Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 650 lbs 2.00-8.00 higher with the better 400-450 lbs 19.00 higher over 650 lbs not tested. Feeder heifers 4.00-8.00 higher with the better 550-600 lbs 14.00 higher. Supply was light with good demand. Slaughter cows 2.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00-10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $260.78/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −145.57 against this barn's trailing median of $406.35.

Average price

$260.78

49 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,434

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$121

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

$24.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.04

vs AR average

−11.13 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	269.75	1,478	31
Medium and Large 2	553	245.32	1,357	18thin

One grade step is worth $24.43/cwt here — about $121 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

25 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $437.39, low $350.22, median $406.35 across 25 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale49 hd

260.78

—

AR average3 barns · 152 hd

257.73

+3.04

National average176 barns · 15,352 hd

271.91

−11.13

This barn, trailing median25 sales

406.35

−145.57

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	—	Low	1,636	137.95	2,257	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,411	117.40	1,657	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,193	112.70	1,345	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,100	93.40	1,027	19

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,280	$1,642	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	795	$1,350	1thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,149	106.83/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,227	6
Bulls	—	—	1,630	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	194.93/cwt	173.00–199.00	1,320	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	964	113.51/cwt	107.00–127.00	1,094	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	305.20/cwt	297.00–317.00	1,248	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	270.90/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,428	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,454	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	207.54/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,801	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	297.51/cwt	297.00–300.00	970	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,142	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	600–650	645	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	585	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,123	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	241.42/cwt	238.00–245.00	1,287	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,641.60/head	1,375.00–1,875.00	1,642	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	498	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,454	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,039	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	319.97/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,193	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	243.90/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,671	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	277.56/cwt	260.00–299.00	1,152	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,521	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	283.86/cwt	260.00–302.00	1,232	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	255.08/cwt	250.00–260.00	816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	447	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,193	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	270.75/cwt	245.00–278.00	1,159	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	269.17/cwt	247.00–280.00	1,028	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	222.86/cwt	209.00–229.00	1,393	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	266.38/cwt	261.00–269.00	1,425	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	271.23/cwt	264.00–277.00	1,302	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	864	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,278	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,415	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	119.03/cwt	114.00–128.00	1,699	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,357	111.69/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,516	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	117.89/cwt	112.00–125.00	1,426	14
Bulls	—	—	1,590	126.32/cwt	121.00–132.00	2,008	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	849	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	96.13/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,050	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	106.64/cwt	99.00–111.00	1,252	12
Bulls	—	—	1,674	149.64/cwt	137.00–160.00	2,505	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	594	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	81.14/cwt	79.00–85.00	856	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,665	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	338	227.30/cwt	200.00–255.00	768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	549	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,400	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	270.71/cwt	250.00–292.00	1,245	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	226.97/cwt	217.00–242.00	1,301	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	296.37/cwt	284.00–312.00	1,544	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	318.03/cwt	317.00–319.00	1,193	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	550–600	594	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,598	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	650–700	653	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,587	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	349.35/cwt	319.00–370.00	1,516	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	300	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	795	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	372.91/cwt	360.00–389.00	1,257	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	313.78/cwt	289.00–332.00	1,610	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	294.98/cwt	293.00–297.00	1,687	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,591	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	332.09/cwt	291.00–339.00	1,368	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	289	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	905	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	295.75/cwt	291.00–307.00	1,683	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	265.31/cwt	256.00–269.00	1,515	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	341.36/cwt	331.00–355.00	1,287	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	315.98/cwt	302.00–332.00	1,529	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	316.38/cwt	287.00–326.00	1,174	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	274.45/cwt	264.00–285.00	1,707	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,481	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	301.91/cwt	297.00–311.00	1,446	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	241.32/cwt	223.00–258.00	1,619	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	290.62/cwt	283.00–298.00	1,372	28
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	107.57/cwt	103.00–112.00	1,060	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	231.81/cwt	231.00–235.00	1,808	5
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1

How this sale compares

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 Mar 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 405Last week 659Year ago 475

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 82Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 6Year ago 20

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,149	103.00–113.00	106.83
7	—	1,092	90.00–100.00	96.13
1	—	1,080	55.00	55.00
5	—	1,055	79.00–85.00	81.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,427	114.00–128.00	119.03
2	—	1,357	110.00–113.00	111.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,210	112.00–125.00	117.89
12	—	1,174	99.00–111.00	106.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,630	114.00	114.00
8	—	1,590	121.00–132.00	126.32
10	—	1,674	137.00–160.00	149.64

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	250.00–260.00	255.08
8	350–400	382	247.00–280.00	269.17
9	400–450	428	245.00–278.00	270.75
3	450–500	480	264.00–277.00	271.23
2	500–550	533	238.00–245.00	241.42
3	550–600	573	217.00–242.00	226.97
4	600–650	625	209.00–229.00	222.86
13	650–700	677	173.00–199.00	194.93
1	700–750	710	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	250–300	289	313.00	313.00
18	350–400	371	287.00–326.00	316.38
30	400–450	409	297.00–317.00	305.20
28	450–500	472	283.00–298.00	290.62
20	500–550	527	265.00–280.00	270.90
4	550–600	571	256.00–269.00	265.31
2	650–700	658	225.00	225.00
2	850–900	868	205.00–210.00	207.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	645	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	447	267.00	267.00
12	500–550	549	255.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	200.00–255.00	227.30
2	350–400	360	240.00	240.00
1	450–500	485	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	594	269.00	269.00
3	650–700	653	243.00	243.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	326	297.00–300.00	297.51
3	350–400	372	307.00	307.00
4	400–450	415	260.00–299.00	277.56
5	450–500	460	250.00–292.00	270.71
1	500–550	530	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	570	255.00	255.00
1	600–650	645	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	655	216.00	216.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	317.00–319.00	318.03
7	400–450	412	291.00–339.00	332.09
10	450–500	479	297.00–311.00	301.91
22	500–550	521	284.00–312.00	296.37
5	550–600	572	293.00–297.00	294.98
5	650–700	671	223.00–258.00	241.32
5	750–800	780	231.00–235.00	231.81
2	850–900	860	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	310.00	310.00
5	350–400	373	300.00–325.00	319.97
4	400–450	434	260.00–302.00	283.86
2	450–500	498	292.00	292.00
3	500–550	535	261.00–269.00	266.38
1	550–600	585	260.00	260.00
4	650–700	685	242.00–250.00	243.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	300–350	337	360.00–389.00	372.91
4	350–400	377	331.00–355.00	341.36
6	400–450	434	319.00–370.00	349.35
7	450–500	484	302.00–332.00	315.98
12	500–550	513	289.00–332.00	313.78
10	550–600	569	291.00–307.00	295.75
13	600–650	622	264.00–285.00	274.45
6	650–700	653	255.00	255.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	964	107.00–127.00	113.51
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,280	1,375.00–1,875.00	1,641.60
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	985	103.00–112.00	107.57
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	1,350.00	1,350.00

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.

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North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

North Arkansas Livestock - GreenForest, AR

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