Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs mostly 10.00-20.00 lower some large groups of 600-800 lb yearlings 3.00-6.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs mostly 10.00-20.00 lower 600-700 lbs steady to 6.00 lower. The feeder supply under 600 lbs was mostly unweaned calves compared to last weeks mostly weaned calves. Quality of most calves was average to plain. No trend on cows and bulls not reported last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $251.71/cwt on 127 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −208.40 against this barn's trailing median of $460.10.

Average price

$251.71

127 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,384

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$131

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

$18.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.57

vs AR average

−16.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	265.19	1,450	31
Medium and Large 1-2	568	247.99	1,409	46
Medium and Large 2	535	246.76	1,319	50

One grade step is worth $18.43/cwt here — about $131 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 sale127 hd

251.71

—

AR average11 barns · 518 hd

254.27

−2.57

National average178 barns · 13,815 hd

268.20

−16.49

This barn, trailing median24 sales

460.10

−208.40

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	1,861	159.60	2,970	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,512	129.10	1,952	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,262	126.68	1,598	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,043	109.91	1,146	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)	1,233	$2,232	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,105	$2,367	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,142	$2,073	3thin

Every lot, as filed

111 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 1	300–350	330	343.00/cwt	343.00–343.00	1,132	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	230.39/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,458	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	591	234.90/cwt	229.00–241.00	1,388	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	265.39/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,083	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	230.79/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,426	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	550	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,309	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	544	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,262	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,142	2,072.92/head	1,500.00–2,500.00	2,073	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,637	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	695	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	269.46/cwt	261.00–275.00	1,253	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,309	140.37/cwt	130.00–164.00	1,837	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	800–850	847	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,863	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	300–350	349	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,155	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	439	271.78/cwt	271.00–275.00	1,193	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	667	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,481	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	789	245.75/cwt	245.75–245.75	1,939	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	577	226.19/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,305	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	636	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,437	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	2,367.48/head	2,225.00–2,500.00	2,367	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,249	133.75/cwt	127.00–142.00	1,671	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	2,231.83/head	1,300.00–2,650.00	2,232	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	616	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,540	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	605	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	700–750	703	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,055	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	352	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,158	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,223	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	333.87/cwt	323.00–360.00	1,209	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	295.75/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,230	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,026	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,293	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	894	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	650–700	652	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	247.29/cwt	245.00–266.00	1,274	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	613	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,434	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	227.08/cwt	216.00–230.00	1,501	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	243.18/cwt	229.00–257.00	1,286	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	271.14/cwt	244.00–274.00	1,670	89
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	657	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,478	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	257.48/cwt	246.00–260.00	1,457	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	495	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	284.07/cwt	275.00–289.00	1,366	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	279.22/cwt	267.00–281.00	1,430	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	480	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,118	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	448	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	896	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	376	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	827	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	910	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,320	131.65/cwt	129.00–137.00	1,738	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	951	94.89/cwt	90.00–100.00	902	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	125.37/cwt	119.00–128.00	1,553	23
Bulls	—	—	1,840	157.00/cwt	151.00–165.00	2,889	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	114.30/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,309	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	240.50/cwt	240.00–241.00	1,258	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,320	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	818	186.95/cwt	184.00–190.00	1,529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	248.86/cwt	225.00–281.00	819	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	203.37/cwt	200.00–209.00	1,379	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	722	193.75/cwt	175.00–210.00	1,399	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	952	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,110	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	211.76/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,328	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,489	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	243.23/cwt	210.00–250.00	1,053	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	219.45/cwt	200.00–229.00	1,152	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	241.84/cwt	240.00–250.00	934	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	905	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,437	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	263.20/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,111	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	231.56/cwt	220.00–239.00	1,325	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	247.28/cwt	235.00–265.00	915	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	210.90/cwt	199.00–224.00	1,329	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,176	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	756	224.43/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,697	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	301.60/cwt	290.00–312.00	1,119	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	227.19/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,077	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,549	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	317.74/cwt	311.00–322.00	985	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	256.70/cwt	247.00–274.00	860	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	249.04/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,053	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	251.05/cwt	238.00–260.00	1,316	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	218.87/cwt	211.00–225.00	1,232	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	758	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,440	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	424	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,060	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	516	229.74/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,185	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	372	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	228.95/cwt	222.00–239.00	1,433	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	600–650	645	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,451	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	541	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,450	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	578	240.93/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,393	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	448	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,183	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	254.73/cwt	230.00–277.00	1,200	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	256.43/cwt	230.00–269.00	1,198	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	397	270.56/cwt	270.00–273.00	1,074	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	747	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,494	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	700–750	718	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,465	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	406	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,121	9
Bulls	—	—	1,945	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	3,307	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,501	126.83/cwt	124.00–129.00	1,904	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	117.73/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,270	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	109.29/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,160	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	400	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	600	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	132.44/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,967	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,825	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	2,099	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 Sep 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 955Last week 3,231Year ago 2,399

Slaughter CattleReceipts 113Last week 139Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 10Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	343.00	343.00
2	350–400	352	329.00	329.00
5	400–450	439	271.00–275.00	271.78
17	450–500	465	261.00–275.00	269.46
12	500–550	515	245.00–266.00	247.29
1	550–600	550	238.00	238.00
5	600–650	633	230.00–231.00	230.39
2	650–700	695	223.00	223.00
3	750–800	758	216.00	216.00
2	850–900	868	188.00	188.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	400–450	448	264.00	264.00
5	500–550	544	232.00	232.00
5	700–750	747	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	495	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	200.00	200.00
1	400–450	410	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	335	247.00–274.00	256.70
5	350–400	386	240.00–250.00	241.84
13	400–450	423	240.00–255.00	249.04
7	450–500	471	230.00–277.00	254.73
2	500–550	523	240.00–241.00	240.50
5	550–600	560	210.00	210.00
14	600–650	627	200.00–230.00	211.76
2	650–700	660	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	730	190.00	190.00
2	750–800	758	190.00	190.00
2	800–850	818	184.00–190.00	186.95
1	850–900	855	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	275.00	275.00
1	350–400	355	289.00	289.00
15	400–450	408	245.00–270.00	265.39
2	450–500	465	278.00	278.00
31	500–550	529	229.00–257.00	243.18
16	550–600	591	229.00–241.00	234.90
9	600–650	618	225.00–236.00	230.79
5	650–700	661	216.00–230.00	227.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	667	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	350–400	397	270.00–273.00	270.56
7	400–450	424	250.00	250.00
30	500–550	516	229.00–230.00	229.74
12	550–600	577	220.00–232.00	226.19
6	600–650	636	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	372	190.00	190.00
1	600–650	605	151.00	151.00
2	700–750	703	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	652	236.00	236.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	233.00	233.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	376	220.00	220.00
5	400–450	448	200.00	200.00
2	450–500	455	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	329	225.00–281.00	248.86
15	350–400	370	235.00–265.00	247.28
26	400–450	433	210.00–250.00	243.23
24	450–500	474	220.00–245.00	227.19
10	500–550	525	200.00–229.00	219.45
19	550–600	563	211.00–225.00	218.87
19	600–650	630	199.00–224.00	210.90
5	650–700	678	200.00–209.00	203.37
5	700–750	722	175.00–210.00	193.75
1	800–850	805	185.00	185.00
1	850–900	885	175.00	175.00
1	900–950	905	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
8	700–750	718	204.00	204.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	349	331.00	331.00
9	400–450	406	276.00	276.00
12	500–550	541	268.00	268.00
34	550–600	578	237.00–245.00	240.93
19	600–650	616	250.00	250.00
66	750–800	789	245.75	245.75
8	800–850	847	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	365.00	365.00
7	350–400	362	323.00–360.00	333.87
7	400–450	416	285.00–300.00	295.75
25	450–500	481	275.00–289.00	284.07
11	500–550	512	267.00–281.00	279.22
20	550–600	566	246.00–260.00	257.48
89	600–650	616	244.00–274.00	271.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	613	234.00	234.00
8	650–700	657	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	430	174.00	174.00
3	450–500	488	195.00	195.00
1	600–650	620	179.00	179.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	311.00–322.00	317.74
13	350–400	371	290.00–312.00	301.60
10	400–450	422	255.00–270.00	263.20
10	450–500	467	230.00–269.00	256.43
39	500–550	524	238.00–260.00	251.05
11	550–600	572	220.00–239.00	231.56
15	600–650	626	222.00–239.00	228.95
5	650–700	650	221.00	221.00
9	750–800	756	220.00–225.00	224.43
1	850–900	885	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	645	225.00	225.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	150.00	150.00

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	3	—	1,142	1,500.00–2,500.00	2,072.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,105	2,225.00–2,500.00	2,367.48
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,309	130.00–164.00	140.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,249	127.00–142.00	133.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,233	1,300.00–2,650.00	2,231.83

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,320	129.00–137.00	131.65
23	—	1,239	119.00–128.00	125.37
6	—	1,145	112.00–117.00	114.30
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	951	90.00–100.00	94.89
8	—	1,079	114.00–124.00	117.73
4	—	1,061	103.00–113.00	109.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,501	124.00–129.00	126.83
9	—	1,485	130.00–136.00	132.44
1	—	1,825	115.00	115.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,840	151.00–165.00	157.00
1	—	1,945	170.00	170.00

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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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