Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 700 lbs mostly 2.00-12.00 lower with the offering being unweaned calves. Not enough yearlings for a trend except two loads of 828 lb steers 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 700 lbs 8.00-15.00 lower. Supply moderate with buyers being more selective on these unweaned calves. No trend on cows and bulls not reported last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $287.92/cwt on 196 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −172.18 against this barn's trailing median of $460.10.

Average price

$287.92

196 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,591

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$29.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.14

vs AR average

−21.24 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	298.69	1,644	81
Medium and Large 1-2	558	284.89	1,589	81
Medium and Large 2	544	269.50	1,467	34

One grade step is worth $29.19/cwt here — about $177 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 sale196 hd

287.92

—

AR average10 barns · 555 hd

287.78

+0.14

National average164 barns · 13,053 hd

309.16

−21.24

This barn, trailing median24 sales

460.10

−172.18

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	1,586	159.10	2,524	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,351	132.06	1,784	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,204	129.60	1,560	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,018	115.77	1,178	26

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)	1,058	$1,805	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,196	$1,485	9
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	910	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$1,935	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	999	$1,850	4thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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 2	600–650	642	264.24/cwt	262.00–271.00	1,696	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,444	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,562	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	592	246.98/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,462	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	650–700	696	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,503	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	422	320.91/cwt	320.00–321.00	1,354	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	263.64/cwt	250.00–277.00	1,252	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,684	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	643	245.31/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,577	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	252.69/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,319	40
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	139.31/cwt	132.00–151.00	1,414	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	471	274.99/cwt	271.00–279.00	1,295	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	696	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,670	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	592	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,433	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	295.07/cwt	288.00–301.00	1,555	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	773	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,025	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	286.06/cwt	277.00–293.00	1,339	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	575	279.21/cwt	270.00–286.00	1,605	52
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,935.00/head	1,935.00–1,935.00	1,935	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,196	1,485.00/head	1,485.00–1,485.00	1,485	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	281.74/cwt	260.00–301.00	1,347	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	297.69/cwt	285.00–313.00	1,289	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	275.52/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,466	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	800–850	800	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	233.70/cwt	231.00–235.00	1,951	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,119	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,112	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	228.07/cwt	219.00–232.00	1,430	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	226.52/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,287	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	264.41/cwt	254.00–286.00	1,253	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	238.17/cwt	237.00–243.00	1,612	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	287.98/cwt	283.00–297.00	1,057	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	367	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	811	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	260.91/cwt	255.00–289.00	1,466	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,550	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,102	117.98/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,300	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	130.94/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,392	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	135.85/cwt	132.00–142.00	1,640	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	118.56/cwt	116.00–123.00	1,192	7
Bulls	—	—	1,786	175.55/cwt	168.00–189.00	3,135	5
Bulls	—	—	1,548	157.24/cwt	148.00–163.00	2,434	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	127.56/cwt	122.00–132.00	1,543	41
Bulls	—	—	1,278	127.27/cwt	111.00–145.50	1,627	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	93.60/cwt	90.00–102.00	880	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	109.99/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,161	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	129.83/cwt	122.00–131.50	1,740	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,368	135.69/cwt	132.00–142.50	1,856	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	240.86/cwt	222.00–254.00	1,279	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	228.59/cwt	224.00–233.00	1,783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	878	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	271.70/cwt	255.00–284.00	1,157	19
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,164	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	620	243.21/cwt	238.00–247.00	1,508	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,474	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	590	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,392	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	487	256.56/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,249	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,498	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	661	234.31/cwt	225.00–239.50	1,549	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,798	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	343.51/cwt	333.00–349.00	1,453	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	290.37/cwt	284.00–301.00	1,693	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	383.28/cwt	373.00–390.00	1,257	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	285.51/cwt	282.00–297.00	1,525	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	662	256.14/cwt	240.00–260.50	1,696	46
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,094	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	828	256.50/cwt	256.50–256.50	2,124	126
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	312.08/cwt	301.00–339.00	1,295	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	302.77/cwt	294.00–309.00	1,260	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,515	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	1,805.21/head	1,460.00–1,925.00	1,805	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	615	270.19/cwt	265.00–271.00	1,662	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	304.70/cwt	300.00–309.00	954	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	856	208.08/cwt	201.00–209.00	1,781	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	382.30/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,372	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	305.41/cwt	295.00–308.00	1,448	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	253.40/cwt	249.00–270.00	1,419	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,594	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	397	353.19/cwt	343.00–365.00	1,402	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	316.40/cwt	309.00–327.00	1,500	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	282.05/cwt	276.00–291.00	1,726	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	715	236.87/cwt	234.00–239.00	1,694	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	310.33/cwt	301.00–323.00	1,192	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	305.69/cwt	295.00–311.00	1,599	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	266.03/cwt	264.00–270.00	1,381	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,848	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.

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,145Last week 2,726Year ago 1,550

Slaughter CattleReceipts 147Last week 100Year ago 271

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 21Year ago 70

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	333.00	333.00
3	350–400	367	305.00	305.00
20	400–450	433	285.00–313.00	297.69
29	450–500	478	260.00–301.00	281.74
20	500–550	532	260.00–295.00	275.52
14	550–600	562	255.00–289.00	260.91
4	600–650	642	262.00–271.00	264.24
5	650–700	677	237.00–243.00	238.17
1	700–750	710	220.00	220.00
2	750–800	780	224.00–233.00	228.59
3	800–850	835	231.00–235.00	233.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	422	320.00–321.00	320.91
29	500–550	527	288.00–301.00	295.07
52	550–600	575	270.00–286.00	279.21
5	650–700	696	240.00	240.00
77	750–800	773	262.00	262.00
126	800–850	828	256.50	256.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	600–650	643	240.00–255.00	245.31
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	800	208.00	208.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	373.00–390.00	383.28
11	350–400	359	375.00–390.00	382.30
10	400–450	423	333.00–349.00	343.51
19	450–500	474	309.00–327.00	316.40
44	500–550	523	295.00–311.00	305.69
37	550–600	583	284.00–301.00	290.37
5	600–650	612	276.00–291.00	282.05
2	700–750	722	249.00	249.00
2	750–800	770	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	600–650	615	265.00–271.00	270.19
46	650–700	662	240.00–260.50	256.14
17	700–750	715	234.00–239.00	236.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	450–500	471	271.00–279.00	274.99
40	500–550	522	250.00–260.00	252.69
10	550–600	592	242.00	242.00
6	600–650	628	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	696	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	313	300.00–309.00	304.70
17	350–400	384	301.00–323.00	310.33
9	400–450	416	294.00–309.00	302.77
19	450–500	468	277.00–293.00	286.06
61	500–550	519	264.00–270.00	266.03
42	550–600	560	249.00–270.00	253.40
5	600–650	619	242.00	242.00
2	650–700	650	233.00	233.00
1	700–750	720	227.00	227.00
1	750–800	765	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	308	285.00	285.00
4	350–400	367	283.00–297.00	287.98
19	400–450	426	255.00–284.00	271.70
22	450–500	474	254.00–286.00	264.41
8	500–550	531	222.00–254.00	240.86
10	550–600	568	220.00–234.00	226.52
4	600–650	627	219.00–232.00	228.07
1	650–700	680	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	367	221.00	221.00
1	500–550	520	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	620	238.00–247.00	243.21
23	650–700	661	225.00–239.50	234.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	487	255.00–270.00	256.56
4	550–600	590	236.00	236.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	285.00	285.00
2	450–500	475	250.00–277.00	263.64
1	500–550	500	240.00	240.00
5	550–600	592	245.00–250.00	246.98
1	600–650	620	220.00	220.00
2	650–700	695	223.00	223.00
1	700–750	735	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	353.00	353.00
9	350–400	397	343.00–365.00	353.19
15	400–450	415	301.00–339.00	312.08
8	450–500	474	295.00–308.00	305.41
4	500–550	534	282.00–297.00	285.51
5	600–650	640	249.00	249.00
4	650–700	670	220.00	220.00
2	800–850	808	224.00	224.00
9	850–900	856	201.00–209.00	208.08

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,220	138.00	138.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,196	1,485.00	1,485.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,058	1,460.00–1,925.00	1,805.21
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	1,700.00	1,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,935.00	1,935.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	998	2,000.00	2,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,015	132.00–151.00	139.31
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	910	1,400.00	1,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,102	116.00–120.00	117.98
19	—	1,207	132.00–142.00	135.85
41	—	1,210	122.00–132.00	127.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,063	125.00–137.00	130.94
7	—	1,005	116.00–123.00	118.56
6	—	940	90.00–102.00	93.60
4	—	1,056	106.00–115.00	109.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,340	122.00–131.50	129.83
8	—	1,368	132.00–142.50	135.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,786	168.00–189.00	175.55
10	—	1,548	148.00–163.00	157.24
2	—	1,278	111.00–145.50	127.27

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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How this sale compares

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