Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 550 lbs 4.00-10.00 lower 550-650 lbs 1.00-6.00 higher no trend on weights over 650 lbs. Feeder heifers mostly 4.00-10.00 higher with some plainer 400-600 lbs steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $211.36/cwt on 340 head.

Average price

$211.36

340 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,028

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$229

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

$46.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.28

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	468	219.07	1,025	253
Medium and Large 2	506	189.71	959	55
Medium and Large 1-2	605	188.07	1,138	31
Medium and Large 3	460	173.00	796	1thin

One grade step is worth $46.07/cwt here — about $229 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 sale340 hd

211.36

—

AR average11 barns · 2,189 hd

204.08

+7.28

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	1,538	114.59	1,762	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,369	92.92	1,272	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,126	90.60	1,020	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	983	67.26	661	27

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)	1,310	$1,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,192	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,275	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	665	$750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,060	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	760	$1,075	3thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	221.61/cwt	215.00–237.00	1,079	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	197.21/cwt	190.00–211.00	1,211	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	256.27/cwt	255.00–258.00	1,097	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	227.16/cwt	217.00–237.00	852	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	230.29/cwt	214.00–240.00	963	58
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	193.07/cwt	186.00–200.00	1,023	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	234.76/cwt	232.00–245.00	873	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	198.81/cwt	190.00–208.00	954	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	210.33/cwt	208.00–213.00	995	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	178.28/cwt	166.00–187.00	1,020	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	191.25/cwt	187.00–195.00	1,019	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	432	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,002	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	605	211.82/cwt	201.00–214.00	1,282	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	196.00/cwt	195.00–197.00	1,417	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	203.62/cwt	190.00–211.00	753	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	679	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,181	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	687	173.29/cwt	169.00–181.00	1,191	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	214.53/cwt	210.00–219.00	714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,185	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	195.60/cwt	187.00–200.00	917	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	605	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,119	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	897	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,256	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	958	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,245	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,284	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	190.51/cwt	190.00–191.00	1,168	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	202.57/cwt	200.00–205.00	729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	244.51/cwt	239.00–247.00	1,183	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	238.32/cwt	237.50–239.00	1,244	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	179.72/cwt	174.00–185.50	1,398	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	189.99/cwt	189.00–191.00	1,491	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	258.00/cwt	255.00–261.00	998	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	228.00/cwt	220.00–232.00	1,151	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	258.22/cwt	251.00–265.00	875	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	254.54/cwt	251.00–255.00	1,186	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	699	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,440	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	236.18/cwt	231.00–243.00	1,006	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	925	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	875	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	243.43/cwt	240.00–253.00	1,273	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	217.57/cwt	215.00–219.00	1,334	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	201.47/cwt	185.00–210.00	1,167	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	241.51/cwt	220.00–251.00	775	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	235.30/cwt	226.00–242.00	1,327	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	184.97/cwt	175.00–195.00	1,243	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	703	177.65/cwt	175.00–179.00	1,249	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	900	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	213.25/cwt	200.00–232.00	1,130	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	477	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,011	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	665	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,097	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,213	88.69/cwt	88.00–89.00	1,076	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	740	37.72/cwt	35.00–40.00	279	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	54.37/cwt	44.00–60.00	531	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	95.84/cwt	93.00–103.00	1,161	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,089	88.22/cwt	84.00–93.00	961	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	78.68/cwt	74.00–84.00	815	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	69.64/cwt	67.00–71.00	630	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	90.72/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,280	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,310	96.00/cwt	93.00–101.00	1,258	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	915	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	723	1
Bulls	—	—	1,480	94.98/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,406	2
Bulls	—	—	1,609	121.40/cwt	117.00–126.00	1,953	8
Bulls	—	—	1,387	109.49/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,519	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,212	99.87/cwt	94.00–103.00	1,210	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,191.74/head	785.00–1,450.00	1,192	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,071	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,040	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	520	195.05/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,014	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	312	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	502	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	790	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	208.46/cwt	190.00–219.00	980	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	175.98/cwt	175.00–177.00	1,096	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	203.07/cwt	194.00–207.50	1,176	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	215.47/cwt	198.00–222.00	1,110	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	480	210.40/cwt	200.00–213.00	1,010	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	237.24/cwt	220.00–240.00	781	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	202.70/cwt	190.00–214.00	833	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,081	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,332	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	738	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	890	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,308	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	505	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	985	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	248.29/cwt	239.00–255.00	901	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	217.96/cwt	214.00–224.00	1,055	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	205.61/cwt	195.00–221.00	886	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	241.83/cwt	235.00–251.00	1,013	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,079	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	182.61/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,150	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	304	255.07/cwt	237.00–261.00	775	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	454	233.74/cwt	217.00–241.00	1,061	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	203.13/cwt	193.00–211.00	1,164	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	215.05/cwt	200.00–235.00	813	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	832	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,148	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	425	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	914	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,033	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	187.58/cwt	160.00–206.00	987	9

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 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 858Last week 773Year ago 389

Slaughter CattleReceipts 122Last week 222Year ago 166

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 75Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	487	215.00–237.00	221.61
1	—	660	160.00	160.00
11	—	614	190.00–211.00	197.21
6	—	372	232.00–245.00	234.76
3	—	505	220.00–232.00	228.00
7	—	426	231.00–243.00	236.18
1	—	925	166.00	166.00
4	—	579	185.00–210.00	201.47
4	—	321	220.00–251.00	241.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	428	255.00–258.00	256.27
2	—	723	195.00–197.00	196.00
2	—	785	189.00–191.00	189.99
6	—	387	255.00–261.00	258.00
15	—	339	251.00–265.00	258.22
29	—	466	251.00–255.00	254.54
1	—	865	179.00	179.00
18	—	523	240.00–253.00	243.43
16	—	564	226.00–242.00	235.30
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	186.00–200.00	193.07
2	—	480	190.00–208.00	198.81
2	—	360	200.00–205.00	202.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	432	232.00	232.00
6	—	605	201.00–214.00	211.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	484	239.00–247.00	244.51
26	—	522	237.50–239.00	238.32
18	—	778	174.00–185.50	179.72
23	—	699	206.00	206.00
6	—	350	250.00	250.00
11	—	613	215.00–219.00	217.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	375	217.00–237.00	227.16
58	—	418	214.00–240.00	230.29
3	—	687	169.00–181.00	173.29
2	—	760	169.00	169.00
2	—	613	190.00–191.00	190.51
30	—	579	194.00–207.50	203.07
58	—	515	198.00–222.00	215.47
10	—	329	220.00–240.00	237.24
30	—	484	214.00–224.00	217.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	473	208.00–213.00	210.33
5	—	662	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	572	166.00–187.00	178.28
8	—	533	187.00–195.00	191.25
9	—	370	190.00–211.00	203.62
2	—	333	210.00–219.00	214.53
11	—	469	187.00–200.00	195.60
1	—	830	135.00	135.00
3	—	958	130.00	130.00
4	—	623	175.00–177.00	175.98
10	—	411	190.00–214.00	202.70
1	—	655	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	679	174.00	174.00
5	—	897	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	185.00	185.00
11	—	480	200.00–213.00	210.40
1	—	505	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	672	175.00–195.00	184.97
3	—	703	175.00–179.00	177.65
1	—	900	175.00	175.00
12	—	530	200.00–232.00	213.25
5	—	770	173.00	173.00
1	—	890	147.00	147.00
4	—	363	239.00–255.00	248.29
12	—	419	235.00–251.00	241.83
5	—	630	180.00–185.00	182.61
4	—	304	237.00–261.00	255.07
8	—	454	217.00–241.00	233.74
16	—	573	193.00–211.00	203.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	477	212.00	212.00
3	—	665	165.00	165.00
2	—	520	190.00–200.00	195.05
2	—	425	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	312	161.00	161.00
1	—	425	177.00	177.00
1	—	500	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	157.00	157.00
16	—	470	190.00–219.00	208.46
3	—	328	225.00	225.00
6	—	431	195.00–221.00	205.61
4	—	378	200.00–235.00	215.05
2	—	832	138.00	138.00
1	—	590	175.00	175.00
9	—	526	160.00–206.00	187.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	580	186.00	186.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,213	88.00–89.00	88.69
7	—	976	44.00–60.00	54.37
9	—	1,036	74.00–84.00	78.68
5	—	905	67.00–71.00	69.64
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	740	35.00–40.00	37.72
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,211	93.00–103.00	95.84
26	—	1,089	84.00–93.00	88.22
1	—	915	79.00	79.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,411	89.00–94.00	90.72
5	—	1,310	93.00–101.00	96.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,480	94.00–96.00	94.98
8	—	1,609	117.00–126.00	121.40
3	—	1,387	104.00–114.00	109.49

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	1,060.00	1,060.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	665	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,212	94.00–103.00	99.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,310	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,100	785.00–1,450.00	1,191.74
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	117.00	117.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	103.00	103.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	760	1,075.00	1,075.00

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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