Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend sale not reported the past two weeks.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $152.06/cwt on 221 head.

Average price

$152.06

221 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$800

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$202

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

$32.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.07

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	157.80	835	109
Medium and Large 1-2	531	152.35	809	54
Medium and Large 2	517	141.55	732	56
Medium and Large 3	505	125.50	634	2thin

One grade step is worth $32.30/cwt here — about $202 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 sale221 hd

152.06

—

AR average9 barns · 1,358 hd

143.99

+8.07

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	—	Low	1,608	92.63	1,490	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,372	69.17	949	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,205	63.78	769	49
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,011	52.54	531	65

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,345	$1,063	2thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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 1-2	—	445	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	685	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,142	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	682	124.86/cwt	118.00–134.00	852	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	666	160.47/cwt	150.00–166.00	1,069	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	164.66/cwt	164.00–170.00	550	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	524	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	820	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	140.33/cwt	139.00–142.00	1,010	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	152.57/cwt	146.00–156.00	967	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	175.93/cwt	171.00–184.00	985	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	157.39/cwt	150.00–166.00	755	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	162.09/cwt	146.00–170.00	924	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	142.17/cwt	135.00–149.00	1,028	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	161.47/cwt	154.00–165.00	1,176	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	163.50/cwt	163.50–163.50	1,007	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	178.30/cwt	175.00–181.00	940	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	585	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	394	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	709	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	829	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	167.17/cwt	165.00–170.00	879	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,062	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	502	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	853	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	167.85/cwt	161.00–171.00	651	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	126.03/cwt	125.00–127.00	842	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	139.00/cwt	128.00–145.00	737	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	151.64/cwt	145.00–159.00	945	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	165.15/cwt	150.00–170.00	707	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	140.43/cwt	133.00–148.00	791	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	157.34/cwt	140.00–166.00	684	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	165.06/cwt	161.00–170.00	698	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	709	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	624	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	145.92/cwt	143.00–151.00	982	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	153.45/cwt	140.00–160.00	494	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	150.29/cwt	136.00–157.00	628	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	149.20/cwt	148.00–150.00	574	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	944	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	781	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	671	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,154	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	797	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	928	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,373	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	187.20/cwt	185.00–194.00	709	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	734	148.15/cwt	147.00–154.00	1,087	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	899	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	888	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,110	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	989	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	450	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	155.39/cwt	150.00–159.00	965	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,150	56.50/cwt	56.50–56.50	650	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	64.10/cwt	59.50–68.00	768	33
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	53.36/cwt	47.00–58.00	646	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	70.73/cwt	68.50–74.00	867	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	924	36.41/cwt	25.00–44.00	336	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	612	25.54/cwt	16.00–35.00	156	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	54.21/cwt	48.00–58.00	568	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	70.85/cwt	68.50–74.50	829	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,097	63.07/cwt	58.50–66.00	692	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	595	37.86/cwt	35.00–40.00	225	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,271	66.92/cwt	65.00–68.00	851	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,452	71.83/cwt	69.50–76.50	1,043	9
Bulls	—	—	1,120	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	896	1
Bulls	—	—	1,860	103.74/cwt	98.00–109.00	1,930	2
Bulls	—	—	1,606	91.26/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,466	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	704	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	1,063.20/head	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,063	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	63.09/cwt	60.00–67.00	532	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,142	73.10/cwt	65.50–84.00	835	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	811	125.18/cwt	121.00–126.00	1,015	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	733	122.02/cwt	120.00–124.00	894	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	769	135.01/cwt	133.00–137.00	1,038	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	180.68/cwt	180.00–182.00	566	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	152.61/cwt	137.00–159.00	803	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	167.68/cwt	155.00–179.00	553	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	758	126.98/cwt	125.00–129.00	963	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	158.00/cwt	150.00–166.00	616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	156.76/cwt	150.00–163.00	735	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	300	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	139.81/cwt	135.00–148.00	864	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	775	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	855	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	148.35/cwt	140.00–158.00	835	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	157.64/cwt	148.00–161.00	899	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	143.90/cwt	135.00–155.00	684	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	820	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,181	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	705	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,068	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	126.72/cwt	119.00–131.50	912	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	—	740	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,029	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	140.31/cwt	130.00–148.00	859	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	150.73/cwt	146.00–154.00	867	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	592	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	156.06/cwt	148.00–160.50	836	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	163.28/cwt	156.00–168.00	792	17

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 Jul 27, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 520Last week 450Year ago 424

Slaughter CattleReceipts 163Last week 200Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 18Year ago 20

Compared to last week: No trend sale not reported the past two weeks.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	445	154.00	154.00
7	—	479	148.00	148.00
4	—	390	160.00	160.00
5	—	640	147.50	147.50
7	—	504	155.00	155.00
20	—	575	146.00–154.00	150.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	334	164.00–170.00	164.66
6	—	720	139.00–142.00	140.33
9	—	388	161.00–171.00	167.85
6	—	623	145.00–159.00	151.64
10	—	423	161.00–170.00	165.06
5	—	673	143.00–151.00	145.92
12	—	570	148.00–161.00	157.64
21	—	536	148.00–160.50	156.06
17	—	485	156.00–168.00	163.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	524	156.50	156.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	125.00–127.00	126.03
10	—	530	128.00–145.00	139.00
6	—	563	133.00–148.00	140.43
5	—	322	140.00–160.00	153.45
1	—	750	114.00	114.00
6	—	418	136.00–157.00	150.29
5	—	385	148.00–150.00	149.20
10	—	475	135.00–155.00	143.90
5	—	720	119.00–131.50	126.72
5	—	612	130.00–148.00	140.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	820	144.00	144.00
7	—	705	151.50	151.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	125.00	125.00
1	—	470	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	688	166.00	166.00
7	—	616	163.50	163.50
5	—	316	185.00	185.00
6	—	394	180.00	180.00
4	—	479	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	666	150.00–166.00	160.47
4	—	634	146.00–156.00	152.57
3	—	480	150.00–166.00	157.39
4	—	570	146.00–170.00	162.09
2	—	723	135.00–149.00	142.17
7	—	526	165.00–170.00	167.17
4	—	428	150.00–170.00	165.15
1	—	375	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	560	171.00–184.00	175.93
3	—	728	154.00–165.00	161.47
3	—	527	175.00–181.00	178.30
1	—	445	179.00	179.00
4	—	928	148.00	148.00
4	—	379	185.00–194.00	187.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	600	177.00	177.00
5	—	502	170.00	170.00
8	—	671	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	682	118.00–134.00	124.86
12	—	435	140.00–166.00	157.34
6	—	811	121.00–126.00	125.18
2	—	733	120.00–124.00	122.02
9	—	526	137.00–159.00	152.61
3	—	330	155.00–179.00	167.68
2	—	758	125.00–129.00	126.98
2	—	390	150.00–166.00	158.00
9	—	469	150.00–163.00	156.76
5	—	618	135.00–148.00	139.81
7	—	563	140.00–158.00	148.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	734	147.00–154.00	148.15
5	—	580	155.00	155.00
4	—	888	125.00	125.00
2	—	668	148.00	148.00
1	—	450	169.00	169.00
10	—	621	150.00–159.00	155.39
6	—	769	133.00–137.00	135.01
3	—	313	180.00–182.00	180.68
2	—	528	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	133.00	133.00
1	—	385	131.00	131.00
1	—	300	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	515	150.50	150.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	56.50	56.50
5	—	1,271	65.00–68.00	66.92
9	—	1,452	69.50–76.50	71.83
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,198	59.50–68.00	64.10
7	—	1,211	47.00–58.00	53.36
9	—	1,226	68.50–74.00	70.73
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	924	25.00–44.00	36.41
19	—	1,047	48.00–58.00	54.21
6	—	1,170	68.50–74.50	70.85
20	—	1,097	58.50–66.00	63.07
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	612	16.00–35.00	25.54
2	—	595	35.00–40.00	37.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	80.00	80.00
2	—	1,860	98.00–109.00	103.74
7	—	1,606	88.00–94.00	91.26

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	70.00	70.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,345	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,063.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,142	65.50–84.00	73.10
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	843	60.00–67.00	63.09

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

North Arkansas Livestock - GreenForest, AR

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle