Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers mixed with the better kind steady to 4.00 lower except 500-600 lbs 2.00-3.00 higher and the plainer kind steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 5.00 higher with the full advance on high dressing boner and breaker cows. Slaughter bulls steady to weak on a very light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $165.92/cwt on 196 head.

Average price

$165.92

196 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$833

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$451

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

$73.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.33

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	173.35	879	106
Medium and Large 1-2	488	166.79	814	19thin
Medium and Large 2	500	156.19	781	69
Medium and Large 3	428	100.00	428	2thin

One grade step is worth $73.35/cwt here — about $451 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 sale196 hd

165.92

—

AR average8 barns · 1,355 hd

162.60

+3.33

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	1,512	99.78	1,509	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,396	88.72	1,238	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,195	82.90	991	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,062	72.15	766	28

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)	1,053	$986	5
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$1,050	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	895	$1,125	1thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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	—	459	163.85/cwt	153.00–170.00	752	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	907	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	174.75/cwt	163.00–185.50	912	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	176.33/cwt	174.00–180.00	573	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	164.68/cwt	159.00–170.00	716	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	162.02/cwt	150.00–169.00	609	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	177.00/cwt	175.00–181.00	818	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	165.59/cwt	162.00–167.00	1,058	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	182.95/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,121	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	461	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	959	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	935	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,169	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	151.08/cwt	144.00–161.00	799	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	558	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	960	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	174.62/cwt	171.00–179.00	651	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,092	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	164.79/cwt	155.00–170.00	541	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	169.78/cwt	164.00–173.00	966	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	206.48/cwt	205.00–208.00	857	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,296	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,173	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	174.82/cwt	168.00–184.00	757	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	165.72/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,051	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	551	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,096	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	198.05/cwt	190.00–210.00	925	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	176.07/cwt	172.00–180.00	986	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	954	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	222.62/cwt	215.00–231.00	819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	192.74/cwt	188.00–194.00	1,002	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	186.20/cwt	176.00–201.00	678	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	694	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	418	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	911	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	179.22/cwt	170.00–185.00	919	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	619	155.40/cwt	153.00–156.00	962	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	165.62/cwt	161.00–170.00	1,037	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	387	201.40/cwt	197.00–215.00	779	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	662	158.64/cwt	154.00–161.00	1,050	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	88.72/cwt	84.00–92.50	1,131	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	69.24/cwt	68.00–70.00	838	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	79.52/cwt	74.00–83.00	893	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	47.92/cwt	46.00–50.00	438	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	61.63/cwt	59.00–63.00	578	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,366	91.93/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,256	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,463	81.49/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,192	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,119	81.80/cwt	80.00–86.00	915	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	73.34/cwt	65.00–78.00	803	12
Bulls	—	—	1,360	77.49/cwt	71.00–85.00	1,054	2
Bulls	—	—	1,569	105.54/cwt	99.00–109.00	1,656	3
Bulls	—	—	1,580	113.44/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,792	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	985.90/head	900.00–1,100.00	986	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	679	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	836	82.75/cwt	65.00–100.00	692	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,172	83.79/cwt	69.00–90.00	982	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,227	93.08/cwt	91.00–95.50	1,142	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	416	191.57/cwt	188.00–196.00	797	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	162.42/cwt	160.00–165.00	858	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	149.23/cwt	145.00–155.00	916	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	165.38/cwt	162.00–167.00	1,130	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	823	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	161.41/cwt	160.00–162.00	860	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	148.88/cwt	138.00–157.00	847	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	428	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	152.52/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,113	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	174.32/cwt	160.00–184.00	737	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	825	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,199	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	401	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	702	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	771	137.26/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,058	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	183.22/cwt	180.00–190.00	889	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	158.24/cwt	147.00–165.00	926	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	191.92/cwt	170.00–200.00	653	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	184.58/cwt	172.00–193.00	705	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	196.82/cwt	193.00–201.00	640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	692	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	996	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	164.79/cwt	147.00–181.00	773	6

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 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 483Last week 505Year ago 630

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 76Year ago 120

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 10Year ago 13

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	459	153.00–170.00	163.85
1	—	810	112.00	112.00
20	—	435	159.00–170.00	164.68
10	—	376	150.00–169.00	162.02
1	—	935	125.00	125.00
4	—	529	144.00–161.00	151.08
4	—	328	155.00–170.00	164.79
5	—	614	145.00–155.00	149.23
14	—	569	138.00–157.00	148.88
4	—	771	135.00–140.00	137.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	522	163.00–185.50	174.75
3	—	325	174.00–180.00	176.33
16	—	462	175.00–181.00	177.00
7	—	639	162.00–167.00	165.59
5	—	373	171.00–179.00	174.62
12	—	569	164.00–173.00	169.78
18	—	433	168.00–184.00	174.82
3	—	683	162.00–167.00	165.38
1	—	810	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	558	172.00	172.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	484	170.00	170.00
10	—	533	160.00–162.00	161.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	401	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	613	180.00–187.00	182.95
2	—	415	205.00–208.00	206.48
4	—	678	173.00	173.00
23	—	467	190.00–210.00	198.05
2	—	368	215.00–231.00	222.62
23	—	520	188.00–194.00	192.74
1	—	805	169.00	169.00
1	—	310	224.00	224.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	461	208.00	208.00
7	—	551	199.00	199.00
3	—	418	218.00	218.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	150.00	150.00
1	—	330	160.00	160.00
1	—	405	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	590	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	205.00	205.00
3	—	790	164.00	164.00
1	—	400	200.00	200.00
6	—	634	160.00–168.00	165.72
2	—	560	172.00–180.00	176.07
1	—	530	180.00	180.00
8	—	364	176.00–201.00	186.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	513	170.00–185.00	179.22
1	—	555	169.00	169.00
9	—	626	161.00–170.00	165.62
5	—	387	197.00–215.00	201.40
3	—	662	154.00–161.00	158.64
8	—	416	188.00–196.00	191.57
2	—	730	150.00–155.00	152.52
18	—	485	180.00–190.00	183.22
2	—	325	193.00–201.00	196.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	619	153.00–156.00	155.40
7	—	528	160.00–165.00	162.42
16	—	423	160.00–184.00	174.32
1	—	825	123.00	123.00
8	—	585	147.00–165.00	158.24
8	—	340	170.00–200.00	191.92
13	—	382	172.00–193.00	184.58
1	—	775	121.00	121.00
3	—	692	144.00	144.00
6	—	469	147.00–181.00	164.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	130.00	130.00
1	—	520	117.00	117.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,275	84.00–92.50	88.72
2	—	1,210	68.00–70.00	69.24
16	—	1,123	74.00–83.00	79.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	915	46.00–50.00	47.92
5	—	938	59.00–63.00	61.63
9	—	1,119	80.00–86.00	81.80
12	—	1,095	65.00–78.00	73.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,366	90.00–94.00	91.93
4	—	1,463	80.00–82.00	81.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,360	71.00–85.00	77.49
3	—	1,569	99.00–109.00	105.54
2	—	1,580	112.00–115.00	113.44

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,053	900.00–1,100.00	985.90
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	860	79.00	79.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,172	69.00–90.00	83.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,227	91.00–95.50	93.08
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	1,125.00	1,125.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	836	65.00–100.00	82.75
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,050.00	1,050.00

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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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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