Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs 5.00-15.00 higher 600-700 lbs 20.00-25.00 higher. Feeder heifers 4.00-9.00 higher. The offering included several groups of long weaned yearling with some value added that sold for a premium. Supply was heavy with a very good demand on cattle suitable for grazing. Slaughter cows steady to 5.00 higher on the small amount observed. Slaughter bulls 5.00 lower. Replacement cows not reported due to time limits.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $310.42/cwt on 248 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −149.68 against this barn's trailing median of $460.10.

Average price

$310.42

248 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,682

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$275

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

$49.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.79

vs AR average

−5.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	321.10	1,746	169
Medium and Large 1-2	536	297.06	1,592	49
Medium and Large 2	541	272.08	1,471	30

One grade step is worth $49.02/cwt here — about $275 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

24 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $486.30, low $387.02, median $460.10 across 24 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 sale248 hd

310.42

—

AR average8 barns · 477 hd

305.63

+4.79

National average167 barns · 13,796 hd

316.07

−5.65

This barn, trailing median24 sales

460.10

−149.68

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	—	High	1,730	140.48	2,430	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,299	124.80	1,621	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,127	116.53	1,314	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	998	84.68	845	14

Every lot, as filed

109 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	263.13/cwt	255.00–271.00	1,245	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	228.36/cwt	223.00–234.00	1,537	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	241.03/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,506	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	447	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,301	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	650–700	652	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	729	242.09/cwt	239.00–247.00	1,765	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	321	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,075	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	650–700	693	274.50/cwt	274.50–274.50	1,902	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	257.72/cwt	250.00–287.00	1,363	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	256.33/cwt	250.00–266.00	1,720	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	366	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	878	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	821	237.99/cwt	236.00–239.00	1,954	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	309.10/cwt	306.00–310.00	1,141	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	252.99/cwt	252.00–259.00	1,333	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	249.05/cwt	240.00–253.00	1,425	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	831	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,579	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	612	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,628	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	900–950	908	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,734	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	419	326.58/cwt	325.00–327.00	1,368	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	533	288.61/cwt	284.00–289.00	1,538	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	610	304.56/cwt	303.00–312.00	1,858	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,821	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	630	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,833	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	548	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,808	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	453	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,391	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	287.22/cwt	239.00–320.00	1,201	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	600–650	641	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,782	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,685	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,105	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	750–800	785	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,570	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	550–600	598	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,465	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	258.08/cwt	250.00–277.00	1,208	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	252.47/cwt	231.00–280.00	1,444	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	242.26/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,286	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	291.47/cwt	250.00–302.00	965	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	320.18/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,191	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	219.21/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,377	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	249.69/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,718	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	280.83/cwt	261.00–295.00	1,047	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	284.49/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,098	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	277.14/cwt	263.00–291.00	1,449	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	279.78/cwt	269.00–290.00	1,323	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	462	217.30/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,004	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	234.65/cwt	210.00–250.00	1,328	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	205.43/cwt	192.00–212.00	1,403	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	98.50/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,170	2
Bulls	—	—	1,768	144.26/cwt	139.00–150.00	2,551	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,299	124.80/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,621	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	882	70.23/cwt	67.00–74.00	619	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,129	118.92/cwt	113.00–126.00	1,343	18
Bulls	—	—	1,460	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	263.34/cwt	220.00–285.00	1,504	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	258.25/cwt	240.00–283.00	1,092	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	190.33/cwt	180.00–200.00	729	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	102.19/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,141	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	105.50/cwt	105.00–106.00	1,113	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	80.97/cwt	70.00–88.00	792	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	450	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	550	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	360.57/cwt	345.00–392.00	1,179	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,389	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	841	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,160	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	392	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,274	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	650–700	655	238.90/cwt	238.00–239.00	1,565	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	700–750	749	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,760	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	750–800	766	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,678	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	600–650	627	250.29/cwt	243.00–251.00	1,569	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	560	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,447	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	277.64/cwt	250.00–296.00	1,882	98
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,046	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	308.29/cwt	290.00–324.00	1,763	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	354.49/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,510	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	550–600	557	290.11/cwt	261.00–300.00	1,616	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	341.06/cwt	302.00–370.00	1,589	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	322.23/cwt	305.00–350.00	1,666	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	357.23/cwt	341.00–400.00	1,361	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	628	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,507	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	254.89/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,578	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	1000–1050	1,017	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,424	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	407	410.60/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,671	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	578	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,694	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	396	404.00/cwt	404.00–404.00	1,600	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	512	340.80/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,745	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	231.71/cwt	225.00–233.00	1,599	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	493	305.42/cwt	265.00–310.00	1,506	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	539	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,558	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	569	324.68/cwt	317.00–330.00	1,847	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	314.55/cwt	300.00–347.00	1,343	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	288.60/cwt	275.00–307.00	1,521	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	315.03/cwt	296.00–335.00	1,345	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	238.17/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,634	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	494	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,561	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	702	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,664	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	240.23/cwt	221.00–244.00	1,485	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	330.65/cwt	305.00–357.00	1,118	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	382.96/cwt	360.00–420.00	1,256	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	260.39/cwt	254.00–267.00	1,502	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	325.37/cwt	297.00–353.00	1,246	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	294.95/cwt	260.00–311.00	1,392	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	275.95/cwt	265.00–292.00	1,465	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,636	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	301.54/cwt	280.50–311.00	1,854	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	241.19/cwt	225.00–247.00	1,973	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	743	257.64/cwt	246.00–260.00	1,914	14

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.

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North Arkansas Livestock - GreenForest, AR

Wed Mar 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,828Last week 405Year ago 1,632

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 82Year ago 91

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	386	270.00–300.00	284.49
1	400–450	440	255.00	255.00
2	450–500	473	255.00–271.00	263.13
6	500–550	529	250.00–287.00	257.72
10	550–600	572	231.00–280.00	252.47
1	600–650	635	210.00	210.00
2	650–700	673	223.00–234.00	228.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	345.00–392.00	360.57
2	350–400	392	325.00	325.00
5	400–450	427	300.00–347.00	314.55
23	450–500	493	265.00–310.00	305.42
7	500–550	527	275.00–307.00	288.60
1	550–600	550	263.00	263.00
11	600–650	619	245.00–260.00	254.89
12	650–700	686	238.00–240.00	238.17
6	700–750	702	237.00	237.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	325.00	325.00
3	350–400	372	300.00–330.00	320.18
9	400–450	418	239.00–320.00	287.22
2	450–500	473	269.00–290.00	279.78
19	500–550	523	263.00–291.00	277.14
11	550–600	571	220.00–285.00	263.34
5	600–650	625	240.00–245.00	241.03
7	650–700	688	240.00–260.00	249.69
1	700–750	705	239.00	239.00
1	800–850	825	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	321	335.00	335.00
12	350–400	366	240.00	240.00
57	400–450	419	325.00–327.00	326.58
39	500–550	533	284.00–289.00	288.61
9	600–650	612	266.00	266.00
35	650–700	671	250.00–266.00	256.33
15	700–750	729	239.00–247.00	242.09
10	750–800	762	239.00	239.00
9	800–850	821	236.00–239.00	237.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	641	278.00	278.00
29	650–700	693	274.50	274.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	396	404.00	404.00
6	400–450	407	400.00–420.00	410.60
18	500–550	512	325.00–350.00	340.80
43	550–600	569	317.00–330.00	324.68
40	600–650	610	303.00–312.00	304.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	500–550	548	330.00	330.00
11	600–650	630	291.00	291.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	251.00	251.00
1	600–650	640	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	277.00	277.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	328	360.00–420.00	382.96
28	350–400	381	341.00–400.00	357.23
31	400–450	426	340.00–380.00	354.49
38	450–500	466	302.00–370.00	341.06
65	500–550	517	305.00–350.00	322.23
42	550–600	572	290.00–324.00	308.29
54	600–650	615	280.50–311.00	301.54
98	650–700	678	250.00–296.00	277.64
14	700–750	743	246.00–260.00	257.64
10	800–850	818	225.00–247.00	241.19
5	900–950	930	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	350–400	369	306.00–310.00	309.10
33	400–450	447	291.00	291.00
22	500–550	527	252.00–259.00	252.99
19	550–600	572	240.00–253.00	249.05
7	800–850	831	190.00	190.00
3	1000–1050	1,017	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	598	245.00	245.00
2	650–700	652	239.00	239.00
6	750–800	785	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
8	900–950	908	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	453	307.00	307.00
9	600–650	628	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	331	250.00–302.00	291.47
6	350–400	373	261.00–295.00	280.83
9	400–450	423	240.00–283.00	258.25
14	450–500	468	250.00–277.00	258.08
13	500–550	531	230.00–260.00	242.26
15	550–600	566	210.00–250.00	234.65
3	600–650	628	210.00–224.00	219.21
4	650–700	683	192.00–212.00	205.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	180.00–200.00	190.33
3	450–500	462	210.00–225.00	217.30
2	550–600	555	209.00	209.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
39	550–600	557	261.00–300.00	290.11
41	600–650	627	243.00–251.00	250.29
32	650–700	655	238.00–239.00	238.90
8	700–750	749	235.00	235.00
4	750–800	766	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	494	316.00	316.00
13	500–550	539	289.00	289.00
28	550–600	578	293.00	293.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	300–350	338	305.00–357.00	330.65
32	350–400	383	297.00–353.00	325.37
47	400–450	427	296.00–335.00	315.03
79	450–500	472	260.00–311.00	294.95
110	500–550	531	265.00–292.00	275.95
16	550–600	577	254.00–267.00	260.39
24	600–650	618	221.00–244.00	240.23
15	650–700	690	225.00–233.00	231.71
1	700–750	705	232.00	232.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,188	97.00–100.00	98.50
3	—	882	67.00–74.00	70.23
2	—	1,055	105.00–106.00	105.50
7	—	978	70.00–88.00	80.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,299	120.00–132.00	124.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,129	113.00–126.00	118.92
3	—	1,117	99.00–106.00	102.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,768	139.00–150.00	144.26
1	—	1,460	114.00	114.00

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