Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 9.00 higher except the better 550-600 lbs 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers 2.00 -10.00 higher. This report includes the weaned special and the regular sale with most cattle being weaned. Demand was good on the weaned cattle. Cows and bulls not reported due to time limits.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $286.36/cwt on 249 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −173.74 against this barn's trailing median of $460.10.

Average price

$286.36

249 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,570

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$221

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

$46.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.38

vs AR average

+16.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	305.73	1,637	117
Medium and Large 1-2	564	272.42	1,537	99
Medium and Large 2	546	259.54	1,416	33

One grade step is worth $46.19/cwt here — about $221 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 sale249 hd

286.36

—

AR average7 barns · 458 hd

278.98

+7.38

National average147 barns · 6,928 hd

269.40

+16.96

This barn, trailing median24 sales

460.10

−173.74

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

97 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	350–400	370	286.57/cwt	265.00–303.00	1,060	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	212.52/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,424	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	236.23/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,613	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	249.20/cwt	235.00–256.00	1,553	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,802	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	241.59/cwt	217.00–253.00	1,266	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	174.58/cwt	170.00–179.00	1,536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	259.27/cwt	240.00–277.00	1,097	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	207.31/cwt	201.00–214.00	1,603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	284.09/cwt	270.00–303.00	1,224	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	244.41/cwt	244.00–247.00	1,532	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	253.19/cwt	242.00–257.00	1,438	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	750–800	768	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,797	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	655	254.09/cwt	253.00–255.00	1,664	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	633	262.10/cwt	251.00–269.00	1,659	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	742	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,736	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	267.53/cwt	255.00–271.00	1,560	76
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	690	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,518	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	263.51/cwt	261.00–266.00	1,267	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	436	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,308	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	700–750	710	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,683	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	650–700	656	246.15/cwt	242.00–247.00	1,615	71
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	850–900	888	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,740	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,423	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	600–650	637	249.22/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,588	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	273.00/cwt	261.00–287.00	1,291	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	889	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,009	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	742	258.09/cwt	256.00–269.00	1,915	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	236.64/cwt	227.00–241.00	1,448	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	365.82/cwt	347.00–378.00	1,204	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	668	246.35/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,646	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	275.19/cwt	271.00–278.00	1,566	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	255.41/cwt	238.00–263.00	1,471	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	378.11/cwt	369.00–381.00	1,218	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	299.60/cwt	283.00–313.00	1,112	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	264.27/cwt	255.00–274.00	1,398	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	311.30/cwt	296.00–323.00	1,021	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	314.34/cwt	307.00–330.00	1,323	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	271.66/cwt	248.00–280.00	1,826	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	308.72/cwt	293.00–325.00	1,463	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	919	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,114	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,507	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	277.77/cwt	265.00–291.00	1,756	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	252.81/cwt	244.00–256.00	1,949	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	550–600	568	262.62/cwt	261.00–266.00	1,492	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	600–650	617	255.33/cwt	245.50–268.00	1,575	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	700–750	730	236.11/cwt	223.00–242.00	1,724	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	314.45/cwt	287.00–323.50	1,654	91
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	220.24/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,599	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	299.42/cwt	271.00–309.00	1,261	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	750–800	754	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,795	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	650–700	669	237.65/cwt	224.00–244.00	1,590	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	500–550	519	273.72/cwt	272.00–276.00	1,421	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	821	249.81/cwt	247.50–253.00	2,051	105
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	343.73/cwt	331.00–367.00	1,261	32
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	565	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,034	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	592	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,302	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	485	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,251	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	263.13/cwt	243.00–275.00	1,389	86
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	292.72/cwt	225.00–330.00	1,089	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	288.93/cwt	287.00–290.00	1,381	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	978	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	531	229.39/cwt	218.00–243.00	1,218	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	222.64/cwt	221.00–226.00	1,396	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	210.00/cwt	209.00–211.00	756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,091	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	323.71/cwt	310.00–337.00	1,020	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	940	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,068	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	277.38/cwt	246.00–282.00	1,035	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,022	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	209.73/cwt	190.00–223.00	1,411	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	278.96/cwt	270.00–287.00	901	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	317.32/cwt	295.00–321.00	1,231	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	258.12/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,205	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	229.87/cwt	207.00–238.00	1,306	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	255.59/cwt	235.00–286.00	1,242	53
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	774	202.32/cwt	177.00–213.00	1,566	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	284.87/cwt	270.00–301.00	1,205	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,423	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	246.09/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,420	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	229.77/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,661	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	234.32/cwt	233.00–235.00	1,781	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	264.46/cwt	255.00–282.00	1,267	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	266.26/cwt	257.00–290.00	1,411	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	229.66/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,431	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	950–1000	956	228.75/cwt	228.75–228.75	2,187	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	502	288.57/cwt	287.00–290.00	1,449	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	779	248.60/cwt	232.00–252.00	1,937	188
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	222.45/cwt	205.00–242.00	1,295	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	265.39/cwt	255.00–271.00	1,146	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	824	242.22/cwt	240.25–245.00	1,996	213

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.

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	307.00	307.00
3	350–400	370	265.00–303.00	286.57
2	400–450	423	240.00–277.00	259.27
8	450–500	467	255.00–260.00	258.12
12	500–550	524	217.00–253.00	241.59
3	550–600	582	205.00–242.00	222.45
10	600–650	623	220.00–231.00	229.66
4	650–700	670	210.00–220.00	212.52
3	700–750	745	191.00	191.00
2	800–850	845	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	329	347.00–378.00	365.82
6	350–400	372	225.00–330.00	292.72
18	400–450	421	271.00–309.00	299.42
17	450–500	478	287.00–290.00	288.93
33	500–550	529	255.00–274.00	264.27
10	550–600	568	242.00–257.00	253.19
7	600–650	627	244.00–247.00	244.41
2	750–800	773	201.00–214.00	207.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	850–900	888	196.00	196.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	592	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	310.00–337.00	323.71
7	350–400	388	295.00–321.00	317.32
4	400–450	423	270.00–301.00	284.87
11	450–500	479	255.00–282.00	264.46
22	500–550	530	257.00–290.00	266.26
11	550–600	577	240.00–250.00	246.09
29	600–650	623	235.00–256.00	249.20
13	650–700	683	235.00–240.00	236.23
14	700–750	723	210.00–240.00	229.77
3	750–800	760	233.00–235.00	234.32
1	800–850	805	222.00	222.00
1	850–900	850	212.00	212.00
3	900–950	940	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	436	300.00	300.00
23	500–550	502	287.00–290.00	288.57
76	550–600	583	255.00–271.00	267.53
57	600–650	633	251.00–269.00	262.10
11	650–700	655	253.00–255.00	254.09
6	700–750	742	234.00	234.00
188	750–800	779	232.00–252.00	248.60
213	800–850	824	240.25–245.00	242.22
60	950–1000	956	228.75	228.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	322	369.00–381.00	378.11
32	350–400	367	331.00–367.00	343.73
11	400–450	421	307.00–330.00	314.34
49	450–500	474	293.00–325.00	308.72
91	500–550	526	287.00–323.50	314.45
26	550–600	569	271.00–278.00	275.19
118	600–650	632	265.00–291.00	277.77
37	650–700	672	248.00–280.00	271.66
49	700–750	742	256.00–269.00	258.09
51	750–800	771	244.00–256.00	252.81
105	800–850	821	247.50–253.00	249.81
6	850–900	889	226.00	226.00
62	900–950	919	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
37	650–700	668	245.00–248.00	246.35
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	485	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	270.00–287.00	278.96
14	350–400	373	246.00–282.00	277.38
5	400–450	432	255.00–271.00	265.39
53	450–500	486	235.00–286.00	255.59
19	500–550	531	218.00–243.00	229.39
21	550–600	568	207.00–238.00	229.87
3	600–650	627	221.00–226.00	222.64
23	650–700	673	190.00–223.00	209.73
1	700–750	735	190.00	190.00
5	750–800	774	177.00–213.00	202.32
1	800–850	830	190.00	190.00
2	850–900	880	170.00–179.00	174.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	328	296.00–323.00	311.30
32	350–400	371	283.00–313.00	299.60
34	400–450	431	270.00–303.00	284.09
35	450–500	473	261.00–287.00	273.00
86	500–550	528	243.00–275.00	263.13
25	550–600	576	238.00–263.00	255.41
19	600–650	612	227.00–241.00	236.64
4	650–700	664	227.00	227.00
4	700–750	726	220.00–221.00	220.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
25	600–650	637	248.00–250.00	249.22
71	650–700	656	242.00–247.00	246.15
32	700–750	710	237.00	237.00
14	750–800	768	234.00	234.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	450–500	481	261.00–266.00	263.51
8	600–650	608	234.00	234.00
7	650–700	690	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
30	500–550	519	272.00–276.00	273.72
30	550–600	568	261.00–266.00	262.62
68	600–650	617	245.50–268.00	255.33
17	650–700	669	224.00–244.00	237.65
31	700–750	730	223.00–242.00	236.11
25	750–800	754	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	258.00	258.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	209.00–211.00	210.00
1	500–550	525	200.00	200.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	565	183.00	183.00

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