Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-05-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-05-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls under 550 lbs steady to 1.00 lower 550-600 lbs 2.00 higher over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers mostly steady to 1.00 lower. Boner slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher lean cows 4.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.03/cwt on 396 head.

Average price

$134.03

396 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$678

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$96

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$25.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.29

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	514	136.82	703	97
Medium and Large 1	500	136.40	682	209
Medium and Large 2	507	127.31	646	80
Medium and Large 3	546	111.20	607	10thin

One grade step is worth $25.62/cwt here — about $96 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 sale396 hd

134.03

—

AR average7 barns · 1,086 hd

133.74

+0.29

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	—	High	1,529	75.62	1,157	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,247	59.18	738	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,037	56.17	582	19

Every lot, as filed

88 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	—	384	141.31/cwt	130.00–150.00	543	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	118.65/cwt	117.00–120.00	729	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	659	117.69/cwt	110.00–123.00	776	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	129.35/cwt	120.00–134.00	608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	134.06/cwt	120.00–142.00	568	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	824	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	449	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	718	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	142.36/cwt	136.00–145.50	646	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	143.80/cwt	143.00–144.00	568	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	132.44/cwt	124.00–140.00	421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	761	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	630	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	129.89/cwt	128.00–131.00	734	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	123.11/cwt	120.00–130.00	641	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	121.45/cwt	118.00–127.00	708	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	154.90/cwt	146.00–160.00	665	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,036	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	135.73/cwt	134.00–139.00	789	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	474	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	159.03/cwt	158.00–160.00	604	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,060	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	668	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	143.32/cwt	135.00–154.00	754	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	149.62/cwt	145.00–154.00	708	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	674	133.24/cwt	119.00–138.00	898	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	153.65/cwt	147.00–155.00	814	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	154.19/cwt	152.00–155.50	717	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	158.74/cwt	155.00–161.00	743	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	148.17/cwt	141.00–149.50	842	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	128.23/cwt	122.00–134.00	921	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	857	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,875	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	163.56/cwt	162.00–166.00	713	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	180.47/cwt	170.00–185.00	677	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	150.54/cwt	145.00–153.00	774	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	928	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	573	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	53.93/cwt	50.00–58.00	628	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	830.40/cwt	750.00–985.00	8,786	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,141	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,280	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	880.09/cwt	860.00–900.00	9,549	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	6,928	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	633	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	815	73.13/cwt	54.00–97.00	596	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	58.15/cwt	56.00–60.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	915	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	942	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	503	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	674	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	146.39/cwt	142.00–150.00	763	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	585	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	163.38/cwt	160.00–170.00	629	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	136.68/cwt	134.00–138.00	779	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	134.00/cwt	133.00–135.00	840	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	650	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	839	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	669	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	890	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	638	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	858	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	650	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	813	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	865	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	467	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	775	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	482	139.39/cwt	132.00–149.00	672	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	152.84/cwt	142.00–157.00	579	5
Bulls	—	—	1,715	84.08/cwt	80.00–88.50	1,442	6
Bulls	—	—	1,471	63.36/cwt	60.00–66.00	932	5
Bulls	—	—	1,412	77.13/cwt	70.00–80.00	1,089	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	137.55/cwt	120.00–145.00	717	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	838	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	135.93/cwt	132.00–140.00	788	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	828	97.41/cwt	88.00–107.00	807	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	778	108.50/cwt	108.00–109.00	844	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	159.41/cwt	153.00–164.00	658	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	482	152.20/cwt	149.00–162.00	734	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	60.86/cwt	56.50–64.00	730	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,413	53.31/cwt	50.00–55.50	753	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	141.20/cwt	134.00–146.00	606	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	669	118.33/cwt	115.00–120.00	792	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	875	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	907	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	446	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	647	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	134.68/cwt	129.00–140.00	708	99
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	137.25/cwt	134.00–150.00	651	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,067	61.15/cwt	57.50–65.00	652	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	55.53/cwt	54.00–56.00	589	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	46.10/cwt	45.00–48.00	485	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	151.44/cwt	150.00–153.00	503	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	140.26/cwt	138.00–142.00	605	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	129.00/cwt	125.00–130.00	784	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	353	151.75/cwt	144.50–153.00	536	12

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 29, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 804Last week 445Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 126Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 28Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	384	130.00–150.00	141.31
9	—	614	117.00–120.00	118.65
6	—	659	110.00–123.00	117.69
4	—	470	120.00–134.00	129.35
14	—	424	120.00–142.00	134.06
2	—	318	124.00–140.00	132.44
1	—	725	105.00	105.00
15	—	521	120.00–130.00	123.11
15	—	583	118.00–127.00	121.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	454	136.00–145.50	142.36
10	—	395	143.00–144.00	143.80
8	—	446	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	573	110.00	110.00
2	—	528	111.00	111.00
1	—	395	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	565	128.00–131.00	129.89
99	—	526	129.00–140.00	134.68
47	—	474	134.00–150.00	137.25
4	—	332	150.00–153.00	151.44
20	—	431	138.00–142.00	140.26
17	—	608	125.00–130.00	129.00
12	—	353	144.50–153.00	151.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	650	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	572	144.00	144.00
9	—	449	160.00	160.00
35	—	530	147.00–155.00	153.65
18	—	465	152.00–155.50	154.19
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	429	146.00–160.00	154.90
1	—	785	132.00	132.00
4	—	581	134.00–139.00	135.73
2	—	380	158.00–160.00	159.03
1	—	835	127.00	127.00
15	—	526	135.00–154.00	143.32
8	—	473	145.00–154.00	149.62
6	—	674	119.00–138.00	133.24
3	—	718	122.00–134.00	128.23
3	—	635	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	522	128.00	128.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	468	155.00–161.00	158.74
27	—	568	141.00–149.50	148.17
5	—	436	162.00–166.00	163.56
24	—	375	170.00–185.00	180.47
9	—	514	145.00–153.00	150.54
1	—	675	137.50	137.50
1	—	320	179.00	179.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	669	133.00	133.00
12	—	638	134.50	134.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	103.00	103.00
5	—	482	132.00–149.00	139.39
5	—	379	142.00–157.00	152.84
5	—	521	120.00–145.00	137.55
2	—	640	131.00	131.00
2	—	580	132.00–140.00	135.93
2	—	828	88.00–107.00	97.41
2	—	778	108.00–109.00	108.50
4	—	429	134.00–146.00	141.20
3	—	669	115.00–120.00	118.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	503	134.00	134.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	521	142.00–150.00	146.39
3	—	385	160.00–170.00	163.38
3	—	570	134.00–138.00	136.68
4	—	627	133.00–135.00	134.00
9	—	413	153.00–164.00	159.41
8	—	482	149.00–162.00	152.20
2	—	663	132.00	132.00
1	—	720	126.00	126.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,085	860.00–900.00	880.09
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	815	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,165	50.00–58.00	53.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,058	750.00–985.00	830.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	810.00	810.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,215	56.00–60.00	58.15
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,150	55.00	55.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	815	54.00–97.00	73.13

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	54.00	54.00
1	—	775	47.00	47.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,199	56.50–64.00	60.86
4	—	1,413	50.00–55.50	53.31
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,067	57.50–65.00	61.15
5	—	1,060	54.00–56.00	55.53
3	—	1,053	45.00–48.00	46.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,715	80.00–88.50	84.08
5	—	1,471	60.00–66.00	63.36
7	—	1,412	70.00–80.00	77.13

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