Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend sale not reported last week. Some cattle with considerable hair and bulls sold at a discount due to the heat wave in the area.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $221.05/cwt on 480 head.

Average price

$221.05

480 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,208

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$499

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

$56.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.33

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	572	231.56	1,325	281
Medium and Large 1-2	528	218.48	1,153	78
Medium and Large 2	502	200.85	1,007	109
Medium and Large 3	472	175.18	826	12thin

One grade step is worth $56.37/cwt here — about $499 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 sale480 hd

221.05

—

AR average9 barns · 1,893 hd

214.72

+6.33

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	1,541	117.48	1,810	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,405	103.60	1,456	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,185	100.16	1,187	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,011	88.51	895	39

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)	1,042	$1,182	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	740	$1,010	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,148	$978	2thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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 1	—	475	244.25/cwt	222.00–247.00	1,160	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	532	247.43/cwt	245.00–248.00	1,316	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,471	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	634	209.29/cwt	185.00–215.00	1,327	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	237.35/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,239	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	187.86/cwt	184.00–193.00	1,251	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	726	206.09/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,496	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	212.19/cwt	199.00–225.00	1,335	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	980	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,931	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,071	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	279.35/cwt	254.00–291.00	1,190	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,262	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	294.88/cwt	283.00–308.00	952	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,457	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,560	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,771	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,059	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	750	206.50/cwt	206.50–206.50	1,549	62
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	260.84/cwt	255.00–270.00	858	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	769	199.92/cwt	190.00–208.00	1,537	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	222.13/cwt	199.00–241.00	1,164	57
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	235.47/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,022	42
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	235.09/cwt	210.00–245.00	1,105	39
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	212.56/cwt	202.00–217.00	1,441	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	247.31/cwt	240.00–252.00	1,328	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	246.14/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,410	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	231.65/cwt	226.00–234.00	1,443	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	774	220.62/cwt	220.00–221.00	1,708	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	242.54/cwt	237.00–257.00	936	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	213.18/cwt	200.00–221.00	1,243	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	223.78/cwt	215.00–234.00	1,282	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	211.40/cwt	196.00–225.00	1,006	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	722	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,184	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	182.48/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,104	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	214.32/cwt	200.00–225.00	913	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	157.34/cwt	147.00–170.00	1,082	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	218.97/cwt	218.00–220.00	1,152	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	204.40/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,069	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,427	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	630	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,336	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	610	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,312	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Natural	—	727	229.50/cwt	229.50–229.50	1,668	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	561	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,515	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	618	254.26/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,571	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,074	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,258	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	400	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,012	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,270	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,221	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	355	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	919	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	95.25/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,332	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	89.07/cwt	84.00–94.00	909	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	781	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	78.88/cwt	75.00–83.00	768	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	992	98.80/cwt	97.00–102.00	980	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,409	108.16/cwt	104.00–114.00	1,524	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	104.92/cwt	102.00–109.00	1,237	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	96.40/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,147	24
Bulls	—	—	1,693	131.06/cwt	128.00–143.00	2,219	8
Bulls	—	—	1,456	114.62/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,669	4
Bulls	—	—	1,321	93.16/cwt	86.00–100.00	1,231	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	931	107.24/cwt	99.00–116.00	998	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	1,010.00/head	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,010	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,042	1,182.44/head	1,050.00–1,300.00	1,182	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,214	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,097	98.83/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,084	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	960	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	978.08/head	900.00–1,060.00	978	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	384	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	995	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	261.19/cwt	240.00–269.00	836	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	213.13/cwt	200.00–227.00	1,008	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	200.07/cwt	180.00–213.00	1,032	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	921	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	463	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,042	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	849	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,003	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	169.73/cwt	150.00–190.00	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	182.03/cwt	170.00–193.00	943	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,316	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	935	163.80/cwt	155.00–166.00	1,532	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	192.48/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,099	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	459	171.16/cwt	155.00–195.00	786	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,412	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	220.26/cwt	215.50–226.00	1,381	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	244.35/cwt	227.00–257.00	921	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	216.15/cwt	211.00–223.00	802	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	311	219.57/cwt	200.00–231.00	683	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	368	182.06/cwt	181.00–185.00	670	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	460	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	879	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	742	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,462	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	637	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,452	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	256.38/cwt	230.00–265.50	1,090	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	174.12/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,175	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	190.37/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,089	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	226.69/cwt	217.00–235.00	979	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	810	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,345	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	361	231.31/cwt	215.00–241.00	835	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	520	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	936	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 Jun 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,183Last week 0Year ago 1,017

Slaughter CattleReceipts 154Last week 0Year ago 322

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 0Year ago 50

Compared to last week: No trend sale not reported last week. Some cattle with considerable hair and bulls sold at a discount due to the heat wave in the area.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	475	222.00–247.00	244.25
1	—	860	171.00	171.00
15	—	522	230.00–244.00	237.35
2	—	915	179.00	179.00
36	—	573	215.00–234.00	223.78
1	—	780	183.00	183.00
5	—	666	212.00	212.00
9	—	627	215.50–226.00	220.26
13	—	377	227.00–257.00	244.35
47	—	425	230.00–265.50	256.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	532	245.00–248.00	247.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	634	185.00–215.00	209.29
7	—	666	184.00–193.00	187.86
32	—	526	218.00–220.00	218.97
8	—	463	225.00	225.00
13	—	350	242.50	242.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	750	206.50	206.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	476	196.00–225.00	211.40
2	—	722	164.00	164.00
2	—	605	180.00–185.00	182.48
26	—	426	200.00–225.00	214.32
9	—	688	147.00–170.00	157.34
19	—	523	195.00–210.00	204.40
1	—	765	172.00	172.00
5	—	935	155.00–166.00	163.80
6	—	571	185.00–200.00	192.48
7	—	371	211.00–223.00	216.15
9	—	311	200.00–231.00	219.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	170.00	170.00
2	—	375	150.00–190.00	169.73
4	—	518	170.00–193.00	182.03
4	—	459	155.00–195.00	171.16
1	—	410	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	368	181.00–185.00	182.06
1	—	460	191.00	191.00
1	—	520	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	742	197.00	197.00
8	—	637	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	726	200.00–216.00	206.09
14	—	629	199.00–225.00	212.19
1	—	980	197.00	197.00
10	—	329	255.00–270.00	260.84
7	—	769	190.00–208.00	199.92
57	—	524	199.00–241.00	222.13
42	—	434	225.00–250.00	235.47
39	—	470	210.00–245.00	235.09
25	—	678	202.00–217.00	212.56
6	—	386	237.00–257.00	242.54
3	—	583	200.00–221.00	213.18
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	193.00	193.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	426	254.00–291.00	279.35
4	—	480	263.00	263.00
3	—	323	283.00–308.00	294.88
1	—	620	235.00	235.00
9	—	664	235.00	235.00
4	—	805	220.00	220.00
1	—	365	290.00	290.00
26	—	537	240.00–252.00	247.31
15	—	573	240.00–250.00	246.14
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	623	226.00–234.00	231.65
13	—	774	220.00–221.00	220.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	630	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Natural$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	727	229.50	229.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	561	270.00	270.00
30	—	618	250.00–257.00	254.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	565	190.00	190.00
7	—	384	259.00	259.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	192.00	192.00
1	—	400	253.00	253.00
5	—	527	241.00	241.00
3	—	555	220.00	220.00
1	—	355	259.00	259.00
1	—	340	271.00	271.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	320	240.00–269.00	261.19
9	—	473	200.00–227.00	213.13
8	—	516	180.00–213.00	200.07
10	—	675	170.00–178.00	174.12
12	—	572	180.00–200.00	190.37
23	—	432	217.00–235.00	226.69
1	—	810	166.00	166.00
7	—	361	215.00–241.00	231.31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,398	92.00–100.00	95.25
11	—	1,409	104.00–114.00	108.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,020	84.00–94.00	89.07
1	—	1,115	70.00	70.00
6	—	973	75.00–83.00	78.88
6	—	992	97.00–102.00	98.80
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,179	102.00–109.00	104.92
24	—	1,190	92.00–100.00	96.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,693	128.00–143.00	131.06
4	—	1,456	110.00–125.00	114.62
4	—	1,321	86.00–100.00	93.16

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	4	—	931	99.00–116.00	107.24
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	740	1,010.00	1,010.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,042	1,050.00–1,300.00	1,182.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	102.00	102.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,097	95.00–102.00	98.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	99.00	99.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,148	900.00–1,060.00	978.08

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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