Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-09-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-09-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend sale not reported past two weeks.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.09/cwt on 166 head.

Average price

$145.09

166 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$771

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$291

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

$28.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.81

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	524	148.91	780	120
Medium and Large 2	558	135.80	758	44
Medium and Large 3	408	120.00	489	2thin

One grade step is worth $28.91/cwt here — about $291 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 sale166 hd

145.09

—

AR average8 barns · 800 hd

137.27

+7.81

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	1,491	74.04	1,104	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,592	60.73	967	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,180	54.38	642	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	973	45.26	440	13

Every lot, as filed

77 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
Bulls	—	—	1,177	61.77/cwt	55.00–72.00	727	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,689	64.59/cwt	63.00–65.50	1,091	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	134.65/cwt	130.00–140.00	514	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	316	153.68/cwt	152.00–154.00	486	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	570	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	88.00/cwt	62.00–92.50	324	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	134.55/cwt	132.00–140.00	632	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	154.66/cwt	150.00–160.00	651	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	112.91/cwt	106.00–120.00	418	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	128.99/cwt	122.00–133.00	533	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	136.26/cwt	135.00–137.50	590	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	126.49/cwt	125.00–128.00	699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	133.68/cwt	124.00–139.00	627	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	671	118.50/cwt	116.00–123.50	795	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	138.01/cwt	132.00–142.00	726	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	722	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	903	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	149.97/cwt	145.00–153.00	789	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	105.79/cwt	100.00–114.00	455	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	122.58/cwt	122.00–125.00	457	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	537	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	738	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	760	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	421	133.87/cwt	120.00–140.00	564	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	637	112.97/cwt	103.00–126.00	720	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	139.73/cwt	138.00–143.00	660	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	143.25/cwt	140.00–145.00	563	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	129.77/cwt	125.00–132.50	876	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	138.27/cwt	133.00–147.00	856	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	758	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	989	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	614	110.01/cwt	105.00–115.00	675	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	635	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	635	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	699	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	839	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	486	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	139.87/cwt	135.00–152.00	469	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	130.31/cwt	129.00–133.00	688	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	128.96/cwt	125.00–132.00	606	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	113.03/cwt	110.00–120.00	599	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	958	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	149.96/cwt	148.00–155.00	720	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	135.65/cwt	127.00–145.00	832	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	131.67/cwt	131.00–132.00	814	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	676	111.47/cwt	105.00–115.00	754	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	137.70/cwt	132.00–140.00	527	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,179	863.45/cwt	700.00–975.00	10,180	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	61.50/cwt	56.00–68.00	638	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	53.24/cwt	50.00–56.00	601	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,100	2
Bulls	—	—	1,690	84.32/cwt	82.00–86.50	1,425	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	741	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	53.95/cwt	50.00–57.00	652	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	842	45.60/cwt	41.00–50.00	384	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,126	58.72/cwt	57.00–62.00	661	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	830	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	315	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,010	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	434	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	42.17/cwt	37.00–45.00	426	5
Bulls	—	—	1,551	75.84/cwt	74.50–77.50	1,176	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	50.69/cwt	48.00–53.00	537	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	505	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	626	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	444	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	115.35/cwt	105.00–125.00	663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	551	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	387	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	600	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	564	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	902	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	936	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,114	5
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	306	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	134.29/cwt	128.00–139.00	765	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	119.63/cwt	105.00–125.00	620	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	145.96/cwt	145.00–150.00	639	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	144.73/cwt	143.00–155.00	828	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	552	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	122.20/cwt	111.00–129.00	572	8

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 Sep 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 435Last week 264Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 49Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 10Year ago 0

No trend sale not reported past two weeks.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,177	55.00–72.00	61.77
2	—	1,690	82.00–86.50	84.32
9	—	1,551	74.50–77.50	75.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,689	63.00–65.50	64.59
2	—	1,398	53.00	53.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,208	50.00–57.00	53.95
4	—	1,126	57.00–62.00	58.72
1	—	1,010	43.00	43.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	842	41.00–50.00	45.60
1	—	830	38.00	38.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,010	37.00–45.00	42.17
4	—	1,060	48.00–53.00	50.69

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	105.00	105.00
3	—	413	122.00–133.00	128.99
5	—	373	122.00–125.00	122.58
6	—	614	105.00–115.00	110.01
1	—	705	115.00	115.00
9	—	530	110.00–120.00	113.03
2	—	575	105.00–125.00	115.35
8	—	468	111.00–129.00	122.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	370	106.00–120.00	112.91
4	—	430	100.00–114.00	105.79
1	—	520	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	433	135.00–137.50	136.26
2	—	553	125.00–128.00	126.49
2	—	618	123.00	123.00
4	—	699	120.00	120.00
10	—	470	125.00–132.00	128.96
10	—	383	132.00–140.00	137.70
1	—	505	124.00	124.00
13	—	317	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	537	137.50	137.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	635	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	382	130.00–140.00	134.65
11	—	469	124.00–139.00	133.68
12	—	421	120.00–140.00	133.87
3	—	637	103.00–126.00	112.97
4	—	335	135.00–152.00	139.87
4	—	676	105.00–115.00	111.47
5	—	518	105.00–125.00	119.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	316	152.00–154.00	153.68
1	—	380	150.00	150.00
6	—	671	116.00–123.50	118.50
1	—	705	116.00	116.00
3	—	472	138.00–143.00	139.73
3	—	528	129.00–133.00	130.31
3	—	618	131.00–132.00	131.67
4	—	570	128.00–139.00	134.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	120.00	120.00
1	—	485	115.00	115.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	368	62.00–92.50	88.00
2	—	320	95.50	95.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	470	132.00–140.00	134.55
1	—	595	132.00	132.00
8	—	526	132.00–142.00	138.01
2	—	722	125.00	125.00
9	—	393	140.00–145.00	143.25
3	—	675	125.00–132.50	129.77
5	—	613	127.00–145.00	135.65
5	—	936	119.00	119.00
5	—	438	145.00–150.00	145.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	421	150.00–160.00	154.66
11	—	526	145.00–153.00	149.97
14	—	619	133.00–147.00	138.27
2	—	758	130.50	130.50
6	—	656	146.00	146.00
29	—	480	148.00–155.00	149.96
10	—	387	155.00	155.00
25	—	572	143.00–155.00	144.73
3	—	343	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	120.00	120.00
1	—	385	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	564	160.00	160.00

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)	7	—	1,179	700.00–975.00	863.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,038	56.00–68.00	61.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,128	50.00–56.00	53.24
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	1,100.00	1,100.00

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

Reporter comment USDA

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle