Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers from 4.00 lower to 15.00 higher mostly steady to 3.00 higher on a very light test in most classes. Feeder heifers uneven mostly 2.00 to 10.00 lower on a light test. Supply was light with good demand on most classes of cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-7.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $255.62/cwt on 23 head. That ranks 1 of 25 comparable sales and sits −150.73 against this barn's trailing median of $406.35.

Average price

$255.62

23 head · 558 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,426

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$151

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

$19.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.30

vs AR average

−29.33 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	257.35	1,440	21
Medium and Large 2	543	237.44	1,289	2thin

One grade step is worth $19.91/cwt here — about $151 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 sale23 hd

255.62

—

AR average9 barns · 402 hd

265.92

−10.30

National average180 barns · 17,940 hd

284.95

−29.33

This barn, trailing median25 sales

406.35

−150.73

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	1,783	156.54	2,791	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,471	123.88	1,822	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,264	117.27	1,482	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,083	96.89	1,049	17

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)	1,245	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	562	$700	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$2,052	3thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,475	$2,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

68 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
Bulls	—	—	1,625	150.06/cwt	148.00–153.00	2,438	4
Bulls	—	—	1,930	163.18/cwt	155.00–179.00	3,149	7
Bulls	—	—	1,385	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,884	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	102.46/cwt	97.00–107.00	1,080	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,185	115.54/cwt	109.00–123.00	1,369	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,427	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,568	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,471	123.88/cwt	118.00–136.00	1,822	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	120.24/cwt	114.00–127.00	1,515	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	109.35/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,392	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,144	79.25/cwt	75.00–83.00	907	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	505	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	324.20/cwt	303.00–348.00	1,679	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	265.03/cwt	260.00–270.00	1,280	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	1050–1100	1,070	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,616	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,786	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,271	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Full	450–500	490	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	500	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,285	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	279.37/cwt	270.00–309.00	1,179	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	590	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,357	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,002	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	310.98/cwt	301.00–315.00	1,801	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	236.66/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,668	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	257.91/cwt	249.00–285.00	1,498	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	222.61/cwt	221.00–229.00	1,647	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	333.96/cwt	317.00–359.00	1,560	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	369.88/cwt	355.00–375.00	1,605	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	410.71/cwt	359.00–425.00	1,310	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	311.30/cwt	305.00–317.00	1,659	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,700	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	263.65/cwt	250.00–269.00	1,621	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,001	94.24/cwt	90.00–98.00	943	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,570	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	562	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	960	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,293	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,374	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	291.39/cwt	285.00–303.00	903	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,039	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,199	135.63/cwt	120.00–153.00	1,626	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,078	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,256	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	237.44/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,289	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,254	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	257.69/cwt	256.00–263.00	1,778	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,113	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,510	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	2,052.31/head	1,575.00–2,250.00	2,052	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	335.05/cwt	328.00–345.00	1,072	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	587	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,696	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	248.43/cwt	232.00–257.00	1,664	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	253.25/cwt	249.00–270.00	1,466	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	318.17/cwt	303.00–332.00	1,505	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	293.68/cwt	274.00–317.00	1,360	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	604	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,504	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,475	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	637	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,516	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,991	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	366.10/cwt	341.00–375.00	1,347	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	270.85/cwt	257.00–279.00	1,414	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	354.77/cwt	353.00–355.00	1,348	9

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 Dec 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 254Last week 1,127Year ago 660

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 261Year ago 176

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 130Year ago 15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,625	148.00–153.00	150.06
7	—	1,930	155.00–179.00	163.18
1	—	1,385	136.00	136.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,054	97.00–107.00	102.46
3	—	1,185	109.00–123.00	115.54
4	—	1,144	75.00–83.00	79.25
5	—	1,001	90.00–98.00	94.24
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,471	118.00–136.00	123.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,260	114.00–127.00	120.24
6	—	1,273	103.00–113.00	109.35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	310	285.00–303.00	291.39
1	350–400	375	277.00	277.00
1	400–450	440	285.00	285.00
2	450–500	483	260.00–270.00	265.03
2	500–550	543	225.00–250.00	237.44
1	650–700	670	213.00	213.00
1	800–850	825	190.00	190.00
3	850–900	875	157.00	157.00
1	950–1000	960	197.00	197.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	500	257.00	257.00
1	550–600	590	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	320	328.00–345.00	335.05
9	350–400	380	353.00–355.00	354.77
4	400–450	422	270.00–309.00	279.37
18	450–500	463	274.00–317.00	293.68
6	500–550	522	257.00–279.00	270.85
13	550–600	579	249.00–270.00	253.25
5	600–650	604	249.00	249.00
5	700–750	740	221.00–229.00	222.61
1	900–950	905	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	637	238.00	238.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	273.00	273.00
1	450–500	465	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	525	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	550	235.00	235.00
11	1050–1100	1,070	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	391.00	391.00
6	450–500	473	303.00–332.00	318.17
3	500–550	533	305.00–317.00	311.30
4	550–600	581	249.00–285.00	257.91
7	600–650	615	250.00–269.00	263.65
12	650–700	670	232.00–257.00	248.43
6	700–750	705	235.00–237.00	236.66
1	900–950	940	190.00	190.00
2	1000–1050	1,002	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	319	359.00–425.00	410.71
4	350–400	368	341.00–375.00	366.10
5	400–450	434	355.00–375.00	369.88
5	450–500	467	317.00–359.00	333.96
11	500–550	518	303.00–348.00	324.20
4	550–600	579	301.00–315.00	310.98
4	600–650	625	272.00	272.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	415	323.00	323.00
1	500–550	525	299.00	299.00
4	650–700	690	256.00–263.00	257.69
1	700–750	740	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	587	289.00	289.00

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)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	562	700.00	700.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	1,600.00	1,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	985	113.00	113.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	128.00	128.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,199	120.00–153.00	135.63
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	1,875.00	1,875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	945	1,575.00–2,250.00	2,052.31
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,475	2,000.00	2,000.00

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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North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

North Arkansas Livestock - GreenForest, AR

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle