Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 1.00-13.00 lower mostly 5.00-10.00 lower with full decline on unweaned calves. No trend on cows and bulls not reported last week. Had several groups ofreplacement cows from herd sellouts.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.35/cwt on 207 head.

Average price

$146.35

207 head · 459 lb average

Value per head Derived

$672

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

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

$42.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.29

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	451	156.99	709	117
Medium and Large 1-2	483	143.80	695	23
Medium and Large 2	478	132.11	631	54
Medium and Large 3	412	114.17	471	13thin

One grade step is worth $42.82/cwt here — about $238 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 sale207 hd

146.35

—

AR average10 barns · 1,989 hd

150.64

−4.29

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	—	High	1,574	106.04	1,669	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,401	83.10	1,164	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,217	77.57	944	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,020	55.58	567	42

Every lot, as filed

109 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 1	—	616	134.40/cwt	132.00–136.00	828	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	450	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	163.86/cwt	160.00–178.00	860	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	648	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	882	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	979	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	806	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	508	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	149.01/cwt	145.00–165.00	632	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,017	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	132.49/cwt	121.00–147.00	628	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	128.44/cwt	125.00–132.00	803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	145.97/cwt	130.00–155.00	549	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	132.39/cwt	124.00–144.00	571	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	915	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	131.26/cwt	125.00–137.00	688	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	140.21/cwt	138.00–142.00	726	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	124.49/cwt	124.00–125.00	695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	144.99/cwt	137.00–152.00	826	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	153.26/cwt	137.00–158.00	788	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	319	120.73/cwt	113.00–128.00	385	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	158.66/cwt	147.00–164.00	750	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	138.23/cwt	125.00–152.00	462	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	162.85/cwt	152.00–172.00	604	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	170.91/cwt	155.00–177.00	566	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	357	166.90/cwt	165.00–170.00	596	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	210.41/cwt	190.00–220.00	688	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	765	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	163.76/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,005	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	196.73/cwt	181.00–208.00	929	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	173.09/cwt	155.00–177.00	798	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	157.07/cwt	149.00–174.00	745	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	850	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	979	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	950	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,131	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	191.35/cwt	182.00–201.00	1,012	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	184.51/cwt	174.00–188.00	1,018	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	205.69/cwt	185.00–219.00	852	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	185.41/cwt	176.00–188.00	938	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	604	148.93/cwt	145.00–160.00	900	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	162.22/cwt	161.00–166.00	936	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	202.50/cwt	192.00–216.00	770	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	167.60/cwt	162.00–179.00	872	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	179.56/cwt	168.00–188.00	758	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	191.66/cwt	182.00–195.00	701	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	150.81/cwt	141.00–160.00	857	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	170.77/cwt	168.00–176.00	804	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	484	147.46/cwt	144.00–151.00	714	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,506	78.78/cwt	77.50–79.50	1,186	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	59.72/cwt	57.00–64.00	772	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	65.18/cwt	62.50–69.00	705	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	35.88/cwt	25.00–44.00	335	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,381	85.28/cwt	80.00–88.00	1,178	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,209	83.45/cwt	76.00–88.00	1,009	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	57.21/cwt	53.00–60.00	587	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	799	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,217	71.73/cwt	65.00–76.00	873	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	73.30/cwt	69.00–79.50	847	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	692	21.49/cwt	15.00–28.00	149	5
Bulls	—	—	1,851	117.17/cwt	110.00–129.00	2,169	9
Bulls	—	—	1,453	102.09/cwt	95.00–108.00	1,483	10
Bulls	—	—	1,148	85.81/cwt	82.00–92.00	985	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	845	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	841	78.99/cwt	58.00–102.00	664	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	844	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	785	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	6,673	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,378	1,918.72/cwt	1,900.00–1,950.00	26,440	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	2,250.00/cwt	2,250.00–2,250.00	27,675	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	10,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,262	76.15/cwt	66.00–84.00	961	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	982	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,122	1,244.84/cwt	1,125.00–1,300.00	13,967	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,575	1,825.00/cwt	1,825.00–1,825.00	28,744	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	10,045	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	843	619.51/cwt	525.00–700.00	5,222	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	655	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	110.00/cwt	100.00–120.00	457	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	419	149.22/cwt	147.00–152.00	625	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	112.63/cwt	103.00–122.00	422	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	158.04/cwt	149.00–169.00	670	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	143.27/cwt	141.00–145.00	676	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	503	134.00/cwt	133.00–135.00	674	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	666	142.73/cwt	136.00–146.00	951	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,021	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	437	157.08/cwt	142.00–170.00	686	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	151.38/cwt	150.00–154.00	928	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	428	126.19/cwt	115.00–137.00	540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	133.95/cwt	130.00–138.00	788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	983	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	366	166.51/cwt	159.00–170.00	609	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	509	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	369	113.55/cwt	100.00–130.00	419	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	940	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	825	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	908	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,708	2,324.54/cwt	1,450.00–2,750.00	39,703	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	1,406.01/cwt	1,250.00–1,550.00	16,422	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	83.52/cwt	66.00–100.00	984	4

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 Mar 9, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 724Last week 1,943Year ago 696

Slaughter CattleReceipts 230Last week 100Year ago 138

Replacement CattleReceipts 223Last week 33Year ago 60

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	616	132.00–136.00	134.40
1	—	855	119.00	119.00
6	—	570	137.00–152.00	144.99
26	—	514	137.00–158.00	153.26
14	—	473	147.00–164.00	158.66
10	—	371	152.00–172.00	162.85
19	—	331	155.00–177.00	170.91
31	—	424	149.00–169.00	158.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	441	147.00	147.00
7	—	580	139.00	139.00
5	—	332	153.00	153.00
7	—	518	138.00–142.00	140.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	882	111.00	111.00
1	—	735	119.00	119.00
15	—	474	121.00–147.00	132.49
2	—	625	125.00–132.00	128.44
4	—	376	130.00–155.00	145.97
9	—	431	124.00–144.00	132.39
1	—	915	92.00	92.00
8	—	524	125.00–137.00	131.26
2	—	558	124.00–125.00	124.49
10	—	334	125.00–152.00	138.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	112.00	112.00
1	—	660	110.00	110.00
4	—	319	113.00–128.00	120.73
1	—	470	114.00	114.00
4	—	415	100.00–120.00	110.00
2	—	375	103.00–122.00	112.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	419	147.00–152.00	149.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	525	160.00–178.00	163.86
5	—	424	145.00–165.00	149.01
7	—	357	165.00–170.00	166.90
12	—	474	149.00–174.00	157.07
1	—	850	135.00	135.00
1	—	795	114.00	114.00
1	—	725	135.00	135.00
1	—	950	119.00	119.00
8	—	604	145.00–160.00	148.93
5	—	577	161.00–166.00	162.22
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	129.00	129.00
1	—	505	137.00	137.00
1	—	765	110.00	110.00
1	—	340	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	327	190.00–220.00	210.41
5	—	614	160.00–165.00	163.76
13	—	472	181.00–208.00	196.73
7	—	529	182.00–201.00	191.35
4	—	552	174.00–188.00	184.51
19	—	414	185.00–219.00	205.69
11	—	380	192.00–216.00	202.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	461	155.00–177.00	173.09
14	—	506	176.00–188.00	185.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	520	162.00–179.00	167.60
9	—	422	168.00–188.00	179.56
8	—	366	182.00–195.00	191.66
7	—	568	141.00–160.00	150.81
3	—	471	168.00–176.00	170.77
7	—	666	136.00–146.00	142.73
1	—	785	130.00	130.00
3	—	613	150.00–154.00	151.38
1	—	745	132.00	132.00
1	—	305	196.00	196.00
1	—	940	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	484	144.00–151.00	147.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	95.00	95.00
8	—	472	141.00–145.00	143.27
2	—	503	133.00–135.00	134.00
7	—	437	142.00–170.00	157.08
1	—	330	160.00	160.00
2	—	588	130.00–138.00	133.95
11	—	366	159.00–170.00	166.51
2	—	825	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	115.00–137.00	126.19
1	—	590	117.00	117.00
1	—	450	113.00	113.00
4	—	369	100.00–130.00	113.55
1	—	325	112.00	112.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,506	77.50–79.50	78.78
19	—	1,381	80.00–88.00	85.28
1	—	1,355	59.00	59.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,292	57.00–64.00	59.72
30	—	1,209	76.00–88.00	83.45
21	—	1,217	65.00–76.00	71.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,082	62.50–69.00	65.18
8	—	935	25.00–44.00	35.88
5	—	1,026	53.00–60.00	57.21
11	—	1,155	69.00–79.50	73.30
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	692	15.00–28.00	21.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,851	110.00–129.00	117.17
10	—	1,453	95.00–108.00	102.09
3	—	1,148	82.00–92.00	85.81

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,070	79.00	79.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	87.00	87.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,262	66.00–84.00	76.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	94.00	94.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,122	1,125.00–1,300.00	1,244.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,178	66.00–100.00	83.52
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	—	785	850.00	850.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	841	58.00–102.00	78.99
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	23	—	1,378	1,900.00–1,950.00	1,918.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,230	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,575	1,825.00	1,825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,168	1,250.00–1,550.00	1,406.01
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	843	525.00–700.00	619.51
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	980	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,708	1,450.00–2,750.00	2,324.54

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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