Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs 4.00-20.00 lower mostly 4.00-15.00 lower a few 600-650 lbs steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 12.00 lower mostly 4.00-9.00 lower. Full decline seen on the unweaned calves . Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower except the high dressing breaker cows 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 6.00-9.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $233.79/cwt on 301 head.

Average price

$233.79

301 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,157

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$349

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

$69.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.53

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	479	248.24	1,188	138
Medium and Large 1-2	466	241.22	1,125	48
Medium and Large 2	531	216.28	1,148	106
Medium and Large 3	469	178.90	839	9thin

One grade step is worth $69.34/cwt here — about $349 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 sale301 hd

233.79

—

AR average7 barns · 1,591 hd

231.26

+2.53

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	1,565	110.67	1,732	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,480	103.45	1,531	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,230	95.16	1,170	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	989	76.08	752	20

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)	1,290	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,450	$1,638	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,270	$1,675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,490	$1,500	2thin

Every lot, as filed

105 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	1,637.50/head	1,625.00–1,650.00	1,638	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	94.46/cwt	94.00–95.00	949	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	103.59/cwt	89.00–125.00	1,023	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,490	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	2
Bulls	—	—	1,402	110.43/cwt	101.00–116.50	1,548	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	562	191.44/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,076	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	241.60/cwt	228.00–250.00	1,409	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	263.18/cwt	250.00–277.00	876	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	765	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	170.29/cwt	150.00–190.00	874	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,561	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	224.29/cwt	217.00–240.00	960	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	256.33/cwt	247.00–261.00	979	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	619	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,529	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	636	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,463	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	190.01/cwt	189.00–191.00	1,549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	225.14/cwt	215.00–233.00	1,063	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	255.55/cwt	241.00–274.00	1,222	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	319	202.39/cwt	200.00–210.00	646	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	868	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	533	227.05/cwt	223.00–230.00	1,210	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	218.79/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,267	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	311	225.67/cwt	210.00–248.00	702	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	636	219.54/cwt	205.00–235.00	1,396	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	559	218.76/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,223	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	625	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,369	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	365	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	445	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,131	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	251.28/cwt	221.00–256.00	1,191	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,543	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	202.42/cwt	180.00–216.00	1,362	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	381	270.84/cwt	233.00–285.00	1,032	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	375	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	418	251.71/cwt	225.00–266.00	1,052	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	278.22/cwt	270.00–283.00	1,297	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	264.12/cwt	255.00–277.00	1,371	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	726	197.92/cwt	175.00–204.00	1,437	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	578	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,214	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	810	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	292.73/cwt	285.00–299.00	1,071	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	836	1
Bulls	—	—	1,376	83.01/cwt	75.00–100.00	1,142	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	247.16/cwt	246.00–255.00	1,414	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	240.76/cwt	239.00–245.00	1,507	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	444	289.19/cwt	281.00–294.00	1,284	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	664	239.64/cwt	226.00–245.00	1,591	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,084	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	245.50/cwt	229.00–257.00	1,282	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	274.99/cwt	267.00–285.00	1,595	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	602	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,662	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	1,153	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	273.99/cwt	270.00–281.00	1,488	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	245.82/cwt	225.00–263.00	1,303	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,803	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	699	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,748	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	286.67/cwt	281.00–302.00	1,250	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,809	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	276.52/cwt	275.00–277.00	1,018	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	944	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	621	263.67/cwt	262.00–265.00	1,637	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	658	252.99/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	305.68/cwt	285.00–329.00	1,006	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	266.94/cwt	259.00–269.00	1,748	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,166	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	264.64/cwt	255.00–281.00	1,270	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	246.81/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,451	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	250.61/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,551	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	280.47/cwt	279.00–284.00	1,495	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	251.22/cwt	250.00–256.00	1,070	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,685	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	698	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,480	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	262.67/cwt	249.00–265.00	1,122	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,450	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,105	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	242.96/cwt	240.00–247.00	1,054	34
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	210.67/cwt	200.00–221.00	965	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	298.96/cwt	292.00–302.00	1,366	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	739	217.98/cwt	215.00–227.00	1,611	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	681	204.10/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,390	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	198.30/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,467	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	250.29/cwt	235.00–259.00	1,309	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	755	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,623	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	923	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,708	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	640	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,408	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	226.10/cwt	221.00–235.00	857	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	223.00/cwt	209.00–229.00	1,191	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	207.30/cwt	200.00–221.00	1,300	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	607	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,360	3
Bulls	—	—	1,739	121.87/cwt	116.00–126.00	2,119	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	91.02/cwt	86.00–95.50	1,089	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	93.13/cwt	92.50–94.00	945	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	75.51/cwt	70.00–81.00	774	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	62.69/cwt	50.00–68.00	587	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	102.02/cwt	96.50–106.00	1,290	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	110.69/cwt	100.00–120.00	1,694	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	95.00/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,350	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	87.34/cwt	86.00–89.00	845	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	78.87/cwt	74.00–83.00	996	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 Sep 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 855Last week 939Year ago 1,580

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 204Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 85Year ago 15

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,450	1,625.00–1,650.00	1,637.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,290	1,750.00	1,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	995	84.00	84.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,270	1,675.00	1,675.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,005	94.00–95.00	94.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	988	89.00–125.00	103.59
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,490	1,500.00	1,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,402	101.00–116.50	110.43
4	—	1,376	75.00–100.00	83.01
10	—	1,739	116.00–126.00	121.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,196	86.00–95.50	91.02
15	—	1,264	96.50–106.00	102.02
2	—	1,263	74.00–83.00	78.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,015	92.50–94.00	93.13
8	—	1,025	70.00–81.00	75.51
6	—	937	50.00–68.00	62.69
3	—	968	86.00–89.00	87.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,530	100.00–120.00	110.69
6	—	1,421	90.00–99.00	95.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	562	190.00–197.00	191.44
1	—	365	215.00	215.00
1	—	445	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	583	228.00–250.00	241.60
18	—	333	250.00–277.00	263.18
5	—	726	215.00	215.00
23	—	382	247.00–261.00	256.33
21	—	478	241.00–274.00	255.55
20	—	426	250.00–256.00	251.22
1	—	830	203.00	203.00
3	—	650	223.00	223.00
22	—	523	235.00–259.00	250.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	120.00	120.00
2	—	513	150.00–190.00	170.29
4	—	319	200.00–210.00	202.39
1	—	490	170.00	170.00
1	—	665	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	207.00	207.00
16	—	428	217.00–240.00	224.29
2	—	815	189.00–191.00	190.01
11	—	472	215.00–233.00	225.14
2	—	868	170.00	170.00
16	—	579	200.00–230.00	218.79
7	—	311	210.00–248.00	225.67
5	—	681	200.00–211.00	204.10
6	—	740	180.00–210.00	198.30
7	—	379	221.00–235.00	226.10
19	—	534	209.00–229.00	223.00
7	—	627	200.00–221.00	207.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	619	247.00	247.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	636	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	533	223.00–230.00	227.05
3	—	625	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	698	212.00	212.00
3	—	607	224.00	224.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	453	244.00	244.00
34	—	434	240.00–247.00	242.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	636	205.00–235.00	219.54
8	—	559	210.00–220.00	218.76
16	—	474	221.00–256.00	251.28
1	—	760	203.00	203.00
7	—	673	180.00–216.00	202.42
13	—	381	233.00–285.00	270.84
18	—	418	225.00–266.00	251.71
5	—	726	175.00–204.00	197.92
1	—	810	179.00	179.00
26	—	522	229.00–257.00	245.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	215.00	215.00
2	—	578	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	466	270.00–283.00	278.22
13	—	519	255.00–277.00	264.12
10	—	366	285.00–299.00	292.73
18	—	572	246.00–255.00	247.16
11	—	626	239.00–245.00	240.76
8	—	444	281.00–294.00	289.19
14	—	664	226.00–245.00	239.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	417	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	580	267.00–285.00	274.99
2	—	602	276.00	276.00
3	—	730	247.00	247.00
7	—	436	281.00–302.00	286.67
10	—	329	285.00–329.00	305.68
5	—	655	259.00–269.00	266.94
7	—	386	302.00	302.00
8	—	533	279.00–284.00	280.47
37	—	457	292.00–302.00	298.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	424	272.00	272.00
33	—	543	270.00–281.00	273.99
14	—	699	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	530	225.00–263.00	245.82
5	—	773	234.00	234.00
4	—	368	275.00–277.00	276.52
10	—	480	255.00–281.00	264.64
12	—	588	235.00–260.00	246.81
5	—	619	245.00–255.00	250.61
7	—	427	249.00–265.00	262.67
1	—	305	287.00	287.00
1	—	695	242.00	242.00
4	—	739	215.00–227.00	217.98
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	217.00	217.00
2	—	458	200.00–221.00	210.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	621	262.00–265.00	263.67
2	—	658	250.00–256.00	252.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	755	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	923	185.00	185.00
1	—	640	220.00	220.00

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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