Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 400-550 lbs 6.00-14.00 lower 550-600 lbs 2.00 higher not enough on offer in other weight classes for a trend. Feeder heifers mostly steady to 7.00 lower except the better 350-400 lbs 7.00 higher. Light run with no trend in several classes. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00-3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $263.02/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −143.33 against this barn's trailing median of $406.35.

Average price

$263.02

54 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,407

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$324

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$66.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.50

vs AR average

−0.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	266.43	1,424	46
Medium and Large 2	535	249.64	1,336	7thin
Medium and Large 3	550	200.00	1,100	1thin

One grade step is worth $66.43/cwt here — about $324 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 sale54 hd

263.02

—

AR average8 barns · 393 hd

258.52

+4.50

National average181 barns · 13,137 hd

263.96

−0.94

This barn, trailing median25 sales

406.35

−143.33

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	1,620	149.28	2,418	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,389	124.76	1,733	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,190	122.69	1,460	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	998	105.54	1,053	18

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
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,295	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,079	$1,626	7
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,110	$1,725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,425	$2,092	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,205	$1,983	2thin

Every lot, as filed

80 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	346.02/cwt	339.00–353.00	1,450	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	286.51/cwt	278.00–300.00	1,372	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	127.29/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,296	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,132	117.05/cwt	106.00–130.00	1,325	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	368	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	791	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	323.31/cwt	313.00–327.00	1,542	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	241.33/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,491	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,983.20/head	1,700.00–2,200.00	1,983	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	2,092.05/head	2,050.00–2,125.00	2,092	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,280	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	291.44/cwt	290.00–293.00	1,384	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,074	132.51/cwt	110.00–142.00	1,423	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,079	1,625.78/head	1,100.00–2,275.00	1,626	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	268.83/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,027	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	268.27/cwt	259.00–277.00	1,108	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	310	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	899	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	487	274.42/cwt	270.00–281.00	1,336	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	643	254.01/cwt	251.00–257.00	1,633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	275.75/cwt	255.00–286.00	1,467	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	266.63/cwt	220.00–302.00	1,125	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,398	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	270.93/cwt	255.00–277.00	1,593	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,320	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	334.66/cwt	309.00–353.00	1,088	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,400	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	230.31/cwt	227.00–237.00	1,110	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	245.49/cwt	235.00–269.00	943	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	309.69/cwt	300.00–319.00	1,171	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	257.08/cwt	251.00–260.00	1,332	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	263.16/cwt	250.00–271.00	1,282	5
Bulls	—	—	1,368	113.16/cwt	100.00–130.00	1,548	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	130.07/cwt	128.00–133.00	1,814	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	106.86/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,355	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	118.94/cwt	113.00–124.00	1,160	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	999	101.39/cwt	95.00–108.00	1,013	8
Bulls	—	—	1,753	159.52/cwt	154.00–167.00	2,796	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	122.94/cwt	120.00–125.00	1,684	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,768	1
Bulls	—	—	1,513	144.78/cwt	131.00–154.00	2,191	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	760	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	88.05/cwt	85.00–90.00	964	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	128.34/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,552	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	260.27/cwt	233.00–271.00	1,392	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	221.13/cwt	205.00–234.00	1,353	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	231.05/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,335	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	870	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	120.04/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,402	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	450	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,256	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	440	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,595	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	544	293.95/cwt	291.00–300.00	1,599	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	233.82/cwt	219.00–247.00	1,672	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	270.47/cwt	250.00–283.00	860	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	1,176	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	237.50/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,324	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,142	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	700–750	723	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,554	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	380	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,319	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	309.33/cwt	300.00–316.00	1,602	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	299.53/cwt	284.00–307.00	1,282	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	272.23/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,424	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	311.86/cwt	297.00–323.00	1,341	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	343.50/cwt	339.00–353.00	1,264	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	323.13/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,238	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	247.96/cwt	238.00–254.00	1,416	11
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,469	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	309.22/cwt	287.00–321.00	1,735	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,193	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	307.58/cwt	295.00–320.00	1,479	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	139.00/cwt	130.00–147.00	1,151	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	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 Apr 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 351Last week 520Year ago 850

Slaughter CattleReceipts 112Last week 105Year ago 183

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 20Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	353.00	353.00
1	350–400	375	353.00	353.00
4	400–450	419	339.00–353.00	346.02
12	450–500	477	313.00–327.00	323.31
12	500–550	518	300.00–316.00	309.33
29	550–600	561	287.00–321.00	309.22
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	325	309.00–353.00	334.66
2	350–400	378	300.00–319.00	309.69
1	400–450	425	329.00	329.00
2	450–500	475	290.00–293.00	291.44
3	500–550	532	255.00–286.00	275.75
5	550–600	588	255.00–277.00	270.93
2	600–650	643	251.00–257.00	254.01
1	800–850	825	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	347.00	347.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	331.00	331.00
9	350–400	383	320.00–330.00	323.13
23	400–450	428	284.00–307.00	299.53
9	450–500	479	278.00–300.00	286.51
35	500–550	523	250.00–285.00	272.23
11	550–600	571	238.00–254.00	247.96
6	600–650	618	235.00–245.00	241.33
2	650–700	650	235.00–240.00	237.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	318	250.00–283.00	270.47
4	350–400	382	267.00–275.00	268.83
2	400–450	413	259.00–277.00	268.27
5	450–500	487	250.00–271.00	263.16
5	500–550	518	251.00–260.00	257.08
2	550–600	578	227.00–235.00	231.05
3	600–650	612	205.00–234.00	221.13
1	650–700	685	216.00	216.00
2	800–850	815	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	487	270.00–281.00	274.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	200.00	200.00
6	450–500	482	227.00–237.00	230.31
1	550–600	550	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	285.00	285.00
3	450–500	450	279.00	279.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	723	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	384	235.00–269.00	245.49
3	400–450	422	220.00–302.00	266.63
1	450–500	465	269.00	269.00
10	500–550	535	233.00–271.00	260.27
3	550–600	560	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	630	235.00	235.00
2	650–700	660	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	351.00	351.00
3	350–400	368	339.00–353.00	343.50
11	400–450	430	297.00–323.00	311.86
11	450–500	481	295.00–320.00	307.58
3	500–550	544	291.00–300.00	293.95
3	550–600	550	267.00	267.00
2	600–650	628	254.00	254.00
5	700–750	715	219.00–247.00	233.82
2	750–800	760	216.00	216.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,018	125.00–130.00	127.29
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,132	106.00–130.00	117.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,074	110.00–142.00	132.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,079	1,100.00–2,275.00	1,625.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,295	1,875.00	1,875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,900.00	1,900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,205	1,700.00–2,200.00	1,983.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,425	2,050.00–2,125.00	2,092.05
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,110	1,725.00	1,725.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	828	130.00–147.00	139.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,368	100.00–130.00	113.16
11	—	1,753	154.00–167.00	159.52
9	—	1,513	131.00–154.00	144.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,395	128.00–133.00	130.07
11	—	1,370	120.00–125.00	122.94
1	—	1,565	113.00	113.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,268	104.00–110.00	106.86
15	—	1,209	125.00–134.00	128.34
20	—	1,168	114.00–124.00	120.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	975	113.00–124.00	118.94
8	—	999	95.00–108.00	101.39
1	—	950	80.00	80.00
2	—	1,095	85.00–90.00	88.05

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle