Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers 2.00-9.00 lower on a very light or no test in some classes. Slaughter cows 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00-3.00 lower on a light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $172.51/cwt on 78 head.

Average price

$172.51

78 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$910

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$321

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

$66.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.69

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	472	190.87	901	14thin
Medium and Large 1-2	532	179.80	956	26
Medium and Large 2	552	163.85	905	35
Medium and Large 3	465	124.67	580	3thin

One grade step is worth $66.20/cwt here — about $321 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 sale78 hd

172.51

—

AR average7 barns · 996 hd

171.81

+0.69

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	1,404	94.84	1,331	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,213	79.25	961	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,035	73.13	757	7thin

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)	1,032	$1,075	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	957	$1,500	3thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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	—	585	138.02/cwt	130.00–142.00	807	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	600	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	894	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	163.88/cwt	150.00–175.00	769	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,065	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	162.53/cwt	158.00–168.00	783	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	608	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,034	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	166.75/cwt	165.00–169.00	975	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	878	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	175.95/cwt	172.00–177.00	989	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	167.41/cwt	155.00–183.00	717	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,108	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	521	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	182.60/cwt	182.00–183.00	953	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,222	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,053	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	162.16/cwt	155.00–164.00	1,088	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	170.49/cwt	161.00–180.00	893	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,109	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	191.04/cwt	183.00–195.00	974	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,019	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	956	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	151.38/cwt	143.00–160.00	515	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	821	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	408	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	535	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,012	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	202.23/cwt	201.00–206.00	698	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	666	151.43/cwt	147.00–164.00	1,009	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	161.18/cwt	158.00–166.00	917	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	168.28/cwt	161.00–172.00	870	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	79.04/cwt	76.00–81.00	781	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,045	73.96/cwt	70.00–80.00	773	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	745	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	662	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,078	70.60/cwt	69.00–73.00	761	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,344	84.65/cwt	80.00–87.50	1,138	6
Bulls	—	—	1,553	101.69/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,579	2
Bulls	—	—	1,173	82.69/cwt	71.00–88.00	970	5
Bulls	—	—	1,688	110.53/cwt	108.00–113.00	1,866	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,032	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	83.54/cwt	83.00–84.00	955	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	957	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	168.29/cwt	158.00–171.00	791	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	163.86/cwt	161.00–168.00	852	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	144.13/cwt	140.00–150.00	614	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	883	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,166	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	825	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	658	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	606	165.04/cwt	162.00–170.00	1,000	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	173.53/cwt	172.00–174.00	838	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	125.54/cwt	110.00–140.00	521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,110	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	460	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	174.49/cwt	174.00–175.00	590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	146.13/cwt	135.00–160.00	699	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	409	149.11/cwt	135.00–155.00	610	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	137.88/cwt	131.00–145.00	734	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	171.72/cwt	169.00–174.00	620	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	843	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	162.58/cwt	158.00–172.00	712	3

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 Sep 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 237Last week 696Year ago 587

Slaughter CattleReceipts 35Last week 115Year ago 118

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 35Year ago 55

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers 2.00-9.00 lower on a very light or no test in some classes. Slaughter cows 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00-3.00 lower on a light test.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	585	130.00–142.00	138.02
1	—	370	140.00	140.00
2	—	340	143.00–160.00	151.38
1	—	630	140.00	140.00
5	—	478	135.00–160.00	146.13
7	—	409	135.00–155.00	149.11
1	—	660	129.00	129.00
5	—	532	131.00–145.00	137.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	482	158.00–168.00	162.53
1	—	780	142.00	142.00
1	—	625	153.00	153.00
2	—	670	151.00	151.00
1	—	520	155.00	155.00
2	—	338	174.00–175.00	174.49
4	—	361	169.00–174.00	171.72
3	—	438	158.00–172.00	162.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	110.00–140.00	125.54
1	—	465	125.00	125.00
1	—	350	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	558	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	469	150.00–175.00	163.88
1	—	630	169.00	169.00
4	—	585	165.00–169.00	166.75
4	—	428	155.00–183.00	167.41
1	—	820	149.00	149.00
1	—	365	159.00	159.00
7	—	671	155.00–164.00	162.16
8	—	524	161.00–180.00	170.49
1	—	755	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	103.00	103.00
1	—	420	124.00	124.00
1	—	470	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	205.00	205.00
1	—	560	188.00	188.00
1	—	645	172.00	172.00
3	—	510	183.00–195.00	191.04
1	—	460	185.00	185.00
2	—	380	216.00	216.00
2	—	408	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	485	181.00	181.00
10	—	562	172.00–177.00	175.95
12	—	522	182.00–183.00	182.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	345	201.00–206.00	202.23
6	—	666	147.00–164.00	151.43
1	—	405	187.00	187.00
8	—	569	158.00–166.00	161.18
1	—	710	149.00	149.00
8	—	517	161.00–172.00	168.28
3	—	883	132.00	132.00
4	—	606	162.00–170.00	165.04
13	—	483	172.00–174.00	173.53
1	—	750	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	146.00	146.00
1	—	315	170.00	170.00
5	—	470	158.00–171.00	168.29
6	—	520	161.00–168.00	163.86
4	—	426	140.00–150.00	144.13
1	—	825	120.00	120.00
2	—	658	115.00	115.00
1	—	620	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	988	76.00–81.00	79.04
1	—	1,050	63.00	63.00
3	—	1,078	69.00–73.00	70.60
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,045	70.00–80.00	73.96
1	—	1,095	68.00	68.00
6	—	1,344	80.00–87.50	84.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,553	100.00–104.00	101.69
5	—	1,173	71.00–88.00	82.69
3	—	1,688	108.00–113.00	110.53

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)	3	—	1,032	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,143	83.00–84.00	83.54
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	957	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

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Steers · 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