Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend sale not reported last week. The feeder quality was good with active bidding and a higher undertone than two weeks ago. Slaughter cows and bulls were in good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $300.36/cwt on 140 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −159.74 against this barn's trailing median of $460.10.

Average price

$300.36

140 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,620

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$28.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.51

vs AR average

−0.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	304.97	1,653	97
Medium and Large 1-2	528	300.39	1,586	24
Medium and Large 2	538	276.78	1,490	19thin

One grade step is worth $28.19/cwt here — about $163 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 sale140 hd

300.36

—

AR average8 barns · 260 hd

290.85

+9.51

National average144 barns · 7,865 hd

300.66

−0.30

This barn, trailing median24 sales

460.10

−159.74

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	1,645	157.44	2,589	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,475	135.81	2,004	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,176	132.79	1,562	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	115.75	1,215	16

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)	1,068	$1,938	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$1,216	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,055	$1,675	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	918	$2,786	14

Every lot, as filed

85 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 2	450–500	466	264.35/cwt	254.00–273.00	1,232	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,117	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	212.49/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,398	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	260.50/cwt	251.00–270.00	1,654	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	270.22/cwt	257.00–293.00	1,157	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,325	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,739	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	919	2,878.68/head	1,900.00–2,975.00	2,879	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	342.78/cwt	320.00–367.00	1,114	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	650–700	676	234.13/cwt	233.00–235.00	1,583	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	600–650	627	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,536	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	271.38/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,672	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	494	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,363	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	590	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,440	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	249.91/cwt	244.00–255.00	1,699	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	389	354.67/cwt	350.00–367.00	1,380	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	279.29/cwt	260.00–294.00	1,480	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	800–850	820	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,786	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,355	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	439	319.78/cwt	319.00–323.00	1,404	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	923	187.44/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,730	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	263.42/cwt	255.00–278.00	1,536	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	702	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,713	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	309.86/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,339	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	386.00/cwt	385.00–387.00	1,274	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	258.19/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,510	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	275.51/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,449	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	300.39/cwt	294.00–308.00	1,586	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	320.13/cwt	307.00–331.00	1,473	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,215.82/head	1,045.00–1,625.00	1,216	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	936	152.86/cwt	126.00–169.00	1,431	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,324	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	121.29/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,168	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	109.01/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,193	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	142.02/cwt	136.00–151.00	1,694	18
Bulls	—	—	1,591	152.02/cwt	148.00–157.00	2,419	5
Bulls	—	—	1,260	139.58/cwt	134.00–144.00	1,759	2
Bulls	—	—	1,904	173.15/cwt	170.00–180.00	3,297	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	609	231.48/cwt	220.00–243.00	1,410	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	132.19/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,412	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,374	140.73/cwt	136.00–147.00	1,934	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,564	131.51/cwt	125.00–134.00	2,057	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,069	116.70/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,248	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	128.17/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,515	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,245	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	352	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,126	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	293.72/cwt	285.00–299.00	1,128	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	287.19/cwt	279.00–295.00	913	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	245.04/cwt	229.00–255.00	1,260	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	606	243.67/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,477	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,321	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	800–850	813	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,821	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	600–650	620	246.62/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,529	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,767	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	498	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,320	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	321.63/cwt	309.00–342.00	1,499	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	273.05/cwt	257.00–281.00	1,581	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	311.00/cwt	299.00–317.00	1,630	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	297.29/cwt	274.00–300.00	1,813	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	319.57/cwt	305.00–345.00	1,326	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	665	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,756	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	350.47/cwt	331.00–375.00	1,454	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	296.38/cwt	289.00–300.00	1,683	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	327.71/cwt	315.00–339.00	1,406	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	310.82/cwt	303.00–325.00	1,038	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	255.51/cwt	255.00–256.00	1,840	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	231.42/cwt	225.00–238.00	1,675	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,364	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	288.40/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,474	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	305.77/cwt	302.00–313.00	1,174	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	250.16/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,523	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	248.23/cwt	244.00–257.00	1,656	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	486	286.34/cwt	280.00–293.00	1,392	41
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	623	278.88/cwt	266.00–285.00	1,737	72
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	1,938.35/head	1,925.00–1,950.00	1,938	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 Jun 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 749Last week 1,145Year ago 854

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 147Year ago 225

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 35Year ago 25

No trend sale not reported last week. The feeder quality was good with active bidding and a higher undertone than two weeks ago. Slaughter cows and bulls were in good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	279.00–295.00	287.19
5	350–400	384	285.00–299.00	293.72
8	400–450	428	257.00–293.00	270.22
7	450–500	466	254.00–273.00	264.35
10	500–550	514	229.00–255.00	245.04
7	600–650	609	220.00–243.00	231.48
2	650–700	658	210.00–215.00	212.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	627	245.00	245.00
9	650–700	676	233.00–235.00	234.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	590	244.00	244.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	334	303.00–325.00	310.82
5	350–400	384	302.00–313.00	305.77
6	400–450	415	305.00–345.00	319.57
41	450–500	486	280.00–293.00	286.34
47	500–550	526	265.00–280.00	275.51
50	550–600	585	240.00–270.00	258.19
2	600–650	640	244.00	244.00
1	700–750	710	215.00	215.00
2	750–800	795	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	600–650	606	240.00–245.00	243.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	620	245.00–250.00	246.62
3	800–850	813	224.00	224.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	498	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	313	357.00	357.00
6	350–400	389	350.00–367.00	354.67
5	400–450	439	319.00–323.00	319.78
1	450–500	455	291.00	291.00
16	500–550	530	260.00–294.00	279.29
3	550–600	583	255.00–278.00	263.42
2	600–650	635	251.00–270.00	260.50
16	650–700	680	244.00–255.00	249.91
2	700–750	702	244.00	244.00
1	750–800	760	235.00	235.00
1	800–850	815	220.00	220.00
4	900–950	923	180.00–210.00	187.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	500–550	528	294.00–308.00	300.39
23	600–650	616	270.00–272.00	271.38
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	820	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	415.00	415.00
2	350–400	360	379.00	379.00
3	400–450	415	331.00–375.00	350.47
19	450–500	466	309.00–342.00	321.63
57	500–550	524	299.00–317.00	311.00
40	550–600	568	289.00–300.00	296.38
17	600–650	610	274.00–300.00	297.29
12	650–700	652	271.00	271.00
2	700–750	720	255.00–256.00	255.51
1	900–950	925	216.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
72	600–650	623	266.00–285.00	278.88
19	650–700	665	264.00	264.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	320.00–367.00	342.78
2	350–400	352	320.00	320.00
3	400–450	432	300.00–325.00	309.86
4	450–500	494	276.00	276.00
4	500–550	500	265.00	265.00
1	550–600	580	249.00	249.00
1	600–650	645	210.00	210.00
1	800–850	840	207.00	207.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	385.00–387.00	386.00
1	350–400	350	377.50	377.50
8	400–450	429	315.00–339.00	327.71
3	450–500	460	307.00–331.00	320.13
10	500–550	511	270.00–305.00	288.40
13	550–600	579	257.00–281.00	273.05
6	600–650	609	240.00–265.00	250.16
3	650–700	667	244.00–257.00	248.23
4	700–750	724	225.00–238.00	231.42

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	1,675.00	1,675.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	919	1,900.00–2,975.00	2,878.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,575.00	1,575.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	985	1,045.00–1,625.00	1,215.82
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	936	126.00–169.00	152.86
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,265	142.00	142.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,068	1,925.00–1,950.00	1,938.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	963	116.00–125.00	121.29
9	—	1,094	105.00–113.00	109.01
2	—	1,068	130.00–134.00	132.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,193	136.00–151.00	142.02
4	—	1,069	114.00–118.00	116.70
22	—	1,182	120.00–134.00	128.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,374	136.00–147.00	140.73
8	—	1,564	125.00–134.00	131.51
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,591	148.00–157.00	152.02
2	—	1,260	134.00–144.00	139.58
4	—	1,904	170.00–180.00	173.15

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle