Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 8.00 higher mostly 2.00-5.00 higher. The better 300-400 lb heifers 10.00-13.00 higher over 400 lbs 1.00-4.00 higher and the plainer kind steady to 5.00 lower. Quality good to average with several weaned calves in the offering. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower than last weeks light test. Slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.33/cwt on 377 head.

Average price

$153.33

377 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$779

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$330

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

$54.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.11

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	509	166.13	846	156
Medium and Large 1-2	522	155.99	814	109
Medium and Large 2	499	137.87	688	91
Medium and Large 3	462	111.55	516	21

One grade step is worth $54.58/cwt here — about $330 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 sale377 hd

153.33

—

AR average9 barns · 2,422 hd

154.45

−1.11

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	1,553	87.70	1,362	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,476	66.32	979	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,190	63.44	755	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,068	51.76	553	24

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,011	$904	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	964	$805	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,038	$1,009	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,080	$1,308	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,265	$974	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	925	$900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

115 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	—	368	175.10/cwt	171.00–189.00	644	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,110	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	164.64/cwt	155.00–168.00	868	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	161.38/cwt	150.00–169.00	839	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	176.55/cwt	165.00–193.00	824	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	154.85/cwt	151.00–169.00	900	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	160.00/cwt	157.00–161.00	1,029	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	109.66/cwt	100.00–120.00	398	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	400	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	540	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	144.66/cwt	135.00–155.00	761	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	154.37/cwt	145.00–167.00	736	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	792	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	871	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	671	126.96/cwt	108.00–136.00	852	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	389	201.46/cwt	190.00–209.00	784	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	338	194.96/cwt	189.00–199.00	659	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	835	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	914	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	614	128.96/cwt	120.00–138.00	792	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	703	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	154.57/cwt	149.00–160.00	603	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	135.77/cwt	125.00–140.00	774	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	61.86/cwt	55.00–67.00	668	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	1,009.16/head	800.00–1,200.00	1,009	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,307.87/head	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,308	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	973.72/head	950.00–1,000.00	974	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	60.95/cwt	60.00–62.00	527	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,192	67.26/cwt	59.00–84.00	802	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	964	804.99/head	750.00–875.00	805	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	596	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,011	904.20/head	800.00–975.00	904	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	681	1
Bulls	—	—	1,554	93.46/cwt	89.00–98.00	1,452	7
Bulls	—	—	1,930	103.65/cwt	103.00–104.00	2,000	3
Bulls	—	—	1,450	79.68/cwt	61.00–87.00	1,155	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	63.87/cwt	60.00–66.00	749	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,139	54.09/cwt	49.00–58.00	616	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,287	70.15/cwt	68.50–72.50	903	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	33.60/cwt	30.00–37.00	335	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	51.99/cwt	45.00–56.00	575	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	58.17/cwt	55.00–63.00	618	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	64.68/cwt	60.00–68.50	937	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	72.08/cwt	68.00–77.50	1,057	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,708	57.61/cwt	57.00–58.00	984	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	510	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	624	146.33/cwt	140.00–150.00	913	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	150.33/cwt	149.00–151.00	935	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	432	189.07/cwt	179.00–205.00	817	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	971	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	125.45/cwt	119.00–132.00	903	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	667	160.79/cwt	156.00–164.00	1,072	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,428	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,120	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	168.99/cwt	168.00–170.00	1,289	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	208.11/cwt	201.00–215.00	762	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	188.20/cwt	179.00–195.00	996	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	203.72/cwt	193.00–222.00	866	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,203	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	186.11/cwt	185.00–188.00	830	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	728	158.77/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,156	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	923	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	631	155.18/cwt	154.00–156.00	979	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	170.83/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,119	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	210.09/cwt	206.00–213.00	990	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	176.05/cwt	162.00–181.00	849	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	181.25/cwt	175.00–184.00	1,042	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,020	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	176.99/cwt	162.00–180.00	1,110	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	205.19/cwt	187.00–225.00	667	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	188.84/cwt	188.00–189.00	1,007	42
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	149.36/cwt	147.00–160.00	1,008	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	184.15/cwt	175.00–193.00	598	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,223	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	165.38/cwt	150.00–169.00	886	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	462	184.55/cwt	180.00–187.00	853	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	838	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,291	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	186.65/cwt	177.00–203.00	691	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	173.85/cwt	167.00–182.00	822	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	108.67/cwt	97.00–120.00	552	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	567	150.46/cwt	143.00–153.00	853	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	142.86/cwt	130.00–150.00	614	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	153.99/cwt	152.00–156.00	1,041	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	988	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	107.67/cwt	105.00–114.00	457	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	148.07/cwt	130.00–160.00	551	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	144.88/cwt	130.00–155.00	468	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	717	120.88/cwt	110.00–129.00	867	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	122.30/cwt	120.00–130.00	819	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	114.20/cwt	99.00–125.00	550	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	591	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	162.80/cwt	160.00–169.00	759	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	133.00/cwt	130.00–136.00	811	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	141.80/cwt	130.00–148.00	672	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	175.77/cwt	166.00–177.00	758	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	140.35/cwt	137.00–150.00	799	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	872	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	537	153.99/cwt	152.00–155.00	827	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	140.22/cwt	135.00–150.00	717	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	156.75/cwt	154.00–161.00	895	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	614	167.54/cwt	165.00–168.00	1,029	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	166.12/cwt	150.00–173.00	711	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	858	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,150	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	581	168.03/cwt	163.00–173.00	976	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	658	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	934	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	164.19/cwt	154.00–169.00	946	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	168.55/cwt	160.00–182.00	553	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	481	129.43/cwt	120.00–131.00	623	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	562	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	697	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	402	1

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 Dec 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,022Last week 1,759Year ago 1,050

Slaughter CattleReceipts 177Last week 230Year ago 226

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 54Year ago 75

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	368	171.00–189.00	175.10
2	—	750	148.00	148.00
27	—	527	155.00–168.00	164.64
12	—	643	157.00–161.00	160.00
35	—	473	167.00–182.00	173.85
4	—	676	152.00–156.00	153.99
13	—	431	166.00–177.00	175.77
30	—	576	154.00–169.00	164.19
8	—	328	160.00–182.00	168.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	100.00–120.00	109.66
4	—	508	97.00–120.00	108.67
1	—	320	115.00	115.00
4	—	424	105.00–114.00	107.67
1	—	595	115.00	115.00
9	—	482	99.00–125.00	114.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	400	135.00	135.00
5	—	567	143.00–153.00	150.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	430	130.00–150.00	142.86
11	—	372	130.00–160.00	148.07
11	—	323	130.00–155.00	144.88
7	—	717	110.00–129.00	120.88
14	—	670	120.00–130.00	122.30
2	—	610	130.00–136.00	133.00
13	—	474	130.00–148.00	141.80
9	—	569	137.00–150.00	140.35
5	—	511	135.00–150.00	140.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	716	138.00	138.00
8	—	389	152.00	152.00
13	—	466	160.00–169.00	162.80
4	—	614	142.00	142.00
37	—	537	152.00–155.00	153.99
25	—	571	154.00–161.00	156.75
16	—	428	150.00–173.00	166.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	658	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	520	150.00–169.00	161.38
26	—	467	165.00–193.00	176.55
5	—	581	151.00–169.00	154.85
8	—	389	190.00–209.00	201.46
3	—	338	189.00–199.00	194.96
3	—	622	149.00–151.00	150.33
7	—	432	179.00–205.00	189.07
1	—	665	146.00	146.00
2	—	720	119.00–132.00	125.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	526	135.00–155.00	144.66
22	—	477	145.00–167.00	154.37
2	—	792	110.00	110.00
3	—	671	108.00–136.00	126.96
4	—	835	109.50	109.50
8	—	614	120.00–138.00	128.96
2	—	703	115.00	115.00
2	—	390	149.00–160.00	154.57
6	—	570	125.00–140.00	135.77
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	624	140.00–150.00	146.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	667	156.00–164.00	160.79
4	—	728	155.00–160.00	158.77
13	—	614	165.00–168.00	167.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	148.00	148.00
2	—	763	168.00–170.00	168.99
4	—	366	201.00–215.00	208.11
9	—	529	179.00–195.00	188.20
14	—	425	193.00–222.00	203.72
1	—	716	168.00	168.00
29	—	655	170.00–172.00	170.83
5	—	471	206.00–213.00	210.09
33	—	575	175.00–184.00	181.25
4	—	325	187.00–225.00	205.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	679	165.00	165.00
8	—	446	185.00–188.00	186.11
10	—	476	194.00	194.00
15	—	583	175.00	175.00
69	—	627	162.00–180.00	176.99
42	—	533	188.00–189.00	188.84
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	631	154.00–156.00	155.18
5	—	482	162.00–181.00	176.05
17	—	675	147.00–160.00	149.36
1	—	715	150.00	150.00
3	—	325	175.00–193.00	184.15
1	—	750	163.00	163.00
13	—	536	150.00–169.00	165.38
14	—	838	154.00	154.00
4	—	370	177.00–203.00	186.65
1	—	590	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	100.00	100.00
7	—	481	120.00–131.00	129.43
3	—	562	124.00	124.00
1	—	365	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	180.00–187.00	184.55
3	—	858	134.00	134.00
6	—	581	163.00–173.00	168.03

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,080	55.00–67.00	61.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,192	59.00–84.00	67.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	964	750.00–875.00	804.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	67.00	67.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,011	800.00–975.00	904.20
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,038	800.00–1,200.00	1,009.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	765	89.00	89.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,080	1,200.00–1,400.00	1,307.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,265	950.00–1,000.00	973.72
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	900.00	900.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	865	60.00–62.00	60.95

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,554	89.00–98.00	93.46
3	—	1,930	103.00–104.00	103.65
11	—	1,450	61.00–87.00	79.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,173	60.00–66.00	63.87
6	—	1,139	49.00–58.00	54.09
7	—	1,287	68.50–72.50	70.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	998	30.00–37.00	33.60
9	—	1,106	45.00–56.00	51.99
11	—	1,062	55.00–63.00	58.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,448	60.00–68.50	64.68
7	—	1,466	68.00–77.50	72.08
2	—	1,708	57.00–58.00	57.61

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

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North Arkansas Livestock - GreenForest, AR

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