Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 350-400 lbs 2.00 higher plainer 500-650 lbs steady to 14.00 lower not enough in other classes for a trend. Had two loads of 801 lb yearling steers that sold good. Feeder heifers 1.00-12.00 lower mostly 2.00-8.00 lower on a light test in some classes. Supply was light and demand not as good as last week due to extreme heat in the area. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $273.99/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −186.12 against this barn's trailing median of $460.10.

Average price

$273.99

16 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,502

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$22.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.45

vs AR average

−13.81 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	295.00	1,623	1thin
Medium and Large 2	548	272.58	1,494	15thin

One grade step is worth $22.42/cwt here — about $129 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

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 sale16 hd

273.99

—

AR average7 barns · 174 hd

294.43

−20.45

National average138 barns · 5,135 hd

287.79

−13.81

This barn, trailing median24 sales

460.10

−186.12

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	1,526	157.68	2,407	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,473	146.82	2,163	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	142.31	1,748	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	994	125.36	1,247	13

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)	1,028	$1,647	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,382	$2,728	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,263	$2,222	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,295	$2,100	7

Every lot, as filed

64 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	450–500	470	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,443	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	253.70/cwt	241.00–257.00	1,438	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	659	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,608	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,262	148.71/cwt	128.00–157.00	1,877	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	266.62/cwt	259.00–277.00	1,517	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	263.14/cwt	235.00–280.00	1,263	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,338	2,892.34/head	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,892	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	391	304.38/cwt	285.00–319.00	1,190	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,520	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	272.01/cwt	256.00–293.00	1,134	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	279.25/cwt	275.00–291.00	1,354	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	435	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,048	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	801	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,083	129
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	333.31/cwt	327.00–357.00	1,043	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	265.38/cwt	250.00–281.00	1,645	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	507	256.05/cwt	245.00–259.00	1,298	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	279.40/cwt	269.00–289.00	1,464	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	236.16/cwt	228.00–246.00	1,459	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	272.42/cwt	264.00–274.00	1,438	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	287.40/cwt	265.00–303.00	1,236	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,236	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	304.62/cwt	300.00–309.00	1,276	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	278.72/cwt	265.00–287.00	1,318	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	249.42/cwt	245.00–254.00	1,434	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	135.38/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,745	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,188	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,473	146.82/cwt	140.00–153.50	2,163	13
Bulls	—	—	1,473	156.07/cwt	151.00–165.00	2,299	8
Bulls	—	—	1,438	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,157	2
Bulls	—	—	1,728	167.11/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,888	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	999	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,010	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,959	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,046	134.98/cwt	133.00–137.00	1,412	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	122.83/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,172	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	144.42/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,747	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	343.39/cwt	327.00–360.00	1,288	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	282.39/cwt	281.00–289.00	1,341	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,207	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	231.28/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,321	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	391	292.75/cwt	292.00–293.00	1,145	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,095	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	287.24/cwt	270.00–301.00	1,514	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	300.19/cwt	295.00–311.00	1,252	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	550–600	557	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,504	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	535	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,311	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	803	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,807	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	323.18/cwt	305.00–333.00	1,351	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	800–850	812	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,795	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	268.07/cwt	266.00–271.00	1,694	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	457	301.02/cwt	293.00–305.00	1,376	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	508	272.05/cwt	268.00–280.00	1,382	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	2,221.90/head	2,075.00–2,500.00	2,222	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	272.69/cwt	269.00–282.00	1,533	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	368.16/cwt	357.00–378.00	1,347	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	1,647.41/head	1,500.00–1,850.00	1,647	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,229	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,082	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,689	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 Jul 31, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 411Last week 620Year ago 282

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 151Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 10Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	366	357.00–378.00	368.16
2	450–500	470	307.00	307.00
1	550–600	550	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	313	327.00–357.00	333.31
1	350–400	385	321.00	321.00
5	400–450	419	300.00–309.00	304.62
8	450–500	485	275.00–291.00	279.25
7	500–550	524	269.00–289.00	279.40
8	550–600	569	259.00–277.00	266.62
4	600–650	620	250.00–281.00	265.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
129	800–850	801	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	438	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	417	295.00–311.00	300.19
6	450–500	475	281.00–289.00	282.39
3	500–550	508	268.00–280.00	272.05
6	550–600	567	241.00–257.00	253.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	659	244.00	244.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	391	292.00–293.00	292.75
11	400–450	417	256.00–293.00	272.01
17	450–500	480	235.00–280.00	263.14
8	500–550	507	245.00–259.00	256.05
6	550–600	571	220.00–245.00	231.28
4	600–650	618	228.00–246.00	236.16
1	1000–1050	1,010	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	557	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	800–850	812	221.00	221.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	323.00	323.00
7	350–400	391	285.00–319.00	304.38
8	400–450	430	265.00–303.00	287.40
19	450–500	473	265.00–287.00	278.72
8	500–550	528	264.00–274.00	272.42
2	550–600	575	245.00–254.00	249.42
3	600–650	628	242.00	242.00
2	650–700	695	243.00	243.00
2	700–750	700	232.00	232.00
1	750–800	770	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	241.00	241.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	355.00	355.00
6	350–400	375	327.00–360.00	343.39
6	400–450	418	305.00–333.00	323.18
3	450–500	457	293.00–305.00	301.02
9	500–550	527	270.00–301.00	287.24
7	550–600	562	269.00–282.00	272.69
14	600–650	632	266.00–271.00	268.07
6	800–850	803	225.00	225.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,262	128.00–157.00	148.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,028	1,500.00–1,850.00	1,647.41
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,295	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,338	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,892.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,470	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,263	2,075.00–2,500.00	2,221.90
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	910	1,500.00	1,500.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	149.00	149.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,289	132.00–139.00	135.38
23	—	1,210	140.00–150.00	144.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,033	115.00	115.00
4	—	1,046	133.00–137.00	134.98
7	—	954	119.00–126.00	122.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,473	140.00–153.50	146.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,473	151.00–165.00	156.07
2	—	1,438	150.00	150.00
3	—	1,728	165.00–170.00	167.11

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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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