Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher on a light test in some classes. Feeder heifers steady to 8.00 higher mostly 4.00-7.00 higher. Had two loads of green open yearling heifers that sold good. Slaughter cows 7.00-11.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 6.00-7.00 higher on a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $159.44/cwt on 345 head.

Average price

$159.44

345 head · 579 lb average

Value per head Derived

$923

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$721

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 4

$75.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.60

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	633	165.09	1,045	164
Medium and Large 1	538	160.58	865	125
Medium and Large 2	525	143.31	753	51
Medium and Large 3	358	123.29	442	3thin
Medium and Large 4	360	90.00	324	2thin

One grade step is worth $75.09/cwt here — about $721 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 sale345 hd

159.44

—

AR average8 barns · 1,508 hd

152.84

+6.60

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	1,716	98.14	1,685	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,386	81.80	1,134	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,209	78.89	954	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,035	69.62	721	20

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)	1,264	$1,123	12
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,155	$750	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	799	$1,467	13
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,325	$1,500	2thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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 1-2	—	678	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,153	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	170.35/cwt	160.00–177.00	796	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,166	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	638	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	173.37/cwt	163.00–179.00	591	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	166.14/cwt	156.00–174.00	701	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	164.04/cwt	158.00–169.00	779	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	130.93/cwt	115.00–140.00	885	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	137.10/cwt	130.00–143.00	731	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	412	172.29/cwt	167.00–176.00	710	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	178.09/cwt	175.00–184.00	940	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	189.70/cwt	181.00–202.00	812	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	153.05/cwt	150.00–157.00	940	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	150.50/cwt	137.00–159.00	704	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	137.90/cwt	130.00–150.00	792	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	865	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,055	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	160.36/cwt	154.00–165.00	839	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	160.08/cwt	154.00–162.50	906	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	787	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	984	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	506	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	640	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	989	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	156.74/cwt	149.00–167.00	671	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	510	151.00/cwt	149.00–153.00	770	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	136.24/cwt	131.00–142.00	1,049	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	972	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	147.60/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,077	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,009	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	886	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,435	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,199	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	175.00/cwt	169.00–177.00	971	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	166.69/cwt	158.00–171.00	888	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	163.50/cwt	160.00–165.00	996	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	165.83/cwt	159.00–171.00	1,103	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	167.55/cwt	159.00–176.00	658	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	163.97/cwt	154.00–169.00	944	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	147.25/cwt	142.00–160.00	907	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	192.28/cwt	185.00–203.00	723	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	181.11/cwt	163.00–185.00	1,101	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	179.97/cwt	176.00–185.00	846	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,212	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	195.61/cwt	181.00–207.00	646	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	172.53/cwt	166.00–184.00	807	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,022	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	157.14/cwt	155.00–162.00	885	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	921	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	785	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	981	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	73.07/cwt	67.00–76.50	845	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	68.10/cwt	62.00–75.00	704	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	55.12/cwt	50.00–60.00	499	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	971	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,101	78.40/cwt	75.00–84.00	863	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,401	82.93/cwt	79.00–86.00	1,162	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	82.01/cwt	77.00–92.50	1,014	28
Bulls	—	—	1,853	98.16/cwt	96.50–100.00	1,819	2
Bulls	—	—	1,300	78.27/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,018	2
Bulls	—	—	1,903	111.38/cwt	110.00–112.00	2,120	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	71.49/cwt	71.00–72.00	781	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	799	1,467.48/head	1,450.00–1,475.00	1,467	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,264	1,123.17/head	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,123	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	453	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	608	137.74/cwt	128.00–145.00	837	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	182.14/cwt	180.00–193.00	776	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	987	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	127.49/cwt	125.00–130.00	584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	508	159.29/cwt	156.00–164.00	809	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	152.58/cwt	150.00–155.00	584	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	156.44/cwt	155.00–160.00	673	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	153.80/cwt	145.00–161.00	578	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	161.50/cwt	161.50–161.50	698	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	135.70/cwt	130.00–139.00	837	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	631	158.50/cwt	158.50–158.50	1,000	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	677	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,046	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	789	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,128	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	122.43/cwt	120.00–125.00	410	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	598	169.75/cwt	169.75–169.75	1,015	76
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,049	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	724	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,028	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	675	163.25/cwt	163.25–163.25	1,102	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 4	—	360	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	324	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	154.05/cwt	151.00–157.00	478	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	587	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	945	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	170.79/cwt	150.00–185.00	560	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	797	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	392	134.21/cwt	120.00–141.00	526	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	894	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	147.20/cwt	130.00–155.00	773	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	146.53/cwt	144.00–150.00	1,059	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	357	179.68/cwt	175.00–182.00	641	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	726	128.98/cwt	125.00–132.00	936	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	466	155.35/cwt	150.00–165.00	724	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	869	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 Aug 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 651Last week 520Year ago 839

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 163Year ago 127

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 10Year ago 65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	678	170.00	170.00
12	—	583	173.00	173.00
10	—	609	160.00–165.00	163.50
6	—	782	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	467	160.00–177.00	170.35
10	—	422	156.00–174.00	166.14
2	—	730	140.00–155.00	147.60
1	—	300	175.00	175.00
4	—	533	158.00–171.00	166.69
2	—	393	159.00–176.00	167.55
10	—	576	154.00–169.00	163.97
5	—	616	142.00–160.00	147.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	192.00	192.00
7	—	528	175.00–184.00	178.09
10	—	428	181.00–202.00	189.70
7	—	886	162.00	162.00
1	—	805	149.00	149.00
14	—	555	169.00–177.00	175.00
8	—	665	159.00–171.00	165.83
7	—	376	185.00–203.00	192.28
6	—	608	163.00–185.00	181.11
8	—	470	176.00–185.00	179.97
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	149.00–153.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	134.00	134.00
6	—	375	170.00	170.00
14	—	341	163.00–179.00	173.37
13	—	475	158.00–169.00	164.04
7	—	412	167.00–176.00	172.29
8	—	614	150.00–157.00	153.05
21	—	523	154.00–165.00	160.36
27	—	566	154.00–162.50	160.08
3	—	770	131.00–142.00	136.24
2	—	670	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	676	115.00–140.00	130.93
4	—	533	130.00–143.00	137.10
9	—	468	137.00–159.00	150.50
10	—	574	130.00–150.00	137.90
1	—	865	122.00	122.00
3	—	787	125.00	125.00
6	—	428	149.00–167.00	156.74
8	—	376	145.00–161.00	153.80
3	—	617	130.00–139.00	135.70
1	—	725	120.00	120.00
2	—	310	151.00–157.00	154.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	125.00	125.00
2	—	335	120.00–125.00	122.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	640	154.50	154.50
76	—	598	169.75	169.75
7	—	724	142.00	142.00
72	—	675	163.25	163.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	432	161.50	161.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	631	158.50	158.50
7	—	677	154.50	154.50
6	—	789	143.00	143.00
6	—	587	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 4$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	181.00–207.00	195.61
3	—	468	166.00–184.00	172.53
1	—	780	131.00	131.00
6	—	563	155.00–162.00	157.14
2	—	635	145.00	145.00
6	—	426	180.00–193.00	182.14
6	—	508	156.00–164.00	159.29
1	—	690	152.00	152.00
4	—	723	144.00–150.00	146.53
3	—	357	175.00–182.00	179.68
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	608	128.00–145.00	137.74
1	—	765	129.00	129.00
2	—	383	150.00–155.00	152.58
7	—	430	155.00–160.00	156.44
6	—	328	150.00–185.00	170.79
1	—	590	135.00	135.00
12	—	525	130.00–155.00	147.20
4	—	726	125.00–132.00	128.98
5	—	466	150.00–165.00	155.35
1	—	695	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	129.00	129.00
2	—	458	125.00–130.00	127.49
3	—	392	120.00–141.00	134.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	600	149.00	149.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,156	67.00–76.50	73.07
28	—	1,237	77.00–92.50	82.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,034	62.00–75.00	68.10
4	—	905	50.00–60.00	55.12
8	—	1,101	75.00–84.00	78.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,295	75.00	75.00
6	—	1,401	79.00–86.00	82.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,853	96.50–100.00	98.16
2	—	1,300	75.00–81.00	78.27
3	—	1,903	110.00–112.00	111.38

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)	2	—	1,093	71.00–72.00	71.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	1,264	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,123.17
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	905	50.00	50.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	—	799	1,450.00–1,475.00	1,467.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,325	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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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

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Slaughter Cattle

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