Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs steady to 3.00 lower instances 9.00 lower on a light test in some classes not enough over 600 lbs last week for a trend. Feeder heifers mixed from 3.00 higher to 6.00 lower generally steady to weak. Had two loads of yearling steers that sold good. The offering included several new crop calves in the weights under 600 lbs. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $286.66/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −173.45 against this barn's trailing median of $460.10.

Average price

$286.66

34 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,563

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$223

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

$49.63/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.94

vs AR average

−17.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	289.63	1,567	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	549	289.50	1,588	14thin
Medium and Large 2	560	240.00	1,344	2thin

One grade step is worth $49.63/cwt here — about $223 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 sale34 hd

286.66

—

AR average7 barns · 138 hd

284.72

+1.94

National average171 barns · 11,979 hd

304.39

−17.73

This barn, trailing median24 sales

460.10

−173.45

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	—	Average	1,570	152.00	2,387	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,487	127.28	1,893	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,194	122.09	1,457	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,021	109.46	1,117	22

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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,071	$1,726	18
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	961	$1,296	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,465	$2,450	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,198	$2,339	32
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,295	$2,125	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,038	$2,071	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,165	$1,900	5

Every lot, as filed

100 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	336.21/cwt	325.00–345.00	1,261	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	343.01/cwt	330.00–352.00	1,430	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,098	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	251.33/cwt	245.00–261.00	1,428	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	303.42/cwt	287.00–316.00	1,265	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	225.78/cwt	223.00–230.00	1,479	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	128.83/cwt	117.00–151.00	1,125	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,344	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,161	2,283.50/head	1,800.00–2,600.00	2,284	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	496	267.33/cwt	258.00–274.00	1,326	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	604	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,486	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	600–650	618	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,465	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,168	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,468	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	793	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,951	64
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,465	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	961	1,296.47/head	1,175.00–1,550.00	1,296	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,071	1,725.86/head	1,200.00–1,900.00	1,726	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	571	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,713	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	498	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,499	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,566	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,357	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	514	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,331	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	668	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,737	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,127	130.87/cwt	126.00–136.00	1,475	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	2,125.00/head	2,125.00–2,125.00	2,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	286.56/cwt	274.00–300.00	1,473	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,462	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	127.26/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,476	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	245.36/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,310	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,245	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	255.70/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,202	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	535	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,231	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	300–350	315	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	240.89/cwt	224.00–250.00	1,496	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	282.86/cwt	265.00–299.00	1,361	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,112	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	274.48/cwt	272.00–277.00	859	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	277.52/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,293	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	310.54/cwt	300.00–313.00	1,050	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	307.38/cwt	305.00–312.00	1,279	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,361	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	261.96/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,137	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	267.49/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,156	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	182.00/cwt	181.00–183.00	1,289	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	117.56/cwt	112.00–125.00	1,240	13
Bulls	—	—	1,475	145.92/cwt	139.00–150.00	2,152	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	101.84/cwt	95.00–107.00	1,042	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	867	89.61/cwt	85.00–94.00	777	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	121.49/cwt	119.50–124.00	1,713	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	127.53/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,594	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	273.47/cwt	253.00–293.00	998	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,605	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	129.72/cwt	126.00–136.00	1,959	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,162	119.33/cwt	113.00–124.00	1,387	41
Bulls	—	—	1,701	160.35/cwt	152.00–167.00	2,728	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	313	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	939	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,212	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	337	288.82/cwt	284.00–291.00	973	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	174.11/cwt	155.00–193.00	736	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	480	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,478	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	471	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,234	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	520	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	537	283.84/cwt	275.00–289.00	1,524	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	316.26/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,363	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	268.13/cwt	259.00–284.00	1,547	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,711	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	410	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	435	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	645	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,419	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	323.22/cwt	314.00–332.00	1,500	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	349.70/cwt	349.00–353.00	1,304	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,631	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,313	2,517.14/head	2,325.00–2,700.00	2,517	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	2,070.58/head	1,750.00–2,125.00	2,071	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	299.40/cwt	297.00–300.00	1,665	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	282.93/cwt	257.00–288.50	1,729	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	1,132	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	280.64/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,305	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	316.75/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,207	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	245.39/cwt	243.00–257.00	1,482	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	384	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,302	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	267.28/cwt	260.00–279.00	1,393	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	297.08/cwt	289.00–305.00	1,560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,076	70
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	600–650	605	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,458	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	350–400	380	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,182	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,046	3

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 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 723Last week 351Year ago 1,348

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 112Year ago 221

Replacement CattleReceipts 100Last week 35Year ago 65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	343	320.00	320.00
21	350–400	381	300.00–330.00	316.75
10	400–450	417	287.00–316.00	303.42
17	450–500	465	275.00–295.00	280.64
28	500–550	521	260.00–279.00	267.28
20	550–600	568	245.00–261.00	251.33
1	600–650	615	248.00	248.00
5	650–700	655	223.00–230.00	225.78
2	700–750	720	203.00	203.00
1	800–850	810	203.00	203.00
1	850–900	870	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	450–500	496	258.00–274.00	267.33
11	500–550	514	259.00	259.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	618	237.00	237.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	272.00–277.00	274.48
7	350–400	365	253.00–293.00	273.47
4	400–450	432	265.00–275.00	267.49
20	450–500	470	250.00–270.00	255.70
16	500–550	534	240.00–255.00	245.36
2	600–650	645	211.00	211.00
2	700–750	708	181.00–183.00	182.00
1	750–800	750	196.00	196.00
1	800–850	830	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	313	300.00	300.00
3	350–400	380	311.00	311.00
1	400–450	435	240.00	240.00
4	450–500	471	262.00	262.00
4	600–650	645	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	155.00–193.00	174.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	605	241.00	241.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	338.00	338.00
14	350–400	375	325.00–345.00	336.21
18	400–450	431	300.00–330.00	316.26
4	450–500	476	285.00	285.00
8	500–550	514	274.00–300.00	286.56
14	550–600	577	259.00–284.00	268.13
6	600–650	604	243.00–257.00	245.39
3	700–750	725	216.00	216.00
1	850–900	860	199.00	199.00
1	950–1000	965	176.00	176.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	337.00	337.00
1	350–400	365	320.00	320.00
5	400–450	434	250.00–265.00	261.96
9	450–500	466	250.00–285.00	277.52
1	550–600	570	249.00	249.00
1	600–650	625	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	604	246.00	246.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	305	343.00	343.00
6	350–400	373	349.00–353.00	349.70
3	400–450	417	330.00–352.00	343.01
15	450–500	464	314.00–332.00	323.22
2	500–550	525	289.00–305.00	297.08
5	550–600	556	297.00–300.00	299.40
37	600–650	611	257.00–288.50	282.93
1	700–750	700	233.00	233.00
70	800–850	827	251.00	251.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	338	300.00–313.00	310.54
1	350–400	380	319.00	319.00
10	400–450	416	305.00–312.00	307.38
6	450–500	481	265.00–299.00	282.86
2	550–600	560	240.00	240.00
6	600–650	621	224.00–250.00	240.89
1	650–700	660	241.00	241.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	498	301.00	301.00
7	500–550	526	279.00	279.00
7	550–600	571	300.00	300.00
8	650–700	668	260.00	260.00
64	750–800	793	246.00	246.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	337	284.00–291.00	288.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	384	339.00	339.00
1	400–450	410	317.00	317.00
6	450–500	480	308.00	308.00
11	500–550	537	275.00–289.00	283.84

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	873	117.00–151.00	128.83
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,165	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	26	—	1,161	1,800.00–2,600.00	2,283.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,445	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,465	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,295	2,125.00	2,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,313	2,325.00–2,700.00	2,517.14
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,038	1,750.00–2,125.00	2,070.58
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	961	1,175.00–1,550.00	1,296.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	—	1,071	1,200.00–1,900.00	1,725.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,127	126.00–136.00	130.87
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,160	120.00–135.00	127.26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,055	112.00–125.00	117.56
6	—	1,023	95.00–107.00	101.84
3	—	867	85.00–94.00	89.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,410	119.50–124.00	121.49
1	—	1,420	113.00	113.00
13	—	1,510	126.00–136.00	129.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,250	124.00–134.00	127.53
41	—	1,162	113.00–124.00	119.33
1	—	1,200	110.00	110.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,475	139.00–150.00	145.92
8	—	1,701	152.00–167.00	160.35

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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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

North Arkansas Livestock - GreenForest, AR

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