Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 700 lbs 2.00-10.00 higher than last weeks light test not enough over 700 lbs last week for a trend. Had some large groups of 700-900 lb yearlings that sold good. Feeder heifers mostly 4.00-11.00 higher instances 23.00 higher. The offering included mostly weaned cattle in the weaned special along with the regular sale. Demand was good on the weaned cattle with active bidding. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $278.47/cwt on 193 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −181.63 against this barn's trailing median of $460.10.

Average price

$278.47

193 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,540

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$36.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.12

vs AR average

−23.38 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	284.79	1,566	160
Medium and Large 2	568	247.83	1,407	33

One grade step is worth $36.96/cwt here — about $159 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

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 sale193 hd

278.47

—

AR average10 barns · 564 hd

267.35

+11.12

National average187 barns · 26,509 hd

301.85

−23.38

This barn, trailing median24 sales

460.10

−181.63

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	—	Low	1,743	151.41	2,639	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,280	118.08	1,512	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,264	117.30	1,483	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,048	98.81	1,036	29

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)	1,010	$1,533	2thin

Every lot, as filed

105 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 1	600–650	626	266.08/cwt	251.00–273.00	1,666	61
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,195	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,135	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	234.46/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,353	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	306.99/cwt	305.00–309.00	1,148	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,424	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	512	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,398	21
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	126.14/cwt	107.00–141.00	1,227	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,533.42/head	1,250.00–1,750.00	1,533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	346	276.43/cwt	275.00–284.00	956	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	265.69/cwt	253.00–282.00	1,023	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	241.07/cwt	225.00–251.00	1,372	80
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,034	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	635	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,556	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	710	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	291.18/cwt	270.00–306.00	1,532	71
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	283.15/cwt	266.00–299.00	1,235	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,986	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	262.16/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,384	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	573	255.94/cwt	253.00–259.00	1,467	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	279.40/cwt	277.00–280.00	1,369	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	338.68/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,111	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	255.28/cwt	246.00–267.00	1,710	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	325.21/cwt	320.00–331.00	1,236	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	295.82/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,228	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	613	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,287	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	470	284.74/cwt	284.00–285.00	1,338	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	803	255.79/cwt	226.00–257.50	2,054	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	976	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,206	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	291.69/cwt	290.00–296.00	1,426	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	517	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,598	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	261.38/cwt	248.00–284.00	1,262	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	750–800	797	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,785	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	800–850	811	225.25/cwt	224.00–226.00	1,827	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	600–650	617	246.66/cwt	240.00–251.00	1,522	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	313.32/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,363	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	235.44/cwt	229.00–237.00	1,462	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	256.63/cwt	225.00–273.00	1,340	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	235.92/cwt	220.00–251.00	1,003	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	650–700	680	241.21/cwt	240.00–243.00	1,640	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	700–750	728	226.32/cwt	220.00–229.00	1,648	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	274.82/cwt	254.00–279.00	1,583	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	246.59/cwt	240.00–251.50	1,778	47
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	204.94/cwt	200.00–210.00	871	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	207.77/cwt	200.00–232.00	1,209	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	219.48/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,365	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	105.24/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,110	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	113.19/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,242	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	93.34/cwt	85.00–100.00	1,011	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	115.60/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,482	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,293	115.89/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,498	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	911	79.47/cwt	75.00–83.00	724	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	102.71/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,334	7
Bulls	—	—	1,618	132.01/cwt	126.00–138.00	2,136	2
Bulls	—	—	1,656	147.79/cwt	140.00–155.00	2,447	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	509	225.94/cwt	213.00–233.00	1,150	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	915	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	247.50/cwt	245.00–250.00	829	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	772	231.49/cwt	224.00–236.00	1,787	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	247.11/cwt	216.00–254.00	1,416	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	883	213.90/cwt	202.00–226.00	1,889	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,421	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	854	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,076	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	238.14/cwt	229.00–250.00	1,631	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	275.63/cwt	273.00–281.00	1,193	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	238.88/cwt	210.00–250.00	917	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	461	230.52/cwt	213.00–242.00	1,063	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	742	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,714	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	650–700	678	212.68/cwt	209.00–222.00	1,442	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	230.97/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,254	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	297.36/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,139	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	218.00/cwt	217.00–219.00	1,254	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	650–700	665	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,523	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	437	204.33/cwt	203.00–205.00	893	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	391	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,169	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,318	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,852	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	537	256.54/cwt	256.00–257.00	1,378	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	522	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,232	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	631	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,388	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,490	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	446	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,209	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	263.32/cwt	260.00–273.00	1,230	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	419	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,379	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	739	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,633	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	620	226.58/cwt	224.00–229.00	1,405	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	463	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,232	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	435	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,314	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	239.96/cwt	229.00–250.00	1,135	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	556	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,668	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	654	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,609	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	230.02/cwt	225.00–249.00	1,449	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	789	258.09/cwt	256.50–258.50	2,036	306
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,130	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	617	257.59/cwt	250.00–264.00	1,589	11
Bulls	—	—	1,842	160.29/cwt	155.00–171.00	2,953	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	123.83/cwt	119.00–127.00	1,538	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	124.95/cwt	123.00–129.00	1,618	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 Nov 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,610Last week 652Year ago 1,009

Slaughter CattleReceipts 156Last week 190Year ago 335

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 20Year ago 150

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	328	320.00–355.00	338.68
17	350–400	380	320.00–331.00	325.21
24	400–450	435	300.00–325.00	313.32
14	450–500	489	290.00–296.00	291.69
71	500–550	526	270.00–306.00	291.18
75	550–600	576	254.00–279.00	274.82
61	600–650	626	251.00–273.00	266.08
8	650–700	670	246.00–267.00	255.28
47	700–750	721	240.00–251.50	246.59
86	800–850	803	226.00–257.50	255.79
1	900–950	915	217.00	217.00
14	950–1000	976	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	635	245.00	245.00
5	650–700	654	246.00	246.00
1	700–750	710	238.00	238.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	419	329.00	329.00
9	500–550	517	309.00	309.00
5	550–600	556	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	325.00	325.00
4	350–400	383	290.00–300.00	297.36
9	400–450	433	273.00–281.00	275.63
10	450–500	467	260.00–273.00	263.32
3	500–550	517	255.00	255.00
30	550–600	573	216.00–254.00	247.11
10	600–650	621	240.00	240.00
13	650–700	685	229.00–250.00	238.14
3	700–750	742	231.00	231.00
12	750–800	772	224.00–236.00	231.49
1	800–850	805	230.00	230.00
2	850–900	883	202.00–226.00	213.90
1	900–950	915	211.00	211.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	391	299.00	299.00
3	400–450	435	302.00	302.00
9	450–500	463	266.00	266.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	600–650	617	250.00–264.00	257.59
306	750–800	789	256.50–258.50	258.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	231.00	231.00
3	400–450	427	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	346	275.00–284.00	276.43
13	350–400	385	253.00–282.00	265.69
21	400–450	436	266.00–299.00	283.15
51	450–500	483	248.00–284.00	261.38
40	500–550	522	225.00–273.00	256.63
80	550–600	569	225.00–251.00	241.07
33	600–650	621	229.00–237.00	235.44
4	650–700	650	219.00	219.00
1	900–950	905	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	470	284.00–285.00	284.74
21	500–550	512	273.00	273.00
14	550–600	573	253.00–259.00	255.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	613	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
20	600–650	617	240.00–251.00	246.66
22	650–700	680	240.00–243.00	241.21
24	700–750	728	220.00–229.00	226.32
22	750–800	797	224.00	224.00
8	800–850	811	224.00–226.00	225.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	245.00–250.00	247.50
19	350–400	384	210.00–250.00	238.88
15	400–450	425	220.00–251.00	235.92
10	450–500	461	213.00–242.00	230.52
5	500–550	509	213.00–233.00	225.94
2	550–600	575	217.00–219.00	218.00
6	600–650	622	210.00–222.00	219.48
1	750–800	760	187.00	187.00
1	850–900	870	203.00	203.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	678	209.00–222.00	212.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	650–700	665	229.00	229.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	437	203.00–205.00	204.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	500–550	537	256.00–257.00	256.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	450–500	469	241.00	241.00
6	500–550	522	236.00	236.00
7	600–650	631	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	325.00	325.00
8	350–400	374	305.00–309.00	306.99
6	400–450	415	285.00–305.00	295.82
10	450–500	490	277.00–280.00	279.40
16	500–550	528	250.00–275.00	262.16
7	550–600	577	230.00–245.00	234.46
33	600–650	630	225.00–249.00	230.02
5	700–750	739	221.00	221.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	200.00–210.00	204.94
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	287.00	287.00
4	400–450	446	271.00	271.00
4	450–500	473	229.00–250.00	239.96
5	500–550	543	225.00–240.00	230.97
4	550–600	582	200.00–232.00	207.77
1	600–650	600	220.00	220.00
1	850–900	850	189.00	189.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	620	224.00–229.00	226.58

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	95.00	95.00
2	—	1,293	114.00–118.00	115.89
4	—	1,295	123.00–129.00	124.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,055	100.00–110.00	105.24
3	—	1,097	110.00–116.00	113.19
9	—	1,083	85.00–100.00	93.34
4	—	911	75.00–83.00	79.47
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,282	113.00–118.00	115.60
7	—	1,299	100.00–106.00	102.71
18	—	1,242	119.00–127.00	123.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,618	126.00–138.00	132.01
4	—	1,656	140.00–155.00	147.79
6	—	1,842	155.00–171.00	160.29

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	8	—	973	107.00–141.00	126.14
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,010	1,250.00–1,750.00	1,533.42

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