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North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Apr 3

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050

← Mar 27Apr 3Apr 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

520 head

▲ 47 vs last sale 473▼ 72 vs year ago 592 · −12.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

105 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 92▲ 29 vs year ago 76 · +38.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 25▲ 14 vs year ago 6 · +233.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 700 lbs 1.00-12.00 lower mostly 2.00-6.00 lower except the 600-650 lbs 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 650 lbs steady to 8.00 lower mostly 2.00-4.00 lower. Quality was average with less demand than last week. Slaughter cows 1.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 9.00 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 $300.32/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −138.90 against this barn's trailing median of $439.22.

Average price

$300.32

28 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,635

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$167

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

$39.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.20

vs AR average

−10.44 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	310.49	1,667	20
Medium and Large 1-2	580	281.00	1,630	3thin
Medium and Large 2	553	271.25	1,501	5thin

One grade step is worth $39.24/cwt here — about $167 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 sale28 hd

300.32

—

AR average9 barns · 261 hd

297.12

+3.20

National average173 barns · 11,586 hd

310.76

−10.44

This barn, trailing median30 sales

439.22

−138.90

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	—	High	1,600	152.87	2,445	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,472	130.72	1,924	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,242	125.82	1,562	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	952	99.80	950	12

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,237	$1,864	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$1,625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$2,452	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,225	$2,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	845	$1,000	1thin

Every lot

88 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	330	346.00/cwt	325.00–369.00	1,142	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	341	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,292	10
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	341	362.00/cwt	362.00–362.00	1,234	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,207	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	369	374.00/cwt	374.00–374.00	1,380	12
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	384.87/cwt	375.00–395.00	1,463	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	413	302.31/cwt	292.00–313.00	1,249	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	425	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,339	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	440	360.29/cwt	343.00–389.00	1,585	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	469	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,407	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	280.51/cwt	262.00–304.00	1,344	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,462	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	338.56/cwt	326.00–348.00	1,639	15
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	315.32/cwt	288.00–323.00	1,608	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	283.85/cwt	275.00–294.00	1,504	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	555	307.27/cwt	290.00–321.00	1,705	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	580	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,630	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	588	252.34/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,484	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	602	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,475	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	272.48/cwt	262.00–287.00	1,706	18
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	244.50/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,601	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	686	252.68/cwt	252.00–254.00	1,733	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,885	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	231.67/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,726	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	791	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,867	66
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,760	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	920	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,702	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	320.45/cwt	309.00–329.00	1,025	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	315.96/cwt	305.00–327.00	1,194	15
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,082	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	410	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,177	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	307.19/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,287	15
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	276.63/cwt	274.00–285.00	1,203	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	438	281.35/cwt	280.00–293.00	1,232	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	291.05/cwt	270.00–309.00	1,359	41
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	256.55/cwt	240.00–267.00	1,198	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	505	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,313	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	260.58/cwt	255.00–267.00	1,368	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	529	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,518	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	272.08/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,456	23
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	252.80/cwt	240.00–261.00	1,446	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	232.49/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,332	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	243.10/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,507	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	636	220.52/cwt	206.00–224.00	1,403	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,463	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	665	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,643	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	668	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,463	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	698	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,577	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	700	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,589	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	716	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,539	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,627	5
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	750	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,508	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,431	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	905	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,367	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,087	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	353.08/cwt	347.00–365.00	1,165	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	317.42/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,384	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	267.89/cwt	225.00–300.00	1,173	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	304.66/cwt	287.00–335.00	1,432	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	280.25/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,342	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,310	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	545	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,619	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	283.41/cwt	269.00–291.00	1,615	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,259	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,660	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,534	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	766	212.78/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,630	6
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	198.89/cwt	193.00–205.00	1,641	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	840	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,621	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,453	145.70/cwt	130.00–153.00	2,117	14
Bulls	—	—	1,805	162.92/cwt	152.00–175.00	2,941	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	875	104.38/cwt	100.00–111.00	913	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	895	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	770	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	946	92.74/cwt	86.00–100.00	877	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	120.99/cwt	119.00–123.00	1,349	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,223	119.63/cwt	111.00–126.00	1,463	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	130.20/cwt	126.00–139.00	1,621	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,258	106.68/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,342	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,470	123.59/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,817	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,472	132.14/cwt	129.00–139.00	1,945	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	845	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,225	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	2,451.83/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,452	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	125.69/cwt	119.00–135.00	1,489	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,237	1,864.42/head	1,700.00–1,975.00	1,864	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	983	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	141.41/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,280	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 Apr 3, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 520Last week 473Year ago 592

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 92Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 25Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	345.00	345.00
5	400–450	438	225.00–300.00	267.89
8	450–500	479	270.00–285.00	280.25
1	500–550	520	252.00	252.00
1	550–600	575	219.00	219.00
1	800–850	840	193.00	193.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	347.00–365.00	353.08
8	400–450	436	300.00–335.00	317.42
4	450–500	470	287.00–335.00	304.66
1	500–550	545	297.00	297.00
3	550–600	570	269.00–291.00	283.41
4	600–650	624	266.00	266.00
3	650–700	667	230.00	230.00
6	750–800	766	200.00–220.00	212.78
2	800–850	825	193.00–205.00	198.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	350–400	369	374.00	374.00
7	450–500	481	304.00	304.00
3	550–600	580	281.00	281.00
66	750–800	791	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	469	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	341	362.00	362.00
2	350–400	380	375.00–395.00	384.87
19	400–450	440	343.00–389.00	360.29
15	450–500	484	326.00–348.00	338.56
8	500–550	510	288.00–323.00	315.32
12	550–600	555	290.00–321.00	307.27
18	600–650	626	262.00–287.00	272.48
3	650–700	686	252.00–254.00	252.68
3	700–750	725	260.00	260.00
1	800–850	800	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	325.00–369.00	346.00
1	350–400	355	340.00	340.00
2	400–450	413	292.00–313.00	302.31
5	450–500	479	262.00–304.00	280.51
3	500–550	530	275.00–294.00	283.85
2	550–600	588	240.00–265.00	252.34
3	600–650	602	245.00	245.00
2	650–700	655	240.00–249.00	244.50
3	700–750	745	225.00–235.00	231.67
1	900–950	920	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	341	379.00	379.00
2	400–450	425	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	281.00	281.00
6	400–450	435	274.00–285.00	276.63
9	450–500	467	240.00–267.00	256.55
3	500–550	525	255.00–267.00	260.58
2	550–600	573	230.00–235.00	232.49
5	600–650	636	206.00–224.00	220.52
2	750–800	795	180.00	180.00
2	900–950	905	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	410	287.00	287.00
3	750–800	750	201.00	201.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
10	650–700	698	226.00	226.00
5	700–750	716	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	650–700	668	219.00	219.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	529	287.00	287.00
12	650–700	665	247.00	247.00
5	700–750	700	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	438	280.00–293.00	281.35
1	500–550	505	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	320	309.00–329.00	320.45
15	350–400	378	305.00–327.00	315.96
15	400–450	419	285.00–320.00	307.19
41	450–500	467	270.00–309.00	291.05
23	500–550	535	260.00–280.00	272.08
5	550–600	572	240.00–261.00	252.80
7	600–650	620	230.00–249.00	243.10
1	650–700	650	225.00	225.00
5	700–750	733	222.00	222.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,230	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,451.83
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,225	2,300.00	2,300.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,185	119.00–135.00	125.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,237	1,700.00–1,975.00	1,864.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	965	1,625.00	1,625.00

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	—	905	140.00–143.00	141.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	946	86.00–100.00	92.74
2	—	1,115	119.00–123.00	120.99
1	—	895	86.00	86.00
3	—	875	100.00–111.00	104.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,472	129.00–139.00	132.14
2	—	1,470	121.00–126.00	123.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,223	111.00–126.00	119.63
3	—	1,258	105.00–109.00	106.68
23	—	1,245	126.00–139.00	130.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,805	152.00–175.00	162.92
14	—	1,453	130.00–153.00	145.70

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.