Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-08-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-08-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders mostly 4.00-12.00 lower on a light test in most classes. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 lower. Light run due to heat and sharply lower cattle futures past two days although they were higher today.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $121.78/cwt on 65 head.

Average price

$121.78

65 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$622

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$159

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

$21.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.76

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	127.51	684	28
Medium and Large 2	490	119.66	586	31
Medium and Large 3	495	105.99	525	6thin

One grade step is worth $21.52/cwt here — about $159 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 sale65 hd

121.78

—

AR average9 barns · 1,408 hd

132.54

−10.76

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	1,871	83.27	1,558	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,493	62.75	937	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,331	62.15	827	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,103	52.25	576	8thin

Every lot, as filed

61 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	—	568	121.52/cwt	121.00–122.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	658	104.02/cwt	100.00–108.00	684	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	104.56/cwt	99.00–110.00	507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	122.51/cwt	117.00–127.00	518	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	122.91/cwt	120.00–126.00	645	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	121.40/cwt	120.00–127.00	569	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	805	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	725	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,493	62.75/cwt	62.50–63.00	937	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	333	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,203	62.00/cwt	60.00–64.00	746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	740	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	806	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	54.75/cwt	49.00–57.50	626	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	56.83/cwt	56.50–57.00	743	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	63.92/cwt	61.00–67.00	856	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	110.40/cwt	100.00–119.00	732	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	127.19/cwt	124.00–131.00	651	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	441	144.38/cwt	142.00–152.00	637	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	637	121.77/cwt	120.00–127.00	776	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	507	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	550	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	701	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	522	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	757	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	732	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,003	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	895	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	113.42/cwt	111.00–116.00	429	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	143.78/cwt	135.00–148.00	628	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	131.44/cwt	128.00–139.00	619	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	127.40/cwt	126.00–129.00	664	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	118.49/cwt	117.50–119.00	838	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	562	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	359	125.74/cwt	125.00–128.00	451	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	134.84/cwt	134.50–135.00	643	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	125.74/cwt	122.50–129.00	727	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	135.51/cwt	130.00–137.50	775	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	132.76/cwt	120.00–138.00	696	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	531	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,534	1,165.70/cwt	1,025.00–1,385.00	17,882	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	143.58/cwt	136.00–147.00	744	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	134.49/cwt	128.00–142.00	838	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	153.34/cwt	150.00–157.00	652	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	160.88/cwt	159.00–163.00	600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	992	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	1,062.53/cwt	860.00–1,150.00	14,450	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,428	58.46/cwt	55.00–66.50	835	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	582	128.70/cwt	126.00–130.00	749	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	119.02/cwt	117.00–121.00	780	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	133.23/cwt	132.00–134.00	705	5
Bulls	—	—	1,871	83.27/cwt	78.00–86.00	1,558	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	705	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	635	1

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 Aug 14, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 192Last week 447Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 56Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 30Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	121.00–122.00	121.52
2	—	658	100.00–108.00	104.02
6	—	423	117.00–127.00	122.51
6	—	525	120.00–126.00	122.91
7	—	469	120.00–127.00	121.40
1	—	710	100.00	100.00
1	—	615	117.00	117.00
1	—	300	126.00	126.00
4	—	359	125.00–128.00	125.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	485	99.00–110.00	104.56
1	—	440	110.00	110.00
1	—	805	90.00	90.00
2	—	378	111.00–116.00	113.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	113.00	113.00
1	—	560	124.50	124.50
1	—	650	119.00	119.00
8	—	471	128.00–139.00	131.44
7	—	521	126.00–129.00	127.40
3	—	707	117.50–119.00	118.49
3	—	416	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	550	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	135.00	135.00
1	—	740	103.00	103.00
1	—	760	106.00	106.00
3	—	663	100.00–119.00	110.40
5	—	512	124.00–131.00	127.19
1	—	390	130.00	130.00
2	—	465	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	441	142.00–152.00	144.38
10	—	637	120.00–127.00	121.77
3	—	582	126.00–130.00	128.70
2	—	655	117.00–121.00	119.02
1	—	320	164.00	164.00
5	—	529	132.00–134.00	133.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	522	145.00	145.00
4	—	732	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	437	135.00–148.00	143.78
3	—	477	134.50–135.00	134.84
2	—	578	122.50–129.00	125.74
1	—	365	137.00	137.00
5	—	524	120.00–138.00	132.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	572	130.00–137.50	135.51
8	—	518	136.00–147.00	143.58
7	—	623	128.00–142.00	134.49
2	—	425	150.00–157.00	153.34
2	—	373	159.00–163.00	160.88
1	—	870	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,493	62.50–63.00	62.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	35.00	35.00
2	—	1,203	60.00–64.00	62.00
4	—	1,143	49.00–57.50	54.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,307	56.50–57.00	56.83
9	—	1,339	61.00–67.00	63.92
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	40.00	40.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,871	78.00–86.00	83.27

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,534	1,025.00–1,385.00	1,165.70
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	19	—	1,360	860.00–1,150.00	1,062.53
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,428	55.00–66.50	58.46

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle