Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 10.00 lower with most of the offering unweaned calves. Feeder heifers 3.00-7.00 lower except 550-600 lbs 2.00-3.00 higher. Quality and condition not as good as last week. No trend on cows and bulls not reported last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $242.36/cwt on 343 head.

Average price

$242.36

343 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,183

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$202

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

$68.46/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	422	253.30	1,069	64
Medium and Large 1	526	251.45	1,322	158
Medium and Large 2	475	229.92	1,091	107
Medium and Large 3	469	184.84	868	14thin

One grade step is worth $68.46/cwt here — about $202 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 sale343 hd

242.36

—

AR average9 barns · 2,255 hd

232.88

+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	—	High	1,528	121.09	1,850	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,416	102.03	1,445	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,172	96.58	1,132	71
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,027	85.68	880	45

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)	1,142	$1,635	6
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,198	$1,438	27
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	955	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,266	$1,193	7
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,123	$1,391	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,205	$1,675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,400	$1,316	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$1,152	2thin

Every lot, as filed

107 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	—	480	246.98/cwt	242.00–257.00	1,186	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	353	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	900	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	237.95/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,118	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	241.00/cwt	241.00–241.00	1,863	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	819	227.56/cwt	217.00–231.00	1,864	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	260.89/cwt	255.00–267.00	1,122	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	249.67/cwt	237.00–260.00	1,558	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	257.15/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,463	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	245.62/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,631	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	263.18/cwt	245.00–273.00	1,353	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,509	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,197	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	382	302.67/cwt	293.00–310.00	1,156	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	965	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	2,017	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	491	302.24/cwt	295.00–303.00	1,484	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,727	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	270.36/cwt	267.00–275.00	1,149	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	306.33/cwt	300.00–311.00	1,259	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	348	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	1,072	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	627	263.13/cwt	262.00–266.00	1,650	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	317.10/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,157	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,535	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	302.26/cwt	289.00–304.00	1,266	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	253.00/cwt	253.00–253.00	1,688	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	271.85/cwt	270.00–279.00	1,482	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	294.07/cwt	280.00–301.00	1,506	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	928	223.98/cwt	220.00–228.00	2,079	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,935	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	296.61/cwt	293.00–300.00	1,385	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	336	268.38/cwt	261.00–279.00	902	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,748	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	248.83/cwt	239.00–253.00	1,513	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	254.40/cwt	247.00–269.00	1,442	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	503	284.32/cwt	245.00–294.00	1,430	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	930	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	996	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,266	1,193.32/head	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,193	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	1,438.09/head	1,200.00–1,675.00	1,438	27
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,142	1,635.39/head	1,100.00–1,800.00	1,635	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,171	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,066	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	892	101.25/cwt	94.00–102.00	903	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,384	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bulls	—	—	1,627	128.46/cwt	125.00–136.00	2,090	6
Bulls	—	—	1,325	104.48/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,384	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,152.07/head	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,152	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	1,316.34/head	1,000.00–1,460.00	1,316	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	1,390.70/head	1,250.00–1,450.00	1,391	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	865	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	251.02/cwt	226.00–265.00	1,064	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,129	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	256.20/cwt	230.00–277.00	986	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	763	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,297	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	391	301.36/cwt	292.00–306.00	1,178	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	238.17/cwt	234.00–243.00	1,579	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	228.76/cwt	223.00–248.00	1,290	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	614	212.37/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,304	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	492	250.50/cwt	215.00–262.00	1,232	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	217.67/cwt	210.00–225.00	947	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	645	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,471	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	273.43/cwt	249.00–301.00	1,285	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	206.45/cwt	190.00–221.00	960	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	286.14/cwt	277.00–291.00	1,208	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	534	235.59/cwt	220.00–244.00	1,258	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	679	202.80/cwt	180.00–227.00	1,377	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	207.38/cwt	200.00–210.00	664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	768	201.48/cwt	200.00–203.00	1,547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	245.75/cwt	229.00–257.00	1,416	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	260.61/cwt	240.00–264.00	1,227	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	250.60/cwt	229.00–258.00	1,328	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	234.15/cwt	231.00–238.00	1,477	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	191.62/cwt	180.00–203.00	920	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,517	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,139	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	214.76/cwt	210.00–231.00	1,362	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	930	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	433	171.26/cwt	170.00–175.00	742	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	234.60/cwt	221.00–243.00	983	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,272	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	228.50/cwt	227.00–230.00	1,268	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,558	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	228.41/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,190	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,103	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	255.52/cwt	245.00–258.00	1,094	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	255.00/cwt	250.00–260.00	893	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	235.59/cwt	219.00–245.00	881	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	217.24/cwt	215.00–221.00	1,458	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	237.60/cwt	230.00–251.00	756	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	263.12/cwt	243.00–289.00	1,231	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,915	1
Bulls	—	—	1,504	119.72/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,801	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	720	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	562	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	725	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	435	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	94.57/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,110	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,417	106.03/cwt	102.00–110.00	1,502	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,049	88.34/cwt	84.00–92.00	927	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	957	78.79/cwt	75.00–82.00	754	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,047	86.62/cwt	83.00–89.00	907	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	103.25/cwt	99.50–109.00	1,238	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	96.04/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,359	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	638	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 Sep 20, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 939Last week 2,399Year ago 237

Slaughter CattleReceipts 204Last week 71Year ago 35

Replacement CattleReceipts 85Last week 20Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	480	242.00–257.00	246.98
16	—	353	255.00	255.00
2	—	530	240.00	240.00
34	—	428	245.00–258.00	255.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	470	235.00–245.00	237.95
2	—	768	200.00–203.00	201.48
1	—	740	205.00	205.00
7	—	634	210.00–231.00	214.76
1	—	930	187.00	187.00
25	—	419	221.00–243.00	234.60
2	—	555	227.00–230.00	228.50
27	—	521	210.00–240.00	228.41
12	—	374	219.00–245.00	235.59
4	—	671	215.00–221.00	217.24
15	—	318	230.00–251.00	237.60
1	—	840	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	430	255.00–267.00	260.89
58	—	576	229.00–257.00	245.75
44	—	471	240.00–264.00	260.61
21	—	530	229.00–258.00	250.60
9	—	631	231.00–238.00	234.15
4	—	660	236.00	236.00
2	—	350	250.00–260.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	228.00	228.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	320	200.00–210.00	207.38
2	—	480	180.00–203.00	191.62
2	—	670	170.00	170.00
4	—	433	170.00–175.00	171.26
2	—	630	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	773	241.00	241.00
7	—	585	258.00	258.00
11	—	382	293.00–310.00	302.67
10	—	348	308.00	308.00
27	—	419	289.00–304.00	302.26
6	—	667	253.00	253.00
29	—	545	270.00–279.00	271.85
18	—	467	293.00–300.00	296.61
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	819	217.00–231.00	227.56
1	—	380	280.00	280.00
7	—	624	237.00–260.00	249.67
5	—	569	230.00–265.00	257.15
7	—	664	230.00–250.00	245.62
15	—	514	245.00–273.00	263.18
1	—	965	209.00	209.00
10	—	425	267.00–275.00	270.36
1	—	320	275.00	275.00
6	—	468	243.00–289.00	263.12
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	210.00	210.00
1	—	335	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	491	295.00–303.00	302.24
10	—	635	272.00	272.00
7	—	411	300.00–311.00	306.33
5	—	365	305.00–330.00	317.10
4	—	558	275.00	275.00
24	—	512	280.00–301.00	294.07
3	—	928	220.00–228.00	223.98
2	—	820	236.00	236.00
1	—	760	252.00	252.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	627	262.00–266.00	263.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	336	261.00–279.00	268.38
1	—	865	179.00	179.00
17	—	424	226.00–265.00	251.02
3	—	385	230.00–277.00	256.20
3	—	763	170.00	170.00
1	—	715	214.00	214.00
10	—	564	223.00–248.00	228.76
6	—	614	200.00–219.00	212.37
24	—	492	215.00–262.00	250.50
13	—	534	220.00–244.00	235.59
7	—	679	180.00–227.00	202.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	770	227.00	227.00
11	—	608	239.00–253.00	248.83
20	—	567	247.00–269.00	254.40
17	—	503	245.00–294.00	284.32
1	—	310	300.00	300.00
11	—	391	292.00–306.00	301.36
4	—	663	234.00–243.00	238.17
13	—	470	249.00–301.00	273.43
12	—	422	277.00–291.00	286.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	211.00	211.00
2	—	435	210.00–225.00	217.67
3	—	465	190.00–221.00	206.45

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,145	87.00	87.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,266	1,150.00–1,300.00	1,193.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	27	—	1,198	1,200.00–1,675.00	1,438.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,142	1,100.00–1,800.00	1,635.39
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,171	91.00	91.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	11	—	892	94.00–102.00	101.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,258	110.00	110.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	1,675.00	1,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,205	1,100.00–1,200.00	1,152.07
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,400	1,000.00–1,460.00	1,316.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	6	—	1,123	1,250.00–1,450.00	1,390.70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,627	125.00–136.00	128.46
2	—	1,325	104.00–105.00	104.48
8	—	1,504	114.00–124.00	119.72
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	78.00	78.00
1	—	725	60.00	60.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
45	—	1,174	90.00–98.00	94.57
5	—	1,047	83.00–89.00	86.62
21	—	1,199	99.50–109.00	103.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,417	102.00–110.00	106.03
10	—	1,415	92.00–99.00	96.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,049	84.00–92.00	88.34
5	—	957	75.00–82.00	78.79
1	—	1,160	55.00	55.00

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

More

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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle