Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers uneven mostly 2.00-11.00 higher with the better 350-400 lbs and 450-550 lbs 14.00-30.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 450 lbs 1.00-7.00 higher 450-650 lbs 10.00-18.00 higher. Quality of most feeders good with good demand. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $215.10/cwt on 270 head.

Average price

$215.10

270 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,043

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$664

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

$98.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+17.97

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	480	219.97	1,057	164
Medium and Large 1-2	511	212.34	1,086	81
Medium and Large 2	432	195.09	843	24
Medium and Large 3	325	121.00	393	1thin

One grade step is worth $98.97/cwt here — about $664 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 sale270 hd

215.10

—

AR average10 barns · 2,049 hd

197.13

+17.97

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	—	Average	1,474	110.53	1,630	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,484	102.87	1,527	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,172	95.49	1,119	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,002	74.31	745	21

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 Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	890	$1,060	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	676	$1,185	4thin

Every lot, as filed

66 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	—	364	234.19/cwt	214.00–240.00	852	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	226.04/cwt	216.00–234.00	954	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	234.97/cwt	221.00–240.00	787	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	219.48/cwt	216.00–221.00	966	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,066	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	203.64/cwt	190.00–211.00	678	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	193.79/cwt	175.00–213.00	837	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,398	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	836	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	253.89/cwt	235.00–262.00	1,353	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	282.50/cwt	263.00–301.00	1,048	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	993	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	234.41/cwt	227.00–241.00	858	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,171	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,346	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,300	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	935	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	192.04/cwt	189.00–192.50	1,573	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	215.93/cwt	207.00–225.00	1,324	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	221.00/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,275	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,233	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,002	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	282.13/cwt	267.00–293.00	889	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	262.00/cwt	249.00–277.00	1,098	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	277.66/cwt	267.00–286.00	1,308	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	334	218.53/cwt	211.00–241.00	730	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,303	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,330	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	210.99/cwt	190.00–220.00	791	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	878	141.57/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,243	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	452	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,062	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	338	232.47/cwt	231.00–237.00	786	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,260	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	220.44/cwt	199.00–230.00	1,148	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,280	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	982	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,178	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	200.98/cwt	195.00–204.00	1,150	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,156	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	393	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	196.94/cwt	180.00–211.00	725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	201.27/cwt	193.00–211.00	932	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	186.22/cwt	180.00–190.00	989	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	193.47/cwt	189.00–194.00	1,211	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	227.77/cwt	214.00–235.00	1,068	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	763	174.66/cwt	174.00–175.00	1,333	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	439	247.55/cwt	239.00–249.00	1,087	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,258	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	232.35/cwt	225.00–239.00	1,231	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	733	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,275	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	624	192.39/cwt	191.00–193.00	1,201	10
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	1,185.00/head	1,185.00–1,185.00	1,185	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,466	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	1
Bulls	—	—	1,369	108.11/cwt	103.00–114.00	1,480	7
Bulls	—	—	1,810	127.63/cwt	122.00–131.00	2,310	3
Bulls	—	—	1,340	93.34/cwt	88.00–98.00	1,251	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,400	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	104.02/cwt	102.00–107.00	1,579	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	83.00/cwt	77.00–90.00	813	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	851	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	91.91/cwt	79.00–100.00	977	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	72.89/cwt	65.00–76.00	771	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	55.07/cwt	48.00–64.00	516	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	861	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	93.67/cwt	87.00–97.00	1,066	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	101.66/cwt	97.00–106.00	1,235	12

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 Apr 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 592Last week 860Year ago 553

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 160Year ago 111

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 160Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	364	214.00–240.00	234.19
24	—	422	216.00–234.00	226.04
12	—	335	221.00–240.00	234.97
45	—	521	199.00–230.00	220.44
1	—	800	160.00	160.00
2	—	982	120.00	120.00
3	—	572	195.00–204.00	200.98
9	—	626	189.00–194.00	193.47
25	—	469	214.00–235.00	227.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	440	216.00–221.00	219.48
43	—	480	222.00	222.00
25	—	602	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	333	190.00–211.00	203.64
11	—	432	175.00–213.00	193.79
3	—	368	180.00–211.00	196.94
3	—	463	193.00–211.00	201.27
4	—	531	180.00–190.00	186.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	733	174.00	174.00
10	—	624	191.00–193.00	192.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	192.00	192.00
33	—	533	235.00–262.00	253.89
14	—	371	263.00–301.00	282.50
1	—	690	195.00	195.00
13	—	819	189.00–192.50	192.04
3	—	613	207.00–225.00	215.93
7	—	577	220.00–225.00	221.00
13	—	315	267.00–293.00	282.13
9	—	419	249.00–277.00	262.00
15	—	471	267.00–286.00	277.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	318	263.00	263.00
22	—	482	243.00	243.00
18	—	647	201.00	201.00
14	—	377	248.00	248.00
30	—	541	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	231.00	231.00
4	—	366	227.00–241.00	234.41
1	—	475	211.00	211.00
4	—	334	211.00–241.00	218.53
1	—	720	181.00	181.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	700	190.00	190.00
7	—	878	140.00–151.00	141.57
2	—	452	235.00	235.00
2	—	555	227.00	227.00
3	—	763	174.00–175.00	174.66
7	—	439	239.00–249.00	247.55
9	—	626	201.00	201.00
6	—	530	225.00–239.00	232.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	375	190.00–220.00	210.99
8	—	338	231.00–237.00	232.47

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	676	1,185.00	1,185.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,345	109.00	109.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	890	1,060.00	1,060.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,369	103.00–114.00	108.11
3	—	1,810	122.00–131.00	127.63
2	—	1,340	88.00–98.00	93.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,400	100.00	100.00
5	—	1,518	102.00–107.00	104.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	980	77.00–90.00	83.00
4	—	1,063	79.00–100.00	91.91
5	—	1,058	65.00–76.00	72.89
6	—	937	48.00–64.00	55.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	81.00	81.00
1	—	1,325	65.00	65.00
16	—	1,138	87.00–97.00	93.67
12	—	1,215	97.00–106.00	101.66

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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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