Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker and feeder steers and heifers steady to 11.00 higher mostly 2.00-6.00 higher with several groups of weaned calves in the offering. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00-3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $161.83/cwt on 360 head.

Average price

$161.83

360 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$776

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$338

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

$52.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.36

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	482	166.16	800	292
Medium and Large 1-2	533	150.73	804	11thin
Medium and Large 2	465	145.70	678	50
Medium and Large 3	406	113.96	463	7thin

One grade step is worth $52.20/cwt here — about $338 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 sale360 hd

161.83

—

AR average9 barns · 1,310 hd

154.47

+7.36

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	1,587	110.19	1,748	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,415	83.77	1,185	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,223	80.75	987	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	986	55.95	551	51

Every lot, as filed

95 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	188.94/cwt	182.00–210.00	727	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	129.07/cwt	125.00–139.00	1,000	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	881	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	155.57/cwt	150.00–165.00	509	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	171.57/cwt	160.00–180.00	721	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	826	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	111.00/cwt	102.00–120.00	333	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	174.75/cwt	168.00–181.00	578	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	739	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	151.40/cwt	143.00–158.00	636	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	129.39/cwt	125.00–132.00	427	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	209.72/cwt	199.00–229.00	891	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	136.02/cwt	132.00–140.00	800	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	156.22/cwt	150.00–166.00	889	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	996	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	172.74/cwt	160.00–185.00	655	23
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	970	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	170.65/cwt	158.00–175.00	799	77
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	126.46/cwt	116.00–151.00	550	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	166.05/cwt	154.00–170.00	1,113	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	206.76/cwt	190.00–215.00	976	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	195.22/cwt	186.00–198.00	1,083	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	896	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	1,268	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	535	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	910	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	146.11/cwt	140.00–150.00	901	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	164.60/cwt	158.00–178.00	783	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	846	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	175.57/cwt	162.00–182.00	643	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	151.50/cwt	147.00–156.00	1,061	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	180.41/cwt	168.00–193.00	779	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	169.75/cwt	160.00–176.00	884	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,132	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	193.13/cwt	185.00–203.00	1,000	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	164.18/cwt	140.00–170.00	944	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	877	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	206.98/cwt	190.00–222.00	770	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	216.09/cwt	202.00–228.00	696	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,199	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	644	171.01/cwt	170.50–174.00	1,101	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	329	201.16/cwt	200.00–210.00	662	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	170.83/cwt	162.00–183.00	881	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	152.73/cwt	148.00–158.00	955	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	75.14/cwt	72.00–80.00	1,026	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	62.50/cwt	58.00–68.00	623	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	83.85/cwt	79.50–91.00	1,025	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	75.43/cwt	68.00–79.00	922	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	911	35.07/cwt	20.00–42.00	319	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	49.73/cwt	43.00–56.00	502	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	75.03/cwt	71.00–80.00	798	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	85.50/cwt	83.50–90.00	1,218	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	745	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	380	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	745	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	268	1
Bulls	—	—	1,178	82.31/cwt	70.00–90.00	970	3
Bulls	—	—	1,436	105.84/cwt	103.50–110.00	1,520	4
Bulls	—	—	1,739	118.61/cwt	113.00–127.00	2,063	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	910	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	743	52.07/cwt	45.00–57.00	387	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	791	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	12,478	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	73.60/cwt	72.00–75.00	771	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	592	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	80.43/cwt	67.00–90.00	706	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	11,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	170.35/cwt	170.00–171.00	789	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	146.58/cwt	128.00–163.00	756	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	152.66/cwt	137.00–165.00	656	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	162.34/cwt	147.00–167.50	851	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	756	115.50/cwt	115.00–116.00	873	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	148.56/cwt	144.00–155.00	927	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,003	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	507	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	740	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	149.81/cwt	133.00–160.00	566	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	149.32/cwt	127.00–159.00	694	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	676	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	980	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	592	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	918	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	532	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	883	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	142.71/cwt	139.00–150.00	949	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	113.24/cwt	100.00–131.00	472	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	161.93/cwt	147.00–168.00	599	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	143.65/cwt	138.00–147.00	974	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	172.62/cwt	160.00–179.00	558	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	153.80/cwt	130.00–170.00	734	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	566	144.27/cwt	129.00–157.00	817	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	825	110.73/cwt	109.00–114.00	914	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	535	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 Mar 30, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 885Last week 615Year ago 416

Slaughter CattleReceipts 186Last week 59Year ago 96

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 5Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	385	182.00–210.00	188.94
6	—	775	125.00–139.00	129.07
1	—	415	187.00	187.00
8	—	329	200.00–210.00	201.16
18	—	516	162.00–183.00	170.83
5	—	625	148.00–158.00	152.73
3	—	463	170.00–171.00	170.35
6	—	678	138.00–147.00	143.65
4	—	825	109.00–114.00	110.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	516	128.00–163.00	146.58
12	—	430	137.00–165.00	152.66
1	—	660	120.00	120.00
9	—	370	147.00–168.00	161.93
8	—	323	160.00–179.00	172.62
8	—	477	130.00–170.00	153.80
4	—	566	129.00–157.00	144.27
1	—	705	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	103.00	103.00
1	—	415	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	125.00	125.00
1	—	670	120.00	120.00
7	—	327	150.00–165.00	155.57
10	—	420	143.00–158.00	151.40
2	—	588	132.00–140.00	136.02
4	—	756	115.00–116.00	115.50
3	—	507	146.00	146.00
9	—	378	133.00–160.00	149.81
12	—	465	127.00–159.00	149.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	420	160.00–180.00	171.57
28	—	331	168.00–181.00	174.75
17	—	569	150.00–166.00	156.22
1	—	830	120.00	120.00
23	—	379	160.00–185.00	172.74
77	—	468	158.00–175.00	170.65
42	—	524	147.00–167.50	162.34
10	—	624	144.00–155.00	148.56
1	—	865	116.00	116.00
4	—	665	139.00–150.00	142.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	558	148.00	148.00
3	—	468	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	300	102.00–120.00	111.00
1	—	460	117.00	117.00
1	—	530	119.00	119.00
3	—	417	100.00–131.00	113.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	676	145.00	145.00
10	—	592	155.00	155.00
31	—	532	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	125.00–132.00	129.39
1	—	495	138.00	138.00
5	—	435	116.00–151.00	126.46
1	—	590	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	425	199.00–229.00	209.72
31	—	670	154.00–170.00	166.05
23	—	472	190.00–215.00	206.76
60	—	555	186.00–198.00	195.22
2	—	700	147.00–156.00	151.50
1	—	770	147.00	147.00
12	—	518	185.00–203.00	193.13
11	—	372	190.00–222.00	206.98
9	—	322	202.00–228.00	216.09
3	—	830	144.50	144.50
13	—	644	170.50–174.00	171.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	147.00	147.00
5	—	617	140.00–150.00	146.11
4	—	476	158.00–178.00	164.60
5	—	366	162.00–182.00	175.57
1	—	765	138.00	138.00
14	—	432	168.00–193.00	180.41
11	—	521	160.00–176.00	169.75
15	—	575	140.00–170.00	164.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	896	141.50	141.50
15	—	419	202.00	202.00
5	—	457	192.00	192.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	535	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,365	72.00–80.00	75.14
15	—	1,425	83.50–90.00	85.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	997	58.00–68.00	62.50
13	—	911	20.00–42.00	35.07
9	—	1,009	43.00–56.00	49.73
14	—	1,064	71.00–80.00	75.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	1,223	79.50–91.00	83.85
21	—	1,222	68.00–79.00	75.43
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	51.00	51.00
1	—	745	36.00	36.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,178	70.00–90.00	82.31
4	—	1,436	103.50–110.00	105.84
12	—	1,739	113.00–127.00	118.61

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	—	1,000	91.00	91.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	743	45.00–57.00	52.07
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	82.00	82.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,085.00	1,085.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,048	72.00–75.00	73.60
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	955	62.00	62.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	878	67.00–90.00	80.43
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	1,150.00	1,150.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle