Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs steady to 6.00 higher except the better 400-500 lbs 2.00-3.00 lower not enough over 600 lbs last week for a trend. Feeder heifers steady to 6.00 higher except the better 500-600 lbs 2.00-6.00 lower. A light or no test in some classes of feeders. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 2.00-5.00 higher. Supply light with good demand on most classes of cattle.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $256.24/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −150.11 against this barn's trailing median of $406.35.

Average price

$256.24

50 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,394

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$17.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.73

vs AR average

−12.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	260.28	1,420	31
Medium and Large 1-2	543	255.89	1,389	10thin
Medium and Large 2	539	242.68	1,308	9thin

One grade step is worth $17.60/cwt here — about $112 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

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 sale50 hd

256.24

—

AR average10 barns · 282 hd

247.51

+8.73

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−12.14

This barn, trailing median25 sales

406.35

−150.11

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	1,734	159.09	2,759	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,463	128.18	1,875	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,182	124.08	1,467	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,062	108.37	1,151	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	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,242	$1,819	10
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,380	$1,600	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,125	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,585	$2,978	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,693	$2,579	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,282	$2,114	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,298	$1,790	6

Every lot, as filed

88 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 1-2	500–550	534	264.49/cwt	264.00–265.00	1,412	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	465	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,409	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	671	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,724	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	121.56/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,426	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	248.15/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,645	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	310.96/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,337	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,693	2,578.62/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,579	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,585	2,977.52/head	2,500.00–3,300.00	2,978	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,380	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	428	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,027	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	265.37/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,088	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	280.63/cwt	271.00–295.00	1,619	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	323.02/cwt	315.00–327.00	1,040	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	290.26/cwt	283.00–303.00	1,533	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	320.89/cwt	306.00–329.00	1,556	16
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	263.49/cwt	262.00–270.00	988	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	220.50/cwt	209.00–232.00	1,709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	242.84/cwt	230.00–325.00	1,491	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	292.88/cwt	280.00–302.00	1,394	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	323.55/cwt	308.00–341.00	1,210	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,543	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	706	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,370	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	479	234.49/cwt	233.00–235.00	1,123	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,282	2,114.45/head	2,025.00–2,150.00	2,114	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,294	1,808.00/head	1,650.00–2,050.00	1,808	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,257	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,404	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	278.46/cwt	269.00–283.00	1,504	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,030	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	247.96/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,277	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	286.94/cwt	270.00–299.00	1,340	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,788	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	119.85/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,203	7
Bulls	—	—	1,300	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,820	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	107.81/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,281	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	129.02/cwt	126.00–131.50	1,894	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	127.51/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,558	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	119.97/cwt	114.00–123.00	1,353	15
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	530	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	991	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	123.53/cwt	123.00–124.00	1,770	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,150	1
Bulls	—	—	1,811	164.25/cwt	157.00–174.00	2,975	13
Bulls	—	—	1,641	151.08/cwt	144.00–156.00	2,479	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	92.98/cwt	90.00–97.00	922	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	282.66/cwt	282.00–283.00	1,362	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	279.90/cwt	249.00–296.00	1,587	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	236.09/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,343	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	217.18/cwt	206.00–221.00	1,470	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	209.47/cwt	207.00–212.00	1,318	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	595	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	982	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	307.08/cwt	298.00–334.00	1,600	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	589	247.19/cwt	247.00–248.00	1,456	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	303.66/cwt	300.00–309.00	1,710	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	242.74/cwt	235.00–252.00	1,629	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	261.93/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,257	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,865	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,572	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	300–350	328	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,017	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	519	254.10/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,319	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	420	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,063	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	271.21/cwt	268.00–275.00	1,437	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,490	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,812	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,929	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	229.50/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,629	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	332.69/cwt	327.00–335.00	1,377	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	265.10/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,628	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	323.41/cwt	319.00–329.00	1,410	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,098	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	494	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,526	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,784	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	125.92/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,242	1,819.13/head	1,500.00–2,050.00	1,819	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	252.20/cwt	245.00–273.00	1,425	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	302.68/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,289	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	367.07/cwt	365.00–371.00	1,347	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	275.56/cwt	271.00–280.00	1,700	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	420	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,298	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	556	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,351	4

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 May 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 509Last week 410Year ago 773

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 120Year ago 222

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 30Year ago 75

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	534	264.00–265.00	264.49
4	550–600	556	243.00	243.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	375	262.00–270.00	263.49
2	400–450	410	250.00–280.00	265.37
4	450–500	480	250.00–275.00	261.93
5	500–550	515	242.00–250.00	247.96
4	550–600	569	230.00–242.00	236.09
4	600–650	629	207.00–212.00	209.47
4	650–700	677	206.00–221.00	217.18
4	700–750	706	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	315.00–327.00	323.02
33	350–400	374	308.00–341.00	323.55
26	400–450	426	290.00–320.00	302.68
32	450–500	476	280.00–302.00	292.88
14	500–550	530	268.00–275.00	271.21
7	550–600	565	245.00–273.00	252.20
8	600–650	614	230.00–325.00	242.84
5	650–700	655	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	750	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	479	233.00–235.00	234.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	420	253.00	253.00
5	500–550	519	230.00–260.00	254.10
5	550–600	589	247.00–248.00	247.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	420	309.00	309.00
6	450–500	465	303.00	303.00
17	650–700	671	257.00	257.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	430	310.00–315.00	310.96
7	450–500	467	270.00–299.00	286.94
3	500–550	540	269.00–283.00	278.46
12	550–600	567	249.00–296.00	279.90
3	600–650	605	255.00	255.00
5	650–700	663	245.00–260.00	248.15
1	700–750	745	240.00	240.00
1	850–900	865	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	428	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	367	365.00–371.00	367.07
8	400–450	414	327.00–335.00	332.69
16	450–500	485	306.00–329.00	320.89
33	500–550	521	298.00–334.00	307.08
18	550–600	563	300.00–309.00	303.66
11	600–650	617	271.00–280.00	275.56
1	750–800	755	247.00	247.00
1	800–850	800	238.00	238.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	310.00	310.00
4	450–500	494	309.00	309.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	360.00	360.00
8	400–450	436	319.00–329.00	323.41
3	450–500	473	315.00	315.00
20	500–550	528	283.00–303.00	290.26
8	550–600	577	271.00–295.00	280.63
8	600–650	614	255.00–270.00	265.10
7	650–700	671	235.00–252.00	242.74
2	700–750	710	229.00–230.00	229.50
2	750–800	775	209.00–232.00	220.50
1	800–850	835	217.00	217.00
1	850–900	870	209.00	209.00
1	900–950	915	195.00	195.00
1	950–1000	950	203.00	203.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	240.00	240.00
2	350–400	368	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	415	270.00	270.00
3	450–500	482	282.00–283.00	282.66
3	500–550	520	270.00	270.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	187.00	187.00
1	550–600	595	165.00	165.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,173	120.00–123.00	121.56
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,380	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	993	125.00–127.00	125.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,242	1,500.00–2,050.00	1,819.13
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	10	—	1,693	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,578.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	12	—	1,585	2,500.00–3,300.00	2,977.52
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,315	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,282	2,025.00–2,150.00	2,114.45
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,294	1,650.00–2,050.00	1,808.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	990	161.00	161.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,950.00	1,950.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	133.00	133.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,004	116.00–125.00	119.85
6	—	1,188	100.00–114.00	107.81
5	—	992	90.00–97.00	92.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,468	126.00–131.50	129.02
2	—	1,433	123.00–124.00	123.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,222	124.00–134.00	127.51
15	—	1,128	114.00–123.00	119.97
1	—	1,075	107.00	107.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	140.00	140.00
13	—	1,811	157.00–174.00	164.25
6	—	1,641	144.00–156.00	151.08

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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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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