Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs 6.00-16.00 higher over 500 lbs 2.00-9.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly 4.00-12.00 higher with the better 300-400 lbs 25.00-34.00 higher. Supply was moderate with good demand on all classes of feeders including unweaned calves. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00-4.00 lower on a light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $283.65/cwt on 104 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −176.45 against this barn's trailing median of $460.10.

Average price

$283.65

104 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,554

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$137

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

$36.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.23

vs AR average

−21.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	289.09	1,570	86
Medium and Large 1-2	573	260.55	1,493	11thin
Medium and Large 2	566	253.09	1,433	7thin

One grade step is worth $36.00/cwt here — about $137 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 sale104 hd

283.65

—

AR average11 barns · 376 hd

271.43

+12.23

National average190 barns · 31,255 hd

305.44

−21.79

This barn, trailing median24 sales

460.10

−176.45

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	1,619	143.32	2,320	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,499	117.28	1,758	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,233	113.48	1,399	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,064	97.10	1,033	50

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)	970	$1,231	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,325	$2,065	3thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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	600–650	619	240.07/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,486	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	224.93/cwt	221.00–229.00	1,383	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	573	260.55/cwt	252.00–271.00	1,493	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	524	242.00/cwt	241.00–243.00	1,268	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	336.90/cwt	322.00–339.00	1,209	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	234.50/cwt	226.00–245.00	1,463	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	252.15/cwt	234.00–262.00	1,435	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	498	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,295	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	314	279.97/cwt	260.00–321.00	879	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	940	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,692	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	221.00/cwt	220.00–222.00	1,596	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	623	255.26/cwt	245.00–257.00	1,590	43
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	792	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,830	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	241.90/cwt	225.00–253.00	1,480	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	469	240.26/cwt	235.00–244.00	1,127	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	600–650	629	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,566	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	2,064.62/head	1,850.00–2,175.00	2,065	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	738	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	587	222.01/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,303	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	248.61/cwt	235.00–261.00	1,427	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	700–750	700	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	215.04/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,454	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	284.32/cwt	270.00–293.00	1,055	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	748	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,459	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,264	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	307.92/cwt	300.00–323.00	1,102	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	314.19/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,053	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,333	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	900–950	942	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,470	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,269	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	758	195.05/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,478	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,162	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	895	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,014	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	239.98/cwt	238.00–241.00	1,572	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	745	811.88/head	800.00–825.00	812	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	233.55/cwt	225.00–251.00	1,095	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	251.33/cwt	230.00–269.00	940	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	230.10/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,210	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	103.42/cwt	99.00–109.00	1,155	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,571	120.57/cwt	118.50–126.00	1,894	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	113.99/cwt	112.00–117.00	1,627	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	101.91/cwt	95.00–108.00	1,268	7
Bulls	—	—	1,611	146.45/cwt	140.00–154.00	2,359	6
Bulls	—	—	1,820	155.91/cwt	155.00–157.00	2,838	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	120.44/cwt	118.00–127.00	1,469	12
Bulls	—	—	1,440	121.35/cwt	113.00–130.00	1,747	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	113.39/cwt	110.00–118.00	1,402	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	80.69/cwt	75.00–85.00	769	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,012	89.98/cwt	85.00–95.00	911	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	111.19/cwt	110.00–113.00	1,228	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	248.00/cwt	247.00–249.00	1,347	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	240.34/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,017	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,361	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	877	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	341.81/cwt	323.00–371.00	1,272	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	619	226.17/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,400	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,887	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	251.81/cwt	236.00–267.00	1,430	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	345.55/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,082	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	326.09/cwt	305.00–351.00	1,379	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	286.54/cwt	269.00–322.00	1,221	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	281.60/cwt	272.00–295.00	1,309	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	800–850	832	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,930	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650–700	655	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	836	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,864	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	272.47/cwt	259.00–288.00	1,433	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	401	318.83/cwt	297.00–325.00	1,279	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	254.19/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,797	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	275.31/cwt	263.00–283.00	1,682	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	277.92/cwt	261.00–283.00	1,598	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	269.53/cwt	238.00–278.00	1,393	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	663	234.44/cwt	230.00–237.00	1,554	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	618	227.51/cwt	227.00–228.00	1,406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	303.62/cwt	272.00–313.00	996	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	308.38/cwt	297.00–317.00	1,477	55
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	232.97/cwt	226.00–238.00	1,559	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	335.88/cwt	325.00–339.00	1,135	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	695	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,460	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	297.53/cwt	280.00–317.00	1,544	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	267.15/cwt	248.00–281.00	1,277	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	299.69/cwt	271.00–323.00	1,127	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,649.79/head	1,275.00–2,150.00	1,650	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	946	148.47/cwt	119.00–167.00	1,405	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,389	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	222.76/cwt	221.00–225.00	1,689	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	224.00/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,472	5

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 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 834Last week 1,610Year ago 3,007

Slaughter CattleReceipts 145Last week 156Year ago 126

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 10Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	272.00–313.00	303.62
23	350–400	376	271.00–323.00	299.69
26	400–450	426	269.00–322.00	286.54
25	450–500	478	248.00–281.00	267.15
25	500–550	517	238.00–278.00	269.53
22	550–600	569	234.00–262.00	252.15
11	600–650	619	230.00–246.00	240.07
5	650–700	657	220.00–225.00	224.00
1	700–750	735	222.00	222.00
1	800–850	825	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	450–500	469	235.00–244.00	240.26
25	500–550	524	241.00–243.00	242.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	374	230.00–269.00	251.33
12	400–450	423	230.00–250.00	240.34
9	450–500	469	225.00–251.00	233.55
9	500–550	526	220.00–240.00	230.10
11	550–600	587	220.00–225.00	222.01
1	700–750	725	175.00	175.00
2	750–800	758	180.00–210.00	195.05
1	900–950	940	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	700	184.00	184.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	167.00	167.00
1	550–600	590	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	619	220.00–228.00	226.17
2	650–700	695	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	314	260.00–321.00	279.97
4	350–400	371	270.00–293.00	284.32
1	450–500	475	266.00	266.00
2	500–550	543	247.00–249.00	248.00
1	550–600	590	226.00	226.00
2	600–650	615	221.00–229.00	224.93
4	650–700	676	200.00–220.00	215.04
2	700–750	748	195.00	195.00
1	750–800	790	197.00	197.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	338	325.00–339.00	335.88
8	350–400	359	322.00–339.00	336.90
11	400–450	401	297.00–325.00	318.83
24	450–500	465	272.00–295.00	281.60
21	500–550	526	259.00–288.00	272.47
8	550–600	568	236.00–267.00	251.81
7	600–650	624	226.00–245.00	234.50
6	650–700	669	226.00–238.00	232.97
3	700–750	722	220.00–222.00	221.00
16	750–800	758	221.00–225.00	222.76
7	800–850	836	223.00	223.00
1	900–950	925	204.00	204.00
1	950–1000	965	201.00	201.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	618	227.00–228.00	227.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	550–600	573	252.00–271.00	260.55
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	335	305.00–325.00	314.19
3	350–400	358	300.00–323.00	307.92
1	400–450	415	280.00	280.00
2	450–500	498	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	520	280.00	280.00
6	550–600	574	235.00–261.00	248.61
14	600–650	612	225.00–253.00	241.90
3	650–700	655	238.00–241.00	239.98
2	700–750	738	230.00	230.00
2	750–800	792	231.00	231.00
1	850–900	895	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
43	600–650	623	245.00–257.00	255.26
17	650–700	663	230.00–237.00	234.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	600–650	629	249.00	249.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
16	900–950	942	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	225.00	225.00
1	650–700	690	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	313	340.00–350.00	345.55
11	350–400	372	323.00–371.00	341.81
39	400–450	423	305.00–351.00	326.09
55	450–500	479	297.00–317.00	308.38
49	500–550	519	280.00–317.00	297.53
37	550–600	575	261.00–283.00	277.92
11	600–650	611	263.00–283.00	275.31
2	650–700	668	258.00	258.00
20	700–750	707	247.00–255.00	254.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	655	240.00	240.00
3	800–850	832	232.00	232.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,325	1,850.00–2,175.00	2,064.62
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	745	800.00–825.00	811.88
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,195	1,275.00–2,150.00	1,649.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	124.00	124.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	946	119.00–167.00	148.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,117	99.00–109.00	103.42
7	—	953	75.00–85.00	80.69
14	—	1,012	85.00–95.00	89.98
4	—	1,104	110.00–113.00	111.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,571	118.50–126.00	120.57
5	—	1,427	112.00–117.00	113.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,244	95.00–108.00	101.91
12	—	1,220	118.00–127.00	120.44
26	—	1,236	110.00–118.00	113.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,611	140.00–154.00	146.45
2	—	1,820	155.00–157.00	155.91
2	—	1,440	113.00–130.00	121.35

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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How this sale compares

North Arkansas Livestock - GreenForest, AR

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