Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 450 lbs 4.00-11.00 lower 450-650 lbs 2.00-5.00 higher not enough over 650 lbs for a trend. Feeder heifers 1.00-5.00 higher except the better 400-500 lbs 3.00-4.00 lower. The offering included several new crop calves some of them fleshy that sold at a discount. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $205.36/cwt on 287 head.

Average price

$205.36

287 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$987

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$349

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

$42.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.46

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	483	210.57	1,016	156
Medium and Large 1-2	494	206.86	1,022	60
Medium and Large 2	470	194.49	913	66
Medium and Large 3	397	168.20	668	5thin

One grade step is worth $42.38/cwt here — about $349 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 sale287 hd

205.36

—

AR average10 barns · 1,511 hd

206.82

−1.46

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	—	Low	1,553	113.85	1,768	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,357	91.56	1,242	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,208	90.83	1,098	96
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	956	77.14	738	43

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,262	$1,218	29
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	930	$1,087	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	863	$1,066	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	837	$1,015	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,460	$1,592	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,333	$1,358	9

Every lot, as filed

106 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 1Guaranteed Open	—	782	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,361	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	178.01/cwt	170.00–184.00	995	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	229.53/cwt	219.00–238.00	751	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	226.53/cwt	220.00–231.00	831	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	219.29/cwt	215.00–225.00	928	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	200.44/cwt	185.00–218.00	746	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,057	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,175	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	217.72/cwt	216.00–218.00	1,015	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	198.46/cwt	190.00–215.00	1,135	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	162.53/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,086	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	200.92/cwt	190.00–212.00	954	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	489	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,007	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	315	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	841	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	518	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,228	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	438	267.60/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,172	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	210.66/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,081	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	189.24/cwt	182.00–194.00	1,175	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	384	251.02/cwt	247.00–255.00	964	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,406	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,264	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	797	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,427	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	164.92/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,224	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	498	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,195	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,245	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	250.06/cwt	237.00–267.00	820	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	193.16/cwt	188.00–208.00	1,317	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	253.53/cwt	242.00–271.00	1,318	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	425	245.50/cwt	239.00–250.00	1,043	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	860	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	215.71/cwt	212.00–218.00	1,327	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,200	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	262.78/cwt	260.00–265.00	946	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	931	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,190	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	352	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	898	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	229.03/cwt	210.00–247.00	1,099	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	228.41/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,270	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	228.48/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,193	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	232.80/cwt	220.00–250.00	880	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	236.51/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,015	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	260.54/cwt	250.00–277.00	1,217	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	403	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,028	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	225.69/cwt	217.00–229.00	1,417	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	214.36/cwt	201.00–220.00	1,320	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	237.18/cwt	225.00–260.00	1,093	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	946	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,201	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	235.62/cwt	220.00–250.00	994	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	207.13/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,201	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	863	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,355	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	89.58/cwt	84.00–93.00	1,060	55
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	929	71.13/cwt	69.00–74.00	661	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,375	95.38/cwt	94.00–97.00	1,311	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	81.50/cwt	78.00–84.00	916	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	59.00/cwt	45.00–64.00	545	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	88.39/cwt	85.00–93.00	947	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,352	90.60/cwt	88.00–93.00	1,225	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	80.61/cwt	74.00–85.00	755	21
Bulls	—	—	1,405	88.39/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,242	2
Bulls	—	—	1,727	121.70/cwt	115.00–129.00	2,102	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	96.54/cwt	93.00–101.00	1,242	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	675	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	243	1
Bulls	—	—	1,354	109.03/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,476	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,053.80/head	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,054	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	99.65/cwt	93.00–110.00	957	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	1,066.43/head	880.00–1,200.00	1,066	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	977	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	837	1,014.81/head	685.00–1,300.00	1,015	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,262	1,218.36/head	900.00–1,350.00	1,218	29
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	716	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	1,086.69/head	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,087	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,498	1,633.78/head	1,325.00–1,675.00	1,634	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	204.39/cwt	190.00–210.00	672	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,428	1,477.96/head	1,150.00–1,575.00	1,478	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	220.96/cwt	210.00–232.00	1,151	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	710	191.50/cwt	191.50–191.50	1,360	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	394	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	867	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	925	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,221	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	214.07/cwt	210.00–216.00	912	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	717	162.68/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,166	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	173.47/cwt	169.00–175.00	1,082	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	442	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	796	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	203.72/cwt	190.00–217.00	843	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	160.99/cwt	160.00–162.00	512	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	169.35/cwt	151.00–188.00	1,067	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	458	207.43/cwt	200.00–210.00	950	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	548	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,074	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	375	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	415	210.37/cwt	210.00–212.00	873	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	784	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,396	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	702	186.18/cwt	174.00–199.00	1,307	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,518	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	329	244.78/cwt	227.00–250.00	805	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	220.37/cwt	215.00–230.00	723	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	196.82/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,027	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	207.13/cwt	190.00–227.00	804	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	248.72/cwt	240.00–255.00	915	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	382	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	924	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	979	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	211.87/cwt	195.00–222.00	992	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	682	196.06/cwt	193.00–202.00	1,337	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 May 3, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 773Last week 675Year ago 649

Slaughter CattleReceipts 222Last week 223Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 100Year ago 26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	782	174.00	174.00
9	—	710	191.50	191.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	559	170.00–184.00	178.01
11	—	372	185.00–218.00	200.44
2	—	545	194.00	194.00
2	—	668	160.00–165.00	162.53
21	—	475	190.00–212.00	200.92
9	—	329	190.00–210.00	204.39
1	—	925	132.00	132.00
3	—	717	160.00–167.00	162.68
4	—	624	169.00–175.00	173.47
9	—	414	190.00–217.00	203.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	327	219.00–238.00	229.53
18	—	367	220.00–231.00	226.53
21	—	423	215.00–225.00	219.29
2	—	653	180.00	180.00
7	—	466	216.00–218.00	217.72
14	—	572	190.00–215.00	198.46
31	—	513	200.00–220.00	210.66
7	—	621	182.00–194.00	189.24
3	—	742	160.00–175.00	164.92
1	—	835	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	159.00	159.00
2	—	442	180.00	180.00
2	—	318	160.00–162.00	160.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	489	206.00	206.00
7	—	394	220.00	220.00
22	—	426	210.00–216.00	214.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	458	200.00–210.00	207.43
2	—	548	196.00	196.00
2	—	375	210.00	210.00
11	—	415	210.00–212.00	210.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	784	178.00	178.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	267.00	267.00
3	—	518	237.00	237.00
4	—	384	247.00–255.00	251.02
3	—	498	240.00	240.00
5	—	425	239.00–250.00	245.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	438	265.00–280.00	267.60
24	—	520	242.00–271.00	253.53
7	—	360	260.00–265.00	262.78
5	—	556	220.00–235.00	228.41
1	—	650	219.00	219.00
28	—	467	250.00–277.00	260.54
6	—	628	217.00–229.00	225.69
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	190.00	190.00
1	—	605	209.00	209.00
11	—	797	179.00	179.00
8	—	328	237.00–267.00	250.06
7	—	682	188.00–208.00	193.16
1	—	860	160.00	160.00
3	—	595	200.00	200.00
23	—	480	210.00–247.00	229.03
6	—	522	220.00–234.00	228.48
4	—	378	220.00–250.00	232.80
11	—	429	215.00–240.00	236.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	579	215.00	215.00
13	—	615	212.00–218.00	215.71
10	—	494	243.00	243.00
6	—	352	255.00	255.00
5	—	403	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	616	201.00–220.00	214.36
9	—	461	225.00–260.00	237.18
4	—	946	127.00	127.00
17	—	422	220.00–250.00	235.62
8	—	580	200.00–220.00	207.13
5	—	863	157.00	157.00
14	—	521	210.00–232.00	220.96
6	—	702	174.00–199.00	186.18
2	—	755	201.00	201.00
5	—	329	227.00–250.00	244.78
5	—	368	240.00–255.00	248.72
8	—	682	193.00–202.00	196.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	151.00–188.00	169.35
3	—	328	215.00–230.00	220.37
3	—	522	185.00–205.00	196.82
9	—	388	190.00–227.00	207.13
1	—	445	220.00	220.00
4	—	468	195.00–222.00	211.87
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	382	242.00	242.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	1,183	84.00–93.00	89.58
11	—	1,124	78.00–84.00	81.50
30	—	1,286	93.00–101.00	96.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	929	69.00–74.00	71.13
5	—	923	45.00–64.00	59.00
9	—	1,071	85.00–93.00	88.39
21	—	937	74.00–85.00	80.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,375	94.00–97.00	95.38
16	—	1,352	88.00–93.00	90.60
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	36.00	36.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,405	85.00–92.00	88.39
12	—	1,727	115.00–129.00	121.70
9	—	1,354	105.00–114.00	109.03

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	—	1,185	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,053.80
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,060	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,498	1,325.00–1,675.00	1,633.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,195	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,428	1,150.00–1,575.00	1,477.96
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	960	93.00–110.00	99.65
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	863	880.00–1,200.00	1,066.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	865	113.00	113.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	837	685.00–1,300.00	1,014.81
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	29	—	1,262	900.00–1,350.00	1,218.36
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	895	80.00	80.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	930	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,086.69

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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