Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers 450-700 lbs 1.00-2.00 higher over 700 lbs and a few plainer steers under 500 lbs steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs mostly 2.00-7.00 higher not enough over 600 lbs for a trend. There was a light or no comparison in some classes from light run two weeks ago. Supply was moderate with good demand on most classes of cattle. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00-4.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $291.60/cwt on 123 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −168.50 against this barn's trailing median of $460.10.

Average price

$291.60

123 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,589

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$25.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.24

vs AR average

−11.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	305.06	1,635	48
Medium and Large 1-2	560	289.94	1,622	24
Medium and Large 2	547	279.72	1,530	51

One grade step is worth $25.34/cwt here — about $105 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 sale123 hd

291.60

—

AR average6 barns · 275 hd

291.36

+0.24

National average160 barns · 9,699 hd

302.91

−11.31

This barn, trailing median24 sales

460.10

−168.50

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	1,417	165.23	2,342	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,330	143.08	1,903	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,185	137.93	1,634	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	982	114.58	1,125	38

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)	1,000	$1,725	9
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$1,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,305	$2,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,442	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,325	$2,423	7

Every lot, as filed

105 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
Bulls	—	—	1,165	150.53/cwt	147.00–154.00	1,754	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	138.50/cwt	135.00–142.00	1,849	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,114	124.35/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,385	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	143.51/cwt	139.00–148.00	1,780	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,127	134.27/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,513	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	123.77/cwt	118.00–131.00	1,264	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	232.41/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,425	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	250.28/cwt	220.00–259.00	1,294	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	299.19/cwt	291.00–305.00	1,388	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	312.62/cwt	293.00–321.00	1,141	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	650–700	695	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,696	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	275.45/cwt	250.00–294.00	1,317	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	712	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,823	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	860	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	276.94/cwt	265.00–289.00	1,462	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	301.76/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,126	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,464	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,724.60/head	1,425.00–2,125.00	1,725	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	966	134.62/cwt	125.00–156.00	1,300	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	283.63/cwt	274.00–292.00	1,639	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	238.24/cwt	236.00–239.00	1,734	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	258.25/cwt	240.00–271.00	1,234	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	286.33/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,234	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	540	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,242	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	837	259.14/cwt	242.50–261.00	2,169	140
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	276.59/cwt	267.00–287.00	1,167	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	316.66/cwt	312.00–319.00	1,039	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	286.54/cwt	260.00–299.00	1,493	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	235.67/cwt	225.00–242.00	1,369	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	278.83/cwt	250.00–293.00	1,051	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	729	206.80/cwt	190.00–220.00	1,508	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	272.04/cwt	256.00–283.00	1,567	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	258.43/cwt	243.00–265.00	1,465	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	257.97/cwt	256.00–260.00	1,741	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	213.98/cwt	212.00–216.00	1,155	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	195.99/cwt	186.00–203.00	907	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	295.38/cwt	285.00–303.00	1,409	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	308.31/cwt	293.00–325.00	1,172	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	264.43/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,639	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	313.16/cwt	300.00–321.00	1,315	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	272.39/cwt	250.00–285.00	888	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	130.54/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,384	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	917	95.26/cwt	88.00–100.00	874	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	110.29/cwt	101.00–117.00	1,046	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,327	146.13/cwt	142.00–152.00	1,939	9
Bulls	—	—	1,269	161.50/cwt	155.00–167.00	2,049	17
Bulls	—	—	1,720	174.52/cwt	169.00–180.00	3,002	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	626	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,239	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	312	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	624	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	748	259.50/cwt	259.50–259.50	1,941	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	246.37/cwt	241.00–252.00	1,510	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	277.99/cwt	277.00–279.00	1,640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,147	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	600–650	605	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,567	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	366.24/cwt	353.00–387.00	1,168	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	643	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,833	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	229.20/cwt	223.00–233.00	1,632	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	650–700	679	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,602	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	700–750	742	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	585	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	347.28/cwt	322.00–365.00	1,309	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	312.73/cwt	311.00–316.00	1,023	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,712	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	308.76/cwt	298.00–327.00	1,584	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	318.64/cwt	315.00–321.00	1,351	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,521	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	658	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,711	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	232.67/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,752	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	269.49/cwt	256.00–284.00	1,399	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	410	336.00/cwt	336.00–336.00	1,378	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,351	2,460.00/head	2,460.00–2,460.00	2,460	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	147.02/cwt	125.00–169.00	1,727	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	531	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,391	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,782	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	284.56/cwt	278.00–297.00	1,514	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	618	269.85/cwt	269.00–273.00	1,668	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	273.49/cwt	266.00–283.00	1,687	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	694	260.25/cwt	258.00–262.50	1,806	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	296.24/cwt	294.00–297.00	1,603	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	299.41/cwt	289.00–300.00	1,710	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	285.79/cwt	271.00–300.00	1,349	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,786	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,052	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	2,508.07/head	2,000.00–2,675.00	2,508	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	259.49/cwt	249.00–269.00	1,458	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	316.21/cwt	300.00–328.00	1,470	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	301.78/cwt	293.00–313.00	1,258	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	242.97/cwt	236.00–249.00	1,604	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	257.22/cwt	244.00–264.00	1,582	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	635	236.02/cwt	232.00–238.00	1,499	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	267.54/cwt	264.00–270.00	1,771	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,904	1

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 Jul 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,000Last week 625Year ago 1,288

Slaughter CattleReceipts 235Last week 106Year ago 230

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 10Year ago 43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,165	147.00–154.00	150.53
17	—	1,269	155.00–167.00	161.50
10	—	1,720	169.00–180.00	174.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,335	135.00–142.00	138.50
9	—	1,327	142.00–152.00	146.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,114	120.00–128.00	124.35
22	—	1,240	139.00–148.00	143.51
15	—	1,127	129.00–139.00	134.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,021	118.00–131.00	123.77
4	—	1,060	130.00–131.00	130.54
8	—	917	88.00–100.00	95.26
11	—	948	101.00–117.00	110.29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	326	250.00–285.00	272.39
10	350–400	377	250.00–293.00	278.83
15	400–450	422	267.00–287.00	276.59
8	450–500	478	240.00–271.00	258.25
17	500–550	517	220.00–259.00	250.28
11	550–600	581	225.00–242.00	235.67
3	600–650	613	226.00–236.00	232.41
1	650–700	685	208.00	208.00
4	700–750	729	190.00–220.00	206.80
1	750–800	770	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	205.00	205.00
3	450–500	463	186.00–203.00	195.99
2	500–550	540	212.00–216.00	213.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	311.00–316.00	312.73
4	350–400	365	293.00–321.00	312.62
16	400–450	417	293.00–313.00	301.78
39	450–500	472	271.00–300.00	285.79
23	500–550	519	256.00–284.00	269.49
57	550–600	562	249.00–269.00	259.49
26	600–650	613	241.00–252.00	246.37
1	650–700	650	234.00	234.00
6	700–750	712	223.00–233.00	229.20
1	800–850	800	214.00	214.00
1	900–950	920	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	605	259.00	259.00
5	650–700	679	236.00	236.00
2	700–750	742	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	531	262.00	262.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	635	232.00–238.00	236.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	300.00–305.00	301.76
5	400–450	431	270.00–305.00	286.33
18	450–500	478	250.00–294.00	275.45
4	500–550	528	265.00–289.00	276.94
9	550–600	567	243.00–265.00	258.43
1	600–650	610	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	665	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	735	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	775	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	370.00	370.00
5	400–450	424	315.00–321.00	318.64
9	450–500	464	291.00–305.00	299.19
19	500–550	532	278.00–297.00	284.56
2	550–600	590	277.00–279.00	277.99
21	600–650	615	244.00–264.00	257.22
5	650–700	660	236.00–249.00	242.97
3	750–800	753	230.00–238.00	232.67
3	800–850	810	220.00	220.00
2	900–950	940	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	695	244.00	244.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	500–550	541	294.00–297.00	296.24
12	550–600	578	274.00–292.00	283.63
28	600–650	617	266.00–283.00	273.49
14	650–700	694	258.00–262.50	260.25
5	700–750	712	256.00	256.00
140	800–850	837	242.50–261.00	259.14
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	312.00–319.00	316.66
4	350–400	380	293.00–325.00	308.31
6	400–450	420	300.00–321.00	313.16
11	450–500	477	285.00–303.00	295.38
27	500–550	521	260.00–299.00	286.54
24	550–600	576	256.00–283.00	272.04
10	600–650	620	240.00–270.00	264.43
2	650–700	675	256.00–260.00	257.97
4	700–750	728	236.00–239.00	238.24
1	750–800	765	245.00	245.00
1	800–850	810	241.00	241.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	200.00	200.00
1	350–400	385	233.00	233.00
4	600–650	626	198.00	198.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	319	353.00–387.00	366.24
18	350–400	377	322.00–365.00	347.28
3	400–450	410	336.00	336.00
21	450–500	465	300.00–328.00	316.21
29	500–550	513	298.00–327.00	308.76
19	550–600	571	289.00–300.00	299.41
3	600–650	643	285.00	285.00
10	650–700	662	264.00–270.00	267.54
9	700–750	748	259.50	259.50
1	750–800	770	246.00	246.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	600–650	618	269.00–273.00	269.85
2	650–700	658	260.00	260.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,015	1,775.00	1,775.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	860	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,351	2,460.00	2,460.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,305	2,850.00	2,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,052	2,750.00	2,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,073	2,000.00–2,675.00	2,508.07
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,000	1,425.00–2,125.00	1,724.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,175	125.00–169.00	147.02
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	966	125.00–156.00	134.62

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

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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

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North Arkansas Livestock - GreenForest, AR

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