Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough feeder steers or heifers in most classes for a trend with a light test in a few classes 4.00-14.00 lower. Light supply with moderate demand. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00-3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $238.58/cwt on 17 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −167.77 against this barn's trailing median of $406.35.

Average price

$238.58

17 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,297

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$665

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$111.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.50

vs AR average

−6.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	246.82	1,347	13thin
Medium and Large 2	548	237.43	1,302	3thin
Medium and Large 3	505	135.00	682	1thin

One grade step is worth $111.82/cwt here — about $665 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale17 hd

238.58

—

AR average10 barns · 267 hd

249.08

−10.50

National average152 barns · 6,273 hd

245.07

−6.49

This barn, trailing median25 sales

406.35

−167.77

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	1,793	162.99	2,922	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,315	144.93	1,906	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,181	139.47	1,647	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,000	118.17	1,182	16

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)	1,173	$2,340	6
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$1,850	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	930	$1,475	1thin

Every lot, as filed

65 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 2	850–900	870	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,618	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	252.76/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,307	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	143.14/cwt	130.00–149.00	1,285	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	610	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,098	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,499	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,540	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,470	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,352	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,242	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	2,340.16/head	1,900.00–2,450.00	2,340	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	273.26/cwt	265.00–299.00	1,148	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	260.12/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,212	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	899	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,798	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	346	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,111	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	254.01/cwt	253.00–255.00	1,715	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	250.37/cwt	240.00–261.00	1,522	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	261.32/cwt	255.00–281.00	1,411	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,466	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,422	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,143	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	196.72/cwt	191.00–220.00	1,407	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	255.51/cwt	240.00–263.00	1,099	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,282	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	138.17/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,441	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	125.05/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,271	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,259	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,632	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	147.77/cwt	143.00–156.00	1,819	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,141	136.14/cwt	128.00–140.00	1,553	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	935	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	111.15/cwt	105.00–119.00	1,097	8
Bulls	—	—	1,813	157.95/cwt	153.00–163.00	2,864	6
Bulls	—	—	1,763	170.55/cwt	168.00–172.00	3,007	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,288	149.40/cwt	145.00–154.00	1,924	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,863	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	320.31/cwt	319.00–321.00	1,230	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	736	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	244.64/cwt	237.00–252.00	1,309	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	797	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,785	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	390	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,268	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	238.34/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,468	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,264	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	281.53/cwt	277.00–288.00	1,323	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	302.47/cwt	300.00–303.00	1,406	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	242.30/cwt	235.00–246.00	1,582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	239.08/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,384	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	286.95/cwt	283.00–291.00	1,214	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,035	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,977	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,099	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,354	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	308.61/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,339	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,646	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,643	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	261.78/cwt	257.00–263.00	1,487	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	147.06/cwt	120.00–171.00	1,654	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	255.84/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,297	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,548	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 Aug 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 156Last week 411Year ago 795

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 80Year ago 171

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 30Year ago 60

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	293.00	293.00
5	400–450	420	265.00–299.00	273.26
3	450–500	466	250.00–265.00	260.12
6	500–550	517	250.00–258.00	252.76
1	600–650	605	235.00	235.00
1	850–900	870	186.00	186.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	325.00	325.00
3	400–450	417	303.00	303.00
3	450–500	470	277.00–288.00	281.53
1	500–550	510	287.00	287.00
5	550–600	568	257.00–263.00	261.78
6	600–650	616	238.00–240.00	238.34
3	650–700	653	235.00–246.00	242.30
2	700–750	725	227.00	227.00
1	750–800	750	219.00	219.00
1	850–900	855	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	332	331.00	331.00
4	400–450	423	283.00–291.00	286.95
1	450–500	475	285.00	285.00
6	500–550	507	255.00–260.00	255.84
7	550–600	579	237.00–245.00	239.08
2	600–650	638	235.00	235.00
2	700–750	718	221.00	221.00
3	750–800	797	224.00	224.00
2	1000–1050	1,035	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	430	240.00–263.00	255.51
2	500–550	535	237.00–252.00	244.64
1	550–600	575	223.00	223.00
1	600–650	610	210.00	210.00
5	700–750	715	191.00–220.00	196.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	202.00	202.00
1	500–550	505	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	384	319.00–321.00	320.31
1	450–500	460	270.00	270.00
4	500–550	540	255.00–281.00	261.32
1	550–600	575	255.00	255.00
2	600–650	608	240.00–261.00	250.37
2	650–700	675	253.00–255.00	254.01
8	850–900	899	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	346	321.00	321.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	434	300.00–317.00	308.61
6	450–500	465	300.00–303.00	302.47

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	—	885	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	173.00	173.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	930	1,475.00	1,475.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	898	130.00–149.00	143.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	140.00	140.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	130.00	130.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,173	1,900.00–2,450.00	2,340.16
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,125	120.00–171.00	147.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	181.00	181.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,043	136.00–140.00	138.17
5	—	1,016	120.00–131.00	125.05
1	—	935	100.00	100.00
8	—	987	105.00–119.00	111.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	116.00	116.00
1	—	1,360	120.00	120.00
12	—	1,231	143.00–156.00	147.77
17	—	1,141	128.00–140.00	136.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,288	145.00–154.00	149.40
1	—	1,370	136.00	136.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,813	153.00–163.00	157.95
4	—	1,763	168.00–172.00	170.55

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

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