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North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-21

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Aug 21

● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050

← Aug 14Aug 21Aug 28 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

484 head

▼ 57 vs last sale 541▲ 317 vs year ago 167 · +189.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

130 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 141▲ 110 vs year ago 20 · +550.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 125 vs last sale 175▲ 49 vs year ago 1 · +4,900.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00-10.00 lower with the better 450-500 lbs 18.00 lower. Feeder heifers 2.00-8.00 lower except the plainer 400-450 lbs 18.00 lower. Supply was light with moderate demand. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls were 3.00 higher.

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 $242.56/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −157.04 against this barn's trailing median of $399.60.

Average price

$242.56

40 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,334

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$211

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$38.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.35

vs AR average

−1.85 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	250.86	1,334	24
Medium and Large 2	580	231.33	1,342	15thin
Medium and Large 3	530	212.00	1,124	1thin

One grade step is worth $38.86/cwt here — about $211 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale40 hd

242.56

—

AR average9 barns · 311 hd

241.21

+1.35

National average171 barns · 9,778 hd

244.41

−1.85

This barn, trailing median31 sales

399.60

−157.04

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	1,599	163.36	2,612	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,462	143.21	2,094	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,225	139.26	1,706	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,112	118.35	1,316	31

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,179	$1,986	8
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,047	$1,899	17
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	923	$2,000	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$3,046	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,583	$2,850	3thin

Every lot

77 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	349.32/cwt	333.00–355.00	1,156	5
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,235	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	309.01/cwt	303.00–310.00	1,276	14
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	431	273.13/cwt	262.00–289.00	1,177	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	262.22/cwt	260.00–269.00	1,246	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	291.01/cwt	285.00–297.00	1,394	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	264.51/cwt	255.00–271.00	1,362	27
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	286.77/cwt	275.00–298.00	1,506	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	253.96/cwt	240.00–268.00	1,435	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	267.79/cwt	261.00–272.00	1,540	18
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,404	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	652	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,630	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,676	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	679	236.98/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,609	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	702	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,706	8
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	982	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	329	267.50/cwt	259.00–295.00	880	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	296.73/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,104	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	276.16/cwt	274.00–294.00	1,033	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	278.48/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,172	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	425	257.67/cwt	252.00–270.00	1,095	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	271.09/cwt	265.00–278.00	1,293	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	243.88/cwt	232.00–255.00	1,183	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	253.24/cwt	245.00–261.00	1,327	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,124	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	537	235.64/cwt	221.00–246.00	1,265	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	556	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,368	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	585	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,316	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	591	230.25/cwt	219.00–234.00	1,361	12
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	628	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,426	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	629	222.02/cwt	210.00–229.00	1,397	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	231.35/cwt	224.00–236.00	1,464	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	653	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,489	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	669	217.46/cwt	211.00–220.00	1,455	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,610	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	740	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,643	10
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	773	203.21/cwt	190.00–216.00	1,571	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	842	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,684	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	317	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	846	13
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,055	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	323.61/cwt	311.00–327.00	1,230	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	275.02/cwt	260.00–287.00	1,152	15
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	271.32/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,172	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	275.94/cwt	250.00–287.00	1,294	15
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	252.76/cwt	240.00–269.00	1,211	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	510	262.41/cwt	254.00–271.00	1,338	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	246.85/cwt	230.00–253.00	1,284	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	255.43/cwt	240.00–267.00	1,443	20
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,208	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	219.74/cwt	212.00–227.00	1,384	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,463	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	237.22/cwt	225.00–239.00	1,611	16
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	226.93/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,607	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,566	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	780	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,404	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	833	204.91/cwt	194.00–226.00	1,707	6
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	930	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,739	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,448	155.01/cwt	154.00–156.00	2,245	2
Bulls	—	—	1,606	162.97/cwt	156.00–166.00	2,617	12
Bulls	—	—	1,705	174.07/cwt	173.00–175.00	2,968	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	956	95.58/cwt	89.00–104.00	914	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,118	111.10/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,242	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,140	125.15/cwt	120.00–132.00	1,427	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,155	135.10/cwt	132.00–138.00	1,560	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,176	138.42/cwt	131.00–142.00	1,628	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,199	125.98/cwt	117.00–129.00	1,511	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,327	146.30/cwt	143.00–151.00	1,941	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,413	140.47/cwt	139.00–142.00	1,985	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,511	145.94/cwt	145.00–148.00	2,205	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,047	1,898.94/head	1,625.00–2,100.00	1,899	17
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,773	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,179	1,986.00/head	1,700.00–2,075.00	1,986	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,852	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	3,046.19/head	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,046	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,583	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	923	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	143.93/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,511	2

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 Aug 21, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 484Last week 541Year ago 167

Slaughter CattleReceipts 130Last week 141Year ago 20

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 175Year ago 1

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)	1	—	1,195	155.00	155.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,179	1,700.00–2,075.00	1,986.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	17	—	1,047	1,625.00–2,100.00	1,898.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	159.00	159.00

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	13	—	1,100	3,000.00–3,100.00	3,046.19
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,583	2,850.00	2,850.00

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	—	923	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	2	—	1,050	143.00–145.00	143.93

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
10	700–750	740	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	322	305.00	305.00
3	350–400	372	290.00–300.00	296.73
12	400–450	421	270.00–285.00	278.48
14	450–500	477	265.00–278.00	271.09
19	500–550	524	245.00–261.00	253.24
4	550–600	556	246.00	246.00
5	600–650	633	224.00–236.00	231.35
3	650–700	653	228.00	228.00
1	700–750	725	222.00	222.00
2	800–850	842	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	300–350	329	259.00–295.00	267.50
10	350–400	374	274.00–294.00	276.16
5	400–450	425	252.00–270.00	257.67
13	450–500	485	232.00–255.00	243.88
3	500–550	537	221.00–246.00	235.64
12	550–600	591	219.00–234.00	230.25
7	600–650	629	210.00–229.00	222.02
6	650–700	669	211.00–220.00	217.46
2	750–800	773	190.00–216.00	203.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	600–650	628	227.00	227.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	530	212.00	212.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	380	311.00–327.00	323.61
7	400–450	432	270.00–280.00	271.32
15	450–500	469	250.00–287.00	275.94
7	500–550	510	254.00–271.00	262.41
20	550–600	565	240.00–267.00	255.43
16	650–700	679	225.00–239.00	237.22
2	700–750	708	220.00–234.00	226.93
6	800–850	833	194.00–226.00	204.91
1	900–950	930	187.00	187.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	300–350	317	267.00	267.00
1	350–400	370	285.00	285.00
15	400–450	419	260.00–287.00	275.02
6	450–500	479	240.00–269.00	252.76
8	500–550	520	230.00–253.00	246.85
1	550–600	570	212.00	212.00
5	600–650	630	212.00–227.00	219.74
1	650–700	650	225.00	225.00
1	700–750	735	213.00	213.00
1	750–800	780	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	652	250.00	250.00
8	700–750	702	243.00	243.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	431	262.00–289.00	273.13
8	450–500	475	260.00–269.00	262.22
27	500–550	515	255.00–271.00	264.51
5	550–600	565	240.00–268.00	253.96
1	600–650	605	232.00	232.00
5	650–700	679	230.00–246.00	236.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	331	333.00–355.00	349.32
1	350–400	380	325.00	325.00
14	400–450	413	303.00–310.00	309.01
7	450–500	479	285.00–297.00	291.01
14	500–550	525	275.00–298.00	286.77
18	550–600	575	261.00–272.00	267.79
1	650–700	665	252.00	252.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,140	120.00–132.00	125.15
2	—	1,155	132.00–138.00	135.10
8	—	1,118	106.00–115.00	111.10
4	—	956	89.00–104.00	95.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,511	145.00–148.00	145.94
5	—	1,413	139.00–142.00	140.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,176	131.00–142.00	138.42
17	—	1,327	143.00–151.00	146.30
7	—	1,199	117.00–129.00	125.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,448	154.00–156.00	155.01
2	—	1,705	173.00–175.00	174.07
12	—	1,606	156.00–166.00	162.97

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.