Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders mostly steady to 5.00 higher with full advance on calves with a round of shots or weaned. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.04/cwt on 378 head.

Average price

$125.04

378 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$668

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$202

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

$27.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.36

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	130.96	704	213
Medium and Large 1-2	680	120.42	819	25
Medium and Large 2	506	119.03	602	120
Medium and Large 3	484	103.80	502	20

One grade step is worth $27.16/cwt here — about $202 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 sale378 hd

125.04

—

AR average9 barns · 1,977 hd

122.68

+2.36

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	1,585	75.19	1,191	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,345	55.78	750	37
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,197	55.56	665	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,040	50.87	529	35

Every lot, as filed

100 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	—	671	107.15/cwt	100.00–114.00	719	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	126.92/cwt	120.00–139.00	400	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	117.11/cwt	110.00–125.00	728	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	122.01/cwt	110.00–126.00	581	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	121.55/cwt	116.00–133.00	512	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	742	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	556	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	695	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	859	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	988	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	535	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	599	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	109.00/cwt	105.00–113.00	818	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	132.08/cwt	124.00–136.00	844	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	128.69/cwt	124.00–132.50	674	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	134.73/cwt	132.00–138.00	563	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	132.16/cwt	125.00–134.00	637	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	129.76/cwt	125.00–131.00	742	66
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	600	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	778	116.50/cwt	116.00–117.00	906	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	935	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	113.43/cwt	113.00–116.00	973	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	144.44/cwt	142.00–145.00	459	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	120.51/cwt	115.00–126.00	872	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	143.24/cwt	135.00–147.50	533	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,063	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	126.46/cwt	116.00–133.00	472	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	461	105.43/cwt	100.00–110.00	486	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	106.11/cwt	94.00–114.00	444	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	568	96.45/cwt	95.00–98.00	548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	112.65/cwt	110.00–115.00	420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	115.59/cwt	107.00–122.00	661	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	119.59/cwt	110.00–123.00	622	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	529	101.54/cwt	92.00–105.00	537	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	354	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	478	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	132.58/cwt	130.00–135.00	411	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	421	111.81/cwt	104.00–120.00	471	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	683	103.54/cwt	100.00–107.00	707	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	620	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	128.94/cwt	120.00–140.00	556	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	116.31/cwt	110.00–128.00	666	10
Bulls	—	—	1,471	68.28/cwt	60.00–71.00	1,004	6
Bulls	—	—	1,818	81.85/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,488	5
Bulls	—	—	1,515	76.36/cwt	72.00–79.00	1,157	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	538	132.70/cwt	131.00–135.00	714	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	167.46/cwt	150.00–173.00	544	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	754	120.99/cwt	117.50–124.50	912	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	149.27/cwt	146.00–151.00	567	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	114.50/cwt	114.00–115.00	830	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	595	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	762	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	832.44/cwt	800.00–860.00	8,699	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	879	68.58/cwt	62.00–76.00	603	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	943	65.27/cwt	58.00–78.00	615	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	55.42/cwt	52.00–61.00	665	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	867	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	260	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	860	49.32/cwt	47.00–51.50	424	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	53.44/cwt	50.00–57.00	575	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	48.17/cwt	47.00–50.00	493	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	58.20/cwt	57.50–59.00	633	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,324	54.76/cwt	52.00–58.50	725	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,454	61.05/cwt	57.50–65.00	888	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	54.97/cwt	51.00–58.00	648	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,356	60.65/cwt	58.50–62.50	822	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	694	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	881	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	139.18/cwt	130.00–147.00	796	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	146.49/cwt	135.00–150.00	918	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	157.01/cwt	147.00–162.00	727	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	686	144.06/cwt	126.50–149.00	988	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	389	163.75/cwt	163.00–164.00	637	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	139.62/cwt	135.00–145.00	646	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	956	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,224	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	908	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	138.26/cwt	138.00–138.50	734	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,061	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	623	129.52/cwt	128.00–130.50	807	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	754	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	1,007	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	805	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	809	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	662	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	715	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	628	120.98/cwt	117.00–125.00	760	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	143.74/cwt	135.00–157.00	671	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	148.13/cwt	147.00–150.00	607	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	112.45/cwt	108.00–115.00	695	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	126.77/cwt	117.00–134.00	593	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	111.24/cwt	110.00–112.00	804	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	116.29/cwt	110.00–125.00	620	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	126.06/cwt	113.00–136.00	725	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	128.44/cwt	120.00–133.00	801	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	137.56/cwt	135.00–140.00	583	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	166.40/cwt	163.00–167.00	524	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	124.72/cwt	117.00–130.00	889	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	517	109.32/cwt	108.00–112.00	565	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	490	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	567	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	788	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	132.36/cwt	120.00–138.50	702	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	124.81/cwt	120.00–130.00	837	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	139.67/cwt	139.00–141.00	1,021	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	150.30/cwt	143.00–153.00	806	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	151.25/cwt	148.00–158.00	641	5

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 9, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 953Last week 1,296Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 200Last week 83Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 30Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeders mostly steady to 5.00 higher with full advance on calves with a round of shots or weaned. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	671	100.00–114.00	107.15
14	—	315	120.00–139.00	126.92
14	—	622	110.00–125.00	117.11
15	—	476	110.00–126.00	122.01
16	—	421	116.00–133.00	121.55
1	—	725	104.00	104.00
2	—	750	105.00–113.00	109.00
5	—	373	116.00–133.00	126.46
23	—	572	107.00–122.00	115.59
19	—	520	110.00–123.00	119.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	611	121.50	121.50
9	—	556	125.00	125.00
9	—	859	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	535	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	639	124.00–136.00	132.08
20	—	524	124.00–132.50	128.69
26	—	418	132.00–138.00	134.73
35	—	482	125.00–134.00	132.16
66	—	572	125.00–131.00	129.76
2	—	778	116.00–117.00	116.50
2	—	820	114.00	114.00
7	—	858	113.00–116.00	113.43
9	—	318	142.00–145.00	144.44
10	—	724	115.00–126.00	120.51
14	—	372	135.00–147.50	143.24
2	—	668	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	461	100.00–110.00	105.43
3	—	418	94.00–114.00	106.11
2	—	568	95.00–98.00	96.45
2	—	373	110.00–115.00	112.65
8	—	529	92.00–105.00	101.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	139.00	139.00
1	—	810	125.00	125.00
47	—	572	130.00–147.00	139.18
32	—	627	135.00–150.00	146.49
22	—	463	147.00–162.00	157.01
21	—	686	126.50–149.00	144.06
15	—	389	163.00–164.00	163.75
6	—	731	139.00–141.00	139.67
6	—	536	143.00–153.00	150.30
5	—	424	148.00–158.00	151.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	694	127.00	127.00
13	—	623	128.00–130.50	129.52
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	463	135.00–145.00	139.62
14	—	754	133.50	133.50
13	—	575	113.00–136.00	126.06
7	—	624	120.00–133.00	128.44
7	—	424	135.00–140.00	137.56
7	—	315	163.00–167.00	166.40
4	—	713	117.00–130.00	124.72
31	—	530	120.00–138.50	132.36
15	—	671	120.00–130.00	124.81
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	956	128.00	128.00
8	—	660	137.50	137.50
6	—	531	138.00–138.50	138.26
4	—	816	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	108.00–112.00	109.32
2	—	422	116.00	116.00
1	—	550	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	354	135.00	135.00
2	—	310	130.00–135.00	132.58
13	—	431	120.00–140.00	128.94
10	—	573	110.00–128.00	116.31
1	—	805	100.00	100.00
1	—	680	119.00	119.00
6	—	618	108.00–115.00	112.45
6	—	468	117.00–134.00	126.77
4	—	723	110.00–112.00	111.24
4	—	533	110.00–125.00	116.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	421	104.00–120.00	111.81
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	683	100.00–107.00	103.54
1	—	620	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	538	131.00–135.00	132.70
7	—	325	150.00–173.00	167.46
4	—	754	117.50–124.50	120.99
3	—	380	146.00–151.00	149.27
2	—	725	114.00–115.00	114.50
1	—	595	128.00	128.00
12	—	467	135.00–157.00	143.74
9	—	410	147.00–150.00	148.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	662	108.00	108.00
2	—	628	117.00–125.00	120.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,471	60.00–71.00	68.28
5	—	1,818	80.00–84.00	81.85
7	—	1,515	72.00–79.00	76.36
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	867	30.00	30.00
2	—	860	47.00–51.50	49.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,076	50.00–57.00	53.44
4	—	1,023	47.00–50.00	48.17
2	—	1,088	57.50–59.00	58.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,324	52.00–58.50	54.76
6	—	1,454	57.50–65.00	61.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,179	51.00–58.00	54.97
5	—	1,356	58.50–62.50	60.65

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)	2	—	1,045	800.00–860.00	832.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	879	62.00–76.00	68.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	943	58.00–78.00	65.27
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,200	52.00–61.00	55.42

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