Arkansas cattle prices

Week of Nov 2–6, 2026, Medium and Large 1 feeder steers averaging 500–600 lb, priced per cwt. Across 5 Arkansas auctions and 260 head, the head-weighted average was $395.93/cwt (lot range $352.55–$427.00). That ranked 13th of 21 states in our cattle prices by state snapshot.

Green Forest accounted for most of the Arkansas volume in this band (165 of 260 head). The other four barns sold much smaller lots.

By weight band (same week, same grade)

Weight	Head	Avg $/cwt
400–499 lb	120	$452.26
500–600 lb	260	$395.93
601–700 lb	456	$360.92

Lighter calves bring more per cwt and less per head. Compare inside one band.

Biggest Arkansas barns this week (500–600 lb steers)

Auction	Head	Avg $/cwt
Green Forest Stockyards, Green Forest	165	$403.61
Cleburne County Livestock Auction, Heber Springs	35	$384.45
Arkansas Cattle Auction LLC, Searcy	30	$398.68
Hope Livestock Auction, Hope	21	$364.71

Worked example from a real sale

From Green Forest Stockyards (Green Forest, AR) on 2026-11-04, one lot in our API:

{ "auction_name": "Green Forest Stockyards",
  "state": "AR", "report_date": "2026-11-04",
  "category": "FEEDER CATTLE", "class_name": "STEERS",
  "grade": "Medium and Large 1", "head_count": 73,
  "weight_avg": 579, "price_avg": 399.6,
  "unit": "Per Cwt / Actual Wt", "comments": "Value Added" }

Reading it: 73 steers, about 579 lb average, at $399.60 per cwt. That is about $2,300 a head (579 ÷ 100 × 399.60), or roughly $168,900 for the lot. AMS tagged the lot “Value Added”. Source: USDA AMS; we are not affiliated with USDA.

Pull Arkansas lots as JSON

curl -s -H "X-API-Key: kl_free_demo_2026" \
  "https://api.kossinlabs.com/v1/prices?state=AR&class=STEERS&category=FEEDER%20CATTLE&limit=50"

Free demo key (no sign-up): kl_free_demo_2026. Docs: api.kossinlabs.com. Product page: cattle auction prices API. Starter is $29/mo for higher limits — subscribe. 30-day money-back guarantee.

This page is a dated snapshot from USDA AMS Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News auction reports (public); the API has current lots. Other states: cattle prices by state. For weight bands, see feeder cattle prices. For the cwt math, see cattle price per cwt.