Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: The better feeder steers steady to 4.00 lower and the plainer kind steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly steady to 4.00 lower with the better 300-350 lbs 2.00 higher and the plainer 550-600 lbs 6.00 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 $126.10/cwt on 495 head.

Average price

$126.10

495 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$651

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$162

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

$26.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.11

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	527	129.03	680	337
Medium and Large 1-2	537	126.00	677	34
Medium and Large 2	478	119.44	571	115
Medium and Large 3	508	102.11	519	9thin

One grade step is worth $26.91/cwt here — about $162 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 sale495 hd

126.10

—

AR average4 barns · 953 hd

126.22

−0.11

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

79 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 1	—	315	165.62/cwt	159.00–175.00	522	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	560	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	437	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	446	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	656	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	137.58/cwt	135.00–140.00	447	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	140.00/cwt	133.00–148.00	700	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	158.56/cwt	152.00–163.00	595	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	690	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	835	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	121.73/cwt	114.00–130.00	640	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	130.22/cwt	126.00–135.00	615	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	146.17/cwt	137.00–151.00	626	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	125.34/cwt	125.00–126.00	758	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	126.63/cwt	121.00–132.00	729	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	134.17/cwt	129.00–140.00	498	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	131.28/cwt	124.00–135.00	621	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	123.05/cwt	108.00–132.00	516	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	120.00/cwt	118.00–121.00	680	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	521	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	656	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	126.65/cwt	122.00–130.00	779	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	132.73/cwt	127.00–141.00	571	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	125.13/cwt	120.00–128.50	841	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	126.75/cwt	116.00–129.00	897	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	769	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,046	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	908	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,044	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	140.94/cwt	131.00–147.00	662	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	134.33/cwt	120.00–140.50	711	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	933	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	166.98/cwt	155.00–172.00	636	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	143.89/cwt	140.00–151.00	747	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	414	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	609	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	672	133.90/cwt	132.50–136.00	900	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	126.48/cwt	125.00–127.50	601	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	121.19/cwt	115.00–131.00	384	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	116.94/cwt	110.00–123.00	612	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	657	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	754	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	961	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	141.09/cwt	132.00–146.00	463	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	126.98/cwt	120.00–129.50	663	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	640	118.86/cwt	117.00–120.00	761	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	680	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	850	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	112.67/cwt	102.00–120.00	700	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	122.74/cwt	111.00–129.00	457	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	119.96/cwt	110.00–127.00	571	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	507	101.01/cwt	100.00–103.00	512	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	488	138.95/cwt	136.00–146.00	678	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	554	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	111.06/cwt	104.00–120.00	681	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	123.32/cwt	113.00–129.00	700	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,035	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	141.16/cwt	137.00–143.50	858	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	143.38/cwt	137.00–146.00	810	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	152.92/cwt	147.00–157.00	740	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	139.02/cwt	136.50–140.00	876	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	141.42/cwt	137.00–144.50	737	48
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	128.59/cwt	119.00–136.00	791	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	146.89/cwt	141.00–153.00	635	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	634	133.38/cwt	133.00–137.00	846	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	174.67/cwt	169.00–181.00	569	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	158.17/cwt	150.00–164.00	655	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	133.15/cwt	131.50–135.00	959	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	741	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	963	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	149.35/cwt	144.00–151.00	708	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	138.71/cwt	131.00–143.00	805	53
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	129.91/cwt	127.00–133.00	870	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	147.94/cwt	130.00–158.00	559	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	134.02/cwt	128.00–137.00	776	13
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	315	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	321	40.80/cwt	40.00–41.00	131	5
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	765	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	360	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	308	1
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	830	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	415	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 →

North Arkansas Livestock - GreenForest, AR

Wed Dec 4, 2019

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

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	315	159.00–175.00	165.62
1	—	560	137.00	137.00
7	—	500	133.00–148.00	140.00
3	—	375	152.00–163.00	158.56
1	—	690	121.00	121.00
12	—	428	137.00–151.00	146.17
3	—	605	125.00–126.00	125.34
1	—	705	115.00	115.00
5	—	488	136.00–146.00	138.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	446	147.00	147.00
2	—	325	135.00–140.00	137.58
6	—	526	114.00–130.00	121.73
3	—	472	126.00–135.00	130.22
1	—	385	144.00	144.00
4	—	613	104.00–120.00	111.06
7	—	568	113.00–129.00	123.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
61	—	576	121.00–132.00	126.63
35	—	371	129.00–140.00	134.17
17	—	473	124.00–135.00	131.28
62	—	615	122.00–130.00	126.65
48	—	430	127.00–141.00	132.73
18	—	672	120.00–128.50	125.13
6	—	708	116.00–129.00	126.75
7	—	754	127.50	127.50
19	—	328	132.00–146.00	141.09
51	—	522	120.00–129.50	126.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	100.00	100.00
1	—	440	104.00	104.00
1	—	340	111.00	111.00
1	—	650	101.00	101.00
1	—	470	100.00	100.00
3	—	507	100.00–103.00	101.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	419	108.00–132.00	123.05
9	—	567	118.00–121.00	120.00
4	—	710	110.00	110.00
1	—	875	98.00	98.00
9	—	317	115.00–131.00	121.19
22	—	523	110.00–123.00	116.94
7	—	621	102.00–120.00	112.67
11	—	372	111.00–129.00	122.74
27	—	476	110.00–127.00	119.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	521	126.00	126.00
9	—	680	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	475	125.00–127.50	126.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	640	117.00–120.00	118.86
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	769	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	908	115.00	115.00
10	—	470	131.00–147.00	140.94
15	—	529	120.00–140.50	134.33
1	—	700	130.00	130.00
6	—	615	119.00–136.00	128.59
11	—	432	141.00–153.00	146.89
2	—	670	127.00–133.00	129.91
9	—	378	130.00–158.00	147.94
13	—	579	128.00–137.00	134.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	676	138.00	138.00
15	—	381	155.00–172.00	166.98
26	—	519	140.00–151.00	143.89
2	—	790	131.00	131.00
12	—	608	137.00–143.50	141.16
25	—	565	137.00–146.00	143.38
36	—	484	147.00–157.00	152.92
12	—	326	169.00–181.00	174.67
21	—	414	150.00–164.00	158.17
30	—	720	131.50–135.00	133.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	414	147.00	147.00
25	—	672	132.50–136.00	133.90
22	—	630	136.50–140.00	139.02
48	—	521	137.00–144.50	141.42
7	—	741	130.00	130.00
29	—	474	144.00–151.00	149.35
53	—	580	131.00–143.00	138.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	634	133.00–137.00	133.38
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	50.00	50.00
1	—	765	47.00	47.00
1	—	560	55.00	55.00
1	—	830	50.00	50.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	321	40.00–41.00	40.80

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