Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers steady to 19.00 higher mostly 3.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers mixed mostly 3.00-10.00 higher except the better 400-550 lbs steady to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower on the small amount observed due to time limits. Slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $249.55/cwt on 451 head.

Average price

$249.55

451 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,448

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$288

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$25.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.69

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	571	260.31	1,487	211
Medium and Large 1-2	652	244.73	1,595	131
Medium and Large 2	511	234.51	1,199	109

One grade step is worth $25.80/cwt here — about $288 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 sale451 hd

249.55

—

AR average7 barns · 1,789 hd

238.86

+10.69

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	1,617	122.55	1,981	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,226	104.28	1,279	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,065	98.64	1,051	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	895	79.94	715	19

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)	1,073	$1,188	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	927	$1,180	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,285	$1,731	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,175	$1,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

105 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	208.74/cwt	197.00–219.00	1,292	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	218.60/cwt	215.00–224.00	1,233	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	254.65/cwt	230.00–263.00	929	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	677	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,489	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	660	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,459	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	232.98/cwt	200.00–247.00	972	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	220.67/cwt	210.00–229.00	1,053	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	208.42/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,171	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	208.66/cwt	195.00–226.00	1,095	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,314	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	217.35/cwt	210.00–220.00	678	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,118	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	650	187.50/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,219	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	245.68/cwt	239.00–247.00	995	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,262	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	212.41/cwt	210.00–219.00	1,136	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	252.44/cwt	235.00–276.00	957	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,284	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	186.53/cwt	180.00–191.00	1,186	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	172.00/cwt	169.00–175.00	1,221	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	244.12/cwt	234.00–255.00	1,164	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,255	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,201	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	229.26/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,293	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	218.83/cwt	209.00–236.00	910	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	592	234.50/cwt	234.50–234.50	1,388	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	612	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,395	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	760	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	212.99/cwt	200.00–234.00	1,018	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	238.44/cwt	229.00–249.00	1,130	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	692	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,626	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	249.22/cwt	235.00–270.00	930	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	638	188.33/cwt	182.00–197.00	1,202	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	309.11/cwt	301.00–317.00	974	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,687	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	245.36/cwt	239.00–255.00	1,065	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	235.94/cwt	224.00–242.00	1,255	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	235.28/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,012	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	226.25/cwt	212.00–232.00	1,305	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	270.07/cwt	260.00–280.00	926	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	243.50/cwt	243.50–243.50	1,770	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	243.02/cwt	235.00–254.00	1,137	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	211.57/cwt	206.00–220.00	1,331	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,646	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	264.29/cwt	253.00–275.00	1,263	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	288.34/cwt	279.00–297.00	1,038	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	233.07/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,228	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	220.92/cwt	215.00–241.00	1,500	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,163	96.57/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,123	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,258	108.14/cwt	105.00–113.00	1,360	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	725	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	529	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	94.54/cwt	92.00–100.00	965	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	941	86.32/cwt	80.00–90.00	812	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	367	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	846	75.27/cwt	72.00–79.00	637	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	105.47/cwt	99.00–110.00	1,166	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,049	94.05/cwt	89.00–97.00	987	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	865	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	718	1
Bulls	—	—	1,375	99.51/cwt	99.00–100.00	1,368	2
Bulls	—	—	1,681	130.79/cwt	124.00–140.00	2,199	9
Bulls	—	—	1,601	117.86/cwt	105.00–123.00	1,887	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	104.95/cwt	90.00–115.00	826	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	106.65/cwt	105.00–108.00	1,246	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	102.53/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,179	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	927	1,179.72/head	900.00–1,375.00	1,180	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	1,187.82/head	1,050.00–1,325.00	1,188	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,731.03/head	1,710.00–1,825.00	1,731	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	313	250.42/cwt	230.00–257.00	784	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	190.47/cwt	180.00–199.00	1,101	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,218	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	211.62/cwt	192.00–224.00	1,122	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	790	167.00/cwt	160.00–174.00	1,319	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	674	179.02/cwt	170.00–195.00	1,207	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	246.98/cwt	241.00–251.00	1,030	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	222.75/cwt	221.00–225.00	1,174	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	454	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,149	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	606	190.01/cwt	184.00–223.00	1,151	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	718	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,264	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	568	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,204	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	222.34/cwt	203.00–243.00	832	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	174.17/cwt	130.00–190.00	836	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	246.12/cwt	237.00–250.00	827	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	737	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,695	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	950	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,254	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	448	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,187	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	266.74/cwt	248.00–273.00	1,371	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	256.61/cwt	239.00–270.00	1,440	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	263.25/cwt	248.50–272.00	1,619	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,305	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,992	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	922	207.79/cwt	206.00–210.00	1,916	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	406	245.79/cwt	244.00–251.00	998	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	269.17/cwt	255.00–279.00	982	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	284.93/cwt	281.00–297.00	883	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	611	191.15/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,168	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 Jul 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,288Last week 1,183Year ago 450

Slaughter CattleReceipts 230Last week 154Year ago 200

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 35Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	619	197.00–219.00	208.74
5	—	564	215.00–224.00	218.60
3	—	677	220.00	220.00
13	—	527	221.00–225.00	222.75
5	—	454	253.00	253.00
5	—	406	244.00–251.00	245.79
22	—	365	255.00–279.00	269.17
4	—	310	281.00–297.00	284.93
1	—	720	211.00	211.00
1	—	765	198.00	198.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	365	230.00–263.00	254.65
8	—	417	200.00–247.00	232.98
6	—	477	210.00–229.00	220.67
14	—	313	230.00–257.00	250.42
12	—	578	180.00–199.00	190.47
5	—	530	192.00–224.00	211.62
2	—	790	160.00–174.00	167.00
24	—	674	170.00–195.00	179.02
9	—	606	184.00–223.00	190.01
6	—	718	176.00	176.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	594	205.00	205.00
13	—	417	241.00–251.00	246.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	611	190.00–195.00	191.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	660	221.00	221.00
17	—	592	234.50	234.50
17	—	612	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	562	200.00–211.00	208.42
25	—	525	195.00–226.00	208.66
10	—	312	210.00–220.00	217.35
4	—	636	180.00–191.00	186.53
2	—	710	169.00–175.00	172.00
1	—	650	193.00	193.00
3	—	775	155.00	155.00
10	—	416	209.00–236.00	218.83
35	—	478	200.00–234.00	212.99
10	—	374	203.00–243.00	222.34
1	—	950	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	212.00	212.00
2	—	695	211.00	211.00
6	—	405	239.00–247.00	245.68
34	—	379	235.00–276.00	252.44
16	—	477	234.00–255.00	244.12
36	—	564	220.00–238.00	229.26
1	—	710	215.00	215.00
35	—	532	224.00–242.00	235.94
18	—	336	237.00–250.00	246.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	486	230.00	230.00
3	—	587	215.00	215.00
19	—	535	210.00–219.00	212.41
5	—	676	190.00	190.00
7	—	318	239.00	239.00
7	—	638	182.00–197.00	188.33
15	—	430	230.00–238.00	235.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	650	185.00–190.00	187.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	568	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	480	130.00–190.00	174.17
1	—	445	168.00	168.00
1	—	335	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	737	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	474	229.00–249.00	238.44
10	—	373	235.00–270.00	249.22
1	—	700	208.00	208.00
25	—	434	239.00–255.00	245.36
29	—	577	212.00–232.00	226.25
2	—	343	260.00–280.00	270.07
8	—	629	206.00–220.00	211.57
16	—	527	230.00–245.00	233.07
5	—	679	215.00–241.00	220.92
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	692	235.00	235.00
11	—	315	301.00–317.00	309.11
1	—	785	230.00	230.00
1	—	735	243.00	243.00
21	—	478	253.00–275.00	264.29
14	—	360	279.00–297.00	288.34
3	—	448	265.00	265.00
13	—	514	248.00–273.00	266.74
48	—	561	239.00–270.00	256.61
66	—	615	248.50–272.00	263.25
9	—	922	206.00–210.00	207.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	632	267.00	267.00
24	—	727	243.50	243.50
16	—	468	235.00–254.00	243.02
63	—	669	246.00	246.00
11	—	580	225.00	225.00
5	—	866	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,163	92.00–100.00	96.57
6	—	1,258	105.00–113.00	108.14
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	73.00	73.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,021	92.00–100.00	94.54
4	—	941	80.00–90.00	86.32
1	—	815	45.00	45.00
9	—	846	72.00–79.00	75.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,106	99.00–110.00	105.47
10	—	1,049	89.00–97.00	94.05
1	—	865	83.00	83.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,375	99.00–100.00	99.51
9	—	1,681	124.00–140.00	130.79
6	—	1,601	105.00–123.00	117.86

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	—	1,175	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,285	1,710.00–1,825.00	1,731.03
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	787	90.00–115.00	104.95
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,168	105.00–108.00	106.65
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,150	100.00–105.00	102.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	927	900.00–1,375.00	1,179.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,073	1,050.00–1,325.00	1,187.82

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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