Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend sale closed past two weeks for the holidays.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.86/cwt on 244 head.

Average price

$139.86

244 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$677

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$278

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

$40.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.34

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	485	146.96	713	137
Medium and Large 1-2	529	137.67	729	15thin
Medium and Large 2	477	130.17	621	90
Medium and Large 3	410	106.00	435	2thin

One grade step is worth $40.96/cwt here — about $278 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale244 hd

139.86

—

AR average3 barns · 501 hd

140.20

−0.34

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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	1,569	85.86	1,347	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,486	65.06	967	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,259	61.88	779	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,018	40.13	409	42

Every lot, as filed

93 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	164.89/cwt	151.00–179.00	620	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	147.18/cwt	143.00–153.00	845	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	137.48/cwt	135.00–140.00	907	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	892	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	192.51/cwt	181.00–201.00	912	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	186.99/cwt	185.00–189.00	819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	950	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	165.90/cwt	145.00–176.00	720	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	157.37/cwt	145.00–160.00	815	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	775	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	165.41/cwt	151.00–173.00	777	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	160.00/cwt	159.00–161.00	997	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	174.24/cwt	167.00–190.00	941	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	155.61/cwt	152.00–164.00	1,032	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	196.18/cwt	184.00–205.00	745	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	747	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,121	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,051	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	175.83/cwt	158.00–193.00	1,000	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,200	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	202.27/cwt	200.00–216.00	692	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	618	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	773	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	670	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	170.41/cwt	168.00–175.00	801	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	178.50/cwt	177.00–180.00	544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	942	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	800	112.50/cwt	110.00–115.00	900	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	149.23/cwt	144.00–155.00	828	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	714	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	989	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	159.78/cwt	147.00–167.00	676	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	124.04/cwt	122.00–126.00	822	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	153.00/cwt	149.00–157.00	750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	961	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	163.10/cwt	150.00–172.00	618	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	144.10/cwt	130.00–150.00	764	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	184.22/cwt	180.00–202.00	700	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	135.24/cwt	132.00–139.00	825	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	140.54/cwt	135.00–146.00	815	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	161.30/cwt	160.00–165.00	844	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	471	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	143.82/cwt	133.00–150.00	742	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	146.69/cwt	138.00–158.00	692	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	865	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,003	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	170.39/cwt	169.00–174.00	733	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	150.61/cwt	148.00–156.00	637	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	155.24/cwt	147.00–165.00	503	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	789	18.69/cwt	15.00–25.00	147	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	815	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	261	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	818	45.03/cwt	41.00–48.00	368	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	25.71/cwt	22.00–30.00	247	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	40.65/cwt	35.00–46.00	429	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,203	60.15/cwt	58.00–63.00	724	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,477	66.52/cwt	64.00–73.50	983	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	62.14/cwt	60.00–64.00	935	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	52.64/cwt	52.00–54.00	624	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	66.20/cwt	63.00–72.00	867	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	52.03/cwt	48.00–55.00	597	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	59.44/cwt	54.00–63.00	728	24
Bulls	—	—	1,635	86.72/cwt	82.00–90.00	1,418	6
Bulls	—	—	1,309	73.69/cwt	67.50–78.00	965	8
Bulls	—	—	1,848	101.24/cwt	96.50–105.00	1,871	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,324	61.78/cwt	61.50–62.50	818	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	683	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	925	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	132.42/cwt	128.00–150.00	550	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	900	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,150	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	82.45/cwt	65.00–105.00	808	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	77.24/cwt	68.50–87.00	985	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	946.80/cwt	690.00–1,060.00	9,212	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,326	918.26/cwt	825.00–1,025.00	12,176	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	731.07/cwt	700.00–760.00	8,225	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,231	69.01/cwt	67.00–81.00	850	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,575	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	18,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	399	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	139.26/cwt	135.00–145.00	440	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	120.34/cwt	120.00–121.00	803	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	604	119.87/cwt	119.00–120.00	724	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	133.03/cwt	125.00–142.00	641	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	833	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	804	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	156.62/cwt	145.00–165.00	567	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	137.63/cwt	130.00–142.00	856	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	615	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	139.37/cwt	138.00–141.00	688	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	144.39/cwt	141.00–147.00	820	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	129.21/cwt	125.00–134.00	669	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	136.41/cwt	129.00–139.00	906	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	124.21/cwt	107.00–129.00	703	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	135.71/cwt	125.00–148.00	499	9

How this sale compares

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 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 592Last week 1,084Year ago 689

Slaughter CattleReceipts 211Last week 256Year ago 220

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 260Year ago 32

No trend sale closed past two weeks for the holidays.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	376	151.00–179.00	164.89
5	—	574	143.00–153.00	147.18
2	—	660	135.00–140.00	137.48
1	—	615	145.00	145.00
11	—	434	145.00–176.00	165.90
1	—	320	170.00	170.00
6	—	518	145.00–160.00	157.37
10	—	470	151.00–173.00	165.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	474	181.00–201.00	192.51
2	—	438	185.00–189.00	186.99
17	—	623	159.00–161.00	160.00
14	—	540	167.00–190.00	174.24
9	—	663	152.00–164.00	155.61
21	—	380	184.00–205.00	196.18
3	—	747	150.00	150.00
24	—	569	158.00–193.00	175.83
2	—	800	150.00	150.00
7	—	342	200.00–216.00	202.27
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	613	155.00	155.00
6	—	443	175.00	175.00
7	—	674	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	470	168.00–175.00	170.41
2	—	305	177.00–180.00	178.50
1	—	730	129.00	129.00
2	—	800	110.00–115.00	112.50
4	—	555	144.00–155.00	149.23
5	—	380	180.00–202.00	184.22
4	—	610	132.00–139.00	135.24
8	—	523	160.00–165.00	161.30
1	—	865	116.00	116.00
1	—	690	138.00	138.00
7	—	430	169.00–174.00	170.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	714	138.50	138.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	134.00	134.00
3	—	423	147.00–167.00	159.78
2	—	663	122.00–126.00	124.04
2	—	490	149.00–157.00	153.00
1	—	775	124.00	124.00
1	—	735	111.00	111.00
7	—	379	150.00–172.00	163.10
6	—	530	130.00–150.00	144.10
5	—	580	135.00–146.00	140.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	107.00	107.00
1	—	380	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	516	133.00–150.00	143.82
31	—	472	138.00–158.00	146.69
12	—	423	148.00–156.00	150.61
11	—	324	147.00–165.00	155.24
1	—	810	125.00	125.00
25	—	362	145.00–165.00	156.62
12	—	622	130.00–142.00	137.63
15	—	568	141.00–147.00	144.39
5	—	664	129.00–139.00	136.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	683	135.50	135.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	415	128.00–150.00	132.42
5	—	316	135.00–145.00	139.26
3	—	667	120.00–121.00	120.34
8	—	604	119.00–120.00	119.87
18	—	482	125.00–142.00	133.03
2	—	705	114.00	114.00
12	—	518	125.00–134.00	129.21
8	—	566	107.00–129.00	124.21
9	—	368	125.00–148.00	135.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	626	133.00	133.00
11	—	494	138.00–141.00	139.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	789	15.00–25.00	18.69
1	—	815	32.00	32.00
3	—	818	41.00–48.00	45.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	962	22.00–30.00	25.71
11	—	1,055	35.00–46.00	40.65
3	—	1,203	58.00–63.00	60.15
12	—	1,148	48.00–55.00	52.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,477	64.00–73.50	66.52
7	—	1,504	60.00–64.00	62.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,185	52.00–54.00	52.64
20	—	1,310	63.00–72.00	66.20
24	—	1,225	54.00–63.00	59.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,635	82.00–90.00	86.72
8	—	1,309	67.50–78.00	73.69
6	—	1,848	96.50–105.00	101.24

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)	5	—	1,324	61.50–62.50	61.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,326	825.00–1,025.00	918.26
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,125	700.00–760.00	731.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,231	67.00–81.00	69.01
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	900	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,575	1,200.00	1,200.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	980	65.00–105.00	82.45
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,275	68.50–87.00	77.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	973	690.00–1,060.00	946.80

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.

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North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

North Arkansas Livestock - GreenForest, AR

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle