Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders steady to 10.00 lower mostly 2.00-8.00 lower except the better 600-650 lb bulls 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows mostly 7.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00-6.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $110.42/cwt on 168 head.

Average price

$110.42

168 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$595

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$7

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

$39.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.84

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	119.75	658	52
Medium and Large 2	523	108.87	569	98
Medium and Large 3	475	97.75	464	12thin
Medium and Large 2-3	831	80.00	665	6thin

One grade step is worth $39.75/cwt here — about −$7 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 sale168 hd

110.42

—

AR average10 barns · 1,819 hd

119.26

−8.84

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	—	High	1,669	65.29	1,090	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,422	43.64	620	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	41.64	506	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,059	34.22	363	44

Every lot, as filed

96 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	843	23.26/cwt	20.00–25.00	196	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	523	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	120.86/cwt	113.00–130.00	626	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	674	125.07/cwt	110.00–130.00	843	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	124.36/cwt	119.00–130.00	772	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	124.89/cwt	120.00–132.00	721	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	482	113.82/cwt	106.00–120.00	549	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	514	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	802	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,003	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	133.39/cwt	130.00–140.00	491	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	135.95/cwt	135.00–140.00	582	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	132.99/cwt	125.00–135.00	621	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	143.92/cwt	135.00–148.50	750	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	670	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	632	126.64/cwt	125.00–130.00	800	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	828	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	757	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	984	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	546	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	737	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,034	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	112.09/cwt	100.00–130.00	486	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	106.81/cwt	100.00–116.00	551	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	112.14/cwt	100.00–123.00	544	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	803	12.03/cwt	10.00–14.00	97	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	865	33.00/cwt	33.00–33.00	285	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,513	45.69/cwt	43.00–48.00	691	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	40.91/cwt	38.00–43.00	532	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	40.40/cwt	37.00–42.50	481	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	45.37/cwt	42.00–51.00	588	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,113	38.14/cwt	35.00–40.00	424	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	31.74/cwt	25.00–35.00	341	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,121	41.85/cwt	40.00–43.50	469	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	110.68/cwt	110.00–117.00	624	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	119.94/cwt	114.00–125.00	567	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	712	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	712	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	538	109.06/cwt	100.00–116.00	587	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	122.47/cwt	120.00–130.00	533	4
Bulls	—	—	1,678	74.03/cwt	73.50–74.50	1,242	2
Bulls	—	—	1,711	65.52/cwt	60.00–71.50	1,121	12
Bulls	—	—	1,538	60.25/cwt	60.00–61.00	927	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	135.43/cwt	129.00–139.00	654	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	121.12/cwt	120.00–124.00	745	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	123.23/cwt	120.00–129.00	697	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	147.75/cwt	142.00–152.00	542	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	807	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	405	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	130.99/cwt	130.00–134.00	478	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	137.00/cwt	135.00–139.00	445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	384	101.20/cwt	96.00–103.00	389	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	540	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	96.72/cwt	90.00–100.00	501	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	632	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	727	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	120.64/cwt	116.00–125.00	680	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	124.78/cwt	123.00–125.50	571	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	48.65/cwt	43.00–67.00	467	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,264	766.88/cwt	700.00–800.00	9,693	23
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	867.24/cwt	725.00–1,100.00	9,956	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,343	853.82/cwt	800.00–900.00	11,467	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	675.60/cwt	625.00–725.00	8,377	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	415	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	131.85/cwt	123.00–138.00	439	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	778	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	652	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	645	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	493	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	531	126.53/cwt	120.00–133.00	672	12
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	127	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,304	822.06/cwt	700.00–935.00	10,720	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,370	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	595.78/cwt	500.00–750.00	7,626	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	57.08/cwt	51.00–63.00	712	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,072	51.68/cwt	44.00–64.00	554	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,229	44.18/cwt	42.50–47.00	543	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	136.29/cwt	130.00–153.00	777	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	147.29/cwt	140.00–159.00	619	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	146.43/cwt	143.00–152.00	700	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	129.23/cwt	128.50–130.00	1,070	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	119.60/cwt	117.00–124.00	624	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	107.49/cwt	105.00–110.00	771	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	115.32/cwt	115.00–117.00	727	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	104.64/cwt	100.00–118.00	597	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	737	102.00/cwt	100.00–107.00	752	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	666	93.42/cwt	91.00–105.00	622	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	109.34/cwt	100.00–118.50	680	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	127.62/cwt	125.00–129.00	488	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	120.47/cwt	110.00–126.00	395	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	396	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	831	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	665	6

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 23, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 490Last week 558Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 127Last week 164Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 90Last week 25Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeders steady to 10.00 lower mostly 2.00-8.00 lower except the better 600-650 lb bulls 7.00 higher. Slaughter cows mostly 7.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00-6.00 lower.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	843	20.00–25.00	23.26
2	—	803	10.00–14.00	12.03
1	—	865	33.00	33.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,513	43.00–48.00	45.69
6	—	1,300	38.00–43.00	40.91
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,190	37.00–42.50	40.40
8	—	1,295	42.00–51.00	45.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,113	35.00–40.00	38.14
11	—	1,073	25.00–35.00	31.74
4	—	1,121	40.00–43.50	41.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,678	73.50–74.50	74.03
12	—	1,711	60.00–71.50	65.52
4	—	1,538	60.00–61.00	60.25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	100.00	100.00
1	—	420	120.00	120.00
3	—	482	106.00–120.00	113.82
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	518	113.00–130.00	120.86
6	—	674	110.00–130.00	125.07
10	—	621	119.00–130.00	124.36
11	—	577	120.00–132.00	124.89
1	—	345	149.00	149.00
1	—	705	120.00	120.00
2	—	802	125.00	125.00
3	—	368	130.00–140.00	133.39
5	—	428	135.00–140.00	135.95
5	—	467	125.00–135.00	132.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	521	135.00–148.50	143.92
1	—	795	130.00	130.00
9	—	570	130.00–153.00	136.29
8	—	420	140.00–159.00	147.29
5	—	478	143.00–152.00	146.43
2	—	828	128.50–130.00	129.23
2	—	660	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	125.00	125.00
3	—	632	125.00–130.00	126.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	613	135.00	135.00
6	—	757	130.00	130.00
10	—	546	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	434	100.00–130.00	112.09
18	—	516	100.00–116.00	106.81
29	—	485	100.00–123.00	112.14
13	—	571	100.00–118.00	104.64
7	—	737	100.00–107.00	102.00
6	—	666	91.00–105.00	93.42
5	—	622	100.00–118.50	109.34
3	—	382	125.00–129.00	127.62
3	—	328	110.00–126.00	120.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	130.00	130.00
4	—	365	130.00–134.00	130.99
2	—	325	135.00–139.00	137.00
1	—	810	100.00	100.00
11	—	564	116.00–125.00	120.64
9	—	458	123.00–125.50	124.78
7	—	522	117.00–124.00	119.60
6	—	717	105.00–110.00	107.49
6	—	630	115.00–117.00	115.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	384	96.00–103.00	101.20
3	—	563	96.00	96.00
3	—	518	90.00–100.00	96.72
1	—	475	100.00	100.00
1	—	440	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	632	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	831	80.00	80.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	104.00	104.00
2	—	415	100.00	100.00
1	—	480	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	564	110.00–117.00	110.68
6	—	473	114.00–125.00	119.94
4	—	712	100.00	100.00
4	—	538	100.00–116.00	109.06
4	—	435	120.00–130.00	122.47
3	—	333	123.00–138.00	131.85
2	—	778	90.00	90.00
2	—	652	115.00	115.00
1	—	645	100.00	100.00
1	—	365	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	483	129.00–139.00	135.43
7	—	615	120.00–124.00	121.12
4	—	566	120.00–129.00	123.23
3	—	367	142.00–152.00	147.75
2	—	675	119.00–120.00	119.50
1	—	405	150.00	150.00
12	—	531	120.00–133.00	126.53
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	422	30.00	30.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	960	43.00–67.00	48.65
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	23	—	1,264	700.00–800.00	766.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,148	725.00–1,100.00	867.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,343	800.00–900.00	853.82
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,240	625.00–725.00	675.60
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,304	700.00–935.00	822.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	895	600.00	600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	21	—	1,280	500.00–750.00	595.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,248	51.00–63.00	57.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,072	44.00–64.00	51.68
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,229	42.50–47.00	44.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,085	42.00	42.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle