Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steer calves mostly steady to 6.00 lower few 600-700 lb yearlings 1.00-5.00 higher with three loads of 800-900 lb yearlings that sold well. Heifer calves under 600 steady to 14.00 lower mostly 3.00-6.00 lower not enough over 600 lbs for a trend. Light or no test on some classes of cattle. Quality not as good as last week. Slaughter cows 2.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00-12.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $290.24/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −169.86 against this barn's trailing median of $460.10.

Average price

$290.24

50 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,563

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$25.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.35

vs AR average

−9.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	302.92	1,609	18thin
Medium and Large 1-2	539	289.24	1,559	16thin
Medium and Large 2	546	276.99	1,512	16thin

One grade step is worth $25.93/cwt here — about $96 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 sale50 hd

290.24

—

AR average10 barns · 228 hd

277.89

+12.35

National average143 barns · 6,512 hd

299.26

−9.02

This barn, trailing median24 sales

460.10

−169.86

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	1,671	174.82	2,922	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,339	144.86	1,940	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,195	140.30	1,677	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,034	118.33	1,224	25

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)	930	$1,738	4thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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 1-2	850–900	893	243.75/cwt	243.75–243.75	2,177	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	392	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,266	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	271.63/cwt	269.00–284.00	1,315	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	271.62/cwt	262.00–277.00	1,393	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	256.24/cwt	255.00–259.00	1,640	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	933	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,090	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	500–550	525	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,549	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	750–800	787	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,802	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	555	296.99/cwt	295.00–299.00	1,648	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	702	262.69/cwt	250.00–264.00	1,844	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	793	238.77/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,893	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	541	282.74/cwt	280.00–297.00	1,530	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	220.46/cwt	205.00–235.00	1,462	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	539	289.24/cwt	288.00–290.00	1,559	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	272.52/cwt	270.25–286.00	1,720	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	593	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,394	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	310.51/cwt	303.00–327.00	1,189	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	561	259.74/cwt	259.00–260.00	1,457	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	255.49/cwt	251.00–262.00	1,691	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	602	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,415	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	221.95/cwt	215.00–229.00	1,454	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	273.64/cwt	251.00–279.00	1,059	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	257.37/cwt	252.00–260.00	1,248	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	239.76/cwt	210.00–250.00	1,381	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	300.15/cwt	279.00–309.00	1,420	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	343.73/cwt	337.00–355.00	1,138	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	232.75/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,217	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	322.22/cwt	319.00–323.00	1,395	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	274.63/cwt	240.00–299.00	1,148	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	144.10/cwt	138.00–153.00	1,696	24
Bulls	—	—	1,515	164.93/cwt	152.00–170.00	2,499	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,368	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	95.80/cwt	90.00–100.00	899	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,269	139.81/cwt	138.00–142.00	1,774	4
Bulls	—	—	1,730	178.53/cwt	171.00–192.00	3,089	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,126	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	110.06/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,108	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	133.86/cwt	128.00–138.00	1,463	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	124.87/cwt	117.00–128.00	1,321	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	134.38/cwt	129.00–138.00	1,661	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,379	147.75/cwt	143.00–157.00	2,037	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	253.49/cwt	251.00–256.00	1,605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	277.44/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,207	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	232.29/cwt	231.00–235.00	1,340	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	392	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,109	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,568	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	314.71/cwt	307.00–325.00	1,495	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	304.30/cwt	302.00–305.00	1,467	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	355.82/cwt	331.00–361.00	1,466	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	565	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,356	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	306.88/cwt	301.00–315.00	1,602	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	305.20/cwt	297.00–307.00	1,102	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,821	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	241.42/cwt	241.00–244.00	1,724	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,862	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,635	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	405	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,337	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	538	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	309.65/cwt	295.00–315.00	1,000	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	253.73/cwt	238.00–265.00	1,454	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	280.42/cwt	275.00–291.00	1,436	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,312	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	280.48/cwt	267.00–293.00	1,579	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	292.36/cwt	288.00–295.00	1,766	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	841	259.85/cwt	259.85–259.85	2,185	126
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	1,738.44/head	1,475.00–1,950.00	1,738	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	137.97/cwt	120.00–155.00	1,297	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	351.45/cwt	351.00–353.00	1,184	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	2,002	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,546	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	548	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,534	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	277.40/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,270	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 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 625Last week 749Year ago 1,183

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 98Year ago 154

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 35Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	500–550	539	288.00–290.00	289.24
69	600–650	631	270.25–286.00	272.52
126	800–850	841	259.85	259.85
55	850–900	893	243.75	243.75
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	331	337.00–355.00	343.73
3	350–400	383	303.00–327.00	310.51
5	400–450	433	319.00–323.00	322.22
8	450–500	473	279.00–309.00	300.15
12	500–550	541	280.00–297.00	282.74
4	550–600	561	259.00–260.00	259.74
8	600–650	640	255.00–259.00	256.24
10	650–700	662	251.00–262.00	255.49
4	750–800	793	235.00–240.00	238.77
3	900–950	933	224.00	224.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	412	331.00–361.00	355.82
10	450–500	475	307.00–325.00	314.71
12	500–550	522	301.00–315.00	306.88
4	550–600	555	295.00–299.00	296.99
8	600–650	604	288.00–295.00	292.36
11	700–750	702	250.00–264.00	262.69
11	750–800	788	254.00	254.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	392	283.00	283.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	538	291.00	291.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	337	351.00–353.00	351.45
2	350–400	392	323.00	323.00
1	400–450	405	330.00	330.00
4	450–500	482	302.00–305.00	304.30
3	500–550	512	275.00–291.00	280.42
3	550–600	563	267.00–293.00	280.48
2	600–650	633	251.00–256.00	253.49
2	650–700	670	244.00	244.00
7	700–750	714	241.00–244.00	241.42
1	750–800	760	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	525	295.00	295.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	395	285.00	285.00
4	400–450	435	260.00–290.00	277.44
2	450–500	458	260.00–295.00	277.40
2	500–550	548	280.00	280.00
4	550–600	576	210.00–250.00	239.76
1	600–650	640	245.00	245.00
2	650–700	655	215.00–229.00	221.95
1	800–850	815	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	323	295.00–315.00	309.65
6	350–400	361	297.00–307.00	305.20
8	400–450	430	305.00	305.00
29	450–500	484	269.00–284.00	271.63
20	500–550	513	262.00–277.00	271.62
15	550–600	573	238.00–265.00	253.73
2	650–700	658	235.00	235.00
1	750–800	795	229.00	229.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	787	229.00	229.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	248.00	248.00
6	350–400	387	251.00–279.00	273.64
19	400–450	418	240.00–299.00	274.63
5	450–500	485	252.00–260.00	257.37
2	500–550	523	225.00–240.00	232.75
6	550–600	577	231.00–235.00	232.29
2	600–650	602	235.00	235.00
4	650–700	663	205.00–235.00	220.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	593	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	565	240.00	240.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,177	138.00–153.00	144.10
1	—	1,140	120.00	120.00
12	—	1,236	129.00–138.00	134.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	938	90.00–100.00	95.80
10	—	1,007	100.00–114.00	110.06
8	—	1,093	128.00–138.00	133.86
4	—	1,058	117.00–128.00	124.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,269	138.00–142.00	139.81
7	—	1,379	143.00–157.00	147.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,515	152.00–170.00	164.93
8	—	1,730	171.00–192.00	178.53

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)	4	—	930	1,475.00–1,950.00	1,738.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	940	120.00–155.00	137.97

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle