Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-01-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend sale was closed last two weeks due to weather. Quality was average to good with active bidding with a higher undertone.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $247.73/cwt on 345 head.

Average price

$247.73

345 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,219

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$478

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

$58.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.80

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	496	253.87	1,258	253
Medium and Large 2	456	231.26	1,054	62
Medium and Large 1-2	543	231.20	1,255	29
Medium and Large 3	400	195.00	780	1thin

One grade step is worth $58.87/cwt here — about $478 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 sale345 hd

247.73

—

AR average8 barns · 1,333 hd

240.93

+6.80

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	1,647	122.12	2,012	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,374	101.94	1,400	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,150	100.12	1,152	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,013	83.59	847	41

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)	1,225	$1,500	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	815	$950	1thin

Every lot, as filed

76 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	—	725	211.68/cwt	211.00–213.00	1,535	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	210.49/cwt	210.00–211.00	1,627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	272.12/cwt	267.00–291.00	1,325	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	331.19/cwt	323.00–373.00	1,053	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	260.42/cwt	225.00–275.00	1,365	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	233.60/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,453	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	344.75/cwt	313.00–365.00	1,279	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	242.42/cwt	233.00–245.00	1,404	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,565	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	266.52/cwt	266.00–267.00	1,119	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	339	287.19/cwt	275.00–300.00	974	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	873	202.69/cwt	200.00–204.00	1,769	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	311.58/cwt	279.00–333.00	1,502	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	695	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,557	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	843	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,155	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	308.83/cwt	302.00–315.00	1,183	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	210.00/cwt	209.00–211.00	1,512	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	276.12/cwt	253.00–287.00	1,458	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	292.71/cwt	269.00–317.00	1,382	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,249	87.30/cwt	84.00–90.00	1,090	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,027	88.48/cwt	83.00–95.00	909	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	97.98/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,036	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,388	106.64/cwt	102.00–118.00	1,480	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,358	96.78/cwt	90.00–102.00	1,314	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	926	65.87/cwt	57.00–70.00	610	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	76.74/cwt	70.00–82.00	774	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	105.92/cwt	102.00–113.00	1,219	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	97.37/cwt	90.00–103.00	1,108	34
Bulls	—	—	1,479	115.97/cwt	105.00–122.00	1,715	7
Bulls	—	—	1,460	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,270	1
Bulls	—	—	1,784	129.93/cwt	124.00–138.00	2,318	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	994	110.63/cwt	105.00–117.00	1,100	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	110.52/cwt	102.00–118.00	1,183	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	254.38/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,196	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	266.66/cwt	240.00–276.00	1,501	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	860	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	409	234.22/cwt	225.00–235.00	958	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	742	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	885	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,398	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	232.49/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,244	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	256.46/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,316	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	274.59/cwt	255.00–291.00	914	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	321.26/cwt	301.00–333.00	1,356	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	249.44/cwt	240.00–254.00	1,679	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,307	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	223.17/cwt	215.00–231.00	1,368	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	297.12/cwt	274.00–312.00	1,581	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	604	264.38/cwt	249.00–275.00	1,597	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	218.89/cwt	214.00–230.00	1,453	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	305.17/cwt	300.00–307.00	1,157	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,302	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	263.43/cwt	244.00–272.00	1,267	92
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	268.34/cwt	250.00–283.00	1,001	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	267.88/cwt	255.00–276.00	1,128	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	280.12/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,591	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,304	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	235.65/cwt	221.00–241.00	1,237	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	689	219.64/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,513	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	314.91/cwt	270.00–327.00	1,338	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	610	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,366	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,490	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	235.51/cwt	225.00–255.00	911	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	222.57/cwt	207.00–227.00	1,266	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	225.01/cwt	211.00–241.00	1,067	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	227.76/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,175	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	240.08/cwt	221.00–242.00	828	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	233.31/cwt	225.00–248.00	1,367	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	205.09/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,464	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	245.07/cwt	235.00–254.00	1,054	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	685	210.45/cwt	210.00–211.00	1,442	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 Jan 31, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 848Last week 648Year ago 741

Slaughter CattleReceipts 190Last week 122Year ago 251

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 110Year ago 100

No trend sale was closed last two weeks due to weather. Quality was average to good with active bidding with a higher undertone.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	725	211.00–213.00	211.68
2	—	773	210.00–211.00	210.49
5	—	487	267.00–291.00	272.12
6	—	524	225.00–275.00	260.42
3	—	622	230.00–241.00	233.60
6	—	579	233.00–245.00	242.42
2	—	420	266.00–267.00	266.52
6	—	339	275.00–300.00	287.19
3	—	873	200.00–204.00	202.69
9	—	664	214.00–230.00	218.89
4	—	379	300.00–307.00	305.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	318	323.00–373.00	331.19
31	—	371	313.00–365.00	344.75
46	—	482	279.00–333.00	311.58
24	—	422	301.00–333.00	321.26
15	—	673	240.00–254.00	249.44
46	—	532	274.00–312.00	297.12
28	—	604	249.00–275.00	264.38
28	—	568	260.00–300.00	280.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	626	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	224.00	224.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	742	219.00	219.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	843	137.00	137.00
11	—	470	250.00–260.00	254.38
14	—	409	225.00–235.00	234.22
1	—	550	237.00	237.00
4	—	525	221.00–241.00	235.65
2	—	690	216.00	216.00
1	—	340	234.00	234.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	383	302.00–315.00	308.83
2	—	720	209.00–211.00	210.00
14	—	528	253.00–287.00	276.12
1	—	615	243.00	243.00
20	—	472	269.00–317.00	292.71
17	—	563	240.00–276.00	266.66
1	—	860	195.00	195.00
9	—	689	217.00–225.00	219.64
9	—	425	270.00–327.00	314.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	158.00	158.00
13	—	387	225.00–255.00	235.51
6	—	569	207.00–227.00	222.57
10	—	474	211.00–241.00	225.01
15	—	516	200.00–240.00	227.76
10	—	345	221.00–242.00	240.08
7	—	430	235.00–254.00	245.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	535	230.00–235.00	232.49
5	—	581	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	513	240.00–265.00	256.46
11	—	333	255.00–291.00	274.59
9	—	613	215.00–231.00	223.17
6	—	651	200.00	200.00
92	—	481	244.00–272.00	263.43
32	—	373	250.00–283.00	268.34
24	—	421	255.00–276.00	267.88
18	—	586	225.00–248.00	233.31
12	—	714	200.00–206.00	205.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	224.00	224.00
9	—	685	210.00–211.00	210.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	195.00	195.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,249	84.00–90.00	87.30
25	—	1,151	102.00–113.00	105.92
34	—	1,138	90.00–103.00	97.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,027	83.00–95.00	88.48
8	—	1,057	95.00–100.00	97.98
6	—	926	57.00–70.00	65.87
12	—	1,009	70.00–82.00	76.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,388	102.00–118.00	106.64
10	—	1,358	90.00–102.00	96.78
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,479	105.00–122.00	115.97
1	—	1,460	87.00	87.00
10	—	1,784	124.00–138.00	129.93

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	5	—	994	105.00–117.00	110.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,070	102.00–118.00	110.52
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	815	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,500.00	1,500.00

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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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

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Slaughter Cattle

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