Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 300-400 lbs 10.00-20.00 higher 400-500 lbs 1.00-3.00 lower and over 500 lbs steady to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly 2.00-8.00 higher with the better 400-450 lbs 23.00 higher. Quality was average to good with several weaned calves in the offering that were in good demand. Most of the area received a good rain with much cooler weather forecast for the next week. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00-4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $261.07/cwt on 103 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −145.28 against this barn's trailing median of $406.35.

Average price

$261.07

103 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,469

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$156

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

$23.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.15

vs AR average

+3.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	265.62	1,500	83
Medium and Large 2	555	242.18	1,344	20

One grade step is worth $23.44/cwt here — about $156 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

25 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $437.39, low $350.22, median $406.35 across 25 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 sale103 hd

261.07

—

AR average9 barns · 664 hd

256.91

+4.15

National average156 barns · 7,883 hd

257.80

+3.27

This barn, trailing median25 sales

406.35

−145.28

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	1,759	161.74	2,845	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,388	140.31	1,947	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,204	137.71	1,658	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,010	119.96	1,211	20

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)	1,470	$2,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$1,632	2thin

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	367.58/cwt	337.00–370.00	1,305	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,346	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	781	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,640	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	273.00/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,302	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,524	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	418	324.15/cwt	310.00–333.00	1,355	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	295.27/cwt	287.00–300.00	1,408	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,865	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	156.56/cwt	147.00–171.00	1,425	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	140.03/cwt	133.00–147.00	1,631	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,631.91/head	1,250.00–1,925.00	1,632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	227.70/cwt	213.00–243.00	1,419	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	261.61/cwt	256.00–270.00	1,745	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	338.18/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,092	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	278.28/cwt	269.00–281.00	1,578	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	807	237.01/cwt	235.00–238.00	1,913	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	247.03/cwt	235.00–251.00	1,774	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,436	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1100–1150	1,122	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,683	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	647	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,721	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,000	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	250.93/cwt	240.00–258.00	1,280	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	263.49/cwt	240.00–276.00	1,257	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	283.50/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,460	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	283.41/cwt	263.00–291.00	1,236	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	734	215.95/cwt	200.00–221.00	1,585	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	283.67/cwt	280.00–289.00	1,052	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	314.39/cwt	300.00–321.00	1,157	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	237.47/cwt	227.00–245.00	1,375	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	259.51/cwt	256.00–265.00	1,516	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	387	311.26/cwt	300.00–323.00	1,205	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,596	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	120.42/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,355	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	140.77/cwt	137.00–147.00	1,706	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	133.97/cwt	128.00–137.00	1,606	12
Bulls	—	—	1,520	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	2,189	1
Bulls	—	—	1,850	169.91/cwt	166.00–174.00	3,143	4
Bulls	—	—	1,741	159.61/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,779	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,361	143.07/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,947	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	137.62/cwt	137.00–138.00	1,931	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,987	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	112.37/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,275	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	889	95.30/cwt	90.00–100.00	847	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	132.87/cwt	127.00–136.00	1,410	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,105	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	633	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,393	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	643	237.01/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	915	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,656	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	121.73/cwt	117.00–126.00	1,193	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	316.79/cwt	303.00–322.00	1,638	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	660	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,459	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	324.79/cwt	297.00–328.00	1,390	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	243.65/cwt	238.00–253.00	1,764	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	299.78/cwt	296.00–305.00	1,382	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,580	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	334.56/cwt	333.00–337.00	1,402	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	253.37/cwt	249.00–258.00	1,591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	254.69/cwt	249.00–262.00	1,592	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	325.28/cwt	293.00–337.00	1,340	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	388.62/cwt	362.00–402.00	1,302	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,804	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,709	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	610	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,586	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	913	235.50/cwt	235.50–235.50	2,150	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	313.23/cwt	302.00–315.00	1,525	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	357.89/cwt	325.00–369.00	1,310	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	299.99/cwt	297.00–301.00	1,707	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,583	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	268.45/cwt	255.00–271.00	1,933	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	316.62/cwt	300.00–341.00	1,159	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	274.13/cwt	265.00–278.00	1,434	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	325.87/cwt	300.00–341.00	1,095	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	302.84/cwt	276.00–310.00	1,584	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	283.79/cwt	271.00–286.00	1,623	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	235.60/cwt	229.00–237.00	1,666	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	230.37/cwt	224.00–237.00	1,762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	263.09/cwt	243.00–268.00	1,518	64
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	243.52/cwt	242.00–247.00	1,629	8

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

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 658Last week 1,000Year ago 389

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 235Year ago 97

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 60Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	350–400	355	337.00–370.00	367.58
26	400–450	428	297.00–328.00	324.79
14	450–500	461	296.00–305.00	299.78
24	500–550	523	276.00–310.00	302.84
20	550–600	572	271.00–286.00	283.79
2	600–650	628	249.00–258.00	253.37
8	650–700	669	242.00–247.00	243.52
5	700–750	724	238.00–253.00	243.65
2	750–800	765	224.00–237.00	230.37
1	800–850	840	228.00	228.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	320.00	320.00
5	350–400	387	300.00–323.00	311.26
5	450–500	477	265.00–285.00	273.00
1	500–550	530	254.00	254.00
5	550–600	584	256.00–265.00	259.51
2	600–650	623	213.00–243.00	227.70
7	750–800	781	210.00	210.00
1	800–850	825	174.00	174.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	221.00	221.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	418	310.00–333.00	324.15
15	450–500	490	311.00	311.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	325.00–350.00	338.18
4	350–400	368	300.00–321.00	314.39
3	500–550	515	280.00–290.00	283.50
8	550–600	567	269.00–281.00	278.28
3	600–650	647	266.00	266.00
8	650–700	667	256.00–270.00	261.61
5	700–750	718	235.00–251.00	247.03
6	800–850	807	235.00–238.00	237.01
1	1000–1050	1,000	159.00	159.00
3	1100–1150	1,122	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	420	263.00	263.00
3	600–650	633	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	335	362.00–402.00	388.62
7	350–400	366	325.00–369.00	357.89
13	400–450	419	333.00–337.00	334.56
7	450–500	487	302.00–315.00	313.23
16	500–550	517	303.00–322.00	316.79
4	550–600	569	297.00–301.00	299.99
6	600–650	622	290.00	290.00
2	650–700	660	259.00	259.00
11	700–750	720	255.00–271.00	268.45
16	900–950	913	235.50	235.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	336	300.00–341.00	325.87
21	350–400	366	300.00–341.00	316.62
46	400–450	412	293.00–337.00	325.28
28	450–500	477	287.00–300.00	295.27
19	500–550	523	265.00–278.00	274.13
64	550–600	577	243.00–268.00	263.09
7	600–650	625	249.00–262.00	254.69
2	650–700	665	238.00	238.00
10	700–750	707	229.00–237.00	235.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	371	280.00–289.00	283.67
5	400–450	436	263.00–291.00	283.41
14	450–500	477	240.00–276.00	263.49
7	500–550	510	240.00–258.00	250.93
13	550–600	579	227.00–245.00	237.47
2	600–650	643	235.00–239.00	237.01
2	650–700	690	229.00	229.00
4	700–750	734	200.00–221.00	215.95
1	750–800	785	225.00	225.00
1	800–850	840	190.00	190.00
1	900–950	915	181.00	181.00

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)	1	—	1,130	165.00	165.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,165	133.00–147.00	140.03
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,470	2,200.00	2,200.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	910	147.00–171.00	156.56
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,140	1,250.00–1,925.00	1,631.91

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,125	116.00–125.00	120.42
26	—	1,212	137.00–147.00	140.77
12	—	1,199	128.00–137.00	133.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,361	140.00–146.00	143.07
4	—	1,403	137.00–138.00	137.62
1	—	1,540	129.00	129.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,135	110.00–116.00	112.37
4	—	889	90.00–100.00	95.30
8	—	1,061	127.00–136.00	132.87
6	—	980	117.00–126.00	121.73
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	144.00	144.00
4	—	1,850	166.00–174.00	169.91
7	—	1,741	155.00–165.00	159.61

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

Heifers · 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