Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly 10.00-20.00 higher on a light test. Feeder heifers steady to 13.00 higher mostly 3.00-7.00 higher. Supply light due to extreme heat in the area and demand was good. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $233.01/cwt on 121 head.

Average price

$233.01

121 head · 507 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,182

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$267

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$62.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.49

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	409	245.00	1,002	6thin
Medium and Large 1	496	242.38	1,203	78
Medium and Large 2	559	213.81	1,196	34
Medium and Large 3	402	182.94	735	3thin

One grade step is worth $62.06/cwt here — about $267 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 sale121 hd

233.01

—

AR average8 barns · 845 hd

223.52

+9.49

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	—	Average	1,606	133.81	2,149	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,450	117.57	1,705	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,131	106.32	1,202	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	930	85.33	793	9thin

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)	1,155	$1,381	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,125	$1,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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	—	531	237.27/cwt	228.00–243.00	1,260	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	240.65/cwt	236.00–254.00	1,235	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	930	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	409	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,002	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,299	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	219.87/cwt	209.00–228.00	1,157	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	187.91/cwt	175.00–200.00	710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	780	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,427	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,331	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	219.52/cwt	219.00–220.00	691	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	232.26/cwt	226.00–236.00	1,340	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	250.14/cwt	247.00–255.00	1,038	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	209.22/cwt	207.00–211.00	1,421	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	814	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,921	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	313.26/cwt	307.00–322.00	965	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	269.96/cwt	250.00–277.00	1,571	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,614	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	224.78/cwt	222.00–231.00	1,059	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	256.27/cwt	251.00–261.00	841	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	226.51/cwt	220.00–236.00	1,321	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,429	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,817	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	991	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	911	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,450	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	248.31/cwt	243.00–251.00	1,187	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	255.71/cwt	242.00–258.00	1,813	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	288.76/cwt	273.00–296.00	1,219	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	261.00/cwt	261.00–261.00	1,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	239.58/cwt	238.00–247.00	1,162	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	689	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,454	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,104	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	206.53/cwt	203.00–210.00	1,157	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	948	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	842	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,642	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	85.01/cwt	82.00–87.00	801	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,117	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	97.64/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,013	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,526	122.32/cwt	116.00–132.00	1,867	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	793	89.52/cwt	89.00–90.00	710	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	710	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	355	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	105.13/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,218	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	113.62/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,366	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	580	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	348	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	700	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	637	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,343	110.93/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,490	5
Bulls	—	—	1,448	127.72/cwt	122.00–132.00	1,849	4
Bulls	—	—	1,817	141.93/cwt	138.00–147.00	2,579	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	625	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	109.28/cwt	106.00–113.00	1,311	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,188	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,381.06/head	1,200.00–1,550.00	1,381	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	118.68/cwt	112.00–125.00	941	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,157	110.26/cwt	102.00–121.00	1,276	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	683	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,100	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	538	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,280	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	860	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	235.85/cwt	229.00–239.00	1,134	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	777	198.75/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,544	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	234.90/cwt	231.00–241.00	1,473	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	362	228.70/cwt	221.00–235.00	828	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	219.20/cwt	217.00–226.00	1,258	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	275.00/cwt	271.00–277.00	853	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	873	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	955	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	247.81/cwt	240.00–257.00	1,157	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	355	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	898	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 Aug 2, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 282Last week 529Year ago 651

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 90Year ago 105

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 47Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	531	228.00–243.00	237.27
1	—	605	220.00	220.00
13	—	577	226.00–236.00	232.26
8	—	415	247.00–255.00	250.14
1	—	955	169.00	169.00
2	—	328	251.00–261.00	256.27
1	—	850	198.00	198.00
41	—	467	240.00–257.00	247.81
1	—	355	253.00	253.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	165.00	165.00
1	—	610	213.00	213.00
8	—	526	209.00–228.00	219.87
2	—	315	219.00–220.00	219.52
9	—	679	207.00–211.00	209.22
7	—	471	222.00–231.00	224.78
3	—	362	221.00–235.00	228.70
1	—	755	203.00	203.00
1	—	430	203.00	203.00
1	—	955	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	409	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	175.00–200.00	187.91
1	—	450	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	513	236.00–254.00	240.65
23	—	583	220.00–236.00	226.51
4	—	608	235.00	235.00
2	—	790	230.00	230.00
2	—	650	223.00	223.00
6	—	478	243.00–251.00	248.31
1	—	430	261.00	261.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	183.00	183.00
1	—	530	187.00	187.00
1	—	405	225.00	225.00
1	—	460	183.00	183.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	814	236.00	236.00
3	—	308	307.00–322.00	313.26
6	—	582	250.00–277.00	269.96
7	—	709	242.00–258.00	255.71
10	—	422	273.00–296.00	288.76
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	485	238.00–247.00	239.58
4	—	689	211.00	211.00
3	—	390	283.00	283.00
1	—	335	283.00	283.00
2	—	842	195.00	195.00
2	—	538	238.00	238.00
4	—	777	195.00–200.00	198.75
10	—	627	231.00–241.00	234.90
4	—	574	217.00–226.00	219.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	203.00–210.00	206.53
3	—	683	161.00	161.00
2	—	382	225.00	225.00
13	—	481	229.00–239.00	235.85
3	—	310	271.00–277.00	275.00
1	—	445	219.00	219.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	942	82.00–87.00	85.01
1	—	1,095	102.00	102.00
3	—	1,037	94.00–101.00	97.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,526	116.00–132.00	122.32
5	—	1,343	107.00–114.00	110.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	793	89.00–90.00	89.52
18	—	1,159	100.00–109.00	105.13
16	—	1,202	110.00–119.00	113.62
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	50.00	50.00
1	—	625	68.00	68.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	60.00	60.00
1	—	700	91.00	91.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,448	122.00–132.00	127.72
3	—	1,817	138.00–147.00	141.93

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,200	106.00–113.00	109.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	117.00	117.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,155	1,200.00–1,550.00	1,381.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,157	102.00–121.00	110.26
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	793	112.00–125.00	118.68

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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