Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly 1.00-6.00 higher instances 24.00 higher with some loads of yearlings that sold well. Feeder heifers uneven from 6.00 higher to 4.00 lower generally steady except the better 400-450 lbs 16.00 higher. Supply was moderate with good demand on most classes of cattle. Slaughter cows 4.00-7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher than last weeks light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $269.42/cwt on 117 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −190.69 against this barn's trailing median of $460.10.

Average price

$269.42

117 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,481

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$41.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.44

vs AR average

−4.87 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	281.17	1,519	75
Medium and Large 1-2	562	260.00	1,461	18thin
Medium and Large 2	570	239.76	1,368	24

One grade step is worth $41.41/cwt here — about $151 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 sale117 hd

269.42

—

AR average10 barns · 430 hd

259.98

+9.44

National average169 barns · 10,664 hd

274.29

−4.87

This barn, trailing median24 sales

460.10

−190.69

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	1,779	156.68	2,787	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,468	119.57	1,755	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,209	114.27	1,382	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,096	100.64	1,103	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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,286	$2,054	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,235	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,225	$2,118	2thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	525	294.00/cwt	294.00–294.00	1,544	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	496	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,349	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	562	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,461	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	285.49/cwt	279.00–291.00	1,185	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	237.42/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,379	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	900–950	919	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,169	47
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,290	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	211.59/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,312	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	450–500	452	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	221.39/cwt	218.00–225.00	1,244	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	400–450	442	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	884	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	767	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,879	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	621	244.60/cwt	244.00–246.00	1,519	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	266.02/cwt	235.00–275.00	1,277	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,751	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	248.63/cwt	240.00–253.00	1,318	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,582	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	600–650	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,202	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	253.95/cwt	228.00–279.00	962	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,747	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	900–950	930	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,590	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	509	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,166	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	624	232.06/cwt	225.00–238.00	1,448	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	210.13/cwt	201.00–219.00	1,423	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	600–650	620	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,402	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	981	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,010	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	220.81/cwt	213.00–229.00	1,049	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	244.62/cwt	227.00–257.00	778	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	487	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	877	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,097	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	224.28/cwt	216.00–233.00	1,278	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	344	301.78/cwt	269.00–310.00	1,038	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	217.09/cwt	210.00–229.00	1,112	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	265.60/cwt	263.00–267.00	1,123	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	228.86/cwt	220.00–237.00	968	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	209.54/cwt	195.00–224.00	1,284	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,090	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	779	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	108.13/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,221	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	122.54/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,799	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	114.83/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,686	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	104.83/cwt	100.00–108.00	1,244	9
Bulls	—	—	1,943	169.01/cwt	163.00–176.00	3,284	6
Bulls	—	—	1,719	152.56/cwt	146.00–161.00	2,623	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,020	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	122.17/cwt	120.00–126.00	1,581	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,189	114.46/cwt	109.00–120.00	1,361	32
Bulls	—	—	1,610	143.01/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,302	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	89.82/cwt	85.00–93.00	952	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	100.35/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,089	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	305.28/cwt	299.00–311.00	1,139	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	240.68/cwt	215.00–258.00	876	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	798	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	821	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	237.77/cwt	225.00–243.00	1,341	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	307.24/cwt	292.00–313.00	1,281	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	700–750	745	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	700–750	742	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,618	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,102	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	244.38/cwt	237.00–251.00	1,425	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	972	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	807	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,598	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	813	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,829	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	534	224.41/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,198	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	323.25/cwt	323.00–327.00	1,254	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	275.54/cwt	267.50–284.00	1,469	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	351.95/cwt	333.00–357.00	1,119	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	238.07/cwt	231.00–247.00	1,147	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	650–700	653	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,548	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	260.13/cwt	240.00–273.00	1,082	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	282.03/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,334	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	233.77/cwt	224.00–247.00	1,452	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	252.99/cwt	235.00–267.00	1,328	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	881	241.15/cwt	230.00–241.50	2,125	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	249.96/cwt	244.00–251.00	1,535	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	754	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,828	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,328	141.89/cwt	124.00–154.00	1,884	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	213.29/cwt	207.00–228.00	1,531	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	742	256.51/cwt	233.00–258.00	1,903	80
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	241.24/cwt	234.00–243.00	1,269	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	660	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,257	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	119.76/cwt	112.00–140.00	1,293	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	268.53/cwt	259.00–275.00	1,292	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	262.23/cwt	252.00–268.00	1,503	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,204	126.41/cwt	112.00–147.00	1,522	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	2,118.47/head	2,000.00–2,225.00	2,118	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	449	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	988	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	420	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	949	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,286	2,053.95/head	1,850.00–2,400.00	2,054	8

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 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 856Last week 686Year ago 855

Slaughter CattleReceipts 155Last week 143Year ago 105

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 30Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
38	500–550	525	294.00	294.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	441	285.00	285.00
19	450–500	496	272.00	272.00
18	550–600	562	260.00	260.00
13	600–650	621	244.00–246.00	244.60
70	750–800	767	245.00	245.00
47	900–950	919	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	337	291.00	291.00
1	350–400	370	273.00	273.00
7	400–450	415	279.00–291.00	285.49
12	450–500	480	235.00–275.00	266.02
5	500–550	530	240.00–253.00	248.63
19	550–600	581	225.00–250.00	237.42
5	600–650	624	225.00–238.00	232.06
1	650–700	685	231.00	231.00
6	750–800	780	224.00	224.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	197.00	197.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	318	333.00–357.00	351.95
16	350–400	388	323.00–327.00	323.25
14	400–450	417	292.00–313.00	307.24
12	450–500	473	280.00–287.00	282.03
16	500–550	533	267.50–284.00	275.54
21	550–600	573	252.00–268.00	262.23
10	600–650	614	244.00–251.00	249.96
80	700–750	742	233.00–258.00	256.51
8	750–800	754	242.50	242.50
66	850–900	881	230.00–241.50	241.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	800–850	813	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	344	269.00–310.00	301.78
9	350–400	379	228.00–279.00	253.95
3	400–450	423	263.00–267.00	265.60
1	450–500	450	267.00	267.00
4	500–550	509	229.00	229.00
2	550–600	570	216.00–233.00	224.28
3	600–650	620	200.00–220.00	211.59
1	650–700	665	218.00	218.00
1	700–750	740	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	775	190.00	190.00
1	800–850	820	171.00	171.00
1	850–900	850	206.00	206.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	452	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	190.00	190.00
1	350–400	365	225.00	225.00
1	500–550	515	198.00	198.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	329.00	329.00
2	350–400	373	299.00–311.00	305.28
18	450–500	481	259.00–275.00	268.53
15	500–550	525	235.00–267.00	252.99
3	550–600	583	237.00–251.00	244.38
16	600–650	621	224.00–247.00	233.77
1	650–700	675	237.00	237.00
6	700–750	718	207.00–228.00	213.29
3	800–850	807	198.00	198.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	745	196.00	196.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	227.00–257.00	244.62
8	350–400	364	215.00–258.00	240.68
8	400–450	423	220.00–237.00	228.86
11	450–500	475	213.00–229.00	220.81
7	500–550	512	210.00–229.00	217.09
3	550–600	562	218.00–225.00	221.39
13	600–650	613	195.00–224.00	209.54
3	650–700	677	201.00–219.00	210.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	442	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	900–950	930	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	175.00	175.00
3	450–500	487	180.00	180.00
1	500–550	545	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	645	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	265.00	265.00
4	350–400	381	255.00	255.00
14	400–450	416	240.00–273.00	260.13
3	450–500	482	231.00–247.00	238.07
5	500–550	526	234.00–243.00	241.24
7	550–600	564	225.00–243.00	237.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
8	650–700	653	237.00	237.00
6	700–750	742	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	500–550	534	222.00–225.00	224.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	660	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	449	220.00	220.00

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	—	1,000	129.00	129.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,328	124.00–154.00	141.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,204	112.00–147.00	126.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,286	1,850.00–2,400.00	2,053.95
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,235	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,225	2,000.00–2,225.00	2,118.47
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,080	112.00–140.00	119.76

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,129	105.00–113.00	108.13
8	—	1,060	85.00–93.00	89.82
11	—	1,085	95.00–105.00	100.35
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,468	119.00–126.00	122.54
5	—	1,468	111.00–118.00	114.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,187	100.00–108.00	104.83
10	—	1,294	120.00–126.00	122.17
32	—	1,189	109.00–120.00	114.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,943	163.00–176.00	169.01
8	—	1,719	146.00–161.00	152.56
3	—	1,610	140.00–145.00	143.01

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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Steers · summary 500–600 lb

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