Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: The better 400-550 lbs steers mostly weaned 5.00-14.00 higher not enough of other classes for a trend however there was a lower undertone. Feeder heifers mostly steady to 7.00 lower on a light test. Not enough slaughter cows for a trend. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower. Light run today due to extremely high temperatures in the area.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $283.98/cwt on 71 head.

Average price

$283.98

71 head · 493 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,401

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$283

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

$45.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+18.93

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	499	294.94	1,473	51
Medium and Large 1-2	478	262.81	1,256	10thin
Medium and Large 2	477	249.23	1,190	10thin

One grade step is worth $45.71/cwt here — about $283 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 sale71 hd

283.98

—

AR average8 barns · 1,186 hd

265.04

+18.93

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	1,667	129.99	2,167	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,735	113.00	1,961	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,138	106.79	1,215	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	970	75.10	729	6thin

Every lot, as filed

38 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	—	523	257.63/cwt	247.00–269.00	1,347	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	968	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	492	250.85/cwt	239.00–254.00	1,234	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	250.75/cwt	233.00–263.00	1,056	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	353	235.00/cwt	230.00–240.00	830	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,145	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,992	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	301.50/cwt	283.00–313.00	1,396	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	291.14/cwt	276.00–300.00	1,494	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	262.81/cwt	255.00–266.00	1,256	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	452	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,153	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	250.38/cwt	245.00–253.00	1,355	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	312	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	256.80/cwt	251.00–263.00	1,073	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	250.37/cwt	241.00–258.00	1,197	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	259.36/cwt	259.00–260.00	954	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	312.70/cwt	296.00–330.00	1,345	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,035	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,151	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	252.18/cwt	251.00–253.00	1,319	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	247.98/cwt	245.00–251.00	1,170	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,280	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	230.79/cwt	220.00–241.00	1,403	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,369	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	238.40/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,008	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	220.18/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,264	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	238.03/cwt	236.00–240.00	1,266	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,232	1
Bulls	—	—	1,615	118.59/cwt	110.00–126.00	1,915	2
Bulls	—	—	1,688	134.55/cwt	132.00–138.00	2,271	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	105.09/cwt	104.00–106.00	1,206	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,128	108.48/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,224	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,735	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,961	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	89.03/cwt	88.00–90.00	915	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	84.19/cwt	82.00–86.00	819	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	52.07/cwt	40.00–66.00	474	2

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 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 167Last week 744Year ago 505

Slaughter CattleReceipts 20Last week 190Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 35Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	247.00–269.00	257.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	395	245.00	245.00
6	—	492	239.00–254.00	250.85
5	—	421	233.00–263.00	250.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	353	230.00–240.00	235.00
2	—	640	200.00	200.00
4	—	423	230.00–241.00	238.40
6	—	574	200.00–230.00	220.18
3	—	532	236.00–240.00	238.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	210.00	210.00
8	—	418	251.00–263.00	256.80
11	—	478	241.00–258.00	250.37
3	—	368	259.00–260.00	259.36
5	—	523	251.00–253.00	252.18
5	—	608	220.00–241.00	230.79
2	—	758	217.00	217.00
5	—	568	241.00	241.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	472	245.00–251.00	247.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,145	174.00	174.00
14	—	463	283.00–313.00	301.50
14	—	513	276.00–300.00	291.14
17	—	430	296.00–330.00	312.70
2	—	345	300.00	300.00
1	—	375	307.00	307.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	478	255.00–266.00	262.81
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	452	255.00	255.00
6	—	541	245.00–253.00	250.38
2	—	312	240.00	240.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	119.00	119.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,615	110.00–126.00	118.59
5	—	1,688	132.00–138.00	134.55
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,148	104.00–106.00	105.09
2	—	1,128	107.00–110.00	108.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,735	113.00	113.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,028	88.00–90.00	89.03
2	—	973	82.00–86.00	84.19
2	—	910	40.00–66.00	52.07

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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North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

North Arkansas Livestock - GreenForest, AR

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle