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North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-04

Feeder Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Dec 4

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050

← Nov 20Dec 4Dec 11 →

Receipts

2,078 head

▲ 1,523 vs last sale 555▲ 1,250 vs year ago 828 · +151.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers under 650 lbs 18.00-30.00 higher than two weeks ago not enough over 650 lbs two weeks ago for a trend. The better feeder heifers under 600 lbs 20.00-40.00 higher than two weeks ago The plainer kind and 600-650 lbs 7.00-17.00 higher. The offering included mostly unweand calves with one consignment of over 500 head and 2 loads of 700 lb yearlings. 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 $310.33/cwt on 197 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −128.89 against this barn's trailing median of $439.22.

Average price

$310.33

197 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,683

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$220

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

$36.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.16

vs AR average

−15.04 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	313.97	1,708	170
Medium and Large 1-2	517	308.00	1,592	9thin
Medium and Large 2	537	277.11	1,488	18thin

One grade step is worth $36.86/cwt here — about $220 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 sale197 hd

310.33

—

AR average2 barns · 201 hd

310.17

+0.16

National average187 barns · 33,494 hd

325.37

−15.04

This barn, trailing median30 sales

439.22

−128.89

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

94 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,113	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	336	403.02/cwt	373.00–431.00	1,354	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	888	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	382	381.20/cwt	350.00–411.00	1,456	33
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	329.22/cwt	317.00–335.00	1,267	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Fancy	406	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,612	25
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	357.24/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,533	26
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	433	311.28/cwt	303.00–329.00	1,348	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	442	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	1,410	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	450	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	914	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	458	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,543	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	299.14/cwt	270.00–309.00	1,436	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	487	333.43/cwt	300.00–357.00	1,624	129
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	282.41/cwt	249.00–297.00	1,454	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	517	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,592	9
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	324.05/cwt	302.00–342.00	1,682	94
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2Value Added	551	278.00/cwt	278.00–278.00	1,532	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	572	315.81/cwt	303.00–321.00	1,806	14
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	298.27/cwt	271.00–311.00	1,718	62
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	587	257.98/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,514	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	608	285.62/cwt	254.00–288.00	1,737	129
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	612	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,683	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	619	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,869	11
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,240	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	622	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,760	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	284.51/cwt	277.00–293.00	1,778	28
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	629	242.93/cwt	230.00–261.00	1,528	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	656	278.02/cwt	268.00–290.00	1,824	19
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	687	252.33/cwt	235.00–261.00	1,734	17
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	716	264.91/cwt	264.50–266.00	1,897	104
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	269.73/cwt	249.00–271.50	1,950	78
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	243.11/cwt	235.00–251.00	1,787	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	736	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,906	8
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	768	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,459	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	769	270.25/cwt	270.25–270.25	2,078	66
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	786	234.27/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,841	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	795	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,868	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	334.00/cwt	297.00–355.00	1,075	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	279.79/cwt	250.00–300.00	918	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	219.50/cwt	217.00–222.00	724	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	364	257.03/cwt	240.00–270.00	936	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	335.29/cwt	310.00–355.00	1,261	48
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	413	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,392	19
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2Value Added	420	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,256	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	263.71/cwt	235.00–275.00	1,126	14
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	432	323.28/cwt	300.00–339.00	1,397	120
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	307.45/cwt	276.00–329.00	1,445	109
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	478	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,338	41
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	265.67/cwt	225.00–280.00	1,283	8
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	504	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,371	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	512	241.41/cwt	230.00–251.00	1,236	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	273.25/cwt	252.00–297.00	1,424	52
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	523	281.50/cwt	281.50–281.50	1,472	57
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	529	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,423	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	558	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,445	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	266.05/cwt	245.00–272.50	1,516	160
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,346	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	598	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,543	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	245.04/cwt	237.00–252.00	1,507	38
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	618	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,508	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2Value Added	641	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,474	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	642	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,489	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	664	242.53/cwt	237.00–243.50	1,610	118
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	665	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,403	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	238.32/cwt	231.00–245.00	1,597	16
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	680	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,578	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,311	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	705	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,622	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	229.51/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,652	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	216.12/cwt	210.00–236.00	1,643	6
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	778	186.65/cwt	180.00–193.00	1,452	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	867	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,985	6
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	922	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,881	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	930	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,814	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	967	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	2,011	7
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	978	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,702	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,203	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	373.41/cwt	360.00–387.00	1,411	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,134	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	341.48/cwt	313.00–361.00	1,458	16
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	317.92/cwt	290.00–341.00	1,507	27
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,232	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	313.90/cwt	290.00–323.00	1,635	29
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,417	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	581	288.50/cwt	275.00–294.00	1,676	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,481	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	274.30/cwt	272.00–279.00	1,670	18
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	245.47/cwt	242.00–249.00	1,559	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	233.43/cwt	227.00–240.00	1,571	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,512	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	224.51/cwt	221.00–227.00	1,729	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,609	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	877	189.99/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,666	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	885	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,938	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.

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North Arkansas Livestock - GreenForest, AR

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Receipts 2,078Last week 555Year ago 828

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	442	319.00	319.00
5	550–600	551	278.00	278.00
2	600–650	622	283.00	283.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
129	600–650	608	254.00–288.00	285.62
104	700–750	716	264.50–266.00	264.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	500–550	517	308.00	308.00
11	600–650	612	275.00	275.00
8	700–750	736	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	318	350.00	350.00
5	350–400	385	317.00–335.00	329.22
5	400–450	433	303.00–329.00	311.28
4	450–500	480	270.00–309.00	299.14
10	500–550	515	249.00–297.00	282.41
3	550–600	587	250.00–262.00	257.98
4	600–650	629	230.00–261.00	242.93
17	650–700	687	235.00–261.00	252.33
2	700–750	735	235.00–251.00	243.11
9	750–800	786	230.00–249.00	234.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	450	203.00	203.00
1	600–650	620	200.00	200.00
3	750–800	768	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	300–350	336	373.00–431.00	403.02
33	350–400	382	350.00–411.00	381.20
26	400–450	429	340.00–385.00	357.24
129	450–500	487	300.00–357.00	333.43
94	500–550	519	302.00–342.00	324.05
62	550–600	576	271.00–311.00	298.27
28	600–650	625	277.00–293.00	284.51
19	650–700	656	268.00–290.00	278.02
78	700–750	723	249.00–271.50	269.73
66	750–800	769	270.25	270.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	458	337.00	337.00
14	550–600	572	303.00–321.00	315.81
11	600–650	619	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	795	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
25	400–450	406	397.00	397.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	400–450	413	337.00	337.00
5	500–550	504	272.00	272.00
6	550–600	558	259.00	259.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
41	450–500	478	280.00	280.00
7	500–550	529	269.00	269.00
7	550–600	598	258.00	258.00
11	650–700	680	232.00	232.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	299.00	299.00
6	600–650	641	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	328	250.00–300.00	279.79
5	350–400	364	240.00–270.00	257.03
14	400–450	427	235.00–275.00	263.71
8	450–500	483	225.00–280.00	265.67
5	500–550	512	230.00–251.00	241.41
1	550–600	580	232.00	232.00
2	600–650	642	232.00	232.00
1	650–700	690	190.00	190.00
2	750–800	778	180.00–193.00	186.65
1	900–950	930	195.00	195.00
2	950–1000	978	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	900–950	922	204.00	204.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	217.00–222.00	219.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	618	244.00	244.00
2	700–750	705	230.00	230.00
6	850–900	867	229.00	229.00
7	950–1000	967	208.00	208.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	322	297.00–355.00	334.00
48	350–400	376	310.00–355.00	335.29
120	400–450	432	300.00–339.00	323.28
109	450–500	470	276.00–329.00	307.45
52	500–550	521	252.00–297.00	273.25
160	550–600	570	245.00–272.50	266.05
38	600–650	615	237.00–252.00	245.04
16	650–700	670	231.00–245.00	238.32
2	700–750	720	229.00–230.00	229.51
6	750–800	760	210.00–236.00	216.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
118	650–700	664	237.00–243.50	242.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
57	500–550	523	281.50	281.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	650–700	665	211.00	211.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	280.00	280.00
3	450–500	483	255.00	255.00
1	500–550	545	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	590	251.00	251.00
2	600–650	635	242.00–249.00	245.47
1	700–750	720	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	785	205.00	205.00
3	850–900	877	185.00–200.00	189.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	370.00	370.00
2	350–400	378	360.00–387.00	373.41
16	400–450	427	313.00–361.00	341.48
27	450–500	474	290.00–341.00	317.92
29	500–550	521	290.00–323.00	313.90
7	550–600	581	275.00–294.00	288.50
18	600–650	609	272.00–279.00	274.30
2	650–700	673	227.00–240.00	233.43
4	750–800	770	221.00–227.00	224.51
1	850–900	885	219.00	219.00

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.