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North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-04

Feeder Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Sep 4

● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050

← Aug 28Sep 4Sep 11 →

Receipts

3,231 head

▲ 2,862 vs last sale 369▲ 2,646 vs year ago 585 · +452.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 9.00 higher except the better 550-600 lbs 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers 2.00 -10.00 higher. This report includes the weaned special and the regular sale with most cattle being weaned. Demand was good on the weaned cattle. Cows and bulls not reported due to time limits.

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 $286.36/cwt on 249 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −152.86 against this barn's trailing median of $439.22.

Average price

$286.36

249 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,570

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$221

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

$46.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.38

vs AR average

+16.96 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	305.73	1,637	117
Medium and Large 1-2	564	272.42	1,537	99
Medium and Large 2	546	259.54	1,416	33

One grade step is worth $46.19/cwt here — about $221 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 sale249 hd

286.36

—

AR average7 barns · 458 hd

278.98

+7.38

National average147 barns · 6,928 hd

269.40

+16.96

This barn, trailing median30 sales

439.22

−152.86

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.

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 · Steers38 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	323.71/cwt	310.00–337.00	1,020	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	378.11/cwt	369.00–381.00	1,218	6
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	343.73/cwt	331.00–367.00	1,261	32
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	317.32/cwt	295.00–321.00	1,231	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	314.34/cwt	307.00–330.00	1,323	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	284.87/cwt	270.00–301.00	1,205	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	978	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	436	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,308	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	308.72/cwt	293.00–325.00	1,463	49
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	264.46/cwt	255.00–282.00	1,267	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,091	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	502	288.57/cwt	287.00–290.00	1,449	23
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	314.45/cwt	287.00–323.50	1,654	91
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	266.26/cwt	257.00–290.00	1,411	22
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	275.19/cwt	271.00–278.00	1,566	26
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	577	246.09/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,420	11
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	583	267.53/cwt	255.00–271.00	1,560	76
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	249.20/cwt	235.00–256.00	1,553	29
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	632	277.77/cwt	265.00–291.00	1,756	118
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	633	262.10/cwt	251.00–269.00	1,659	57
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	655	254.09/cwt	253.00–255.00	1,664	11
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	668	246.35/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,646	37
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	271.66/cwt	248.00–280.00	1,826	37
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	683	236.23/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,613	13
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	723	229.77/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,661	14
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	742	258.09/cwt	256.00–269.00	1,915	49
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	742	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,736	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	234.32/cwt	233.00–235.00	1,781	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	771	252.81/cwt	244.00–256.00	1,949	51
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	779	248.60/cwt	232.00–252.00	1,937	188
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	805	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,787	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	821	249.81/cwt	247.50–253.00	2,051	105
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1-2	824	242.22/cwt	240.25–245.00	1,996	213
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	850	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,802	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	889	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	2,009	6
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	919	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,114	62
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	940	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,068	3
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1-2	956	228.75/cwt	228.75–228.75	2,187	60
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	278.96/cwt	270.00–287.00	901	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	311.30/cwt	296.00–323.00	1,021	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	210.00/cwt	209.00–211.00	756	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	299.60/cwt	283.00–313.00	1,112	32
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	277.38/cwt	246.00–282.00	1,035	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	284.09/cwt	270.00–303.00	1,224	34
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	265.39/cwt	255.00–271.00	1,146	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	273.00/cwt	261.00–287.00	1,291	35
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	481	263.51/cwt	261.00–266.00	1,267	37
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	485	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,251	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	486	255.59/cwt	235.00–286.00	1,242	53
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	519	273.72/cwt	272.00–276.00	1,421	30
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,050	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	263.13/cwt	243.00–275.00	1,389	86
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	531	229.39/cwt	218.00–243.00	1,218	19
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	568	262.62/cwt	261.00–266.00	1,492	30
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	229.87/cwt	207.00–238.00	1,306	21
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	255.41/cwt	238.00–263.00	1,471	25
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	608	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,423	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	236.64/cwt	227.00–241.00	1,448	19
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	617	255.33/cwt	245.50–268.00	1,575	68
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	222.64/cwt	221.00–226.00	1,396	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	637	249.22/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,588	25
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	656	246.15/cwt	242.00–247.00	1,615	71
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,507	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	669	237.65/cwt	224.00–244.00	1,590	17
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	209.73/cwt	190.00–223.00	1,411	23
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	690	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,518	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	710	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,683	32
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	726	220.24/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,599	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	730	236.11/cwt	223.00–242.00	1,724	31
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,397	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	754	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,795	25
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	768	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,797	14
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	774	202.32/cwt	177.00–213.00	1,566	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	830	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,577	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	880	174.58/cwt	170.00–179.00	1,536	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	365.82/cwt	347.00–378.00	1,204	8
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	333	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,022	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	286.57/cwt	265.00–303.00	1,060	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	292.72/cwt	225.00–330.00	1,089	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	299.42/cwt	271.00–309.00	1,261	18
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	259.27/cwt	240.00–277.00	1,097	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,012	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	258.12/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,205	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	288.93/cwt	287.00–290.00	1,381	17
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	241.59/cwt	217.00–253.00	1,266	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	264.27/cwt	255.00–274.00	1,398	33
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	253.19/cwt	242.00–257.00	1,438	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	582	222.45/cwt	205.00–242.00	1,295	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	592	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,302	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	229.66/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,431	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	244.41/cwt	244.00–247.00	1,532	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	670	212.52/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,424	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	745	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,423	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	207.31/cwt	201.00–214.00	1,603	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	845	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,690	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1-2	888	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,740	5
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	565	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,034	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.

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Receipts 3,231Last week 369Year ago 585

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	333	307.00	307.00
3	350–400	370	265.00–303.00	286.57
2	400–450	423	240.00–277.00	259.27
8	450–500	467	255.00–260.00	258.12
12	500–550	524	217.00–253.00	241.59
3	550–600	582	205.00–242.00	222.45
10	600–650	623	220.00–231.00	229.66
4	650–700	670	210.00–220.00	212.52
3	700–750	745	191.00	191.00
2	800–850	845	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	329	347.00–378.00	365.82
6	350–400	372	225.00–330.00	292.72
18	400–450	421	271.00–309.00	299.42
17	450–500	478	287.00–290.00	288.93
33	500–550	529	255.00–274.00	264.27
10	550–600	568	242.00–257.00	253.19
7	600–650	627	244.00–247.00	244.41
2	750–800	773	201.00–214.00	207.31

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	850–900	888	196.00	196.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	592	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	310.00–337.00	323.71
7	350–400	388	295.00–321.00	317.32
4	400–450	423	270.00–301.00	284.87
11	450–500	479	255.00–282.00	264.46
22	500–550	530	257.00–290.00	266.26
11	550–600	577	240.00–250.00	246.09
29	600–650	623	235.00–256.00	249.20
13	650–700	683	235.00–240.00	236.23
14	700–750	723	210.00–240.00	229.77
3	750–800	760	233.00–235.00	234.32
1	800–850	805	222.00	222.00
1	850–900	850	212.00	212.00
3	900–950	940	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	400–450	436	300.00	300.00
23	500–550	502	287.00–290.00	288.57
76	550–600	583	255.00–271.00	267.53
57	600–650	633	251.00–269.00	262.10
11	650–700	655	253.00–255.00	254.09
6	700–750	742	234.00	234.00
188	750–800	779	232.00–252.00	248.60
213	800–850	824	240.25–245.00	242.22
60	950–1000	956	228.75	228.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	322	369.00–381.00	378.11
32	350–400	367	331.00–367.00	343.73
11	400–450	421	307.00–330.00	314.34
49	450–500	474	293.00–325.00	308.72
91	500–550	526	287.00–323.50	314.45
26	550–600	569	271.00–278.00	275.19
118	600–650	632	265.00–291.00	277.77
37	650–700	672	248.00–280.00	271.66
49	700–750	742	256.00–269.00	258.09
51	750–800	771	244.00–256.00	252.81
105	800–850	821	247.50–253.00	249.81
6	850–900	889	226.00	226.00
62	900–950	919	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
37	650–700	668	245.00–248.00	246.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	485	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	270.00–287.00	278.96
14	350–400	373	246.00–282.00	277.38
5	400–450	432	255.00–271.00	265.39
53	450–500	486	235.00–286.00	255.59
19	500–550	531	218.00–243.00	229.39
21	550–600	568	207.00–238.00	229.87
3	600–650	627	221.00–226.00	222.64
23	650–700	673	190.00–223.00	209.73
1	700–750	735	190.00	190.00
5	750–800	774	177.00–213.00	202.32
1	800–850	830	190.00	190.00
2	850–900	880	170.00–179.00	174.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	300–350	328	296.00–323.00	311.30
32	350–400	371	283.00–313.00	299.60
34	400–450	431	270.00–303.00	284.09
35	450–500	473	261.00–287.00	273.00
86	500–550	528	243.00–275.00	263.13
25	550–600	576	238.00–263.00	255.41
19	600–650	612	227.00–241.00	236.64
4	650–700	664	227.00	227.00
4	700–750	726	220.00–221.00	220.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
25	600–650	637	248.00–250.00	249.22
71	650–700	656	242.00–247.00	246.15
32	700–750	710	237.00	237.00
14	750–800	768	234.00	234.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	450–500	481	261.00–266.00	263.51
8	600–650	608	234.00	234.00
7	650–700	690	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
30	500–550	519	272.00–276.00	273.72
30	550–600	568	261.00–266.00	262.62
68	600–650	617	245.50–268.00	255.33
17	650–700	669	224.00–244.00	237.65
31	700–750	730	223.00–242.00	236.11
25	750–800	754	238.00	238.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	485	258.00	258.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	360	209.00–211.00	210.00
1	500–550	525	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	565	183.00	183.00

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.