Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly 1.00-10.00 lower except 400-450 lbs 8.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly steady 4.00 lower with the better 400-500 lbs 20.00-30.00 lower. Quality was average with most of the offering unweaned calves. Slaughter cows 4.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 6.00 lower on a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $230.75/cwt on 83 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −175.60 against this barn's trailing median of $406.35.

Average price

$230.75

83 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,243

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$392

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

$65.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.68

vs AR average

−6.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	240.50	1,288	52
Medium and Large 1-2	527	225.00	1,186	5thin
Medium and Large 2	550	215.45	1,186	24
Medium and Large 3	512	175.00	896	2thin

One grade step is worth $65.50/cwt here — about $392 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale83 hd

230.75

—

AR average10 barns · 591 hd

231.43

−0.68

National average181 barns · 11,482 hd

237.01

−6.26

This barn, trailing median25 sales

406.35

−175.60

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	—	High	1,492	140.04	2,090	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,450	122.41	1,774	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,186	119.24	1,414	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,012	109.00	1,103	19

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)	1,060	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	945	$1,750	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	860	$1,541	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,080	$3,133	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,355	$1,900	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,560	$1,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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 1	700–750	728	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,478	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	280.81/cwt	258.00–289.00	899	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	224.24/cwt	210.00–237.00	1,074	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	230.61/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,001	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	242.74/cwt	225.00–251.00	1,282	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	900–950	925	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	928	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,338	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	292.59/cwt	270.00–306.00	1,115	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,294	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	261.78/cwt	253.00–265.00	1,005	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	234.99/cwt	229.00–242.00	1,130	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	650–700	689	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,309	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	214.92/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,167	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	544	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,436	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	248.28/cwt	245.00–253.00	1,537	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	231.74/cwt	215.00–251.00	892	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	217.05/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,242	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	968	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	2,004	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	231.92/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,658	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	242.00/cwt	239.00–243.00	1,590	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	311	328.30/cwt	323.00–329.00	1,021	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	512	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	896	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	192.01/cwt	190.00–194.00	1,363	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	304.39/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,266	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,456	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	314.27/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,037	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	723	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,591	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	322.36/cwt	318.00–325.00	1,222	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	274.48/cwt	255.00–279.00	1,397	48
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	726	220.75/cwt	203.00–226.00	1,603	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	235.83/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,472	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,218	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	681	226.05/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,539	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	284.01/cwt	257.00–289.00	1,375	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	254.00/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,420	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	620	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	240.66/cwt	235.00–254.00	1,273	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	231.03/cwt	220.00–241.00	1,303	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	274.78/cwt	260.00–283.00	1,190	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	250.46/cwt	230.00–261.00	1,187	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	369	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,140	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	280.38/cwt	255.00–283.00	1,194	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	264.23/cwt	242.00–274.00	1,289	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,364	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	630	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,260	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	650–700	690	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,311	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	104.65/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,103	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,475	121.52/cwt	118.00–124.00	1,792	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	928	94.80/cwt	85.00–100.00	880	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,322	126.83/cwt	126.00–128.00	1,677	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	126.42/cwt	126.00–128.00	1,636	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	119.52/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,401	42
Bulls	—	—	1,850	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	2,960	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	107.36/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,281	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	115.87/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,173	10
Bulls	—	—	1,697	150.68/cwt	147.00–155.00	2,557	3
Bulls	—	—	1,298	129.67/cwt	125.00–133.00	1,683	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,355	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,199	130.42/cwt	121.00–166.00	1,564	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,560	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	959	131.54/cwt	119.00–149.00	1,261	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	1,541.13/head	1,050.00–1,825.00	1,541	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	3,132.72/head	2,100.00–3,700.00	3,133	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	246.89/cwt	234.00–250.00	1,407	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	218.73/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,492	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	208.92/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,598	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	324.01/cwt	317.00–325.00	1,244	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	238.21/cwt	229.00–252.00	1,246	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	229.01/cwt	214.00–253.00	946	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	209.00/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,484	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	217.26/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,149	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	394	261.71/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,031	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	265.79/cwt	250.00–287.00	843	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	172.54/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,052	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	190.42/cwt	180.00–200.00	796	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	700–750	736	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,509	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	650–700	660	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,571	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	235.67/cwt	220.00–252.00	1,136	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	195.03/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,472	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	622	224.09/cwt	217.00–226.00	1,394	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	850–900	857	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,628	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	243.26/cwt	239.00–250.00	1,158	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	243.54/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,013	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	700–750	735	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,360	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	575	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,265	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	1000–1050	1,032	182.44/cwt	182.00–183.00	1,883	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	231.05/cwt	222.00–244.00	1,322	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	527	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,186	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	227.21/cwt	222.00–232.00	1,391	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	722	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 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 686Last week 955Year ago 939

Slaughter CattleReceipts 143Last week 113Year ago 204

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 35Year ago 85

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	320	258.00–289.00	280.81
14	350–400	384	253.00–265.00	261.78
9	400–450	416	240.00–252.00	243.54
14	450–500	476	239.00–250.00	243.26
43	500–550	528	225.00–251.00	242.74
8	550–600	572	222.00–244.00	231.05
5	600–650	612	222.00–232.00	227.21
3	700–750	728	203.00	203.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	385	215.00–251.00	231.74
13	400–450	434	220.00–245.00	230.61
17	450–500	479	210.00–237.00	224.24
18	500–550	543	200.00–219.00	214.92
6	550–600	572	200.00–225.00	217.05
1	600–650	640	209.00	209.00
2	700–750	710	190.00–194.00	192.01
2	900–950	928	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
13	650–700	660	238.00	238.00
2	900–950	925	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	450–500	481	229.00–242.00	234.99
5	500–550	527	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	689	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	190.00	190.00
2	400–450	418	180.00–200.00	190.42
2	500–550	512	175.00	175.00
2	600–650	610	170.00–175.00	172.54
1	650–700	665	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
8	700–750	736	205.00	205.00
7	850–900	857	190.00	190.00
9	1000–1050	1,032	182.00–183.00	182.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	622	217.00–226.00	224.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	700–750	735	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	575	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	330	295.00–325.00	314.27
5	350–400	381	270.00–306.00	292.59
5	400–450	433	260.00–283.00	274.78
6	450–500	474	230.00–261.00	250.46
4	500–550	529	235.00–254.00	240.66
9	550–600	564	220.00–241.00	231.03
11	600–650	624	225.00–245.00	235.83
7	700–750	726	203.00–226.00	220.75
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	580	210.00	210.00
2	650–700	650	199.00	199.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	350–400	369	309.00	309.00
4	500–550	544	264.00	264.00
7	550–600	587	248.00	248.00
5	700–750	723	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	311	323.00–329.00	328.30
5	350–400	379	318.00–325.00	322.36
19	400–450	416	280.00–310.00	304.39
11	450–500	484	257.00–289.00	284.01
48	500–550	509	255.00–279.00	274.48
4	550–600	559	250.00–260.00	254.00
5	600–650	619	245.00–253.00	248.28
4	650–700	657	239.00–243.00	242.00
13	700–750	715	220.00–237.00	231.92
2	950–1000	968	207.00	207.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	233.00	233.00
7	650–700	681	220.00–229.00	226.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	384	317.00–325.00	324.01
11	400–450	426	255.00–283.00	280.38
10	450–500	488	242.00–274.00	264.23
17	500–550	523	229.00–252.00	238.21
5	550–600	570	234.00–250.00	246.89
1	600–650	635	220.00	220.00
4	650–700	682	215.00–220.00	218.73
2	700–750	710	208.00–210.00	209.00
3	750–800	765	205.00–212.00	208.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	250.00–287.00	265.79
6	350–400	394	250.00–285.00	261.71
8	400–450	413	214.00–253.00	229.01
9	450–500	482	220.00–252.00	235.67
7	500–550	529	200.00–230.00	217.26
1	550–600	595	210.00	210.00
2	650–700	662	206.00	206.00
2	750–800	755	190.00–200.00	195.03
1	800–850	800	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	630	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	190.00	190.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,054	100.00–109.00	104.65
3	—	928	85.00–100.00	94.80
10	—	1,012	110.00–120.00	115.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,475	118.00–124.00	121.52
3	—	1,322	126.00–128.00	126.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,294	126.00–128.00	126.42
42	—	1,172	116.00–125.00	119.52
4	—	1,193	100.00–114.00	107.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,850	160.00	160.00
3	—	1,697	147.00–155.00	150.68
5	—	1,298	125.00–133.00	129.67

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	121.00	121.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,199	121.00–166.00	130.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	1,800.00	1,800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,355	1,900.00	1,900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,560	1,900.00	1,900.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	959	119.00–149.00	131.54
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	860	1,050.00–1,825.00	1,541.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	5	—	1,080	2,100.00–3,700.00	3,132.72

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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