Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly 1.00-8.00 lower with the better 400-450 lb 2.00 higher. Had 2 loads of 799 lb yearling steers and 2 loads of 850 lb yearling steers that sold good. Feeder heifers mixed with the better heifers under 550 lbs and the plainer kind under 450 lbs mostly 2.00-7.00 higher weights over 550 lbs and the plainer kind over 450 lbs 5.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $170.40/cwt on 546 head.

Average price

$170.40

546 head · 678 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,156

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$725

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

$51.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.95

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	725	174.29	1,263	233
Medium and Large 1-2	718	173.55	1,246	198
Medium and Large 2	520	158.67	826	110
Medium and Large 3	439	122.60	538	5thin

One grade step is worth $51.69/cwt here — about $725 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 sale546 hd

170.40

—

AR average9 barns · 1,499 hd

161.45

+8.95

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	1,519	95.69	1,454	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,454	68.86	1,001	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,196	65.58	784	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,055	49.02	517	48

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,062	$1,444	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,103	$1,117	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,250	$1,525	1thin

Every lot, as filed

108 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 1-2	—	667	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	960	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	134.33/cwt	130.00–147.00	645	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	152.49/cwt	147.00–155.00	517	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	159.31/cwt	145.00–164.00	596	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	152.04/cwt	147.00–156.00	804	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,122	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	960	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	155.95/cwt	149.00–161.00	747	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	496	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	873	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	158.60/cwt	152.00–163.00	684	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	466	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	764	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	532	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	862	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	402	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	623	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	856	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	166.78/cwt	159.00–177.00	972	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	196.62/cwt	191.00–200.00	724	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	608	110.06/cwt	105.00–115.00	669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	602	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	795	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	967	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,305	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	160.41/cwt	155.00–164.00	706	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	393	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	525	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	178.30/cwt	155.00–190.00	594	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	156.81/cwt	155.00–158.00	1,079	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	149.18/cwt	133.00–160.00	780	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	150.87/cwt	138.00–160.00	875	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	159.04/cwt	145.00–168.00	733	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	880	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	166.17/cwt	155.00–174.00	887	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	799	178.25/cwt	178.25–178.25	1,424	128
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,187	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	769	150.62/cwt	147.00–153.00	1,158	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	149.49/cwt	144.00–168.00	939	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	158.79/cwt	146.50–168.00	1,053	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	159.32/cwt	158.00–160.00	910	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	484	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	900	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	174.75/cwt	174.75–174.75	1,485	131
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	169.54/cwt	158.00–170.00	1,289	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	177.85/cwt	174.00–192.00	754	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	176.64/cwt	160.00–179.00	941	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	173.65/cwt	150.00–188.00	651	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	454	183.43/cwt	170.00–188.00	833	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	629	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	881	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	636	153.13/cwt	150.00–158.00	974	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	153.79/cwt	149.00–160.00	810	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	142.82/cwt	134.00–151.00	821	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	157.90/cwt	156.00–159.00	758	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	815	110.11/cwt	105.00–117.00	897	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	607	140.33/cwt	140.00–142.00	852	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	938	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	1,030	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	666	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	34.83/cwt	25.00–45.00	344	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	51.31/cwt	45.00–55.00	546	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,107	58.32/cwt	55.00–62.00	646	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	731	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	69.27/cwt	67.00–72.00	997	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	69.83/cwt	68.00–73.00	847	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	64.51/cwt	60.00–68.00	763	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	850	15.00/cwt	15.00–15.00	128	1
Bulls	—	—	1,429	82.11/cwt	75.00–88.00	1,173	4
Bulls	—	—	1,469	95.22/cwt	89.00–102.00	1,399	7
Bulls	—	—	1,662	107.21/cwt	102.00–115.00	1,782	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,062	1,444.25/head	1,225.00–1,500.00	1,444	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	96.55/cwt	96.00–103.00	985	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,221	68.60/cwt	54.00–76.00	838	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	1,116.81/head	925.00–1,350.00	1,117	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	652	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	125.97/cwt	120.00–136.00	728	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	144.75/cwt	135.00–154.00	706	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	140.21/cwt	126.00–151.00	750	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	877	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	150.27/cwt	135.00–160.00	627	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	173.03/cwt	167.00–176.00	628	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	131.02/cwt	122.00–133.00	884	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	160.60/cwt	155.00–173.00	535	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	881	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	113.26/cwt	100.00–125.00	528	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	959	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	138.01/cwt	132.00–140.00	1,075	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,014	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	673	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	976	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	513	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	140.92/cwt	129.00–151.00	530	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	519	114.67/cwt	104.00–120.00	595	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	114.52/cwt	114.00–115.00	650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	770	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	114.12/cwt	91.00–122.00	500	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	143.16/cwt	136.00–144.00	876	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	135.77/cwt	130.00–142.00	576	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	396	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	132.68/cwt	125.00–138.00	778	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	114.84/cwt	110.00–120.00	712	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	549	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	780	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	130.93/cwt	124.00–140.00	687	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	963	2

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 Oct 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,140Last week 1,141Year ago 631

Slaughter CattleReceipts 127Last week 200Year ago 123

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 28Year ago 60

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	667	144.00	144.00
5	—	727	132.00	132.00
10	—	402	155.00	155.00
6	—	549	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	129.00	129.00
17	—	480	130.00–147.00	134.33
8	—	376	129.00–151.00	140.92
14	—	424	130.00–142.00	135.77
1	—	335	141.00	141.00
28	—	586	125.00–138.00	132.68
2	—	620	110.00–120.00	114.84
20	—	525	124.00–140.00	130.93
2	—	875	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	339	147.00–155.00	152.49
19	—	374	145.00–164.00	159.31
26	—	529	147.00–156.00	152.04
1	—	905	124.00	124.00
38	—	479	149.00–161.00	155.95
34	—	431	152.00–163.00	158.60
2	—	590	145.00	145.00
6	—	675	142.00	142.00
4	—	779	132.00–140.00	138.01
2	—	735	138.00	138.00
10	—	612	136.00–144.00	143.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	496	176.00	176.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	466	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	532	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	105.00–115.00	110.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	602	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	466	100.00–125.00	113.26
5	—	519	104.00–120.00	114.67
2	—	568	114.00–115.00	114.52
1	—	770	100.00	100.00
4	—	438	91.00–122.00	114.12
1	—	360	110.00	110.00
1	—	610	96.00	96.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	673	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	110.00	110.00
1	—	365	125.00	125.00
1	—	300	131.00	131.00
1	—	420	125.00	125.00
1	—	630	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	583	159.00–177.00	166.78
6	—	368	191.00–200.00	196.62
1	—	715	166.00	166.00
131	—	850	174.75	174.75
26	—	760	158.00–170.00	169.54
19	—	424	174.00–192.00	177.85
9	—	533	160.00–179.00	176.64
20	—	454	170.00–188.00	183.43
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	967	135.00	135.00
11	—	440	155.00–164.00	160.41
13	—	333	155.00–190.00	178.30
19	—	523	133.00–160.00	149.18
12	—	580	138.00–160.00	150.87
7	—	461	145.00–168.00	159.04
1	—	880	135.00	135.00
5	—	769	147.00–153.00	150.62
5	—	628	144.00–168.00	149.49
11	—	663	146.50–168.00	158.79
18	—	375	150.00–188.00	173.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	688	155.00–158.00	156.81
32	—	534	155.00–174.00	166.17
128	—	799	178.25	178.25
15	—	571	158.00–160.00	159.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	484	186.00	186.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	629	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	636	150.00–158.00	153.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	527	149.00–160.00	153.79
12	—	575	134.00–151.00	142.82
10	—	480	156.00–159.00	157.90
9	—	607	140.00–142.00	140.33
1	—	665	141.00	141.00
3	—	363	167.00–176.00	173.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	815	105.00–117.00	110.11
1	—	760	130.00	130.00
1	—	395	165.00	165.00
6	—	578	120.00–136.00	125.97
5	—	488	135.00–154.00	144.75
7	—	535	126.00–151.00	140.21
2	—	640	137.00	137.00
9	—	417	135.00–160.00	150.27
8	—	675	122.00–133.00	131.02
5	—	333	155.00–173.00	160.60
2	—	740	119.00	119.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,560	66.00	66.00
7	—	1,439	67.00–72.00	69.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,210	55.00	55.00
12	—	1,213	68.00–73.00	69.83
18	—	1,182	60.00–68.00	64.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	989	25.00–45.00	34.83
22	—	1,065	45.00–55.00	51.31
13	—	1,107	55.00–62.00	58.32
1	—	1,075	68.00	68.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	15.00	15.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,429	75.00–88.00	82.11
7	—	1,469	89.00–102.00	95.22
5	—	1,662	102.00–115.00	107.21

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,062	1,225.00–1,500.00	1,444.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,020	96.00–103.00	96.55
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,221	54.00–76.00	68.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,400.00	1,400.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,103	925.00–1,350.00	1,116.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	100.00	100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,525.00	1,525.00

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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