Sale reports / Arkansas / North Arkansas Livestock Auction / 2026-06-24

North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Jun 24
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
470 head
▲ 86 vs last sale 384▲ 470 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
109 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 72▲ 109 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
57 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 18▲ 57 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Comparted to last week: Feeder steers sold 20.00-30.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 15.00-20.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 5.00-10.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $482.86/cwt on 72 head, up $20.89 from the prior sale. That ranks 28 of 30 comparable sales and sits +43.64 against this barn's trailing median of $439.22.
Average price
$482.86
▲ 20.89 vs prior sale
72 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,587
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$174
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$31.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+32.38
vs AR average
+14.40 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1536483.742,59270
Medium and Large 2535451.942,4182thin
One grade step is worth $31.80/cwt here — about $174 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 sale72 hd
482.86
—
AR average7 barns · 203 hd
450.48
+32.38
National average150 barns · 8,917 hd
468.46
+14.40
This barn, trailing median30 sales
439.22
+43.64
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—High1,783221.493,9499thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,475179.212,64314
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,119172.921,93529
CowsLean 85-90%High1,029150.831,5525thin

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)1,155$3,9222thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,202$3,8238
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)998$3,12411
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,075$2,9751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,150$2,55210
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)970$2,2862thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,047$4,5633thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,170$3,6382thin

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
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1324638.16/cwt600.00–665.002,0688
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2375539.00/cwt539.00–539.002,0219
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1389568.56/cwt560.00–573.002,2126
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2415519.81/cwt519.00–520.002,15715
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1416539.23/cwt529.00–555.002,2434
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425503.18/cwt490.00–510.002,1393
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1461534.02/cwt523.00–541.002,4624
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480473.67/cwt460.00–481.002,2745
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added507512.72/cwt509.00–519.002,59926
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535451.94/cwt449.00–455.002,4182
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1537476.98/cwt471.00–491.002,56123
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570455.28/cwt441.00–469.002,59521
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2600421.00/cwt421.00–421.002,5261
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1627434.00/cwt434.00–434.002,7213
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added631441.00/cwt441.00–441.002,78322
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added669410.00/cwt410.00–410.002,7437
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1672406.00/cwt406.00–406.002,7285
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1722371.24/cwt369.00–379.002,68024
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1850319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,7121
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323492.81/cwt485.00–501.001,5922
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1341533.50/cwt521.00–565.001,81910
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed354580.00/cwt580.00–580.002,0534
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2363462.06/cwt453.00–471.001,6774
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1382499.63/cwt491.00–520.001,90916
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2404460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,85810
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1436482.95/cwt463.00–493.002,1066
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2448420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,8822
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474435.52/cwt427.00–461.002,06423
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2485419.00/cwt419.00–419.002,0322
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523412.13/cwt411.00–413.002,1557
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524428.37/cwt415.00–439.002,24514
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2535388.50/cwt370.00–407.002,0782
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added555413.00/cwt413.00–413.002,2923
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1563391.72/cwt383.00–401.002,20514
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578363.60/cwt360.00–370.002,1023
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1628384.32/cwt360.00–399.002,41416
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1658373.00/cwt373.00–373.002,4548
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1770331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,5491
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1830320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,6561
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1865321.00/cwt321.00–321.002,7774
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1361546.76/cwt535.00–550.001,9745
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1415493.00/cwt493.00–493.002,0464
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2455413.00/cwt413.00–413.001,8791
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1492450.90/cwt445.00–459.002,2187
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1540427.00/cwt427.00–427.002,3061
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1597426.08/cwt425.00–429.002,54411
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1617419.59/cwt409.00–424.002,58915
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2650300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9501
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1673386.87/cwt375.00–399.002,6042
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1713363.50/cwt350.00–367.002,5925
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,350201.00/cwt201.00–201.002,7141
Bulls——1,714228.52/cwt223.00–235.003,9175
Bulls——2,042216.59/cwt215.00–219.004,4233
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,029150.83/cwt150.00–151.001,5525
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,096172.17/cwt167.00–177.001,88716
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,117162.08/cwt155.00–165.001,8106
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,174183.94/cwt181.00–190.002,1597
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,335171.38/cwt166.00–175.002,2883
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,513181.35/cwt177.00–186.002,74411
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0434,619.90/head4,500.00–4,750.004,6202
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0554,450.00/head4,450.00–4,450.004,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1703,638.46/head3,150.00–4,050.003,6382
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29702,286.08/head2,200.00–2,400.002,2862
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29983,123.64/head2,300.00–3,950.003,12411
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,060179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,8971
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0752,975.00/head2,975.00–2,975.002,9751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,100210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,3101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,115275.00/cwt275.00–275.003,0661
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1502,552.44/head2,350.00–2,600.002,55210
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1553,921.65/head3,900.00–3,950.003,9222
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,170199.04/cwt175.00–250.002,3293
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2023,823.31/head2,875.00–4,200.003,8238
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,690188.00/cwt188.00–188.003,1771
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,023209.55/cwt174.00–245.002,14410
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,360210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,8561

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.