Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 550 lbs mostly steady to 7.00 higher except 450-500 lbs 5.00 lower. Not enough over 550 lbs for a trend. Feeder heifers mixed with the better kind under 650 lbs steady to 6.00 lower and the plainer kind under 550 lbs steady to 4.00 higher. Supply light with good demand on calves suitable for grazing. Slaughter cows 4.00-5.00 higher than the small amount observed last week. Slaughter bulls 5.00-8.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $173.32/cwt on 246 head.

Average price

$173.32

246 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$913

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$361

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

$47.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.62

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	180.52	969	155
Medium and Large 1-2	522	170.18	889	28
Medium and Large 2	507	158.21	802	60
Medium and Large 3	457	132.97	608	3thin

One grade step is worth $47.55/cwt here — about $361 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 sale246 hd

173.32

—

AR average7 barns · 1,315 hd

178.94

−5.62

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	1,597	113.85	1,819	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,504	92.14	1,386	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,221	89.04	1,087	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,002	68.71	689	25

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)	1,082	$1,211	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	825	$669	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	763	$371	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	680	$250	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$1,272	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$935	1thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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 2	—	645	131.25/cwt	125.00–150.00	847	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	795	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,328	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	984	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,427	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	150.33/cwt	145.00–156.00	794	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	178.92/cwt	160.00–183.00	1,025	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	197.99/cwt	178.00–211.00	1,034	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	878	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,256	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,169	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	172.98/cwt	170.00–176.00	810	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	175.33/cwt	175.00–176.00	991	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	218.99/cwt	207.00–225.00	924	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,110	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	656	171.24/cwt	167.00–172.00	1,123	7
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	680	250.00/head	250.00–250.00	250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,082	1,210.67/head	1,000.00–1,475.00	1,211	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,271.68/head	1,075.00–1,525.00	1,272	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	935.00/head	935.00–935.00	935	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,026	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	763	371.35/head	350.00–375.00	371	7
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	705	475.00/head	475.00–475.00	475	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	510	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	90.21/cwt	77.00–96.00	833	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	733	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	779	1
Bred Cows	Small 3	—	610	26.00/cwt	26.00–26.00	159	1
Bulls	—	—	1,742	119.96/cwt	113.00–128.00	2,090	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	340	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,207	85.67/cwt	82.00–91.00	1,034	12
Bulls	—	—	1,477	108.76/cwt	106.00–112.00	1,606	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	74.68/cwt	70.00–79.00	786	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	83.27/cwt	83.00–84.00	916	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	65.01/cwt	63.00–67.00	630	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	583	26.88/cwt	24.00–30.00	157	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,895	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,687	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	94.96/cwt	92.00–104.00	1,195	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	951	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	750	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	308	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	92.53/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,346	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	757	161.34/cwt	161.00–162.00	1,221	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	356	233.48/cwt	229.00–235.00	831	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,110	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	463	201.18/cwt	185.00–217.00	931	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	845	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,183	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	935	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,206	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,017	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,025	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	857	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,474	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	230.38/cwt	225.00–234.00	1,067	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	248.58/cwt	234.00–256.00	905	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	226.55/cwt	191.00–234.00	1,176	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	243.08/cwt	231.00–258.00	1,028	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	215.40/cwt	211.00–220.00	795	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	214.83/cwt	180.00–225.00	709	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	199.84/cwt	189.00–213.00	939	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	206.23/cwt	190.00–220.00	782	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,410	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	201.66/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,115	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	189.04/cwt	180.00–211.00	1,000	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	603	178.01/cwt	172.00–180.00	1,073	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,088	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,298	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	209.58/cwt	200.00–223.00	884	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	164.84/cwt	160.00–166.00	966	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	195.72/cwt	187.00–200.00	847	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	930	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	917	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	642	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,213	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	183.45/cwt	165.00–191.00	1,047	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	173.80/cwt	171.00–175.00	947	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	188.00/cwt	169.00–196.00	870	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	719	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,043	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	662	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	993	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	155.74/cwt	153.00–158.00	1,140	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	157.34/cwt	142.00–165.00	996	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	165.62/cwt	145.00–176.00	782	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	172.58/cwt	150.00–185.00	639	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	926	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	210.50/cwt	199.00–218.00	688	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	145.28/cwt	135.00–155.00	841	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	406	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	735	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	155.17/cwt	145.00–169.00	807	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	457	132.97/cwt	125.00–137.00	608	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	168.73/cwt	157.00–184.00	736	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	179.97/cwt	168.00–185.50	939	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	147.44/cwt	145.00–150.00	995	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	955	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,156	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 Feb 15, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 572Last week 2,064Year ago 750

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 124Year ago 172

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 10Year ago 175

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	645	125.00–150.00	131.25
1	—	705	130.00	130.00
2	—	662	150.00	150.00
12	—	472	145.00–176.00	165.62
7	—	370	150.00–185.00	172.58
2	—	805	115.00	115.00
5	—	579	135.00–155.00	145.28
9	—	520	145.00–169.00	155.17
17	—	436	157.00–184.00	168.73
1	—	955	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	795	167.00	167.00
11	—	984	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	379	190.00–220.00	206.23
2	—	750	145.00	145.00
17	—	586	160.00–166.00	164.84
25	—	433	187.00–200.00	195.72
40	—	463	169.00–196.00	188.00
4	—	732	153.00–158.00	155.74
13	—	633	142.00–165.00	157.34
9	—	327	199.00–218.00	210.50
16	—	522	168.00–185.50	179.97
2	—	675	145.00–150.00	147.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	612	152.00	152.00
10	—	545	171.00–175.00	173.80
4	—	719	145.00	145.00
11	—	406	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	457	125.00–137.00	132.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	139.00	139.00
3	—	528	145.00–156.00	150.33
1	—	445	170.00	170.00
1	—	740	158.00	158.00
2	—	468	170.00–176.00	172.98
3	—	565	175.00–176.00	175.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	573	160.00–183.00	178.92
23	—	522	178.00–211.00	197.99
6	—	878	143.00	143.00
24	—	422	207.00–225.00	218.99
1	—	745	149.00	149.00
7	—	656	167.00–172.00	171.24
3	—	757	161.00–162.00	161.34
4	—	356	229.00–235.00	233.48
11	—	620	179.00	179.00
15	—	463	185.00–217.00	201.18
1	—	845	140.00	140.00
1	—	935	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	535	190.00	190.00
9	—	486	211.00	211.00
9	—	815	173.00	173.00
4	—	768	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	253.00	253.00
4	—	857	172.00	172.00
9	—	463	225.00–234.00	230.38
5	—	364	234.00–256.00	248.58
9	—	519	191.00–234.00	226.55
23	—	423	231.00–258.00	243.08
3	—	553	200.00–205.00	201.66
2	—	642	189.00	189.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	152.00	152.00
5	—	369	211.00–220.00	215.40
5	—	330	180.00–225.00	214.83
11	—	470	189.00–213.00	199.84
1	—	725	160.00	160.00
16	—	529	180.00–211.00	189.04
4	—	603	172.00–180.00	178.01
6	—	422	200.00–223.00	209.58
5	—	571	165.00–191.00	183.45

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	680	250.00	250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	763	350.00–375.00	371.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	705	475.00	475.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	610	26.00	26.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,082	1,000.00–1,475.00	1,210.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,140	90.00	90.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	965	76.00	76.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	950	82.00	82.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	980	1,075.00–1,525.00	1,271.68
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	935.00	935.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	68.00	68.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	923	77.00–96.00	90.21

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,742	113.00–128.00	119.96
6	—	1,477	106.00–112.00	108.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	970	35.00	35.00
13	—	1,052	70.00–79.00	74.68
4	—	1,100	83.00–84.00	83.27
5	—	969	63.00–67.00	65.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,207	82.00–91.00	85.67
17	—	1,258	92.00–104.00	94.96
1	—	1,235	77.00	77.00
1	—	750	41.00	41.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	24.00–30.00	26.88
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,895	89.00	89.00
8	—	1,455	90.00–96.00	92.53

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle