Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker steers and heifers mixed mostly steady to 3.00 higher with a light test in some classes. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 lower on a light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $186.93/cwt on 144 head.

Average price

$186.93

144 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$940

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$468

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

$54.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.07

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	508	194.71	990	62
Medium and Large 1-2	522	188.30	983	46
Medium and Large 2	474	173.65	823	34
Medium and Large 3	373	140.00	522	2thin

One grade step is worth $54.71/cwt here — about $468 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 sale144 hd

186.93

—

AR average10 barns · 1,067 hd

172.86

+14.07

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	1,478	97.63	1,443	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,348	79.38	1,070	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,192	74.73	891	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,000	58.16	582	54

Every lot, as filed

94 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 2	—	718	120.02/cwt	115.00–125.00	862	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	148.17/cwt	139.00–158.00	551	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	97.62/cwt	95.00–100.00	410	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	440	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	167.83/cwt	167.00–168.00	601	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	797	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	177.15/cwt	163.00–186.00	678	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	169.50/cwt	169.50–169.50	1,059	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	465	193.98/cwt	193.00–197.00	902	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	163.95/cwt	156.00–174.50	779	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	174.19/cwt	165.00–184.00	819	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	181.58/cwt	170.00–190.00	797	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	155.18/cwt	139.00–168.00	993	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	178.53/cwt	174.00–180.00	582	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	824	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	178.18/cwt	176.00–180.00	1,003	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	171.29/cwt	163.00–185.00	877	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,172	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	194.87/cwt	185.00–200.00	941	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	162.66/cwt	158.50–166.00	843	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	623	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,015	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	209.84/cwt	196.00–214.00	858	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,094	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	993	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	601	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	492	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	502	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	428	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	839	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	215.95/cwt	214.00–218.00	788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	205.56/cwt	202.00–207.00	983	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	198.36/cwt	184.00–203.50	1,035	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	802	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	410	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	381	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	160.36/cwt	149.00–166.00	906	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	170.71/cwt	168.00–177.00	893	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	152.22/cwt	150.00–153.00	1,012	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,016	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,026	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	788	51.52/cwt	51.00–52.00	406	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	53.45/cwt	49.00–58.00	528	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	71.57/cwt	69.00–74.00	786	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	64.28/cwt	58.00–69.00	663	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	40.15/cwt	35.00–44.00	407	4
Bulls	—	—	1,509	99.95/cwt	94.00–106.00	1,508	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,001	63.85/cwt	54.00–68.00	639	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,220	74.23/cwt	74.00–75.00	906	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,384	80.85/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,119	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,284	80.57/cwt	77.00–85.00	1,035	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	72.88/cwt	68.00–77.00	849	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	703	26.71/cwt	22.00–31.00	188	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	778	42.48/cwt	42.00–43.00	330	2
Bulls	—	—	1,190	80.18/cwt	72.00–89.00	954	2
Bulls	—	—	1,690	109.28/cwt	109.00–109.50	1,847	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	73.43/cwt	72.00–77.00	924	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	17,280	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	86.98/cwt	75.00–100.00	877	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	84.48/cwt	66.00–92.00	911	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	14,760	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	718	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	973	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	149.06/cwt	140.00–158.00	629	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	151.17/cwt	149.00–158.00	706	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	889	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	172.97/cwt	168.00–177.00	536	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	785	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	769	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	156.29/cwt	154.00–157.00	917	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	167.17/cwt	160.00–171.00	709	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	763	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	164.05/cwt	158.00–170.00	787	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	359	160.80/cwt	142.00–182.00	577	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	169.13/cwt	160.00–178.00	575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	151.22/cwt	144.00–163.00	626	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	330	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	586	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	923	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	137.98/cwt	129.00–145.00	804	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	439	182.13/cwt	175.00–185.00	800	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	210.90/cwt	205.00–221.00	696	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	801	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	16,031	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	19,373	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	18,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	1,425.00/cwt	1,425.00–1,425.00	18,596	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 May 11, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 389Last week 649Year ago 366

Slaughter CattleReceipts 166Last week 100Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 26Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	115.00–125.00	120.02
8	—	372	139.00–158.00	148.17
1	—	500	139.00	139.00
1	—	345	164.00	164.00
2	—	775	101.00	101.00
1	—	595	134.00	134.00
10	—	422	140.00–158.00	149.06
8	—	467	149.00–158.00	151.17
1	—	610	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	115.00	115.00
2	—	420	95.00–100.00	97.62
1	—	725	100.00	100.00
1	—	525	115.00	115.00
1	—	785	98.00	98.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	358	167.00–168.00	167.83
19	—	475	156.00–174.50	163.95
23	—	518	158.50–166.00	162.66
1	—	615	144.50	144.50
3	—	310	168.00–177.00	172.97
4	—	587	154.00–157.00	156.29
20	—	424	160.00–171.00	167.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	515	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	586	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	383	163.00–186.00	177.15
4	—	470	165.00–184.00	174.19
7	—	439	170.00–190.00	181.58
6	—	640	139.00–168.00	155.18
4	—	326	174.00–180.00	178.53
5	—	512	163.00–185.00	171.29
1	—	650	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	169.50	169.50
1	—	855	145.00	145.00
9	—	563	176.00–180.00	178.18
11	—	409	196.00–214.00	209.84
3	—	655	167.00	167.00
2	—	365	214.00–218.00	215.95
13	—	478	202.00–207.00	205.56
15	—	522	184.00–203.50	198.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	193.00–197.00	193.98
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	145.00	145.00
1	—	445	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	784	149.50	149.50
26	—	483	185.00–200.00	194.87
9	—	531	187.00	187.00
5	—	395	203.00	203.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	623	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	428	196.00	196.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	492	102.00	102.00
1	—	410	93.00	93.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	149.00–166.00	160.36
4	—	523	168.00–177.00	170.71
1	—	485	170.00	170.00
4	—	665	150.00–153.00	152.22
1	—	770	132.00	132.00
1	—	645	159.00	159.00
6	—	439	175.00–185.00	182.13
7	—	330	205.00–221.00	210.90
1	—	385	208.00	208.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	480	158.00–170.00	164.05
6	—	359	142.00–182.00	160.80
2	—	340	160.00–178.00	169.13
10	—	414	144.00–163.00	151.22
3	—	583	129.00–145.00	137.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	120.00	120.00
1	—	475	107.00	107.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	788	51.00–52.00	51.52
2	—	703	22.00–31.00	26.71
2	—	778	42.00–43.00	42.48
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	988	49.00–58.00	53.45
10	—	1,098	69.00–74.00	71.57
19	—	1,032	58.00–69.00	64.28
4	—	1,013	35.00–44.00	40.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,001	54.00–68.00	63.85
22	—	1,284	77.00–85.00	80.57
40	—	1,165	68.00–77.00	72.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,220	74.00–75.00	74.23
14	—	1,384	77.00–84.00	80.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,509	94.00–106.00	99.95
2	—	1,190	72.00–89.00	80.18
2	—	1,690	109.00–109.50	109.28

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,258	72.00–77.00	73.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,078	66.00–92.00	84.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,230	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	950	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	825	87.00	87.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,315	74.00	74.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	1,425.00	1,425.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,435	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,350	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,305	1,425.00	1,425.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,008	75.00–100.00	86.98

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