Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 450 lbs mostly 3.00-4.00 higher with the better 350-400 lbs 10.00 higher and the better 450-700 lbs steady to 2.00 higher with the unweaned 600-650 lbs 3.00 lower and the plainer kind over 450 lbs steady to 3.00 lower. The better feeder heifers under 600 lbs steady to 1.00 higher unweaned 600-700 lbs 4.00-8.00 lower plainer heifers under 450 lbs 1.00-2.00 lower 500-550 lbs 4.00 higher and over 550 lbs 4.00-7.00 lower. Feeder bulls mostly 2.00-5.00 higher. Cows and bulls not reported due to time.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.71/cwt on 591 head.

Average price

$124.71

591 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$660

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$141

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

$29.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.02

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	130.72	679	252
Medium and Large 1-2	541	122.98	665	177
Medium and Large 2	532	117.88	627	156
Medium and Large 3	534	100.92	539	6thin

One grade step is worth $29.80/cwt here — about $141 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 sale591 hd

124.71

—

AR average8 barns · 2,152 hd

124.72

−0.02

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

93 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	—	718	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	718	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	505	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	125.28/cwt	123.00–130.00	661	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	122.94/cwt	121.00–127.00	711	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	126.24/cwt	124.00–128.00	605	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	131.53/cwt	130.00–132.00	560	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,054	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	632	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	787	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	569	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	688	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	467	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	584	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	629	121.58/cwt	121.00–122.00	765	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	668	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	815	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	128.65/cwt	123.00–135.00	664	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	137.82/cwt	131.00–144.00	586	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	126.95/cwt	123.00–130.50	730	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	133.48/cwt	127.00–148.50	641	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	125.93/cwt	122.00–128.50	851	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	137.94/cwt	130.00–147.00	519	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	139.26/cwt	130.00–144.00	458	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,011	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	703	98.38/cwt	92.00–100.00	692	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	124.45/cwt	117.00–128.00	656	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	668	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	822	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	632	131.16/cwt	127.50–132.50	829	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	852	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	338	160.17/cwt	150.00–162.00	541	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	784	123.98/cwt	116.00–132.00	972	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	146.09/cwt	138.00–150.00	558	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	142.50/cwt	137.00–151.00	613	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	127.01/cwt	123.00–136.00	728	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	132.70/cwt	126.00–136.00	824	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	124.95/cwt	118.00–133.00	843	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	133.09/cwt	120.00–138.00	696	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	136.83/cwt	125.00–146.00	661	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	625	123.54/cwt	116.00–125.00	772	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	669	117.19/cwt	110.00–120.00	784	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	124.98/cwt	120.00–130.00	405	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	765	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	126.55/cwt	120.00–132.00	481	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	126.11/cwt	120.00–128.00	532	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	120.58/cwt	110.00–125.00	625	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	170.88/cwt	169.00–175.00	549	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	873	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	142.22/cwt	135.00–143.00	956	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	155.79/cwt	153.00–166.00	737	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	159.82/cwt	149.00–165.00	676	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	167.51/cwt	154.00–176.00	616	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	525	147.81/cwt	140.00–160.00	776	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	143.98/cwt	140.00–147.50	839	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	785	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	977	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	711	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	889	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	658	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	875	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	631	132.30/cwt	132.00–135.00	835	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	582	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	742	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	869	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	594	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	693	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	138.07/cwt	135.00–142.00	786	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	142.95/cwt	142.00–143.50	756	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	126.17/cwt	120.00–131.00	709	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	167.79/cwt	162.00–171.00	537	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	154.24/cwt	148.00–162.00	583	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	631	123.62/cwt	120.00–127.00	780	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	142.09/cwt	135.00–149.00	671	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	150.57/cwt	143.00–157.00	643	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	136.35/cwt	125.00–142.00	702	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	628	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	722	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	551	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	661	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	645	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	742	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	522	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	574	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	132.55/cwt	125.00–140.00	501	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	101.96/cwt	100.00–104.00	688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	137.64/cwt	129.00–143.00	595	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	146.30/cwt	135.00–153.00	483	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	612	116.51/cwt	116.00–118.00	713	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	472	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	519	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	113.52/cwt	108.00–122.00	710	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	113.77/cwt	105.00–122.00	659	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	122.98/cwt	115.00–127.00	590	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	681	108.42/cwt	90.00–113.00	738	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	105.24/cwt	100.00–110.00	498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	102.51/cwt	100.00–105.00	541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	481	125.01/cwt	120.00–138.00	601	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	117.29/cwt	115.00–120.00	667	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	602	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	725	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	616	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	770	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	770	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	564	1

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 →

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	718	100.00	100.00
2	—	673	110.00	110.00
4	—	324	120.00–130.00	124.98
9	—	805	95.00	95.00
15	—	380	120.00–132.00	126.55
18	—	422	120.00–128.00	126.11
19	—	518	110.00–125.00	120.58
19	—	625	108.00–122.00	113.52
22	—	579	105.00–122.00	113.77
36	—	480	115.00–127.00	122.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	528	123.00–130.00	125.28
39	—	578	121.00–127.00	122.94
21	—	479	124.00–128.00	126.24
13	—	426	130.00–132.00	131.53
4	—	1,054	60.00	60.00
4	—	635	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	569	121.00	121.00
20	—	467	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	629	121.00–122.00	121.58
6	—	668	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	516	123.00–135.00	128.65
40	—	425	131.00–144.00	137.82
36	—	575	123.00–130.50	126.95
33	—	480	127.00–148.50	133.48
24	—	676	122.00–128.50	125.93
24	—	376	130.00–147.00	137.94
13	—	329	130.00–144.00	139.26
7	—	829	122.00	122.00
1	—	625	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	681	90.00–113.00	108.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	100.00	100.00
1	—	610	90.00	90.00
2	—	473	100.00–110.00	105.24
2	—	528	100.00–105.00	102.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	703	92.00–100.00	98.38
9	—	527	117.00–128.00	124.45
2	—	378	125.00–140.00	132.55
2	—	675	100.00–104.00	101.96
3	—	432	129.00–143.00	137.64
4	—	330	135.00–153.00	146.30
4	—	612	116.00–118.00	116.51
11	—	481	120.00–138.00	125.01
13	—	569	115.00–120.00	117.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	562	120.00–131.00	126.17
6	—	320	162.00–171.00	167.79
12	—	378	148.00–162.00	154.24
12	—	631	120.00–127.00	123.62
19	—	472	135.00–149.00	142.09
34	—	427	143.00–157.00	150.57
43	—	515	125.00–142.00	136.35
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	628	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	551	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	645	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	602	108.00	108.00
3	—	725	85.00	85.00
4	—	770	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	668	123.00	123.00
33	—	632	127.50–132.50	131.16
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	710	120.00	120.00
6	—	338	150.00–162.00	160.17
6	—	784	116.00–132.00	123.98
8	—	382	138.00–150.00	146.09
12	—	430	137.00–151.00	142.50
12	—	573	123.00–136.00	127.01
13	—	621	126.00–136.00	132.70
13	—	675	118.00–133.00	124.95
15	—	523	120.00–138.00	133.09
33	—	483	125.00–146.00	136.83
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	625	116.00–125.00	123.54
7	—	669	110.00–120.00	117.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	321	169.00–175.00	170.88
4	—	615	142.00	142.00
10	—	672	135.00–143.00	142.22
21	—	473	153.00–166.00	155.79
23	—	423	149.00–165.00	159.82
33	—	368	154.00–176.00	167.51
45	—	525	140.00–160.00	147.81
67	—	583	140.00–147.50	143.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	785	124.50	124.50
6	—	711	125.00	125.00
16	—	658	133.00	133.00
19	—	631	132.00–135.00	132.30
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	582	127.50	127.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	612	142.00	142.00
9	—	396	150.00	150.00
9	—	468	148.00	148.00
19	—	569	135.00–142.00	138.07
39	—	529	142.00–143.50	142.95
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	109.00	109.00
2	—	472	110.00	110.00

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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