Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: The better steers under 650 lbs mostly steady to 2.00 higher with some unweaned 600-650 lb calves 11.00 higher and the plainer kind steady to 9.00 lower. Not enough over 650 lbs two weeks ago for a trend. Feeder heifers under 600lbs 2.00-13.00 higher except some plainer kind under 450 lbs steady to 2.00 lower. The offering included some large groups of reputation calves that were in good demand. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower on the small amount observed due to time limits. Slaughter bulls 1.00-3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $156.21/cwt on 689 head.

Average price

$156.21

689 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$786

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$313

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

$44.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.25

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	163.96	872	469
Medium and Large 1-2	442	150.80	666	56
Medium and Large 2	435	142.89	622	103
Medium and Large 2-3	438	133.68	586	19thin
Medium and Large 3	467	119.71	558	42

One grade step is worth $44.25/cwt here — about $313 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 sale689 hd

156.21

—

AR average4 barns · 1,265 hd

148.96

+7.25

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	1,591	90.97	1,447	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,420	66.00	937	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,341	64.84	870	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,199	58.31	699	6thin

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)	1,142	$870	3thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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	—	436	173.15/cwt	154.00–177.50	755	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	152.73/cwt	152.00–155.00	1,042	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	507	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	126.02/cwt	125.00–128.00	861	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	153.88/cwt	150.00–161.00	779	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,133	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	676	154.96/cwt	153.00–161.00	1,048	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	627	174.68/cwt	162.00–175.50	1,095	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,130	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	142.33/cwt	135.00–148.00	753	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	161.31/cwt	150.00–178.00	600	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	157.33/cwt	155.00–160.00	508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	476	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	595	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	160.18/cwt	140.00–171.00	843	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	149.88/cwt	148.00–152.00	638	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	591	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	754	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	1,172	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	176.24/cwt	155.00–185.00	670	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	153.04/cwt	135.00–160.00	1,048	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,218	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	162.98/cwt	150.00–171.00	857	48
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	135.06/cwt	130.00–140.00	547	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	187.92/cwt	186.00–190.00	616	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	168.50/cwt	168.50–168.50	1,201	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,239	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	191.21/cwt	181.00–196.00	998	40
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	158.25/cwt	146.00–165.00	915	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	181.37/cwt	170.00–185.00	611	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	715	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,187	68
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	201.45/cwt	188.00–207.00	931	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,066	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	995	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	644	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	179.89/cwt	178.00–181.00	783	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	220.12/cwt	184.00–228.00	801	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	180.93/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,044	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	837	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,318	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	159.22/cwt	150.00–176.00	756	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	161.02/cwt	159.00–162.00	1,251	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	201.84/cwt	190.00–215.00	862	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	183.93/cwt	176.00–186.00	995	110
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	157.68/cwt	150.00–163.00	839	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	153.03/cwt	151.00–162.00	863	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	917	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,440	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	720	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,151	59.97/cwt	57.50–64.00	690	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,420	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	937	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	64.20/cwt	62.00–67.00	863	8
Bulls	—	—	1,874	108.37/cwt	103.00–114.00	2,031	5
Bulls	—	—	1,612	93.22/cwt	89.00–100.00	1,503	14
Bulls	—	—	1,420	79.12/cwt	64.00–89.00	1,124	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,142	870.07/head	800.00–1,000.00	870	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	75.50/cwt	75.00–76.00	946	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	146.10/cwt	135.00–176.00	625	46
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	403	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	532	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	145.28/cwt	139.00–155.00	690	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	621	125.69/cwt	124.00–130.00	781	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	133.37/cwt	129.00–140.00	759	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	386	161.13/cwt	145.00–170.00	622	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	135.53/cwt	130.00–158.00	698	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	154.42/cwt	140.00–167.00	506	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	124.45/cwt	120.00–129.00	831	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	901	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	355	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	444	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	180.06/cwt	176.00–181.00	699	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	121.65/cwt	115.00–130.00	381	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	119.96/cwt	115.00–125.00	500	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	143.98/cwt	142.00–146.00	969	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	671	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	1,030	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	402	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	420	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	575	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	459	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	597	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	111.11/cwt	95.00–125.00	581	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	369	123.69/cwt	120.00–130.00	456	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	588	121.79/cwt	120.00–131.00	716	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	145.14/cwt	140.00–150.00	473	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	156.30/cwt	145.00–161.00	961	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	145.82/cwt	130.00–150.00	624	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	141.83/cwt	130.00–148.00	539	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	146.74/cwt	145.00–150.00	674	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	130.33/cwt	125.00–143.00	811	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	163.10/cwt	148.00–166.00	925	183
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	169.50/cwt	165.00–171.00	802	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	146.98/cwt	135.00–159.00	701	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	121.40/cwt	112.00–125.00	580	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	141.13/cwt	132.00–150.00	802	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	560	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	182.79/cwt	174.00–186.00	782	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	170.07/cwt	167.00–173.00	787	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	157.59/cwt	153.00–160.00	974	7

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 Nov 30, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,759Last week 641Year ago 3,631

Slaughter CattleReceipts 230Last week 258Year ago 115

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 250Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	436	154.00–177.50	173.15
4	—	682	152.00–155.00	152.73
1	—	885	128.00	128.00
25	—	372	150.00–178.00	161.31
2	—	323	155.00–160.00	157.33
48	—	526	150.00–171.00	162.98
18	—	615	145.00–161.00	156.30
183	—	567	148.00–166.00	163.10
51	—	473	165.00–171.00	169.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	325	156.00	156.00
14	—	506	150.00–161.00	153.88
17	—	426	148.00–152.00	149.88
17	—	459	145.00–150.00	146.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	683	125.00–128.00	126.02
6	—	529	135.00–148.00	142.33
17	—	326	140.00–150.00	145.14
29	—	428	130.00–150.00	145.82
26	—	380	130.00–148.00	141.83
4	—	622	125.00–143.00	130.33
13	—	477	135.00–159.00	146.98
4	—	568	132.00–150.00	141.13
1	—	810	105.00	105.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	313	115.00–130.00	121.65
3	—	417	115.00–125.00	119.96
6	—	523	95.00–125.00	111.11
8	—	369	120.00–130.00	123.69
6	—	588	120.00–131.00	121.79
1	—	615	95.00	95.00
15	—	478	112.00–125.00	121.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	671	153.50	153.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	402	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	420	137.00	137.00
9	—	459	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	676	153.00–161.00	154.96
116	—	627	162.00–175.50	174.68
8	—	754	155.50	155.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	642	176.00	176.00
2	—	328	186.00–190.00	187.92
8	—	716	173.00	173.00
40	—	522	181.00–196.00	191.21
70	—	462	188.00–207.00	201.45
27	—	364	184.00–228.00	220.12
21	—	577	170.00–190.00	180.93
3	—	837	157.50	157.50
3	—	777	159.00–162.00	161.02
3	—	427	190.00–215.00	201.84
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	476	125.00	125.00
1	—	665	128.00	128.00
3	—	532	111.00	111.00
2	—	405	130.00–140.00	135.06
1	—	390	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	526	140.00–171.00	160.18
7	—	380	155.00–185.00	176.24
4	—	685	135.00–160.00	153.04
1	—	870	140.00	140.00
17	—	578	146.00–165.00	158.25
9	—	337	170.00–185.00	181.37
15	—	475	150.00–176.00	159.22
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	713	168.50	168.50
8	—	666	160.00	160.00
17	—	582	171.00	171.00
7	—	348	185.00	185.00
33	—	435	178.00–181.00	179.89
110	—	541	176.00–186.00	183.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	715	166.00	166.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	532	150.00–163.00	157.68
8	—	564	151.00–162.00	153.03
5	—	388	176.00–181.00	180.06
2	—	673	142.00–146.00	143.98
4	—	320	175.00	175.00
6	—	428	174.00–186.00	182.79
13	—	463	167.00–173.00	170.07
7	—	618	153.00–160.00	157.59
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	428	135.00–176.00	146.10
9	—	475	139.00–155.00	145.28
7	—	621	124.00–130.00	125.69
25	—	569	129.00–140.00	133.37
15	—	386	145.00–170.00	161.13
16	—	515	130.00–158.00	135.53
16	—	328	140.00–167.00	154.42
2	—	668	120.00–129.00	124.45
1	—	745	121.00	121.00
1	—	775	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	403	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,310	70.00	70.00
8	—	1,345	62.00–67.00	64.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	50.00	50.00
5	—	1,151	57.50–64.00	59.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	66.00	66.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,874	103.00–114.00	108.37
14	—	1,612	89.00–100.00	93.22
10	—	1,420	64.00–89.00	79.12

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	—	1,142	800.00–1,000.00	870.07
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,253	75.00–76.00	75.50

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

Reporter comment USDA

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle