Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders mostly steady to 6.00 higher except the better 300-400 lb steers and heifers steady to 4.00 lower. No trend on slaughter cows and bulls not reported last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $141.90/cwt on 510 head.

Average price

$141.90

510 head · 580 lb average

Value per head Derived

$823

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

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

$28.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.42

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	571	145.01	829	255
Medium and Large 1-2	624	140.60	878	150
Medium and Large 2	533	137.78	734	97
Medium and Large 3	576	117.00	674	8thin

One grade step is worth $28.01/cwt here — about $155 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 sale510 hd

141.90

—

AR average9 barns · 2,607 hd

146.32

−4.42

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	—	Low	1,654	64.15	1,061	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,182	39.37	465	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,113	33.12	369	16

Every lot, as filed

101 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 1-2	—	474	149.56/cwt	145.00–153.00	709	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	138.67/cwt	138.00–141.00	803	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	138.92/cwt	135.00–142.00	954	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	887.61/cwt	750.00–1,000.00	10,563	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	776	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,071	37
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	43.50/cwt	43.50–43.50	452	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	65.53/cwt	61.00–69.00	579	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	37.21/cwt	30.00–46.00	431	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	53.10/cwt	50.00–60.00	623	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,141	923.82/cwt	700.00–950.00	10,541	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	950.15/cwt	850.00–1,025.00	11,829	2
Dairy Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	855	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	145.49/cwt	142.00–150.00	706	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	784	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	166.98/cwt	165.00–169.00	556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	806	1
Bulls	—	—	1,595	61.06/cwt	55.00–65.00	974	9
Bulls	—	—	1,743	68.78/cwt	65.00–72.50	1,199	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	573	134.43/cwt	132.00–135.00	770	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	137.24/cwt	132.00–143.00	441	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	133.47/cwt	128.00–137.00	635	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	127.73/cwt	124.00–129.00	743	79
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	803	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	457	97.31/cwt	92.00–100.00	445	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	312	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	362	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	445	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	42.23/cwt	42.00–42.50	472	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	30.75/cwt	28.50–34.00	314	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,235	36.82/cwt	34.00–41.50	455	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	204	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	134.33/cwt	129.00–140.00	576	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	127.55/cwt	125.00–138.00	672	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	499	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	812	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	398	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	549	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,240	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	434	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	39.85/cwt	37.00–44.00	469	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	125.57/cwt	121.00–130.00	728	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	118.04/cwt	115.00–121.00	856	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	125.23/cwt	117.00–129.00	536	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	114.62/cwt	110.00–119.00	716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	126.66/cwt	125.00–128.00	785	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	590	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	696	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	121.80/cwt	110.00–129.00	566	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	131.62/cwt	129.00–135.00	432	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	121.40/cwt	112.00–125.00	640	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	129.17/cwt	127.00–130.00	491	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	134.11/cwt	125.00–148.00	499	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	822	98.37/cwt	95.00–100.00	809	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	104.41/cwt	100.00–109.00	809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	115.50/cwt	110.00–121.00	757	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	116.03/cwt	115.00–117.00	673	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	758	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	387	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	511	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	153.79/cwt	150.00–160.00	723	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	163.81/cwt	159.00–175.00	618	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	709	135.40/cwt	135.00–136.00	960	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	149.55/cwt	138.00–153.00	772	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	141.35/cwt	135.00–143.00	943	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	174.37/cwt	169.00–185.00	563	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	132.76/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,106	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	131.46/cwt	128.00–135.00	1,025	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	130.84/cwt	125.00–136.00	818	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	143.90/cwt	137.00–146.00	825	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	636	142.71/cwt	137.00–143.50	908	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	158.62/cwt	155.00–168.00	666	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	860	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,049	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	141.00/cwt	140.00–142.00	592	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	576	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	674	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	136.53/cwt	130.00–142.00	730	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	132.25/cwt	124.00–138.00	767	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	848	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	135.71/cwt	135.00–137.00	738	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	140.76/cwt	133.00–150.00	659	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	308	163.52/cwt	150.00–169.00	504	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	126.93/cwt	123.50–134.00	849	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	154.10/cwt	140.00–160.00	572	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	912	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	124.32/cwt	120.00–135.00	644	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	141.90/cwt	135.00–147.00	590	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	138.55/cwt	135.00–140.00	661	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	504	144.38/cwt	144.00–147.00	728	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	153.76/cwt	151.00–157.00	658	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	372	166.48/cwt	159.00–173.00	619	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	870	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	879	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	394	110.16/cwt	99.00–125.00	434	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,510	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	1,480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	814	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	853	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,398	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	690	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	630	123.40/cwt	121.00–126.00	777	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	665	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	705	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	664	132.75/cwt	125.00–135.00	881	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	770	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	611	134.36/cwt	133.00–137.00	821	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	727	128.16/cwt	127.00–130.00	932	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	600	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	744	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 11, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,175Last week 1,288Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 191Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeders mostly steady to 6.00 higher except the better 300-400 lb steers and heifers steady to 4.00 lower. No trend on slaughter cows and bulls not reported last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	474	145.00–153.00	149.56
27	—	579	138.00–141.00	138.67
25	—	687	135.00–142.00	138.92
37	—	776	138.00	138.00
17	—	606	140.00	140.00
14	—	544	135.00–137.00	135.71
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	573	132.00–135.00	134.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	470	150.00–160.00	153.79
8	—	377	159.00–175.00	163.81
5	—	709	135.00–136.00	135.40
46	—	516	138.00–153.00	149.55
27	—	667	135.00–143.00	141.35
12	—	323	169.00–185.00	174.37
4	—	833	130.00–134.00	132.76
2	—	780	128.00–135.00	131.46
26	—	573	137.00–146.00	143.90
23	—	636	137.00–143.50	142.71
23	—	420	155.00–168.00	158.62
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	625	125.00–136.00	130.84
1	—	860	122.00	122.00
2	—	420	140.00–142.00	141.00
30	—	535	130.00–142.00	136.53
16	—	580	124.00–138.00	132.25
12	—	468	133.00–150.00	140.76
9	—	308	150.00–169.00	163.52
6	—	669	123.50–134.00	126.93
4	—	371	140.00–160.00	154.10
2	—	718	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	576	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	664	125.00–135.00	132.75
1	—	770	120.00	120.00
6	—	611	133.00–137.00	134.36
18	—	727	127.00–130.00	128.16
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	124.00	124.00
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	56.00	56.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	485	142.00–150.00	145.49
3	—	608	129.00	129.00
2	—	333	165.00–169.00	166.98
1	—	650	124.00	124.00
8	—	504	144.00–147.00	144.38
11	—	428	151.00–157.00	153.76
13	—	372	159.00–173.00	166.48
1	—	720	113.00	113.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	161.00	161.00
1	—	670	113.00	113.00
1	—	745	109.00	109.00
2	—	398	138.00	138.00
7	—	580	121.00–130.00	125.57
8	—	518	120.00–135.00	124.32
9	—	416	135.00–147.00	141.90
11	—	477	135.00–140.00	138.55
3	—	870	101.00	101.00
2	—	640	110.00–112.00	111.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	394	99.00–125.00	110.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	321	132.00–143.00	137.24
65	—	476	128.00–137.00	133.47
79	—	582	124.00–129.00	127.73
32	—	429	129.00–140.00	134.33
48	—	527	125.00–138.00	127.55
2	—	725	115.00–121.00	118.04
10	—	620	125.00–128.00	126.66
9	—	372	125.00–148.00	134.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	661	121.50	121.50
8	—	590	118.00	118.00
10	—	387	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	457	92.00–100.00	97.31
2	—	312	116.00	116.00
2	—	445	100.00	100.00
1	—	555	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	428	117.00–129.00	125.23
3	—	625	110.00–119.00	114.62
19	—	465	110.00–129.00	121.80
13	—	328	129.00–135.00	131.62
9	—	527	112.00–125.00	121.40
6	—	380	127.00–130.00	129.17
3	—	822	95.00–100.00	98.37
2	—	775	100.00–109.00	104.41
2	—	655	110.00–121.00	115.50
2	—	580	115.00–117.00	116.03
1	—	715	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	630	121.00–126.00	123.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	106.00	106.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,190	750.00–1,000.00	887.61
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,240	800.00	800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	43.50	43.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	883	61.00–69.00	65.53
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,158	30.00–46.00	37.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,173	50.00–60.00	53.10
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	19	—	1,141	700.00–950.00	923.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,245	850.00–1,025.00	950.15
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	853	750.00	750.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,510	98.00	98.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,595	55.00–65.00	61.06
6	—	1,743	65.00–72.50	68.78
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,118	42.00–42.50	42.23
6	—	1,021	28.50–34.00	30.75
6	—	1,235	34.00–41.50	36.82
2	—	1,018	20.00	20.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	35.00	35.00
9	—	1,176	37.00–44.00	39.85

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

Steers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle