Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders steady to 10.00 higher mostly 3.00-8.00 higher than last weeks light test. The offering included several groups of Value Added cattle that sold for 2.00-10.00 premium. Cows and bulls not reported today due to time.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.24/cwt on 911 head.

Average price

$146.24

911 head · 584 lb average

Value per head Derived

$854

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$23

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

$48.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.95

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	575	150.38	864	357
Medium and Large 1-2	602	147.93	890	383
Medium and Large 2	549	135.36	743	163
Medium and Large 3	869	102.13	887	8thin

One grade step is worth $48.26/cwt here — about −$23 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 sale911 hd

146.24

—

AR average10 barns · 1,729 hd

145.29

+0.95

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

124 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	586	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	844	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	640	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	736	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	543	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	1,023	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	972	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	663	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	767	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	112.52/cwt	110.00–115.00	810	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	890	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	714	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	166.05/cwt	157.00–173.00	545	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	721	118.64/cwt	114.00–122.00	855	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	155.30/cwt	150.00–160.50	606	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	130.11/cwt	128.00–135.00	670	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	772	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	141.04/cwt	137.00–148.00	591	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	870	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	861	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	123.45/cwt	120.00–127.00	716	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	795	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	620	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	849	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	422	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	591	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	574	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	746	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	325	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	475	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	641	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	833	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	130.12/cwt	124.00–134.00	609	55
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	126.87/cwt	120.00–131.00	675	47
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	116.86/cwt	109.00–125.00	1,023	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	141.67/cwt	139.00–146.00	615	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	766	133.47/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,022	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	384	151.51/cwt	147.00–160.00	582	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	722	122.65/cwt	118.00–135.00	886	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	129.66/cwt	120.00–132.00	895	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	129.09/cwt	124.00–135.00	735	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	152.75/cwt	150.00–153.00	507	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	135.66/cwt	128.00–140.00	727	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	128.47/cwt	120.00–137.00	807	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	137.41/cwt	127.00–143.00	660	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	752	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,000	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,067	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	970	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,164	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	608	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	796	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	682	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,064	140
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	392	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	666	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	515	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	788	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	468	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	768	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	137.31/cwt	130.00–140.00	802	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	139.25/cwt	139.25–139.25	844	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	709	135.51/cwt	130.00–144.00	961	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	691	131.16/cwt	130.00–135.00	906	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	585	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	141.95/cwt	138.00–147.00	700	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	390	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	534	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	541	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	728	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	554	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	742	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	443	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	567	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	352	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	486	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	552	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	676	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	852	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	601	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	733	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	659	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	759	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	888	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	755	139.85/cwt	139.85–139.85	1,056	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	631	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	874	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	548	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	729	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	465	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	642	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	848	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	113.22/cwt	100.00–127.00	417	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	615	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	603	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	124.31/cwt	116.00–134.00	589	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	120.77/cwt	108.00–126.00	632	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	619	116.56/cwt	110.00–120.00	722	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	131.10/cwt	120.00–143.00	557	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	118.06/cwt	112.00–124.00	671	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	141.35/cwt	132.00–149.00	526	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	769	103.55/cwt	100.00–114.00	796	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	113.71/cwt	111.00–115.00	768	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	144.31/cwt	139.00–150.00	481	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	113.14/cwt	110.00–117.00	647	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	110.23/cwt	105.00–116.00	739	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	114.20/cwt	103.00–123.00	592	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	123.28/cwt	116.00–128.00	526	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	120.57/cwt	110.00–125.00	576	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	532	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	665	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	603	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	699	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	450	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	626	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	645	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	435	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	104.85/cwt	100.00–110.00	339	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	735	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	823	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	357	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	493	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	851	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	118.80/cwt	113.00–120.00	906	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	144.17/cwt	136.00–147.00	461	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	123.97/cwt	121.00–125.00	765	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	135.35/cwt	129.00–140.00	567	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	129.13/cwt	121.00–135.00	739	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	722	109.93/cwt	100.00–117.00	794	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	124.20/cwt	117.00–130.00	460	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	127.09/cwt	120.00–134.00	417	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	115.24/cwt	110.00–120.00	703	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	972	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	826	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	940	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	846	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	850	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	660	125.69/cwt	124.00–130.00	830	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	604	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	809	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	700	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,078	65
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	543	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	874	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	454	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	717	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	584	156.18/cwt	155.50–158.00	912	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	142.86/cwt	135.00–147.00	817	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	152.37/cwt	145.00–165.00	730	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	152.85/cwt	139.00–158.00	790	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	643	145.61/cwt	141.00–147.00	936	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	142.99/cwt	135.00–146.00	1,044	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	156.44/cwt	149.00–162.00	660	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	158.48/cwt	153.00–162.00	588	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	167.71/cwt	162.00–173.00	540	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.

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	586	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	125.00	125.00
1	—	445	122.00	122.00
6	—	1,023	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	448	148.00	148.00
12	—	522	147.00	147.00
44	—	584	130.00–140.00	137.31
31	—	606	139.25	139.25
27	—	709	130.00–144.00	135.51
25	—	691	130.00–135.00	131.16
25	—	398	147.00	147.00
16	—	493	138.00–147.00	141.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	142.00	142.00
2	—	752	133.00	133.00
7	—	808	132.00	132.00
54	—	572	135.00–147.00	142.86
37	—	479	145.00–165.00	152.37
35	—	517	139.00–158.00	152.85
21	—	643	141.00–147.00	145.61
19	—	730	135.00–146.00	142.99
17	—	422	149.00–162.00	156.44
16	—	371	153.00–162.00	158.48
8	—	322	162.00–173.00	167.71
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	875	109.00–125.00	116.86
4	—	434	139.00–146.00	141.67
4	—	766	132.00–135.00	133.47
9	—	384	147.00–160.00	151.51
9	—	722	118.00–135.00	122.65
11	—	690	120.00–132.00	129.66
13	—	569	124.00–135.00	129.09
15	—	332	150.00–153.00	152.75
25	—	536	128.00–140.00	135.66
30	—	628	120.00–137.00	128.47
35	—	480	127.00–143.00	137.41
1	—	970	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	608	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
140	—	682	156.00	156.00
20	—	392	170.00	170.00
12	—	515	153.00	153.00
12	—	468	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	660	124.00–130.00	125.69
5	—	604	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	700	154.00	154.00
27	—	543	161.00	161.00
14	—	454	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	584	155.50–158.00	156.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	110.00–115.00	112.52
1	—	890	100.00	100.00
28	—	474	116.00–134.00	124.31
13	—	523	108.00–126.00	120.77
8	—	619	110.00–120.00	116.56
8	—	425	120.00–143.00	131.10
7	—	568	112.00–124.00	118.06
7	—	372	132.00–149.00	141.35
4	—	769	100.00–114.00	103.55
3	—	675	111.00–115.00	113.71
3	—	333	139.00–150.00	144.31
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	576	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	328	157.00–173.00	166.05
14	—	721	114.00–122.00	118.64
12	—	390	150.00–160.50	155.30
10	—	515	128.00–135.00	130.11
5	—	613	126.00	126.00
5	—	419	137.00–148.00	141.04
4	—	870	99.00	99.00
4	—	580	120.00–127.00	123.45
1	—	795	111.00	111.00
1	—	665	123.00	123.00
1	—	485	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	848	80.00	80.00
2	—	368	100.00–127.00	113.22
1	—	420	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	98.00	98.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	620	137.00	137.00
6	—	422	140.00	140.00
4	—	574	130.00	130.00
3	—	325	146.00	146.00
16	—	548	133.00	133.00
11	—	465	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	641	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
55	—	468	124.00–134.00	130.12
47	—	532	120.00–131.00	126.87
3	—	357	138.00	138.00
4	—	721	118.00	118.00
6	—	763	113.00–120.00	118.80
12	—	320	136.00–147.00	144.17
27	—	617	121.00–125.00	123.97
37	—	419	129.00–140.00	135.35
41	—	572	121.00–135.00	129.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	390	137.00	137.00
7	—	541	134.50	134.50
4	—	554	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	443	128.00	128.00
15	—	352	138.00	138.00
7	—	552	122.50	122.50
6	—	698	122.00	122.00
6	—	601	122.00	122.00
6	—	540	122.00	122.00
4	—	759	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	755	139.85	139.85
11	—	631	138.50	138.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	572	110.00–117.00	113.14
18	—	670	105.00–116.00	110.23
19	—	518	103.00–123.00	114.20
30	—	427	116.00–128.00	123.28
35	—	478	110.00–125.00	120.57
9	—	722	100.00–117.00	109.93
7	—	370	117.00–130.00	124.20
6	—	328	120.00–134.00	127.09
5	—	610	110.00–120.00	115.24
4	—	972	85.00	85.00
4	—	940	90.00	90.00
1	—	850	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	532	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	603	116.00	116.00
22	—	450	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	106.00	106.00
1	—	525	100.00	100.00
1	—	645	100.00	100.00
2	—	395	110.00	110.00
3	—	323	100.00–110.00	104.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	735	112.00	112.00

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