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North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Sep 7

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050

← Aug 31Sep 7Sep 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

696 head

▲ 213 vs last sale 483▲ 696 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

115 head

▲ 23 vs last sale 92▲ 115 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

35 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 30▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mixed mostly 1.00-4.00 lower with the better 450-550 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher. The offering included four loads of 8 weight yearling steers that sold well with active bidding. Feeder heifers 300-400 lbs 1.00 higher and 400-700 lbs 1.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 lower than last weeks light test.

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 $177.95/cwt on 410 head.

Average price

$177.95

410 head · 720 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,281

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$423

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

$64.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.52

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	195.79	989	81
Medium and Large 1-2	831	175.41	1,458	265
Medium and Large 2	546	170.77	933	56
Medium and Large 3	430	131.34	565	8thin

One grade step is worth $64.45/cwt here — about $423 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 sale410 hd

177.95

—

AR average9 barns · 1,250 hd

179.47

−1.52

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	—	Low	1,488	105.51	1,570	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,336	84.30	1,126	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,162	82.14	954	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,083	72.65	787	34

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)	1,205	$1,325	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	902	$1,285	9
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,025	$1,150	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	687	$760	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,075	$1,625	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,375	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,465	$1,413	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,389	$1,290	3thin

Every lot

96 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	323	144.78/cwt	141.00–149.00	468	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	335	216.89/cwt	210.00–225.00	727	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	463	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	188.45/cwt	185.00–195.00	709	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	207.56/cwt	206.00–211.00	789	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	205.51/cwt	199.00–212.00	871	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	176.63/cwt	160.00–190.00	777	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	451	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	848	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	467	129.66/cwt	127.00–135.00	606	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	475	200.45/cwt	192.00–217.00	952	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	481	168.62/cwt	151.00–187.00	811	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	511	196.00/cwt	188.00–198.00	1,002	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	513	123.59/cwt	120.00–127.00	634	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	185.40/cwt	179.00–188.00	971	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	533	180.32/cwt	170.00–186.00	961	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	190.39/cwt	184.00–200.00	1,087	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	165.16/cwt	160.00–179.00	945	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	600	170.50/cwt	168.00–173.00	1,023	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	612	166.42/cwt	161.00–169.00	1,018	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,112	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,118	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	716	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,267	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	836	173.72/cwt	168.50–179.00	1,452	119
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	840	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,268	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	885	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,558	121
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	915	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,308	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	962	130.68/cwt	115.00–136.00	1,257	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,060	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,495	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	321	177.08/cwt	173.00–182.00	568	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	449	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	327	151.20/cwt	140.00–164.00	494	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	162.87/cwt	154.00–169.00	611	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	377	125.31/cwt	115.00–135.00	472	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	175.70/cwt	169.00–190.00	664	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	158.15/cwt	145.00–168.00	671	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	602	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	171.08/cwt	168.00–175.00	737	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	171.57/cwt	169.00–172.00	801	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	479	157.40/cwt	140.00–169.00	754	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	521	151.85/cwt	145.00–158.00	791	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	525	165.73/cwt	157.00–169.00	870	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	560	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	700	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	564	164.34/cwt	158.00–170.00	927	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	570	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	861	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	576	146.94/cwt	140.00–155.00	846	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	164.81/cwt	157.00–168.00	1,038	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	660	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	647	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,064	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	675	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,127	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	685	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	856	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	745	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	782	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	765	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	918	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	821	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,100	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	838	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,232	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	374	208.10/cwt	200.00–213.00	778	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	378	174.32/cwt	169.00–180.00	659	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	417	169.05/cwt	159.00–175.00	705	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	425	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	803	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	425	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	616	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	455	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	751	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	477	183.94/cwt	181.00–187.00	877	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	495	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	545	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	512	182.06/cwt	176.00–185.00	932	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	529	154.45/cwt	150.00–165.00	817	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	571	168.28/cwt	164.00–181.00	961	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	612	167.67/cwt	167.00–169.00	1,026	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	626	157.35/cwt	151.00–159.00	985	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	765	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,109	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	815	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	954	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	868	125.50/cwt	125.00–126.00	1,089	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,095	80.50/cwt	80.50–80.50	881	1
Bulls	—	—	1,433	105.26/cwt	103.00–108.00	1,508	5
Bulls	—	—	1,655	112.07/cwt	108.00–116.00	1,855	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	634	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,053	52.05/cwt	50.00–55.00	548	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,067	72.66/cwt	68.00–78.00	775	24
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,100	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	803	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,147	79.33/cwt	74.00–83.00	910	23
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,165	79.44/cwt	78.00–83.00	925	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	86.98/cwt	84.00–95.50	1,035	19
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,298	82.09/cwt	78.00–86.50	1,066	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,430	89.81/cwt	88.00–91.50	1,284	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	687	760.00/head	760.00–760.00	760	5
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	902	1,285.00/head	1,285.00–1,285.00	1,285	9
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	978	80.15/cwt	69.00–89.00	784	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,168	82.11/cwt	77.00–90.00	959	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	1,625.00/head	1,625.00–1,625.00	1,625	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,375	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,473	1,447.88/head	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,448	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,655	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	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 Sep 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 696Last week 483Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 115Last week 92Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 30Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	125.00	125.00
2	—	323	141.00–149.00	144.78
2	—	513	120.00–127.00	123.59
3	—	467	127.00–135.00	129.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	151.00	151.00
4	—	962	115.00–136.00	130.68
5	—	376	185.00–195.00	188.45
5	—	572	160.00–179.00	165.16
7	—	612	161.00–169.00	166.42
15	—	533	170.00–186.00	180.32
13	—	481	151.00–187.00	168.62
6	—	440	160.00–190.00	176.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
119	—	836	168.50–179.00	173.72
121	—	885	176.00	176.00
17	—	524	179.00–188.00	185.40
8	—	600	168.00–173.00	170.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	451	188.00	188.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	141.00	141.00
24	—	475	192.00–217.00	200.45
16	—	424	199.00–212.00	205.51
5	—	335	210.00–225.00	216.89
3	—	380	206.00–211.00	207.56
7	—	621	179.00	179.00
5	—	511	188.00–198.00	196.00
4	—	716	177.00	177.00
10	—	571	184.00–200.00	190.39
1	—	915	143.00	143.00
1	—	650	172.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	467	169.00–172.00	171.57
22	—	431	168.00–175.00	171.08
4	—	630	157.00–168.00	164.81
5	—	321	173.00–182.00	177.08
9	—	525	157.00–169.00	165.73
11	—	564	158.00–170.00	164.34
14	—	378	169.00–190.00	175.70
1	—	665	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	521	145.00–158.00	151.85
10	—	424	145.00–168.00	158.15
13	—	375	154.00–169.00	162.87
21	—	479	140.00–169.00	157.40
1	—	765	120.00	120.00
1	—	745	105.00	105.00
3	—	327	140.00–164.00	151.20
4	—	576	140.00–155.00	146.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	821	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	115.00–135.00	125.31
1	—	430	140.00	140.00
1	—	585	110.00	110.00
1	—	325	138.00	138.00
1	—	660	98.00	98.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	125.00	125.00
1	—	685	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	838	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	675	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	868	125.00–126.00	125.50
10	—	477	181.00–187.00	183.94
9	—	512	176.00–185.00	182.06
4	—	374	200.00–213.00	208.10
4	—	571	164.00–181.00	168.28
3	—	612	167.00–169.00	167.67
3	—	425	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	765	145.00	145.00
4	—	417	159.00–175.00	169.05
6	—	529	150.00–165.00	154.45
1	—	455	165.00	165.00
1	—	815	117.00	117.00
2	—	378	169.00–180.00	174.32
5	—	626	151.00–159.00	157.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	145.00	145.00
1	—	495	110.00	110.00
1	—	605	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	66.00	66.00
7	—	1,165	78.00–83.00	79.44
24	—	1,067	68.00–78.00	72.66
2	—	1,053	50.00–55.00	52.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,430	88.00–91.50	89.81
5	—	1,298	78.00–86.50	82.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,100	73.00	73.00
19	—	1,190	84.00–95.50	86.98
23	—	1,147	74.00–83.00	79.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	80.50	80.50
4	—	1,655	108.00–116.00	112.07
5	—	1,433	103.00–108.00	105.26

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,025	1,150.00	1,150.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	687	760.00	760.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	902	1,285.00	1,285.00

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)	1	—	1,205	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	978	69.00–89.00	80.15
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,168	77.00–90.00	82.11

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	975.00	975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,473	1,400.00–1,500.00	1,447.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,375	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,655	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	1,625.00	1,625.00

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.