Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 3.00-8.00 lower instances 12.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 450 lbs steady to 1.00 higher over 450 lbs steady to 4.00 lower. Demand was good for weaned calves and unweaned calves were less desirable. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00-4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $217.45/cwt on 223 head.

Average price

$217.45

223 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,162

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$396

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

$77.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.29

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	482	237.82	1,147	130
Medium and Large 2	565	196.30	1,109	58
Medium and Large 1-2	774	184.29	1,426	24
Medium and Large 3	467	160.66	751	11thin

One grade step is worth $77.15/cwt here — about $396 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 sale223 hd

217.45

—

AR average9 barns · 1,534 hd

215.16

+2.29

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	1,790	114.28	2,045	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,484	97.34	1,444	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,224	92.11	1,127	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,015	76.72	779	34

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)	1,201	$1,900	7
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,395	$1,300	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,163	$1,875	2thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$1,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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 2	—	772	167.67/cwt	140.00–184.00	1,294	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	170.33/cwt	150.00–190.00	712	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	692	178.37/cwt	170.00–195.00	1,234	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	979	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,469	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	228.04/cwt	215.00–248.00	1,298	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	239.90/cwt	229.00–250.00	1,147	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	585	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,234	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	834	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,393	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	192.16/cwt	185.00–203.00	1,207	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	236.63/cwt	230.00–243.00	1,337	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	455	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,047	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	520	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	618	175.72/cwt	163.00–195.00	1,086	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	663	142.36/cwt	135.00–150.00	944	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	646	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,331	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	293.00/cwt	293.00–293.00	879	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	248.95/cwt	245.00–261.00	1,170	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	827	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,456	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	238.53/cwt	233.00–250.00	988	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	820	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,138	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	721	199.32/cwt	191.00–209.00	1,437	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,190	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,476	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	734	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	231.94/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,445	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	230.55/cwt	200.00–246.00	1,088	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	790	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,201	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	217.04/cwt	198.00–233.00	1,254	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	235.46/cwt	227.00–245.00	878	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	864	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,210	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,161	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,201	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	101.96/cwt	92.00–126.00	1,038	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	411	263.95/cwt	260.00–272.00	1,085	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bulls	—	—	1,903	118.57/cwt	115.00–123.00	2,256	7
Bulls	—	—	1,658	109.27/cwt	103.00–114.00	1,812	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	710	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	355	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	53.55/cwt	41.00–60.00	495	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	—	575	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	386	271.51/cwt	269.00–275.00	1,048	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	264.66/cwt	247.00–271.50	1,389	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	622	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,356	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	660	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,320	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	510	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	668	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	588	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	606	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	712	211.40/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,505	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	886	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	2,047	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	640	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,472	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,084	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	272.55/cwt	263.00–290.00	1,401	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	306.19/cwt	290.00–325.00	986	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	283.89/cwt	273.00–291.00	1,331	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	796	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,879	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,508	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	213.81/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,524	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	296.40/cwt	291.00–307.00	1,126	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	263.78/cwt	251.00–271.00	1,482	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,187	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	245.45/cwt	235.00–257.00	1,269	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	235.61/cwt	234.00–242.00	1,232	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	622	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,368	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	278.10/cwt	270.00–301.00	1,224	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,771	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	258.62/cwt	243.00–275.00	1,086	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	226.31/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,256	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	221.16/cwt	220.00–225.00	962	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	251.45/cwt	235.00–261.00	945	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	238.35/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,537	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	252.11/cwt	247.00–263.00	1,228	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	715	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,287	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	959	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	195.29/cwt	180.00–217.00	1,107	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,238	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	653	235.78/cwt	210.00–245.00	1,540	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	209.68/cwt	187.00–222.00	1,078	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	164.97/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,213	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	213.92/cwt	200.00–226.00	1,003	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	245.79/cwt	230.00–256.00	1,047	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	854	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,597	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	782	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	972	74.39/cwt	70.00–79.00	723	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	100.11/cwt	97.00–106.00	1,316	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,412	92.61/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,308	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,577	103.48/cwt	100.00–109.00	1,632	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	83.31/cwt	80.00–86.00	907	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,286	83.89/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,079	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	92.17/cwt	87.00–96.00	1,094	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	92.16/cwt	91.00–93.00	984	4

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 Oct 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 589Last week 603Year ago 738

Slaughter CattleReceipts 138Last week 130Year ago 143

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 55Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	772	140.00–184.00	167.67
3	—	692	170.00–195.00	178.37
2	—	834	167.00	167.00
5	—	628	185.00–203.00	192.16
4	—	435	220.00–225.00	221.16
5	—	567	180.00–217.00	195.29
17	—	514	187.00–222.00	209.68
2	—	735	160.00–170.00	164.97
6	—	469	200.00–226.00	213.92
3	—	340	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	418	150.00–190.00	170.33
1	—	695	120.00	120.00
1	—	630	140.00	140.00
1	—	505	150.00	150.00
1	—	385	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	979	150.00	150.00
7	—	436	220.00	220.00
9	—	854	187.00	187.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	569	215.00–248.00	228.04
33	—	478	229.00–250.00	239.90
4	—	646	206.00	206.00
14	—	523	234.00–242.00	235.61
11	—	376	235.00–261.00	251.45
43	—	426	230.00–256.00	245.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	211.00	211.00
1	—	455	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	618	163.00–195.00	175.72
2	—	663	135.00–150.00	142.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	715	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	230.00–243.00	236.63
2	—	300	293.00	293.00
5	—	470	245.00–261.00	248.95
1	—	820	189.00	189.00
4	—	721	191.00–209.00	199.32
5	—	665	222.00	222.00
2	—	623	230.00–234.00	231.94
4	—	411	260.00–272.00	263.95
6	—	386	269.00–275.00	271.51
16	—	525	247.00–271.50	264.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	230.00	230.00
3	—	827	176.00	176.00
9	—	414	233.00–250.00	238.53
1	—	650	175.00	175.00
3	—	640	186.00	186.00
1	—	335	219.00	219.00
10	—	472	200.00–246.00	230.55
1	—	790	152.00	152.00
6	—	578	198.00–233.00	217.04
2	—	373	227.00–245.00	235.46
8	—	864	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	622	218.00	218.00
1	—	660	200.00	200.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	131.00	131.00
3	—	588	103.00	103.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	712	210.00–220.00	211.40
1	—	640	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	886	231.00	231.00
5	—	514	263.00–290.00	272.55
6	—	322	290.00–325.00	306.19
7	—	469	273.00–291.00	283.89
3	—	603	250.00	250.00
14	—	380	291.00–307.00	296.40
21	—	562	251.00–271.00	263.78
6	—	440	270.00–301.00	278.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	910	229.00	229.00
14	—	796	236.00	236.00
17	—	453	262.00	262.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	713	200.00–230.00	213.81
1	—	330	255.00	255.00
12	—	517	235.00–257.00	245.45
1	—	780	227.00	227.00
2	—	420	243.00–275.00	258.62
13	—	555	215.00–240.00	226.31
3	—	645	235.00–240.00	238.35
7	—	487	247.00–263.00	252.11
6	—	653	210.00–245.00	235.78
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	622	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	610	203.00	203.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	1,900.00	1,900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,850.00	1,850.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	965	1,250.00	1,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	129.00	129.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,201	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,395	1,300.00	1,300.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,018	92.00–126.00	101.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,903	115.00–123.00	118.57
6	—	1,658	103.00–114.00	109.27
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	50.00	50.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	925	41.00–60.00	53.55
12	—	972	70.00–79.00	74.39
13	—	1,089	80.00–86.00	83.31
4	—	1,068	91.00–93.00	92.16
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,315	97.00–106.00	100.11
7	—	1,286	82.00–85.00	83.89
29	—	1,187	87.00–96.00	92.17
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,412	90.00–96.00	92.61
10	—	1,577	100.00–109.00	103.48

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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