Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend sale not reported last week. Supply was light with good demand on most cattle. There was a few new crop calves in the offering that were less desirable.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $192.04/cwt on 156 head.

Average price

$192.04

156 head · 448 lb average

Value per head Derived

$861

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$290

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

$61.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.03

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	449	203.48	913	97
Medium and Large 1-2	454	188.00	854	7thin
Medium and Large 2	447	173.70	777	48
Medium and Large 3	440	141.75	624	4thin

One grade step is worth $61.73/cwt here — about $290 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 sale156 hd

192.04

—

AR average10 barns · 1,605 hd

190.01

+2.03

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	1,551	109.07	1,691	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,427	97.62	1,393	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,162	95.31	1,108	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,001	77.44	775	22

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)	1,098	$1,492	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	790	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,153	$1,439	2thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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 1	—	380	252.24/cwt	247.00–259.00	959	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,318	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	253.80/cwt	246.00–266.00	1,114	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,309	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	206.88/cwt	200.00–220.00	997	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	231.84/cwt	229.00–243.00	1,108	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,102	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	215.40/cwt	190.00–223.00	907	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	663	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,022	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	221.51/cwt	219.00–225.00	687	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	202.68/cwt	191.00–210.00	1,066	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	214.31/cwt	199.00–223.00	1,252	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	405	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	367	216.26/cwt	215.00–225.00	794	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,181	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	815	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,092	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	175.95/cwt	174.00–178.00	1,263	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	166.56/cwt	150.00–175.00	799	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	248.32/cwt	244.00–262.00	842	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	209.82/cwt	180.00–226.00	783	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	854	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	179.31/cwt	170.00–188.00	850	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	147.57/cwt	145.00–150.00	919	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,131	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	437	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	979	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	182.79/cwt	178.00–184.50	1,027	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	173.30/cwt	173.00–174.00	717	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	240.30/cwt	210.00–248.00	1,218	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	175.82/cwt	172.00–180.00	580	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	209.30/cwt	190.00–222.00	881	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	201.50/cwt	194.00–214.00	971	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	185.90/cwt	183.00–189.00	982	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	88.30/cwt	88.00–89.00	880	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,427	97.62/cwt	95.00–101.00	1,393	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	87.98/cwt	83.00–92.00	970	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	99.70/cwt	94.00–104.00	1,194	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	80.24/cwt	76.00–86.00	821	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	488	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	69.12/cwt	57.00–76.00	657	5
Bulls	—	—	1,726	122.29/cwt	117.00–130.00	2,111	7
Bulls	—	—	1,355	82.29/cwt	75.00–92.00	1,115	3
Bulls	—	—	1,230	102.95/cwt	99.00–108.00	1,266	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	800	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	1,491.69/head	1,400.00–1,575.00	1,492	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,346	100.21/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,349	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	77.28/cwt	74.00–80.00	688	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	1,438.84/head	1,375.00–1,510.00	1,439	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,465	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,978	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	215.83/cwt	204.00–225.00	1,021	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	158.90/cwt	155.00–163.00	914	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	188.88/cwt	171.00–227.00	797	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	244.47/cwt	240.00–249.00	802	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	603	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	606	165.22/cwt	150.00–173.00	1,001	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	233.25/cwt	204.00–251.00	1,010	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	798	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,085	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	313	189.52/cwt	184.00–220.00	593	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	917	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,029	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	175.32/cwt	160.00–186.00	919	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	199.21/cwt	184.00–215.00	743	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	165.13/cwt	155.00–175.00	601	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	215.57/cwt	200.00–223.00	690	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	207.87/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,093	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	582	193.05/cwt	187.00–198.00	1,124	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	183.59/cwt	169.00–196.00	591	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	431	186.51/cwt	186.00–187.00	804	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,044	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	172.33/cwt	165.00–180.00	893	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	213.18/cwt	197.00–224.00	821	25

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 Mar 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 475Last week 1,270Year ago 724

Slaughter CattleReceipts 69Last week 202Year ago 230

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 225Year ago 223

No trend sale not reported last week. Supply was light with good demand on most cattle. There was a few new crop calves in the offering that were less desirable.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	380	247.00–259.00	252.24
13	—	439	246.00–266.00	253.80
4	—	606	216.00	216.00
10	—	478	229.00–243.00	231.84
1	—	750	179.00	179.00
5	—	584	199.00–223.00	214.31
4	—	339	244.00–262.00	248.32
8	—	507	210.00–248.00	240.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	659	200.00	200.00
4	—	471	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	482	200.00–220.00	206.88
1	—	565	195.00	195.00
8	—	421	190.00–223.00	215.40
7	—	310	219.00–225.00	221.51
4	—	526	191.00–210.00	202.68
11	—	373	180.00–226.00	209.82
1	—	625	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	522	127.00	127.00
2	—	405	160.00	160.00
1	—	485	172.00	172.00
2	—	330	172.00–180.00	175.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	437	224.00	224.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	237.00	237.00
8	—	367	215.00–225.00	216.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	192.00	192.00
1	—	815	134.00	134.00
2	—	718	174.00–178.00	175.95
14	—	473	204.00–225.00	215.83
3	—	328	240.00–249.00	244.47
20	—	433	204.00–251.00	233.25
1	—	390	235.00	235.00
7	—	526	200.00–218.00	207.87
6	—	582	187.00–198.00	193.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	480	150.00–175.00	166.56
2	—	575	155.00–163.00	158.90
6	—	422	171.00–227.00	188.88
3	—	606	150.00–173.00	165.22
2	—	798	136.00	136.00
8	—	313	184.00–220.00	189.52
2	—	730	141.00	141.00
6	—	524	160.00–186.00	175.32
4	—	373	184.00–215.00	199.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	454	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	474	170.00–188.00	179.31
2	—	623	145.00–150.00	147.57
7	—	414	173.00–174.00	173.30
1	—	780	145.00	145.00
1	—	565	159.00	159.00
4	—	364	155.00–175.00	165.13
12	—	322	169.00–196.00	183.59
2	—	720	145.00	145.00
5	—	518	165.00–180.00	172.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	110.00	110.00
1	—	370	155.00	155.00
1	—	495	152.00	152.00
1	—	335	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	562	178.00–184.50	182.79
15	—	421	190.00–222.00	209.30
39	—	482	194.00–214.00	201.50
2	—	528	183.00–189.00	185.90
3	—	320	200.00–223.00	215.57
25	—	385	197.00–224.00	213.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	431	186.00–187.00	186.51

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	997	88.00–89.00	88.30
13	—	1,023	76.00–86.00	80.24
1	—	975	50.00	50.00
5	—	950	57.00–76.00	69.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,427	95.00–101.00	97.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,103	83.00–92.00	87.98
10	—	1,198	94.00–104.00	99.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,726	117.00–130.00	122.29
3	—	1,355	75.00–92.00	82.29
2	—	1,230	99.00–108.00	102.95

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	92.00	92.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	790	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,098	1,400.00–1,575.00	1,491.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,346	95.00–105.00	100.21
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	890	74.00–80.00	77.28
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,153	1,375.00–1,510.00	1,438.84
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,465	135.00	135.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle