Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-10-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-10-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders mostly steady to 7.00 higher instances 10.00 higher on a light test with a very light or no test on most steers. Slaughter cows 1.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00-4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.72/cwt on 94 head.

Average price

$124.72

94 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$614

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$22

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

$15.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.30

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	470	128.88	605	68
Medium and Large 2	551	113.85	627	26

One grade step is worth $15.03/cwt here — about −$22 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 sale94 hd

124.72

—

AR average10 barns · 1,695 hd

120.43

+4.30

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	1,768	70.47	1,246	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,474	49.14	724	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,225	43.59	534	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,055	36.79	388	41

Every lot, as filed

70 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	—	563	117.47/cwt	115.00–120.00	661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	140.27/cwt	135.00–143.00	654	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	779	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	131.66/cwt	129.00–135.00	700	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,082	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	955	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,051	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	770	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	770	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	33.33/cwt	24.00–38.00	351	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	22.62/cwt	20.00–25.50	220	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	42.72/cwt	39.50–46.50	522	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	836	36.12/cwt	31.00–38.50	302	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,223	45.54/cwt	44.00–47.00	557	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,308	44.27/cwt	43.50–45.00	579	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	471	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,104	41.84/cwt	38.00–43.50	462	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,640	54.01/cwt	53.50–54.50	886	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	47.48/cwt	46.00–50.50	571	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	101.95/cwt	100.00–112.00	732	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	752	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	865	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	303	127.44/cwt	120.00–135.00	386	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	346	138.28/cwt	136.00–142.00	478	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	603	122.07/cwt	114.00–125.00	736	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	125.35/cwt	124.00–129.00	607	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	111.02/cwt	104.00–114.00	639	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	119.00/cwt	118.00–120.00	541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	695	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	695	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	137.99/cwt	135.00–144.00	519	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	118.99/cwt	118.00–120.00	603	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	122.58/cwt	120.00–125.00	520	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	481	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	120.15/cwt	118.00–122.00	678	12
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	41.50/cwt	41.50–41.50	309	6
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	762	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	305	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	904.99/cwt	850.00–950.00	10,661	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	44.52/cwt	40.50–54.00	478	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,495	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	521	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	688	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	860	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	500	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	607	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	728	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	969	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	592	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	781	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	450	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	653	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	768	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	108.52/cwt	105.00–109.00	816	8
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,046	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	471	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	824	1
Bulls	—	—	1,909	72.82/cwt	71.50–74.00	1,390	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	140.24/cwt	136.00–145.00	522	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	417	133.60/cwt	125.00–140.00	557	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	153.86/cwt	146.00–162.00	572	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	304	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	486	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	132.01/cwt	130.00–133.00	573	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	810	1
Bulls	—	—	1,648	64.07/cwt	63.00–65.00	1,056	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	123.93/cwt	117.00–131.00	605	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	145.26/cwt	141.00–150.00	469	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	130.30/cwt	127.00–139.00	689	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	148.36/cwt	140.00–154.00	622	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	800	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	696	1
Bulls	—	—	1,620	69.47/cwt	66.50–70.50	1,125	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	633	111.61/cwt	110.00–115.00	706	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 30, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 261Last week 490Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 127Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 90Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	115.00–120.00	117.47
1	—	510	125.00	125.00
7	—	372	136.00–145.00	140.24
3	—	417	125.00–140.00	133.60
1	—	780	104.00	104.00
3	—	488	117.00–131.00	123.93
2	—	323	141.00–150.00	145.26
3	—	633	110.00–115.00	111.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	466	135.00–143.00	140.27
3	—	633	123.00	123.00
1	—	580	125.00	125.00
15	—	372	146.00–162.00	153.86
6	—	304	160.00	160.00
1	—	675	120.00	120.00
15	—	529	127.00–139.00	130.30
9	—	419	140.00–154.00	148.36
1	—	750	111.00	111.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	87.00	87.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	532	129.00–135.00	131.66
1	—	465	136.00	136.00
1	—	720	115.00	115.00
1	—	375	139.00	139.00
3	—	607	120.00	120.00
1	—	650	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	820	132.00	132.00
4	—	718	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	955	110.00	110.00
1	—	500	135.00	135.00
6	—	592	132.00	132.00
1	—	450	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	688	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	718	100.00–112.00	101.95
2	—	752	115.00	115.00
2	—	303	120.00–135.00	127.44
4	—	576	104.00–114.00	111.02
2	—	455	118.00–120.00	119.00
6	—	424	120.00–125.00	122.58
2	—	538	108.00	108.00
1	—	370	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	346	136.00–142.00	138.28
12	—	603	114.00–125.00	122.07
5	—	484	124.00–129.00	125.35
11	—	376	135.00–144.00	137.99
5	—	507	118.00–120.00	118.99
12	—	564	118.00–122.00	120.15
10	—	434	130.00–133.00	132.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	100.00	100.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	745	41.50	41.50
4	—	762	40.00	40.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,054	24.00–38.00	33.33
2	—	973	20.00–25.50	22.62
2	—	1,223	44.00–47.00	45.54
15	—	1,104	38.00–43.50	41.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,221	39.50–46.50	42.72
1	—	1,345	35.00	35.00
4	—	1,203	46.00–50.50	47.48
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	836	31.00–38.50	36.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,308	43.50–45.00	44.27
2	—	1,640	53.50–54.50	54.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,909	71.50–74.00	72.82
2	—	1,648	63.00–65.00	64.07
6	—	1,620	66.50–70.50	69.47

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	—	1,178	850.00–950.00	904.99
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,073	40.50–54.00	44.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,495	53.00	53.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	835	92.00	92.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	8	—	752	105.00–109.00	108.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,046	45.00	45.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,030	80.00	80.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle