Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly 1.00-4.00 lower except the better 500-600 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers 1.00-5.00 lower. Quality of most feeders not as good as last week. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.33/cwt on 191 head.

Average price

$146.33

191 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$772

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$330

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

$28.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.90

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	151.41	829	100
Medium and Large 1-2	571	143.48	819	35
Medium and Large 2	471	140.58	662	51
Medium and Large 3	405	123.20	499	5thin

One grade step is worth $28.21/cwt here — about $330 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 sale191 hd

146.33

—

AR average8 barns · 1,176 hd

152.23

−5.90

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	1,691	107.02	1,810	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,382	83.21	1,150	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,170	80.81	946	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	989	58.38	577	34

Every lot, as filed

105 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 1Fleshy	—	495	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	743	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	85.17/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,167	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	730	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	321	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	850	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	128	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	181.12/cwt	180.00–188.00	1,018	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	953	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	165.22/cwt	156.00–173.00	691	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	142.17/cwt	137.00–148.00	950	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	727	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	564	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	936	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	516	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	846	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	446	179.22/cwt	175.00–192.00	799	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,099	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	156.44/cwt	150.00–169.00	737	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	144.73/cwt	132.00–155.00	614	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	154.09/cwt	148.00–163.50	803	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	148.67/cwt	147.00–149.00	922	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	150.39/cwt	146.00–153.00	862	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	860	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	166.60/cwt	162.00–176.00	606	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	533	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	135.20/cwt	128.00–142.00	786	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	509	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	743	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	141.39/cwt	138.00–146.00	735	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	118.67/cwt	118.00–120.00	516	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	153.18/cwt	152.00–155.00	743	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	1,005	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,085	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	112.26/cwt	110.00–115.00	812	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	151.34/cwt	148.00–160.00	504	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	131.97/cwt	129.00–135.00	961	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	208.87/cwt	195.00–216.00	679	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	371	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	594	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	592	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	602	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	999	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	170.36/cwt	150.00–183.00	809	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	172.83/cwt	165.00–188.00	736	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	167.86/cwt	166.00–172.00	1,047	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	390	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	741	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	190.65/cwt	180.00–192.50	873	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	159.79/cwt	150.00–170.00	906	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,120	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	190.10/cwt	182.00–199.00	983	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	194.30/cwt	189.00–211.00	927	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	210.00/cwt	205.00–213.00	796	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	660	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,056	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	205.11/cwt	200.00–211.00	845	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	157.54/cwt	155.00–160.00	840	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	187.15/cwt	165.00–205.00	696	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	926	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	145.55/cwt	137.00–152.00	972	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	155.15/cwt	145.00–168.00	965	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	176.87/cwt	175.00–180.00	853	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	195.16/cwt	190.00–200.00	742	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	82.94/cwt	79.00–88.00	976	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	76.49/cwt	73.00–80.00	798	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	66.80/cwt	60.00–72.00	679	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	51.80/cwt	44.00–57.00	507	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	38.33/cwt	36.00–42.00	370	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	777	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,456	80.70/cwt	79.00–81.50	1,175	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,149	73.95/cwt	70.00–78.00	850	9
Bulls	—	—	1,852	114.95/cwt	110.00–121.50	2,129	14
Bulls	—	—	1,309	87.34/cwt	75.00–94.00	1,143	4
Bulls	—	—	1,510	98.97/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,494	4
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	626	484.79/cwt	400.00–520.00	3,035	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	79.42/cwt	72.00–86.00	886	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	66.95/cwt	61.00–72.00	609	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	834	91.64/cwt	73.00–126.00	764	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903	106.56/cwt	106.00–107.00	962	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	1,167.86/cwt	1,075.00–1,250.00	12,881	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	76.07/cwt	71.00–81.00	656	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	972	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,720	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	1,019.35/cwt	885.00–1,100.00	9,154	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	872	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	75.17/cwt	61.00–83.50	767	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 3	—	677	648.01/cwt	590.00–700.00	4,387	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	488	152.61/cwt	152.00–153.00	745	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	430	158.73/cwt	154.00–162.00	683	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	745	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,021	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	147.44/cwt	143.00–150.00	702	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	146.73/cwt	142.00–158.00	550	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	468	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	360	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	370	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	481	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	790	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	814	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,102	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	742	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,128	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	541	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	990	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	980	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	645	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	948	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	338	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	673	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	167.50/cwt	160.00–175.00	745	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	165.44/cwt	157.00–174.00	946	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	855	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	147.57/cwt	138.00–156.00	766	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	820	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,017	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	792	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	152.20/cwt	140.00–159.00	728	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	179.03/cwt	175.00–183.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	389	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	654	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 3	—	869	735.31/cwt	685.00–750.00	6,390	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 Apr 27, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 520Last week 908Year ago 452

Slaughter CattleReceipts 156Last week 181Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 85Last week 20Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	495	150.00	150.00
4	—	389	168.00	168.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	188.00	188.00
2	—	790	103.00	103.00
1	—	730	110.00	110.00
2	—	445	160.00–175.00	167.50
7	—	519	138.00–156.00	147.57
1	—	600	125.00	125.00
6	—	478	140.00–159.00	152.20
2	—	338	175.00–183.00	179.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	668	137.00–152.00	145.55
13	—	622	145.00–168.00	155.15
13	—	482	175.00–180.00	176.87
4	—	380	190.00–200.00	195.16
2	—	760	145.00	145.00
2	—	742	152.00	152.00
3	—	338	199.00	199.00
3	—	572	157.00–174.00	165.44
2	—	515	166.00	166.00
1	—	820	124.00	124.00
3	—	445	178.00	178.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	562	180.00–188.00	181.12
7	—	325	195.00–216.00	208.87
6	—	624	166.00–172.00	167.86
13	—	661	169.50	169.50
9	—	517	182.00–199.00	190.10
5	—	477	189.00–211.00	194.30
17	—	379	205.00–213.00	210.00
1	—	890	132.00	132.00
5	—	412	200.00–211.00	205.11
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	123.00	123.00
1	—	325	182.00	182.00
13	—	475	150.00–183.00	170.36
5	—	426	165.00–188.00	172.83
3	—	567	150.00–170.00	159.79
2	—	533	155.00–160.00	157.54
4	—	372	165.00–205.00	187.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	564	166.00	166.00
9	—	516	164.00	164.00
10	—	446	175.00–192.00	179.22
3	—	390	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	602	166.00	166.00
4	—	660	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	458	180.00–192.50	190.65
17	—	520	178.00	178.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	418	156.00–173.00	165.22
5	—	668	137.00–148.00	142.17
1	—	865	127.00	127.00
4	—	471	150.00–169.00	156.44
15	—	521	148.00–163.50	154.09
6	—	620	147.00–149.00	148.67
7	—	573	146.00–153.00	150.39
5	—	364	162.00–176.00	166.60
2	—	728	129.00–135.00	131.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	111.00	111.00
11	—	424	132.00–155.00	144.73
3	—	623	138.00	138.00
5	—	581	128.00–142.00	135.20
5	—	520	138.00–146.00	141.39
4	—	723	110.00–115.00	112.26
5	—	333	148.00–160.00	151.34
4	—	476	143.00–150.00	147.44
11	—	375	142.00–158.00	146.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	147.00	147.00
5	—	488	152.00–153.00	152.61
14	—	430	154.00–162.00	158.73
1	—	360	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	509	146.00	146.00
10	—	485	152.00–155.00	153.18
5	—	371	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	118.00–120.00	118.67
2	—	360	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,005	108.00	108.00
13	—	745	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	990	99.00	99.00
5	—	645	147.00	147.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,370	82.00–88.00	85.17
1	—	1,295	60.00	60.00
4	—	1,456	79.00–81.50	80.70
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	44.00	44.00
1	—	850	15.00	15.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,177	79.00–88.00	82.94
9	—	1,149	70.00–78.00	73.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,043	73.00–80.00	76.49
14	—	1,016	60.00–72.00	66.80
11	—	978	44.00–57.00	51.80
3	—	965	36.00–42.00	38.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,852	110.00–121.50	114.95
4	—	1,309	75.00–94.00	87.34
4	—	1,510	95.00–102.00	98.97

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	626	400.00–520.00	484.79
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,115	72.00–86.00	79.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	863	71.00–81.00	76.07
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,020	61.00–83.50	75.17
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	910	61.00–72.00	66.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	834	73.00–126.00	91.64
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	903	106.00–107.00	106.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	972	1,000.00	1,000.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	898	885.00–1,100.00	1,019.35
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	890	98.00	98.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,103	1,075.00–1,250.00	1,167.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	677	590.00–700.00	648.01
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	869	685.00–750.00	735.31

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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