Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly 2.00-8.00 lower except some large groups of value added yearlings selling very good. Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 lower except the better heifers over 450 lbs steady to 4.00 higher with some value added yearlings selling for a premium. Slaughter cows mostly steady. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.33/cwt on 529 head.

Average price

$127.33

529 head · 572 lb average

Value per head Derived

$728

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$443

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

$40.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.01

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	663	138.86	920	208
Medium and Large 1	512	130.50	668	166
Medium and Large 2	529	114.63	607	97
Medium and Large 3	486	98.19	477	58

One grade step is worth $40.67/cwt here — about $443 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 sale529 hd

127.33

—

AR average10 barns · 2,110 hd

126.33

+1.01

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	1,645	77.28	1,271	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,493	62.30	930	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,205	58.23	702	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,016	49.11	499	15

Every lot, as filed

119 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	Medium and Large 2	—	478	121.65/cwt	106.00–135.00	581	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	124.53/cwt	120.00–131.00	537	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	115.21/cwt	109.00–122.00	654	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	124.37/cwt	120.00–135.00	461	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	124.35/cwt	107.00–132.00	654	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	112.47/cwt	110.00–120.00	478	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	143.99/cwt	143.00–145.00	487	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	817	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	499	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	129.03/cwt	119.00–134.00	817	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	757	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	886	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	101.51/cwt	100.00–103.00	584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	101.11/cwt	95.00–105.00	474	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	104.60/cwt	95.00–110.00	450	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	99.26/cwt	96.00–110.00	376	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	95.27/cwt	95.00–100.00	505	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	322	158.67/cwt	150.00–173.00	511	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	126.14/cwt	120.00–130.00	725	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	124.13/cwt	120.00–130.00	767	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	511	138.91/cwt	134.00–144.00	710	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	398	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	637	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	461	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	738	18
Bulls	—	—	1,695	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	1,187	1
Bulls	—	—	1,805	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	1,489	1
Bulls	—	—	1,624	77.49/cwt	73.50–80.50	1,258	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	392	112.31/cwt	100.00–120.00	440	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	11,655	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	59.34/cwt	49.00–67.00	657	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	64.30/cwt	52.00–79.00	722	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,785	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	998	45.50/cwt	45.50–45.50	454	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	878	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	448	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	138.53/cwt	135.00–145.00	658	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	956	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,040	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	160.57/cwt	150.00–166.00	591	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,068	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	148.97/cwt	140.00–151.00	800	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	114.37/cwt	104.00–122.00	607	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	611	106.61/cwt	103.00–110.00	651	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	327	134.40/cwt	125.00–147.00	439	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	681	102.58/cwt	100.00–108.00	699	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	880	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	898	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	742	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	605	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	345	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	345	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	670	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	439	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	615	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	671	125.75/cwt	125.00–126.00	844	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	805	113.68/cwt	112.00–115.50	915	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	115.00/cwt	111.00–119.00	828	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	134.01/cwt	133.00–135.00	641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	109.50/cwt	100.00–120.00	632	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	122.07/cwt	110.00–127.00	519	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	117.41/cwt	110.00–127.00	559	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	363	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	128.38/cwt	122.00–133.00	421	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	770	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	111.09/cwt	100.00–119.00	699	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	120.88/cwt	110.00–130.00	456	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	724	107.74/cwt	105.00–110.00	780	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	107.38/cwt	104.00–115.00	721	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	768	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	945	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	618	117.53/cwt	114.00–119.00	726	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	635	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	729	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	984	97
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	613	143.75/cwt	134.50–145.00	881	102
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	530	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	129.60/cwt	124.00–133.00	635	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	129.30/cwt	128.00–130.50	546	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	125.86/cwt	123.00–129.00	660	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	127.79/cwt	121.00–133.00	731	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	305	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	491	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	435	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	622	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	108.82/cwt	104.00–119.00	508	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	135.32/cwt	117.00–140.00	650	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	125.60/cwt	120.00–133.00	798	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	348	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	435	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	541	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	70.23/cwt	63.00–75.00	715	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	550	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,560	65.45/cwt	64.50–66.50	1,021	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	762	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	870	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	496	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	56.46/cwt	51.50–60.00	698	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	62.94/cwt	59.50–66.00	757	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,050	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	525	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	807	47.23/cwt	43.50–50.00	381	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	813	36.67/cwt	35.00–38.50	298	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	54.43/cwt	51.00–58.00	600	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	45.20/cwt	41.00–48.00	467	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,475	59.50/cwt	59.50–59.50	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	517	142.71/cwt	142.00–143.00	738	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	595	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	803	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	611	134.67/cwt	134.00–136.00	823	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	134.23/cwt	131.00–141.00	761	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,000	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	865	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	605	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	793	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	717	144.80/cwt	143.00–145.00	1,038	104
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	758	147.58/cwt	140.00–148.75	1,119	82
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	125.86/cwt	117.00–130.00	727	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	127.37/cwt	120.00–136.00	681	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	141.87/cwt	135.00–145.00	606	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	681	126.00/cwt	123.00–135.00	858	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	721	124.46/cwt	115.00–129.00	897	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	141.60/cwt	140.00–142.00	524	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	112.42/cwt	107.00–115.00	481	3

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 Oct 2, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,296Last week 460Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 88Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 45Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	478	106.00–135.00	121.65
18	—	431	120.00–131.00	124.53
17	—	568	109.00–122.00	115.21
8	—	371	120.00–135.00	124.37
7	—	526	107.00–132.00	124.35
5	—	611	103.00–110.00	106.61
5	—	327	125.00–147.00	134.40
3	—	681	100.00–108.00	102.58
1	—	880	102.00	102.00
1	—	760	102.00	102.00
1	—	700	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	110.00–120.00	112.47
8	—	392	100.00–120.00	112.31
1	—	560	106.00	106.00
1	—	535	100.00	100.00
1	—	495	100.00	100.00
1	—	345	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	322	150.00–173.00	158.67
11	—	575	120.00–130.00	126.14
14	—	618	120.00–130.00	124.13
24	—	511	134.00–144.00	138.91
5	—	439	140.00	140.00
4	—	671	125.00–126.00	125.75
3	—	805	112.00–115.50	113.68
2	—	720	111.00–119.00	115.00
2	—	478	133.00–135.00	134.01
1	—	350	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	398	160.00	160.00
18	—	461	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	96.00	96.00
1	—	670	92.00	92.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	143.00–145.00	143.99
2	—	710	115.00	115.00
3	—	367	136.00	136.00
3	—	633	119.00–134.00	129.03
3	—	757	117.00	117.00
23	—	490	124.00–133.00	129.60
26	—	422	128.00–130.50	129.30
28	—	524	123.00–129.00	125.86
32	—	572	121.00–133.00	127.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	100.00–103.00	101.51
4	—	469	95.00–105.00	101.11
7	—	430	95.00–110.00	104.60
9	—	379	96.00–110.00	99.26
33	—	530	95.00–100.00	95.27
1	—	600	90.00	90.00
2	—	318	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	531	104.00–122.00	114.37
16	—	577	100.00–120.00	109.50
17	—	425	110.00–127.00	122.07
20	—	476	110.00–127.00	117.41
3	—	328	122.00–133.00	128.38
3	—	770	100.00	100.00
5	—	629	100.00–119.00	111.09
7	—	377	110.00–130.00	120.88
7	—	724	105.00–110.00	107.74
8	—	671	104.00–115.00	107.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	768	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	618	114.00–119.00	117.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	508	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
97	—	729	135.00	135.00
102	—	613	134.50–145.00	143.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	305	161.00	161.00
24	—	435	143.00	143.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	998	45.50	45.50
3	—	878	51.00	51.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	475	135.00–145.00	138.53
7	—	517	142.00–143.00	142.71
6	—	595	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	673	142.00	142.00
104	—	717	143.00–145.00	144.80
82	—	758	140.00–148.75	147.58
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	140.00	140.00
2	—	478	151.00	151.00
2	—	800	130.00	130.00
3	—	368	150.00–166.00	160.57
7	—	768	139.00	139.00
14	—	537	140.00–151.00	148.97
1	—	315	177.00	177.00
29	—	567	131.00–141.00	134.23
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	104.00–119.00	108.82
1	—	595	100.00	100.00
2	—	348	125.00	125.00
2	—	515	105.00	105.00
3	—	428	107.00–115.00	112.42
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	480	117.00–140.00	135.32
18	—	635	120.00–133.00	125.60
3	—	775	129.00	129.00
1	—	865	110.00	110.00
1	—	325	142.00	142.00
13	—	578	117.00–130.00	125.86
13	—	535	120.00–136.00	127.37
11	—	427	135.00–145.00	141.87
9	—	681	123.00–135.00	126.00
5	—	721	115.00–129.00	124.46
5	—	370	140.00–142.00	141.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	611	134.00–136.00	134.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	605	131.00	131.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,695	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,805	82.50	82.50
10	—	1,624	73.50–80.50	77.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,560	64.50–66.50	65.45
1	—	1,360	56.00	56.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	57.00	57.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,237	51.50–60.00	56.46
8	—	1,203	59.50–66.00	62.94
1	—	1,050	50.00	50.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	807	43.50–50.00	47.23
2	—	813	35.00–38.50	36.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,102	51.00–58.00	54.43
3	—	1,033	41.00–48.00	45.20
1	—	1,475	59.50	59.50

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	—	1,110	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,108	49.00–67.00	59.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,123	52.00–79.00	64.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,030	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	965	57.00	57.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,018	63.00–75.00	70.23

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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