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North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Jun 5

● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050

← May 29Jun 5Jun 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

1,145 head

▼ 1,581 vs last sale 2,726▼ 405 vs year ago 1,550 · −26.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

147 head

▲ 47 vs last sale 100▼ 124 vs year ago 271 · −45.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 14 vs last sale 21▼ 35 vs year ago 70 · −50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 700 lbs mostly 2.00-12.00 lower with the offering being unweaned calves. Not enough yearlings for a trend except two loads of 828 lb steers 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 700 lbs 8.00-15.00 lower. Supply moderate with buyers being more selective on these unweaned calves. No trend on cows and bulls not reported last week.

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 $287.92/cwt on 196 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −151.30 against this barn's trailing median of $439.22.

Average price

$287.92

196 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,591

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$29.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.14

vs AR average

−21.24 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	298.69	1,644	81
Medium and Large 1-2	558	284.89	1,589	81
Medium and Large 2	544	269.50	1,467	34

One grade step is worth $29.19/cwt here — about $177 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 sale196 hd

287.92

—

AR average10 barns · 555 hd

287.78

+0.14

National average164 barns · 13,053 hd

309.16

−21.24

This barn, trailing median30 sales

439.22

−151.30

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	1,586	159.10	2,524	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,351	132.06	1,784	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,204	129.60	1,560	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,018	115.77	1,178	26

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)	1,058	$1,805	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,196	$1,485	9
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	910	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$1,935	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	999	$1,850	4thin

Every lot

97 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	383.28/cwt	373.00–390.00	1,257	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,116	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	359	382.30/cwt	375.00–390.00	1,372	11
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	367	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,119	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	422	320.91/cwt	320.00–321.00	1,354	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	343.51/cwt	333.00–349.00	1,453	10
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	297.69/cwt	285.00–313.00	1,289	20
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	316.40/cwt	309.00–327.00	1,500	19
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,164	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	281.74/cwt	260.00–301.00	1,347	29
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	305.69/cwt	295.00–311.00	1,599	44
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	527	295.07/cwt	288.00–301.00	1,555	29
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	275.52/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,466	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	562	260.91/cwt	255.00–289.00	1,466	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	575	279.21/cwt	270.00–286.00	1,605	52
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	290.37/cwt	284.00–301.00	1,693	37
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	282.05/cwt	276.00–291.00	1,726	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	615	270.19/cwt	265.00–271.00	1,662	22
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	642	264.24/cwt	262.00–271.00	1,696	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	643	245.31/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,577	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	662	256.14/cwt	240.00–260.50	1,696	46
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	677	238.17/cwt	237.00–243.00	1,612	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	696	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,670	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,562	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	715	236.87/cwt	234.00–239.00	1,694	17
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,798	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,848	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	773	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,025	77
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	228.59/cwt	224.00–233.00	1,783	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	800	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,664	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	828	256.50/cwt	256.50–256.50	2,124	126
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	835	233.70/cwt	231.00–235.00	1,951	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	308	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	878	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	304.70/cwt	300.00–309.00	954	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	367	287.98/cwt	283.00–297.00	1,057	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	367	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	811	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	310.33/cwt	301.00–323.00	1,192	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	416	302.77/cwt	294.00–309.00	1,260	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	271.70/cwt	255.00–284.00	1,157	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	286.06/cwt	277.00–293.00	1,339	19
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	471	274.99/cwt	271.00–279.00	1,295	43
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	474	264.41/cwt	254.00–286.00	1,253	22
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	487	256.56/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,249	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	266.03/cwt	264.00–270.00	1,381	61
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	520	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,040	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	522	252.69/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,319	40
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	240.86/cwt	222.00–254.00	1,279	8
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	253.40/cwt	249.00–270.00	1,419	42
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	226.52/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,287	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	590	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,392	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	592	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,433	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,498	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	620	243.21/cwt	238.00–247.00	1,508	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	228.07/cwt	219.00–232.00	1,430	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,444	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,515	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	661	234.31/cwt	225.00–239.50	1,549	23
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,564	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	696	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,503	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,634	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,660	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	353.00/cwt	353.00–353.00	1,094	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,112	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	397	353.19/cwt	343.00–365.00	1,402	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	312.08/cwt	301.00–339.00	1,295	15
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	305.41/cwt	295.00–308.00	1,448	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	263.64/cwt	250.00–277.00	1,252	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,200	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	534	285.51/cwt	282.00–297.00	1,525	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	592	246.98/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,462	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,364	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,594	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,474	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,550	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,544	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	808	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,810	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	856	208.08/cwt	201.00–209.00	1,781	9
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,278	127.27/cwt	111.00–145.50	1,627	2
Bulls	—	—	1,548	157.24/cwt	148.00–163.00	2,434	10
Bulls	—	—	1,786	175.55/cwt	168.00–189.00	3,135	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	93.60/cwt	90.00–102.00	880	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	118.56/cwt	116.00–123.00	1,192	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,056	109.99/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,161	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	130.94/cwt	125.00–137.00	1,392	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,102	117.98/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,300	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,207	135.85/cwt	132.00–142.00	1,640	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	127.56/cwt	122.00–132.00	1,543	41
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,340	129.83/cwt	122.00–131.50	1,740	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,368	135.69/cwt	132.00–142.50	1,856	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,058	1,805.21/head	1,460.00–1,925.00	1,805	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,196	1,485.00/head	1,485.00–1,485.00	1,485	9
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,684	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	998	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	1,935.00/head	1,935.00–1,935.00	1,935	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,015	139.31/cwt	132.00–151.00	1,414	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	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 Jun 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,145Last week 2,726Year ago 1,550

Slaughter CattleReceipts 147Last week 100Year ago 271

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 21Year ago 70

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	333.00	333.00
3	350–400	367	305.00	305.00
20	400–450	433	285.00–313.00	297.69
29	450–500	478	260.00–301.00	281.74
20	500–550	532	260.00–295.00	275.52
14	550–600	562	255.00–289.00	260.91
4	600–650	642	262.00–271.00	264.24
5	650–700	677	237.00–243.00	238.17
1	700–750	710	220.00	220.00
2	750–800	780	224.00–233.00	228.59
3	800–850	835	231.00–235.00	233.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	400–450	422	320.00–321.00	320.91
29	500–550	527	288.00–301.00	295.07
52	550–600	575	270.00–286.00	279.21
5	650–700	696	240.00	240.00
77	750–800	773	262.00	262.00
126	800–850	828	256.50	256.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	600–650	643	240.00–255.00	245.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	800	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	328	373.00–390.00	383.28
11	350–400	359	375.00–390.00	382.30
10	400–450	423	333.00–349.00	343.51
19	450–500	474	309.00–327.00	316.40
44	500–550	523	295.00–311.00	305.69
37	550–600	583	284.00–301.00	290.37
5	600–650	612	276.00–291.00	282.05
2	700–750	722	249.00	249.00
2	750–800	770	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	600–650	615	265.00–271.00	270.19
46	650–700	662	240.00–260.50	256.14
17	700–750	715	234.00–239.00	236.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
43	450–500	471	271.00–279.00	274.99
40	500–550	522	250.00–260.00	252.69
10	550–600	592	242.00	242.00
6	600–650	628	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	696	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	313	300.00–309.00	304.70
17	350–400	384	301.00–323.00	310.33
9	400–450	416	294.00–309.00	302.77
19	450–500	468	277.00–293.00	286.06
61	500–550	519	264.00–270.00	266.03
42	550–600	560	249.00–270.00	253.40
5	600–650	619	242.00	242.00
2	650–700	650	233.00	233.00
1	700–750	720	227.00	227.00
1	750–800	765	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	308	285.00	285.00
4	350–400	367	283.00–297.00	287.98
19	400–450	426	255.00–284.00	271.70
22	450–500	474	254.00–286.00	264.41
8	500–550	531	222.00–254.00	240.86
10	550–600	568	220.00–234.00	226.52
4	600–650	627	219.00–232.00	228.07
1	650–700	680	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	367	221.00	221.00
1	500–550	520	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	620	238.00–247.00	243.21
23	650–700	661	225.00–239.50	234.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	487	255.00–270.00	256.56
4	550–600	590	236.00	236.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	285.00	285.00
2	450–500	475	250.00–277.00	263.64
1	500–550	500	240.00	240.00
5	550–600	592	245.00–250.00	246.98
1	600–650	620	220.00	220.00
2	650–700	695	223.00	223.00
1	700–750	735	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	353.00	353.00
9	350–400	397	343.00–365.00	353.19
15	400–450	415	301.00–339.00	312.08
8	450–500	474	295.00–308.00	305.41
4	500–550	534	282.00–297.00	285.51
5	600–650	640	249.00	249.00
4	650–700	670	220.00	220.00
2	800–850	808	224.00	224.00
9	850–900	856	201.00–209.00	208.08

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,220	138.00	138.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,196	1,485.00	1,485.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,058	1,460.00–1,925.00	1,805.21

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	—	1,000	1,700.00	1,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,200	1,935.00	1,935.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	998	2,000.00	2,000.00

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	4	—	1,015	132.00–151.00	139.31

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	910	1,400.00	1,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,102	116.00–120.00	117.98
19	—	1,207	132.00–142.00	135.85
41	—	1,210	122.00–132.00	127.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,063	125.00–137.00	130.94
7	—	1,005	116.00–123.00	118.56
6	—	940	90.00–102.00	93.60
4	—	1,056	106.00–115.00	109.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,340	122.00–131.50	129.83
8	—	1,368	132.00–142.50	135.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,786	168.00–189.00	175.55
10	—	1,548	148.00–163.00	157.24
2	—	1,278	111.00–145.50	127.27

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.