Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs steady to 10.00 lower mostly 4.00-8.00 lower with a few better 600-650 lbs 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 12.00 lower mostly steady to 5.00 lower. Quality was average to plain. Slaughter cows 3.00-7.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00-6.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $205.14/cwt on 368 head.

Average price

$205.14

368 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,036

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$210

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

$50.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.13

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	219.25	1,110	175
Medium and Large 1-2	481	209.67	1,008	59
Medium and Large 2	514	185.20	952	130
Medium and Large 3	533	168.98	900	4thin

One grade step is worth $50.27/cwt here — about $210 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 sale368 hd

205.14

—

AR average9 barns · 2,297 hd

215.27

−10.13

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	1,549	107.50	1,665	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,437	89.60	1,288	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,214	84.81	1,029	36
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,032	70.69	729	24

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,263	$1,264	4thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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 1Unweaned	—	637	182.18/cwt	180.00–183.00	1,160	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	722	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,300	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	219.61/cwt	207.00–226.00	1,153	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	230.83/cwt	225.00–235.00	741	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	197.50/cwt	190.00–211.00	626	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	307.84/cwt	293.00–315.00	1,124	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	236.41/cwt	225.00–239.00	1,348	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	232.98/cwt	220.00–251.00	1,421	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	769	164.50/cwt	164.00–165.00	1,265	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	168.99/cwt	168.00–170.00	1,166	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	733	187.37/cwt	170.00–196.00	1,373	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	184.40/cwt	180.00–189.00	1,604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	227.51/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,285	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	714	161.90/cwt	156.00–171.00	1,156	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	586	183.23/cwt	170.00–193.00	1,074	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	308.12/cwt	300.00–324.00	1,020	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,226	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	225.93/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,005	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	674	209.25/cwt	195.00–212.00	1,410	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	260.80/cwt	243.00–272.00	1,236	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	271.41/cwt	256.00–301.00	1,134	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	184.00/cwt	182.00–185.00	1,490	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	191.31/cwt	167.00–200.00	922	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	623	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,371	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	670	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,173	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,428	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	242.10/cwt	238.00–260.00	1,244	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	235.86/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,116	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	762	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,516	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	221.81/cwt	205.00–224.00	1,151	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	204.60/cwt	197.00–209.00	1,479	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	262.10/cwt	257.00–267.00	957	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	229.28/cwt	200.00–243.00	1,222	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	686	171.26/cwt	150.00–183.00	1,175	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	608	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,034	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	666	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,106	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	355	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	675	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	596	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,103	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,195	1
Bulls	—	—	1,381	105.58/cwt	99.00–111.00	1,458	8
Bulls	—	—	1,575	90.01/cwt	80.00–95.00	1,418	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	65.65/cwt	60.00–70.00	637	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	955	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	525	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	93.06/cwt	89.00–96.00	1,158	7
Bulls	—	—	1,759	118.80/cwt	114.00–124.00	2,090	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,143	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	1,264.09/head	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,264	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	329	254.05/cwt	241.00–269.00	836	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,023	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	481	257.52/cwt	249.00–265.00	1,239	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	732	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,094	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	255.87/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,075	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	910	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,274	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	244	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	549	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	236.97/cwt	235.00–241.00	912	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	193.52/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,099	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	280.05/cwt	269.00–285.00	1,059	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	638	206.50/cwt	206.00–207.00	1,317	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	835	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,386	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	708	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	991	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	624	179.02/cwt	155.00–200.00	1,117	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	321	315.02/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,011	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	169.50/cwt	154.00–185.00	898	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	400	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	876	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	201.21/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,040	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	440	225.09/cwt	213.00–235.00	990	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,073	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	223.19/cwt	206.00–235.00	1,252	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	487	220.23/cwt	208.00–235.00	1,073	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	610	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	238.49/cwt	233.00–243.00	1,026	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,117	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	234.42/cwt	220.00–244.00	1,083	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	162.96/cwt	161.00–165.00	782	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	667	179.43/cwt	178.00–184.00	1,197	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,024	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	221.68/cwt	210.00–238.00	933	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,054	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	206.56/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,006	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	475	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	420	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	210.12/cwt	194.00–215.00	1,200	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	205.31/cwt	190.00–223.00	756	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	186.66/cwt	170.00–209.00	902	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	160.92/cwt	150.00–175.00	982	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,303	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	237.28/cwt	220.00–254.00	904	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	191.43/cwt	185.00–205.00	995	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	197.18/cwt	179.00–217.00	844	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,379	86.70/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,196	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	75.72/cwt	71.00–82.00	824	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	84.47/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,032	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	929	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	775	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	233	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	74.87/cwt	72.00–79.00	848	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,511	93.29/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,410	11

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 Dec 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 828Last week 741Year ago 1,022

Slaughter CattleReceipts 151Last week 285Year ago 177

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 150Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	637	180.00–183.00	182.18
2	—	722	180.00	180.00
15	—	667	178.00–184.00	179.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	525	207.00–226.00	219.61
7	—	321	225.00–235.00	230.83
33	—	430	233.00–243.00	238.49
23	—	462	220.00–244.00	234.42
50	—	571	194.00–215.00	210.12
1	—	655	199.00	199.00
19	—	381	220.00–254.00	237.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	317	190.00–211.00	197.50
4	—	769	164.00–165.00	164.50
2	—	690	168.00–170.00	168.99
12	—	714	156.00–171.00	161.90
10	—	586	170.00–193.00	183.23
16	—	368	190.00–223.00	205.31
16	—	483	170.00–209.00	186.66
14	—	610	150.00–175.00	160.92
27	—	520	185.00–205.00	191.43
17	—	428	179.00–217.00	197.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	150.00	150.00
1	—	475	180.00	180.00
2	—	420	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	573	195.00	195.00
24	—	421	210.00–238.00	221.68
15	—	527	200.00	200.00
13	—	487	200.00–212.00	206.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	161.00–165.00	162.96
2	—	585	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	365	293.00–315.00	307.84
7	—	570	225.00–239.00	236.41
14	—	610	220.00–251.00	232.98
6	—	331	300.00–324.00	308.12
13	—	474	243.00–272.00	260.80
11	—	418	256.00–301.00	271.41
18	—	514	238.00–260.00	242.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	733	170.00–196.00	187.37
3	—	623	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	870	180.00–189.00	184.40
1	—	640	200.00	200.00
1	—	570	215.00	215.00
10	—	445	225.00–235.00	225.93
7	—	674	195.00–212.00	209.25
3	—	810	182.00–185.00	184.00
19	—	473	225.00–245.00	235.86
3	—	762	199.00	199.00
9	—	519	205.00–224.00	221.81
10	—	723	197.00–209.00	204.60
4	—	365	257.00–267.00	262.10
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	565	225.00–230.00	227.51
4	—	652	219.00	219.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	482	167.00–200.00	191.31
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	533	200.00–243.00	229.28
6	—	481	249.00–265.00	257.52
5	—	732	149.50	149.50
1	—	760	159.00	159.00
8	—	420	250.00–265.00	255.87
1	—	910	140.00	140.00
20	—	378	269.00–285.00	280.05
2	—	638	206.00–207.00	206.50
2	—	835	166.00	166.00
3	—	321	305.00–320.00	315.02
22	—	561	206.00–235.00	223.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	686	150.00–183.00	171.26
16	—	329	241.00–269.00	254.05
6	—	244	225.00	225.00
3	—	385	235.00–241.00	236.97
10	—	568	190.00–197.00	193.52
1	—	760	155.00	155.00
2	—	708	140.00	140.00
14	—	624	155.00–200.00	179.02
8	—	517	200.00–210.00	201.21
6	—	440	213.00–235.00	225.09
5	—	487	208.00–235.00	220.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	170.00	170.00
8	—	666	166.00	166.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	190.00	190.00
5	—	596	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	559	183.00	183.00
9	—	481	223.00	223.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	154.00–185.00	169.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	103.00	103.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,110	103.00	103.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,263	1,000.00–1,400.00	1,264.09

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,381	99.00–111.00	105.58
3	—	1,575	80.00–95.00	90.01
6	—	1,759	114.00–124.00	118.80
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	970	60.00–70.00	65.65
1	—	955	55.00	55.00
14	—	1,088	71.00–82.00	75.72
1	—	1,010	92.00	92.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,244	89.00–96.00	93.06
24	—	1,222	80.00–87.00	84.47
5	—	1,132	72.00–79.00	74.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,379	84.00–90.00	86.70
11	—	1,511	90.00–99.00	93.29
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	30.00	30.00

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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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