4	500–550	521	459.00–485.00	475.79
3	550–600	582	429.00–470.00	442.95
3	600–650	625	425.00	425.00
2	650–700	662	389.00	389.00
1	700–750	710	381.00	381.00
1	750–800	755	353.00	353.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	341	570.00	570.00
2	350–400	370	550.00–565.00	557.70

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	2,950.00	2,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	215.00	215.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	981	2,500.00–3,800.00	3,223.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,078	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,172.16
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	179.00	179.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,575	189.00	189.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,213	2,400.00–3,300.00	2,858.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,279	173.00–213.00	187.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,110	3,250.00	3,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	187.00	187.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,000	3,100.00–3,600.00	3,382.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,200	3,950.00	3,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	3,250.00	3,250.00

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	6	—	1,129	167.00–200.00	180.93

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,033	159.00–169.00	162.57
7	—	1,163	183.00–191.00	186.11
9	—	1,120	169.00–177.00	173.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	893	123.00–131.00	127.30
3	—	957	147.00–157.00	151.97
3	—	1,053	140.00–145.00	142.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,418	180.00–189.00	184.06
5	—	1,464	169.00–179.00	175.99
1	—	1,305	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,719	223.00–233.00	228.49
6	—	1,528	207.00–217.00	210.36
4	—	1,536	203.00–206.00	204.80

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.