Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough in most classes last week for a comparison. Few classes of steers 3.00-6.00 higher and the better 500-600 lb heifers 3.00-13.00 higher. Supply was moderate with good demand. Had two loads of yearling steers that sold good. Slaughter cows uneven generally steady with last weeks light test. Slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $278.03/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −182.07 against this barn's trailing median of $460.10.

Average price

$278.03

43 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,501

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

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

$21.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.54

vs AR average

−2.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	510	286.00	1,459	6thin
Medium and Large 1	541	285.28	1,542	22
Medium and Large 2	551	264.22	1,456	15thin

One grade step is worth $21.78/cwt here — about $2 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale43 hd

278.03

—

AR average10 barns · 385 hd

282.58

−4.54

National average153 barns · 6,707 hd

280.34

−2.31

This barn, trailing median24 sales

460.10

−182.07

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	1,663	166.66	2,772	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,404	141.46	1,987	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,230	138.24	1,701	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,052	122.40	1,288	26

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)	1,084	$1,901	54
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	895	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	964	$1,279	23
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	987	$2,229	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,212	$2,130	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,172	$2,035	33
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	985	$1,510	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	942	$1,125	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	812	$1,100	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	928	$1,050	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	770	$2,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	206.50/cwt	190.00–225.00	975	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	287.96/cwt	280.00–297.00	1,088	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	275.95/cwt	257.00–281.00	1,198	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	298.20/cwt	285.00–312.00	993	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,668	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	349	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,267	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	475	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	800–850	811	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,833	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	272.04/cwt	257.00–283.00	1,270	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	589	235.75/cwt	235.00–236.00	1,389	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,326	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	231.48/cwt	219.00–239.00	1,560	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	333.88/cwt	328.00–340.00	1,262	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	302.98/cwt	253.00–323.00	1,118	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,312	2,513.00/head	1,900.00–2,700.00	2,513	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,359	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	965	1,198.83/head	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,199	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	812	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	4
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,507	147.64/cwt	145.00–148.50	2,225	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	745	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	827	10
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	895	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,965.88/head	1,650.00–2,200.00	1,966	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	942	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	985	1,510.00/head	1,510.00–1,510.00	1,510	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	928	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	852	1,098.62/head	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,099	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	2,336.94/head	1,675.00–2,650.00	2,337	35
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	987	2,228.96/head	1,550.00–2,525.00	2,229	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	910	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	1,034	1,624.98/head	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,625	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,490	2,978.39/head	2,000.00–3,500.00	2,978	10
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	809	913.05/head	850.00–1,000.00	913	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	142.92/cwt	137.00–150.00	1,751	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,195	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,876	1
Bulls	—	—	1,385	159.68/cwt	156.00–163.00	2,212	5
Bulls	—	—	1,782	170.70/cwt	164.00–180.00	3,042	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	111.31/cwt	101.00–117.00	1,065	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	910	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	125.32/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,351	13
Bulls	—	—	1,510	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	2,250	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,097	123.44/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,354	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	139.52/cwt	137.00–141.00	2,020	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,306	145.82/cwt	143.00–155.00	1,904	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,147	134.80/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,546	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	138.72/cwt	133.00–143.00	1,717	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	145.39/cwt	143.00–157.00	1,868	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	299.66/cwt	277.00–321.00	1,381	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	283.91/cwt	275.00–292.00	1,465	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	299.67/cwt	286.00–312.00	1,289	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	267.39/cwt	265.00–269.00	1,508	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,817	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	256.28/cwt	253.00–263.00	1,589	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	682	263.07/cwt	253.00–266.00	1,794	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	805	245.50/cwt	245.50–245.50	1,976	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	510	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,459	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	905	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,091	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	311.85/cwt	308.00–315.00	1,332	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,264	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	721	240.50/cwt	240.50–240.50	1,734	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,378	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	291.84/cwt	285.00–299.00	1,255	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	309.06/cwt	300.00–317.00	1,496	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,157	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	266.92/cwt	263.00–293.00	1,703	10
Steers	Medium 3-4	650–700	691	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	926	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	639	258.27/cwt	244.00–265.00	1,650	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,708	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	291.09/cwt	285.00–297.00	1,490	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	279.46/cwt	277.00–282.00	1,590	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	284.88/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,222	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	307.03/cwt	297.00–317.00	1,148	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	237.61/cwt	231.00–244.00	1,369	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	600–650	604	238.50/cwt	238.50–238.50	1,441	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	900–950	940	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,880	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	600–650	647	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,618	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	850–900	855	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,949	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	274.91/cwt	269.00–286.00	1,317	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	252.63/cwt	243.00–260.00	1,420	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	242.16/cwt	237.00–246.00	1,487	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	320.17/cwt	317.00–327.00	1,063	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	218.97/cwt	217.00–221.00	1,609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	255.59/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,444	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	539	271.78/cwt	250.00–289.00	1,465	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	814	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,628	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	245.18/cwt	237.00–248.00	1,317	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	252.12/cwt	238.00–259.00	1,230	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	218.22/cwt	200.00–223.00	1,460	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	240.80/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,630	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	303	324.07/cwt	315.00–333.00	982	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	319.18/cwt	306.00–332.00	1,181	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	259.73/cwt	248.00–265.00	1,351	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	223.45/cwt	202.00–235.00	1,370	5

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 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 541Last week 156Year ago 744

Slaughter CattleReceipts 141Last week 70Year ago 190

Replacement CattleReceipts 175Last week 21Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	472	190.00–225.00	206.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	285.00–312.00	298.20
3	350–400	378	280.00–297.00	287.96
7	400–450	434	257.00–281.00	275.95
6	450–500	488	238.00–259.00	252.12
7	500–550	537	237.00–248.00	245.18
8	550–600	576	231.00–244.00	237.61
5	600–650	613	202.00–235.00	223.45
5	650–700	669	200.00–223.00	218.22
1	700–750	710	199.00	199.00
1	850–900	865	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	258.00	258.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	647	250.00	250.00
5	800–850	811	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	317.00–327.00	320.17
8	350–400	374	297.00–317.00	307.03
5	400–450	429	280.00–287.00	284.88
5	450–500	479	269.00–286.00	274.91
8	500–550	520	248.00–265.00	259.73
11	550–600	562	243.00–260.00	252.63
4	600–650	614	237.00–246.00	242.16
2	650–700	678	240.00	240.00
2	700–750	735	217.00–221.00	218.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	604	238.50	238.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	900–950	940	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	369	253.00–323.00	302.98
1	400–450	420	300.00	300.00
5	450–500	467	257.00–283.00	272.04
4	550–600	589	235.00–236.00	235.75
1	600–650	600	221.00	221.00
4	650–700	674	219.00–239.00	231.48
1	750–800	770	213.00	213.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	349	363.00	363.00
2	350–400	378	328.00–340.00	333.88
3	400–450	430	286.00–312.00	299.67
8	450–500	461	277.00–321.00	299.66
5	500–550	516	275.00–292.00	283.91
5	550–600	564	265.00–269.00	267.39
3	600–650	620	253.00–263.00	256.28
3	650–700	662	252.00	252.00
1	800–850	845	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	510	286.00	286.00
22	650–700	682	253.00–266.00	263.07
56	800–850	805	245.50	245.50
63	900–950	905	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	337.00	337.00
6	400–450	427	308.00–315.00	311.85
15	450–500	484	300.00–317.00	309.06
11	500–550	512	285.00–297.00	291.09
11	550–600	569	277.00–282.00	279.46
10	600–650	638	263.00–293.00	266.92
22	650–700	652	262.00	262.00
1	950–1000	985	219.00	219.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	303	315.00–333.00	324.07
2	350–400	370	306.00–332.00	319.18
2	400–450	430	285.00–299.00	291.84
1	450–500	480	287.00	287.00
8	500–550	539	250.00–289.00	271.78
7	550–600	565	250.00–270.00	255.59
9	600–650	639	244.00–265.00	258.27
5	650–700	677	230.00–250.00	240.80
6	700–750	721	240.50	240.50
1	750–800	775	229.00	229.00
5	800–850	814	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	691	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	855	228.00	228.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,312	1,900.00–2,700.00	2,513.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,359	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,490	2,000.00–3,500.00	2,978.39
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	965	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,198.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	812	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	2	—	942	1,125.00	1,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	985	1,510.00	1,510.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	928	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	23	—	1,034	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,624.98
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	2,200.00	2,200.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,507	145.00–148.50	147.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,255	1,650.00–2,200.00	1,965.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	35	—	1,210	1,675.00–2,650.00	2,336.94
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,225	137.00–150.00	142.92
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	10	—	745	111.00	111.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	895	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	19	—	852	1,000.00–1,275.00	1,098.62
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	—	809	850.00–1,000.00	913.05
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,195	157.00	157.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	987	1,550.00–2,525.00	2,228.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,385	156.00–163.00	159.68
13	—	1,782	164.00–180.00	170.70
1	—	1,510	149.00	149.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	957	101.00–117.00	111.31
1	—	910	100.00	100.00
13	—	1,078	120.00–133.00	125.32
5	—	1,147	132.00–140.00	134.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,097	120.00–129.00	123.44
37	—	1,238	133.00–143.00	138.72
12	—	1,285	143.00–157.00	145.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,448	137.00–141.00	139.52
4	—	1,306	143.00–155.00	145.82

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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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