Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00-10.00 higher than last weeks light test. Feeder heifers mostly 2.00-3.00 higher with the better 450-500 lbs 20.00 higher. Not enough slaughter cows for a trend last week. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher. Weather was much cooler today and increased buyer interest and good demand.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $248.43/cwt on 279 head.

Average price

$248.43

279 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,229

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$529

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

$66.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.38

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	496	260.11	1,291	162
Medium and Large 1-2	472	243.98	1,151	25
Medium and Large 2	506	231.59	1,171	86
Medium and Large 3	394	193.35	762	6thin

One grade step is worth $66.76/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 sale279 hd

248.43

—

AR average9 barns · 1,140 hd

232.05

+16.38

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	1,734	133.49	2,314	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,360	114.26	1,554	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,174	108.84	1,277	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	989	93.66	926	31

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$1,065	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	940	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,560	$1,725	1thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	292.06/cwt	287.00–296.00	1,571	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	223.98/cwt	222.00–226.00	1,949	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	266.10/cwt	250.00–272.00	1,259	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	542	260.81/cwt	245.00–264.00	1,414	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	270.61/cwt	243.00–289.00	1,145	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	719	236.84/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,703	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,013	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	271.89/cwt	243.00–285.00	1,267	64
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	267.93/cwt	250.00–287.00	1,026	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	268.13/cwt	244.00–273.00	1,762	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	242.70/cwt	227.00–247.00	1,614	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	953	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	271.39/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,710	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	241.90/cwt	239.00–247.00	1,268	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	216.19/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,366	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	259.88/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,091	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	243.01/cwt	236.00–245.00	1,407	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	379	247.69/cwt	245.00–250.00	939	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	234.54/cwt	226.00–246.00	1,461	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	240.34/cwt	239.00–242.00	757	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	674	214.05/cwt	190.00–228.00	1,443	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	238.04/cwt	229.00–245.00	888	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,444	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	438	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,314	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	641	236.42/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,515	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	237.39/cwt	237.00–239.00	1,348	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	854	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	352	316.64/cwt	300.00–329.00	1,115	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,955	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,815	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	286.72/cwt	268.00–297.00	1,611	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	876	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,024	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	291.29/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,387	15
Dairy Steers	Large 2	—	330	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	307.57/cwt	293.00–313.00	1,482	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	333.00/cwt	333.00–333.00	1,026	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	314.32/cwt	299.00–326.00	1,311	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	301.43/cwt	287.00–308.00	1,570	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	264.16/cwt	263.00–265.00	1,633	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	388	325.56/cwt	313.00–327.00	1,263	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	661	227.58/cwt	215.00–234.00	1,504	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	258.25/cwt	240.00–272.00	1,467	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	302.78/cwt	285.00–311.00	1,293	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	292.42/cwt	281.00–300.00	1,404	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	276.45/cwt	265.00–301.00	1,435	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	94.82/cwt	90.00–99.00	936	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	530	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	83.59/cwt	80.00–86.00	759	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	102.46/cwt	99.00–106.00	1,101	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,364	116.36/cwt	112.00–126.00	1,587	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,344	106.27/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,428	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	895	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	814	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,239	114.06/cwt	110.00–119.00	1,413	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	104.68/cwt	101.00–108.00	1,179	12
Bulls	—	—	1,080	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,080	1
Bulls	—	—	1,855	137.98/cwt	133.00–145.00	2,560	9
Bulls	—	—	1,515	130.03/cwt	129.00–131.00	1,970	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	124.51/cwt	124.00–125.00	1,152	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,064.53/head	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,065	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	114.79/cwt	107.00–120.00	1,456	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,560	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	230.49/cwt	230.00–231.00	1,106	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,234	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	201.89/cwt	197.00–210.00	1,268	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	266.18/cwt	255.00–285.00	860	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	229.95/cwt	205.00–235.00	1,177	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	215.11/cwt	204.00–218.00	1,544	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	237.54/cwt	225.00–244.00	1,010	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	541	254.25/cwt	237.00–259.00	1,375	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	175.71/cwt	169.00–183.00	835	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	202.89/cwt	190.00–210.00	655	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	237.94/cwt	223.00–243.00	1,144	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	221.50/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,285	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	229.18/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,304	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	260.89/cwt	241.00–278.00	1,130	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	651	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,588	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,441	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	229.50/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,584	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	263.00/cwt	263.00–263.00	889	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	550	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	935	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,484	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	830	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,569	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	313	306.52/cwt	304.00–309.00	959	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	272.42/cwt	263.00–285.00	1,011	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	358	230.34/cwt	230.00–231.00	825	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	745	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 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 760Last week 167Year ago 483

Slaughter CattleReceipts 112Last week 20Year ago 92

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 1Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	538	287.00–296.00	292.06
8	—	562	257.00	257.00
8	—	438	300.00	300.00
7	—	876	231.00	231.00
15	—	476	275.00–300.00	291.29
7	—	618	263.00–265.00	264.16
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	870	222.00–226.00	223.98
5	—	473	250.00–272.00	266.10
6	—	542	245.00–264.00	260.81
8	—	423	243.00–289.00	270.61
14	—	719	230.00–239.00	236.84
2	—	375	270.00	270.00
6	—	665	227.00–247.00	242.70
5	—	641	230.00–239.00	236.42
5	—	568	237.00–239.00	237.39
1	—	305	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	657	244.00–273.00	268.13
12	—	630	255.00–280.00	271.39
5	—	352	300.00–329.00	316.64
4	—	832	235.00	235.00
2	—	732	248.00	248.00
22	—	562	268.00–297.00	286.72
20	—	482	293.00–313.00	307.57
2	—	308	333.00	333.00
15	—	417	299.00–326.00	314.32
38	—	521	287.00–308.00	301.43
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	227.00	227.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	466	243.00–285.00	271.89
17	—	383	250.00–287.00	267.93
9	—	420	250.00–275.00	259.88
12	—	579	236.00–245.00	243.01
8	—	623	226.00–246.00	234.54
32	—	541	237.00–259.00	254.25
1	—	710	203.00	203.00
4	—	690	229.00–230.00	229.50
7	—	338	263.00	263.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	524	239.00–247.00	241.90
9	—	379	245.00–250.00	247.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	632	215.00–220.00	216.19
3	—	315	239.00–242.00	240.34
4	—	674	190.00–228.00	214.05
9	—	373	229.00–245.00	238.04
9	—	512	205.00–235.00	229.95
10	—	718	204.00–218.00	215.11
15	—	425	225.00–244.00	237.54
28	—	481	223.00–243.00	237.94
4	—	580	220.00–224.00	221.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	200.00	200.00
2	—	475	169.00–183.00	175.71
3	—	323	190.00–210.00	202.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	651	244.00	244.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	388	313.00–327.00	325.56
6	—	661	215.00–234.00	227.58
27	—	568	240.00–272.00	258.25
11	—	427	285.00–311.00	302.78
19	—	480	281.00–300.00	292.42
12	—	519	265.00–301.00	276.45
1	—	615	248.00	248.00
1	—	830	189.00	189.00
2	—	313	304.00–309.00	306.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	230.00–231.00	230.49
1	—	525	235.00	235.00
3	—	628	197.00–210.00	201.89
3	—	323	255.00–285.00	266.18
6	—	569	225.00–230.00	229.18
11	—	433	241.00–278.00	260.89
2	—	690	215.00	215.00
4	—	371	263.00–285.00	272.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	170.00	170.00
3	—	358	230.00–231.00	230.34
2	—	438	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	987	90.00–99.00	94.82
1	—	815	65.00	65.00
6	—	908	80.00–86.00	83.59
8	—	1,075	99.00–106.00	102.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,364	112.00–126.00	116.36
5	—	1,344	100.00–111.00	106.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	91.00	91.00
13	—	1,239	110.00–119.00	114.06
12	—	1,126	101.00–108.00	104.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	100.00	100.00
9	—	1,855	133.00–145.00	137.98
2	—	1,515	129.00–131.00	130.03

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	2	—	925	124.00–125.00	124.51
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	940	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	925	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,064.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,268	107.00–120.00	114.79
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,435	115.00	115.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,560	1,725.00	1,725.00

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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North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle