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North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Apr 29

● Final69 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050

← Apr 22Apr 29May 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

371 head

▼ 63 vs last sale 434▼ 179 vs year ago 550 · −32.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

75 head

▼ 40 vs last sale 115▼ 15 vs year ago 90 · −16.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 31▼ 21 vs year ago 37 · −56.8%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500lbs sold unevenly steady: Over 500lbs sold 15.00-20.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500lbs sold 15.00-20.00 higher: Over 500lbs sold 5.00-10.00 higher. A light or no test in some classes of feeders. The largest lot of the day was 68 steers weighing 870lbs which sold for 359.00/cwt. Slaughter cows sold 5.00-7.00 higher: Slaughter bulls sold 10.00-15.00 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 $480.79/cwt on 29 head, up $41.95 from the prior sale (only 11 head in that comparison). That ranks 27 of 30 comparable sales and sits +41.56 against this barn's trailing median of $439.22.

Average price

$480.79

▲ 41.95 vs prior sale

29 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,630

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$383

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

$52.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+20.97

vs AR average

−0.23 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	489.81	2,698	24
Medium and Large 2	529	437.47	2,314	5thin

One grade step is worth $52.34/cwt here — about $383 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 sale29 hd

480.79

—

AR average8 barns · 169 hd

459.81

+20.97

National average169 barns · 10,621 hd

481.02

−0.23

This barn, trailing median30 sales

439.22

+41.56

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	1,826	218.02	3,980	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,496	176.56	2,642	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,129	166.61	1,880	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	964	146.81	1,415	4thin

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)	1,158	$3,584	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$3,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$3,164	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$3,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,415	$5,750	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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,827	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	644.80/cwt	600.00–660.00	2,076	15
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	540.70/cwt	505.00–553.00	2,082	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	533.87/cwt	515.00–559.00	2,237	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	501.00/cwt	501.00–501.00	2,204	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	492.94/cwt	485.00–501.00	2,346	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	446.84/cwt	437.00–450.00	2,324	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	509.10/cwt	490.00–517.00	2,724	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,260	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	457.66/cwt	455.00–475.00	2,641	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	431.39/cwt	417.00–451.00	2,722	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	2,566	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	653	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,906	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	412.79/cwt	409.00–421.00	2,757	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	368.64/cwt	363.00–373.00	2,481	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	742	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,708	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	2,961	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,502	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Value Added	870	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	3,123	68
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	900	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	2,997	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	588.04/cwt	580.00–590.00	1,923	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	338	605.00/cwt	605.00–605.00	2,045	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	537.41/cwt	523.00–570.00	2,026	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,733	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	408	535.00/cwt	535.00–535.00	2,183	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	506.34/cwt	490.00–525.00	2,172	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,978	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	1,891	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	452.08/cwt	435.00–461.00	2,184	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	448.09/cwt	435.00–455.00	2,276	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	2,028	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	408.44/cwt	390.00–430.00	2,365	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	611	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	2,267	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	645	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,264	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	363.94/cwt	351.00–390.00	2,395	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	729	338.90/cwt	331.00–351.00	2,471	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	738	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,214	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,605	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,410	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Replacement	894	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	2,923	8
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	610.39/cwt	600.00–620.00	1,941	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	551.82/cwt	540.00–590.00	2,042	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	408	570.00/cwt	570.00–570.00	2,326	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	507.50/cwt	505.00–511.00	2,147	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	497.58/cwt	490.00–505.00	2,324	11
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	471.48/cwt	460.00–485.00	2,428	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	448.80/cwt	426.00–460.00	2,536	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	434.58/cwt	415.00–441.00	2,773	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,387	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,531	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	736	344.05/cwt	333.00–354.00	2,532	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,727	211.24/cwt	209.00–215.00	3,648	5
Bulls	—	—	1,855	223.97/cwt	222.00–226.00	4,155	2
Bulls	—	—	2,260	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	5,424	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	952	149.08/cwt	143.00–153.00	1,419	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,400	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,062	158.55/cwt	155.00–161.00	1,684	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,145	183.08/cwt	181.00–185.00	2,096	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,159	167.89/cwt	163.00–173.00	1,946	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,390	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	2,307	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,523	179.20/cwt	175.00–184.00	2,729	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	800	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,158	3,583.69/head	3,400.00–3,750.00	3,584	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,190	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	3,164.42/head	3,100.00–3,350.00	3,164	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,480	178.05/cwt	177.00–179.00	2,635	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,178	181.08/cwt	175.00–190.00	2,133	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	2,097	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,415	5,750.00/head	5,750.00–5,750.00	5,750	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 Apr 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 371Last week 434Year ago 550

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 115Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 31Year ago 37

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	327	580.00–590.00	588.04
8	350–400	377	523.00–570.00	537.41
8	400–450	429	490.00–525.00	506.34
10	450–500	483	435.00–461.00	452.08
5	500–550	508	435.00–455.00	448.09
11	550–600	579	390.00–430.00	408.44
1	600–650	645	351.00	351.00
5	650–700	658	351.00–390.00	363.94
7	700–750	729	331.00–351.00	338.90
1	750–800	755	345.00	345.00
1	850–900	870	277.00	277.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	605.00	605.00
2	400–450	408	535.00	535.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
8	850–900	894	327.00	327.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	430	460.00	460.00
1	450–500	460	411.00	411.00
1	500–550	520	390.00	390.00
3	700–750	738	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	611	371.00	371.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	408	570.00	570.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	645	370.00	370.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	600.00–620.00	610.39
4	350–400	370	540.00–590.00	551.82
6	400–450	423	505.00–511.00	507.50
11	450–500	467	490.00–505.00	497.58
6	500–550	515	460.00–485.00	471.48
6	550–600	565	426.00–460.00	448.80
4	600–650	638	415.00–441.00	434.58
1	650–700	675	375.00	375.00
4	700–750	736	333.00–354.00	344.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	653	445.00	445.00
68	850–900	870	359.00	359.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	322	600.00–660.00	644.80
4	350–400	385	505.00–553.00	540.70
6	400–450	419	515.00–559.00	533.87
8	450–500	476	485.00–501.00	492.94
15	500–550	535	490.00–517.00	509.10
9	550–600	577	455.00–475.00	457.66
5	600–650	631	417.00–451.00	431.39
7	650–700	668	409.00–421.00	412.79
3	700–750	742	365.00	365.00
2	750–800	765	387.00	387.00
1	900–950	900	333.00	333.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	580.00	580.00
1	400–450	440	501.00	501.00
4	500–550	520	437.00–450.00	446.84
1	550–600	565	400.00	400.00
1	600–650	640	401.00	401.00
3	650–700	673	363.00–373.00	368.64
1	750–800	765	327.00	327.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,480	177.00–179.00	178.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	3,450.00	3,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	800	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,158	3,400.00–3,750.00	3,583.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,300	3,100.00–3,350.00	3,164.42

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	177.00	177.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,178	175.00–190.00	181.08

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)	Open	1	—	1,415	5,750.00	5,750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,260	240.00	240.00
5	—	1,727	209.00–215.00	211.24
2	—	1,855	222.00–226.00	223.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	166.00	166.00
4	—	1,523	175.00–184.00	179.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	140.00	140.00
3	—	952	143.00–153.00	149.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,159	163.00–173.00	167.89
6	—	1,062	155.00–161.00	158.55
2	—	1,145	181.00–185.00	183.08

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.