Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers1.00-7.00 lower except the better 400-450 lbs 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs mostly 4.00-8.00 lower; 500-650 lbs steady to 3.00 lower. Quality of most cattle not as good as last week. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $206.20/cwt on 246 head.

Average price

$206.20

246 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$950

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$292

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$55.40/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.84

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	438	213.61	935	29
Medium and Large 1	470	213.45	1,003	135
Medium and Large 2	458	194.76	892	75
Medium and Large 3	406	158.21	643	7thin

One grade step is worth $55.40/cwt here — about $292 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 sale246 hd

206.20

—

AR average10 barns · 1,689 hd

202.36

+3.84

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	1,539	112.96	1,738	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,369	98.64	1,350	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,166	93.46	1,089	75
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	955	77.14	737	62

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)	1,085	$1,247	21
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,154	$1,113	8
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$1,115	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	880	$1,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	880	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,136	$1,553	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,165	$1,075	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,000	$1,650	1thin

Every lot, as filed

105 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 2	—	740	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,036	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,255	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	186.88/cwt	175.00–193.00	983	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	202.93/cwt	194.00–214.00	960	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	—	624	182.90/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,141	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	—	685	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,165	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	389	219.22/cwt	219.00–220.00	853	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	232	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	580	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	166.21/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,097	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	339	172.48/cwt	167.00–175.00	585	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	187.70/cwt	183.00–192.00	1,154	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,035	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	272.57/cwt	263.00–284.00	1,148	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	222.86/cwt	212.00–226.00	936	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	449	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	943	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	201.85/cwt	188.00–220.00	850	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	209.78/cwt	197.00–221.00	1,093	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	192.49/cwt	189.00–203.00	1,097	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	190.17/cwt	180.00–200.00	833	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	341	198.24/cwt	180.00–216.00	676	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	221.87/cwt	214.00–226.00	1,029	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	211.67/cwt	210.00–214.00	984	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	208.02/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,306	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	248.01/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,255	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	243.54/cwt	235.00–248.00	908	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	232	313.00/cwt	313.00–313.00	726	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	375	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	926	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	223.49/cwt	220.00–232.00	816	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	210.30/cwt	138.00–234.00	1,001	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	203.25/cwt	190.00–210.00	732	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	225.69/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,302	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	181.50/cwt	180.00–183.00	1,388	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,344	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	305	298.93/cwt	295.00–301.00	912	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	257.89/cwt	250.00–272.00	1,217	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	274.59/cwt	274.00–275.00	989	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	204.58/cwt	202.00–207.00	1,162	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	240.62/cwt	231.00–249.00	1,023	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,048	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	219.94/cwt	212.00–230.00	1,122	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,448	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,474	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	230.51/cwt	226.00–235.00	1,185	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	246.79/cwt	246.00–247.00	1,190	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	962	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	276.15/cwt	270.00–280.00	939	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	213.92/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,129	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	731	182.00/cwt	177.00–187.00	1,330	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,332	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	520	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,087	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	700	54.96/cwt	48.00–61.00	385	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	645	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	258	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	740	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	555	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	80.55/cwt	74.00–86.00	779	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	651	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	71.10/cwt	65.00–76.00	670	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	90.23/cwt	89.00–94.00	981	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,387	100.66/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,396	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	92.07/cwt	91.00–94.00	1,206	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	906	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	97.41/cwt	94.00–105.00	1,173	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,131	90.01/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,018	38
Bulls	—	—	1,623	118.67/cwt	116.00–123.00	1,926	13
Bulls	—	—	1,298	92.41/cwt	88.00–97.50	1,199	2
Bulls	—	—	1,478	109.64/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,620	10
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,115.38/head	1,050.00–1,185.00	1,115	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,151	1,610.73/head	1,100.00–1,925.00	1,611	12
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	939	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,006	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,171	89.38/cwt	87.00–92.00	1,047	13
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	986	97.57/cwt	93.00–103.00	962	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,247.15/head	1,110.00–1,500.00	1,247	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	415	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	855	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	478	204.55/cwt	203.00–206.00	978	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	445	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	199.79/cwt	180.00–212.00	761	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	229.17/cwt	225.00–245.00	985	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	207.08/cwt	190.00–221.00	1,166	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	659	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,226	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	227.52/cwt	220.00–230.00	719	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	736	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	1,395	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	602	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,017	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	201.62/cwt	196.00–216.00	1,252	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	361	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	877	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	203.50/cwt	200.00–207.00	834	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	200.35/cwt	180.00–208.00	1,342	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	713	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,105	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	227.48/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,078	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,121	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	213.95/cwt	212.00–216.00	1,098	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	177.56/cwt	175.00–180.00	565	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	205.28/cwt	180.00–215.00	989	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	231.18/cwt	208.00–245.00	876	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	671	168.97/cwt	167.00–170.00	1,134	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,445	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,821	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,099	1,415.29/head	1,275.00–1,650.00	1,415	5
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,024	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	860	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,154	1,112.58/head	1,010.00–1,235.00	1,113	8

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 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 675Last week 1,348Year ago 520

Slaughter CattleReceipts 223Last week 221Year ago 156

Replacement CattleReceipts 100Last week 65Year ago 85

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	140.00	140.00
4	—	526	175.00–193.00	186.88
14	—	473	194.00–214.00	202.93
4	—	660	160.00–170.00	166.21
1	—	575	180.00	180.00
22	—	421	188.00–220.00	201.85
11	—	341	180.00–216.00	198.24
10	—	381	180.00–212.00	199.79
2	—	602	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	178.00	178.00
11	—	232	250.00	250.00
13	—	615	183.00–192.00	187.70
16	—	420	212.00–226.00	222.86
38	—	521	197.00–221.00	209.78
8	—	570	189.00–203.00	192.49
12	—	464	214.00–226.00	221.87
8	—	365	220.00–232.00	223.49
14	—	316	220.00–230.00	227.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	624	180.00–186.00	182.90
1	—	685	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	389	219.00–220.00	219.22
7	—	449	210.00	210.00
13	—	465	210.00–214.00	211.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	145.00	145.00
3	—	339	167.00–175.00	172.48
2	—	473	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	415	206.00	206.00
2	—	478	203.00–206.00	204.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	659	186.00	186.00
4	—	736	189.50	189.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	421	263.00–284.00	272.57
14	—	506	240.00–255.00	248.01
10	—	232	313.00	313.00
19	—	577	220.00–232.00	225.69
4	—	611	220.00	220.00
3	—	305	295.00–301.00	298.93
8	—	472	250.00–272.00	257.89
5	—	360	274.00–275.00	274.59
4	—	689	214.00	214.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	180.00–200.00	190.17
3	—	360	190.00–210.00	203.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	206.00–210.00	208.02
3	—	373	235.00–248.00	243.54
4	—	476	138.00–234.00	210.30
2	—	765	180.00–183.00	181.50
2	—	568	202.00–207.00	204.58
5	—	425	231.00–249.00	240.62
5	—	510	212.00–230.00	219.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	247.00	247.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	416	252.00	252.00
4	—	766	189.00	189.00
10	—	514	226.00–235.00	230.51
18	—	482	246.00–247.00	246.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	363	265.00	265.00
18	—	340	270.00–280.00	276.15
8	—	528	210.00–218.00	213.92
5	—	731	177.00–187.00	182.00
1	—	770	173.00	173.00
9	—	430	225.00–245.00	229.17
17	—	563	190.00–221.00	207.08
7	—	621	196.00–216.00	201.62
16	—	670	180.00–208.00	200.35
7	—	474	220.00–233.00	227.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	209.00	209.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	361	243.00	243.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	410	200.00–207.00	203.50
3	—	713	155.00	155.00
1	—	590	190.00	190.00
2	—	513	212.00–216.00	213.95
4	—	318	175.00–180.00	177.56
6	—	482	180.00–215.00	205.28
8	—	379	208.00–245.00	231.18
3	—	671	167.00–170.00	168.97

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	700	48.00–61.00	54.96
1	—	645	40.00	40.00
1	—	740	75.00	75.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	967	74.00–86.00	80.55
1	—	1,085	60.00	60.00
15	—	943	65.00–76.00	71.10
5	—	1,087	89.00–94.00	90.23
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,387	95.00–106.00	100.66
4	—	1,310	91.00–94.00	92.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	82.00	82.00
36	—	1,204	94.00–105.00	97.41
38	—	1,131	84.00–94.00	90.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,623	116.00–123.00	118.67
2	—	1,298	88.00–97.50	92.41
10	—	1,478	103.00–113.00	109.64

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	880	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,015	1,050.00–1,185.00	1,115.38
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	880	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	1,050.00	1,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,151	1,100.00–1,925.00	1,610.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,099	1,275.00–1,650.00	1,415.29
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,010	93.00	93.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	107.00	107.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	—	1,171	87.00–92.00	89.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	21	—	1,085	1,110.00–1,500.00	1,247.15
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	1,024	84.00	84.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,154	1,010.00–1,235.00	1,112.58
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	986	93.00–103.00	97.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,445	126.00	126.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,650.00	1,650.00

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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