Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Not enough on offer for accurate trend in any class. Low receipts due to inclement weather.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.47/cwt on 44 head.

Average price

$130.47

44 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$637

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$143

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

$28.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.30

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	455	139.65	636	19thin
Medium and Large 1-2	618	131.50	813	5thin
Medium and Large 2	505	126.13	637	14thin
Medium and Large 3	445	110.68	493	6thin

One grade step is worth $28.97/cwt here — about $143 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 sale44 hd

130.47

—

AR average7 barns · 716 hd

137.77

−7.30

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	—	Low	1,659	69.74	1,157	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,470	58.08	854	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,252	57.29	717	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,023	44.12	451	21

Every lot, as filed

74 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 2	—	325	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	559	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	913	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	726	1
Bulls	—	—	1,290	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	502	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	35.28/cwt	26.00–40.50	360	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	58.35/cwt	56.50–61.00	738	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	799	769.06/cwt	625.00–975.00	6,145	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	168.96/cwt	167.00–170.00	799	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	896	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	905	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,038	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	13,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	8,028	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,054	1,163.02/cwt	1,125.00–1,175.00	12,258	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Full	—	365	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	482	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,478	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	15,519	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	142.47/cwt	140.00–148.00	591	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	720	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	855	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,069	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	171.34/cwt	168.00–175.00	718	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	644	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,149	697.08/cwt	625.00–800.00	8,009	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	632	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	57.08/cwt	52.00–61.00	648	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	10,080	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	66.92/cwt	64.00–70.00	626	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	896.36/cwt	750.00–935.00	12,594	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,564	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	382	144.10/cwt	135.00–151.00	550	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	785	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	588	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	788	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	340	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	578	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	840	29.83/cwt	29.50–30.00	251	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	840	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	618	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	813	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	830	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	155.75/cwt	150.00–170.00	506	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	132.01/cwt	128.00–138.00	686	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	844	1
Bulls	—	—	1,798	70.22/cwt	69.50–71.00	1,263	2
Bulls	—	—	1,750	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	1,461	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	882	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	839	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	455	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	733	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	616	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	49.04/cwt	46.00–50.50	531	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	58.08/cwt	55.50–59.50	854	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	525	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	835	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	550	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	671	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	53.32/cwt	51.00–55.00	579	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	124.93/cwt	120.00–135.00	596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	122.49/cwt	122.00–123.00	714	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	101.36/cwt	100.00–104.00	532	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	438	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	675	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	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 Jan 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 135Last week 2,564Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 0Year ago 0

Compared to two weeks ago: Not enough on offer for accurate trend in any class. Low receipts due to inclement weather.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	325	172.00	172.00
1	—	700	128.00	128.00
1	—	805	129.00	129.00
1	—	750	132.00	132.00
1	—	645	130.00	130.00
1	—	385	147.00	147.00
1	—	855	125.00	125.00
1	—	690	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	574	159.00	159.00
3	—	473	167.00–170.00	168.96
1	—	655	145.00	145.00
1	—	340	170.00	170.00
2	—	540	167.50	167.50
4	—	419	168.00–175.00	171.34
4	—	368	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	167.00	167.00
3	—	588	134.00	134.00
1	—	750	117.00	117.00
1	—	365	168.00	168.00
1	—	340	170.00	170.00
1	—	630	140.00	140.00
1	—	515	163.00	163.00
1	—	455	161.00	161.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	135.00–151.00	144.10
1	—	785	96.00	96.00
7	—	325	150.00–170.00	155.75
3	—	520	128.00–138.00	132.01
1	—	655	113.00	113.00
1	—	630	134.00	134.00
1	—	410	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	120.00	120.00
1	—	380	132.00	132.00
3	—	477	120.00–135.00	124.93
2	—	583	122.00–123.00	122.49
4	—	540	125.00	125.00
2	—	320	137.00	137.00
1	—	665	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	415	140.00–148.00	142.47
4	—	533	135.00	135.00
2	—	350	150.00	150.00
1	—	345	142.00	142.00
1	—	665	125.50	125.50
1	—	550	122.00	122.00
2	—	470	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	618	131.50	131.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	100.00–104.00	101.36
3	—	365	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,290	55.00	55.00
2	—	1,798	69.50–71.00	70.22
1	—	1,750	83.50	83.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,019	26.00–40.50	35.28
4	—	1,083	46.00–50.50	49.04
8	—	1,086	51.00–55.00	53.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,265	56.50–61.00	58.35
1	—	1,185	52.00	52.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	840	29.50–30.00	29.83
1	—	840	38.00	38.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,470	55.50–59.50	58.08

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 (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	799	625.00–975.00	769.06
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,149	625.00–800.00	697.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	58.00	58.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,135	52.00–61.00	57.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,405	750.00–935.00	896.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	830	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,054	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,163.02
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,478	1,050.00	1,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,260	800.00	800.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	935	64.00–70.00	66.92

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