Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs 1.00-20.00 lower mostly 3.00-9.00 lower except the plainer 500-600 lbs 5.00-6.00 higher and the 600-700 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly steady to 3.00 lower with the better 400-450 lbs 2.00 higher and the plainer 500-600 lbs 4.00-5.00 higher and the 600-700 lbs 1.00-5.00 higher. Quality of most feeders not as good as last week. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 8.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $244.58/cwt on 232 head.

Average price

$244.58

232 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,257

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$326

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

$44.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.98

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	511	252.32	1,290	117
Medium and Large 1-2	552	243.07	1,342	53
Medium and Large 2	488	232.49	1,135	59
Medium and Large 3	465	207.33	964	3thin

One grade step is worth $44.98/cwt here — about $326 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 sale232 hd

244.58

—

AR average9 barns · 1,743 hd

236.60

+7.98

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	1,553	114.42	1,776	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,457	110.95	1,617	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,105	100.36	1,109	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,061	92.20	978	36

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 Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$1,225	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	992	$1,900	3thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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 1-2	—	495	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,282	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	525	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,181	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	662	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,476	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,097	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	234.81/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,118	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,500	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	268.81/cwt	255.00–272.00	1,231	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,083	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	254.81/cwt	227.00–266.00	1,210	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	262.91/cwt	235.00–273.00	1,115	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	987	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	198.00/cwt	197.00–199.00	1,333	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	242.43/cwt	239.00–255.00	1,399	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	229.96/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,345	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	734	210.54/cwt	206.00–212.00	1,545	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	297.49/cwt	287.00–305.00	1,220	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	260.22/cwt	247.00–262.00	1,460	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	534	244.55/cwt	229.00–260.00	1,306	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	209.63/cwt	205.00–212.00	713	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	890	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,727	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	280.55/cwt	255.00–289.00	1,316	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	291.00/cwt	291.00–291.00	1,048	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	263.25/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,356	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	895	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,468	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	388	226.08/cwt	200.00–235.00	877	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	966	121.75/cwt	106.00–135.00	1,176	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	992	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,391	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	107.15/cwt	103.00–111.00	1,235	2
Bulls	—	—	1,642	129.63/cwt	120.00–135.00	2,129	3
Bulls	—	—	1,290	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	968	1
Bulls	—	—	1,551	112.87/cwt	108.00–116.00	1,751	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	104.19/cwt	102.00–106.00	1,453	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	75.02/cwt	70.00–80.00	755	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,002	88.69/cwt	85.00–90.00	889	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	916	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	113.65/cwt	110.00–116.00	1,684	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	92.00/cwt	85.00–96.00	974	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	100.29/cwt	98.00–106.00	1,094	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,094	100.71/cwt	96.00–107.00	1,102	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	109.20/cwt	108.00–110.00	1,344	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	957	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	971	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	326	271.04/cwt	250.00–279.00	884	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	664	232.85/cwt	222.00–235.00	1,546	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	252.45/cwt	230.00–270.00	937	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	252.81/cwt	244.00–261.00	1,575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	273.50/cwt	250.00–285.00	864	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	265.79/cwt	257.00–267.00	1,374	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,263	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	266.78/cwt	245.00–287.00	1,131	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	267.54/cwt	257.00–277.00	1,421	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	285.73/cwt	271.00–293.00	1,080	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	232.09/cwt	216.00–243.00	1,659	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	246.15/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,543	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	2,063	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,657	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	298.46/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,465	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	280.74/cwt	267.00–283.00	1,592	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	263.86/cwt	250.00–271.00	1,269	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	244.37/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,388	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,625	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,292	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	274.00/cwt	274.00–274.00	1,732	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	315.66/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,196	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	280.38/cwt	273.00–287.00	1,475	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,497	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	255.89/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,505	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	239.32/cwt	224.00–251.00	907	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	235.91/cwt	225.00–249.00	1,005	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	244.13/cwt	240.00–249.00	1,265	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	635	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	228.18/cwt	210.00–236.00	1,314	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	905	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	235.11/cwt	226.00–243.00	1,216	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	237.80/cwt	235.00–238.50	1,503	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	253.63/cwt	247.00–256.00	1,314	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	216.92/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,373	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	238.37/cwt	229.00–244.00	1,480	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	262.08/cwt	252.00–269.00	1,106	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	266.36/cwt	258.00–269.00	970	8

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 Sep 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 585Last week 760Year ago 696

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 112Year ago 115

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 12Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	495	259.00	259.00
6	—	662	223.00	223.00
28	—	518	240.00–249.00	244.13
10	—	632	235.00–238.50	237.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	211.00	211.00
1	—	470	210.00	210.00
1	—	405	201.00	201.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	476	220.00–250.00	234.81
1	—	690	217.00	217.00
9	—	379	224.00–251.00	239.32
16	—	426	225.00–249.00	235.91
1	—	705	208.00	208.00
8	—	576	210.00–236.00	228.18
1	—	905	170.00	170.00
10	—	517	226.00–243.00	235.11
2	—	633	210.00–224.00	216.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	652	230.00	230.00
11	—	458	255.00–272.00	268.81
10	—	577	239.00–255.00	242.43
20	—	518	247.00–256.00	253.63
29	—	621	229.00–244.00	238.37
33	—	422	252.00–269.00	262.08
8	—	364	258.00–269.00	266.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	233.00	233.00
3	—	340	205.00–212.00	209.63
4	—	388	200.00–235.00	226.08
1	—	435	220.00	220.00
1	—	525	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	475	227.00–266.00	254.81
13	—	424	235.00–273.00	262.91
2	—	673	197.00–199.00	198.00
2	—	585	225.00–235.00	229.96
10	—	534	229.00–260.00	244.55
2	—	895	164.00	164.00
7	—	326	250.00–279.00	271.04
4	—	371	230.00–270.00	252.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	734	206.00–212.00	210.54
10	—	410	287.00–305.00	297.49
15	—	561	247.00–262.00	260.22
1	—	890	194.00	194.00
20	—	469	255.00–289.00	280.55
1	—	360	291.00	291.00
6	—	515	260.00–265.00	263.25
6	—	664	222.00–235.00	232.85
2	—	623	244.00–261.00	252.81
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	316	250.00–285.00	273.50
29	—	517	257.00–267.00	265.79
11	—	424	245.00–287.00	266.78
3	—	378	271.00–293.00	285.73
5	—	715	216.00–243.00	232.09
6	—	627	245.00–250.00	246.15
6	—	671	247.00	247.00
9	—	481	250.00–271.00	263.86
9	—	568	230.00–260.00	244.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	443	285.00	285.00
24	—	531	257.00–277.00	267.54
8	—	625	260.00	260.00
20	—	588	250.00–259.00	255.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	228.00	228.00
6	—	491	290.00–300.00	298.46
7	—	567	267.00–283.00	280.74
1	—	435	297.00	297.00
3	—	632	274.00	274.00
5	—	379	305.00–340.00	315.66
10	—	526	273.00–287.00	280.38
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	246.00	246.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	910	1,225.00	1,225.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	966	106.00–135.00	121.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	992	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,220	114.00	114.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,153	103.00–111.00	107.15

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,642	120.00–135.00	129.63
1	—	1,290	75.00	75.00
4	—	1,551	108.00–116.00	112.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,395	102.00–106.00	104.19
5	—	1,482	110.00–116.00	113.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,007	70.00–80.00	75.02
26	—	1,059	85.00–96.00	92.00
7	—	1,091	98.00–106.00	100.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,002	85.00–90.00	88.69
1	—	1,160	79.00	79.00
35	—	1,094	96.00–107.00	100.71
5	—	1,231	108.00–110.00	109.20

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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