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North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Jun 19

● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050

← Jun 5Jun 19Jun 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

749 head

▼ 396 vs last sale 1,145▼ 105 vs year ago 854 · −12.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

98 head

▼ 49 vs last sale 147▼ 127 vs year ago 225 · −56.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 35▲ 10 vs year ago 25 · +40.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend sale not reported last week. The feeder quality was good with active bidding and a higher undertone than two weeks ago. Slaughter cows and bulls were in good demand.

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 $300.36/cwt on 140 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −138.86 against this barn's trailing median of $439.22.

Average price

$300.36

140 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,620

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$163

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

$28.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.51

vs AR average

−0.30 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	304.97	1,653	97
Medium and Large 1-2	528	300.39	1,586	24
Medium and Large 2	538	276.78	1,490	19thin

One grade step is worth $28.19/cwt here — about $163 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 sale140 hd

300.36

—

AR average8 barns · 260 hd

290.85

+9.51

National average144 barns · 7,865 hd

300.66

−0.30

This barn, trailing median30 sales

439.22

−138.86

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	1,645	157.44	2,589	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,475	135.81	2,004	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,176	132.79	1,562	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,050	115.75	1,215	16

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)	1,068	$1,938	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$1,216	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,055	$1,675	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	918	$2,786	14

Every lot

85 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 1	300	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,245	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	313	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,117	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,364	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	389	354.67/cwt	350.00–367.00	1,380	6
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	350.47/cwt	331.00–375.00	1,454	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	439	319.78/cwt	319.00–323.00	1,404	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,324	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	321.63/cwt	309.00–342.00	1,499	19
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	311.00/cwt	299.00–317.00	1,630	57
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	528	300.39/cwt	294.00–308.00	1,586	24
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	279.29/cwt	260.00–294.00	1,480	16
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	296.38/cwt	289.00–300.00	1,683	40
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	263.42/cwt	255.00–278.00	1,536	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	610	297.29/cwt	274.00–300.00	1,813	17
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	616	271.38/cwt	270.00–272.00	1,672	23
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	623	278.88/cwt	266.00–285.00	1,737	72
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	260.50/cwt	251.00–270.00	1,654	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	652	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,767	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	665	264.00/cwt	264.00–264.00	1,756	19
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	249.91/cwt	244.00–255.00	1,699	16
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	702	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,713	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	255.51/cwt	255.00–256.00	1,840	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,786	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	815	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,793	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	820	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,558	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	923	187.44/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,730	4
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	925	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,998	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	287.19/cwt	279.00–295.00	913	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	310.82/cwt	303.00–325.00	1,038	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	305.77/cwt	302.00–313.00	1,174	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	384	293.72/cwt	285.00–299.00	1,128	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	319.57/cwt	305.00–345.00	1,326	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	270.22/cwt	257.00–293.00	1,157	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	466	264.35/cwt	254.00–273.00	1,232	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	286.34/cwt	280.00–293.00	1,392	41
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	498	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,320	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	245.04/cwt	229.00–255.00	1,260	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	275.51/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,449	47
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	585	258.19/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,510	50
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	590	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,440	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	606	243.67/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,477	15
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	609	231.48/cwt	220.00–243.00	1,410	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	620	246.62/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,529	9
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	627	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,536	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	640	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,562	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	212.49/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,398	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	676	234.13/cwt	233.00–235.00	1,583	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,527	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,590	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	813	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,821	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	342.78/cwt	320.00–367.00	1,114	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	386.00/cwt	385.00–387.00	1,274	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	350	377.50/cwt	377.50–377.50	1,321	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	352	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,126	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	327.71/cwt	315.00–339.00	1,406	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	309.86/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,339	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	460	320.13/cwt	307.00–331.00	1,473	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	494	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,363	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,325	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	511	288.40/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,474	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	273.05/cwt	257.00–281.00	1,581	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	1,444	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	250.16/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,523	6
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,355	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	248.23/cwt	244.00–257.00	1,656	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	231.42/cwt	225.00–238.00	1,675	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	840	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,739	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,260	139.58/cwt	134.00–144.00	1,759	2
Bulls	—	—	1,591	152.02/cwt	148.00–157.00	2,419	5
Bulls	—	—	1,904	173.15/cwt	170.00–180.00	3,297	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	963	121.29/cwt	116.00–125.00	1,168	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	132.19/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,412	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,069	116.70/cwt	114.00–118.00	1,248	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,094	109.01/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,193	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,182	128.17/cwt	120.00–134.00	1,515	22
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,193	142.02/cwt	136.00–151.00	1,694	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,374	140.73/cwt	136.00–147.00	1,934	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,564	131.51/cwt	125.00–134.00	2,057	8
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	900	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	919	2,878.68/head	1,900.00–2,975.00	2,879	13
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	1,215.82/head	1,045.00–1,625.00	1,216	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	936	152.86/cwt	126.00–169.00	1,431	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,068	1,938.35/head	1,925.00–1,950.00	1,938	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,796	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 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 749Last week 1,145Year ago 854

Slaughter CattleReceipts 98Last week 147Year ago 225

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 35Year ago 25

No trend sale not reported last week. The feeder quality was good with active bidding and a higher undertone than two weeks ago. Slaughter cows and bulls were in good demand.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	279.00–295.00	287.19
5	350–400	384	285.00–299.00	293.72
8	400–450	428	257.00–293.00	270.22
7	450–500	466	254.00–273.00	264.35
10	500–550	514	229.00–255.00	245.04
7	600–650	609	220.00–243.00	231.48
2	650–700	658	210.00–215.00	212.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	627	245.00	245.00
9	650–700	676	233.00–235.00	234.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	590	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	300–350	334	303.00–325.00	310.82
5	350–400	384	302.00–313.00	305.77
6	400–450	415	305.00–345.00	319.57
41	450–500	486	280.00–293.00	286.34
47	500–550	526	265.00–280.00	275.51
50	550–600	585	240.00–270.00	258.19
2	600–650	640	244.00	244.00
1	700–750	710	215.00	215.00
2	750–800	795	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	600–650	606	240.00–245.00	243.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	620	245.00–250.00	246.62
3	800–850	813	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	498	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	313	357.00	357.00
6	350–400	389	350.00–367.00	354.67
5	400–450	439	319.00–323.00	319.78
1	450–500	455	291.00	291.00
16	500–550	530	260.00–294.00	279.29
3	550–600	583	255.00–278.00	263.42
2	600–650	635	251.00–270.00	260.50
16	650–700	680	244.00–255.00	249.91
2	700–750	702	244.00	244.00
1	750–800	760	235.00	235.00
1	800–850	815	220.00	220.00
4	900–950	923	180.00–210.00	187.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	500–550	528	294.00–308.00	300.39
23	600–650	616	270.00–272.00	271.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	820	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	415.00	415.00
2	350–400	360	379.00	379.00
3	400–450	415	331.00–375.00	350.47
19	450–500	466	309.00–342.00	321.63
57	500–550	524	299.00–317.00	311.00
40	550–600	568	289.00–300.00	296.38
17	600–650	610	274.00–300.00	297.29
12	650–700	652	271.00	271.00
2	700–750	720	255.00–256.00	255.51
1	900–950	925	216.00	216.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
72	600–650	623	266.00–285.00	278.88
19	650–700	665	264.00	264.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	320.00–367.00	342.78
2	350–400	352	320.00	320.00
3	400–450	432	300.00–325.00	309.86
4	450–500	494	276.00	276.00
4	500–550	500	265.00	265.00
1	550–600	580	249.00	249.00
1	600–650	645	210.00	210.00
1	800–850	840	207.00	207.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	385.00–387.00	386.00
1	350–400	350	377.50	377.50
8	400–450	429	315.00–339.00	327.71
3	450–500	460	307.00–331.00	320.13
10	500–550	511	270.00–305.00	288.40
13	550–600	579	257.00–281.00	273.05
6	600–650	609	240.00–265.00	250.16
3	650–700	667	244.00–257.00	248.23
4	700–750	724	225.00–238.00	231.42

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	1,675.00	1,675.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	919	1,900.00–2,975.00	2,878.68
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	1,575.00	1,575.00

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	—	985	1,045.00–1,625.00	1,215.82

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	9	—	936	126.00–169.00	152.86

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,265	142.00	142.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,068	1,925.00–1,950.00	1,938.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	963	116.00–125.00	121.29
9	—	1,094	105.00–113.00	109.01
2	—	1,068	130.00–134.00	132.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,193	136.00–151.00	142.02
4	—	1,069	114.00–118.00	116.70
22	—	1,182	120.00–134.00	128.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,374	136.00–147.00	140.73
8	—	1,564	125.00–134.00	131.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,591	148.00–157.00	152.02
2	—	1,260	134.00–144.00	139.58
4	—	1,904	170.00–180.00	173.15

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.