Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers under 500 lbs steady to 14.00 lower over 500 lbs steady to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly steady to 7.00 lower. The offering included several new crop calves that were not as desirable as last week with some of them fleshy. Breaker cows 2.00 lower boner and lean cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $204.05/cwt on 336 head.

Average price

$204.05

336 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,000

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$363

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

$46.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.30

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	212.49	1,063	160
Medium and Large 1-2	516	200.69	1,036	94
Medium and Large 2	441	193.41	853	76
Medium and Large 3	421	166.29	700	6thin

One grade step is worth $46.19/cwt here — about $363 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 sale336 hd

204.05

—

AR average9 barns · 1,615 hd

198.75

+5.30

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	1,546	116.17	1,796	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,418	97.51	1,383	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,129	95.85	1,082	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	990	77.98	772	55

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)	953	$1,100	2thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,092	$1,400	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,229	$1,533	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,193	$1,390	2thin

Every lot, as filed

110 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 3	—	475	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	917	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	798	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,317	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	154.73/cwt	150.00–160.00	573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	215.34/cwt	195.00–220.00	1,139	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	452	266.00/cwt	266.00–266.00	1,202	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	315	249.00/cwt	249.00–249.00	784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	512	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,178	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	365	264.27/cwt	259.00–268.00	965	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	262.83/cwt	251.00–275.00	1,120	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	172.44/cwt	167.00–178.00	1,509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	226.35/cwt	208.00–234.00	960	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	229.04/cwt	221.00–237.00	854	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	193.49/cwt	192.00–195.00	1,080	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	184.89/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,137	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	479	253.49/cwt	253.00–254.00	1,214	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	628	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,256	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	213.97/cwt	210.00–221.00	1,025	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	586	178.37/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,045	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	223.53/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,042	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	940	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	210.94/cwt	204.00–216.00	884	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	182.59/cwt	173.00–189.00	1,046	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	194.37/cwt	190.00–210.00	832	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	207.27/cwt	205.00–211.00	1,049	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	229.34/cwt	215.00–236.00	777	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	957	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,211	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	219.31/cwt	210.00–228.00	1,349	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	263.31/cwt	262.00–271.00	1,201	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	233.44/cwt	200.00–238.00	994	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,109	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	249.12/cwt	231.00–265.00	812	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	240.85/cwt	205.00–260.00	920	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	249.50/cwt	245.00–260.00	798	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,367	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	272.22/cwt	269.00–279.00	988	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	212.02/cwt	210.00–213.00	1,433	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	247.55/cwt	238.00–257.00	1,168	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	201.40/cwt	196.00–207.00	1,138	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	230.58/cwt	215.00–238.00	1,111	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,343	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	395	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,027	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	616	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,435	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	515	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,365	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	279.92/cwt	272.00–291.00	924	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,339	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	231.79/cwt	219.00–238.00	1,314	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	390	260.29/cwt	250.00–269.00	1,015	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	659	186.70/cwt	183.00–191.00	1,230	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	262.33/cwt	250.00–271.00	826	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	202.82/cwt	195.00–206.00	1,272	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	242.65/cwt	235.00–252.00	1,041	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	250.88/cwt	235.00–256.00	1,174	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	688	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,073	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	59.67/cwt	50.00–64.00	579	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	92.96/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,009	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	84.57/cwt	79.00–89.00	857	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	905	81.46/cwt	79.00–84.00	737	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,158	103.03/cwt	98.00–107.00	1,193	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	93.93/cwt	88.00–99.00	1,063	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	1,120	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,445	96.46/cwt	95.00–98.00	1,394	11
Bulls	—	—	1,456	108.20/cwt	101.00–115.00	1,575	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	69.70/cwt	65.00–76.00	624	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,378	101.67/cwt	98.00–107.00	1,401	7
Bulls	—	—	1,173	88.54/cwt	84.00–92.00	1,039	2
Bulls	—	—	1,638	123.48/cwt	117.00–137.00	2,023	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	1,389.88/head	1,275.00–1,475.00	1,390	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	718	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	111.23/cwt	91.00–116.00	873	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,237	1,547.87/head	1,150.00–1,610.00	1,548	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,092	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	441	225.34/cwt	222.00–237.00	994	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	201.70/cwt	185.00–217.00	1,055	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	470	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	846	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	201.92/cwt	185.00–219.00	1,137	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	384	261.25/cwt	259.00–272.00	1,003	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	197.07/cwt	186.00–203.00	1,110	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	204.94/cwt	197.00–210.00	664	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	187.99/cwt	175.00–197.00	991	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,069	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	204.26/cwt	203.00–206.00	1,054	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	218.03/cwt	210.00–227.00	822	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	438	210.33/cwt	210.00–211.00	921	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	434	165.94/cwt	150.00–176.00	720	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,318	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	196.48/cwt	185.00–210.00	725	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	193.28/cwt	175.00–201.00	901	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	480	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,037	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	516	199.03/cwt	198.00–200.00	1,027	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	309	215.53/cwt	215.00–217.00	666	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	374	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	849	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	919	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,231	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	219.27/cwt	213.00–230.00	1,129	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	575	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,104	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	805	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,320	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	716	191.61/cwt	165.00–196.75	1,372	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	222.85/cwt	220.00–225.00	842	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	345	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	336	202.67/cwt	195.00–221.00	681	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	198.77/cwt	190.00–210.00	936	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,242	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 Apr 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 850Last week 592Year ago 480

Slaughter CattleReceipts 183Last week 76Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 6Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	193.00	193.00
2	—	370	150.00–160.00	154.73
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	798	165.00	165.00
9	—	529	195.00–220.00	215.34
2	—	875	167.00–178.00	172.44
11	—	426	200.00–238.00	233.44
10	—	326	231.00–265.00	249.12
4	—	382	205.00–260.00	240.85
1	—	680	201.00	201.00
2	—	565	196.00–207.00	201.40
1	—	600	200.00	200.00
22	—	482	215.00–238.00	230.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	452	266.00	266.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	249.00	249.00
2	—	512	230.00	230.00
4	—	365	259.00–268.00	264.27
8	—	479	253.00–254.00	253.49
2	—	628	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	426	251.00–275.00	262.83
8	—	615	210.00–228.00	219.31
7	—	456	262.00–271.00	263.31
5	—	363	269.00–279.00	272.22
3	—	676	210.00–213.00	212.02
2	—	718	187.00	187.00
3	—	330	272.00–291.00	279.92
3	—	527	254.00	254.00
11	—	567	219.00–238.00	231.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	440	252.00	252.00
10	—	320	245.00–260.00	249.50
15	—	472	238.00–257.00	247.55
17	—	390	250.00–269.00	260.29
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	395	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	616	233.00	233.00
26	—	515	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	424	208.00–234.00	226.35
22	—	373	221.00–237.00	229.04
2	—	558	192.00–195.00	193.49
11	—	615	175.00–190.00	184.89
1	—	830	156.00	156.00
24	—	466	215.00–225.00	223.53
1	—	940	125.00	125.00
7	—	506	205.00–211.00	207.27
8	—	339	215.00–236.00	229.34
1	—	775	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	479	210.00–221.00	213.97
7	—	586	170.00–190.00	178.37
12	—	419	204.00–216.00	210.94
10	—	957	126.50	126.50
17	—	516	203.00–206.00	204.26
19	—	377	210.00–227.00	218.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	573	173.00–189.00	182.59
13	—	428	190.00–210.00	194.37
16	—	324	197.00–210.00	204.94
16	—	527	175.00–197.00	187.99
1	—	640	165.00	165.00
1	—	685	156.00	156.00
14	—	369	185.00–210.00	196.48
7	—	466	175.00–201.00	193.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	170.00	170.00
1	—	475	164.00	164.00
4	—	434	150.00–176.00	165.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	438	210.00–211.00	210.33
2	—	480	216.00	216.00
4	—	516	198.00–200.00	199.03
4	—	309	215.00–217.00	215.53
4	—	374	227.00	227.00
2	—	575	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	805	164.00	164.00
27	—	716	165.00–196.75	191.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	659	183.00–191.00	186.70
4	—	315	250.00–271.00	262.33
6	—	627	195.00–206.00	202.82
6	—	429	235.00–252.00	242.65
16	—	468	235.00–256.00	250.88
8	—	384	259.00–272.00	261.25
1	—	785	150.00	150.00
3	—	563	186.00–203.00	197.07
12	—	515	213.00–230.00	219.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	688	156.00	156.00
2	—	470	180.00	180.00
1	—	345	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	441	222.00–237.00	225.34
18	—	523	185.00–217.00	201.70
2	—	563	185.00–219.00	201.92
10	—	378	220.00–225.00	222.85
4	—	336	195.00–221.00	202.67
11	—	471	190.00–210.00	198.77
1	—	640	194.00	194.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	919	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	149.00	149.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	971	50.00–64.00	59.67
6	—	1,085	90.00–96.00	92.96
28	—	1,013	79.00–89.00	84.57
11	—	895	65.00–76.00	69.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	905	79.00–84.00	81.46
12	—	1,158	98.00–107.00	103.03
30	—	1,132	88.00–99.00	93.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,400	80.00	80.00
11	—	1,445	95.00–98.00	96.46
7	—	1,378	98.00–107.00	101.67
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,456	101.00–115.00	108.20
2	—	1,173	84.00–92.00	88.54
13	—	1,638	117.00–137.00	123.48

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,193	1,275.00–1,475.00	1,389.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	19	—	1,237	1,150.00–1,610.00	1,547.87
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	85.00	85.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	11	—	785	91.00–116.00	111.23
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	953	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,092	1,400.00	1,400.00

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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