Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-12-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 9.00 higher. Feeder heifers mixed generally steady. Supply was light with good demand. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $208.36/cwt on 239 head.

Average price

$208.36

239 head · 503 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,047

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$307

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

$60.35/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.04

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	217.85	1,100	132
Medium and Large 1-2	486	210.09	1,021	39
Medium and Large 2	508	190.91	970	64
Medium and Large 3	504	157.50	793	4thin

One grade step is worth $60.35/cwt here — about $307 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 sale239 hd

208.36

—

AR average9 barns · 1,895 hd

205.32

+3.04

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	1,547	106.68	1,650	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,394	91.14	1,270	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,192	85.03	1,014	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,072	75.79	813	31

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)	1,186	$1,181	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$1,275	1thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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	—	765	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,247	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	531	193.90/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,030	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	206.77/cwt	203.00–208.00	713	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	909	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	233.82/cwt	220.00–244.00	1,094	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	167.76/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,114	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	582	191.62/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,115	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	234.44/cwt	230.00–239.00	863	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	189.07/cwt	165.00–199.00	1,008	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	181.22/cwt	175.00–191.00	1,033	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	746	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,306	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	360	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	620	188.02/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,166	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	225.30/cwt	217.00–239.00	1,201	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	430	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	465	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	791	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	621	192.30/cwt	187.00–197.00	1,194	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	306.14/cwt	293.00–320.00	980	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	208.78/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,092	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	226.45/cwt	218.00–233.00	1,282	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	712	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,139	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	205.17/cwt	180.00–235.00	1,159	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	219.30/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,057	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	255.23/cwt	242.00–268.00	1,189	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	970	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,329	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	976	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	369	257.85/cwt	245.00–262.00	951	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	209.64/cwt	207.00–210.00	1,293	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,186	1,180.77/head	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,181	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	623	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,005	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,127	97.36/cwt	88.00–107.00	1,097	3
Bulls	—	—	1,626	115.11/cwt	113.00–122.00	1,872	8
Bulls	—	—	1,419	86.84/cwt	79.00–91.00	1,232	4
Bulls	—	—	1,515	109.64/cwt	106.00–112.00	1,661	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	94.62/cwt	89.00–101.00	1,337	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	979	69.40/cwt	65.00–72.00	679	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,053	78.00/cwt	77.00–79.00	821	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	92.54/cwt	90.00–95.00	1,163	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,372	87.07/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,195	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	585	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	995	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	543	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	896	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	478	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	942	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	628	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,130	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	262.98/cwt	247.00–277.00	1,133	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	289.54/cwt	270.00–303.00	1,089	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	267.40/cwt	252.00–275.00	861	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	623	220.74/cwt	217.00–222.00	1,375	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	233.13/cwt	225.00–251.00	1,103	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	277.42/cwt	267.00–290.00	1,196	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	245.31/cwt	235.00–248.00	1,369	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	195.33/cwt	188.00–210.00	1,289	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	205.86/cwt	204.00–207.00	1,602	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	316.96/cwt	301.00–333.00	1,030	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	664	211.24/cwt	207.00–215.00	1,403	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	253.19/cwt	251.00–257.00	1,074	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	1,402	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	211.69/cwt	200.00–213.00	1,302	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	237.88/cwt	234.00–242.00	1,351	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	359	308.23/cwt	297.00–312.00	1,107	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	543	151.67/cwt	150.00–155.00	824	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	195.87/cwt	190.00–200.00	925	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	281.10/cwt	265.00–291.00	998	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	270.43/cwt	255.00–278.00	1,268	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	689	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,378	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	232.66/cwt	231.00–233.00	1,252	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,083	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	559	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,073	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	699	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,503	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	246.17/cwt	230.00–261.00	1,317	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	205.00/cwt	190.00–220.00	759	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	208.98/cwt	199.00–217.00	897	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	212.27/cwt	211.00–213.00	1,117	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	675	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,445	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	680	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	242.74/cwt	222.00–258.00	1,036	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,278	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	216.18/cwt	207.00–223.00	1,131	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	191.67/cwt	191.00–193.00	1,275	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	211.81/cwt	209.00–215.00	1,184	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	233.53/cwt	220.00–238.00	789	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	197.21/cwt	191.00–201.00	1,219	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	790	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	442	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,196	84.62/cwt	80.00–89.00	1,012	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	78.32/cwt	72.00–84.00	879	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	85.97/cwt	85.00–87.00	937	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 Dec 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 660Last week 828Year ago 1,752

Slaughter CattleReceipts 176Last week 151Year ago 208

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 10Year ago 35

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 9.00 higher. Feeder heifers mixed generally steady. Supply was light with good demand. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	163.00	163.00
4	—	345	203.00–208.00	206.77
9	—	664	160.00–170.00	167.76
4	—	533	165.00–199.00	189.07
15	—	570	175.00–191.00	181.22
6	—	472	190.00–200.00	195.87
1	—	605	179.00	179.00
8	—	370	190.00–220.00	205.00
14	—	429	199.00–217.00	208.98
1	—	830	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	531	190.00–200.00	193.90
3	—	582	190.00–195.00	191.62
1	—	360	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	417	218.00	218.00
9	—	559	192.00	192.00
13	—	526	211.00–213.00	212.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	468	220.00–244.00	233.82
6	—	368	230.00–239.00	234.44
7	—	746	175.00	175.00
24	—	427	222.00–258.00	242.74
11	—	523	207.00–223.00	216.18
6	—	665	191.00–193.00	191.67
15	—	559	209.00–215.00	211.81
16	—	338	220.00–238.00	233.53
9	—	618	191.00–201.00	197.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	620	170.00–190.00	188.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	543	150.00–155.00	151.67
1	—	385	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	533	217.00–239.00	225.30
3	—	320	293.00–320.00	306.14
13	—	566	218.00–233.00	226.45
5	—	712	160.00	160.00
16	—	466	242.00–268.00	255.23
2	—	970	137.00	137.00
1	—	650	203.00	203.00
8	—	617	207.00–210.00	209.64
10	—	431	247.00–277.00	262.98
12	—	376	270.00–303.00	289.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	162.00	162.00
1	—	430	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	621	187.00–197.00	192.30
6	—	523	200.00–220.00	208.78
13	—	565	180.00–235.00	205.17
3	—	482	200.00–235.00	219.30
1	—	405	244.00	244.00
1	—	345	283.00	283.00
6	—	369	245.00–262.00	257.85
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	170.00	170.00
3	—	543	165.00	165.00
2	—	478	197.00	197.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	322	252.00–275.00	267.40
6	—	473	225.00–251.00	233.13
3	—	660	188.00–210.00	195.33
7	—	424	251.00–257.00	253.19
1	—	765	181.00	181.00
10	—	615	200.00–213.00	211.69
3	—	355	265.00–291.00	281.10
6	—	538	231.00–233.00	232.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	623	217.00–222.00	220.74
1	—	680	203.00	203.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	431	267.00–290.00	277.42
7	—	558	235.00–248.00	245.31
8	—	778	204.00–207.00	205.86
15	—	325	301.00–333.00	316.96
1	—	615	228.00	228.00
4	—	359	297.00–312.00	308.23
18	—	469	255.00–278.00	270.43
5	—	699	215.00	215.00
20	—	535	230.00–261.00	246.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	664	207.00–215.00	211.24
18	—	568	234.00–242.00	237.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	689	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	675	214.00	214.00

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,186	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,180.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,127	88.00–107.00	97.36
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	905	1,275.00	1,275.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	75.00	75.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	101.00	101.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,626	113.00–122.00	115.11
4	—	1,419	79.00–91.00	86.84
4	—	1,515	106.00–112.00	109.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,413	89.00–101.00	94.62
12	—	1,372	85.00–88.00	87.07
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	979	65.00–72.00	69.40
1	—	790	56.00	56.00
20	—	1,122	72.00–84.00	78.32
2	—	1,090	85.00–87.00	85.97
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,053	77.00–79.00	78.00
6	—	1,257	90.00–95.00	92.54
41	—	1,196	80.00–89.00	84.62

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