Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00-10.00 lower with the better 450-500 lbs 18.00 lower. Feeder heifers 2.00-8.00 lower except the plainer 400-450 lbs 18.00 lower. Supply was light with moderate demand. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $242.56/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −163.79 against this barn's trailing median of $406.35.

Average price

$242.56

40 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,334

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

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

$38.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.35

vs AR average

−1.85 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	250.86	1,334	24
Medium and Large 2	580	231.33	1,342	15thin
Medium and Large 3	530	212.00	1,124	1thin

One grade step is worth $38.86/cwt here — about $211 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 sale40 hd

242.56

—

AR average9 barns · 311 hd

241.21

+1.35

National average171 barns · 9,778 hd

244.41

−1.85

This barn, trailing median25 sales

406.35

−163.79

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	1,599	163.36	2,612	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,462	143.21	2,094	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,225	139.26	1,706	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,112	118.35	1,316	31

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,179	$1,986	8
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,047	$1,899	17
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	923	$2,000	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$3,046	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,583	$2,850	3thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,852	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	700–750	740	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,643	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	204.91/cwt	194.00–226.00	1,707	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	652	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,630	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	982	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,179	1,986.00/head	1,700.00–2,075.00	1,986	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	3,046.19/head	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,046	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,583	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,047	1,898.94/head	1,625.00–2,100.00	1,899	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	203.21/cwt	190.00–216.00	1,571	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	275.02/cwt	260.00–287.00	1,152	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	702	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,706	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	264.51/cwt	255.00–271.00	1,362	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	628	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,426	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	591	230.25/cwt	219.00–234.00	1,361	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	222.02/cwt	210.00–229.00	1,397	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	253.96/cwt	240.00–268.00	1,435	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	257.67/cwt	252.00–270.00	1,095	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	276.16/cwt	274.00–294.00	1,033	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	219.74/cwt	212.00–227.00	1,384	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	262.22/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,246	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	679	236.98/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,609	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	846	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,404	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	273.13/cwt	262.00–289.00	1,177	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,055	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	243.88/cwt	232.00–255.00	1,183	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	246.85/cwt	230.00–253.00	1,284	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	267.50/cwt	259.00–295.00	880	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	125.15/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,427	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,511	145.94/cwt	145.00–148.00	2,205	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	140.47/cwt	139.00–142.00	1,985	5
Bulls	—	—	1,448	155.01/cwt	154.00–156.00	2,245	2
Bulls	—	—	1,705	174.07/cwt	173.00–175.00	2,968	2
Bulls	—	—	1,606	162.97/cwt	156.00–166.00	2,617	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	143.93/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	271.09/cwt	265.00–278.00	1,293	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,773	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	296.73/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,104	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	323.61/cwt	311.00–327.00	1,230	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	262.41/cwt	254.00–271.00	1,338	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	255.43/cwt	240.00–267.00	1,443	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	556	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,368	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	226.93/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,607	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	267.79/cwt	261.00–272.00	1,540	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,489	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	291.01/cwt	285.00–297.00	1,394	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	253.24/cwt	245.00–261.00	1,327	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	231.35/cwt	224.00–236.00	1,464	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	349.32/cwt	333.00–355.00	1,156	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	286.77/cwt	275.00–298.00	1,506	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	842	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	585	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,316	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,739	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	271.32/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,172	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	278.48/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,172	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	237.22/cwt	225.00–239.00	1,611	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	275.94/cwt	250.00–287.00	1,294	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	309.01/cwt	303.00–310.00	1,276	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	537	235.64/cwt	221.00–246.00	1,265	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	252.76/cwt	240.00–269.00	1,211	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,124	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	217.46/cwt	211.00–220.00	1,455	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	135.10/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,560	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	111.10/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,242	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	95.58/cwt	89.00–104.00	914	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	138.42/cwt	131.00–142.00	1,628	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,327	146.30/cwt	143.00–151.00	1,941	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	125.98/cwt	117.00–129.00	1,511	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 Aug 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 484Last week 541Year ago 167

Slaughter CattleReceipts 130Last week 141Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 175Year ago 1

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)	1	—	1,195	155.00	155.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,179	1,700.00–2,075.00	1,986.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	—	1,047	1,625.00–2,100.00	1,898.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	159.00	159.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,100	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,046.19
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,583	2,850.00	2,850.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	923	2,000.00	2,000.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,050	143.00–145.00	143.93

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
10	700–750	740	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	322	305.00	305.00
3	350–400	372	290.00–300.00	296.73
12	400–450	421	270.00–285.00	278.48
14	450–500	477	265.00–278.00	271.09
19	500–550	524	245.00–261.00	253.24
4	550–600	556	246.00	246.00
5	600–650	633	224.00–236.00	231.35
3	650–700	653	228.00	228.00
1	700–750	725	222.00	222.00
2	800–850	842	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	329	259.00–295.00	267.50
10	350–400	374	274.00–294.00	276.16
5	400–450	425	252.00–270.00	257.67
13	450–500	485	232.00–255.00	243.88
3	500–550	537	221.00–246.00	235.64
12	550–600	591	219.00–234.00	230.25
7	600–650	629	210.00–229.00	222.02
6	650–700	669	211.00–220.00	217.46
2	750–800	773	190.00–216.00	203.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	628	227.00	227.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	212.00	212.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	380	311.00–327.00	323.61
7	400–450	432	270.00–280.00	271.32
15	450–500	469	250.00–287.00	275.94
7	500–550	510	254.00–271.00	262.41
20	550–600	565	240.00–267.00	255.43
16	650–700	679	225.00–239.00	237.22
2	700–750	708	220.00–234.00	226.93
6	800–850	833	194.00–226.00	204.91
1	900–950	930	187.00	187.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	317	267.00	267.00
1	350–400	370	285.00	285.00
15	400–450	419	260.00–287.00	275.02
6	450–500	479	240.00–269.00	252.76
8	500–550	520	230.00–253.00	246.85
1	550–600	570	212.00	212.00
5	600–650	630	212.00–227.00	219.74
1	650–700	650	225.00	225.00
1	700–750	735	213.00	213.00
1	750–800	780	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	652	250.00	250.00
8	700–750	702	243.00	243.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	431	262.00–289.00	273.13
8	450–500	475	260.00–269.00	262.22
27	500–550	515	255.00–271.00	264.51
5	550–600	565	240.00–268.00	253.96
1	600–650	605	232.00	232.00
5	650–700	679	230.00–246.00	236.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	331	333.00–355.00	349.32
1	350–400	380	325.00	325.00
14	400–450	413	303.00–310.00	309.01
7	450–500	479	285.00–297.00	291.01
14	500–550	525	275.00–298.00	286.77
18	550–600	575	261.00–272.00	267.79
1	650–700	665	252.00	252.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,140	120.00–132.00	125.15
2	—	1,155	132.00–138.00	135.10
8	—	1,118	106.00–115.00	111.10
4	—	956	89.00–104.00	95.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,511	145.00–148.00	145.94
5	—	1,413	139.00–142.00	140.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,176	131.00–142.00	138.42
17	—	1,327	143.00–151.00	146.30
7	—	1,199	117.00–129.00	125.98
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,448	154.00–156.00	155.01
2	—	1,705	173.00–175.00	174.07
12	—	1,606	156.00–166.00	162.97

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle