Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly 1.00-5.00 lower except the better 500-550 lbs 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers 1.00-4.00 lower except the better 350-400 lbs 1.00 higher. Had some tiger stripe replacement heifers in the feeder sale that sold per head. Slaughter cows mostly 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls unevenly steady on a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.05/cwt on 210 head.

Average price

$158.05

210 head · 467 lb average

Value per head Derived

$739

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$266

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

$47.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.88

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	468	165.27	774	127
Medium and Large 1-2	484	159.91	774	21
Medium and Large 2	461	143.90	664	59
Medium and Large 3	432	117.67	508	3thin

One grade step is worth $47.61/cwt here — about $266 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 sale210 hd

158.05

—

AR average8 barns · 1,506 hd

157.18

+0.88

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	1,509	105.77	1,596	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,356	87.66	1,189	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,275	82.99	1,058	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,038	56.76	589	34

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	—	363	177.08/cwt	164.00–190.00	643	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	633	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,073	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	149.13/cwt	140.00–154.00	570	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	167.03/cwt	158.00–172.50	787	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	165.38/cwt	158.00–178.00	939	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,058	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	711	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,152	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	151.97/cwt	148.00–160.00	508	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	127.32/cwt	120.00–135.00	783	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	695	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	973	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	505	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	874	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	495	185.77/cwt	178.00–191.00	920	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	146.65/cwt	135.00–161.00	622	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	162.27/cwt	161.00–163.00	688	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	169.92/cwt	157.00–178.00	731	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	160.79/cwt	156.00–166.00	841	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	875	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	152.70/cwt	146.00–161.00	857	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	170.59/cwt	159.00–177.00	560	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	800	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	152.93/cwt	148.00–158.00	1,025	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	179.53/cwt	175.00–191.00	741	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	677	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	10,155	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Replacement	—	578	1,324.57/cwt	1,225.00–1,425.00	7,656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	164.57/cwt	145.00–180.00	856	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	208.10/cwt	189.00–219.00	887	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	201.50/cwt	200.00–211.00	949	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	674	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	167.44/cwt	150.00–180.00	805	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	199.15/cwt	189.00–205.00	1,038	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	205.78/cwt	200.00–217.00	780	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	391	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	759	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	846	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,218	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	726	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,136	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,011	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	187.57/cwt	183.00–192.00	857	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,063	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	870	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	196.54/cwt	194.00–199.00	851	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	194.57/cwt	190.00–207.00	716	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	165.49/cwt	163.00–168.00	1,014	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	360	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	576	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	56.21/cwt	49.00–61.00	601	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	77.10/cwt	74.00–82.00	855	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	750	32.00/cwt	32.00–32.00	240	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	671	20.02/cwt	16.00–24.00	134	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	66.42/cwt	64.00–70.00	745	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,309	85.85/cwt	81.00–90.50	1,124	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	31.04/cwt	26.00–35.00	344	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,353	89.27/cwt	86.50–93.50	1,208	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,073	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	75.42/cwt	72.00–80.00	893	14
Bulls	—	—	1,368	103.08/cwt	99.00–108.00	1,410	5
Bulls	—	—	1,345	90.60/cwt	88.00–93.50	1,219	2
Bulls	—	—	1,853	120.36/cwt	117.00–123.00	2,230	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,443	1,512.56/cwt	1,500.00–1,525.00	21,826	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	993	70.70/cwt	59.00–82.00	702	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	80.50/cwt	80.50–80.50	881	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	12,420	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,271	81.34/cwt	67.00–91.00	1,034	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,116	88.64/cwt	78.00–95.00	989	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	15,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	167.22/cwt	145.00–176.00	940	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	753	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	806	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	174.11/cwt	165.00–182.00	656	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	143.63/cwt	132.00–150.00	688	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	142.16/cwt	134.00–152.00	739	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	135.77/cwt	131.00–139.00	786	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	144.03/cwt	137.00–150.00	905	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	137.97/cwt	133.00–142.00	708	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	178.59/cwt	175.00–186.00	911	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	905	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	941	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	555	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	805	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	682	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	968	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	885	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	185.12/cwt	169.00–195.00	865	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	319	206.33/cwt	197.00–213.00	658	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	158.40/cwt	147.00–165.00	592	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	840	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	664	151.98/cwt	147.00–158.00	1,009	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	828	106.04/cwt	104.00–108.00	878	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	322	174.36/cwt	165.00–185.00	561	3

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 Apr 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 553Last week 885Year ago 610

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 186Year ago 110

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 15Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	164.00–190.00	177.08
7	—	568	158.00–178.00	165.38
1	—	645	155.00	155.00
2	—	670	148.00–158.00	152.93
6	—	413	175.00–191.00	179.53
7	—	520	145.00–180.00	164.57
4	—	481	150.00–180.00	167.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	633	169.50	169.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	591	179.00	179.00
6	—	391	194.00	194.00
4	—	846	144.00	144.00
13	—	726	156.50	156.50
10	—	457	183.00–192.00	187.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	140.00	140.00
4	—	505	173.00	173.00
5	—	495	178.00–191.00	185.77
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	426	189.00–219.00	208.10
14	—	471	200.00–211.00	201.50
4	—	318	212.00	212.00
36	—	521	189.00–205.00	199.15
9	—	379	200.00–217.00	205.78
1	—	565	179.00	179.00
1	—	625	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	382	140.00–154.00	149.13
5	—	334	148.00–160.00	151.97
2	—	615	120.00–135.00	127.32
17	—	424	135.00–161.00	146.65
1	—	705	110.00	110.00
15	—	479	132.00–150.00	143.63
7	—	520	134.00–152.00	142.16
5	—	579	131.00–139.00	135.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	471	158.00–172.50	167.03
1	—	700	126.00	126.00
23	—	430	157.00–178.00	169.92
17	—	523	156.00–166.00	160.79
10	—	561	146.00–161.00	152.70
13	—	328	159.00–177.00	170.59
1	—	650	139.00	139.00
25	—	377	165.00–182.00	174.11
5	—	628	137.00–150.00	144.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	711	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	121.00	121.00
1	—	405	130.00	130.00
1	—	395	102.00	102.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	424	161.00–163.00	162.27
3	—	625	140.00	140.00
6	—	476	168.00	168.00
4	—	510	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	677	1,500.00	1,500.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	1,225.00–1,425.00	1,324.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	765	139.00	139.00
2	—	433	194.00–199.00	196.54
4	—	368	190.00–207.00	194.57
2	—	613	163.00–168.00	165.49
7	—	562	145.00–176.00	167.22
3	—	510	175.00–186.00	178.59
1	—	905	104.00	104.00
1	—	885	117.00	117.00
18	—	467	169.00–195.00	185.12
7	—	319	197.00–213.00	206.33
1	—	840	120.00	120.00
5	—	664	147.00–158.00	151.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	108.00	108.00
1	—	475	159.00	159.00
1	—	430	175.00	175.00
3	—	513	133.00–142.00	137.97
1	—	565	140.00	140.00
2	—	682	142.00	142.00
5	—	374	147.00–165.00	158.40
2	—	828	104.00–108.00	106.04
3	—	322	165.00–185.00	174.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,070	49.00–61.00	56.21
7	—	1,109	74.00–82.00	77.10
9	—	1,122	64.00–70.00	66.42
2	—	1,108	26.00–35.00	31.04
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	32.00	32.00
4	—	671	16.00–24.00	20.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,309	81.00–90.50	85.85
14	—	1,184	72.00–80.00	75.42
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,353	86.50–93.50	89.27
1	—	1,375	78.00	78.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,368	99.00–108.00	103.08
2	—	1,345	88.00–93.50	90.60
3	—	1,853	117.00–123.00	120.36

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,443	1,500.00–1,525.00	1,512.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	1,400.00	1,400.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	993	59.00–82.00	70.70
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	80.50	80.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,271	67.00–91.00	81.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,116	78.00–95.00	88.64

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