Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend sale not reported two weeks ago and was closed last week due to weather. However feeders were sharply higher than the last sale reported. The offering included mostly weaned calves and yearlings. The supply was heavy and demand good.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $206.15/cwt on 996 head.

Average price

$206.15

996 head · 566 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,167

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$580

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

$83.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.50

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	561	211.56	1,188	554
Medium and Large 1-2	585	200.10	1,171	377
Medium and Large 2	500	196.18	980	64
Medium and Large 3	475	128.00	608	1thin

One grade step is worth $83.56/cwt here — about $580 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 sale996 hd

206.15

—

AR average3 barns · 1,299 hd

203.65

+2.50

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	1,608	103.75	1,668	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,510	91.00	1,374	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,199	82.51	989	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	996	73.03	727	8thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,215	$1,110	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$1,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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	—	618	163.70/cwt	161.00–168.00	1,012	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	212.52/cwt	195.00–224.00	801	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	178.02/cwt	159.00–186.00	1,031	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	153.11/cwt	140.00–169.00	796	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	536	175.26/cwt	170.00–184.00	939	84
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	342	209.55/cwt	195.00–224.00	717	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	363	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	701	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	162.88/cwt	162.00–165.00	937	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,066	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	248.07/cwt	234.00–261.00	935	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	801	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	588	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,047	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	496	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,071	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	188.42/cwt	175.00–200.00	882	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	198.90/cwt	180.00–208.00	837	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	232.43/cwt	222.00–239.00	751	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	201.87/cwt	196.00–210.00	733	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	213.14/cwt	200.00–222.00	688	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,391	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	846	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,430	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	188.79/cwt	184.00–193.00	1,246	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,135	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	180.80/cwt	173.50–198.00	1,106	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	226.23/cwt	225.00–227.00	826	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	188.14/cwt	184.00–191.00	1,264	117
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	838	163.48/cwt	157.00–170.00	1,370	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,001	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	206.04/cwt	175.00–220.00	876	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	189.71/cwt	169.00–195.00	994	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	177.39/cwt	173.00–183.00	1,025	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	208.91/cwt	192.00–215.00	1,017	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	207.82/cwt	190.00–216.00	1,205	116
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	218.18/cwt	200.00–232.00	1,150	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	236.01/cwt	218.00–248.00	1,010	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	208.39/cwt	195.00–217.00	1,121	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	184.40/cwt	175.00–187.50	1,324	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	175.50/cwt	175.50–175.50	1,053	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	541	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,196	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	235.89/cwt	216.00–251.00	1,085	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	589	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	1,210	35
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	302	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	302	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,064	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	182.90/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,330	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	196.18/cwt	186.00–205.00	1,226	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	458	219.80/cwt	217.50–227.00	1,007	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	401	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,067	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	938	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,604	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	384	217.28/cwt	211.00–221.00	834	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,117	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	609	165.33/cwt	155.00–174.00	1,007	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	182.38/cwt	177.00–195.00	941	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	674	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,112	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	437	217.84/cwt	201.00–228.00	952	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	77.32/cwt	76.00–79.00	796	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,328	86.76/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,152	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	80.69/cwt	77.00–83.00	923	14
Bulls	—	—	1,485	90.11/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,338	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	70.45/cwt	65.00–75.00	687	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,374	1
Bulls	—	—	1,801	114.29/cwt	108.00–122.00	2,058	9
Bulls	—	—	1,468	100.42/cwt	98.00–106.00	1,474	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	492	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	169.68/cwt	169.00–170.00	984	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	345	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	172.62/cwt	164.00–190.00	722	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	230.67/cwt	220.00–241.00	704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	170.81/cwt	150.00–190.00	632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	986	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	675	166.01/cwt	164.00–169.00	1,121	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	709	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,188	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	175.52/cwt	161.00–179.00	1,013	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	211.20/cwt	205.00–217.00	995	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	192.50/cwt	185.00–200.00	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	854	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,349	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	698	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,145	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	612	177.05/cwt	164.00–180.00	1,084	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	611	152.98/cwt	148.00–154.00	935	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	978	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	885	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	991	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	179.63/cwt	164.00–186.00	929	93
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	—	775	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,147	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	588	180.30/cwt	162.00–186.00	1,060	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	162.27/cwt	154.00–165.00	1,086	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	182.71/cwt	170.00–212.00	861	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	797	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	171.74/cwt	164.00–180.00	658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	112.97/cwt	100.00–125.00	376	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	152.69/cwt	135.00–166.00	878	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	128.40/cwt	121.00–136.00	488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	152.63/cwt	150.00–155.00	501	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	161.48/cwt	145.00–175.00	765	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	162.98/cwt	140.00–177.00	699	29

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 Feb 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 2,064Last week 741Year ago 2,400

Slaughter CattleReceipts 124Last week 251Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 100Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	618	161.00–168.00	163.70
41	—	377	195.00–224.00	212.52
27	—	579	159.00–186.00	178.02
9	—	342	195.00–224.00	209.55
77	—	468	175.00–200.00	188.42
55	—	421	180.00–208.00	198.90
93	—	517	164.00–186.00	179.63
4	—	669	154.00–165.00	162.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	520	140.00–169.00	153.11
1	—	820	130.00	130.00
6	—	611	148.00–154.00	152.98
1	—	670	146.00	146.00
2	—	383	164.00–180.00	171.74
20	—	575	135.00–166.00	152.69
2	—	328	150.00–155.00	152.63
29	—	474	145.00–175.00	161.48
29	—	429	140.00–177.00	162.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
84	—	536	170.00–184.00	175.26
7	—	363	193.00	193.00
74	—	575	162.00–165.00	162.88
62	—	471	170.00–212.00	182.71
11	—	443	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	496	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	675	164.00–169.00	166.01
13	—	709	167.50	167.50
49	—	612	164.00–180.00	177.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	854	158.00	158.00
4	—	698	164.00	164.00
30	—	588	162.00–186.00	180.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	100.00–125.00	112.97
2	—	380	121.00–136.00	128.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	377	234.00–261.00	248.07
12	—	335	239.00	239.00
4	—	846	169.00	169.00
27	—	660	184.00–193.00	188.79
116	—	580	190.00–216.00	207.82
108	—	527	200.00–232.00	218.18
42	—	428	218.00–248.00	236.01
42	—	460	216.00–251.00	235.89
40	—	727	180.00–185.00	182.90
122	—	625	186.00–205.00	196.18
5	—	938	171.00	171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	588	178.00	178.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	323	222.00–239.00	232.43
5	—	795	175.00	175.00
28	—	612	173.50–198.00	180.80
24	—	365	225.00–227.00	226.23
117	—	672	184.00–191.00	188.14
19	—	439	228.00	228.00
43	—	538	195.00–217.00	208.39
35	—	718	175.00–187.50	184.40
19	—	560	190.00	190.00
34	—	458	217.50–227.00	219.80
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	363	196.00–210.00	201.87
4	—	323	200.00–222.00	213.14
2	—	688	165.00	165.00
2	—	838	157.00–170.00	163.48
1	—	700	175.00	175.00
12	—	425	175.00–220.00	206.04
14	—	524	169.00–195.00	189.71
7	—	578	173.00–183.00	177.39
16	—	487	192.00–215.00	208.91
2	—	600	175.50	175.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	541	221.00	221.00
35	—	589	205.50	205.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	401	266.00	266.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	302	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	384	211.00–221.00	217.28
2	—	740	151.00	151.00
5	—	609	155.00–174.00	165.33
14	—	516	177.00–195.00	182.38
4	—	674	165.00	165.00
12	—	437	201.00–228.00	217.84
2	—	305	220.00–241.00	230.67
7	—	577	161.00–179.00	175.52
10	—	471	205.00–217.00	211.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	580	169.00–170.00	169.68
3	—	418	164.00–190.00	172.62
2	—	370	150.00–190.00	170.81
1	—	505	154.00	154.00
3	—	680	145.00	145.00
2	—	340	185.00–200.00	192.50
1	—	885	112.00	112.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,030	76.00–79.00	77.32
5	—	975	65.00–75.00	70.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,328	85.00–90.00	86.76
14	—	1,144	77.00–83.00	80.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	91.00	91.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,485	89.00–94.00	90.11
9	—	1,801	108.00–122.00	114.29
8	—	1,468	98.00–106.00	100.42

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,110.00	1,110.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	735	67.00	67.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	950.00	950.00

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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North Arkansas Livestock Auction

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Steers · 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