Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers steady to 7.00 higher on a very light test. Feeder heifers 1.00-9.00 higher mostly 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to firm on a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $164.25/cwt on 114 head.

Average price

$164.25

114 head · 475 lb average

Value per head Derived

$780

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$294

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

$53.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.66

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	468	169.57	793	83
Medium and Large 2	496	151.16	750	30
Medium and Large 3	430	116.00	499	1thin

One grade step is worth $53.57/cwt here — about $294 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 sale114 hd

164.25

—

AR average7 barns · 1,032 hd

158.59

+5.66

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	—	High	1,645	108.43	1,783	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,461	78.31	1,144	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,227	78.00	957	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,018	61.73	628	34

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)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,358	$1,355	25
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,238	$1,138	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$823	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	785	$700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	999	$917	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,160	$860	1thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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	—	530	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	147.83/cwt	145.00–151.00	852	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,115	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	129.19/cwt	125.00–135.00	801	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	160.36/cwt	150.00–165.00	755	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	682	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,091	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	734	142.04/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,043	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	954	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	154.73/cwt	154.00–157.00	1,060	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	645	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	961	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	173.71/cwt	165.00–179.00	822	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	157.42/cwt	140.00–166.00	1,074	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	175.18/cwt	165.00–185.00	643	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	213.49/cwt	213.00–214.00	796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	163.51/cwt	162.00–165.00	1,046	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	117.82/cwt	108.00–128.00	672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	592	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,018	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	175.70/cwt	165.00–180.00	833	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,027	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	409	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	695	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	981	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	176.81/cwt	165.00–190.00	559	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,246	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	184.88/cwt	184.00–185.00	895	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	648	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,134	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	171.34/cwt	169.00–176.00	990	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	182.95/cwt	178.00–188.00	1,015	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	164.01/cwt	162.00–165.00	861	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	204.83/cwt	200.00–206.00	856	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,120	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	186.32/cwt	181.00–189.00	993	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	154.52/cwt	151.00–160.00	1,038	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	776	163.37/cwt	146.50–174.00	1,268	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	330	194.20/cwt	188.00–200.00	641	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	170.81/cwt	165.00–176.00	740	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	172.99/cwt	165.00–180.00	903	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	196.59/cwt	183.00–200.00	725	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,004	58.74/cwt	55.00–64.00	590	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	866	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	72.15/cwt	64.00–76.00	801	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	909	44.53/cwt	40.00–51.00	405	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	972	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	71.34/cwt	68.00–75.00	818	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	78.74/cwt	75.00–83.00	970	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,435	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,234	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	725	45.71/cwt	39.00–53.00	331	2
Bulls	—	—	1,788	123.49/cwt	123.00–124.00	2,208	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,456	79.45/cwt	76.00–83.50	1,157	13
Bulls	—	—	1,534	108.01/cwt	105.00–110.50	1,657	4
Bulls	—	—	1,800	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,440	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	81.79/cwt	75.00–85.00	1,029	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,358	1,355.11/head	1,275.00–1,375.00	1,355	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	822.96/head	685.00–950.00	823	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	754	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	78.24/cwt	75.00–81.00	757	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	1,138.43/head	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,138	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	999	917.36/head	825.00–1,150.00	917	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	183.83/cwt	173.00–187.00	853	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	150.05/cwt	139.00–161.00	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	886	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	186.13/cwt	171.00–200.00	785	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	169.67/cwt	166.00–173.00	981	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	158.41/cwt	155.00–166.00	594	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	168.85/cwt	150.00–176.00	1,042	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	163.37/cwt	157.00–174.00	861	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	174.51/cwt	160.00–185.00	572	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	174.33/cwt	170.00–180.00	662	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	148.46/cwt	139.00–155.00	849	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	170.99/cwt	164.00–177.00	718	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	967	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	178.00/cwt	171.00–183.00	684	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	178.11/cwt	165.00–185.00	563	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	155.92/cwt	140.00–163.00	656	4

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 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 320Last week 498Year ago 675

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 80Year ago 163

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 14Year ago 65

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	140.00	140.00
6	—	576	145.00–151.00	147.83
1	—	820	136.00	136.00
4	—	620	125.00–135.00	129.19
7	—	471	150.00–165.00	160.36
7	—	375	155.00–166.00	158.41
4	—	421	140.00–163.00	155.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	734	140.00–144.00	142.04
5	—	568	168.00	168.00
4	—	685	154.00–157.00	154.73
15	—	473	165.00–179.00	173.71
11	—	527	157.00–174.00	163.37
16	—	420	164.00–177.00	170.99
2	—	628	154.00	154.00
13	—	384	171.00–183.00	178.00
12	—	316	165.00–185.00	178.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	682	160.00	160.00
2	—	592	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	682	140.00–166.00	157.42
3	—	367	165.00–185.00	175.18
4	—	640	162.00–165.00	163.51
8	—	474	165.00–180.00	175.70
7	—	409	170.00	170.00
4	—	316	165.00–190.00	176.81
3	—	578	169.00–176.00	171.34
3	—	525	162.00–165.00	164.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	213.00–214.00	213.49
1	—	755	165.00	165.00
8	—	484	184.00–185.00	184.88
3	—	648	175.00	175.00
2	—	555	178.00–188.00	182.95
11	—	418	200.00–206.00	204.83
4	—	659	170.00	170.00
3	—	533	181.00–189.00	186.32
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	108.00–128.00	117.82
1	—	675	120.00	120.00
1	—	620	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	178.00	178.00
4	—	542	181.00	181.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	672	151.00–160.00	154.52
5	—	776	146.50–174.00	163.37
3	—	330	188.00–200.00	194.20
9	—	522	165.00–180.00	172.99
5	—	369	183.00–200.00	196.59
9	—	464	173.00–187.00	183.83
12	—	422	171.00–200.00	186.13
13	—	578	166.00–173.00	169.67
7	—	617	150.00–176.00	168.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	433	165.00–176.00	170.81
2	—	513	139.00–161.00	150.05
1	—	615	144.00	144.00
1	—	655	130.00	130.00
3	—	328	160.00–185.00	174.51
6	—	380	170.00–180.00	174.33
3	—	572	139.00–155.00	148.46

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,004	55.00–64.00	58.74
2	—	1,110	78.00	78.00
13	—	1,110	64.00–76.00	72.15
6	—	909	40.00–51.00	44.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,530	63.50	63.50
13	—	1,456	76.00–83.50	79.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,146	68.00–75.00	71.34
25	—	1,232	75.00–83.00	78.74
1	—	1,435	86.00	86.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	39.00–53.00	45.71
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,788	123.00–124.00	123.49
4	—	1,534	105.00–110.50	108.01
1	—	1,800	80.00	80.00

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)	23	—	1,258	75.00–85.00	81.79
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	25	—	1,358	1,275.00–1,375.00	1,355.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	850	685.00–950.00	822.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	75.00	75.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	785	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,238	1,125.00–1,150.00	1,138.43
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	968	75.00–81.00	78.24
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	860.00	860.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	999	825.00–1,150.00	917.36

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

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