Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-06-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-06-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 4.00 lower except the better 500-550 lbs 1.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00-4.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.50/cwt on 465 head.

Average price

$145.50

465 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$819

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

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

$4.78/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.14

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	584	147.53	862	194
Medium and Large 1-2	574	146.91	843	84
Medium and Large 3	432	143.00	618	3thin
Medium and Large 2	539	142.76	769	184

One grade step is worth $4.78/cwt here — about $93 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 sale465 hd

145.50

—

AR average8 barns · 1,675 hd

143.36

+2.14

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	1,579	83.98	1,326	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,472	65.88	970	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,237	61.70	763	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,085	57.09	620	34

Every lot, as filed

101 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	—	523	127.03/cwt	123.00–131.00	664	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	133.99/cwt	127.00–138.00	576	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	124.11/cwt	117.00–126.00	725	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	137.13/cwt	122.00–142.00	528	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	121.33/cwt	115.00–124.00	756	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	818	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	846	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	135.60/cwt	131.00–140.00	445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	965	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	907	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	765	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	129.22/cwt	128.00–130.00	756	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	131.21/cwt	125.50–135.00	685	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	124.68/cwt	124.00–125.00	777	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	627	123.61/cwt	120.00–124.00	775	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	665	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	821	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	135.41/cwt	131.00–138.00	707	74
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	138.64/cwt	133.00–144.00	649	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	130.53/cwt	126.00–131.50	736	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	140.89/cwt	140.00–143.50	610	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	127.89/cwt	125.00–129.00	792	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	152.41/cwt	148.00–157.00	483	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	146.23/cwt	140.00–150.00	534	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	118.77/cwt	117.00–121.00	841	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	878	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	695	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	585	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	483	121.50/cwt	120.00–122.00	587	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	350	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	600	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	129.50/cwt	115.00–136.00	736	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	140.20/cwt	130.00–143.50	670	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	815	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	970	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	931	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	156.57/cwt	153.00–168.00	595	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	536	140.31/cwt	139.00–143.00	752	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	637	122.40/cwt	122.00–123.00	780	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	722	118.98/cwt	118.00–122.00	859	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	828	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	134.16/cwt	133.00–136.00	771	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	881	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	146.20/cwt	140.00–152.00	538	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	153.47/cwt	145.00–158.00	506	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	134.91/cwt	132.00–140.00	712	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	144.16/cwt	138.00–150.00	614	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	890	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	481	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	55.15/cwt	52.00–58.00	587	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	61.85/cwt	59.00–65.00	698	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	48.52/cwt	48.00–49.00	542	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,472	65.88/cwt	61.00–70.00	970	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	63.44/cwt	60.00–67.00	798	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	57.45/cwt	55.00–60.00	681	9
Bulls	—	—	1,356	81.29/cwt	75.00–85.00	1,102	5
Bulls	—	—	1,868	91.21/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,704	4
Bulls	—	—	1,535	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	1,051	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	925.30/cwt	885.00–1,025.00	11,409	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,232	876.38/cwt	775.00–975.00	10,797	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,152	57.83/cwt	54.00–62.00	666	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	954.19/cwt	925.00–975.00	10,258	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,640	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,615	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	16,554	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	725.00/cwt	725.00–725.00	8,483	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	618	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	149.19/cwt	142.00–158.00	703	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	132.55/cwt	127.00–138.00	817	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	137.99/cwt	123.00–145.00	793	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	142.86/cwt	135.00–150.00	743	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	132.93/cwt	125.00–135.00	875	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	164.12/cwt	162.00–168.00	627	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	154.21/cwt	147.00–159.00	660	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	130.45/cwt	117.00–136.00	621	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	600	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	533	109.67/cwt	109.00–110.00	585	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	115.98/cwt	108.00–127.00	492	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	570	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	798	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	694	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	952	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	169.99/cwt	168.00–175.00	627	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	161.16/cwt	155.00–165.00	741	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	129.55/cwt	129.50–130.00	922	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	150.84/cwt	147.00–153.50	858	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	158.25/cwt	152.00–161.50	826	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	670	133.35/cwt	129.00–135.00	893	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	628	142.11/cwt	135.00–144.00	892	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	154.14/cwt	150.00–156.25	797	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	146.51/cwt	142.00–149.00	866	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	637	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	860	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	940	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,034	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	995	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	995	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	119.76/cwt	118.00–125.00	904	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	167.82/cwt	165.00–173.00	544	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 Jun 19, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,180Last week 1,194Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 154Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 50Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	523	123.00–131.00	127.03
13	—	430	127.00–138.00	133.99
25	—	584	117.00–126.00	124.11
17	—	385	122.00–142.00	137.13
9	—	623	115.00–124.00	121.33
7	—	682	120.00	120.00
2	—	723	117.00	117.00
2	—	328	131.00–140.00	135.60
1	—	965	94.00	94.00
1	—	770	108.00	108.00
31	—	476	117.00–136.00	130.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	585	128.00–130.00	129.22
31	—	522	125.50–135.00	131.21
15	—	623	124.00–125.00	124.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	627	120.00–124.00	123.61
4	—	665	123.50	123.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	522	131.00–138.00	135.41
40	—	468	133.00–144.00	138.64
34	—	564	126.00–131.50	130.53
30	—	433	140.00–143.50	140.89
15	—	619	125.00–129.00	127.89
8	—	317	148.00–157.00	152.41
6	—	365	140.00–150.00	146.23
4	—	708	117.00–121.00	118.77
2	—	750	117.00	117.00
1	—	695	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	107.00	107.00
2	—	490	126.00	126.00
3	—	533	109.00–110.00	109.67
5	—	424	108.00–127.00	115.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	483	120.00–122.00	121.50
1	—	575	110.00	110.00
1	—	350	136.00	136.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	600	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	568	115.00–136.00	129.50
12	—	478	130.00–143.50	140.20
1	—	650	126.00	126.00
1	—	700	106.00	106.00
1	—	780	113.00	113.00
2	—	368	140.00–152.00	146.20
2	—	605	127.00	127.00
3	—	330	145.00–158.00	153.47
8	—	528	132.00–140.00	134.91
9	—	426	138.00–150.00	144.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	155.00	155.00
1	—	815	109.00	109.00
2	—	970	96.00	96.00
3	—	380	153.00–168.00	156.57
3	—	536	139.00–143.00	140.31
5	—	637	122.00–123.00	122.40
5	—	722	118.00–122.00	118.98
9	—	660	125.50	125.50
14	—	575	133.00–136.00	134.16
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	432	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	471	142.00–158.00	149.19
34	—	616	127.00–138.00	132.55
26	—	575	123.00–145.00	137.99
25	—	520	135.00–150.00	142.86
19	—	658	125.00–135.00	132.93
15	—	382	162.00–168.00	164.12
14	—	428	147.00–159.00	154.21
1	—	800	120.00	120.00
1	—	940	110.00	110.00
2	—	995	100.00	100.00
4	—	755	118.00–125.00	119.76
7	—	324	165.00–173.00	167.82
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	177.00	177.00
1	—	780	132.00	132.00
5	—	434	160.00	160.00
5	—	680	140.00	140.00
6	—	369	168.00–175.00	169.99
9	—	460	155.00–165.00	161.16
11	—	712	129.50–130.00	129.55
22	—	569	147.00–153.50	150.84
53	—	522	152.00–161.50	158.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	670	129.00–135.00	133.35
46	—	628	135.00–144.00	142.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	517	150.00–156.25	154.14
37	—	591	142.00–149.00	146.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	637	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	54.00	54.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,065	52.00–58.00	55.15
12	—	1,128	59.00–65.00	61.85
2	—	1,118	48.00–49.00	48.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,472	61.00–70.00	65.88
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,258	60.00–67.00	63.44
9	—	1,186	55.00–60.00	57.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,356	75.00–85.00	81.29
4	—	1,868	87.00–93.00	91.21
1	—	1,535	68.50	68.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,233	885.00–1,025.00	925.30
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,232	775.00–975.00	876.38
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,152	54.00–62.00	57.83
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,075	925.00–975.00	954.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,330	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,615	1,025.00	1,025.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	725.00	725.00

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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North Arkansas Livestock Auction

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Steers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle