Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 1.00-13.00 higher mostly 4.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers mixed with the better heifers mostly 1.00-5.00 lower except the 350-400 lbs 16.00 higher and the plainer kind mostly 1.00-5.00 higher. Supply was moderate with good demand. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $299.01/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −161.09 against this barn's trailing median of $460.10.

Average price

$299.01

61 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,617

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$106

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

$35.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.28

vs AR average

+1.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	315.76	1,665	32
Medium and Large 2	556	280.53	1,559	29

One grade step is worth $35.23/cwt here — about $106 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 sale61 hd

299.01

—

AR average10 barns · 271 hd

286.73

+12.28

National average149 barns · 6,483 hd

297.82

+1.19

This barn, trailing median24 sales

460.10

−161.09

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	1,597	155.50	2,484	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,454	139.85	2,034	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,207	135.76	1,639	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,035	122.27	1,265	33

Every lot, as filed

86 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	500–550	518	288.78/cwt	275.00–309.00	1,496	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	287.56/cwt	281.00–291.00	1,352	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	926	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,269	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	348.27/cwt	321.00–365.00	1,449	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	292.74/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,373	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,361	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	991	152.22/cwt	124.00–176.00	1,509	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	279.80/cwt	270.00–288.00	1,494	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	327.00/cwt	327.00–327.00	1,079	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	253.40/cwt	251.00–254.00	1,660	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	351.01/cwt	343.00–355.00	1,320	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,236	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	394	318.14/cwt	275.00–339.00	1,253	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,922	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	244.28/cwt	233.00–248.00	1,893	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	255.14/cwt	253.00–257.00	1,470	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,616	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	264.73/cwt	250.00–277.00	1,533	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	270.61/cwt	264.00–279.00	1,705	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	233.73/cwt	209.00–241.00	1,356	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,496	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	270.78/cwt	253.00–280.00	1,419	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,560	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	341.00/cwt	341.00–341.00	1,347	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	280.98/cwt	278.00–288.00	1,599	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	222.96/cwt	219.00–227.00	1,634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	240.75/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,493	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	664	260.38/cwt	250.00–263.00	1,729	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,367	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	289.14/cwt	273.00–303.00	1,235	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	294.83/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,109	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	900	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	308.85/cwt	299.00–312.00	1,325	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	539	251.99/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,358	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	264.67/cwt	240.00–281.00	1,239	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,070	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	133.98/cwt	129.00–138.00	1,597	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	142.31/cwt	138.00–148.00	1,800	20
Bulls	—	—	1,409	140.34/cwt	134.00–147.00	1,977	6
Bulls	—	—	1,810	170.25/cwt	165.00–180.00	3,082	4
Bulls	—	—	1,653	161.90/cwt	155.00–165.00	2,676	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	931	110.68/cwt	105.00–115.00	1,030	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	132.23/cwt	127.00–138.00	1,415	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	123.13/cwt	119.00–127.00	1,303	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	143.03/cwt	141.00–148.00	2,067	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,452	137.06/cwt	131.00–140.00	1,990	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	2,054	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	679	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,582	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	300.68/cwt	254.00–385.00	992	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	237.47/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,468	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	396	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	792	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,058	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,075	121.06/cwt	114.00–126.00	1,301	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	570	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	745	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,669	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	232.42/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,657	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	319.29/cwt	306.00–339.00	1,497	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	309.52/cwt	297.00–317.00	1,473	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	247.39/cwt	247.00–249.00	1,796	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,852	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,593	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	273.31/cwt	267.00–277.00	1,435	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	333.41/cwt	303.00–341.00	1,217	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	292.14/cwt	281.00–299.00	1,832	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	600–650	618	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,526	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,789	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	312.40/cwt	299.00–329.00	1,328	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,903	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	390.96/cwt	379.00–400.00	1,239	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	275.53/cwt	265.00–289.00	1,700	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	700	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,477	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	258.32/cwt	257.00–260.00	2,007	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	366.16/cwt	357.00–375.00	1,399	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,894	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	261.70/cwt	247.00–272.00	1,486	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	282.02/cwt	277.00–296.00	1,608	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	320.65/cwt	320.00–323.00	1,023	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	323.06/cwt	313.00–328.00	1,638	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	800–850	837	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,925	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	441	327.23/cwt	320.00–341.00	1,443	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	301.13/cwt	285.00–309.00	1,753	7

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 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 620Last week 658Year ago 529

Slaughter CattleReceipts 151Last week 106Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 10Year ago 47

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	376	343.00–355.00	351.01
7	400–450	441	320.00–341.00	327.23
13	450–500	476	297.00–317.00	309.52
18	500–550	518	275.00–309.00	288.78
10	550–600	570	277.00–296.00	282.02
6	600–650	617	265.00–289.00	275.53
5	650–700	655	251.00–254.00	253.40
5	700–750	726	247.00–249.00	247.39
1	800–850	805	230.00	230.00
1	850–900	865	219.00	219.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	327.00	327.00
3	350–400	394	275.00–339.00	318.14
1	400–450	440	281.00	281.00
3	450–500	470	281.00–291.00	287.56
7	500–550	524	253.00–280.00	270.78
5	550–600	579	250.00–277.00	264.73
2	600–650	618	235.00–240.00	237.47
3	650–700	680	220.00	220.00
2	750–800	780	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	700	211.00	211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
67	900–950	926	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	317	379.00–400.00	390.96
22	350–400	382	357.00–375.00	366.16
29	400–450	416	321.00–365.00	348.27
20	450–500	469	306.00–339.00	319.29
23	500–550	507	313.00–328.00	323.06
7	550–600	582	285.00–309.00	301.13
13	600–650	627	281.00–299.00	292.14
1	650–700	675	263.00	263.00
4	700–750	729	261.00	261.00
3	750–800	777	257.00–260.00	258.32
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	340.00	340.00
1	350–400	395	341.00	341.00
4	400–450	429	299.00–312.00	308.85
1	450–500	490	279.00	279.00
11	500–550	534	270.00–288.00	279.80
18	550–600	569	278.00–288.00	280.98
9	600–650	630	264.00–279.00	270.61
5	650–700	664	250.00–263.00	260.38
4	750–800	775	233.00–248.00	244.28
1	800–850	825	233.00	233.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	396	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	570	283.00	283.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	319	320.00–323.00	320.65
11	350–400	365	303.00–341.00	333.41
13	400–450	425	299.00–329.00	312.40
25	450–500	469	285.00–295.00	292.74
28	500–550	525	267.00–277.00	273.31
21	550–600	568	247.00–272.00	261.70
3	650–700	653	244.00	244.00
3	700–750	713	230.00–237.00	232.42
1	800–850	840	213.00	213.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	450–500	481	283.00	283.00
13	550–600	576	253.00–257.00	255.14
6	650–700	682	237.00	237.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	330	254.00–385.00	300.68
4	350–400	376	285.00–300.00	294.83
5	400–450	427	273.00–303.00	289.14
7	450–500	468	240.00–281.00	264.67
9	500–550	539	230.00–265.00	251.99
10	550–600	580	209.00–241.00	233.73
4	600–650	620	240.00–241.00	240.75
4	650–700	679	233.00	233.00
2	700–750	733	219.00–227.00	222.96
1	850–900	860	213.00	213.00
1	900–950	900	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	460	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	745	224.00	224.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	618	247.00	247.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
18	800–850	837	230.00	230.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	991	124.00–176.00	152.22
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	142.00	142.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	100.00	100.00
7	—	931	105.00–115.00	110.68
9	—	1,070	127.00–138.00	132.23
16	—	1,058	119.00–127.00	123.13
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,192	129.00–138.00	133.98
20	—	1,265	138.00–148.00	142.31
6	—	1,075	114.00–126.00	121.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,445	141.00–148.00	143.03
9	—	1,452	131.00–140.00	137.06
1	—	1,580	130.00	130.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,409	134.00–147.00	140.34
4	—	1,810	165.00–180.00	170.25
5	—	1,653	155.00–165.00	161.90

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

North Arkansas Livestock - GreenForest, AR

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle