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North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Jan 22

● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050

← Jan 15Jan 22Jan 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

250 head

▼ 671 vs last sale 921▲ 250 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 68 vs last sale 108▲ 40 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 38 vs last sale 40▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough feeders for an accurate trend. Light run due to cold weather in the area. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower on a light test. No trend on bulls.

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 $274.44/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −125.16 against this barn's trailing median of $399.60.

Average price

$274.44

22 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,493

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$98

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

$28.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.83

vs AR average

−29.98 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	279.56	1,510	18thin
Medium and Large 2	562	251.43	1,412	4thin

One grade step is worth $28.13/cwt here — about $98 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale22 hd

274.44

—

AR average10 barns · 522 hd

276.27

−1.83

National average149 barns · 17,148 hd

304.42

−29.98

This barn, trailing median31 sales

399.60

−125.16

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	—	Average	1,848	142.00	2,623	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,420	132.00	1,874	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,230	124.06	1,525	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,009	96.10	969	11

Every lot

59 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,098	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	421.01/cwt	413.00–439.00	1,410	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	391.00/cwt	391.00–391.00	1,388	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,346	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	428	383.00/cwt	383.00–383.00	1,639	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	333.73/cwt	327.00–363.00	1,435	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	335.41/cwt	329.00–357.00	1,580	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	340.00/cwt	329.00–347.00	1,744	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	549	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,537	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,624	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,894	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	605	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,900	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	605	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,664	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	682	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	1,889	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,974	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	2,046	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	920	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,116	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	363.00/cwt	363.00–363.00	1,154	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	298.14/cwt	290.00–300.00	954	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	272.58/cwt	265.00–293.00	995	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	355.24/cwt	339.00–363.00	1,325	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	379	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,148	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	319.62/cwt	305.00–327.00	1,378	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	313.08/cwt	285.00–327.00	1,500	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	480	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,320	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	252.85/cwt	245.00–261.00	1,327	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	283.14/cwt	269.00–290.00	1,506	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	261.64/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,518	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	598	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,495	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	263.07/cwt	243.00–266.00	1,613	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	245.67/cwt	243.00–251.00	1,671	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	682	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,575	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,718	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	732	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,610	2
Heifers	1050–1100	Medium and Large 1	1,098	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,196	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	314	389.00/cwt	389.00–389.00	1,221	9
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	350	311.00/cwt	311.00–311.00	1,089	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	394	329.84/cwt	329.00–341.00	1,300	14
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	434	321.28/cwt	313.00–357.00	1,394	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	444	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,376	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	309.00/cwt	309.00–309.00	1,502	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,499	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	319.44/cwt	309.00–335.00	1,683	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	551	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,636	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,504	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,507	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,656	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	258.34/cwt	257.00–261.00	1,713	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,730	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,163	1
Bulls	—	—	1,965	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	3,124	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	920	80.82/cwt	75.00–89.00	744	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	978	93.34/cwt	90.00–101.00	913	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,113	108.16/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,204	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,128	118.74/cwt	117.00–120.00	1,339	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,214	118.62/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,440	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,240	127.68/cwt	125.00–131.00	1,583	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,874	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,729	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,479	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.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

North Arkansas Livestock - GreenForest, AR

Wed Jan 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 250Last week 921Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 108Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 40Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Not enough feeders for an accurate trend. Light run due to cold weather in the area. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower on a light test. No trend on bulls.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	318	363.00	363.00
9	350–400	373	339.00–363.00	355.24
6	400–450	431	305.00–327.00	319.62
13	450–500	479	285.00–327.00	313.08
15	500–550	532	269.00–290.00	283.14
3	550–600	580	260.00–265.00	261.64
8	600–650	613	243.00–266.00	263.07
3	650–700	680	243.00–251.00	245.67
2	700–750	722	238.00	238.00
2	1050–1100	1,098	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	379	303.00	303.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	320	290.00–300.00	298.14
4	350–400	365	265.00–293.00	272.58
2	500–550	525	245.00–261.00	252.85
2	550–600	598	250.00	250.00
2	650–700	682	231.00	231.00
2	700–750	732	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	480	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	413.00–439.00	421.01
1	350–400	355	391.00	391.00
2	400–450	428	383.00	383.00
8	450–500	471	329.00–357.00	335.41
4	500–550	513	329.00–347.00	340.00
5	550–600	562	337.00	337.00
2	600–650	605	314.00	314.00
6	650–700	682	277.00	277.00
1	750–800	765	258.00	258.00
1	800–850	815	251.00	251.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	360.00	360.00
1	350–400	375	359.00	359.00
6	400–450	430	327.00–363.00	333.73
4	500–550	549	280.00	280.00
3	550–600	560	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	605	275.00	275.00
1	900–950	920	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	300–350	314	389.00	389.00
14	350–400	394	329.00–341.00	329.84
13	400–450	434	313.00–357.00	321.28
7	450–500	486	309.00	309.00
6	500–550	527	309.00–335.00	319.44
6	550–600	551	297.00	297.00
1	600–650	625	265.00	265.00
3	650–700	663	257.00–261.00	258.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	350	311.00	311.00
1	400–450	444	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	515	291.00	291.00
1	550–600	555	271.00	271.00
1	600–650	615	245.00	245.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	133.00	133.00

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	1	—	1,020	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,113	105.00–111.00	108.16
4	—	920	75.00–89.00	80.82
3	—	978	90.00–101.00	93.34
2	—	1,128	117.00–120.00	118.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,240	125.00–131.00	127.68
8	—	1,214	114.00–124.00	118.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,965	159.00	159.00
1	—	1,730	125.00	125.00

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.