Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder steers and heifers under 700 lbs mostly 2.00-7.00 higher except the better 450-550 lb steers and heifers 2.00-5.00 lower. Quality and demand was good. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00-6.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $193.89/cwt on 323 head.

Average price

$193.89

323 head · 512 lb average

Value per head Derived

$992

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$304

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

$59.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.09

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	202.98	1,029	215
Medium and Large 1-2	595	182.77	1,087	29
Medium and Large 2	491	177.09	870	70
Medium and Large 3	507	143.09	726	9thin

One grade step is worth $59.89/cwt here — about $304 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 sale323 hd

193.89

—

AR average10 barns · 1,810 hd

190.80

+3.09

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	1,587	119.78	1,900	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,413	107.30	1,516	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,157	95.40	1,104	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	993	79.32	788	30

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	872	$1,308	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,070	$1,576	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,143	$1,250	5

Every lot, as filed

95 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 3	—	460	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	212.47/cwt	199.00–219.00	1,090	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,104	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	536	147.32/cwt	140.00–159.00	790	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	152.25/cwt	135.00–165.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	170.78/cwt	159.00–174.00	989	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	178.20/cwt	175.00–185.00	925	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	810	164.50/cwt	164.50–164.50	1,332	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	633	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,146	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	158.50/cwt	152.00–164.00	1,057	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	199.52/cwt	199.00–200.00	648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	164.70/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,095	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	180.32/cwt	170.00–190.00	766	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	182.76/cwt	175.00–192.00	875	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	389	187.87/cwt	182.00–206.00	731	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	152.82/cwt	145.00–163.00	952	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,022	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	195.53/cwt	181.00–207.00	1,038	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	850	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	176.59/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,123	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	221.44/cwt	200.00–234.00	930	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	190.99/cwt	190.00–195.00	951	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	209.41/cwt	202.00–226.00	997	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	239.03/cwt	225.00–247.00	1,121	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	188.41/cwt	180.00–191.00	1,072	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	360	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,164	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	223.68/cwt	209.00–232.00	740	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,010	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	224.11/cwt	200.00–230.00	820	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,264	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,436	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	225.40/cwt	216.00–235.00	1,296	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,229	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	302	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,278	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	195.50/cwt	195.50–195.50	1,253	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	223.38/cwt	220.00–225.00	842	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	181.80/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,134	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,517	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	220.83/cwt	215.00–225.00	943	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	259.10/cwt	249.00–270.00	1,083	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	257.78/cwt	257.00–260.00	851	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,073	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	210.55/cwt	201.00–220.00	996	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,342	76
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	264.37/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,007	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	237.68/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,226	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	171.28/cwt	166.00–173.00	1,084	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	233.88/cwt	231.00–240.00	1,001	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	236.46/cwt	225.00–245.00	740	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	774	156.41/cwt	153.00–157.00	1,211	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	215.03/cwt	205.00–239.00	1,019	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	473	187.41/cwt	185.00–190.00	886	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	82.47/cwt	77.00–88.00	811	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	90.92/cwt	86.00–94.00	1,029	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	435	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	70.57/cwt	65.00–76.00	674	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	90.94/cwt	89.00–93.00	996	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	107.30/cwt	104.00–113.00	1,516	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	975	75.75/cwt	70.00–82.00	739	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	102.51/cwt	94.00–108.00	1,236	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	710	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	426	1
Bulls	—	—	1,727	125.82/cwt	118.00–138.00	2,173	6
Bulls	—	—	1,418	112.54/cwt	105.00–118.00	1,596	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	90.54/cwt	75.00–101.00	750	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,074	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	1,307.90/head	1,275.00–1,350.00	1,308	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	902	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,089	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,576.08/head	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,576	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	185.06/cwt	175.00–193.00	894	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	544	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	169.47/cwt	157.00–176.00	900	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	191.28/cwt	177.00–193.00	1,067	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	824	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	872	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,221	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	696	168.71/cwt	168.00–176.00	1,174	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	211.82/cwt	180.00–223.00	803	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	246.22/cwt	240.00–255.00	926	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	212.08/cwt	210.00–215.00	668	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,122	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	554	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,130	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	661	197.65/cwt	197.00–198.00	1,306	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	627	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 Mar 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 783Last week 1,632Year ago 615

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 91Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 10Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	140.00	140.00
4	—	536	140.00–159.00	147.32
2	—	378	135.00–165.00	152.25
1	—	625	114.00	114.00
1	—	580	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	579	159.00–174.00	170.78
6	—	519	175.00–185.00	178.20
1	—	835	127.00	127.00
6	—	667	152.00–164.00	158.50
2	—	325	199.00–200.00	199.52
14	—	425	170.00–190.00	180.32
14	—	479	175.00–192.00	182.76
16	—	389	182.00–206.00	187.87
3	—	623	145.00–163.00	152.82
1	—	715	143.00	143.00
1	—	850	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	810	164.50	164.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	633	181.00	181.00
11	—	554	204.00	204.00
17	—	661	197.00–198.00	197.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	665	160.00–168.00	164.70
31	—	531	181.00–207.00	195.53
27	—	636	170.00–190.00	176.59
23	—	420	200.00–234.00	221.44
31	—	476	202.00–226.00	209.41
21	—	569	180.00–191.00	188.41
1	—	790	162.00	162.00
1	—	710	164.00	164.00
15	—	331	209.00–232.00	223.68
31	—	366	200.00–230.00	224.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	498	190.00–195.00	190.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	513	199.00–219.00	212.47
7	—	633	166.00–173.00	171.28
5	—	428	231.00–240.00	233.88
4	—	313	225.00–245.00	236.46
7	—	774	153.00–157.00	156.41
14	—	474	205.00–239.00	215.03
14	—	558	177.00–193.00	191.28
2	—	872	140.00	140.00
11	—	696	168.00–176.00	168.71
13	—	376	240.00–255.00	246.22
1	—	710	158.00	158.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	690	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	473	185.00–190.00	187.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	483	175.00–193.00	185.06
1	—	585	150.00	150.00
4	—	531	157.00–176.00	169.47
1	—	410	201.00	201.00
7	—	379	180.00–223.00	211.82
4	—	315	210.00–215.00	212.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	170.00	170.00
1	—	450	140.00	140.00
1	—	380	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	469	225.00–247.00	239.03
3	—	632	200.00	200.00
2	—	855	168.00	168.00
10	—	575	216.00–235.00	225.40
1	—	960	158.00	158.00
10	—	418	249.00–270.00	259.10
4	—	330	257.00–260.00	257.78
1	—	835	168.00	168.00
16	—	381	245.00–270.00	264.37
12	—	516	230.00–246.00	237.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	239.00	239.00
2	—	302	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	187.00	187.00
1	—	310	235.00	235.00
1	—	730	175.00	175.00
3	—	377	220.00–225.00	223.38
4	—	624	180.00–185.00	181.80
5	—	427	215.00–225.00	220.83
5	—	553	194.00	194.00
2	—	473	201.00–220.00	210.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	588	209.00	209.00
31	—	641	195.50	195.50
76	—	688	195.00	195.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	983	77.00–88.00	82.47
2	—	870	50.00	50.00
7	—	955	65.00–76.00	70.57
9	—	1,095	89.00–93.00	90.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,132	86.00–94.00	90.92
2	—	975	70.00–82.00	75.75
15	—	1,206	94.00–108.00	102.51
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,413	104.00–113.00	107.30
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	60.00	60.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,727	118.00–138.00	125.82
5	—	1,418	105.00–118.00	112.54

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	6	—	828	75.00–101.00	90.54
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,085	99.00	99.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	—	872	1,275.00–1,350.00	1,307.90
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	88.00	88.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,360	1,350.00	1,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,089	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,070	1,450.00–1,600.00	1,576.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,080	98.00	98.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle