Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 650 lbs steady to 20.00 higher mostly 5.00-15.00 higher few over 650 lbs about steady. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs mostly 3.00-6.00 higher over 600 lbs uneven generally steady. Supply was moderate with good demand. No trend on cows and bulls not reported last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $321.14/cwt on 145 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −138.97 against this barn's trailing median of $460.10.

Average price

$321.14

145 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,756

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

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

$48.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.80

vs AR average

−21.31 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	334.26	1,809	106
Medium and Large 2	562	285.47	1,605	39

One grade step is worth $48.80/cwt here — about $203 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 sale145 hd

321.14

—

AR average7 barns · 290 hd

319.34

+1.80

National average190 barns · 32,836 hd

342.45

−21.31

This barn, trailing median24 sales

460.10

−138.97

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	—	High	1,731	159.83	2,766	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,454	130.92	1,903	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,247	123.97	1,545	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,075	103.13	1,108	30

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)	1,271	$2,148	12
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,406	$1,850	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,464	$2,425	4thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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 1Value Added	450–500	495	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	1,564	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,760	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	277.77/cwt	267.00–287.00	1,569	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,406	1,849.51/head	1,775.00–1,900.00	1,850	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,464	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450–500	498	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,459	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	562	346.00/cwt	346.00–346.00	1,945	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	332.96/cwt	309.00–352.00	1,408	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	279.01/cwt	260.00–297.00	1,747	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	450–500	470	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,368	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	648	269.50/cwt	269.50–269.50	1,746	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	600–650	637	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,866	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,271	2,148.34/head	1,500.00–2,250.00	2,148	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,019	139.01/cwt	117.00–151.00	1,417	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,262	125.00/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,578	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	400–450	412	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,421	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	500–550	505	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	1,601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	350–400	367	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,266	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	600–650	648	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,853	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	700–750	746	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,984	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	500–550	520	284.91/cwt	279.00–287.00	1,482	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	866	176.57/cwt	163.00–186.00	1,529	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	271.85/cwt	251.00–317.00	1,604	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	305.29/cwt	300.00–327.00	1,246	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	262.95/cwt	259.00–270.00	1,336	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	204.90/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	450–500	489	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,467	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	267.41/cwt	240.00–279.00	1,671	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,525	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,408	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,086	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,612	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	298.22/cwt	285.00–319.00	1,595	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	681	220.98/cwt	210.00–233.00	1,505	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	248.55/cwt	240.00–278.00	1,685	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,488	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	721	257.43/cwt	239.00–267.00	1,856	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,522	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	318.49/cwt	300.00–327.00	1,475	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	234.11/cwt	217.00–237.00	1,498	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	290.99/cwt	250.00–302.00	1,251	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	308.76/cwt	275.00–321.00	1,136	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	359.50/cwt	350.00–369.00	1,150	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	839	1
Bulls	—	—	1,753	173.98/cwt	166.00–183.00	3,050	2
Bulls	—	—	1,750	159.21/cwt	156.00–162.00	2,786	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	95.38/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,027	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	109.23/cwt	102.00–114.00	1,202	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	119.12/cwt	112.00–123.00	1,497	15
Bulls	—	—	1,610	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	2,157	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	131.60/cwt	128.00–140.00	1,886	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,620	125.47/cwt	124.00–127.00	2,033	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	129.25/cwt	124.00–138.00	1,599	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	996	84.00/cwt	80.00–90.00	837	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	104.92/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,332	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	118.19/cwt	115.00–122.00	1,314	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,032	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	186.42/cwt	183.00–190.00	1,622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	909	195.67/cwt	190.00–207.00	1,779	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	808	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	251.34/cwt	229.00–260.00	1,440	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	269.27/cwt	245.00–285.00	1,290	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	750–800	767	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,772	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	600–650	626	260.21/cwt	257.00–274.00	1,629	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	545	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,739	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	600–650	635	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,461	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	550–600	550	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	500–550	510	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	300.69/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,876	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	323.91/cwt	311.00–340.00	1,827	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	2,029	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	399.31/cwt	355.00–423.00	1,513	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	410.65/cwt	397.00–435.00	1,343	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	392.57/cwt	353.00–425.00	1,672	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	388.92/cwt	387.00–391.00	1,276	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	358.53/cwt	331.00–387.00	1,725	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600–650	649	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,856	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	363.05/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,390	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	246.75/cwt	245.00–253.00	1,673	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	347.56/cwt	330.00–369.00	1,317	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	623	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,987	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	364.34/cwt	331.00–387.00	1,206	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,912	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	294.97/cwt	273.00–307.00	1,554	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,849	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,619	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	597	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,701	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	311.20/cwt	297.00–319.00	1,484	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	382.69/cwt	330.00–399.00	1,588	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	2,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	338.50/cwt	321.00–351.00	1,794	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,873	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,701	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	296.35/cwt	277.00–323.00	1,698	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	321.15/cwt	311.00–341.00	1,721	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	252.95/cwt	241.00–265.00	1,538	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	700–750	731	245.77/cwt	239.00–248.00	1,797	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	356.48/cwt	323.00–407.00	1,675	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,266	1

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 Jan 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 921Last week 2,895Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 108Last week 83Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 20Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	495	316.00	316.00
7	550–600	597	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	331	331.00–387.00	364.34
10	350–400	379	330.00–369.00	347.56
26	400–450	423	309.00–352.00	332.96
36	450–500	477	297.00–319.00	311.20
44	500–550	527	273.00–307.00	294.97
21	550–600	565	267.00–287.00	277.77
2	600–650	608	241.00–265.00	252.95
3	650–700	668	247.00	247.00
5	700–750	710	228.00	228.00
1	850–900	875	204.00	204.00
4	900–950	920	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	498	293.00	293.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	470	291.00	291.00
16	500–550	520	279.00–287.00	284.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	367	345.00	345.00
4	450–500	489	300.00	300.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	275.00	275.00
7	350–400	368	275.00–321.00	308.76
7	400–450	430	250.00–302.00	290.99
16	450–500	479	245.00–285.00	269.27
3	500–550	508	259.00–270.00	262.95
14	550–600	573	229.00–260.00	251.34
11	600–650	640	217.00–237.00	234.11
14	650–700	681	210.00–233.00	220.98
2	700–750	720	200.00–210.00	204.90
1	750–800	785	195.00	195.00
2	800–850	808	190.00	190.00
2	850–900	870	183.00–190.00	186.42
3	900–950	909	190.00–207.00	195.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
29	600–650	626	257.00–274.00	260.21
4	700–750	731	239.00–248.00	245.77
3	750–800	767	231.00	231.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	265.00	265.00
1	550–600	550	245.00	245.00
1	600–650	635	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	387.00–391.00	388.92
6	350–400	383	345.00–375.00	363.05
14	400–450	415	330.00–399.00	382.69
5	450–500	481	331.00–387.00	358.53
22	500–550	536	311.00–341.00	321.15
12	550–600	573	277.00–323.00	296.35
31	600–650	626	260.00–297.00	279.01
7	650–700	678	245.00–253.00	246.75
10	700–750	724	235.00	235.00
9	800–850	800	220.00	220.00
3	850–900	873	219.00	219.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	600–650	648	269.50	269.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	408	300.00–327.00	305.29
4	500–550	522	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	595	271.00	271.00
3	650–700	690	221.00	221.00
1	750–800	765	199.00	199.00
5	850–900	866	163.00–186.00	176.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	562	346.00	346.00
7	600–650	623	319.00	319.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	637	293.00	293.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	412	345.00	345.00
3	500–550	505	317.00	317.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	600–650	648	286.00	286.00
6	700–750	746	266.00	266.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	350.00–369.00	359.50
2	350–400	362	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	408	345.00	345.00
14	450–500	463	300.00–327.00	318.49
15	500–550	535	285.00–319.00	298.22
21	550–600	590	251.00–317.00	271.85
10	600–650	625	240.00–279.00	267.41
11	650–700	678	240.00–278.00	248.55
3	700–750	721	239.00–267.00	257.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	545	319.00	319.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	327	397.00–435.00	410.65
10	350–400	379	355.00–423.00	399.31
15	400–450	426	353.00–425.00	392.57
58	450–500	470	323.00–407.00	356.48
69	500–550	530	321.00–351.00	338.50
28	550–600	564	311.00–340.00	323.91
7	600–650	624	285.00–315.00	300.69
4	650–700	662	283.00	283.00
7	700–750	722	281.00	281.00
1	750–800	755	266.00	266.00
1	950–1000	960	236.00	236.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	649	286.00	286.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,406	1,775.00–1,900.00	1,849.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,271	1,500.00–2,250.00	2,148.34
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,262	119.00–129.00	125.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,464	2,425.00	2,425.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,019	117.00–151.00	139.01

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,753	166.00–183.00	173.98
4	—	1,750	156.00–162.00	159.21
1	—	1,610	134.00	134.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,077	90.00–100.00	95.38
11	—	1,100	102.00–114.00	109.23
7	—	996	80.00–90.00	84.00
7	—	1,112	115.00–122.00	118.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,257	112.00–123.00	119.12
21	—	1,237	124.00–138.00	129.25
2	—	1,270	100.00–110.00	104.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,433	128.00–140.00	131.60
2	—	1,620	124.00–127.00	125.47

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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