Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 4.00-7.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs steady to 8.00 higher yearlings over 600 lbs 6.00-12.00 higher. Supply light and demand good. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to firm.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $166.89/cwt on 192 head.

Average price

$166.89

192 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$910

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$300

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

$37.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.57

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	172.35	894	123
Medium and Large 1-2	756	161.00	1,217	29
Medium and Large 2	475	154.85	736	39
Medium and Large 3	440	135.00	594	1thin

One grade step is worth $37.35/cwt here — about $300 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 sale192 hd

166.89

—

AR average8 barns · 984 hd

161.31

+5.57

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	1,481	109.42	1,621	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,463	79.98	1,170	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,204	79.50	957	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	959	62.94	603	27

Every lot, as filed

81 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	—	713	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,198	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	189.14/cwt	189.00–190.00	910	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	189.49/cwt	181.00–191.00	1,080	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	652	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	555	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	148.03/cwt	147.00–150.00	903	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	162.46/cwt	145.00–170.00	786	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	770	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,078	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	899	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	168.43/cwt	152.00–173.50	1,041	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	161.52/cwt	160.00–168.00	693	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	178.59/cwt	169.00–186.00	670	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	177.32/cwt	168.00–184.00	817	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	865	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	164.76/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,043	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	952	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	175.95/cwt	169.00–183.00	1,152	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	218.59/cwt	216.00–221.00	728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	949	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	794	173.74/cwt	169.00–175.50	1,379	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	183.59/cwt	180.00–186.00	852	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	180.40/cwt	174.00–187.00	550	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	186.50/cwt	185.00–188.00	634	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	179.47/cwt	165.00–183.00	844	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,411	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	191.95/cwt	182.00–206.00	975	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	162.54/cwt	157.00–168.00	1,122	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	180.68/cwt	174.00–186.50	1,135	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,295	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	212.50/cwt	212.00–214.00	897	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	166.98/cwt	151.00–176.00	953	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	217.54/cwt	212.00–226.00	827	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	175.47/cwt	169.00–183.00	914	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	869	129.25/cwt	128.50–130.00	1,123	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	476	168.39/cwt	150.00–181.00	802	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	178.32/cwt	170.00–181.00	1,024	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	731	152.33/cwt	143.00–155.00	1,114	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	79.42/cwt	75.00–82.00	971	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	69.57/cwt	69.00–70.00	783	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	884	56.25/cwt	54.00–60.00	497	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	72.56/cwt	65.00–78.00	722	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,214	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	83.71/cwt	82.00–86.00	987	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	50.71/cwt	50.00–53.00	517	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	82.37/cwt	79.00–86.00	943	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,467	79.17/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,161	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	645	28.02/cwt	15.00–37.00	181	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	660	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	330	1
Bulls	—	—	1,723	124.04/cwt	113.00–134.00	2,137	5
Bulls	—	—	1,419	105.92/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,503	6
Bulls	—	—	1,063	83.40/cwt	74.00–92.00	887	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	812	91.51/cwt	87.00–98.00	743	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	833	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	727	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,107	83.70/cwt	76.00–87.00	927	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	83.40/cwt	82.00–85.00	955	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	187.56/cwt	186.00–189.00	887	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	191.85/cwt	190.00–193.00	829	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	386	198.28/cwt	193.00–200.00	765	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	602	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,017	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	152.50/cwt	150.00–153.00	859	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	157.49/cwt	155.00–160.00	808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	175.04/cwt	170.00–178.00	656	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	643	153.24/cwt	145.00–156.00	985	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	168.35/cwt	165.00–170.00	732	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	855	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	995	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,045	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	309	150.03/cwt	149.00–151.00	464	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	151.18/cwt	135.00–163.00	783	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	161.42/cwt	161.00–164.00	1,101	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	167.23/cwt	165.00–168.00	947	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	756	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,217	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	158.28/cwt	140.00–165.00	590	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	171.57/cwt	160.00–181.00	897	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	154.57/cwt	145.00–164.00	1,121	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	180.41/cwt	175.00–186.50	778	27

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 24, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 505Last week 320Year ago 161

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 104Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 65Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	713	168.00	168.00
4	—	558	170.00	170.00
48	—	794	169.00–175.50	173.74
10	—	464	180.00–186.00	183.59
5	—	910	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	481	189.00–190.00	189.14
12	—	570	181.00–191.00	189.49
2	—	655	169.00–183.00	175.95
2	—	333	216.00–221.00	218.59
7	—	508	182.00–206.00	191.95
21	—	628	174.00–186.50	180.68
4	—	740	175.00	175.00
4	—	422	212.00–214.00	212.50
3	—	380	212.00–226.00	217.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	153.00	153.00
6	—	633	160.00–170.00	164.76
2	—	420	195.00	195.00
2	—	340	185.00–188.00	186.50
7	—	470	165.00–183.00	179.47
2	—	690	157.00–168.00	162.54
9	—	571	151.00–176.00	166.98
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	207.00	207.00
7	—	521	169.00–183.00	175.47
4	—	869	128.50–130.00	129.25
11	—	574	170.00–181.00	178.32
9	—	731	143.00–155.00	152.33
13	—	473	186.00–189.00	187.56
8	—	432	190.00–193.00	191.85
4	—	386	193.00–200.00	198.28
2	—	602	169.00	169.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	476	150.00–181.00	168.39
6	—	563	150.00–153.00	152.50
2	—	513	155.00–160.00	157.49
6	—	375	170.00–178.00	175.04
4	—	643	145.00–156.00	153.24
3	—	435	165.00–170.00	168.35
1	—	855	117.00	117.00
1	—	330	183.00	183.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	610	147.00–150.00	148.03
8	—	484	145.00–170.00	162.46
3	—	580	155.00	155.00
6	—	429	160.00–168.00	161.52
2	—	685	139.00	139.00
1	—	995	105.00	105.00
4	—	309	149.00–151.00	150.03
3	—	518	135.00–163.00	151.18
9	—	373	140.00–165.00	158.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	618	152.00–173.50	168.43
15	—	375	169.00–186.00	178.59
13	—	461	168.00–184.00	177.32
3	—	305	174.00–187.00	180.40
7	—	682	161.00–164.00	161.42
4	—	566	165.00–168.00	167.23
19	—	523	160.00–181.00	171.57
10	—	725	145.00–164.00	154.57
27	—	431	175.00–186.50	180.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	756	161.00	161.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,223	75.00–82.00	79.42
2	—	1,125	69.00–70.00	69.57
5	—	1,179	82.00–86.00	83.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	884	54.00–60.00	56.25
10	—	995	65.00–78.00	72.56
4	—	1,020	50.00–53.00	50.71
5	—	1,145	79.00–86.00	82.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,445	84.00	84.00
5	—	1,467	75.00–82.00	79.17
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	645	15.00–37.00	28.02
1	—	660	50.00	50.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,723	113.00–134.00	124.04
6	—	1,419	101.00–109.00	105.92
2	—	1,063	74.00–92.00	83.40

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	3	—	812	87.00–98.00	91.51
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	85.00	85.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	865	84.00	84.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,107	76.00–87.00	83.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,145	82.00–85.00	83.40

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

North Arkansas Livestock - GreenForest, AR

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Slaughter Cattle

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