Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough feeder steers and heifers for an accurate trend in most classes however a few classes were 6.00-20.00 higher on a light test. Slaughter cows mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher on a light test.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $252.87/cwt on 74 head.

Average price

$252.87

74 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,380

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$44

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

$28.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.09

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	263.12	1,412	46
Medium and Large 2	539	237.07	1,278	14thin
Medium and Large 1-2	582	235.00	1,368	14thin

One grade step is worth $28.12/cwt here — about $44 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 sale74 hd

252.87

—

AR average9 barns · 889 hd

240.78

+12.09

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	1,498	109.70	1,643	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,473	94.61	1,393	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,168	89.97	1,051	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,086	79.94	868	19

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,075	$1,175	1thin

Every lot, as filed

56 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 2	—	495	252.25/cwt	252.00–253.00	1,249	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	226.91/cwt	213.00–241.00	880	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,284	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,419	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	217.00/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,454	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	645	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,290	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,589	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	287.38/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,069	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,368	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,167	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	251.48/cwt	250.00–253.00	1,094	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	500	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	286.79/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,216	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,265	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	267.91/cwt	263.00–273.00	1,382	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,474	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,297	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	628	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,457	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	253.72/cwt	251.00–257.00	1,294	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	548	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,332	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,121	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	282.45/cwt	265.00–297.00	1,192	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	253.77/cwt	250.00–255.00	774	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	227.53/cwt	205.00–237.00	1,317	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	255.26/cwt	245.00–259.00	1,070	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	239.61/cwt	238.00–243.00	1,253	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	236.39/cwt	229.00–244.00	1,118	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	820	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	598	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,375	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	179.88/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,130	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	238.64/cwt	237.00–240.00	907	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	458	251.64/cwt	243.00–261.00	1,153	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	450	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,148	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,346	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	106.24/cwt	90.00–124.00	946	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	99.54/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,503	7
Bulls	—	—	1,675	111.29/cwt	108.00–116.00	1,864	4
Bulls	—	—	1,435	119.94/cwt	114.00–124.00	1,721	2
Bulls	—	—	1,205	96.28/cwt	93.00–100.00	1,160	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	92.77/cwt	85.00–96.00	1,395	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	81.04/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,037	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	89.63/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,004	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	62.95/cwt	60.00–66.00	570	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	98.32/cwt	97.00–99.00	1,252	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	82.95/cwt	82.00–84.00	939	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	89.47/cwt	84.00–95.00	1,034	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	70.63/cwt	67.00–75.00	747	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	81.43/cwt	77.00–87.00	910	9

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 Nov 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 200Last week 780Year ago 807

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 228Year ago 243

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 100Year ago 55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	495	252.00–253.00	252.25
3	—	645	220.00	220.00
2	—	670	210.00–224.00	217.00
2	—	435	250.00–253.00	251.48
1	—	500	250.00	250.00
1	—	550	230.00	230.00
1	—	375	233.00	233.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	665	239.00	239.00
4	—	372	285.00–295.00	287.38
1	—	710	225.00	225.00
11	—	424	285.00–295.00	286.79
6	—	516	263.00–273.00	267.91
5	—	550	268.00	268.00
1	—	455	285.00	285.00
1	—	330	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	582	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	628	232.00	232.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	190.00	190.00
2	—	388	213.00–241.00	226.91
1	—	655	196.00	196.00
1	—	645	181.00	181.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	579	205.00–237.00	227.53
21	—	419	245.00–259.00	255.26
11	—	523	238.00–243.00	239.61
8	—	473	229.00–244.00	236.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	510	251.00–257.00	253.72
1	—	725	200.00	200.00
6	—	422	265.00–297.00	282.45
1	—	660	231.00	231.00
1	—	820	197.00	197.00
2	—	598	230.00	230.00
3	—	458	243.00–261.00	251.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	548	243.00	243.00
1	—	590	190.00	190.00
4	—	305	250.00–255.00	253.77
1	—	700	165.00	165.00
2	—	628	170.00–190.00	179.88
3	—	380	237.00–240.00	238.64
1	—	450	255.00	255.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,360	99.00	99.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,175.00	1,175.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	890	90.00–124.00	106.24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,510	97.00–103.00	99.54
4	—	1,504	85.00–96.00	92.77
2	—	1,280	80.00–82.00	81.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,120	87.00–91.00	89.63
2	—	905	60.00–66.00	62.95
3	—	1,058	67.00–75.00	70.63
9	—	1,117	77.00–87.00	81.43
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,273	97.00–99.00	98.32
3	—	1,132	82.00–84.00	82.95
25	—	1,156	84.00–95.00	89.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,675	108.00–116.00	111.29
2	—	1,435	114.00–124.00	119.94
2	—	1,205	93.00–100.00	96.28

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

Steers · 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