Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 650 lbs 2.00-10.00 higher instances 15.00 higher not enough over 650 lbs last week for a trend. Feeder heifers under 650 lbs steady to 4.00 higher not enough over 650 lbs last week for a trend. The offering included mostly weaned cattle with several loads of yearling steers that were in good demand. Slaughter cows 2.00-400 higher. Slaughter bulls 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $225.24/cwt on 1,103 head.

Average price

$225.24

1,103 head · 661 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,490

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$794

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

$63.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.18

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	605	240.60	1,456	280
Medium and Large 2	534	222.47	1,188	111
Medium and Large 1-2	705	219.82	1,550	709
Medium and Large 3	375	176.67	662	3thin

One grade step is worth $63.93/cwt here — about $794 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 sale1,103 hd

225.24

—

AR average7 barns · 2,083 hd

228.42

−3.18

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	1,542	122.37	1,887	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,358	99.16	1,346	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,200	95.02	1,140	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,006	78.12	786	15

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)	1,078	$1,286	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$1,100	2thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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	—	456	233.99/cwt	233.00–235.00	1,067	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	312	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	593	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	871	171.27/cwt	163.00–174.00	1,492	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	213.09/cwt	207.00–225.00	1,210	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	211.72/cwt	179.00–220.00	1,323	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	235.04/cwt	230.00–241.00	893	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	271.63/cwt	250.00–281.00	1,152	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	256.66/cwt	244.00–270.00	1,332	41
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	229.22/cwt	217.00–238.00	1,208	50
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	188.36/cwt	169.00–198.00	1,275	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	230.02/cwt	207.00–235.00	1,578	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	268.67/cwt	260.00–274.00	999	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	236.13/cwt	232.00–237.00	782	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	229.25/cwt	223.00–236.00	853	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	222.45/cwt	212.00–234.00	1,046	73
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	231.47/cwt	226.00–236.00	974	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	215.72/cwt	211.00–221.00	1,104	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	990	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	177.97/cwt	170.00–182.00	1,109	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	209.73/cwt	206.00–213.00	1,109	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	216.16/cwt	213.00–218.00	1,022	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	207.37/cwt	204.00–214.00	1,151	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	681	186.48/cwt	186.00–188.00	1,270	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	220.45/cwt	220.00–223.00	864	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	216.69/cwt	185.00–227.00	691	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	254.68/cwt	246.00–265.00	1,087	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	924	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,700	44
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	729	187.77/cwt	175.00–198.00	1,369	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	243.44/cwt	230.00–257.00	1,354	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	231.41/cwt	211.00–244.00	986	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	231.27/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,436	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	208.69/cwt	203.00–212.50	1,611	178
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,604	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	200.25/cwt	200.25–200.25	1,634	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	226.69/cwt	224.00–230.00	1,544	94
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	235.67/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,247	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	604	243.10/cwt	243.10–243.10	1,468	81
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	704	218.85/cwt	209.00–222.00	1,541	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	260.19/cwt	255.00–263.00	846	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,735	77
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	641	234.70/cwt	231.00–238.00	1,504	62
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	263.68/cwt	254.00–275.00	1,247	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	557	241.38/cwt	237.00–242.50	1,344	61
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	234.39/cwt	230.00–243.00	991	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,399	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,311	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	224.22/cwt	208.00–232.00	1,164	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	232.69/cwt	227.00–235.00	1,117	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	853	52.46/cwt	48.00–57.00	447	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	100.89/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,370	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	87.91/cwt	86.00–90.00	1,191	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,094	89.80/cwt	87.00–92.00	982	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	82.09/cwt	76.00–85.00	850	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	71.69/cwt	71.00–72.00	669	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	943	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	97.89/cwt	94.00–107.00	1,222	40
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,104	90.36/cwt	85.00–93.00	998	19
Bulls	—	—	1,615	128.28/cwt	120.00–135.00	2,072	8
Bulls	—	—	1,396	110.54/cwt	106.00–115.00	1,543	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	100.06/cwt	95.00–106.00	979	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	101.15/cwt	92.00–111.00	1,087	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	1,286.19/head	1,250.00–1,325.00	1,286	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	868	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,363	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	155.06/cwt	140.00–170.00	1,036	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	332	225.85/cwt	205.00–242.00	750	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	199.67/cwt	184.00–214.00	1,078	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,027	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	380	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	836	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	222.71/cwt	200.00–230.00	813	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	199.13/cwt	186.00–215.00	952	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	212.41/cwt	210.00–217.00	918	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,026	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	162.04/cwt	150.00–179.00	1,010	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,227	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	686	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,303	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	610	201.74/cwt	196.00–203.00	1,231	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	799	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,462	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	710	195.13/cwt	188.00–196.00	1,385	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,108	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	324	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	697	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	189.95/cwt	175.00–203.00	1,003	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	653	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,286	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	732	188.18/cwt	180.00–191.00	1,377	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	811	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,468	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	537	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,222	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	193.57/cwt	186.00–198.00	1,192	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	443	209.72/cwt	206.00–219.00	929	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	594	186.72/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,109	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,246	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	308	168.78/cwt	157.00–180.00	520	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	205.72/cwt	200.00–213.00	751	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	224.48/cwt	221.00–228.00	988	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	201.04/cwt	200.00–204.00	931	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	157.11/cwt	150.00–164.00	1,037	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	727	154.70/cwt	152.00–156.00	1,125	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	710	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 May 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,886Last week 858Year ago 745

Slaughter CattleReceipts 133Last week 122Year ago 162

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 25Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	456	233.00–235.00	233.99
4	—	871	163.00–174.00	171.27
9	—	568	207.00–225.00	213.09
11	—	625	179.00–220.00	211.72
9	—	380	230.00–241.00	235.04
50	—	527	217.00–238.00	229.22
3	—	677	169.00–198.00	188.36
4	—	729	175.00–198.00	187.77
17	—	426	211.00–244.00	231.41
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	312	190.00	190.00
1	—	500	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	424	250.00–281.00	271.63
41	—	519	244.00–270.00	256.66
11	—	686	207.00–235.00	230.02
23	—	372	260.00–274.00	268.67
14	—	556	230.00–257.00	243.44
20	—	621	225.00–237.00	231.27
10	—	760	211.00	211.00
14	—	704	209.00–222.00	218.85
3	—	325	255.00–263.00	260.19
77	—	826	210.00	210.00
28	—	473	254.00–275.00	263.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	427	246.00–265.00	254.68
44	—	924	184.00	184.00
178	—	772	203.00–212.50	208.69
129	—	816	200.25	200.25
94	—	681	224.00–230.00	226.69
41	—	529	230.00–245.00	235.67
62	—	641	231.00–238.00	234.70
61	—	557	237.00–242.50	241.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	604	243.10	243.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	331	232.00–237.00	236.13
18	—	372	223.00–236.00	229.25
73	—	470	212.00–234.00	222.45
24	—	421	226.00–236.00	231.47
37	—	512	211.00–221.00	215.72
1	—	990	156.00	156.00
42	—	555	204.00–214.00	207.37
4	—	681	186.00–188.00	186.48
2	—	722	170.00	170.00
25	—	616	186.00–198.00	193.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	623	170.00–182.00	177.97
16	—	319	185.00–227.00	216.69
13	—	528	175.00–203.00	189.95
8	—	443	206.00–219.00	209.72
3	—	594	180.00–190.00	186.72
1	—	760	164.00	164.00
8	—	365	200.00–213.00	205.72
4	—	463	200.00–204.00	201.04
2	—	660	150.00–164.00	157.11
3	—	727	152.00–156.00	154.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	529	206.00–213.00	209.73
41	—	473	213.00–218.00	216.16
34	—	392	220.00–223.00	220.45
21	—	440	221.00–228.00	224.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	220.00	220.00
4	—	324	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	686	190.00	190.00
11	—	610	196.00–203.00	201.74
10	—	799	183.00	183.00
19	—	710	188.00–196.00	195.13
28	—	537	227.50	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	653	197.00	197.00
27	—	732	180.00–191.00	188.18
25	—	811	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	308	157.00–180.00	168.78
1	—	465	177.00	177.00
1	—	420	169.00	169.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	423	230.00–243.00	234.39
6	—	710	197.00	197.00
1	—	665	197.00	197.00
8	—	570	230.00	230.00
6	—	519	208.00–232.00	224.22
10	—	480	227.00–235.00	232.69
2	—	868	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	140.00–170.00	155.06
13	—	332	205.00–242.00	225.85
3	—	540	184.00–214.00	199.67
1	—	555	185.00	185.00
17	—	365	200.00–230.00	222.71
9	—	478	186.00–215.00	199.13
3	—	432	210.00–217.00	212.41
4	—	623	150.00–179.00	162.04
1	—	715	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	448	229.00	229.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	853	48.00–57.00	52.46
4	—	1,094	87.00–92.00	89.80
6	—	1,036	76.00–85.00	82.09
3	—	933	71.00–72.00	71.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,358	95.00–105.00	100.89
2	—	1,355	86.00–90.00	87.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,150	82.00	82.00
40	—	1,248	94.00–107.00	97.89
19	—	1,104	85.00–93.00	90.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,615	120.00–135.00	128.28
4	—	1,396	106.00–115.00	110.54

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	978	95.00–106.00	100.06
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,075	92.00–111.00	101.15
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,078	1,250.00–1,325.00	1,286.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,055	1,100.00	1,100.00

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

North Arkansas Livestock - GreenForest, AR

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