Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-11-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-11-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough feeders in most classes last week for an accurate trend however feeder steers under 450 lbs had a higher undertone with the 400-450 lbs steers 5.00 higher over 450 lbs had a lower undertone. Most feeder heifers had a lower undertone except the better 450-500 lb heifers 4.00 higher. Quality of most feeders average to plain with good demand for the lighter weights. Slaughter cows mostly 1.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 4.00-6.00 lower than last weeks light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $212.01/cwt on 411 head.

Average price

$212.01

411 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,080

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$352

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

$75.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.25

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	481	237.80	1,144	99
Medium and Large 1-2	516	222.74	1,150	95
Medium and Large 2	524	200.49	1,050	189
Medium and Large 3	488	162.23	791	28

One grade step is worth $75.58/cwt here — about $352 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 sale411 hd

212.01

—

AR average9 barns · 2,226 hd

225.26

−13.25

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	1,574	104.99	1,652	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,422	90.80	1,292	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,198	88.37	1,058	95
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,048	77.46	812	37

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,690	$2,153	15
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,330	$1,653	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,034	$1,539	20
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	964	$1,439	21
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$1,364	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	830	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,513	$1,795	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,398	$1,300	3thin

Every lot, as filed

113 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	—	374	269.43/cwt	243.00–293.00	1,008	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,462	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	237.05/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,339	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,317	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	437	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	756	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	—	631	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,212	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	652	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	241.08/cwt	233.00–242.00	1,143	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	225.43/cwt	222.00–226.00	1,147	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,175	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	238.68/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,024	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	540	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,172	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	550	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,111	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	550	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	868	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,095	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	579	212.55/cwt	205.00–227.00	1,231	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	608	202.26/cwt	200.00–203.00	1,230	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	175.00/cwt	170.00–180.00	665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	479	234.07/cwt	210.00–239.00	1,121	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,567	1,893.10/head	1,775.00–2,100.00	1,893	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,388	1,624.76/head	1,460.00–1,900.00	1,625	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,565	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	108.04/cwt	92.00–127.00	1,267	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	964	1,439.18/head	1,050.00–1,575.00	1,439	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,274	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,147	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,398	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,690	2,152.66/head	1,200.00–2,200.00	2,153	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,034	1,538.83/head	1,200.00–1,600.00	1,539	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	1,652.60/head	1,500.00–1,850.00	1,653	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,364.38/head	1,225.00–1,475.00	1,364	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	133.68/cwt	102.00–145.00	1,094	33
Bulls	—	—	1,795	118.09/cwt	115.00–126.00	2,120	5
Bulls	—	—	1,561	104.95/cwt	98.00–112.00	1,638	4
Bulls	—	—	1,363	91.93/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,253	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	92.75/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,141	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,040	77.61/cwt	75.00–80.00	807	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,372	85.54/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,174	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	79.55/cwt	75.00–86.00	838	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,155	95.22/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,100	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	516	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	97.64/cwt	92.00–106.00	1,453	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,187	86.36/cwt	80.00–90.50	1,025	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	70.65/cwt	63.00–75.00	728	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	254.29/cwt	240.00–263.00	1,099	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	454	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	962	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,410	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	585	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,269	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	464	235.78/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,094	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,369	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	223.32/cwt	216.00–236.00	1,427	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	689	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,295	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	872	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	277.62/cwt	259.00–281.00	883	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	595	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,339	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	538	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,227	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	633	219.66/cwt	219.00–220.00	1,390	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	212.34/cwt	209.00–225.00	1,227	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	560	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	205.72/cwt	189.00–225.00	771	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	229.69/cwt	223.00–241.00	985	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,220	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	621	206.07/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,280	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,152	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	618	182.32/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,127	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	935	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,487	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	217.71/cwt	200.00–227.00	1,028	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	231.00/cwt	229.00–235.00	785	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	223.90/cwt	221.00–229.00	1,173	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	193.80/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,095	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,085	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	185.01/cwt	175.00–195.00	1,156	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	207.54/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,058	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	187.39/cwt	175.00–205.00	1,242	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	764	158.51/cwt	130.00–179.00	1,211	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	249.73/cwt	241.00–255.00	1,069	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	214.82/cwt	200.00–231.00	911	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	854	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	167.50/cwt	148.00–187.00	938	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	479	173.09/cwt	140.00–190.00	829	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	534	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	668	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	266.39/cwt	249.00–275.00	1,020	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	548	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	926	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,144	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	235.81/cwt	235.00–249.00	1,339	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	305.54/cwt	299.00–312.00	1,170	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	253.96/cwt	241.00–257.00	1,173	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	222.56/cwt	197.00–228.00	1,142	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	393	237.49/cwt	225.00–267.00	933	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	651	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,471	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	610	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,220	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	280.48/cwt	269.00–295.00	1,341	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	330.28/cwt	325.00–339.00	1,017	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,491	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	268.88/cwt	241.00–274.00	1,409	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	609	226.52/cwt	223.00–229.00	1,380	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	291.96/cwt	275.00–312.00	1,261	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	706	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	1,560	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	675	217.49/cwt	210.00–227.00	1,468	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	546	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,201	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	317.54/cwt	299.00–339.00	1,159	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	224.97/cwt	215.00–236.00	1,307	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	221.29/cwt	210.00–226.00	1,485	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	225.20/cwt	216.00–229.00	1,176	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	448	229.50/cwt	229.00–230.00	1,028	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	243.71/cwt	232.00–256.00	1,153	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	260.00/cwt	250.00–270.00	845	17

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 8, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,009Last week 200Year ago 3,671

Slaughter CattleReceipts 335Last week 85Year ago 221

Replacement CattleReceipts 150Last week 5Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	374	243.00–293.00	269.43
7	—	432	240.00–263.00	254.29
25	—	639	216.00–236.00	223.32
4	—	706	221.00	221.00
8	—	581	215.00–236.00	224.97
11	—	671	210.00–226.00	221.29
20	—	522	216.00–229.00	225.20
1	—	760	211.00	211.00
11	—	473	232.00–256.00	243.71
17	—	325	250.00–270.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	609	240.00	240.00
6	—	555	254.00	254.00
10	—	478	269.00–295.00	280.48
8	—	308	325.00–339.00	330.28
10	—	524	241.00–274.00	268.88
30	—	432	275.00–312.00	291.96
12	—	365	299.00–339.00	317.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	565	230.00–239.00	237.05
11	—	477	276.00	276.00
12	—	611	244.00	244.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	150.00	150.00
1	—	320	200.00	200.00
1	—	695	197.00	197.00
2	—	482	181.00	181.00
4	—	448	229.00–230.00	229.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	454	212.00	212.00
14	—	585	217.00	217.00
11	—	546	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	464	235.00–237.00	235.78
1	—	560	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	595	225.00	225.00
3	—	633	219.00–220.00	219.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	538	228.00	228.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	651	226.00	226.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	609	223.00–229.00	226.52
21	—	675	210.00–227.00	217.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	437	173.00	173.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	631	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	405	161.00	161.00
1	—	730	117.00	117.00
2	—	560	148.00–187.00	167.50
15	—	479	140.00–190.00	173.09
5	—	534	125.00	125.00
2	—	370	193.00	193.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	474	233.00–242.00	241.08
14	—	509	222.00–226.00	225.43
13	—	318	259.00–281.00	277.62
9	—	578	209.00–225.00	212.34
14	—	428	241.00–255.00	249.73
15	—	383	249.00–275.00	266.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	217.00	217.00
1	—	550	202.00	202.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	135.00	135.00
4	—	548	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	689	188.00	188.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	375	189.00–225.00	205.72
1	—	720	160.00	160.00
1	—	935	159.00	159.00
29	—	472	200.00–227.00	217.71
3	—	340	229.00–235.00	231.00
18	—	565	180.00–205.00	193.80
10	—	625	175.00–195.00	185.01
30	—	510	200.00–215.00	207.54
4	—	663	175.00–205.00	187.39
6	—	764	130.00–179.00	158.51
36	—	424	200.00–231.00	214.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	429	223.00–241.00	229.69
9	—	552	221.00	221.00
48	—	524	221.00–229.00	223.90
18	—	474	229.00	229.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	621	200.00–208.00	206.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	618	175.00–185.00	182.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	730	161.00	161.00
13	—	429	225.00–255.00	238.68
1	—	335	259.00	259.00
16	—	579	205.00–227.00	212.55
4	—	608	200.00–203.00	202.26
15	—	479	210.00–239.00	234.07
6	—	513	197.00–228.00	222.56
9	—	393	225.00–267.00	237.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	180.00	180.00
2	—	380	170.00–180.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	337.00	337.00
1	—	445	257.00	257.00
17	—	568	235.00–249.00	235.81
2	—	383	299.00–312.00	305.54
11	—	462	241.00–257.00	253.96

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	13	—	1,567	1,775.00–2,100.00	1,893.10
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,388	1,460.00–1,900.00	1,624.76
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,565	1,550.00	1,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,398	1,300.00	1,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,173	92.00–127.00	108.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	21	—	964	1,050.00–1,575.00	1,439.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,274	90.00	90.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	—	1,690	1,200.00–2,200.00	2,152.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	20	—	1,034	1,200.00–1,600.00	1,538.83
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,330	1,500.00–1,850.00	1,652.60
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,000	1,225.00–1,475.00	1,364.38
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	830	1,200.00	1,200.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	33	—	818	102.00–145.00	133.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,795	115.00–126.00	118.09
4	—	1,561	98.00–112.00	104.95
5	—	1,363	90.00–96.00	91.93
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,230	90.00–97.00	92.75
3	—	1,040	75.00–80.00	77.61
58	—	1,187	80.00–90.50	86.36
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,372	80.00–90.00	85.54
10	—	1,488	92.00–106.00	97.64
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,054	75.00–86.00	79.55
2	—	1,155	90.00–100.00	95.22
1	—	860	60.00	60.00
10	—	1,031	63.00–75.00	70.65

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