Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 300-350 lbs 10.00 higher over 350 lbs mostly steady to 7.00 lower. Feeder heifers mixed with the better kind under 600 lbs steady to 7.00 lower 600-650 lb calves and the plainer kind steady to 3.00 higher. Quality was average to plain mostly unweaned with good demand on most classes of calves. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $227.08/cwt on 73 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −179.27 against this barn's trailing median of $406.35.

Average price

$227.08

73 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,240

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$124

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

$45.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.12

vs AR average

−32.55 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	235.35	1,245	30
Medium and Large 1-2	554	226.77	1,256	26
Medium and Large 2	563	214.38	1,207	16thin
Medium and Large 3	590	190.00	1,121	1thin

One grade step is worth $45.35/cwt here — about $124 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 sale73 hd

227.08

—

AR average8 barns · 599 hd

229.20

−2.12

National average195 barns · 25,856 hd

259.63

−32.55

This barn, trailing median25 sales

406.35

−179.27

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	1,736	145.23	2,522	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,442	123.15	1,776	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,251	117.77	1,474	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,118	103.94	1,162	37

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)	901	$1,274	14

Every lot, as filed

102 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 1-2	500–550	518	228.49/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,184	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	256.34/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,072	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	576	225.70/cwt	225.00–226.00	1,300	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	586	225.39/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,321	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	275.24/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,038	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	550–600	595	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,166	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	625	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,163	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	264.26/cwt	255.00–279.00	1,250	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	478	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,315	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	965	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	945	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	240.28/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,475	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	242.63/cwt	230.00–254.00	1,400	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	272.72/cwt	269.00–280.00	1,148	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	700–750	728	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,238	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	239.28/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,620	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	227.32/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,621	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	296.91/cwt	285.00–309.00	1,004	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,986	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	724	191.69/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,388	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	312	262.08/cwt	240.00–282.00	818	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	386	245.21/cwt	240.00–248.00	947	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	235.56/cwt	220.00–252.00	1,013	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	214.72/cwt	200.00–226.00	1,241	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	313.80/cwt	311.00–315.00	1,224	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	200.31/cwt	190.00–224.00	1,248	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	221.12/cwt	209.00–229.00	1,159	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	252.13/cwt	249.00–265.00	1,218	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	235.87/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,274	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,302	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,459	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,571	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	269.25/cwt	265.00–273.00	862	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,618	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	744	993.22/head	800.00–1,050.00	993	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	227.98/cwt	212.00–235.00	1,085	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	381	208.22/cwt	200.00–212.00	793	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,121	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	177.64/cwt	169.00–200.00	1,197	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	108.02/cwt	101.00–113.00	1,235	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,186	115.59/cwt	114.00–117.00	1,371	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	106.55/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,257	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	124.62/cwt	122.00–132.00	1,580	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	116.89/cwt	112.00–120.00	1,479	31
Bulls	—	—	1,840	159.53/cwt	155.00–162.00	2,935	3
Bulls	—	—	1,538	127.71/cwt	116.00–139.00	1,964	3
Bulls	—	—	1,768	146.31/cwt	139.00–152.00	2,587	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	127.45/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,871	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	119.65/cwt	114.00–123.00	1,700	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,240	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	974	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	284.53/cwt	280.00–297.00	1,334	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,492	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,445	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	455	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	294.82/cwt	281.00–300.00	1,218	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	606	220.24/cwt	215.00–221.00	1,335	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	881	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,832	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	800–850	836	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,789	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	330.18/cwt	327.00–340.00	1,235	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	287.20/cwt	275.00–298.00	1,496	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	267.63/cwt	255.00–285.00	993	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	268.64/cwt	255.00–274.00	1,510	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	233.43/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,319	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	302.48/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,261	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	269.92/cwt	257.00–283.00	1,120	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,644	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	606	228.80/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,387	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	254.37/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,305	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	607	249.37/cwt	249.00–254.00	1,514	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	238.79/cwt	238.00–241.00	1,719	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	248.50/cwt	239.00–257.00	1,387	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	235.73/cwt	229.00–241.00	1,231	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,184	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	341	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,125	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,076	143.42/cwt	119.00–161.00	1,543	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	361.57/cwt	345.00–369.00	1,157	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	244.76/cwt	239.00–248.00	1,194	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	745	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,416	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	610	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,373	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	762	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,783	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	411	245.57/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,009	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	572	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,419	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,124	116.69/cwt	107.00–120.00	1,312	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,184	1,778.80/head	1,325.00–2,000.00	1,779	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	494	237.23/cwt	232.00–241.00	1,172	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	272.93/cwt	264.00–305.00	873	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	448	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,286	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	608	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,520	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	553	260.37/cwt	260.00–261.00	1,440	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	90.53/cwt	87.00–94.00	919	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	83.87/cwt	80.00–85.00	869	4

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 Oct 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 723Last week 857Year ago 780

Slaughter CattleReceipts 229Last week 185Year ago 228

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 160Year ago 100

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	411	240.00–250.00	245.57
12	450–500	494	232.00–241.00	237.23
10	500–550	518	225.00–232.00	228.49
16	550–600	576	225.00–226.00	225.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	595	196.00	196.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	700–750	728	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	240.00–282.00	262.08
19	350–400	386	240.00–248.00	245.21
14	400–450	430	220.00–252.00	235.56
9	450–500	476	212.00–235.00	227.98
5	500–550	524	209.00–229.00	221.12
9	550–600	578	200.00–226.00	214.72
5	600–650	623	190.00–224.00	200.31
4	700–750	724	190.00–197.00	191.69
1	800–850	800	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	381	200.00–212.00	208.22
1	400–450	425	200.00	200.00
1	450–500	455	214.00	214.00
1	550–600	590	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	606	215.00–221.00	220.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	800–850	836	214.00	214.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	320	264.00–305.00	272.93
23	350–400	371	255.00–285.00	267.63
23	400–450	415	257.00–283.00	269.92
22	450–500	488	239.00–248.00	244.76
25	500–550	522	229.00–241.00	235.73
5	550–600	565	227.00–235.00	233.43
9	600–650	606	226.00–236.00	228.80
2	700–750	705	214.00	214.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	265.00–273.00	269.25
10	350–400	377	250.00–280.00	275.24
6	400–450	418	245.00–260.00	256.34
8	450–500	483	249.00–265.00	252.13
6	500–550	540	230.00–237.00	235.87
23	550–600	586	210.00–230.00	225.39
1	600–650	600	217.00	217.00
7	650–700	674	169.00–200.00	177.64
1	700–750	705	207.00	207.00
2	800–850	840	187.00	187.00
1	850–900	870	186.00	186.00
2	900–950	945	173.00	173.00
2	950–1000	965	183.00	183.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	200.00	200.00
1	450–500	450	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	341	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	370	320.00	320.00
14	400–450	413	281.00–300.00	294.82
1	450–500	455	277.00	277.00
8	500–550	513	250.00–259.00	254.37
15	550–600	558	239.00–257.00	248.50
2	600–650	638	235.00	235.00
3	650–700	660	226.00	226.00
1	700–750	705	205.00	205.00
4	850–900	881	208.00	208.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	225.00	225.00
5	700–750	745	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	550–600	572	248.00	248.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	285.00–309.00	296.91
8	350–400	390	311.00–315.00	313.80
8	400–450	421	269.00–280.00	272.72
14	450–500	473	255.00–279.00	264.26
8	550–600	577	230.00–254.00	242.63
10	600–650	614	230.00–245.00	240.28
7	650–700	677	235.00–240.00	239.28
3	700–750	713	225.00–232.00	227.32
1	750–800	780	229.00	229.00
1	800–850	835	229.00	229.00
1	850–900	875	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	448	287.00	287.00
8	450–500	478	275.00	275.00
19	550–600	553	260.00–261.00	260.37
4	600–650	608	250.00	250.00
8	750–800	762	234.00	234.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	620	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	655	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	730	191.00	191.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	320	345.00–369.00	361.57
17	350–400	374	327.00–340.00	330.18
20	400–450	417	300.00–305.00	302.48
13	450–500	469	280.00–297.00	284.53
20	500–550	521	275.00–298.00	287.20
15	550–600	562	255.00–274.00	268.64
6	600–650	611	269.00	269.00
5	700–750	720	238.00–241.00	238.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	600–650	607	249.00–254.00	249.37

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	744	800.00–1,050.00	993.22
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,124	107.00–120.00	116.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,184	1,325.00–2,000.00	1,778.80
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,076	119.00–161.00	143.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,143	101.00–113.00	108.02
9	—	1,186	114.00–117.00	115.59
7	—	1,015	87.00–94.00	90.53
4	—	1,036	80.00–85.00	83.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,180	100.00–111.00	106.55
22	—	1,268	122.00–132.00	124.62
31	—	1,265	112.00–120.00	116.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,468	125.00–134.00	127.45
16	—	1,421	114.00–123.00	119.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,840	155.00–162.00	159.53
3	—	1,538	116.00–139.00	127.71
9	—	1,768	139.00–152.00	146.31

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

North Arkansas Livestock - GreenForest, AR

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