Sale reports / Arkansas / North Arkansas Livestock Auction / 2024-04-17

North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Apr 17
● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
723 head
▲ 372 vs last sale 351▼ 625 vs year ago 1,348 · −46.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
145 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 112▼ 76 vs year ago 221 · −34.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
100 head
▲ 65 vs last sale 35▲ 35 vs year ago 65 · +53.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs steady to 3.00 lower instances 9.00 lower on a light test in some classes not enough over 600 lbs last week for a trend. Feeder heifers mixed from 3.00 higher to 6.00 lower generally steady to weak. Had two loads of yearling steers that sold good. The offering included several new crop calves in the weights under 600 lbs. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $286.66/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −152.56 against this barn's trailing median of $439.22.
Average price
$286.66
34 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,563
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$223
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$49.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.94
vs AR average
−17.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541289.631,56718thin
Medium and Large 1-2549289.501,58814thin
Medium and Large 2560240.001,3442thin
One grade step is worth $49.63/cwt here — about $223 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale34 hd
286.66
—
AR average7 barns · 138 hd
284.72
+1.94
National average171 barns · 11,979 hd
304.39
−17.73
This barn, trailing median30 sales
439.22
−152.56
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
500447394340median 439.2203/0405/0607/0809/0910/28
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,570152.002,38719
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,487127.281,89317
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,194122.091,45765
CowsLean 85-90%High1,021109.461,11722

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,071$1,72618
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)961$1,2967
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,465$2,4507
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,198$2,33932
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,295$2,1251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,038$2,0718
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,165$1,9005

Every lot

100 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1305343.00/cwt343.00–343.001,0463
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3337288.82/cwt284.00–291.009733
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2338310.54/cwt300.00–313.001,0505
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373349.70/cwt349.00–353.001,3046
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380319.00/cwt319.00–319.001,2121
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy384339.00/cwt339.00–339.001,3028
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy410317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,3001
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2416307.38/cwt305.00–312.001,27910
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1417343.01/cwt330.00–352.001,4303
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1464323.22/cwt314.00–332.001,50015
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy480308.00/cwt308.00–308.001,4786
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2481282.86/cwt265.00–299.001,3616
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2498301.00/cwt301.00–301.001,4996
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525297.08/cwt289.00–305.001,5602
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2526279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,4687
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy537283.84/cwt275.00–289.001,52411
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1556299.40/cwt297.00–300.001,6655
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2560240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3442
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2571300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7137
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1611282.93/cwt257.00–288.501,72937
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2621240.89/cwt224.00–250.001,4966
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2660241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,5911
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2668260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7378
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1700233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,6311
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2793246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,95164
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1827251.00/cwt251.00–251.002,07670
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1Fleshy313300.00/cwt300.00–300.009393
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2313274.48/cwt272.00–277.008592
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1343320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0983
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365273.47/cwt253.00–293.009987
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy380311.00/cwt311.00–311.001,1823
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1381316.75/cwt300.00–330.001,20721
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1417303.42/cwt287.00–316.001,26510
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3423174.11/cwt155.00–193.007362
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2432267.49/cwt265.00–275.001,1564
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy435240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0441
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465280.64/cwt275.00–295.001,30517
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470255.70/cwt250.00–270.001,20220
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy471262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,2344
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2496267.33/cwt258.00–274.001,32612
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2514259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,33111
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521267.28/cwt260.00–279.001,39328
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2534245.36/cwt240.00–255.001,31016
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy535230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2311
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568251.33/cwt245.00–261.001,42820
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open605241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,4583
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,5251
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed618237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,4654
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy645220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4194
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2645211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,3612
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1655225.78/cwt223.00–230.001,4795
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2708182.00/cwt181.00–183.001,2892
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1720203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,4622
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2750196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,4701
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1810203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,6441
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2830150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2451
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1870189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,6441
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2Fleshy315280.00/cwt280.00–280.008821
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2330337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,1121
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1335338.00/cwt338.00–338.001,1322
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1681
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375336.21/cwt325.00–345.001,26114
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1431316.26/cwt300.00–330.001,36318
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2434261.96/cwt250.00–265.001,1375
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2466277.52/cwt250.00–285.001,2939
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1476285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,3574
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3500175.00/cwt175.00–175.008751
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1514286.56/cwt274.00–300.001,4738
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy520250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3001
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,4191
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1577268.13/cwt259.00–284.001,54714
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1-2604246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,4867
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1604245.39/cwt243.00–257.001,4826
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4691
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1725216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,5663
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1860199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,7111
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1965176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,6981
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,475145.92/cwt139.00–150.002,15211
Bulls——1,701160.35/cwt152.00–167.002,7288
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86789.61/cwt85.00–94.007773
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,023101.84/cwt95.00–107.001,0426
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,055117.56/cwt112.00–125.001,24013
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,162119.33/cwt113.00–124.001,38741
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,200110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,3201
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,250127.53/cwt124.00–134.001,59423
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,410121.49/cwt119.50–124.001,7133
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,420113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,6051
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,510129.72/cwt126.00–136.001,95913
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2873128.83/cwt117.00–151.001,1253
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs7 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0382,070.58/head1,750.00–2,125.002,0718
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1612,283.50/head1,800.00–2,600.002,28426
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1651,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9005
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2952,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3132,517.14/head2,325.00–2,700.002,5174
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4452,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4652,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4507
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29611,296.47/head1,175.00–1,550.001,2967
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0711,725.86/head1,200.00–1,900.001,72618
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,127130.87/cwt126.00–136.001,4753
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,160127.26/cwt120.00–135.001,4767

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.