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North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-25

Feeder Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, May 25

● Final115 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050

← May 18May 25Jun 1 →

Receipts

2,135 head

▲ 1,390 vs last sale 745▲ 1,464 vs year ago 671 · +218.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker steers 2.00-10.00 lower mostly 4.00-6.00 lower except the better 400-450 lbs 1.00 higher. Stocker heifers under 450 lbs 1.00-2.00 higher 450-600 lbs 1.00-6.00 lower and 600-650 lb 5.00 higher. The offering included several large groups of feeder yearlings that had no trend from last week. Cows and bulls not reported due to time limits.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $160.30/cwt on 1,054 head.

Average price

$160.30

1,054 head · 659 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,056

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$406

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

$32.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.03

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	577	169.94	981	311
Medium and Large 2	538	164.43	884	177
Medium and Large 1-2	752	154.23	1,160	548
Medium and Large 3	418	137.64	576	18thin

One grade step is worth $32.30/cwt here — about $406 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 sale1,054 hd

160.30

—

AR average9 barns · 2,243 hd

166.32

−6.03

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

Every lot

115 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers44 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	313	146.32/cwt	145.00–147.00	458	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	314	176.95/cwt	160.00–185.00	556	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	332	207.19/cwt	206.00–211.00	688	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	185.60/cwt	178.00–190.00	694	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	485	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	400	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	640	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	418	138.15/cwt	130.00–148.00	577	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	197.49/cwt	190.00–202.00	833	40
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	172.53/cwt	163.00–180.00	737	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	186.47/cwt	180.00–189.00	893	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	479	169.52/cwt	150.00–183.00	812	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	629	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	484	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	837	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	496	186.38/cwt	186.00–190.00	924	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	133.35/cwt	127.00–141.00	687	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	522	166.63/cwt	157.00–175.00	870	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	173.71/cwt	170.50–175.50	914	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	179.68/cwt	175.00–190.00	949	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	541	166.03/cwt	160.00–175.00	898	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	579	157.85/cwt	145.00–163.00	914	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	584	168.98/cwt	162.00–173.00	987	76
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	584	166.39/cwt	160.00–169.00	972	86
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	604	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,021	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	608	159.85/cwt	152.00–164.00	972	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	616	162.63/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,002	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	164.84/cwt	162.00–168.00	1,024	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	147.62/cwt	140.00–155.00	930	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	666	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	986	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	159.85/cwt	154.00–163.00	1,073	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	149.69/cwt	131.00–154.00	1,010	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	691	158.34/cwt	147.00–161.50	1,094	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	158.85/cwt	158.85–158.85	1,128	80
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	712	150.95/cwt	148.00–164.00	1,075	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	722	143.34/cwt	142.00–144.00	1,035	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	750	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,035	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	775	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,116	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	788	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,182	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	800	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,048	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	838	143.55/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,203	44
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	859	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,246	77
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	920	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,196	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	926	141.60/cwt	141.60–141.60	1,311	110
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	978	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,340	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	984	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,328	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers50 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	326	153.18/cwt	142.00–160.00	499	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	332	168.63/cwt	167.00–171.00	560	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	354	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	581	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	367	119.00/cwt	107.00–131.00	437	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	150.46/cwt	144.00–156.00	563	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	382	168.92/cwt	161.00–175.00	645	34
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	417	152.58/cwt	152.00–153.00	636	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	425	161.91/cwt	156.00–167.00	688	44
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	145.14/cwt	137.00–151.00	620	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	500	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	464	126.04/cwt	117.00–128.00	585	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	145.85/cwt	130.00–152.00	690	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	479	154.81/cwt	149.00–158.00	742	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	483	157.15/cwt	154.00–163.00	759	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	490	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	755	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	501	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	711	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	522	147.81/cwt	144.50–150.00	772	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	523	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	628	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	152.24/cwt	149.00–155.00	799	50
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	529	136.15/cwt	126.00–145.00	720	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	146.44/cwt	139.00–149.00	824	63
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	566	135.35/cwt	125.00–139.00	766	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	577	139.66/cwt	137.00–141.00	806	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	577	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	741	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	580	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	644	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	608	139.98/cwt	138.00–142.00	851	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	134.36/cwt	130.00–138.00	820	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	146.29/cwt	140.00–150.00	904	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	908	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	638	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	829	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	647	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	928	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	650	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	884	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	667	140.15/cwt	138.00–142.00	935	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	675	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	898	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	675	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	864	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	676	146.50/cwt	146.50–146.50	990	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	682	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	934	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	683	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	987	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	707	143.00/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,011	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	125.93/cwt	121.00–131.00	907	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	725	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	914	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	740	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	925	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	755	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,034	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	758	117.01/cwt	114.00–120.00	887	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	760	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	950	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	784	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	1,070	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	854	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,153	33
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	899	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,097	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	913	122.04/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,114	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,032	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,187	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	301	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	436	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	334	174.18/cwt	150.00–185.00	582	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	355	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	465	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	360	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	709	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	366	167.82/cwt	150.00–184.00	614	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	412	172.79/cwt	169.00–180.00	712	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	424	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	551	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	437	162.47/cwt	160.00–167.00	710	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	478	152.41/cwt	150.00–155.00	729	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	491	171.76/cwt	171.00–174.00	843	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	508	132.01/cwt	130.00–134.00	671	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	518	163.34/cwt	154.00–166.00	846	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	568	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	937	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	580	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	696	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	593	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	824	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	604	151.44/cwt	148.00–154.00	915	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	630	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	825	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	673	128.45/cwt	127.00–130.00	864	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	735	136.18/cwt	133.00–147.00	1,001	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	760	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	760	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	790	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	972	1

This sale against other markets

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 May 25, 2022

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

Receipts 2,135Last week 745Year ago 671

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	579	145.00–163.00	157.85
5	—	920	130.00	130.00
12	—	374	178.00–190.00	185.60
3	—	722	142.00–144.00	143.34
6	—	314	160.00–185.00	176.95
21	—	479	150.00–183.00	169.52
1	—	750	138.00	138.00
5	—	984	135.00	135.00
32	—	522	157.00–175.00	166.63
2	—	630	140.00–155.00	147.62
38	—	427	163.00–180.00	172.53
15	—	675	131.00–154.00	149.69
2	—	800	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
86	—	584	160.00–169.00	166.39
34	—	526	170.50–175.50	173.71
22	—	479	180.00–189.00	186.47
80	—	710	158.85	158.85
110	—	926	141.60	141.60
14	—	775	144.00	144.00
77	—	859	145.00	145.00
32	—	691	147.00–161.50	158.34
44	—	838	140.00–144.00	143.55
24	—	978	137.00	137.00
25	—	616	160.00–165.00	162.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	712	148.00–164.00	150.95
11	—	621	162.00–168.00	164.84
20	—	496	186.00–190.00	186.38
4	—	332	206.00–211.00	207.19
22	—	528	175.00–190.00	179.68
36	—	671	154.00–163.00	159.85
3	—	788	150.00	150.00
76	—	584	162.00–173.00	168.98
40	—	422	190.00–202.00	197.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	131.00	131.00
3	—	515	127.00–141.00	133.35
3	—	313	145.00–147.00	146.32
10	—	418	130.00–148.00	138.15
1	—	385	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	541	160.00–175.00	166.03
4	—	484	173.00	173.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	666	148.00	148.00
46	—	608	152.00–164.00	159.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	604	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	675	133.00	133.00
3	—	638	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	675	128.00	128.00
1	—	725	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	425	156.00–167.00	161.91
63	—	483	154.00–163.00	157.15
2	—	913	119.00–125.00	122.04
34	—	382	161.00–175.00	168.92
63	—	563	139.00–149.00	146.44
27	—	618	140.00–150.00	146.29
50	—	525	149.00–155.00	152.24
3	—	332	167.00–171.00	168.63
2	—	720	121.00–131.00	125.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	479	149.00–158.00	154.81
13	—	667	138.00–142.00	140.15
4	—	760	125.00	125.00
19	—	577	137.00–141.00	139.66
5	—	899	122.00	122.00
13	—	620	146.50	146.50
58	—	522	144.50–150.00	147.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	354	164.00	164.00
10	—	417	152.00–153.00	152.58
1	—	490	154.00	154.00
4	—	501	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	682	137.00	137.00
8	—	608	138.00–142.00	139.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	707	139.00–144.00	143.00
11	—	676	146.50	146.50
1	—	755	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	784	136.50	136.50
5	—	647	143.50	143.50
33	—	854	135.00	135.00
22	—	683	144.50	144.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	128.50	128.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	125.00	125.00
2	—	650	136.00	136.00
7	—	326	142.00–160.00	153.18
8	—	374	144.00–156.00	150.46
23	—	473	130.00–152.00	145.85
2	—	758	114.00–120.00	117.01
2	—	1,032	115.00	115.00
9	—	610	130.00–138.00	134.36
16	—	427	137.00–151.00	145.14
27	—	529	126.00–145.00	136.15
16	—	566	125.00–139.00	135.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	115.00	115.00
1	—	580	111.00	111.00
6	—	464	117.00–128.00	126.04
3	—	367	107.00–131.00	119.00
3	—	523	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	412	169.00–180.00	172.79
1	—	360	197.00	197.00
7	—	604	148.00–154.00	151.44
5	—	735	133.00–147.00	136.18
1	—	790	123.00	123.00
16	—	491	171.00–174.00	171.76
4	—	568	165.00	165.00
13	—	518	154.00–166.00	163.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	127.00–130.00	128.45
4	—	437	160.00–167.00	162.47
4	—	334	150.00–185.00	174.18
3	—	593	139.00	139.00
2	—	478	150.00–155.00	152.41
1	—	760	100.00	100.00
1	—	630	131.00	131.00
7	—	366	150.00–184.00	167.82
2	—	508	130.00–134.00	132.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	424	130.00	130.00
4	—	301	145.00	145.00
1	—	580	120.00	120.00
2	—	355	131.00	131.00

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.