Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 9.00 higher mostly 3.00-9.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly steady to 6.00 higher. Supply light with good demand. Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00-3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $225.62/cwt on 175 head.

Average price

$225.62

175 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,140

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$438

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

$43.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.08

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	233.45	1,200	90
Medium and Large 1-2	479	229.25	1,097	30
Medium and Large 2	513	212.47	1,091	51
Medium and Large 3	401	189.75	761	4thin

One grade step is worth $43.70/cwt here — about $438 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 sale175 hd

225.62

—

AR average9 barns · 1,099 hd

221.54

+4.08

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	1,658	132.15	2,191	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,392	113.33	1,577	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,176	106.29	1,250	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	991	96.56	957	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)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,271	$1,440	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,230	$1,425	2thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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	—	578	226.51/cwt	219.00–229.00	1,309	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	307.31/cwt	267.00–327.00	1,152	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	215.84/cwt	200.00–227.00	1,030	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	211.24/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,185	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,044	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	234.66/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,105	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,542	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	249.68/cwt	245.00–251.00	1,104	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	843	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	921	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	213.39/cwt	202.00–223.00	1,118	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	249.63/cwt	243.00–257.00	931	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,077	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	396	263.68/cwt	235.00–273.00	1,044	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	229.40/cwt	215.00–251.00	1,179	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,882	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	274.56/cwt	261.00–283.00	1,301	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	308.66/cwt	289.00–319.00	1,120	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	237.64/cwt	236.00–238.50	1,371	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	243.72/cwt	239.00–246.00	1,184	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	263.83/cwt	259.00–275.00	1,340	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	228.02/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,037	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,007	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,053	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	549	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,394	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	235.93/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,630	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	272.37/cwt	269.00–284.00	1,198	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	646	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,576	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,664	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	246.43/cwt	244.00–261.00	1,454	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	824	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,854	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	238.88/cwt	227.00–240.00	1,519	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	314.00/cwt	295.00–331.00	1,055	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,697	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	228.00/cwt	223.00–233.00	1,391	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	206.34/cwt	206.00–207.00	1,368	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	263.19/cwt	249.00–277.00	1,111	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	92.73/cwt	88.00–95.00	858	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,279	106.58/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,363	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,154	103.08/cwt	94.00–107.00	1,190	26
Bulls	—	—	1,774	140.03/cwt	134.00–145.00	2,484	7
Bulls	—	—	1,503	126.15/cwt	122.00–128.00	1,896	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	116.71/cwt	109.00–124.00	1,690	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	111.50/cwt	108.00–120.00	1,352	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	99.92/cwt	95.00–106.00	1,047	8
Bulls	—	—	1,310	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,245	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	1,399	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,271	1,440.39/head	1,425.00–1,460.00	1,440	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	106.73/cwt	105.00–108.50	1,355	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	317	249.33/cwt	211.00–260.00	790	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	511	230.40/cwt	223.00–238.00	1,177	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	803	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,550	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	254.83/cwt	250.00–260.00	925	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,180	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	217.11/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,244	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	842	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,751	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	245.02/cwt	232.00–260.00	1,147	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	220.85/cwt	220.00–223.00	1,053	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	213.43/cwt	212.00–219.00	1,579	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	615	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,304	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	213.82/cwt	209.00–219.00	1,332	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	222.73/cwt	200.00–235.00	742	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,407	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	204.00/cwt	190.00–209.00	1,387	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	531	222.40/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,181	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	229.98/cwt	223.00–232.00	1,182	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	197.50/cwt	195.00–200.00	731	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	227.40/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,292	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	948	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	197.01/cwt	180.00–212.00	1,306	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	220.89/cwt	218.00–223.00	1,047	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	411	224.83/cwt	211.00–232.00	924	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	224.80/cwt	200.00–238.00	816	5

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 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 529Last week 389Year ago 520

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 97Year ago 163

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 20Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	578	219.00–229.00	226.51
11	—	375	267.00–327.00	307.31
10	—	610	223.00–233.00	228.00
1	—	310	295.00	295.00
3	—	663	206.00–207.00	206.34
7	—	422	249.00–277.00	263.19
10	—	511	223.00–238.00	230.40
3	—	803	193.00	193.00
7	—	468	232.00–260.00	245.02
14	—	740	212.00–219.00	213.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	317	211.00–260.00	249.33
1	—	635	195.00	195.00
2	—	363	250.00–260.00	254.83
1	—	590	200.00	200.00
6	—	477	220.00–223.00	220.85
5	—	680	190.00–209.00	204.00
5	—	531	220.00–230.00	222.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	190.00	190.00
2	—	370	195.00–200.00	197.50
1	—	545	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	477	200.00–227.00	215.84
7	—	561	205.00–215.00	211.24
1	—	770	150.00	150.00
8	—	524	202.00–223.00	213.39
2	—	623	209.00–219.00	213.82
4	—	333	200.00–235.00	222.73
2	—	725	194.00	194.00
8	—	663	180.00–212.00	197.01
8	—	411	211.00–232.00	224.83
5	—	363	200.00–238.00	224.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	428	244.00	244.00
7	—	573	215.00–220.00	217.11
11	—	474	218.00–223.00	220.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	203.00	203.00
26	—	471	230.00–240.00	234.66
14	—	442	245.00–251.00	249.68
1	—	345	267.00	267.00
4	—	373	243.00–257.00	249.63
1	—	745	206.00	206.00
21	—	514	223.00–232.00	229.98
17	—	568	220.00–238.00	227.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per head · actual wt
13	—	843	1,500.00	1,500.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	842	208.00	208.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	241.00	241.00
2	—	822	229.00	229.00
5	—	474	261.00–283.00	274.56
5	—	363	289.00–319.00	308.66
9	—	508	259.00–275.00	263.83
14	—	440	269.00–284.00	272.37
2	—	708	235.00	235.00
7	—	590	244.00–261.00	246.43
6	—	336	295.00–331.00	314.00
4	—	668	254.00	254.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	558	193.00	193.00
5	—	455	220.00–230.00	228.02
1	—	540	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	396	235.00–273.00	263.68
14	—	514	215.00–251.00	229.40
3	—	486	239.00–246.00	243.72
5	—	416	242.00	242.00
11	—	636	227.00–240.00	238.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	577	236.00–238.50	237.64
21	—	549	254.00	254.00
15	—	691	230.00–238.00	235.93
10	—	824	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	646	244.00	244.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	925	88.00–95.00	92.73
8	—	1,048	95.00–106.00	99.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,279	105.00–109.00	106.58
8	—	1,448	109.00–124.00	116.71
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,154	94.00–107.00	103.08
16	—	1,213	108.00–120.00	111.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,774	134.00–145.00	140.03
3	—	1,503	122.00–128.00	126.15
1	—	1,310	95.00	95.00

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)	5	—	1,233	113.50	113.50
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	26	—	1,271	1,425.00–1,460.00	1,440.39
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,270	105.00–108.50	106.73
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,105	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,355	1,650.00	1,650.00

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

North Arkansas Livestock - GreenForest, AR

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Slaughter Cattle

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