Sale reports / Arkansas / North Arkansas Livestock Auction / 2024-12-11

North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Dec 11
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,127 head
▼ 951 vs last sale 2,078▲ 467 vs year ago 660 · +70.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
261 head
▲ 69 vs last sale 192▲ 85 vs year ago 176 · +48.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
130 head
▲ 80 vs last sale 50▲ 115 vs year ago 15 · +766.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 650 lbs mixed mostly from 4.00 higher to 4.00 lower generally steady not enough over 650 lbs for a trend. Feeder heifers 300-350 lbs 11.00 higher 350-650 lbs steady to 9.00 lower mostly steady to 5.00 lower. Quality of most feeders not as good as last week. Supply was moderate with good demand on most classes of cattle. No trend on cows and bulls not reported last week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $298.48/cwt on 141 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −140.74 against this barn's trailing median of $439.22.
Average price
$298.48
141 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,644
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$143
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$37.63/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.21
vs AR average
−25.87 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547310.551,69889
Medium and Large 2542284.011,53923
Medium and Large 1-2570272.921,55529
One grade step is worth $37.63/cwt here — about $143 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 sale141 hd
298.48
—
AR average10 barns · 675 hd
305.69
−7.21
National average185 barns · 29,268 hd
324.35
−25.87
This barn, trailing median30 sales
439.22
−140.74
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—High1,598141.692,26414
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,358115.261,56616
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,268112.281,42466
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,05793.8799241

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$1,8833thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,173$1,66969
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,090$1,3251thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)510$7502thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,210$2,4501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,113$2,26710
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,459$1,9128
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)545$1,13512
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)627$94915

Every lot

107 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1329407.33/cwt390.00–430.001,34015
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2343324.29/cwt319.00–325.001,1128
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3345289.00/cwt267.00–300.009973
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1-2346379.00/cwt379.00–379.001,3116
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1367365.73/cwt343.00–377.001,34215
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2373355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,32411
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2387328.22/cwt321.00–345.001,2706
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1-2419333.49/cwt328.00–337.001,39725
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420354.70/cwt327.00–372.001,49029
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2423311.84/cwt303.00–321.001,3192
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3475240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1401
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1480338.03/cwt315.00–351.001,62325
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2481320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,53919
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2484302.89/cwt291.00–312.001,46613
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520323.81/cwt302.00–337.001,68438
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535287.79/cwt275.00–299.001,54020
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2541311.00/cwt311.00–311.001,6837
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1567300.67/cwt259.00–307.001,70551
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2579260.81/cwt255.00–273.001,51022
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2589258.80/cwt250.00–263.001,5243
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1631281.06/cwt265.00–298.001,77327
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned632266.94/cwt260.00–270.001,68713
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2635249.09/cwt245.00–263.001,58220
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665235.72/cwt230.00–251.001,56813
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,7822
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1735252.24/cwt249.00–259.001,8543
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2744226.22/cwt220.00–245.001,6834
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2778228.44/cwt226.00–231.001,7772
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2884220.80/cwt220.00–221.001,9525
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2920212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,9504
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328345.37/cwt319.00–367.001,13325
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2340240.00/cwt240.00–240.008161
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1-2361300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0835
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370297.00/cwt297.00–297.001,0991
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378329.47/cwt301.00–340.001,24538
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3405200.00/cwt200.00–200.008101
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2427271.81/cwt261.00–290.001,1615
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1435304.34/cwt285.00–321.001,32424
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2462288.56/cwt282.00–295.001,33310
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1465306.99/cwt285.00–320.001,428113
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2469270.19/cwt230.00–283.001,26710
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy520210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0921
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1530272.95/cwt260.00–279.001,44743
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2721
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy548241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,3212
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570260.30/cwt247.00–266.001,48451
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2574237.96/cwt233.00–243.001,3669
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2577248.75/cwt237.00–255.001,43534
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy580190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1021
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy585249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,4573
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned624234.34/cwt208.00–247.001,4627
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1640236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,5103
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Fleshy645211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,3611
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2685205.71/cwt198.00–210.001,4094
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2871
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open719229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,6477
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1742202.30/cwt200.00–207.001,5013
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2752195.01/cwt180.00–200.001,4664
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2340343.00/cwt343.00–343.001,1661
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1348401.00/cwt401.00–401.001,39510
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1382328.78/cwt320.00–345.001,25610
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2395285.66/cwt285.00–287.001,1283
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1411359.93/cwt332.00–370.001,47924
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2433301.77/cwt289.00–315.001,3072
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3450211.00/cwt211.00–211.009501
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1485324.42/cwt307.00–326.001,57373
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2495260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2871
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1513307.41/cwt299.00–320.001,57715
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520262.38/cwt250.00–283.001,3645
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,4651
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1593263.52/cwt260.00–277.001,5638
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618256.94/cwt242.00–267.001,58822
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630238.01/cwt235.00–241.001,4994
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned645243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,5671
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1657240.13/cwt225.00–242.001,5789
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2663223.01/cwt220.00–226.001,4792
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy672220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4782
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1719225.06/cwt205.00–243.001,6185
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1770231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,7791
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1940187.50/cwt185.00–190.001,7632
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,463132.05/cwt120.00–136.001,9325
Bulls——1,618145.19/cwt141.00–150.002,3497
Bulls——1,863153.57/cwt150.00–157.002,8612
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%99579.68/cwt78.00–81.007933
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00790.75/cwt85.00–95.0091423
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,133100.21/cwt94.00–106.001,13512
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,197106.65/cwt105.00–108.001,2773
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,258107.22/cwt99.00–111.001,34926
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,275115.57/cwt111.00–122.001,47440
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,342109.15/cwt107.00–110.001,4653
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,362116.67/cwt113.00–121.001,58913
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2102,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 35601,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2512,520.80/head2,000.00–2,675.002,5218
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3851,724.85/head1,650.00–1,850.001,7253
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5042,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0255
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 38101,074.34/head1,000.00–1,100.001,07414
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,883.17/head1,850.00–1,900.001,8833
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,035114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,1801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2651,820.78/head1,500.00–2,500.001,82155
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows5 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 3419875.00/head875.00–875.008757
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 3534875.98/head825.00–925.0087613
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-27211,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5005
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2955152.73/cwt132.00–165.001,4593
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2351,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4252
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 3510750.00/head750.00–750.007502

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.