Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00-12.00 higher with little or no comparison on some weight classes under 450 lbs. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs steady to 7.00 higher 550-600 lbs steady to 4.00 lower. Supply was moderate with good demand on most classes of cattle. Slaughter cows 4.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00-8.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $308.84/cwt on 90 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −151.26 against this barn's trailing median of $460.10.

Average price

$308.84

90 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,695

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$194

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

$30.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.64

vs AR average

−1.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	314.98	1,734	72
Medium and Large 2	542	284.27	1,540	18thin

One grade step is worth $30.71/cwt here — about $194 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

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 sale90 hd

308.84

—

AR average8 barns · 240 hd

293.21

+15.64

National average163 barns · 10,302 hd

310.77

−1.93

This barn, trailing median24 sales

460.10

−151.26

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	1,538	158.56	2,438	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,427	132.69	1,894	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,191	131.44	1,565	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,045	116.02	1,212	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)	1,048	$1,288	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,228	$1,765	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,425	1thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	1,287.95/head	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,288	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	301.54/cwt	297.00–329.00	1,321	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	1,764.56/head	1,200.00–2,100.00	1,765	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	750–800	773	212.72/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,644	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	650–700	694	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,673	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	543	237.98/cwt	234.00–242.00	1,292	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	242.60/cwt	235.00–247.00	1,633	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	787	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,999	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	346	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,194	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	498	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,300	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	135.64/cwt	125.00–149.00	1,499	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	282.55/cwt	253.00–293.00	1,596	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	130.88/cwt	124.00–139.00	1,084	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,228	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	245.56/cwt	237.00–251.00	1,392	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	247.92/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,284	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	600–650	616	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,417	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	945	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,003	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	724	240.10/cwt	239.00–243.00	1,738	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	557	238.35/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,328	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,530	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,312	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	256.71/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,584	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	262.91/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,246	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	301.97/cwt	300.00–308.00	1,301	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	195.04/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,307	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	827	217.34/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,797	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	285.65/cwt	280.00–291.00	1,494	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	269.02/cwt	261.00–273.00	1,313	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	277.52/cwt	261.00–300.00	894	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,687	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	134.55/cwt	129.00–144.00	1,909	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	134.36/cwt	130.00–140.50	1,626	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	124.56/cwt	116.00–129.00	1,426	14
Bulls	—	—	1,285	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,773	2
Bulls	—	—	1,663	166.82/cwt	158.00–176.00	2,774	8
Bulls	—	—	1,414	152.33/cwt	145.00–156.00	2,154	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	228.83/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,416	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	97.79/cwt	96.00–100.00	873	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,074	121.02/cwt	117.00–129.00	1,300	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	110.43/cwt	106.00–116.00	1,134	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,458	126.00/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,837	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,292	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	400–450	440	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,399	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,230	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,102	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,234	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	250.54/cwt	231.00–261.00	1,571	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	750–800	770	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,579	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	295.53/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,549	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	2,122	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	303.82/cwt	287.00–307.00	1,452	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	638	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,455	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	600–650	628	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,570	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	322.70/cwt	315.00–333.00	1,346	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	362.51/cwt	362.00–363.00	1,287	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,098	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	268.85/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,395	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	329.04/cwt	309.00–339.00	1,240	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	241.08/cwt	236.00–244.00	1,459	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	334.18/cwt	310.00–363.00	1,547	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,854	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	327.99/cwt	327.00–333.00	1,364	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,502	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	539	318.76/cwt	293.00–323.00	1,718	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	292.55/cwt	281.00–303.00	1,357	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	296.70/cwt	292.00–300.00	1,810	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,821	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	276.03/cwt	259.00–283.00	1,573	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	588	302.77/cwt	297.00–305.00	1,780	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	266.29/cwt	261.00–271.00	1,803	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	255.84/cwt	249.00–278.00	1,471	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,161	2

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 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 677Last week 419Year ago 1,886

Slaughter CattleReceipts 139Last week 136Year ago 133

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 50Year ago 10

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,048	1,100.00–1,450.00	1,287.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,105	125.00–149.00	135.64
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,228	1,200.00–2,100.00	1,764.56
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,425.00	1,425.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	828	124.00–139.00	130.88

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	343.00	343.00
10	350–400	377	309.00–339.00	329.04
21	400–450	438	297.00–329.00	301.54
26	450–500	464	281.00–303.00	292.55
53	500–550	519	267.00–277.00	268.85
18	550–600	575	249.00–278.00	255.84
11	600–650	605	236.00–244.00	241.08
2	650–700	650	231.00	231.00
1	750–800	780	201.00	201.00
1	800–850	810	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
12	650–700	694	241.00	241.00
19	750–800	773	210.00–217.50	212.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	543	234.00–242.00	237.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	498	261.00	261.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	261.00–300.00	277.52
1	350–400	350	285.00	285.00
2	400–450	425	289.00	289.00
8	450–500	488	261.00–273.00	269.02
4	500–550	518	240.00–257.00	247.92
5	550–600	567	237.00–251.00	245.56
16	600–650	619	220.00–237.00	228.83
2	650–700	670	190.00–200.00	195.04
1	750–800	750	193.00	193.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
14	600–650	616	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	199.00	199.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	638	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	628	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	327.00	327.00
7	400–450	417	315.00–333.00	322.70
9	450–500	478	287.00–307.00	303.82
17	500–550	524	285.00–305.00	295.53
15	550–600	570	259.00–283.00	276.03
20	600–650	627	231.00–261.00	250.54
3	650–700	673	235.00–247.00	242.60
1	750–800	750	230.00	230.00
1	900–950	910	202.00	202.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	430	305.00	305.00
5	450–500	474	260.00–275.00	262.91
6	550–600	557	230.00–255.00	238.35
2	750–800	760	222.00	222.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	770	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	346	345.00	345.00
22	700–750	724	239.00–243.00	240.10
20	750–800	787	254.00	254.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	388	317.00	317.00
4	400–450	431	300.00–308.00	301.97
1	450–500	475	287.00	287.00
10	500–550	523	280.00–291.00	285.65
8	550–600	565	253.00–293.00	282.55
13	600–650	617	245.00–270.00	256.71
1	650–700	650	251.00	251.00
3	700–750	705	217.00	217.00
12	800–850	827	210.00–218.00	217.34
13	900–950	945	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	318.00	318.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	432	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	365.00	365.00
2	350–400	355	362.00–363.00	362.51
6	400–450	416	327.00–333.00	327.99
31	450–500	463	310.00–363.00	334.18
55	500–550	539	293.00–323.00	318.76
17	550–600	588	297.00–305.00	302.77
7	600–650	610	292.00–300.00	296.70
20	650–700	677	261.00–271.00	266.29
1	750–800	765	238.00	238.00
1	800–850	835	222.00	222.00
1	950–1000	960	221.00	221.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,419	129.00–144.00	134.55
5	—	1,458	125.00–128.00	126.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,210	130.00–140.50	134.36
14	—	1,145	116.00–129.00	124.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	893	96.00–100.00	97.79
14	—	1,074	117.00–129.00	121.02
6	—	1,027	106.00–116.00	110.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,285	138.00	138.00
8	—	1,663	158.00–176.00	166.82
4	—	1,414	145.00–156.00	152.33

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

Steers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle