Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mixed mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs mostly 2.00-5.00 lower except the better 350-400 lbs 3.00 higher. Quality not as good as last week with more unweaned calves in the offering. No trend on cows and bulls not reported last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $185.58/cwt on 238 head.

Average price

$185.58

238 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$967

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$471

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

$76.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.94

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	190.19	1,030	80
Medium and Large 2	425	188.86	802	79
Medium and Large 1-2	599	179.30	1,075	77
Medium and Large 3	493	113.50	559	2thin

One grade step is worth $76.69/cwt here — about $471 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 sale238 hd

185.58

—

AR average9 barns · 1,756 hd

172.64

+12.94

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	1,689	101.37	1,712	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,452	82.84	1,203	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,251	77.01	963	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,010	53.80	543	47

Every lot, as filed

120 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 1	—	474	207.03/cwt	201.00–216.00	981	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	159.50/cwt	151.00–168.00	922	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	954	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,084	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	159.75/cwt	154.00–170.00	966	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	383	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	613	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	575	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	450	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	851	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	535	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	487	162.70/cwt	156.00–171.00	792	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	806	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	150.32/cwt	144.00–156.00	992	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	171.72/cwt	165.00–177.00	740	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,014	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	333	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	593	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	165.29/cwt	150.00–171.50	841	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	139.70/cwt	124.00–154.00	731	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	742	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	121.55/cwt	118.00–125.00	808	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	167.50/cwt	165.00–170.00	578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	175.97/cwt	160.00–181.00	635	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	126.46/cwt	121.00–132.00	892	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	129.68/cwt	129.00–130.00	800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	547	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	147.94/cwt	145.00–150.00	547	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	138.34/cwt	130.00–148.00	791	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	146.56/cwt	130.00–150.00	712	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	353	117.99/cwt	116.00–120.00	417	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	159.99/cwt	158.00–162.00	1,128	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	569	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	996	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	166.10/cwt	149.00–183.00	877	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	188.31/cwt	182.00–195.00	717	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,053	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	193.37/cwt	190.00–200.00	936	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	179.18/cwt	160.00–185.00	754	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	181.27/cwt	165.00–188.00	1,019	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,086	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	210.84/cwt	205.00–216.00	675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	176.20/cwt	168.00–185.00	833	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	532	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	872	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	801	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,242	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	166.32/cwt	163.00–168.00	1,136	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	176.76/cwt	165.00–180.00	1,085	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	321	211.03/cwt	209.25–213.00	677	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	211.13/cwt	200.00–219.00	921	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	201.15/cwt	189.00–212.00	1,056	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	484	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,002	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	622	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,014	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	405	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	780	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	658	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,033	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	160.36/cwt	152.00–165.00	988	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	308	205.70/cwt	205.00–207.00	634	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	813	142.94/cwt	136.00–150.00	1,162	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,014	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	405	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	749	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	67.77/cwt	62.00–70.00	717	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	60.76/cwt	56.00–66.00	629	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,452	82.84/cwt	79.00–88.00	1,203	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	30.42/cwt	28.00–34.00	294	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	49.73/cwt	43.00–55.00	490	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	72.16/cwt	70.00–74.00	869	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	78.46/cwt	75.00–83.00	993	30
Bulls	—	—	1,593	95.32/cwt	85.00–101.00	1,518	13
Bulls	—	—	1,218	71.29/cwt	60.00–80.00	868	2
Bulls	—	—	1,857	112.04/cwt	103.00–118.00	2,081	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	983	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	543	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	73.29/cwt	68.00–78.00	821	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,161	1,328.42/cwt	1,300.00–1,350.00	15,423	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,144.07/cwt	1,060.00–1,225.00	14,987	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	1,099.18/cwt	1,075.00–1,125.00	10,860	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	990.33/cwt	875.00–1,110.00	12,458	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,010.41/cwt	925.00–1,100.00	10,559	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	940	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	75.86/cwt	71.00–79.00	890	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	937	60.68/cwt	57.00–66.00	569	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,478	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	906	80.31/cwt	70.00–96.00	728	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	860.48/cwt	800.00–900.00	6,927	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	717.96/cwt	700.00–735.00	5,456	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,177	980.93/cwt	850.00–1,060.00	11,546	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,280	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	1,067.50/cwt	1,050.00–1,100.00	13,162	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	955.28/cwt	900.00–1,000.00	9,725	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,244	989.55/cwt	900.00–1,100.00	12,310	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	700	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	903	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	150.18/cwt	140.00–167.00	488	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	785	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	567	150.71/cwt	145.00–157.00	855	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	550	138.50/cwt	138.00–139.00	762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	606	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	961	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	147.37/cwt	140.00–157.00	629	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	844	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	197.98/cwt	195.00–200.00	828	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	459	182.89/cwt	175.00–200.00	839	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	855	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,223	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	729	137.75/cwt	134.00–141.00	1,004	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	177.02/cwt	162.00–183.00	666	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	667	128.66/cwt	125.00–133.00	858	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	918	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	820	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	976	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	148.18/cwt	145.00–151.00	482	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	172.31/cwt	145.00–190.00	729	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	148.22/cwt	143.00–155.00	775	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	145.69/cwt	140.00–153.00	1,100	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	155.81/cwt	147.00–158.00	1,028	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	192.38/cwt	189.00–200.00	716	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	164.39/cwt	153.00–175.00	922	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	157.36/cwt	144.00–174.00	735	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	906	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	966	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	755	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,040	1

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 Feb 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 750Last week 2,400Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 172Last week 74Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 175Last week 20Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	474	201.00–216.00	207.03
2	—	705	158.00–162.00	159.99
12	—	562	165.00–188.00	181.27
2	—	320	205.00–216.00	210.84
9	—	683	163.00–168.00	166.32
9	—	614	165.00–180.00	176.76
14	—	436	200.00–219.00	211.13
20	—	525	189.00–212.00	201.15
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	127.00	127.00
1	—	530	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	578	151.00–168.00	159.50
2	—	600	159.00	159.00
5	—	528	149.00–183.00	166.10
4	—	381	182.00–195.00	188.31
2	—	675	156.00	156.00
5	—	421	160.00–185.00	179.18
1	—	705	154.00	154.00
8	—	473	168.00–185.00	176.20
1	—	315	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	156.00	156.00
2	—	450	189.00	189.00
1	—	535	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	569	175.00	175.00
22	—	801	155.00	155.00
21	—	484	207.00	207.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	484	190.00–200.00	193.37
6	—	532	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	321	209.25–213.00	211.03
15	—	405	192.50	192.50
3	—	658	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	622	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	860	126.00	126.00
3	—	605	154.00–170.00	159.75
18	—	487	156.00–171.00	162.70
3	—	660	144.00–156.00	150.32
21	—	431	165.00–177.00	171.72
1	—	735	138.00	138.00
28	—	509	150.00–171.50	165.29
2	—	345	165.00–170.00	167.50
18	—	361	160.00–181.00	175.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	383	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	537	150.00	150.00
23	—	419	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	333	178.00	178.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	523	124.00–154.00	139.70
2	—	665	118.00–125.00	121.55
4	—	705	121.00–132.00	126.46
3	—	617	129.00–130.00	129.68
3	—	370	145.00–150.00	147.94
6	—	572	130.00–148.00	138.34
9	—	486	130.00–150.00	146.56
7	—	325	140.00–167.00	150.18
8	—	427	140.00–157.00	147.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	114.00	114.00
4	—	353	116.00–120.00	117.99
1	—	345	120.00	120.00
1	—	785	99.00	99.00
1	—	650	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	700	129.00	129.00
1	—	455	140.00	140.00
2	—	550	138.00–139.00	138.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	606	158.50	158.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	616	152.00–165.00	160.36
3	—	308	205.00–207.00	205.70
2	—	813	136.00–150.00	142.94
1	—	735	138.00	138.00
1	—	525	179.00	179.00
5	—	418	195.00–200.00	197.98
8	—	459	175.00–200.00	182.89
1	—	855	143.00	143.00
3	—	755	140.00–153.00	145.69
6	—	660	147.00–158.00	155.81
7	—	372	189.00–200.00	192.38
10	—	561	153.00–175.00	164.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	405	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	145.00–157.00	150.71
1	—	625	135.00	135.00
4	—	729	134.00–141.00	137.75
5	—	376	162.00–183.00	177.02
3	—	667	125.00–133.00	128.66
1	—	820	119.00	119.00
2	—	325	145.00–151.00	148.18
6	—	423	145.00–190.00	172.31
4	—	523	143.00–155.00	148.22
9	—	467	144.00–174.00	157.36
1	—	755	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	540	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,058	62.00–70.00	67.77
13	—	1,035	56.00–66.00	60.76
5	—	966	28.00–34.00	30.42
21	—	986	43.00–55.00	49.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,452	79.00–88.00	82.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,204	70.00–74.00	72.16
30	—	1,265	75.00–83.00	78.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,593	85.00–101.00	95.32
2	—	1,218	60.00–80.00	71.29
13	—	1,857	103.00–118.00	112.04

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 (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	91.00	91.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	61.00	61.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,120	68.00–78.00	73.29
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,258	875.00–1,110.00	990.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,045	925.00–1,100.00	1,010.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	80.00	80.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,173	71.00–79.00	75.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	937	57.00–66.00	60.68
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,177	850.00–1,060.00	980.93
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,161	1,300.00–1,350.00	1,328.42
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,310	1,060.00–1,225.00	1,144.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	988	1,075.00–1,125.00	1,099.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,228	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,233	1,050.00–1,100.00	1,067.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,018	900.00–1,000.00	955.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,244	900.00–1,100.00	989.55
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	800.00	800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	906	70.00–96.00	80.31
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	805	800.00–900.00	860.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	760	700.00–735.00	717.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,150	84.00	84.00

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