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North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Mar 20

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050

← Mar 13Mar 20Mar 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

687 head

▼ 1,141 vs last sale 1,828▼ 96 vs year ago 783 · −12.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

175 head

▲ 75 vs last sale 100▲ 84 vs year ago 91 · +92.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▼ 115 vs last sale 130▼ 25 vs year ago 40 · −62.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs 10.00-25.00 higher 500-600 lbs 3.00-8.00 higher Not enough over 600 lbs for a trend. Feeder heifers 300-350 lbs 2.00-5.00 lower 350-600 lbs 2.00-13.00 higher mostly 6.00-10.00 higher. Supply was moderate with good demand. Slaughter cows 6.00-10.00 higher than last weeks light test. Slaughter bulls 14.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $307.29/cwt on 118 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −131.93 against this barn's trailing median of $439.22.

Average price

$307.29

118 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,665

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$220

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

$27.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.57

vs AR average

−11.00 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	310.05	1,703	57
Medium and Large 1-2	537	309.12	1,660	51
Medium and Large 2	526	282.24	1,483	10thin

One grade step is worth $27.81/cwt here — about $220 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale118 hd

307.29

—

AR average9 barns · 317 hd

302.72

+4.57

National average173 barns · 12,551 hd

318.29

−11.00

This barn, trailing median30 sales

439.22

−131.93

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $486.30, low $354.31, median $439.22 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,697	155.49	2,638	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,309	130.46	1,708	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,137	124.57	1,416	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	964	101.84	982	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)	1,096	$1,538	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,007	$1,788	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,413	$1,907	2thin

Every lot

91 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	340.18/cwt	333.00–349.00	1,082	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	1,323	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	361	381.80/cwt	357.00–407.00	1,378	28
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	330.98/cwt	327.00–333.00	1,291	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Fancy	398	421.00/cwt	421.00–421.00	1,676	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	403	286.00/cwt	286.00–286.00	1,153	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	369.49/cwt	347.00–415.00	1,604	34
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	957	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	472	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,553	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	352.61/cwt	330.00–385.00	1,668	23
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	293.66/cwt	278.00–321.00	1,395	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	476	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,461	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	327.97/cwt	309.00–343.00	1,699	21
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	285.82/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,486	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,655	46
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	311.16/cwt	295.00–319.00	1,749	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	565	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	1,701	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	575	283.41/cwt	274.00–292.00	1,630	15
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,438	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	621	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,602	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	634	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,655	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,689	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	645	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,742	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,690	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	239.36/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,747	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	805	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,811	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	858	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,016	6
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	314	289.50/cwt	261.00–300.00	909	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	325.70/cwt	318.00–351.00	1,068	10
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	348	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,075	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	360	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	864	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	288.59/cwt	280.00–299.00	1,071	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	327.09/cwt	305.00–349.00	1,220	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	375	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,163	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	412	325.38/cwt	300.00–337.00	1,341	37
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	261.57/cwt	245.00–283.00	1,125	15
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	308.44/cwt	283.00–343.00	1,428	44
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	247.78/cwt	224.00–271.00	1,204	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	488	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,352	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	498	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,394	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	282.73/cwt	261.00–301.00	1,482	37
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,286	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	545	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,199	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	549	256.00/cwt	256.00–256.00	1,405	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	267.07/cwt	254.00–281.00	1,501	13
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	236.44/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,360	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	594	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,479	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	597	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,373	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,494	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	615	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,359	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	620	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,519	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	218.85/cwt	191.00–231.00	1,357	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	659	205.04/cwt	185.00–217.00	1,351	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,518	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	680	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,625	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	708	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,345	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	873	172.00/cwt	171.00–173.00	1,502	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	885	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,726	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	356.49/cwt	340.00–369.00	1,116	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	342	310.74/cwt	250.00–325.00	1,063	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,240	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	855	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	292.31/cwt	291.00–293.00	1,222	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	342.95/cwt	310.00–387.00	1,475	15
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	323.44/cwt	299.00–357.00	1,523	27
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	278.56/cwt	247.00–295.00	1,320	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	315.05/cwt	285.00–323.00	1,660	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	257.48/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,365	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	559	253.58/cwt	240.00–267.00	1,418	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	290.03/cwt	273.00–305.00	1,671	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	213.25/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,311	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	262.75/cwt	251.00–271.00	1,647	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,687	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	788	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,718	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,758	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,640	143.83/cwt	130.00–151.00	2,359	3
Bulls	—	—	1,712	158.67/cwt	151.00–166.00	2,716	11
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	886	90.62/cwt	82.00–92.00	803	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	981	98.11/cwt	94.00–104.00	962	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	998	116.37/cwt	104.00–120.00	1,161	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,089	117.70/cwt	112.00–121.00	1,282	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,105	103.65/cwt	101.00–106.00	1,145	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,159	128.49/cwt	121.00–139.00	1,489	44
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,301	131.07/cwt	126.00–140.00	1,705	41
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,473	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,738	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,293	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,096	1,538.20/head	1,350.00–1,775.00	1,538	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	115.05/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,398	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	117.65/cwt	114.00–122.00	1,076	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,007	1,788.37/head	1,300.00–2,250.00	1,788	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,413	1,906.55/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,907	2

This sale against other markets

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 Mar 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 687Last week 1,828Year ago 783

Slaughter CattleReceipts 175Last week 100Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 130Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	333.00–349.00	340.18
3	350–400	390	327.00–333.00	330.98
3	400–450	403	286.00	286.00
7	450–500	475	278.00–321.00	293.66
9	500–550	520	265.00–300.00	285.82
1	550–600	575	250.00	250.00
6	600–650	634	261.00	261.00
2	650–700	660	256.00	256.00
3	700–750	730	238.00–240.00	239.36
1	800–850	805	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	476	307.00	307.00
46	500–550	534	310.00	310.00
5	550–600	565	301.00	301.00
5	600–650	645	270.00	270.00
6	850–900	858	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	398	421.00	421.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	472	329.00	329.00
15	550–600	575	274.00–292.00	283.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	389.00	389.00
28	350–400	361	357.00–407.00	381.80
34	400–450	434	347.00–415.00	369.49
23	450–500	473	330.00–385.00	352.61
21	500–550	518	309.00–343.00	327.97
21	550–600	562	295.00–319.00	311.16
1	600–650	635	266.00	266.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	600–650	621	258.00	258.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	240.00	240.00
1	500–550	545	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	310.00	310.00
9	450–500	488	277.00	277.00
8	550–600	594	249.00	249.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	314	261.00–300.00	289.50
5	350–400	371	280.00–299.00	288.59
15	400–450	430	245.00–283.00	261.57
5	450–500	486	224.00–271.00	247.78
1	500–550	525	245.00	245.00
3	550–600	575	230.00–240.00	236.44
5	600–650	620	191.00–231.00	218.85
4	650–700	659	185.00–217.00	205.04
2	700–750	708	190.00	190.00
2	850–900	873	171.00–173.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	348	309.00	309.00
2	450–500	498	280.00	280.00
4	500–550	549	256.00	256.00
3	550–600	597	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	615	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	245.00	245.00
3	650–700	680	239.00	239.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	328	318.00–351.00	325.70
14	350–400	373	305.00–349.00	327.09
37	400–450	412	300.00–337.00	325.38
44	450–500	463	283.00–343.00	308.44
37	500–550	524	261.00–301.00	282.73
13	550–600	562	254.00–281.00	267.07
1	600–650	605	247.00	247.00
1	650–700	660	230.00	230.00
1	850–900	885	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	342	250.00–325.00	310.74
1	350–400	380	225.00	225.00
3	400–450	418	291.00–293.00	292.31
5	450–500	474	247.00–295.00	278.56
2	500–550	530	255.00–260.00	257.48
4	550–600	559	240.00–267.00	253.58
3	600–650	615	200.00–230.00	213.25
2	750–800	788	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	313	340.00–369.00	356.49
2	350–400	368	337.00	337.00
15	400–450	430	310.00–387.00	342.95
27	450–500	471	299.00–357.00	323.44
13	500–550	527	285.00–323.00	315.05
10	550–600	576	273.00–305.00	290.03
6	600–650	627	251.00–271.00	262.75
2	700–750	712	237.00	237.00
1	800–850	810	217.00	217.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,060	122.00	122.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,215	114.00–116.00	115.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,096	1,350.00–1,775.00	1,538.20

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	915	114.00–122.00	117.65

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,007	1,300.00–2,250.00	1,788.37

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	2	—	1,413	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,906.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,640	130.00–151.00	143.83
11	—	1,712	151.00–166.00	158.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,473	118.00	118.00
41	—	1,301	126.00–140.00	131.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,105	101.00–106.00	103.65
19	—	1,089	112.00–121.00	117.70
44	—	1,159	121.00–139.00	128.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	981	94.00–104.00	98.11
7	—	886	82.00–92.00	90.62
9	—	998	104.00–120.00	116.37

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.