Sale reports / Arkansas / North Arkansas Livestock Auction / 2024-08-14

North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Aug 14
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
541 head
▲ 385 vs last sale 156▼ 203 vs year ago 744 · −27.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
141 head
▲ 71 vs last sale 70▼ 49 vs year ago 190 · −25.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
175 head
▲ 154 vs last sale 21▲ 140 vs year ago 35 · +400.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough in most classes last week for a comparison. Few classes of steers 3.00-6.00 higher and the better 500-600 lb heifers 3.00-13.00 higher. Supply was moderate with good demand. Had two loads of yearling steers that sold good. Slaughter cows uneven generally steady with last weeks light test. Slaughter bulls steady to 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 $278.03/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −161.19 against this barn's trailing median of $439.22.
Average price
$278.03
43 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,501
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$2
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$21.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.54
vs AR average
−2.31 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2510286.001,4596thin
Medium and Large 1541285.281,54222
Medium and Large 2551264.221,45615thin
One grade step is worth $21.78/cwt here — about $2 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale43 hd
278.03
—
AR average10 barns · 385 hd
282.58
−4.54
National average153 barns · 6,707 hd
280.34
−2.31
This barn, trailing median30 sales
439.22
−161.19
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—Average1,663166.662,77219
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,404141.461,98713
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,230138.241,70156
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,052122.401,28826

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)1,084$1,90154
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)895$1,3001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)964$1,27923
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)987$2,2296
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,212$2,13016
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,172$2,03533
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)985$1,5104thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)942$1,1252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)812$1,1004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)928$1,0502thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)770$2,2001thin

Every lot

99 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2303324.07/cwt315.00–333.009822
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370319.18/cwt306.00–332.001,1812
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,2641
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1427311.85/cwt308.00–315.001,3326
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430291.84/cwt285.00–299.001,2552
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,3781
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1484309.06/cwt300.00–317.001,49615
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2510286.00/cwt286.00–286.001,4596
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1512291.09/cwt285.00–297.001,49011
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2539271.78/cwt250.00–289.001,4658
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565255.59/cwt250.00–270.001,4447
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1569279.46/cwt277.00–282.001,59011
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1638266.92/cwt263.00–293.001,70310
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2639258.27/cwt244.00–265.001,6509
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1652262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,70822
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2677240.80/cwt230.00–250.001,6305
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2682263.07/cwt253.00–266.001,79422
Steers650–700Medium 3-4691134.00/cwt134.00–134.009269
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2721240.50/cwt240.50–240.501,7346
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2775229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,7751
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1-2805245.50/cwt245.50–245.501,97656
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2814200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6285
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1Fleshy855228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,9491
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1-2905231.00/cwt231.00–231.002,09163
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1985219.00/cwt219.00–219.002,1571
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1332320.17/cwt317.00–327.001,0633
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2333298.20/cwt285.00–312.009932
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374307.03/cwt297.00–317.001,1488
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378287.96/cwt280.00–297.001,0883
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1429284.88/cwt280.00–287.001,2225
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2434275.95/cwt257.00–281.001,1987
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3472206.50/cwt190.00–225.009753
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy475258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,2261
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1479274.91/cwt269.00–286.001,3175
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2488252.12/cwt238.00–259.001,2306
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520259.73/cwt248.00–265.001,3518
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2537245.18/cwt237.00–248.001,3177
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1562252.63/cwt243.00–260.001,42011
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2576237.61/cwt231.00–244.001,3698
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open604238.50/cwt238.50–238.501,4415
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2613223.45/cwt202.00–235.001,3705
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1614242.16/cwt237.00–246.001,4874
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open647250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6183
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2669218.22/cwt200.00–223.001,4605
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1678240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6272
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2710199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,4131
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1735218.97/cwt217.00–221.001,6092
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open811226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,8335
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2865190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6441
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open940200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8805
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1349363.00/cwt363.00–363.001,2679
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2369302.98/cwt253.00–323.001,11810
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1378333.88/cwt328.00–340.001,2622
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2420300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2601
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1430299.67/cwt286.00–312.001,2893
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1461299.66/cwt277.00–321.001,3818
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2467272.04/cwt257.00–283.001,2705
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1516283.91/cwt275.00–292.001,4655
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1564267.39/cwt265.00–269.001,5085
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2589235.75/cwt235.00–236.001,3894
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2600221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,3261
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620256.28/cwt253.00–263.001,5893
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1662252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,6683
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2674231.48/cwt219.00–239.001,5604
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2770213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,6401
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1845215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,8171
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,385159.68/cwt156.00–163.002,2125
Bulls——1,510149.00/cwt149.00–149.002,2501
Bulls——1,782170.70/cwt164.00–180.003,04213
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%910100.00/cwt100.00–100.009101
Cows—Lean 85-90%957111.31/cwt101.00–117.001,0657
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,078125.32/cwt120.00–133.001,35113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,097123.44/cwt120.00–129.001,3547
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,147134.80/cwt132.00–140.001,5465
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,238138.72/cwt133.00–143.001,71737
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,285145.39/cwt143.00–157.001,86812
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,306145.82/cwt143.00–155.001,9044
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,448139.52/cwt137.00–141.002,0209
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 38121,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 39101,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 39281,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 39421,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 39651,198.83/head1,000.00–1,275.001,1994
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 39851,510.00/head1,510.00–1,510.001,5104
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 31,0341,624.98/head1,500.00–1,650.001,62523
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3122,513.00/head1,900.00–2,700.002,5137
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3592,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6004
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4902,978.39/head2,000.00–3,500.002,97810
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27702,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3745111.00/cwt111.00–111.0082710
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3809913.05/head850.00–1,000.0091315
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 38521,098.62/head1,000.00–1,275.001,09919
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 38951,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,195157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,8761
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2102,336.94/head1,675.00–2,650.002,33735
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,225142.92/cwt137.00–150.001,7512
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2551,965.88/head1,650.00–2,200.001,9668
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,507147.64/cwt145.00–148.502,2254
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29872,228.96/head1,550.00–2,525.002,2296

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.