Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs mostly steady to 4.00 lower than last weeks very light test not enough over 600 lbs for a trend last week. Had several yearlings and some Value Added cattle that were in good demand including 4 loads of 7 to 8 weight yearling steers. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $176.17/cwt on 899 head.

Average price

$176.17

899 head · 658 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,158

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$551

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

$26.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.93

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	610	182.60	1,113	323
Medium and Large 1-2	737	173.71	1,280	426
Medium and Large 2	537	169.41	909	149
Medium and Large 3	360	156.00	562	1thin

One grade step is worth $26.60/cwt here — about $551 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 sale899 hd

176.17

—

AR average7 barns · 1,587 hd

170.24

+5.93

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	1,547	102.53	1,586	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,446	80.66	1,167	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,241	72.32	898	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,025	63.70	653	11

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 (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$950	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$934	4thin

Every lot, as filed

123 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	—	526	176.86/cwt	175.00–188.00	930	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	182.53/cwt	160.00–190.00	611	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	564	162.81/cwt	151.00–169.00	918	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	187.69/cwt	173.00–195.00	798	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	154.36/cwt	149.00–157.00	1,045	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	171.25/cwt	171.25–171.25	1,476	163
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	717	155.93/cwt	140.00–160.00	1,118	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	562	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	684	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,115	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	849	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	910	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,329	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	789	163.18/cwt	141.00–165.50	1,287	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	169.46/cwt	158.00–176.00	893	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	170.07/cwt	155.00–180.00	810	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	172.38/cwt	161.00–185.00	648	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	168.48/cwt	155.00–170.00	741	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	157.67/cwt	155.00–163.00	962	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	521	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	860	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	438	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	679	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	601	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	841	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	860	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,281	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	375	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	638	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	480	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	659	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,048	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	161.27/cwt	149.00–174.00	766	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	165.04/cwt	164.00–166.00	710	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	188.24/cwt	175.00–197.00	973	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	360	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	601	155.50/cwt	155.00–157.50	935	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	201.82/cwt	192.00–208.00	644	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	175.39/cwt	170.00–177.50	1,324	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	197.63/cwt	194.00–201.00	715	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	169.25/cwt	166.00–180.00	993	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	734	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,285	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	768	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	821	163.65/cwt	160.00–164.50	1,344	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	167.32/cwt	162.75–172.00	1,278	118
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	322	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	673	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	722	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	183.20/cwt	165.00–189.00	1,140	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	178.84/cwt	165.00–181.50	1,209	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	568	192.80/cwt	188.00–194.00	1,095	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	439	208.62/cwt	206.00–213.00	916	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	630	180.26/cwt	170.00–184.00	1,136	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	171.74/cwt	169.00–174.00	1,219	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	182.78/cwt	176.00–186.00	857	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	183.76/cwt	170.00–192.00	1,047	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	609	171.01/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,041	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	467	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	934	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	483	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,019	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	433	176.31/cwt	175.00–178.00	763	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	538	175.89/cwt	175.00–177.00	946	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	626	185.32/cwt	181.00–187.00	1,160	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	516	200.37/cwt	195.00–203.00	1,034	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	758	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,175	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	173.77/cwt	168.00–178.00	737	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	152.56/cwt	140.00–159.00	931	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	194.48/cwt	193.00–196.00	632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	810	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,045	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	166.91/cwt	162.00–169.00	796	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	59.72/cwt	54.00–64.00	575	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	68.48/cwt	66.00–72.00	753	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	798	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	74.65/cwt	68.50–79.00	913	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,510	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	1,238	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,173	76.11/cwt	73.00–79.00	893	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,583	82.94/cwt	80.50–87.00	1,313	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	619	1
Bulls	—	—	1,703	108.71/cwt	107.00–111.00	1,851	4
Bulls	—	—	1,485	100.06/cwt	92.00–107.00	1,486	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	745	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	767	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	933.91/head	800.00–1,085.00	934	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	949.55/head	925.00–975.00	950	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	720	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	71.99/cwt	67.00–76.00	713	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	584	141.84/cwt	140.00–146.00	828	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	147.59/cwt	140.00–155.00	766	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	156.86/cwt	145.00–164.00	740	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	822	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	913	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	164.16/cwt	160.00–167.00	870	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	671	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	960	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,002	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	166.83/cwt	145.00–179.00	692	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	735	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	919	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	321	184.82/cwt	172.00–189.00	593	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	646	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	904	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	585	159.43/cwt	158.00–161.50	933	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	500	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	815	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	156.20/cwt	140.00–163.00	897	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	785	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	149.92/cwt	144.00–156.00	928	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	557	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	874	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	158.95/cwt	155.00–167.00	599	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	161.39/cwt	159.00–163.00	696	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	147.78/cwt	135.00–159.00	566	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	138.09/cwt	125.00–146.00	726	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	145.47/cwt	135.00–154.00	701	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,074	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	154.72/cwt	148.00–157.00	710	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	563	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	652	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	120.98/cwt	110.00–130.00	379	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	154.96/cwt	147.00–164.00	812	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	135.82/cwt	119.00–145.00	864	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	144.64/cwt	140.00–150.00	466	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	460	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	764	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	133.56/cwt	132.00–135.00	494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	142.75/cwt	135.00–154.00	621	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	153.11/cwt	149.00–156.50	865	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	446	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	758	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,225	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	493	114.73/cwt	100.00–120.00	566	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	115.17/cwt	100.00–130.00	501	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	442	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	135.30/cwt	130.00–144.00	769	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	172.24/cwt	150.00–180.00	655	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	155.90/cwt	150.00–160.00	887	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	868	17

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 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,580Last week 237Year ago 570

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 35Year ago 106

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 8Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	526	175.00–188.00	176.86
163	—	862	171.25	171.25
9	—	684	163.00	163.00
14	—	464	183.00	183.00
13	—	587	166.00–180.00	169.25
35	—	734	175.00	175.00
8	—	384	200.00	200.00
118	—	764	162.75–172.00	167.32
4	—	410	176.00	176.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	335	160.00–190.00	182.53
11	—	564	151.00–169.00	162.81
3	—	677	149.00–157.00	154.36
5	—	717	140.00–160.00	155.93
1	—	910	146.00	146.00
11	—	789	141.00–165.50	163.18
27	—	527	158.00–176.00	169.46
16	—	476	155.00–180.00	170.07
5	—	376	161.00–185.00	172.38
13	—	440	155.00–170.00	168.48
3	—	610	155.00–163.00	157.67
1	—	860	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	425	173.00–195.00	187.69
1	—	855	155.00	155.00
29	—	517	175.00–197.00	188.24
4	—	319	192.00–208.00	201.82
43	—	755	170.00–177.50	175.39
4	—	362	194.00–201.00	197.63
16	—	821	160.00–164.50	163.65
39	—	622	165.00–189.00	183.20
29	—	676	165.00–181.50	178.84
45	—	710	169.00–174.00	171.74
26	—	469	176.00–186.00	182.78
21	—	570	170.00–192.00	183.76
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	322	209.00	209.00
15	—	467	200.00	200.00
21	—	626	181.00–187.00	185.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	568	188.00–194.00	192.80
13	—	439	206.00–213.00	208.62
10	—	630	170.00–184.00	180.26
9	—	483	211.00	211.00
12	—	516	195.00–203.00	200.37
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	609	170.00–175.00	171.01
14	—	433	175.00–178.00	176.31
9	—	538	175.00–177.00	175.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	521	165.00	165.00
6	—	375	170.00	170.00
6	—	659	159.00	159.00
15	—	601	155.00–157.50	155.50
5	—	557	157.00	157.00
5	—	460	166.00	166.00
7	—	446	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	601	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	475	149.00–174.00	161.27
18	—	430	164.00–166.00	165.04
24	—	574	140.00–163.00	156.20
8	—	619	144.00–156.00	149.92
6	—	377	155.00–167.00	158.95
7	—	684	157.00	157.00
37	—	524	147.00–164.00	154.96
2	—	845	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	646	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	585	158.00–161.50	159.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	510	154.00	154.00
24	—	431	159.00–163.00	161.39
23	—	459	148.00–157.00	154.72
8	—	363	155.00	155.00
11	—	565	149.00–156.50	153.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	383	135.00–159.00	147.78
10	—	526	125.00–146.00	138.09
27	—	482	135.00–154.00	145.47
2	—	652	130.00	130.00
1	—	700	138.00	138.00
5	—	636	119.00–145.00	135.82
7	—	322	140.00–150.00	144.64
19	—	435	135.00–154.00	142.75
7	—	568	130.00–144.00	135.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	313	110.00–130.00	120.98
2	—	370	132.00–135.00	133.56
4	—	493	100.00–120.00	114.73
4	—	435	100.00–130.00	115.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	442	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	758	155.00	155.00
5	—	424	168.00–178.00	173.77
12	—	610	140.00–159.00	152.56
2	—	325	193.00–196.00	194.48
1	—	810	129.00	129.00
13	—	477	162.00–169.00	166.91
9	—	530	160.00–167.00	164.16
1	—	655	153.00	153.00
1	—	735	125.00	125.00
1	—	380	186.00	186.00
14	—	569	150.00–160.00	155.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	584	140.00–146.00	141.84
10	—	519	140.00–155.00	147.59
10	—	472	145.00–164.00	156.86
2	—	715	115.00	115.00
1	—	625	146.00	146.00
16	—	415	145.00–179.00	166.83
5	—	321	172.00–189.00	184.82
13	—	380	150.00–180.00	172.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	671	143.00	143.00
6	—	500	163.00	163.00
17	—	560	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	962	54.00–64.00	59.72
5	—	1,100	66.00–72.00	68.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,173	68.00	68.00
10	—	1,223	68.50–79.00	74.65
1	—	1,510	82.00	82.00
1	—	1,290	48.00	48.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,173	73.00–79.00	76.11
4	—	1,583	80.50–87.00	82.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,703	107.00–111.00	108.71
10	—	1,485	92.00–107.00	100.06

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	1	—	1,035	72.00	72.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	72.00	72.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,020	800.00–1,085.00	933.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,115	925.00–975.00	949.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	72.00	72.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	990	67.00–76.00	71.99

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