Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker steers under 600 lbs steady to 13.00 lower mostly 7.00-9.00 lower than last weeks light test. Stocker heifers 1.00-7.00 lower. The offering included mostly unweaned calves with some of them fleshy. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls near steady on a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $147.35/cwt on 305 head.

Average price

$147.35

305 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$757

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$237

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

$39.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.24

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	497	155.34	772	97
Medium and Large 1-2	499	149.57	746	91
Medium and Large 2	544	140.23	762	111
Medium and Large 3	461	116.13	535	6thin

One grade step is worth $39.21/cwt here — about $237 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 sale305 hd

147.35

—

AR average8 barns · 1,710 hd

154.59

−7.24

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	99.30	1,543	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,351	79.82	1,079	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,174	75.27	884	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,005	59.89	602	45

Every lot, as filed

113 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	—	475	171.28/cwt	162.00–188.00	814	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	183.67/cwt	178.00–194.00	579	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	152.35/cwt	150.00–157.00	492	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	585	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	663	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	995	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,049	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,079	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	865	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,159	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	142.28/cwt	132.00–152.00	746	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	166.80/cwt	160.00–173.00	636	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	167.54/cwt	165.00–171.00	556	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	141.33/cwt	137.00–142.00	899	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	—	682	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	665	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	148.62/cwt	142.00–155.00	630	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	147.01/cwt	146.00–150.00	766	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	155.71/cwt	150.00–157.00	814	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	143.19/cwt	142.50–145.00	822	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	525	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	155.61/cwt	150.00–160.00	738	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	157.96/cwt	156.00–160.00	605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	489	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	119.96/cwt	110.00–130.00	504	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	905	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	604	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	894	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	104.96/cwt	100.00–110.00	588	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	179.30/cwt	160.00–195.00	744	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	158.78/cwt	145.00–167.00	926	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	146.87/cwt	140.00–154.00	974	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	149.28/cwt	145.00–150.50	845	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,081	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	176.72/cwt	172.25–187.50	945	51
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	155.45/cwt	150.00–160.00	953	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	170.95/cwt	166.00–175.00	901	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	917	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	161.47/cwt	155.00–163.00	743	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	204.52/cwt	204.00–205.00	769	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	190.46/cwt	185.00–199.00	990	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	196.21/cwt	191.00–203.00	922	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	196.21/cwt	189.00–205.00	850	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	353	194.03/cwt	190.00–198.00	685	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	620	157.54/cwt	155.00–160.00	977	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	447	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	881	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	890	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,219	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	177.87/cwt	165.50–188.00	1,003	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	153.42/cwt	153.00–153.50	1,102	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	165.20/cwt	165.00–165.25	970	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	486	172.03/cwt	166.00–175.00	836	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	154.98/cwt	151.00–159.00	967	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	903	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	835	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	160.71/cwt	154.00–171.50	849	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	474	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	758	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	73.42/cwt	69.00–76.50	841	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	63.78/cwt	60.00–69.00	630	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	54.57/cwt	50.00–58.00	549	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,327	73.31/cwt	70.00–75.00	973	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	79.77/cwt	76.00–88.50	960	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,073	64.84/cwt	62.00–68.00	696	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	35.76/cwt	29.00–45.00	336	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	687	34.78/cwt	30.00–40.00	239	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,357	81.32/cwt	75.00–87.00	1,104	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	73.24/cwt	69.00–75.50	854	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	810	44.09/cwt	40.00–48.00	357	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	765	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	444	1
Bulls	—	—	1,380	83.80/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,156	2
Bulls	—	—	1,771	110.67/cwt	108.00–114.00	1,960	4
Bulls	—	—	1,468	96.89/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,422	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	735	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	5,968	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	740	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,070	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	953	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,353	1,122.41/cwt	950.00–1,200.00	15,186	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	1,059.42/cwt	800.00–1,250.00	11,474	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	655	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	3,930	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	80.85/cwt	77.00–84.00	679	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	711	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,097	73.08/cwt	68.00–78.00	802	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	75.50/cwt	71.50–80.00	759	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	892	1,285.00/cwt	1,285.00–1,285.00	11,462	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,082	1,625.00/cwt	1,625.00–1,625.00	17,583	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	143.42/cwt	129.00–150.00	680	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	137.72/cwt	131.00–145.00	800	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	120.00/cwt	120.00–125.00	876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	135.25/cwt	130.00–137.00	834	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	558	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	815	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	435	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	475	151.69/cwt	149.00–156.00	721	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	134.00/cwt	133.00–135.00	890	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	473	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	710	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	855	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,069	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	162.78/cwt	145.00–169.00	693	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	149.48/cwt	147.00–152.00	934	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	173.33/cwt	170.00–175.00	655	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	141.50/cwt	141.50–141.50	972	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	855	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,009	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	830	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	963	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	132.51/cwt	126.00–140.00	894	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	158.39/cwt	144.00–169.00	754	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	181.54/cwt	175.00–187.00	744	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	150.56/cwt	141.00–162.00	789	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	311	185.09/cwt	167.00–195.00	576	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	711	145.41/cwt	139.00–147.00	1,034	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	157.48/cwt	151.00–164.00	885	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	637	140.36/cwt	138.00–149.00	894	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	203.50/cwt	196.00–207.00	657	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	140.02/cwt	139.00–142.00	804	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	196.34/cwt	189.00–202.00	736	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	981	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	17,175	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 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 745Last week 389Year ago 1,006

Slaughter CattleReceipts 162Last week 166Year ago 170

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 30Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	475	162.00–188.00	171.28
3	—	315	178.00–194.00	183.67
1	—	830	130.00	130.00
1	—	865	134.00	134.00
5	—	415	160.00–195.00	179.30
10	—	583	145.00–167.00	158.78
2	—	663	140.00–154.00	146.87
9	—	613	150.00–160.00	155.45
6	—	527	166.00–175.00	170.95
2	—	353	190.00–198.00	194.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	663	150.00	150.00
4	—	620	155.00–160.00	157.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	617	170.00	170.00
1	—	325	201.00	201.00
8	—	376	204.00–205.00	204.52
4	—	520	185.00–199.00	190.46
13	—	470	191.00–203.00	196.21
10	—	433	189.00–205.00	196.21
1	—	890	137.00	137.00
13	—	564	165.50–188.00	177.87
6	—	718	153.00–153.50	153.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	655	165.00	165.00
51	—	535	172.25–187.50	176.72
2	—	468	196.00	196.00
16	—	447	197.00	197.00
26	—	587	165.00–165.25	165.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	323	150.00–157.00	152.35
20	—	524	132.00–152.00	142.28
15	—	424	142.00–155.00	148.62
2	—	383	156.00–160.00	157.96
1	—	905	95.00	95.00
19	—	474	129.00–150.00	143.42
17	—	581	131.00–145.00	137.72
1	—	730	120.00–125.00	120.00
15	—	617	130.00–137.00	135.25
16	—	664	133.00–135.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	381	160.00–173.00	166.80
1	—	695	141.00	141.00
2	—	425	160.00	160.00
7	—	332	165.00–171.00	167.54
7	—	636	137.00–142.00	141.33
17	—	523	150.00–157.00	155.71
16	—	566	145.00–150.50	149.28
8	—	460	155.00–163.00	161.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	682	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	443	150.00	150.00
28	—	521	146.00–150.00	147.01
14	—	574	142.50–145.00	143.19
25	—	474	150.00–160.00	155.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	145.00	145.00
2	—	558	146.00	146.00
2	—	435	154.00	154.00
8	—	475	149.00–156.00	151.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	127.00	127.00
3	—	420	110.00–130.00	119.96
2	—	560	100.00–110.00	104.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	604	148.00	148.00
2	—	855	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	473	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	486	166.00–175.00	172.03
5	—	624	151.00–159.00	154.98
11	—	528	154.00–171.50	160.71
7	—	410	175.00–187.00	181.54
5	—	711	139.00–147.00	145.41
7	—	562	151.00–164.00	157.48
8	—	323	196.00–207.00	203.50
22	—	375	189.00–202.00	196.34
2	—	663	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	627	144.00	144.00
6	—	522	160.00	160.00
5	—	687	141.50	141.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	474	160.00	160.00
10	—	637	138.00–149.00	140.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	426	145.00–169.00	162.78
2	—	625	147.00–152.00	149.48
3	—	378	170.00–175.00	173.33
2	—	855	118.00	118.00
4	—	830	116.00	116.00
4	—	675	126.00–140.00	132.51
9	—	476	144.00–169.00	158.39
4	—	524	141.00–162.00	150.56
4	—	311	167.00–195.00	185.09
3	—	574	139.00–142.00	140.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,146	69.00–76.50	73.42
10	—	988	60.00–69.00	63.78
6	—	1,006	50.00–58.00	54.57
4	—	940	29.00–45.00	35.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,327	70.00–75.00	73.31
13	—	1,357	75.00–87.00	81.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,204	76.00–88.50	79.77
5	—	1,073	62.00–68.00	64.84
32	—	1,166	69.00–75.50	73.24
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	687	30.00–40.00	34.78
4	—	810	40.00–48.00	44.09
1	—	765	58.00	58.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,380	82.00–85.00	83.80
4	—	1,771	108.00–114.00	110.67
6	—	1,468	95.00–100.00	96.89

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	2	—	808	91.00	91.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	840	77.00–84.00	80.85
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	770	775.00	775.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	740	550.00	550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	87.00	87.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,353	950.00–1,200.00	1,122.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,083	800.00–1,250.00	1,059.42
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	900	79.00	79.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,097	68.00–78.00	73.08
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,005	71.50–80.00	75.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	655	600.00	600.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	892	1,285.00	1,285.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,082	1,625.00	1,625.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,145	1,500.00	1,500.00

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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