Sale reports / Arkansas / North Arkansas Livestock Auction / 2026-06-17

North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Jun 17
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
384 head
▲ 74 vs last sale 310▼ 274 vs year ago 658 · −41.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
72 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 85▼ 8 vs year ago 80 · −10.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 19▲ 3 vs year ago 15 · +20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Comparted to last week: Feeder steers sold 20.00-30.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 10.00-20.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $461.97/cwt on 66 head, up $20.51 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 30 comparable sales and sits +22.74 against this barn's trailing median of $439.22.
Average price
$461.97
▲ 20.51 vs prior sale
66 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,495
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$204
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$62.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+23.82
vs AR average
+2.92 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1532481.602,56042
Medium and Large 1-2550434.542,38813thin
Medium and Large 2562419.432,35611thin
One grade step is worth $62.16/cwt here — about $204 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 sale66 hd
461.97
—
AR average9 barns · 486 hd
438.14
+23.82
National average161 barns · 9,107 hd
459.05
+2.92
This barn, trailing median30 sales
439.22
+22.74
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
500447394340median 439.2203/0405/0607/0809/0910/28
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,728214.383,7057thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,486183.152,7219thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,202174.912,10227
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,028149.461,53717

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,200$3,0752thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,335$2,9751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,365$2,7751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,335$2,3751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,101$1,8067

Every lot

75 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2360509.00/cwt509.00–509.001,8321
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1382531.03/cwt530.00–533.002,0293
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2400475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,9001
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1405510.20/cwt500.00–513.002,0665
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added442555.00/cwt555.00–555.002,4538
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2484425.80/cwt413.00–443.002,0615
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1487511.94/cwt497.00–519.002,49321
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added503515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,59013
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2508453.00/cwt453.00–453.002,3013
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518492.11/cwt477.00–497.002,54912
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525419.31/cwt400.00–439.002,2012
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2562429.00/cwt429.00–429.002,41110
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1563448.63/cwt430.00–471.002,52617
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570419.46/cwt417.00–421.002,3919
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1643401.10/cwt394.00–410.002,57917
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added655411.00/cwt411.00–411.002,6924
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1671369.00/cwt369.00–369.002,4764
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added753383.00/cwt383.00–383.002,8847
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1785347.00/cwt347.00–347.002,7247
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1-2333481.00/cwt481.00–481.001,6023
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1335531.61/cwt501.00–541.001,7818
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1367481.72/cwt471.00–499.001,76811
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2388449.83/cwt441.00–457.001,7456
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2426433.22/cwt420.00–451.001,8467
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428457.51/cwt451.00–473.001,9586
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468437.33/cwt421.00–451.002,04714
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473400.20/cwt400.00–401.001,8935
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed479473.00/cwt473.00–473.002,2664
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2537379.24/cwt373.00–394.002,0374
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1539401.60/cwt395.00–413.002,16510
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571396.89/cwt385.00–409.002,26622
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2593368.54/cwt360.00–377.002,1852
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1605377.16/cwt373.00–384.002,2827
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2635347.00/cwt347.00–347.002,2031
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Replacement637379.00/cwt379.00–379.002,4149
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2657351.00/cwt351.00–351.002,3065
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Replacement680369.00/cwt369.00–369.002,5098
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1685330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,2611
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1710321.00/cwt321.00–321.002,2791
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Replacement735353.00/cwt353.00–353.002,5953
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1328551.06/cwt540.00–561.001,8072
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,7331
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1390530.00/cwt530.00–530.002,0671
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2410430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,7631
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1422463.91/cwt457.00–475.001,9583
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2465417.00/cwt417.00–417.001,9391
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1489425.56/cwt423.00–435.002,0817
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1508423.71/cwt413.00–431.002,1524
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1561406.01/cwt391.00–411.002,27811
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2568383.60/cwt380.00–385.002,1795
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1600385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,3101
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1669358.94/cwt353.00–361.002,4014
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1710361.19/cwt355.00–363.002,5649
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2721351.00/cwt351.00–351.002,5318
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1825299.00/cwt299.00–299.002,4671
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,530187.00/cwt187.00–187.002,8611
Bulls——1,602210.26/cwt207.00–215.003,3683
Bulls——1,920227.63/cwt223.00–233.004,3703
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%968142.16/cwt137.00–147.001,3768
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,082155.95/cwt150.00–159.001,6879
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,126164.83/cwt161.00–167.001,8566
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,189173.59/cwt169.00–179.002,06411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,261182.41/cwt180.00–187.002,30010
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,480183.92/cwt180.00–188.002,7228
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,530177.00/cwt177.00–177.002,7081
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1011,805.72/head205.00–2,400.001,8067
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,110207.00/cwt207.00–207.002,2981
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,115187.61/cwt186.00–189.002,0922
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2003,075.00/head3,075.00–3,075.003,0752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,320212.00/cwt212.00–212.002,7981
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3352,975.00/head2,975.00–2,975.002,9751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3352,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3652,775.00/head2,775.00–2,775.002,7751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,425207.00/cwt207.00–207.002,9501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,110181.00/cwt181.00–181.002,0091

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.