Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mixed not enough under 400 lbs for a trend the better 400-500 lbs 5.00-9.00 higher 500-650 lbs and plainer 400-500 lb steady to 11.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs mostly 1.00-9.00 lower except the better 450-500 lbs 2.00 higher the better 600-650 lbs steady and the plainer yearlings 13.00 higher. Supply was light with less demand for the unweaned fleshy calves. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls about steady on a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $226.73/cwt on 83 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −179.62 against this barn's trailing median of $406.35.

Average price

$226.73

83 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,204

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$265

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

$46.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.98

vs AR average

−33.73 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	232.02	1,224	55
Medium and Large 1-2	512	226.00	1,157	10thin
Medium and Large 2	556	214.19	1,190	16thin
Medium and Large 3	518	185.12	959	2thin

One grade step is worth $46.90/cwt here — about $265 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

226.73

—

AR average10 barns · 639 hd

231.71

−4.98

National average194 barns · 26,693 hd

260.46

−33.73

This barn, trailing median25 sales

406.35

−179.62

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	1,536	146.39	2,249	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,431	121.75	1,742	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,245	116.14	1,446	66
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,026	96.14	986	44

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,095	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,017	$1,358	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,320	$1,850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

110 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 2Fleshy	700–750	720	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,296	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	416	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,036	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,213	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	600–650	600	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,230	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	222.72/cwt	205.00–237.00	1,180	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	240.95/cwt	227.00–250.00	1,385	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	500–550	500	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	350–400	375	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	214.29/cwt	209.00–219.00	1,331	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	227.01/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,619	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	772	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	231.61/cwt	220.00–251.00	989	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	679	206.32/cwt	204.00–211.00	1,401	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	420	243.50/cwt	230.00–251.00	1,023	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	259.67/cwt	255.00–279.00	1,122	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	264.23/cwt	253.00–272.00	1,263	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	611	219.16/cwt	208.00–225.00	1,339	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	214.17/cwt	207.00–217.00	1,231	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	215.50/cwt	214.00–217.00	1,702	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	750–800	788	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,608	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	217.78/cwt	211.00–220.00	1,124	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	225.38/cwt	211.00–231.00	1,057	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,337	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	246.30/cwt	233.00–267.00	1,303	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	995	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	600–650	608	203.46/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,237	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	956	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	219.77/cwt	210.00–228.00	1,286	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,005	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	965	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,708	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,399	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	543	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,086	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	194.69/cwt	175.00–210.00	726	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	234.79/cwt	210.00–249.00	883	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	253.66/cwt	235.00–265.00	837	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	264.80/cwt	240.00–300.00	892	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	246.65/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,080	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	123.17/cwt	120.00–128.00	1,557	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	114.37/cwt	113.00–116.00	1,216	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	105.20/cwt	100.00–113.00	1,086	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	105.59/cwt	99.00–110.00	1,308	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	116.14/cwt	110.00–120.00	1,437	36
Bulls	—	—	1,400	140.23/cwt	139.00–143.00	1,963	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	484	206.30/cwt	190.00–222.00	998	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	890	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	185.12/cwt	180.00–190.00	959	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	680	1
Bulls	—	—	1,807	159.57/cwt	153.00–170.00	2,883	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	593	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,222	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	488	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,244	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,118	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	311.63/cwt	287.00–320.00	1,312	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	624	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,373	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	431	196.23/cwt	186.00–209.00	846	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	592	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,368	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	662	213.21/cwt	213.00–214.00	1,411	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	246.81/cwt	235.00–262.00	1,150	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	275.26/cwt	270.00–283.00	1,456	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	635	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,581	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	485	226.77/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,100	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	650–700	655	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,441	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	248.23/cwt	230.00–258.00	1,326	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	510	232.93/cwt	225.00–249.00	1,188	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	290.00/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,380	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	587	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,550	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	225.81/cwt	212.00–228.00	1,495	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	229.99/cwt	224.00–232.00	1,304	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	271.35/cwt	267.00–281.00	885	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	341	337.80/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,152	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	228.99/cwt	221.00–231.00	1,415	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	260.54/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,084	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,723	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	265.10/cwt	254.00–279.00	1,257	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	258.11/cwt	255.00–273.00	994	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	219.74/cwt	219.00–220.00	1,459	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	323.33/cwt	317.00–327.00	1,212	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,579	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	136.77/cwt	120.00–167.00	1,297	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,537	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,555	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	672	208.84/cwt	200.00–214.00	1,403	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	309.43/cwt	290.00–313.00	1,266	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	642	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,605	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	512	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,157	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,302	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	622	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,337	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	888	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	999	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	600–650	603	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,146	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,342	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,017	1,358.09/head	1,000.00–1,525.00	1,358	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	550–600	570	194.87/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,111	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	481	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,294	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	239.05/cwt	220.00–254.00	1,131	16
Bulls	—	—	1,335	135.85/cwt	133.00–139.00	1,814	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	118.55/cwt	113.00–122.00	1,687	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,434	127.50/cwt	124.00–135.00	1,828	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,659	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	93.56/cwt	90.00–99.00	987	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	81.27/cwt	79.00–85.00	788	11

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 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 652Last week 723Year ago 200

Slaughter CattleReceipts 190Last week 229Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 30Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	720	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	416	249.00	249.00
10	500–550	512	226.00	226.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	235.00–265.00	253.66
16	350–400	376	210.00–249.00	234.79
23	400–450	427	220.00–251.00	231.61
21	450–500	469	211.00–231.00	225.38
4	500–550	516	211.00–220.00	217.78
11	550–600	575	207.00–217.00	214.17
6	600–650	621	209.00–219.00	214.29
1	650–700	695	204.00	204.00
1	700–750	715	187.00	187.00
2	750–800	772	197.00	197.00
1	950–1000	995	172.00	172.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	750–800	788	204.00	204.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	200.00	200.00
3	350–400	373	175.00–210.00	194.69
4	400–450	431	186.00–209.00	196.23
2	450–500	478	200.00	200.00
2	500–550	518	180.00–190.00	185.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	624	220.00	220.00
10	650–700	662	213.00–214.00	213.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	326	267.00–281.00	271.35
11	350–400	385	255.00–273.00	258.11
5	400–450	416	257.00–267.00	260.54
19	450–500	466	235.00–262.00	246.81
38	500–550	510	225.00–249.00	232.93
17	550–600	567	224.00–232.00	229.99
5	600–650	618	221.00–231.00	228.99
10	650–700	662	212.00–228.00	225.81
1	700–750	715	215.00	215.00
1	750–800	770	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	485	220.00–229.00	226.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	603	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	470	258.00	258.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	337	240.00–300.00	264.80
1	350–400	370	270.00	270.00
3	400–450	438	245.00–250.00	246.65
16	450–500	473	220.00–254.00	239.05
5	500–550	530	205.00–237.00	222.72
9	550–600	585	210.00–228.00	219.77
3	600–650	611	208.00–225.00	219.16
16	650–700	679	204.00–211.00	206.32
1	700–750	730	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	795	176.00	176.00
1	950–1000	965	177.00	177.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	240.00	240.00
2	550–600	570	190.00–200.00	194.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	608	200.00–207.00	203.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	200.00	200.00
4	450–500	484	190.00–222.00	206.30
2	500–550	543	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	488	255.00	255.00
5	550–600	593	206.00	206.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	341	310.00–340.00	337.80
9	350–400	375	317.00–327.00	323.33
7	400–450	409	290.00–313.00	309.43
27	450–500	474	254.00–279.00	265.10
32	500–550	534	230.00–258.00	248.23
5	550–600	576	226.00	226.00
1	600–650	625	240.00	240.00
4	650–700	664	219.00–220.00	219.74
1	700–750	720	216.00	216.00
1	750–800	765	207.00	207.00
3	850–900	870	198.00	198.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	622	215.00	215.00
16	650–700	672	200.00–214.00	208.84
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	420	230.00–251.00	243.50
1	600–650	600	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	300.00	300.00
5	400–450	432	255.00–279.00	259.67
9	450–500	478	253.00–272.00	264.23
12	500–550	529	233.00–267.00	246.30
6	550–600	575	227.00–250.00	240.95
1	600–650	625	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	695	225.00	225.00
2	700–750	713	225.00–229.00	227.01
2	750–800	790	214.00–217.00	215.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	355.00	355.00
13	400–450	421	287.00–320.00	311.63
8	450–500	476	275.00–295.00	290.00
6	500–550	529	270.00–283.00	275.26
3	550–600	587	264.00	264.00
1	600–650	630	256.00	256.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	592	231.00	231.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	600–650	635	249.00	249.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	655	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	481	269.00	269.00
6	600–650	642	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,264	120.00–128.00	123.17
12	—	1,239	99.00–110.00	105.59
36	—	1,237	110.00–120.00	116.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,063	113.00–116.00	114.37
16	—	1,032	100.00–113.00	105.20
14	—	1,055	90.00–99.00	93.56
11	—	970	79.00–85.00	81.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,423	113.00–122.00	118.55
8	—	1,434	124.00–135.00	127.50
1	—	1,495	111.00	111.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,400	139.00–143.00	140.23
3	—	1,807	153.00–170.00	159.57
2	—	1,335	133.00–139.00	135.85

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	948	120.00–167.00	136.77
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	1,850.00	1,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	830	107.00	107.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,128	119.00	119.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,017	1,000.00–1,525.00	1,358.09

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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