Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mixed with the 300-400 lbs 1.00-3.00 higher 400-650 lbs mostly 2.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers 300-350 lbs 4.00 lower 350-650 lbs mostly 1.00-5.00 higher. The offering included mostly unweaned calves. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $211.58/cwt on 204 head.

Average price

$211.58

204 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,094

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$624

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

$93.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.94

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	475	223.18	1,059	124
Medium and Large 2	487	198.21	965	54
Medium and Large 1-2	800	186.20	1,490	25
Medium and Large 3	335	130.00	436	1thin

One grade step is worth $93.18/cwt here — about $624 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 sale204 hd

211.58

—

AR average10 barns · 1,873 hd

206.64

+4.94

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	1,562	127.22	1,987	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,387	98.48	1,366	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,176	96.97	1,140	96
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	998	84.41	843	48

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)	1,175	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	960	$1,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	830	$850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,535	$1,825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	945	$1,050	1thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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 2Fleshy	—	485	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	208.26/cwt	190.00–227.00	1,006	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	245.35/cwt	244.00–249.00	1,053	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	197.00/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,064	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,045	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	232.99/cwt	220.00–242.00	995	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	212.40/cwt	195.00–227.00	669	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	194.40/cwt	190.00–201.00	1,030	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	211.85/cwt	207.00–220.00	1,116	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	200.92/cwt	175.00–210.00	974	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	591	240.68/cwt	236.00–250.00	1,422	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,284	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	234.31/cwt	223.00–243.00	888	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	187.66/cwt	175.00–200.00	1,103	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	602	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,084	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	225.59/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,078	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	559	218.37/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,221	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	231.87/cwt	200.00–249.00	1,092	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	209.51/cwt	209.00–212.00	1,161	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	233.69/cwt	230.00–240.00	736	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,230	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	612	210.45/cwt	204.00–212.00	1,288	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	261.50/cwt	254.00–275.00	884	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	271.63/cwt	259.00–295.00	1,038	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	261.45/cwt	255.00–268.00	1,252	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	225.56/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,410	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	409	266.24/cwt	259.00–287.00	1,089	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	228.45/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,172	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	242.71/cwt	237.00–248.00	1,165	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	241.24/cwt	220.00–246.00	912	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	747	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	234.72/cwt	215.00–245.00	972	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	239.58/cwt	238.00–240.00	1,222	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	269.14/cwt	250.00–273.00	964	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	252.07/cwt	249.00–255.00	827	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	513	226.10/cwt	217.00–229.00	1,160	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	240.30/cwt	237.00–252.00	1,120	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	719	177.01/cwt	166.00–180.00	1,273	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	594	194.40/cwt	185.00–199.00	1,155	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	92.27/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,000	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	95.00/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,302	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,411	103.26/cwt	100.00–108.50	1,457	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	101.28/cwt	95.50–108.00	1,230	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	92.47/cwt	86.00–95.00	1,050	47
Bulls	—	—	1,095	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,139	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	84.15/cwt	80.00–90.00	798	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	55.07/cwt	50.00–60.00	489	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	75.79/cwt	69.00–79.00	715	10
Bulls	—	—	1,311	116.29/cwt	113.00–119.00	1,525	4
Bulls	—	—	1,667	132.00/cwt	124.00–139.50	2,200	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	101.12/cwt	92.00–110.00	1,102	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	945	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,535	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	97.86/cwt	94.00–100.00	845	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	99.99/cwt	95.00–105.00	1,118	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,115	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	342	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,156	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	681	175.64/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,196	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	792	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,148	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	195.09/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,093	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	210.14/cwt	190.00–230.00	773	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	823	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,416	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	1,005	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,698	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	208.67/cwt	190.00–220.00	872	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	211.97/cwt	207.00–217.00	812	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	990	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 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 590Last week 1,886Year ago 2,135

Slaughter CattleReceipts 211Last week 133Year ago 180

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 10Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	493	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	427	220.00–242.00	232.99
16	—	527	207.00–220.00	211.85
18	—	379	223.00–243.00	234.31
29	—	478	220.00–231.00	225.59
10	—	554	209.00–212.00	209.51
4	—	315	230.00–240.00	233.69
3	—	600	205.00	205.00
1	—	805	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	315	195.00–227.00	212.40
5	—	530	190.00–201.00	194.40
11	—	485	175.00–210.00	200.92
15	—	588	175.00–200.00	187.66
2	—	602	180.00	180.00
9	—	418	190.00–220.00	208.67
2	—	383	207.00–217.00	211.97
1	—	750	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	823	172.00	172.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,005	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	483	190.00–227.00	208.26
6	—	540	190.00–210.00	197.00
2	—	342	200.00	200.00
2	—	625	185.00	185.00
5	—	681	170.00–180.00	175.64
2	—	792	145.00	145.00
2	—	560	190.00–200.00	195.09
2	—	368	190.00–230.00	210.14
1	—	440	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	429	244.00–249.00	245.35
6	—	358	250.00–273.00	269.14
2	—	328	249.00–255.00	252.07
20	—	513	217.00–229.00	226.10
18	—	466	237.00–252.00	240.30
6	—	719	166.00–180.00	177.01
3	—	594	185.00–199.00	194.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	591	236.00–250.00	240.68
10	—	522	246.00	246.00
5	—	338	254.00–275.00	261.50
6	—	382	259.00–295.00	271.63
10	—	479	255.00–268.00	261.45
7	—	625	225.00–229.00	225.56
6	—	409	259.00–287.00	266.24
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	559	215.00–225.00	218.37
7	—	471	200.00–249.00	231.87
8	—	612	204.00–212.00	210.45
11	—	513	225.00–237.00	228.45
14	—	378	220.00–246.00	241.24
1	—	305	245.00	245.00
11	—	414	215.00–245.00	234.72
1	—	655	187.00	187.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	480	237.00–248.00	242.71
20	—	510	238.00–240.00	239.58
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,084	90.00–95.00	92.27
17	—	948	80.00–90.00	84.15
2	—	888	50.00–60.00	55.07
10	—	943	69.00–79.00	75.79
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,370	90.00–96.00	95.00
8	—	1,411	100.00–108.50	103.26
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	1,214	95.50–108.00	101.28
47	—	1,136	86.00–95.00	92.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	104.00	104.00
4	—	1,311	113.00–119.00	116.29
14	—	1,667	124.00–139.50	132.00

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)	2	—	1,090	92.00–110.00	101.12
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	100.00	100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	960	1,100.00	1,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,250.00	1,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	1,050.00	1,050.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,535	1,825.00	1,825.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	863	94.00–100.00	97.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,118	95.00–105.00	99.99
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	830	850.00	850.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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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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