Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend sale closed last two weeks for holidays. Feeder cattle sold with a higher undertone. Supply was heavy with very good demand. Had a weaned special with regular sale that included several large consignments of good quality cattle some of them value added. Cows and bulls not reported due to time limits.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $320.81/cwt on 325 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −139.29 against this barn's trailing median of $460.10.

Average price

$320.81

325 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,775

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$127

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

$28.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.70

vs AR average

−21.27 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	328.13	1,801	209
Medium and Large 1-2	562	308.44	1,732	105
Medium and Large 2	558	299.80	1,674	11thin

One grade step is worth $28.33/cwt here — about $127 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 sale325 hd

320.81

—

AR average6 barns · 511 hd

312.11

+8.70

National average155 barns · 22,672 hd

342.08

−21.27

This barn, trailing median24 sales

460.10

−139.29

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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 1-2	650–700	693	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,670	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	300–350	317	336.89/cwt	330.00–347.00	1,068	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	631	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,685	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	500–550	543	324.00/cwt	324.00–324.00	1,759	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	350–400	390	351.04/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,369	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	600–650	614	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,652	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	400–450	441	350.54/cwt	349.00–357.00	1,546	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	528	305.75/cwt	294.00–320.00	1,614	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	350–400	393	328.08/cwt	327.00–329.00	1,289	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	560	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,518	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	550–600	591	305.22/cwt	299.00–311.00	1,804	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	650–700	676	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,886	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,587	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,224	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	249.68/cwt	230.00–269.00	1,348	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	503	331.00/cwt	331.00–331.00	1,665	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	490	339.38/cwt	323.00–342.00	1,663	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	750–800	787	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,983	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	653	262.00/cwt	261.00–263.00	1,711	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	241.50/cwt	239.00–244.00	1,703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,488	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	204.97/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	281.00/cwt	275.00–287.00	1,208	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,565	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	288.42/cwt	280.00–297.00	1,557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	313.09/cwt	275.00–330.00	992	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	314.94/cwt	301.00–345.00	1,206	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	634	246.51/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,563	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	315.36/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,529	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	229.63/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,803	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	925	186.96/cwt	180.00–194.00	1,729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	643	220.04/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,415	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	343	350.21/cwt	321.00–379.00	1,201	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	965	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	342.03/cwt	323.00–345.00	1,447	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	592	288.00/cwt	288.00–288.00	1,705	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	284.00/cwt	284.00–284.00	1,093	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	941	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	529	247.74/cwt	227.00–265.00	1,311	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	244.64/cwt	221.00–251.00	1,375	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	318.21/cwt	290.00–329.00	1,146	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	418	344.79/cwt	327.00–355.00	1,441	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	750–800	768	235.98/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,812	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	700–750	728	240.90/cwt	225.00–251.00	1,754	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	650–700	689	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,736	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	1000–1050	1,042	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	2,105	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	800–850	820	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,878	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	283.50/cwt	264.00–297.00	1,724	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,875	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	335.24/cwt	315.00–351.00	1,582	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	600–650	629	262.66/cwt	261.00–266.00	1,652	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	247.71/cwt	239.00–257.00	1,702	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	333.23/cwt	320.00–351.00	1,749	95
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	313.76/cwt	298.00–331.00	1,817	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	281.73/cwt	252.00–287.50	2,034	112
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	271.33/cwt	250.00–276.50	2,059	105
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	437	328.58/cwt	297.00–343.00	1,436	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	286.13/cwt	267.00–300.00	1,888	84
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	889	256.35/cwt	243.00–258.60	2,279	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	344.46/cwt	322.00–363.00	1,626	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	300.36/cwt	266.00–313.00	1,895	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	254.72/cwt	249.00–257.00	2,109	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	241.47/cwt	227.00–245.00	1,582	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	370.81/cwt	359.00–397.00	1,565	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	382.47/cwt	357.00–407.00	1,411	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	411.46/cwt	400.00–427.00	1,350	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,187	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	290.32/cwt	272.00–300.00	1,495	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	304.34/cwt	279.00–333.00	1,443	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	344.65/cwt	320.00–357.00	1,313	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	271.61/cwt	255.00–289.00	1,567	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	258.55/cwt	244.00–267.00	1,621	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	348.23/cwt	329.00–367.00	1,142	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	211.54/cwt	209.00–219.00	1,809	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,715	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	703	220.53/cwt	213.00–228.00	1,550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	289.29/cwt	271.00–321.00	1,652	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	400–450	417	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,426	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,350	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	400	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	542	314.18/cwt	310.00–317.00	1,703	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	749	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,738	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	621	273.22/cwt	253.00–277.00	1,697	124
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	573	285.31/cwt	276.00–294.00	1,635	114
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	526	300.98/cwt	295.00–306.00	1,583	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	779	243.98/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,901	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	677	291.07/cwt	285.00–302.00	1,971	157
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	521	344.64/cwt	336.00–358.00	1,796	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	476	353.42/cwt	353.00–355.00	1,682	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	360	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,458	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	579	322.27/cwt	316.00–333.00	1,866	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	628	309.53/cwt	303.00–316.00	1,944	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	679	258.56/cwt	254.00–271.00	1,756	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	480	315.67/cwt	307.00–329.00	1,515	20

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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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	350–400	393	327.00–329.00	328.08
23	550–600	560	271.00	271.00
20	650–700	693	241.00	241.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
22	300–350	317	330.00–347.00	336.89
52	350–400	390	335.00–360.00	351.04
17	600–650	631	267.00	267.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
16	600–650	614	269.00	269.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	317	275.00–330.00	313.09
5	350–400	360	290.00–329.00	318.21
2	400–450	430	275.00–287.00	281.00
1	450–500	480	255.00	255.00
10	500–550	529	227.00–265.00	247.74
6	550–600	562	221.00–251.00	244.64
2	600–650	643	210.00–230.00	220.04
1	650–700	690	230.00	230.00
1	700–750	745	210.00	210.00
1	800–850	815	200.00	200.00
2	900–950	925	180.00–194.00	186.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	400–450	418	327.00–355.00	344.79
20	450–500	480	307.00–329.00	315.67
73	500–550	526	295.00–306.00	300.98
114	550–600	573	276.00–294.00	285.31
124	600–650	621	253.00–277.00	273.22
25	650–700	679	254.00–271.00	258.56
28	750–800	779	240.00–247.00	243.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
31	600–650	629	261.00–266.00	262.66
9	650–700	689	252.00	252.00
19	700–750	728	225.00–251.00	240.90
28	750–800	768	225.00–240.00	235.98
6	800–850	820	229.00	229.00
8	1000–1050	1,042	202.00	202.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	300–350	328	329.00–367.00	348.23
46	350–400	381	320.00–357.00	344.65
57	400–450	437	297.00–343.00	328.58
51	450–500	474	279.00–333.00	304.34
111	500–550	515	272.00–300.00	290.32
44	550–600	577	255.00–289.00	271.61
31	600–650	627	244.00–267.00	258.55
11	650–700	655	227.00–245.00	241.47
2	700–750	703	213.00–228.00	220.53
4	750–800	762	225.00	225.00
1	800–850	835	210.00	210.00
4	850–900	855	209.00–219.00	211.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	417	342.00	342.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	500–550	543	324.00	324.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	400–450	441	349.00–357.00	350.54
22	450–500	490	323.00–342.00	339.38
36	500–550	528	294.00–320.00	305.75
52	550–600	591	299.00–311.00	305.22
34	650–700	676	279.00	279.00
9	750–800	787	252.00	252.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	503	331.00	331.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	321.00–379.00	350.21
11	350–400	383	301.00–345.00	314.94
7	400–450	423	323.00–345.00	342.03
4	450–500	485	310.00–317.00	315.36
2	500–550	540	280.00–297.00	288.42
6	550–600	592	288.00	288.00
4	600–650	634	235.00–255.00	246.51
2	650–700	653	261.00–263.00	262.00
2	700–750	705	239.00–244.00	241.50
3	750–800	785	227.00–235.00	229.63
1	950–1000	965	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	285.00	285.00
2	350–400	385	284.00	284.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	300–350	328	400.00–427.00	411.46
26	350–400	369	357.00–407.00	382.47
29	400–450	422	359.00–397.00	370.81
77	450–500	472	322.00–363.00	344.46
95	500–550	525	320.00–351.00	333.23
31	550–600	579	298.00–331.00	313.76
65	600–650	631	266.00–313.00	300.36
84	650–700	660	267.00–300.00	286.13
112	700–750	722	252.00–287.50	281.73
105	750–800	759	250.00–276.50	271.33
44	800–850	828	249.00–257.00	254.72
83	850–900	889	243.00–258.60	256.35
12	900–950	900	243.00	243.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	405.00	405.00
14	450–500	476	353.00–355.00	353.42
20	500–550	521	336.00–358.00	344.64
63	550–600	579	316.00–333.00	322.27
23	600–650	628	303.00–316.00	309.53
157	650–700	677	285.00–302.00	291.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	540	230.00–269.00	249.68
5	600–650	610	244.00	244.00
2	750–800	775	200.00–210.00	204.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	372	363.00	363.00
1	400–450	400	320.00	320.00
9	450–500	472	315.00–351.00	335.24
5	500–550	542	310.00–317.00	314.18
41	550–600	571	271.00–321.00	289.29
14	600–650	608	264.00–297.00	283.50
20	650–700	687	239.00–257.00	247.71
4	700–750	749	232.00	232.00
10	750–800	788	238.00	238.00

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