Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough in any class for an accurate price trend. A light run due to wet muddy conditions and forecast freezing rain and snow this afternoon.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.34/cwt on 32 head.

Average price

$137.34

32 head · 455 lb average

Value per head Derived

$625

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$308

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

$27.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.49

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	146.01	730	19thin
Medium and Large 2	418	130.11	543	7thin
Medium and Large 3	357	118.32	423	6thin

One grade step is worth $27.69/cwt here — about $308 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 sale32 hd

137.34

—

AR average7 barns · 1,518 hd

142.83

−5.49

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	—	Low	1,458	72.00	1,049	2thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,367	67.21	919	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,333	67.07	894	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,270	52.54	667	5thin

Every lot, as filed

49 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	963	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	118.45/cwt	115.00–125.00	383	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	165.50/cwt	165.00–166.00	923	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	156.00/cwt	150.00–162.00	499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	146.89/cwt	140.00–148.00	770	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	188.69/cwt	172.00–206.00	789	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	159.98/cwt	158.00–166.00	742	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	161.61/cwt	153.00–170.00	630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	127.97/cwt	126.00–130.00	733	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	696	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	150.79/cwt	143.50–156.00	861	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	168.58/cwt	160.00–170.00	779	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	358	161.02/cwt	160.00–162.00	576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	971	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	200.96/cwt	195.00–207.00	679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	117.29/cwt	110.00–125.00	428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	574	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	985	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,182	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	130.26/cwt	126.00–134.00	486	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	155.84/cwt	141.00–170.00	496	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	142.05/cwt	139.00–145.00	874	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	127.63/cwt	103.00–152.00	610	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,257	63.59/cwt	61.00–68.00	799	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,079	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,608	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,065	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,225	61.50/cwt	61.50–61.50	753	1
Bulls	—	—	1,375	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	784	1
Bulls	—	—	1,540	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,340	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,345	47.50/cwt	47.00–48.00	639	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,220	55.90/cwt	54.50–57.00	682	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,508	62.94/cwt	61.00–65.00	949	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	68.44/cwt	65.00–71.50	873	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	70.06/cwt	69.00–71.00	1,007	2

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 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 103Last week 1,879Year ago 865

Slaughter CattleReceipts 22Last week 100Year ago 264

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 37Year ago 320

Compared to last week: Not enough in any class for an accurate price trend. A light run due to wet muddy conditions and forecast freezing rain and snow this afternoon.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	125.00	125.00
1	—	315	135.00	135.00
1	—	475	120.00	120.00
1	—	415	140.00	140.00
3	—	373	126.00–134.00	130.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	115.00–125.00	118.45
1	—	445	120.00	120.00
2	—	365	110.00–125.00	117.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	140.00	140.00
2	—	320	150.00–162.00	156.00
1	—	610	137.00	137.00
7	—	524	140.00–148.00	146.89
4	—	370	155.00	155.00
1	—	985	120.00	120.00
2	—	408	145.00	145.00
1	—	850	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	120.00	120.00
1	—	445	124.00	124.00
1	—	395	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	541	178.00	178.00
2	—	558	165.00–166.00	165.50
2	—	418	172.00–206.00	188.69
2	—	338	195.00–207.00	200.96
1	—	390	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	464	158.00–166.00	159.98
2	—	390	153.00–170.00	161.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	126.00–130.00	127.97
2	—	358	160.00–162.00	161.02
2	—	318	141.00–170.00	155.84
1	—	600	134.00	134.00
2	—	478	103.00–152.00	127.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	163.00	163.00
6	—	571	143.50–156.00	150.79
7	—	462	160.00–170.00	168.58
2	—	672	144.50	144.50
2	—	615	139.00–145.00	142.05
1	—	385	182.00	182.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,257	61.00–68.00	63.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,500	71.00	71.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	955	113.00	113.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	850.00	850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,225	61.50	61.50
2	—	1,438	69.00–71.00	70.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,345	47.00–48.00	47.50
3	—	1,220	54.50–57.00	55.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,508	61.00–65.00	62.94
6	—	1,275	65.00–71.50	68.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	57.00	57.00
1	—	1,540	87.00	87.00

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.

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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle