Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-05-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 4.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers 1.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.14/cwt on 184 head.

Average price

$132.14

184 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$698

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$85

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$7.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.30

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	517	134.84	697	113
Medium and Large 2	503	128.10	644	43
Medium and Large 1-2	614	127.49	782	28

One grade step is worth $7.34/cwt here — about −$85 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 sale184 hd

132.14

—

AR average3 barns · 415 hd

134.44

−2.30

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	1,577	82.65	1,303	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,386	54.92	761	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,218	53.72	654	56
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,005	49.53	498	32

Every lot, as filed

74 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	—	526	124.33/cwt	120.00–131.00	654	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	134.68/cwt	130.00–139.00	512	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	125.02/cwt	120.00–130.00	773	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	126.84/cwt	126.00–127.00	803	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	128.87/cwt	125.00–130.00	738	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	137.04/cwt	130.00–141.50	644	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	130.97/cwt	127.00–140.00	745	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	134.19/cwt	132.00–135.00	702	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	140.92/cwt	140.00–144.00	599	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	126.14/cwt	126.00–126.50	767	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	150.69/cwt	149.00–154.00	561	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	127.66/cwt	127.00–129.00	858	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	145.89/cwt	141.00–147.00	840	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	142.78/cwt	142.00–144.00	877	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	159.90/cwt	155.00–167.00	747	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	167.58/cwt	166.00–172.00	605	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	140.48/cwt	139.00–142.00	927	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	985	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	985	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	133.23/cwt	130.00–140.00	553	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	489	133.67/cwt	130.00–137.00	654	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	120.72/cwt	120.00–126.00	695	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	121.19/cwt	120.00–122.00	864	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	560	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	134.80/cwt	127.00–142.00	696	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	467	142.93/cwt	140.00–145.00	667	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	150.09/cwt	140.00–153.00	713	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	583	144.83/cwt	142.00–147.00	844	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	154.40/cwt	150.00–155.50	787	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	136.25/cwt	135.00–137.50	858	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	159.49/cwt	159.00–160.00	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	897	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	881	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	661	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	150.96/cwt	148.00–154.00	794	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	633	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	902	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	893	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	752	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	131.04/cwt	125.00–137.00	924	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	130.78/cwt	125.00–137.00	875	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	391	152.57/cwt	150.00–167.00	597	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	141.02/cwt	135.00–145.00	819	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	156.95/cwt	155.00–160.00	669	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	145.69/cwt	135.00–153.00	680	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	143.47/cwt	135.00–150.00	755	23
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	308	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,545	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 2	—	1,535	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	12,817	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	58.43/cwt	56.00–60.00	653	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	880	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	6,031	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	812.67/cwt	775.00–850.00	8,899	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	827.83/cwt	810.00–900.00	7,351	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,025.87/cwt	960.00–1,085.00	12,362	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	74.17/cwt	68.00–80.00	596	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	892	59.61/cwt	56.00–64.00	532	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	55.02/cwt	52.00–61.00	486	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	855	50.37/cwt	49.00–53.00	431	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	843	38.46/cwt	37.00–40.00	324	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	50.77/cwt	47.00–54.00	511	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,139	56.05/cwt	54.00–58.50	638	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	40.73/cwt	38.00–45.00	417	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,336	53.32/cwt	51.00–55.00	712	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,547	60.03/cwt	57.00–62.00	929	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,100	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	506	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	52.83/cwt	48.00–57.00	640	41
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	57.88/cwt	55.00–61.50	725	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	44.97/cwt	44.00–46.00	508	2
Bulls	—	—	1,504	80.93/cwt	78.00–84.50	1,217	8
Bulls	—	—	1,660	84.61/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,405	7

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 May 22, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 445Last week 0Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 126Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 4.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers 1.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	526	120.00–131.00	124.33
3	—	380	130.00–139.00	134.68
2	—	618	120.00–130.00	125.02
1	—	835	98.00	98.00
1	—	735	118.50	118.50
12	—	415	130.00–140.00	133.23
9	—	489	130.00–137.00	133.67
8	—	576	120.00–126.00	120.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	633	126.00–127.00	126.84
9	—	573	125.00–130.00	128.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	470	130.00–141.50	137.04
22	—	569	127.00–140.00	130.97
12	—	523	132.00–135.00	134.19
12	—	425	140.00–144.00	140.92
11	—	608	126.00–126.50	126.14
10	—	372	149.00–154.00	150.69
6	—	672	127.00–129.00	127.66
5	—	713	120.00–122.00	121.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	576	141.00–147.00	145.89
5	—	614	142.00–144.00	142.78
5	—	467	155.00–167.00	159.90
4	—	361	166.00–172.00	167.58
2	—	660	139.00–142.00	140.48
1	—	985	100.00	100.00
1	—	335	185.00	185.00
16	—	526	148.00–154.00	150.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	633	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	616	145.00	145.00
15	—	487	154.50	154.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	120.00	120.00
2	—	705	125.00–137.00	131.04
5	—	669	125.00–137.00	130.78
6	—	391	150.00–167.00	152.57
8	—	581	135.00–145.00	141.02
15	—	426	155.00–160.00	156.95
15	—	467	135.00–153.00	145.69
23	—	526	135.00–150.00	143.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	516	127.00–142.00	134.80
3	—	467	140.00–145.00	142.93
1	—	580	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	475	140.00–153.00	150.09
7	—	583	142.00–147.00	144.83
5	—	510	150.00–155.50	154.40
2	—	630	135.00–137.50	136.25
2	—	420	159.00–160.00	159.49
1	—	760	118.00	118.00
1	—	705	125.00	125.00
1	—	380	174.00	174.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	70.00	70.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	925.00	925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,535	835.00	835.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,118	56.00–60.00	58.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	80.00	80.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	965	625.00	625.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,095	775.00–850.00	812.67
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	888	810.00–900.00	827.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,205	960.00–1,085.00	1,025.87
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	803	68.00–80.00	74.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	892	56.00–64.00	59.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	883	52.00–61.00	55.02

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	855	49.00–53.00	50.37
2	—	843	37.00–40.00	38.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,007	47.00–54.00	50.77
5	—	1,139	54.00–58.50	56.05
4	—	1,024	38.00–45.00	40.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,336	51.00–55.00	53.32
3	—	1,547	57.00–62.00	60.03
1	—	1,100	46.00	46.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,211	48.00–57.00	52.83
13	—	1,253	55.00–61.50	57.88
2	—	1,130	44.00–46.00	44.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,504	78.00–84.50	80.93
7	—	1,660	82.00–88.00	84.61

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

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

North Arkansas Livestock - GreenForest, AR

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle