Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly 2.00-6.00 higher on a light test in some classes. Feeder heifers mostly 1.00-5.00 higher except the 350-450 lbs 1.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00-8.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.92/cwt on 227 head.

Average price

$158.92

227 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$855

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$320

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

$39.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.37

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	168.10	889	141
Medium and Large 1-2	605	150.46	911	24
Medium and Large 2	545	143.27	781	54
Medium and Large 3	444	128.18	569	8thin

One grade step is worth $39.92/cwt here — about $320 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 sale227 hd

158.92

—

AR average9 barns · 1,211 hd

154.55

+4.37

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	1,464	111.86	1,637	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,440	87.27	1,257	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,232	85.94	1,058	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,057	67.71	716	26

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)	1,118	$1,059	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$1,300	1thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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	—	473	168.56/cwt	165.00–172.00	797	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	155.06/cwt	145.00–160.00	1,020	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,242	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	162.48/cwt	152.00–167.50	825	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,169	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	855	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,154	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	776	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	979	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	148.86/cwt	133.00–162.00	627	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	402	170.30/cwt	169.00–180.00	685	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	144.01/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,015	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	169.35/cwt	160.00–177.00	782	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	166.85/cwt	160.00–173.00	707	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	600	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	990	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	611	163.50/cwt	155.00–167.00	999	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	863	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	916	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	135.99/cwt	134.00–138.00	929	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	150.11/cwt	140.00–155.00	712	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	125.21/cwt	118.00–132.00	419	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	504	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	862	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	158.56/cwt	140.00–171.00	896	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	837	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,268	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	163.49/cwt	155.00–170.00	850	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	181.09/cwt	175.00–184.00	607	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	178.12/cwt	173.00–186.00	1,099	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,079	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,256	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	203.39/cwt	199.00–209.00	671	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	167.41/cwt	162.00–169.00	1,095	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	192.31/cwt	188.00–197.00	804	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	168.10/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,194	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	186.67/cwt	180.00–188.00	991	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	181.22/cwt	173.00–198.00	1,029	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	790	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,067	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	163.58/cwt	157.00–165.00	1,026	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	362	183.39/cwt	180.00–185.00	664	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	342	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	800	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,080	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	920	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,159	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	59.20/cwt	55.00–63.00	664	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	81.08/cwt	77.00–88.00	903	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	43.58/cwt	35.00–50.00	390	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	90.98/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,301	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	83.55/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,211	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	90.82/cwt	88.00–96.00	1,150	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	82.51/cwt	78.00–86.00	986	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	72.27/cwt	65.00–76.00	758	10
Bulls	—	—	1,403	106.84/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,499	4
Bulls	—	—	1,532	118.78/cwt	114.00–125.00	1,820	9
Bulls	—	—	1,278	90.75/cwt	89.00–92.00	1,160	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	70.93/cwt	70.00–72.00	860	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	967	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	1,058.94/head	900.00–1,175.00	1,059	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	635	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	82.21/cwt	77.00–88.00	878	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	484	150.92/cwt	140.00–164.00	730	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	169.85/cwt	160.00–173.00	900	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	412	181.77/cwt	166.00–194.00	749	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	156.21/cwt	155.00–160.00	651	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	170.89/cwt	167.50–192.00	790	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	158.02/cwt	154.00–169.00	899	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	405	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	628	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	595	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	881	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	162.35/cwt	156.00–164.00	922	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	688	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,011	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,062	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	721	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	973	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,019	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	168.98/cwt	165.00–176.00	625	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	520	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	920	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	147.34/cwt	135.00–153.00	769	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	579	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,115	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	824	119.61/cwt	119.00–120.00	986	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	153.76/cwt	146.00–155.00	987	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	135.61/cwt	135.00–138.00	774	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	537	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	671	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	548	2

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 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 498Last week 651Year ago 263

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 105Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 35Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	165.00–172.00	168.56
3	—	658	145.00–160.00	155.06
1	—	835	140.00	140.00
1	—	855	135.00	135.00
18	—	402	169.00–180.00	170.30
6	—	611	155.00–167.00	163.50
1	—	355	175.00	175.00
8	—	565	140.00–171.00	158.56
5	—	520	155.00–170.00	163.49
3	—	335	175.00–184.00	181.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	786	158.00	158.00
5	—	576	170.00	170.00
14	—	504	171.00	171.00
4	—	646	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	140.00	140.00
3	—	575	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	178.00	178.00
1	—	845	150.00	150.00
4	—	617	173.00–186.00	178.12
2	—	775	162.00	162.00
6	—	330	199.00–209.00	203.39
2	—	360	200.00	200.00
5	—	654	162.00–169.00	167.41
2	—	418	188.00–197.00	192.31
8	—	710	160.00–170.00	168.10
8	—	531	180.00–188.00	186.67
5	—	568	173.00–198.00	181.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	508	152.00–167.50	162.48
5	—	705	140.00–145.00	144.01
9	—	462	160.00–177.00	169.35
4	—	424	160.00–173.00	166.85
14	—	568	156.00–164.00	162.35
1	—	675	151.00	151.00
9	—	370	165.00–176.00	168.98
1	—	885	126.00	126.00
1	—	770	139.00	139.00
11	—	642	146.00–155.00	153.76
2	—	313	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	421	133.00–162.00	148.86
1	—	380	141.00	141.00
2	—	683	134.00–138.00	135.99
14	—	474	140.00–155.00	150.11
4	—	721	135.00	135.00
1	—	330	155.00	155.00
14	—	522	135.00–153.00	147.34
5	—	824	119.00–120.00	119.61
1	—	620	146.00	146.00
5	—	571	135.00–138.00	135.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	600	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	562	153.50	153.50
4	—	632	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	118.00–132.00	125.21
1	—	370	135.00	135.00
1	—	445	130.00	130.00
1	—	455	135.00	135.00
3	—	537	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	155.00	155.00
1	—	595	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	688	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	520	177.00	177.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	135.00	135.00
15	—	627	157.00–165.00	163.58
3	—	362	180.00–185.00	183.39
2	—	342	195.00	195.00
2	—	800	135.00	135.00
1	—	920	126.00	126.00
20	—	530	160.00–173.00	169.85
8	—	412	166.00–194.00	181.77
11	—	462	167.50–192.00	170.89
15	—	569	154.00–169.00	158.02
1	—	685	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	484	140.00–164.00	150.92
4	—	417	155.00–160.00	156.21
1	—	385	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,122	55.00–63.00	59.20
7	—	1,114	77.00–88.00	81.08
4	—	895	35.00–50.00	43.58
10	—	1,049	65.00–76.00	72.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,430	90.00–92.00	90.98
2	—	1,450	82.00–85.00	83.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,266	88.00–96.00	90.82
14	—	1,195	78.00–86.00	82.51
2	—	1,213	70.00–72.00	70.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,403	104.00–110.00	106.84
9	—	1,532	114.00–125.00	118.78
2	—	1,278	89.00–92.00	90.75

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	93.00	93.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,118	900.00–1,175.00	1,058.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,068	77.00–88.00	82.21
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,300.00	1,300.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	76.00	76.00

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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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