Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-02-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs 4.00-17.00 higher mostly 7.00-12.00 higher not enough over 600 lbs for a trend last week. Feeder heifers under 700 lbs 1.00-25.00 higher mostly 10.00-15.00 higher not enough over 700 lbs last week for a trend. The offering include several large groups of weaned yearlings. Demand was good on all classes of cattle. Cows and bulls not reported today.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $275.44/cwt on 1,747 head.

Average price

$275.44

1,747 head · 626 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,724

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,058

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

$82.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.70

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	613	284.61	1,745	776
Medium and Large 2	500	275.56	1,377	95
Medium and Large 1-2	652	267.38	1,742	875
Medium and Large 3	340	202.00	687	1thin

One grade step is worth $82.61/cwt here — about $1,058 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 sale1,747 hd

275.44

—

AR average10 barns · 3,971 hd

279.14

−3.70

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

102 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 1	—	322	373.07/cwt	337.50–391.00	1,201	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	258.09/cwt	244.00–267.00	1,874	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	839	231.00/cwt	231.00–231.00	1,938	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	247.67/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,689	132
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	258.02/cwt	246.00–279.00	1,486	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	313.40/cwt	310.00–319.00	990	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	273.79/cwt	273.00–280.00	1,309	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	589	264.57/cwt	261.50–269.00	1,558	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	229.85/cwt	229.85–229.85	2,009	61
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	712	242.09/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,724	103
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	676	231.15/cwt	227.00–234.00	1,563	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	641	242.02/cwt	229.00–250.00	1,551	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	238.73/cwt	234.00–242.50	1,829	80
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	488	306.01/cwt	300.00–316.00	1,493	92
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	303.71/cwt	275.00–320.00	1,157	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	256.90/cwt	251.00–260.00	1,644	42
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	687	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	298.66/cwt	272.00–311.00	1,260	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	227.01/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	241.49/cwt	230.00–249.50	1,872	74
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	264.32/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,385	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	768	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,613	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	501	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,398	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	630	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	1,562	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	576	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,480	111
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	352	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,098	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	911	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,913	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	832	230.38/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,917	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	341.49/cwt	327.00–371.00	1,274	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	276.42/cwt	251.00–295.00	1,708	175
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	877	214.59/cwt	212.00–220.00	1,882	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	295.26/cwt	280.00–309.50	1,568	70
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	291.80/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,687	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	529	328.50/cwt	328.50–328.50	1,738	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	425	351.27/cwt	347.00–360.00	1,493	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	309.64/cwt	285.00–323.00	1,623	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	324.90/cwt	303.00–351.00	1,537	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	332.57/cwt	312.00–362.00	1,423	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	993	204.80/cwt	203.00–205.00	2,034	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	622	254.97/cwt	250.00–258.00	1,586	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	594	299.58/cwt	298.00–300.00	1,780	159
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	459	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,547	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	628	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,806	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	447	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,408	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,214	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	297.37/cwt	275.00–311.00	1,413	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	245.74/cwt	243.00–261.00	1,388	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	320.33/cwt	289.00–334.00	1,265	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	821	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,732	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,287	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,499	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	294.70/cwt	287.00–297.00	1,550	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	324	329.00/cwt	329.00–329.00	1,066	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	462	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,289	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	820	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,697	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	567	245.09/cwt	240.00–248.00	1,390	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	854	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,614	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	671	234.61/cwt	228.00–240.00	1,574	150
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	582	244.99/cwt	236.00–269.00	1,426	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	627	243.73/cwt	236.00–249.00	1,528	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	597	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,158	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	—	717	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,434	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	624	232.43/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,450	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	665	225.10/cwt	219.00–229.00	1,497	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	541	231.26/cwt	230.00–238.00	1,251	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	262.73/cwt	250.00–270.00	846	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	250.60/cwt	235.00–268.00	1,193	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	252.00/cwt	241.00–260.00	1,061	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	243.74/cwt	231.00–255.00	941	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	428	270.23/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,157	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	462	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	1,298	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	548	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,392	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	259.06/cwt	253.00–266.00	1,751	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	237.65/cwt	219.00–250.00	1,473	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	221.39/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,523	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	303.76/cwt	285.00–312.00	1,139	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	454	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,294	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	223.02/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,608	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	406	303.00/cwt	303.00–303.00	1,230	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	223.74/cwt	222.00–225.00	1,483	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	946	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	269.59/cwt	252.00–284.50	1,396	139
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	294.92/cwt	287.00–301.00	929	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	282.26/cwt	274.00–305.00	1,211	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	247.87/cwt	234.00–260.00	1,425	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	639	220.18/cwt	215.00–224.00	1,407	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	252.75/cwt	236.00–266.00	1,342	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,316	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	189.50/cwt	189.50–189.50	1,649	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	257.74/cwt	245.00–267.00	1,242	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	283.02/cwt	260.00–298.00	1,333	85
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,349	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	885	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,593	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	230.49/cwt	223.00–234.00	1,295	6

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.

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	322	337.50–391.00	373.07
82	—	726	244.00–267.00	258.09
74	—	775	230.00–249.50	241.49
30	—	832	225.00–232.00	230.38
15	—	373	327.00–371.00	341.49
175	—	618	251.00–295.00	276.42
3	—	877	212.00–220.00	214.59
41	—	578	275.00–310.00	291.80
63	—	524	285.00–323.00	309.64
47	—	473	303.00–351.00	324.90
42	—	428	312.00–362.00	332.57
10	—	993	203.00–205.00	204.80
78	—	676	253.00–266.00	259.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	839	231.00	231.00
132	—	682	240.00–256.00	247.67
54	—	589	261.50–269.00	264.57
61	—	874	229.85	229.85
103	—	712	230.00–245.00	242.09
80	—	766	234.00–242.50	238.73
92	—	488	300.00–316.00	306.01
42	—	640	251.00–260.00	256.90
10	—	352	312.00	312.00
4	—	911	210.00	210.00
70	—	531	280.00–309.50	295.26
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	576	246.00–279.00	258.02
11	—	316	310.00–319.00	313.40
11	—	478	273.00–280.00	273.79
8	—	676	227.00–234.00	231.15
8	—	641	229.00–250.00	242.02
15	—	381	275.00–320.00	303.71
14	—	422	272.00–311.00	298.66
2	—	705	225.00–229.00	227.01
6	—	524	250.00–275.00	264.32
6	—	768	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	529	328.50	328.50
55	—	425	347.00–360.00	351.27
31	—	628	287.50	287.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	622	250.00–258.00	254.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
159	—	594	298.00–300.00	299.58
19	—	459	337.00	337.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	447	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	501	279.00	279.00
50	—	630	248.00	248.00
5	—	454	285.00	285.00
10	—	406	303.00	303.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
111	—	576	257.00	257.00
23	—	462	281.00	281.00
34	—	548	254.00	254.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	821	211.00	211.00
150	—	671	228.00–240.00	234.61
54	—	582	236.00–269.00	244.99
50	—	627	236.00–249.00	243.73
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	820	207.00	207.00
14	—	567	240.00–248.00	245.09
7	—	854	189.00	189.00
65	—	624	225.00–245.00	232.43
47	—	665	219.00–229.00	225.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	137.00	137.00
5	—	597	194.00	194.00
1	—	465	161.00	161.00
1	—	425	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	717	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	541	230.00–238.00	231.26
12	—	322	250.00–270.00	262.73
9	—	476	235.00–268.00	250.60
7	—	421	241.00–260.00	252.00
7	—	386	231.00–255.00	243.74
1	—	610	203.00	203.00
1	—	735	180.00	180.00
2	—	658	205.00	205.00
2	—	885	180.00	180.00
6	—	562	223.00–234.00	230.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	428	265.00–275.00	270.23
21	—	663	222.00–225.00	223.74
7	—	332	285.00	285.00
21	—	639	215.00–224.00	220.18
49	—	531	236.00–266.00	252.75
11	—	553	238.00	238.00
33	—	870	189.50	189.50
40	—	482	245.00–267.00	257.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	620	219.00–250.00	237.65
22	—	688	210.00–230.00	221.39
31	—	375	285.00–312.00	303.76
15	—	721	210.00–225.00	223.02
139	—	518	252.00–284.50	269.59
4	—	315	287.00–301.00	294.92
51	—	429	274.00–305.00	282.26
60	—	575	234.00–260.00	247.87
85	—	471	260.00–298.00	283.02
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	210.00	210.00
1	—	780	193.00	193.00
1	—	610	199.00	199.00
3	—	462	279.00	279.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	475	275.00–311.00	297.37
13	—	565	243.00–261.00	245.74
39	—	395	289.00–334.00	320.33
4	—	415	310.00	310.00
3	—	635	236.00	236.00
12	—	526	287.00–297.00	294.70
5	—	324	329.00	329.00

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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