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North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Jul 31

● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050

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Feeder Cattle receipts

411 head

▼ 209 vs last sale 620▲ 129 vs year ago 282 · +45.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

80 head

▼ 71 vs last sale 151▲ 0 vs year ago 80 · +0.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▲ 20 vs last sale 10▲ 3 vs year ago 27 · +11.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 350-400 lbs 2.00 higher plainer 500-650 lbs steady to 14.00 lower not enough in other classes for a trend. Had two loads of 801 lb yearling steers that sold good. Feeder heifers 1.00-12.00 lower mostly 2.00-8.00 lower on a light test in some classes. Supply was light and demand not as good as last week due to extreme heat in the area. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 lower.

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 $273.99/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −165.24 against this barn's trailing median of $439.22.

Average price

$273.99

16 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,502

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$129

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

$22.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−20.45

vs AR average

−13.81 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	295.00	1,623	1thin
Medium and Large 2	548	272.58	1,494	15thin

One grade step is worth $22.42/cwt here — about $129 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 sale16 hd

273.99

—

AR average7 barns · 174 hd

294.43

−20.45

National average138 barns · 5,135 hd

287.79

−13.81

This barn, trailing median30 sales

439.22

−165.24

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	1,526	157.68	2,407	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,473	146.82	2,163	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,228	142.31	1,748	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	994	125.36	1,247	13

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)	1,028	$1,647	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,382	$2,728	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,263	$2,222	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,295	$2,100	7

Every lot

64 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	313	333.31/cwt	327.00–357.00	1,043	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	368.16/cwt	357.00–378.00	1,347	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,236	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	304.62/cwt	300.00–309.00	1,276	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	438	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,095	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,443	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	279.25/cwt	275.00–291.00	1,354	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	279.40/cwt	269.00–289.00	1,464	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	550	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,623	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	569	266.62/cwt	259.00–277.00	1,517	8
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	265.38/cwt	250.00–281.00	1,645	4
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	801	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,083	129
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	391	292.75/cwt	292.00–293.00	1,145	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	300.19/cwt	295.00–311.00	1,252	8
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	272.01/cwt	256.00–293.00	1,134	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	999	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	282.39/cwt	281.00–289.00	1,341	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	263.14/cwt	235.00–280.00	1,263	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	507	256.05/cwt	245.00–259.00	1,298	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	508	272.05/cwt	268.00–280.00	1,382	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	535	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,311	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	557	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,504	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	253.70/cwt	241.00–257.00	1,438	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	571	231.28/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,321	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	618	236.16/cwt	228.00–246.00	1,459	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	659	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,608	7
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	812	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,795	5
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 2	1,010	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,959	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	323.00/cwt	323.00–323.00	1,082	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,207	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	343.39/cwt	327.00–360.00	1,288	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	391	304.38/cwt	285.00–319.00	1,190	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	323.18/cwt	305.00–333.00	1,351	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	287.40/cwt	265.00–303.00	1,236	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	435	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,048	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	457	301.02/cwt	293.00–305.00	1,376	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	278.72/cwt	265.00–287.00	1,318	19
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	287.24/cwt	270.00–301.00	1,514	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	272.42/cwt	264.00–274.00	1,438	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	272.69/cwt	269.00–282.00	1,533	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	249.42/cwt	245.00–254.00	1,434	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,520	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	268.07/cwt	266.00–271.00	1,694	14
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,689	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,624	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,694	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	803	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,807	6
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,438	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,157	2
Bulls	—	—	1,473	156.07/cwt	151.00–165.00	2,299	8
Bulls	—	—	1,728	167.11/cwt	165.00–170.00	2,888	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	954	122.83/cwt	119.00–126.00	1,172	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,033	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,188	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,046	134.98/cwt	133.00–137.00	1,412	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,210	144.42/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,747	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,289	135.38/cwt	132.00–139.00	1,745	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,473	146.82/cwt	140.00–153.50	2,163	13
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,028	1,647.41/head	1,500.00–1,850.00	1,647	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,262	148.71/cwt	128.00–157.00	1,877	9
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,263	2,221.90/head	2,075.00–2,500.00	2,222	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,338	2,892.34/head	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,892	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,470	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,229	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 Jul 31, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 411Last week 620Year ago 282

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 151Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 10Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	366	357.00–378.00	368.16
2	450–500	470	307.00	307.00
1	550–600	550	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	313	327.00–357.00	333.31
1	350–400	385	321.00	321.00
5	400–450	419	300.00–309.00	304.62
8	450–500	485	275.00–291.00	279.25
7	500–550	524	269.00–289.00	279.40
8	550–600	569	259.00–277.00	266.62
4	600–650	620	250.00–281.00	265.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
129	800–850	801	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	438	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	417	295.00–311.00	300.19
6	450–500	475	281.00–289.00	282.39
3	500–550	508	268.00–280.00	272.05
6	550–600	567	241.00–257.00	253.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	650–700	659	244.00	244.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	391	292.00–293.00	292.75
11	400–450	417	256.00–293.00	272.01
17	450–500	480	235.00–280.00	263.14
8	500–550	507	245.00–259.00	256.05
6	550–600	571	220.00–245.00	231.28
4	600–650	618	228.00–246.00	236.16
1	1000–1050	1,010	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	550–600	557	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	800–850	812	221.00	221.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	323.00	323.00
7	350–400	391	285.00–319.00	304.38
8	400–450	430	265.00–303.00	287.40
19	450–500	473	265.00–287.00	278.72
8	500–550	528	264.00–274.00	272.42
2	550–600	575	245.00–254.00	249.42
3	600–650	628	242.00	242.00
2	650–700	695	243.00	243.00
2	700–750	700	232.00	232.00
1	750–800	770	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	241.00	241.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	355.00	355.00
6	350–400	375	327.00–360.00	343.39
6	400–450	418	305.00–333.00	323.18
3	450–500	457	293.00–305.00	301.02
9	500–550	527	270.00–301.00	287.24
7	550–600	562	269.00–282.00	272.69
14	600–650	632	266.00–271.00	268.07
6	800–850	803	225.00	225.00

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)	9	—	1,262	128.00–157.00	148.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,028	1,500.00–1,850.00	1,647.41

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 Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,295	2,100.00	2,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,338	2,800.00–3,000.00	2,892.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,470	2,400.00	2,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,263	2,075.00–2,500.00	2,221.90

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)	1	—	910	1,500.00	1,500.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	149.00	149.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,289	132.00–139.00	135.38
23	—	1,210	140.00–150.00	144.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,033	115.00	115.00
4	—	1,046	133.00–137.00	134.98
7	—	954	119.00–126.00	122.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,473	140.00–153.50	146.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,473	151.00–165.00	156.07
2	—	1,438	150.00	150.00
3	—	1,728	165.00–170.00	167.11

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.