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North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, May 1

● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050

← Apr 24May 1May 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

509 head

▲ 99 vs last sale 410▼ 264 vs year ago 773 · −34.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

104 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 120▼ 118 vs year ago 222 · −53.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

70 head

▲ 40 vs last sale 30▼ 5 vs year ago 75 · −6.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs steady to 6.00 higher except the better 400-500 lbs 2.00-3.00 lower not enough over 600 lbs last week for a trend. Feeder heifers steady to 6.00 higher except the better 500-600 lbs 2.00-6.00 lower. A light or no test in some classes of feeders. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 2.00-5.00 higher. Supply light with good demand on most classes of cattle.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $256.24/cwt on 50 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −143.37 against this barn's trailing median of $399.60.

Average price

$256.24

50 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,394

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

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

$17.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.73

vs AR average

−12.14 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	260.28	1,420	31
Medium and Large 1-2	543	255.89	1,389	10thin
Medium and Large 2	539	242.68	1,308	9thin

One grade step is worth $17.60/cwt here — about $112 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 sale50 hd

256.24

—

AR average10 barns · 282 hd

247.51

+8.73

National average173 barns · 11,009 hd

268.38

−12.14

This barn, trailing median31 sales

399.60

−143.37

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

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $437.39, low $320.30, median $399.60 across 31 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	—	Low	1,734	159.09	2,759	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,463	128.18	1,875	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,182	124.08	1,467	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,062	108.37	1,151	18

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)	1,242	$1,819	10
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,380	$1,600	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,125	$1,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,585	$2,978	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,693	$2,579	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,282	$2,114	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,298	$1,790	6

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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	328	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,017	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	367.07/cwt	365.00–371.00	1,347	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	332.69/cwt	327.00–335.00	1,377	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	420	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,298	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	428	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,027	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	310.96/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,337	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	465	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,409	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	286.94/cwt	270.00–299.00	1,340	7
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	485	320.89/cwt	306.00–329.00	1,556	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	494	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,526	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	307.08/cwt	298.00–334.00	1,600	33
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	278.46/cwt	269.00–283.00	1,504	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	563	303.66/cwt	300.00–309.00	1,710	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	567	279.90/cwt	249.00–296.00	1,587	12
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,543	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	275.56/cwt	271.00–280.00	1,700	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	248.15/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,645	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	671	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,724	17
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,788	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,865	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,904	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	865	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,903	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	323.02/cwt	315.00–327.00	1,040	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	323.55/cwt	308.00–341.00	1,210	33
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	263.49/cwt	262.00–270.00	988	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	265.37/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,088	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	420	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,063	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	302.68/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,289	26
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	292.88/cwt	280.00–302.00	1,394	32
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	479	234.49/cwt	233.00–235.00	1,123	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	261.93/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,257	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	247.96/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,277	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	519	254.10/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,319	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	271.21/cwt	268.00–275.00	1,437	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	534	264.49/cwt	264.00–265.00	1,412	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	556	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,351	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	252.20/cwt	245.00–273.00	1,425	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	236.09/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,343	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	589	247.19/cwt	247.00–248.00	1,456	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	242.84/cwt	230.00–325.00	1,491	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	629	209.47/cwt	207.00–212.00	1,318	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,572	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	677	217.18/cwt	206.00–221.00	1,470	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	706	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,370	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,875	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	305	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,098	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	744	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,030	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,121	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	323.41/cwt	319.00–329.00	1,410	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,490	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	282.66/cwt	282.00–283.00	1,362	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,404	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	290.26/cwt	283.00–303.00	1,533	20
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	280.63/cwt	271.00–295.00	1,619	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	265.10/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,628	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	242.74/cwt	235.00–252.00	1,629	7
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	229.50/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,629	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	220.50/cwt	209.00–232.00	1,709	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,812	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,818	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,784	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	950	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,929	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 3	530	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	991	1
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	595	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	982	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,300	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,820	1
Bulls	—	—	1,641	151.08/cwt	144.00–156.00	2,479	6
Bulls	—	—	1,811	164.25/cwt	157.00–174.00	2,975	13
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	992	92.98/cwt	90.00–97.00	922	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,004	119.85/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,203	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,075	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,150	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,128	119.97/cwt	114.00–123.00	1,353	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,188	107.81/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,281	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,222	127.51/cwt	124.00–134.00	1,558	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,433	123.53/cwt	123.00–124.00	1,770	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,468	129.02/cwt	126.00–131.50	1,894	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	993	125.92/cwt	125.00–127.00	1,250	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,173	121.56/cwt	120.00–123.00	1,426	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,242	1,819.13/head	1,500.00–2,050.00	1,819	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,380	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,282	2,114.45/head	2,025.00–2,150.00	2,114	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,294	1,808.00/head	1,650.00–2,050.00	1,808	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,315	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,585	2,977.52/head	2,500.00–3,300.00	2,978	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,693	2,578.62/head	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,579	10
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,594	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,257	1

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 May 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 509Last week 410Year ago 773

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 120Year ago 222

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 30Year ago 75

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	534	264.00–265.00	264.49
4	550–600	556	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	375	262.00–270.00	263.49
2	400–450	410	250.00–280.00	265.37
4	450–500	480	250.00–275.00	261.93
5	500–550	515	242.00–250.00	247.96
4	550–600	569	230.00–242.00	236.09
4	600–650	629	207.00–212.00	209.47
4	650–700	677	206.00–221.00	217.18
4	700–750	706	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	315.00–327.00	323.02
33	350–400	374	308.00–341.00	323.55
26	400–450	426	290.00–320.00	302.68
32	450–500	476	280.00–302.00	292.88
14	500–550	530	268.00–275.00	271.21
7	550–600	565	245.00–273.00	252.20
8	600–650	614	230.00–325.00	242.84
5	650–700	655	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	750	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	479	233.00–235.00	234.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	420	253.00	253.00
5	500–550	519	230.00–260.00	254.10
5	550–600	589	247.00–248.00	247.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	420	309.00	309.00
6	450–500	465	303.00	303.00
17	650–700	671	257.00	257.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	430	310.00–315.00	310.96
7	450–500	467	270.00–299.00	286.94
3	500–550	540	269.00–283.00	278.46
12	550–600	567	249.00–296.00	279.90
3	600–650	605	255.00	255.00
5	650–700	663	245.00–260.00	248.15
1	700–750	745	240.00	240.00
1	850–900	865	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	428	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	367	365.00–371.00	367.07
8	400–450	414	327.00–335.00	332.69
16	450–500	485	306.00–329.00	320.89
33	500–550	521	298.00–334.00	307.08
18	550–600	563	300.00–309.00	303.66
11	600–650	617	271.00–280.00	275.56
1	750–800	755	247.00	247.00
1	800–850	800	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	310.00	310.00
4	450–500	494	309.00	309.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	360.00	360.00
8	400–450	436	319.00–329.00	323.41
3	450–500	473	315.00	315.00
20	500–550	528	283.00–303.00	290.26
8	550–600	577	271.00–295.00	280.63
8	600–650	614	255.00–270.00	265.10
7	650–700	671	235.00–252.00	242.74
2	700–750	710	229.00–230.00	229.50
2	750–800	775	209.00–232.00	220.50
1	800–850	835	217.00	217.00
1	850–900	870	209.00	209.00
1	900–950	915	195.00	195.00
1	950–1000	950	203.00	203.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	240.00	240.00
2	350–400	368	280.00	280.00
1	400–450	415	270.00	270.00
3	450–500	482	282.00–283.00	282.66
3	500–550	520	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	187.00	187.00
1	550–600	595	165.00	165.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,173	120.00–123.00	121.56
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,380	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	993	125.00–127.00	125.92
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,242	1,500.00–2,050.00	1,819.13

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	10	—	1,693	2,500.00–2,600.00	2,578.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	12	—	1,585	2,500.00–3,300.00	2,977.52
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,315	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,282	2,025.00–2,150.00	2,114.45
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,294	1,650.00–2,050.00	1,808.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	990	161.00	161.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,950.00	1,950.00

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	1	—	945	133.00	133.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,004	116.00–125.00	119.85
6	—	1,188	100.00–114.00	107.81
5	—	992	90.00–97.00	92.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,468	126.00–131.50	129.02
2	—	1,433	123.00–124.00	123.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,222	124.00–134.00	127.51
15	—	1,128	114.00–123.00	119.97
1	—	1,075	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	140.00	140.00
13	—	1,811	157.00–174.00	164.25
6	—	1,641	144.00–156.00	151.08

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.