Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers under 700 lbs 2.00-7.00 higher not enough over 700 lbs last week for a trend. The offering included several groups of 700-800 lb yearlings. Demand was good all classes of cattle. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $230.88/cwt on 642 head.

Average price

$230.88

642 head · 608 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,404

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$610

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

$51.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.18

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	574	242.08	1,389	252
Medium and Large 2	482	228.45	1,100	50
Medium and Large 1-2	654	223.12	1,459	338
Medium and Large 3	408	191.00	778	2thin

One grade step is worth $51.08/cwt here — about $610 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 sale642 hd

230.88

—

AR average10 barns · 1,922 hd

230.70

+0.18

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	1,528	113.00	1,727	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,425	97.31	1,387	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,166	88.28	1,029	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	984	71.27	701	65

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 Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	886	$1,250	19
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	888	$1,075	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	805	$975	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,154	$1,164	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,213	$1,139	9

Every lot, as filed

114 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	921	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,182	1,208.17/head	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,208	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,101	1,068.23/head	900.00–1,300.00	1,068	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	216.62/cwt	200.00–226.00	1,142	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	241.65/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,005	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	497	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,208	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	510	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,158	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	575	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	292.05/cwt	271.00–310.00	943	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	226.41/cwt	212.00–231.00	1,379	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	265.81/cwt	251.00–283.00	1,103	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	230.03/cwt	215.00–233.00	1,074	110
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	191.95/cwt	185.00–197.00	1,111	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	231.66/cwt	221.00–239.00	744	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	770	170.66/cwt	168.00–172.00	1,314	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	230.22/cwt	215.00–241.00	985	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	236.95/cwt	222.00–246.00	870	56
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,043	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	891	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,186	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	212.98/cwt	190.00–223.00	1,107	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,134	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	183.37/cwt	176.00–190.00	959	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	441	207.96/cwt	190.00–218.00	917	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	203.38/cwt	187.00–220.00	761	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	164.59/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,017	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	191.57/cwt	185.00–200.00	626	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	250.79/cwt	237.00–252.00	1,309	43
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	245.34/cwt	223.00–255.00	932	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,358	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	707	197.34/cwt	190.00–201.00	1,395	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	228.97/cwt	215.00–250.00	1,092	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	218.69/cwt	216.00–220.00	1,255	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	651	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,335	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,397	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	236.53/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,239	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	205.50/cwt	205.50–205.50	1,595	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	253.07/cwt	244.00–260.00	1,169	78
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	215.21/cwt	209.00–220.00	1,423	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	279.53/cwt	269.00–298.00	1,029	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	839	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,670	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	263.87/cwt	253.00–273.00	1,021	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	234.82/cwt	224.00–245.00	1,334	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,238	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,654	75
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	265.00/cwt	250.00–272.00	1,259	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	614	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,320	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	214.09/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,544	132
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	271.46/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,026	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	531	225.03/cwt	217.00–236.00	1,195	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,445	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,176	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	237.93/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,111	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	543	194.93/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,058	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	98.97/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,376	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,198	82.25/cwt	78.00–86.00	985	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	859	54.97/cwt	42.00–64.00	472	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	70.24/cwt	66.00–76.00	688	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,168	95.79/cwt	89.00–102.00	1,119	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	83.57/cwt	79.00–89.00	903	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,405	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	91.63/cwt	87.00–97.00	1,052	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	685	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	343	1
Bulls	—	—	1,647	122.29/cwt	117.00–129.00	2,014	10
Bulls	—	—	1,348	86.43/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,165	3
Bulls	—	—	1,399	110.36/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,544	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	886	1,249.87/head	1,000.00–1,425.00	1,250	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	1,139.01/head	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,139	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,122	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,077	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	422	223.06/cwt	210.00–240.00	941	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	638	191.92/cwt	185.00–199.00	1,224	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	845	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,352	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	227.70/cwt	213.00–241.00	838	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	200.14/cwt	190.00–210.00	955	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	219.45/cwt	211.00–223.00	816	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,165	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	860	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,032	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	147.50/cwt	135.00–160.00	863	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	793	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,011	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	166.00/cwt	160.00–172.00	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	693	181.50/cwt	181.50–181.50	1,258	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	542	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,154	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	182.18/cwt	173.00–187.00	670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	180.49/cwt	171.00–187.00	1,041	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	619	192.79/cwt	180.00–196.00	1,193	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	—	705	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,184	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	802	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,508	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	712	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,282	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	144.98/cwt	140.00–150.00	758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	197.22/cwt	190.00–203.00	937	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	542	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	976	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	538	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	915	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	188.07/cwt	180.00–192.00	1,166	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	579	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,245	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	780	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	687	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,326	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	408	230.99/cwt	230.00–238.00	942	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	307	305.97/cwt	275.00–314.00	939	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	199.07/cwt	190.00–213.00	1,049	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,016	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 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,348Last week 850Year ago 908

Slaughter CattleReceipts 221Last week 183Year ago 181

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 45Year ago 20

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	89.00	89.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,182	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,208.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,101	900.00–1,300.00	1,068.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,245	1,400.00	1,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,213	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,139.01
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	805	975.00	975.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	888	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	—	886	1,000.00–1,425.00	1,249.87

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	200.00	200.00
1	—	420	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	527	200.00–226.00	216.62
7	—	416	235.00–250.00	241.65
1	—	330	257.00	257.00
12	—	380	223.00–255.00	245.34
3	—	707	190.00–201.00	197.34
16	—	477	215.00–250.00	228.97
1	—	810	163.00	163.00
1	—	600	187.00	187.00
3	—	574	216.00–220.00	218.69
1	—	755	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	497	243.00	243.00
1	—	510	227.00	227.00
1	—	575	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	323	271.00–310.00	292.05
26	—	609	212.00–231.00	226.41
33	—	415	251.00–283.00	265.81
43	—	522	237.00–252.00	250.79
6	—	661	209.00–220.00	215.21
9	—	368	269.00–298.00	279.53
12	—	568	224.00–245.00	234.82
75	—	773	214.00	214.00
17	—	475	250.00–272.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	623	218.00	218.00
6	—	651	205.00	205.00
17	—	524	230.00–242.00	236.53
69	—	776	205.50	205.50
78	—	462	244.00–260.00	253.07
16	—	839	199.00	199.00
9	—	387	253.00–273.00	263.87
4	—	550	225.00	225.00
132	—	721	207.00–215.00	214.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	614	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
110	—	467	215.00–233.00	230.03
18	—	579	185.00–197.00	191.95
29	—	321	221.00–239.00	231.66
1	—	825	175.00	175.00
3	—	770	168.00–172.00	170.66
44	—	428	215.00–241.00	230.22
56	—	367	222.00–246.00	236.95
4	—	655	181.00	181.00
36	—	520	190.00–223.00	212.98
1	—	700	162.00	162.00
16	—	620	180.00–192.00	188.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	535	195.00	195.00
3	—	405	220.00	220.00
13	—	372	211.00–223.00	219.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	523	176.00–190.00	183.37
11	—	441	190.00–218.00	207.96
14	—	374	187.00–220.00	203.38
2	—	618	160.00–169.00	164.59
3	—	327	185.00–200.00	191.57
1	—	685	170.00	170.00
1	—	860	120.00	120.00
3	—	793	127.50	127.50
7	—	577	171.00–187.00	180.49
5	—	475	190.00–203.00	197.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	129.00	129.00
2	—	408	165.00	165.00
2	—	585	135.00–160.00	147.50
2	—	470	160.00–172.00	166.00
3	—	368	173.00–187.00	182.18
1	—	325	175.00	175.00
2	—	523	140.00–150.00	144.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	693	181.50	181.50
7	—	542	213.00	213.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	619	180.00–196.00	192.79
9	—	802	188.00	188.00
2	—	712	180.00	180.00
5	—	579	215.00	215.00
1	—	780	171.00	171.00
5	—	687	193.00	193.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	542	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	378	265.00–275.00	271.46
10	—	531	217.00–236.00	225.03
1	—	730	198.00	198.00
1	—	585	201.00	201.00
17	—	467	220.00–245.00	237.93
2	—	638	185.00–199.00	191.92
1	—	845	160.00	160.00
16	—	408	230.00–238.00	230.99
8	—	307	275.00–314.00	305.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	543	180.00–210.00	194.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	170.00	170.00
1	—	555	194.00	194.00
5	—	422	210.00–240.00	223.06
5	—	368	213.00–241.00	227.70
3	—	477	190.00–210.00	200.14
5	—	527	190.00–213.00	199.07
1	—	635	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,390	98.00–100.00	98.97
1	—	1,495	94.00	94.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,198	78.00–86.00	82.25
9	—	1,148	87.00–97.00	91.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	859	42.00–64.00	54.97
40	—	979	66.00–76.00	70.24
2	—	1,168	89.00–102.00	95.79
13	—	1,080	79.00–89.00	83.57
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	50.00	50.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,647	117.00–129.00	122.29
3	—	1,348	80.00–90.00	86.43
5	—	1,399	105.00–114.00	110.36

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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