Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 550 lbs steady to 7.00 higher over 550 lbs steady to 9.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs steady to 4.00 higher over 500 lbs 2.00-17.00 lower. Supply was light with good demand on the light weights. The offering was mostly unweaned calves. Slaughter cows 1.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $236.66/cwt on 96 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −169.69 against this barn's trailing median of $406.35.

Average price

$236.66

96 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,294

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

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

$16.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.56

vs AR average

−30.39 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	242.87	1,325	48
Medium and Large 1-2	554	236.58	1,310	20
Medium and Large 2	544	226.07	1,230	28

One grade step is worth $16.80/cwt here — about $96 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 sale96 hd

236.66

—

AR average9 barns · 564 hd

243.22

−6.56

National average196 barns · 21,141 hd

267.05

−30.39

This barn, trailing median25 sales

406.35

−169.69

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	—	Low	1,779	145.69	2,591	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,399	124.49	1,742	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,197	116.25	1,391	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,050	98.87	1,038	36

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)	1,038	$1,769	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	935	$1,374	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,022	$1,925	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	970	$2,025	1thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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	650–700	680	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,571	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	472	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,336	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	526	242.78/cwt	237.00–246.00	1,277	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	628	213.75/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,342	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	300.87/cwt	296.00–317.00	1,137	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	1,768.70/head	1,125.00–2,100.00	1,769	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,373.53/head	1,250.00–1,525.00	1,374	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	162.94/cwt	125.00–181.00	1,426	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,022	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	588	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,347	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	599	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,414	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,389	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	650–700	652	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,467	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,470	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	244.95/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,298	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	450–500	490	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,029	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400–450	435	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	583	256.14/cwt	251.00–264.00	1,493	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	734	227.01/cwt	225.00–228.00	1,666	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,602	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	267.56/cwt	264.00–287.00	1,431	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	612	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,487	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	600–650	619	228.77/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,416	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	240.08/cwt	220.00–253.00	1,162	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	231.86/cwt	220.00–242.00	1,201	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	252.08/cwt	235.00–273.00	940	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	251.61/cwt	234.00–267.00	1,077	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	905	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,063	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	276.82/cwt	260.00–293.00	1,290	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	211.41/cwt	189.00–217.00	1,334	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	192.18/cwt	185.00–199.00	1,480	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	910	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,421	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	293.90/cwt	270.00–311.00	1,264	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	589	246.80/cwt	237.00–250.00	1,454	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	989	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	591	232.48/cwt	228.00–240.00	1,374	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	283.47/cwt	255.00–300.00	1,077	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	550–600	592	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,356	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	214.81/cwt	200.00–223.00	1,233	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	266.28/cwt	240.00–285.00	833	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	124.16/cwt	121.00–129.00	1,510	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	91.88/cwt	86.00–97.00	953	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,147	111.66/cwt	111.00–113.00	1,281	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	80.84/cwt	75.00–85.00	746	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	105.57/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,135	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,431	125.50/cwt	121.00–131.00	1,796	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,143	116.42/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,331	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	800–850	807	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,445	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	802	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,244	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	255.49/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,196	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	616	247.11/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,522	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	650–700	680	233.97/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,591	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,054	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	582	224.00/cwt	220.00–228.00	1,304	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	545	232.75/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,268	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	450–500	470	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,812	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	268.59/cwt	257.00–277.00	1,531	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,445	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	308.98/cwt	300.00–322.00	1,458	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	349.67/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,329	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	326.56/cwt	313.00–335.00	1,332	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	373.43/cwt	345.00–399.00	1,236	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,981	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	797	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,690	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	238.62/cwt	235.00–241.00	1,358	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	237.66/cwt	237.00–245.00	1,512	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	209.49/cwt	209.00–210.00	1,515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	308.18/cwt	299.00–327.00	1,011	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	305.33/cwt	285.00–319.00	1,560	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	251.76/cwt	249.00–260.00	1,317	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	266.93/cwt	255.00–277.00	1,233	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	274.96/cwt	262.00–288.00	1,435	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	317.00/cwt	305.00–329.00	1,316	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	327.57/cwt	310.00–333.00	1,248	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	288.88/cwt	277.00–307.00	1,216	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	600	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	293.77/cwt	271.00–307.00	1,407	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	254.14/cwt	248.00–261.00	1,426	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	700–750	718	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,680	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	114.62/cwt	109.00–121.00	1,370	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	106.37/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,230	4
Bulls	—	—	1,805	129.32/cwt	124.00–134.00	2,334	2
Bulls	—	—	1,929	156.03/cwt	151.00–160.00	3,010	4
Bulls	—	—	1,732	145.08/cwt	140.00–150.00	2,513	14

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.

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Wed Nov 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 555Last week 834Year ago 3,007

Slaughter CattleReceipts 168Last week 145Year ago 126

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 25Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	328	299.00–327.00	308.18
9	350–400	378	296.00–317.00	300.87
27	400–450	421	277.00–307.00	288.88
16	450–500	462	255.00–277.00	266.93
24	500–550	523	249.00–260.00	251.76
14	550–600	569	235.00–241.00	238.62
12	600–650	636	237.00–245.00	237.66
1	650–700	680	231.00	231.00
2	700–750	723	209.00–210.00	209.49
1	800–850	830	203.00	203.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	500–550	526	237.00–246.00	242.78
9	550–600	588	229.00	229.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	628	210.00–220.00	213.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	210.00	210.00
1	450–500	490	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	313	240.00–285.00	266.28
12	350–400	373	235.00–273.00	252.08
10	400–450	428	234.00–267.00	251.61
19	450–500	484	220.00–253.00	240.08
16	500–550	518	220.00–242.00	231.86
9	550–600	574	200.00–223.00	214.81
5	600–650	631	189.00–217.00	211.41
1	650–700	690	206.00	206.00
2	750–800	770	185.00–199.00	192.18
1	900–950	910	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	592	229.00	229.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	200.00	200.00
1	400–450	420	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	250.00	250.00
4	500–550	545	230.00–241.00	232.75
6	550–600	582	220.00–228.00	224.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	472	283.00	283.00
10	550–600	583	251.00–264.00	256.14
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	619	225.00–230.00	228.77
2	650–700	652	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	430	270.00–311.00	293.90
4	450–500	466	260.00–293.00	276.82
13	500–550	535	264.00–287.00	267.56
4	550–600	589	237.00–250.00	246.80
2	600–650	612	243.00	243.00
2	650–700	662	242.00	242.00
3	700–750	734	225.00–228.00	227.01
1	750–800	755	218.00	218.00
1	900–950	905	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	800–850	807	179.00	179.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	600–650	616	245.00–250.00	247.11
6	650–700	680	220.00–240.00	233.97
2	700–750	718	234.00	234.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	331	345.00–399.00	373.43
11	350–400	380	340.00–375.00	349.67
9	400–450	408	313.00–335.00	326.56
17	450–500	472	300.00–322.00	308.98
12	500–550	511	285.00–319.00	305.33
11	550–600	570	257.00–277.00	268.59
1	650–700	665	255.00	255.00
1	850–900	865	229.00	229.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	528	263.00	263.00
10	550–600	599	236.00	236.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	380	255.00–300.00	283.47
1	400–450	430	230.00	230.00
3	450–500	468	245.00–265.00	255.49
2	500–550	530	240.00–250.00	244.95
8	550–600	591	228.00–240.00	232.48
1	600–650	615	225.00	225.00
2	650–700	665	221.00	221.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	209.00	209.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	310.00	310.00
4	350–400	381	310.00–333.00	327.57
4	400–450	415	305.00–329.00	317.00
17	450–500	479	271.00–307.00	293.77
5	500–550	522	262.00–288.00	274.96
7	550–600	561	248.00–261.00	254.14
2	600–650	615	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	650	230.00	230.00
3	750–800	797	212.00	212.00
1	800–850	820	206.00	206.00
2	900–950	915	198.00	198.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	600	231.00	231.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,038	1,125.00–2,100.00	1,768.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	935	1,250.00–1,525.00	1,373.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	125.00	125.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	—	875	125.00–181.00	162.94
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,022	1,925.00	1,925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	2,025.00	2,025.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,216	121.00–129.00	124.16
34	—	1,195	109.00–121.00	114.62
4	—	1,156	101.00–108.00	106.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,037	86.00–97.00	91.88
5	—	1,147	111.00–113.00	111.66
6	—	923	75.00–85.00	80.84
16	—	1,075	100.00–109.00	105.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,431	121.00–131.00	125.50
2	—	1,143	114.00–119.00	116.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,805	124.00–134.00	129.32
4	—	1,929	151.00–160.00	156.03
14	—	1,732	140.00–150.00	145.08

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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