Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last sale three weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers mostly 2.00-8.00 higher instances 20.00 higher on some steers under 500 lbs. Slaughter cows uneven with breaker cows 13.00 higher boner and lean cows 3.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 6.00 higher. The offering was mostly weaned calves with good demand and active bidding.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $164.86/cwt on 386 head.

Average price

$164.86

386 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$804

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$252

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

$50.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.72

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	478	175.60	840	167
Medium and Large 1-2	508	166.17	844	109
Medium and Large 2	485	150.46	729	96
Medium and Large 3	469	125.29	588	14thin

One grade step is worth $50.31/cwt here — about $252 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 sale386 hd

164.86

—

AR average4 barns · 550 hd

162.14

+2.72

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	1,589	101.06	1,606	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,390	82.37	1,145	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,162	72.57	843	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,052	65.00	684	66

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)	1,235	$953	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$860	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	785	$750	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	740	$700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,295	$1,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$1,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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 2	—	424	175.66/cwt	170.00–190.00	745	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	186.95/cwt	167.00–211.00	690	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	162.04/cwt	154.00–177.00	912	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	169.74/cwt	169.00–170.00	798	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	166.37/cwt	165.00–168.00	1,041	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	215.56/cwt	200.00–232.00	1,000	38
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	201.64/cwt	185.00–210.00	1,075	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	743	171.40/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,274	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	156.30/cwt	140.00–174.00	510	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	149.00/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,010	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	155.14/cwt	150.00–158.00	970	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	414	134.72/cwt	130.00–137.00	558	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	171.41/cwt	164.00–179.00	878	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	127.33/cwt	120.00–135.00	991	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	941	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	155.11/cwt	140.00–166.00	667	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	174.23/cwt	167.00–176.00	742	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	128.97/cwt	125.00–130.00	609	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	186.00/cwt	170.00–191.00	597	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	150.23/cwt	140.00–160.00	708	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	509	166.58/cwt	161.00–174.00	848	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	178.90/cwt	165.00–190.00	846	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	151.74/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,070	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	900	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	792	156.65/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,241	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	188.48/cwt	179.00–195.00	622	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	169.01/cwt	168.00–171.00	1,053	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	221.65/cwt	205.00–236.00	944	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	566	176.92/cwt	174.50–180.00	1,001	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	153.96/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,282	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	220.27/cwt	215.00–229.00	855	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	182.92/cwt	175.00–195.00	1,054	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	501	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	902	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	178.85/cwt	177.00–186.00	1,120	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	162.19/cwt	155.00–167.00	1,087	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	173.99/cwt	171.00–176.00	1,147	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	229.75/cwt	223.00–236.00	756	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,334	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	177.62/cwt	164.00–193.00	947	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	154.95/cwt	153.00–158.00	981	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	214.86/cwt	209.00–219.00	784	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	187.86/cwt	179.00–209.00	866	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,124	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	65.66/cwt	62.00–69.00	674	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	60.27/cwt	56.00–63.00	597	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	49.54/cwt	40.00–55.00	471	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,439	85.23/cwt	79.00–89.00	1,226	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,155	71.20/cwt	66.50–75.00	822	38
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,007	64.27/cwt	63.00–68.00	647	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	71.30/cwt	69.00–77.00	833	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,292	76.65/cwt	74.00–78.00	990	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	77.44/cwt	74.00–83.50	949	26
Bulls	—	—	1,435	87.49/cwt	83.00–92.50	1,255	3
Bulls	—	—	1,693	109.25/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,850	6
Bulls	—	—	1,571	100.13/cwt	97.00–106.00	1,573	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	953.24/head	900.00–1,000.00	953	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	91.88/cwt	89.00–95.00	779	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	829	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,237	76.04/cwt	69.00–80.00	941	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856	83.60/cwt	70.00–96.00	716	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	145.48/cwt	133.00–164.00	826	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	168.47/cwt	166.00–174.00	810	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	722	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	852	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	167.50/cwt	165.00–170.00	745	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	154.81/cwt	140.00–161.00	794	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	196.59/cwt	173.00–215.00	845	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	165.04/cwt	160.00–170.00	558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	782	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	954	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	590	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	850	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	165.42/cwt	159.50–178.00	956	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,057	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	184.42/cwt	173.00–193.00	787	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	185.35/cwt	170.00–194.00	690	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	180.81/cwt	165.00–190.00	848	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	682	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,057	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	139.50/cwt	130.00–149.00	932	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	962	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	149.93/cwt	130.00–160.00	795	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	169.73/cwt	166.00–175.00	949	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	143.34/cwt	138.00–150.00	906	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	164.24/cwt	162.00–166.00	870	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	153.93/cwt	141.00–175.00	576	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	147.08/cwt	135.00–155.00	832	13

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,063Last week 1,752Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 213Last week 208Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 35Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	424	170.00–190.00	175.66
5	—	369	167.00–211.00	186.95
5	—	563	154.00–177.00	162.04
8	—	509	161.00–174.00	166.58
5	—	473	165.00–190.00	178.90
4	—	705	150.00–157.00	151.74
3	—	792	155.00–160.00	156.65
6	—	330	179.00–195.00	188.48
5	—	623	168.00–171.00	169.01
4	—	670	155.00–167.00	162.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	626	165.00–168.00	166.37
8	—	450	200.00	200.00
19	—	566	174.50–180.00	176.92
11	—	501	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	464	200.00–232.00	215.56
82	—	533	185.00–210.00	201.64
7	—	743	170.00–175.00	171.40
33	—	426	205.00–236.00	221.65
2	—	833	150.00–158.00	153.96
26	—	388	215.00–229.00	220.27
16	—	576	175.00–195.00	182.92
15	—	626	177.00–186.00	178.85
15	—	659	171.00–176.00	173.99
5	—	329	223.00–236.00	229.75
1	—	855	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	150.00	150.00
1	—	490	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	470	169.00–170.00	169.74
8	—	611	154.00	154.00
21	—	426	167.00–176.00	174.23
65	—	530	162.00–166.00	164.24
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	135.00	135.00
1	—	710	141.00	141.00
2	—	678	148.00–150.00	149.00
18	—	625	150.00–158.00	155.14
19	—	512	164.00–179.00	171.41
8	—	321	170.00–191.00	186.00
35	—	427	173.00–193.00	184.42
33	—	372	170.00–194.00	185.35
29	—	469	165.00–190.00	180.81
12	—	559	166.00–175.00	169.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	326	140.00–174.00	156.30
2	—	778	120.00–135.00	127.33
17	—	430	140.00–166.00	155.11
8	—	471	140.00–160.00	150.23
3	—	668	130.00–149.00	139.50
1	—	740	130.00	130.00
25	—	530	130.00–160.00	149.93
4	—	632	138.00–150.00	143.34
11	—	374	141.00–175.00	153.93
13	—	566	135.00–155.00	147.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	414	130.00–137.00	134.72
5	—	472	125.00–130.00	128.97
1	—	370	125.00	125.00
1	—	580	100.00	100.00
4	—	505	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	590	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	682	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	533	164.00–193.00	177.62
5	—	633	153.00–158.00	154.95
20	—	365	209.00–219.00	214.86
1	—	340	192.00	192.00
11	—	461	179.00–209.00	187.86
1	—	730	154.00	154.00
31	—	430	173.00–215.00	196.59
14	—	578	159.50–178.00	165.42
2	—	665	159.00	159.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	568	133.00–164.00	145.48
4	—	481	166.00–174.00	168.47
3	—	722	118.00	118.00
2	—	445	165.00–170.00	167.50
9	—	513	140.00–161.00	154.81
2	—	338	160.00–170.00	165.04
2	—	782	122.00	122.00
1	—	380	166.00	166.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,027	62.00–69.00	65.66
18	—	991	56.00–63.00	60.27
3	—	950	40.00–55.00	49.54
18	—	1,168	69.00–77.00	71.30
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,439	79.00–89.00	85.23
3	—	1,292	74.00–78.00	76.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	1,155	66.50–75.00	71.20
9	—	1,007	63.00–68.00	64.27
26	—	1,225	74.00–83.50	77.44
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,435	83.00–92.50	87.49
6	—	1,693	107.00–115.00	109.25
9	—	1,571	97.00–106.00	100.13

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,235	900.00–1,000.00	953.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	785	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	848	89.00–95.00	91.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	74.00	74.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,237	69.00–80.00	76.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	930	860.00	860.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	856	70.00–96.00	83.60
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,295	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	740	700.00	700.00

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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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

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Slaughter Cattle

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