Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 3.00-10.00 higher mostly 3.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 6.00 higher mostly 3.00-4.00 higher. The offering included several groups of good quality unweaned calves. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $186.19/cwt on 359 head.

Average price

$186.19

359 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$926

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$393

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$51.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.16

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	488	191.07	932	158
Medium and Large 1	512	189.22	968	144
Medium and Large 2	490	165.43	810	56
Medium and Large 3	385	140.00	539	1thin

One grade step is worth $51.07/cwt here — about $393 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 sale359 hd

186.19

—

AR average8 barns · 955 hd

178.02

+8.16

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	1,554	100.44	1,561	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,419	83.44	1,184	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,189	79.80	949	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	990	60.23	596	67

Every lot, as filed

101 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	—	326	168.47/cwt	165.00–177.00	549	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	920	134.25/cwt	134.25–134.25	1,235	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	126.09/cwt	123.00–129.00	851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	336	155.17/cwt	144.00–163.00	521	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,027	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	152.02/cwt	148.00–158.00	862	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	155.60/cwt	150.00–164.00	797	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	132.03/cwt	130.00–136.00	834	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	741	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	473	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	799	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	422	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	140.37/cwt	136.00–148.00	731	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	541	175.00/cwt	172.00–177.00	947	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	161.59/cwt	160.00–166.00	750	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	898	54
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	302	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	556	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	845	126.00/cwt	126.00–138.00	1,065	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	604	152.70/cwt	142.00–157.00	922	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	732	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	915	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	177.07/cwt	158.00–183.00	767	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	163.98/cwt	157.00–180.00	785	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	166.82/cwt	158.00–176.00	857	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	436	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	815	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,013	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	166.79/cwt	160.00–172.00	635	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	204.95/cwt	196.00–210.00	666	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	151.22/cwt	133.00–162.00	882	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	887	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,114	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	176.52/cwt	176.00–177.00	918	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,179	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	170.71/cwt	165.50–181.00	1,062	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	624	174.78/cwt	170.00–179.00	1,091	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	177.28/cwt	166.00–180.00	1,005	45
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	159.35/cwt	146.00–166.50	982	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	172.01/cwt	168.00–174.50	1,146	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	198.44/cwt	184.00–205.00	953	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	206.97/cwt	199.00–219.00	884	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	807	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	189.89/cwt	189.00–190.00	982	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	214.82/cwt	200.00–225.00	812	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	198.26/cwt	197.00–200.00	658	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	192.99/cwt	184.00–199.00	816	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	493	180.03/cwt	170.00–185.00	888	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	845	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,022	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	388	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	410	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	820	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	46.41/cwt	38.00–50.00	435	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	75.54/cwt	73.50–79.00	829	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	54.10/cwt	45.00–60.00	532	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,429	86.24/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,232	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,402	78.77/cwt	76.00–82.00	1,104	6
Bulls	—	—	1,250	85.08/cwt	80.00–91.50	1,064	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	66.95/cwt	60.00–73.00	680	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	82.77/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,009	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	75.66/cwt	71.50–79.00	874	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	915	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	586	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	690	33.11/cwt	30.00–36.00	228	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	718	41.03/cwt	40.00–42.00	295	2
Bulls	—	—	1,961	115.48/cwt	109.50–119.00	2,265	5
Bulls	—	—	1,518	103.27/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,568	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,045	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,159	1,173.98/cwt	1,100.00–1,210.00	13,606	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,171	1,055.21/cwt	750.00–1,285.00	12,357	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	698	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,560	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	20,280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	520	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	879	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	612	160.37/cwt	157.00–162.00	981	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	509	175.59/cwt	169.00–179.00	894	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	164.82/cwt	159.00–171.00	956	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	490	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	730	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	472	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	755	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	172.13/cwt	162.00–176.00	632	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	407	167.69/cwt	161.00–172.00	682	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	153.31/cwt	148.00–159.00	566	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	149.20/cwt	137.00–159.00	636	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	142.38/cwt	134.00–146.00	679	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	121.70/cwt	113.00–130.00	387	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	118.60/cwt	111.00–121.00	565	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	575	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	425	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	667	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	470	145.42/cwt	135.00–154.00	683	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	748	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,010	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	589	139.28/cwt	134.00–143.50	820	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	147.96/cwt	145.00–151.00	870	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	172.58/cwt	162.00–184.00	670	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	424	168.22/cwt	165.00–178.00	713	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	707	144.99/cwt	141.00–147.00	1,025	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	535	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	150.51/cwt	139.00–162.00	700	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	153.54/cwt	145.00–161.00	805	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	590	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	909	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	682	147.67/cwt	147.00–148.00	1,007	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	190.32/cwt	184.00–199.00	721	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	967	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 →

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Wed Apr 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 908Last week 480Year ago 452

Slaughter CattleReceipts 181Last week 50Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 15Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	326	165.00–177.00	168.47
1	—	835	123.00	123.00
24	—	567	148.00–158.00	152.02
23	—	512	150.00–164.00	155.60
1	—	770	135.00	135.00
24	—	464	160.00–166.00	161.59
11	—	604	142.00–157.00	152.70
31	—	367	162.00–176.00	172.13
57	—	407	161.00–172.00	167.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	920	134.25	134.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	123.00–129.00	126.09
4	—	336	144.00–163.00	155.17
3	—	632	130.00–136.00	132.03
8	—	521	136.00–148.00	140.37
12	—	369	148.00–159.00	153.31
10	—	426	137.00–159.00	149.20
12	—	477	134.00–146.00	142.38
7	—	589	134.00–143.50	139.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	469	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	113.00–130.00	121.70
14	—	476	111.00–121.00	118.60
1	—	550	110.00	110.00
1	—	405	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	130.00	130.00
5	—	425	157.00	157.00
5	—	470	135.00–154.00	145.42
1	—	535	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	748	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	473	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	422	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	155.00	155.00
6	—	325	196.00–210.00	204.95
1	—	705	158.00	158.00
5	—	622	165.50–181.00	170.71
45	—	567	166.00–180.00	177.28
9	—	666	168.00–174.50	172.01
31	—	480	184.00–205.00	198.44
22	—	427	199.00–219.00	206.97
9	—	517	189.00–190.00	189.89
6	—	378	200.00–225.00	214.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	541	172.00–177.00	175.00
4	—	436	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	434	207.00	207.00
26	—	493	180.00	180.00
19	—	520	176.00–177.00	176.52
13	—	768	153.50	153.50
26	—	379	213.00	213.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	302	184.00	184.00
1	—	845	126.00–138.00	126.00
2	—	732	125.00	125.00
18	—	433	158.00–183.00	177.07
8	—	479	157.00–180.00	163.98
7	—	514	158.00–176.00	166.82
2	—	658	154.00	154.00
6	—	381	160.00–172.00	166.79
3	—	583	133.00–162.00	151.22
5	—	616	146.00–166.50	159.35
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	624	170.00–179.00	174.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	332	197.00–200.00	198.26
4	—	423	184.00–199.00	192.99
3	—	493	170.00–185.00	180.03
1	—	845	121.00	121.00
3	—	612	157.00–162.00	160.37
11	—	509	169.00–179.00	175.59
9	—	580	159.00–171.00	164.82
3	—	707	141.00–147.00	144.99
3	—	682	147.00–148.00	147.67
8	—	379	184.00–199.00	190.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	388	200.00	200.00
1	—	410	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	169.00	169.00
2	—	472	160.00	160.00
4	—	424	165.00–178.00	168.22
1	—	590	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	145.00–151.00	147.96
3	—	388	162.00–184.00	172.58
1	—	440	160.00	160.00
4	—	465	139.00–162.00	150.51
7	—	524	145.00–161.00	153.54
1	—	780	124.00	124.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	938	38.00–50.00	46.41
12	—	1,097	73.50–79.00	75.54
13	—	983	45.00–60.00	54.10
25	—	1,016	60.00–73.00	66.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,429	83.00–89.00	86.24
6	—	1,402	76.00–82.00	78.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,219	79.00–86.00	82.77
17	—	1,155	71.50–79.00	75.66
1	—	915	64.00	64.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	690	30.00–36.00	33.11
2	—	718	40.00–42.00	41.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,250	80.00–91.50	85.08
5	—	1,961	109.50–119.00	115.48
6	—	1,518	95.00–106.00	103.27

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,159	1,100.00–1,210.00	1,173.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,171	750.00–1,285.00	1,055.21
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	72.00	72.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,560	1,300.00	1,300.00

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

Steers · 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