Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 7.00-14.00 higher than the light test in a few classes last week. Feeder heifers 6.00-12.00 higher. Good demand with cooler weather this week. Slaughter cows mixed with breakers steady to 5.00 lower and boner and lean cows mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $243.52/cwt on 347 head.

Average price

$243.52

347 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,291

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$529

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

$72.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.04

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	247.20	1,343	253
Medium and Large 1-2	514	244.31	1,257	44
Medium and Large 2	480	226.24	1,086	48
Medium and Large 3	465	175.00	814	2thin

One grade step is worth $72.20/cwt here — about $529 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 sale347 hd

243.52

—

AR average11 barns · 1,739 hd

233.48

+10.04

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	1,600	132.67	2,123	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,215	112.26	1,363	93
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,308	112.19	1,468	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	949	95.10	902	26

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	890	$1,225	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	815	$1,000	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	840	$1,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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	—	569	241.07/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,372	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,265	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	206.34/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,294	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	232.63/cwt	200.00–252.00	991	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,497	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	562	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,349	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	262.72/cwt	248.00–270.00	1,114	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	240.06/cwt	234.00–244.00	1,155	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,532	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	287.38/cwt	274.00–300.00	1,371	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	236.99/cwt	225.00–243.00	1,514	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	826	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	1,788	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	226.62/cwt	217.00–238.00	1,058	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	257.38/cwt	240.00–268.00	1,228	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	444	263.72/cwt	240.00–273.00	1,171	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	298.55/cwt	295.00–305.00	1,224	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	304.10/cwt	297.00–310.00	1,140	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	265.86/cwt	245.00–275.00	877	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,133	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	480	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,272	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	233.67/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,587	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	267.22/cwt	263.00–271.00	989	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	254.05/cwt	241.00–258.00	1,735	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	290.74/cwt	263.00–295.00	1,564	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	588	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	1,723	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,747	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	626	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,646	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	321.00/cwt	321.00–321.00	1,075	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,438	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	237.97/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,387	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	618	290.06/cwt	285.00–293.00	1,793	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	751	245.25/cwt	239.00–249.00	1,842	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	838	234.49/cwt	225.00–236.00	1,965	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	537	251.68/cwt	241.00–264.00	1,352	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	245.10/cwt	228.00–255.00	1,174	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	658	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	260.66/cwt	260.00–262.00	1,611	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	284.23/cwt	251.00–301.00	1,583	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,245	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	823	198.00/cwt	197.00–199.00	1,630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	506	251.46/cwt	231.00–274.00	1,272	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	875	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	671	216.45/cwt	211.00–233.00	1,452	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	241.60/cwt	235.00–249.00	1,498	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	106.36/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,057	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	97.27/cwt	90.00–102.00	950	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	641	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	720	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	605	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	85.47/cwt	83.00–87.00	748	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,306	116.91/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,527	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,309	110.30/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,444	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	114.84/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,444	68
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,099	105.24/cwt	97.00–109.00	1,157	25
Bulls	—	—	1,638	104.53/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,712	2
Bulls	—	—	1,638	142.51/cwt	134.00–151.00	2,334	9
Bulls	—	—	1,390	116.54/cwt	114.00–119.00	1,620	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,113	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	117.09/cwt	110.00–123.00	1,399	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,264	117.66/cwt	111.00–119.50	1,487	48
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	250.18/cwt	240.00–282.00	1,193	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,087	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	227.65/cwt	211.00–251.00	947	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	313	235.08/cwt	220.00–249.00	736	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,211	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	227.75/cwt	210.00–237.00	1,095	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	267.68/cwt	245.00–289.00	1,001	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	1,170	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	749	216.50/cwt	216.50–216.50	1,622	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	812	226.25/cwt	226.25–226.25	1,837	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	678	239.50/cwt	239.50–239.50	1,624	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	692	209.67/cwt	209.00–211.00	1,451	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	549	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,263	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	232.14/cwt	220.00–245.00	868	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	814	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	239.38/cwt	236.00–241.00	814	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	225.96/cwt	218.00–230.00	1,198	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	244.25/cwt	235.00–254.00	1,280	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	881	157.42/cwt	154.00–166.00	1,387	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	235.02/cwt	230.00–243.00	893	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	631	231.13/cwt	230.00–236.00	1,458	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	830	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,162	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	292.02/cwt	275.00–307.00	993	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	702	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,411	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,258	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	242.07/cwt	229.00–256.00	1,368	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	717	216.10/cwt	205.00–219.00	1,549	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 Aug 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 795Last week 282Year ago 498

Slaughter CattleReceipts 171Last week 80Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 27Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	569	225.00–255.00	241.07
1	—	745	201.00	201.00
28	—	424	248.00–270.00	262.72
1	—	630	225.00	225.00
5	—	826	216.50	216.50
37	—	477	240.00–268.00	257.38
4	—	330	245.00–275.00	265.86
1	—	790	200.00	200.00
1	—	660	225.00	225.00
35	—	374	245.00–289.00	267.68
27	—	524	235.00–254.00	244.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	220.00	220.00
3	—	627	205.00–207.00	206.34
7	—	426	200.00–252.00	232.63
10	—	467	217.00–238.00	226.62
3	—	692	209.00–211.00	209.67
12	—	374	220.00–245.00	232.14
3	—	340	236.00–241.00	239.38
3	—	530	218.00–230.00	225.96
1	—	815	190.00	190.00
1	—	700	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	562	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	481	234.00–244.00	240.06
8	—	716	214.00	214.00
19	—	445	263.00	263.00
4	—	549	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	749	216.50	216.50
18	—	812	226.25	226.25
19	—	678	239.50	239.50
12	—	631	230.00–236.00	231.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	477	274.00–300.00	287.38
12	—	410	295.00–305.00	298.55
3	—	375	297.00–310.00	304.10
25	—	683	241.00–258.00	254.05
16	—	538	263.00–295.00	290.74
2	—	722	242.00	242.00
3	—	335	321.00	321.00
8	—	751	239.00–249.00	245.25
7	—	838	225.00–236.00	234.49
3	—	618	260.00–262.00	260.66
3	—	557	251.00–301.00	284.23
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	639	225.00–243.00	236.99
4	—	444	240.00–273.00	263.72
13	—	679	230.00–241.00	233.67
2	—	370	263.00–271.00	267.22
3	—	583	230.00–247.00	237.97
1	—	330	263.00	263.00
8	—	537	241.00–264.00	251.68
5	—	479	228.00–255.00	245.10
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	415	273.00	273.00
12	—	480	265.00	265.00
11	—	587	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	588	293.00	293.00
6	—	626	263.00	263.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	618	285.00–293.00	290.06
2	—	658	273.00	273.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	300.00	300.00
2	—	823	197.00–199.00	198.00
10	—	506	231.00–274.00	251.46
1	—	875	192.00	192.00
13	—	671	211.00–233.00	216.45
9	—	620	235.00–249.00	241.60
6	—	477	240.00–282.00	250.18
10	—	376	289.00	289.00
1	—	770	206.00	206.00
16	—	340	275.00–307.00	292.02
19	—	565	229.00–256.00	242.07
9	—	717	205.00–219.00	216.10
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	416	211.00–251.00	227.65
2	—	313	220.00–249.00	235.08
9	—	529	229.00	229.00
6	—	481	210.00–237.00	227.75
7	—	881	154.00–166.00	157.42
8	—	380	230.00–243.00	235.02
1	—	665	215.00	215.00
1	—	830	140.00	140.00
2	—	702	201.00	201.00
4	—	605	208.00	208.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	994	104.00–110.00	106.36
13	—	977	90.00–102.00	97.27
2	—	890	72.00	72.00
4	—	875	83.00–87.00	85.47
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	84.00	84.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,306	114.00–120.00	116.91
10	—	1,309	107.00–112.00	110.30
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	1,257	110.00–119.00	114.84
25	—	1,099	97.00–109.00	105.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,638	104.00–105.00	104.53
9	—	1,638	134.00–151.00	142.51
2	—	1,390	114.00–119.00	116.54

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	1	—	795	140.00	140.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	815	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,195	110.00–123.00	117.09
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	48	—	1,264	111.00–119.50	117.66
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	1,150.00	1,150.00

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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