Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-02-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-02-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs 8.00-11.00 higher over 400 lbs 3.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 650 lbs steady to 5.00 lower with the better heifers under 500 lbs 6.00-10.00 lower and 650-700 lbs 3.00 higher. No trend on cows and bulls not reported last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.58/cwt on 187 head.

Average price

$140.58

187 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$694

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$198

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

$15.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.20

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	143.28	716	126
Medium and Large 2	483	135.14	653	60
Medium and Large 3	405	128.00	518	1thin

One grade step is worth $15.28/cwt here — about $198 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 sale187 hd

140.58

—

AR average8 barns · 1,284 hd

140.38

+0.20

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	—	High	1,647	76.37	1,258	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,211	58.36	707	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,407	58.04	817	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,016	45.64	464	30

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	197.27/cwt	187.00–215.00	655	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	150.25/cwt	149.00–153.00	993	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	773	42.38/cwt	40.00–45.00	328	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,076	54.24/cwt	51.00–57.50	584	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,260	60.52/cwt	60.00–61.00	763	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	47.30/cwt	44.00–50.00	503	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	850	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	170	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	58.46/cwt	57.50–59.50	611	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	56.81/cwt	54.00–59.00	691	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	872	36.66/cwt	35.00–40.00	320	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	43.12/cwt	40.00–47.50	455	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,449	57.33/cwt	54.00–60.00	831	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	61.77/cwt	58.00–63.50	755	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	337	185.82/cwt	185.00–187.00	626	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	533	139.33/cwt	138.00–140.00	743	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	688	122.99/cwt	121.00–125.00	846	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	149.06/cwt	138.00–166.00	859	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	732	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	944	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	578	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	896	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	148.70/cwt	148.00–150.00	632	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	790	111.50/cwt	111.50–111.50	881	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	162.32/cwt	155.00–170.00	851	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	487	161.09/cwt	156.00–171.00	785	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	144.24/cwt	125.00–152.00	531	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	637	127.66/cwt	125.00–130.00	813	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	141.73/cwt	137.50–145.00	743	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	144.25/cwt	142.00–145.50	666	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	130.67/cwt	130.00–134.00	857	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	134.11/cwt	127.00–138.00	641	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	122.94/cwt	120.00–130.00	717	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	145.11/cwt	140.00–150.00	476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	151.21/cwt	142.00–164.00	644	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	132.67/cwt	130.00–134.00	823	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	158.77/cwt	154.00–160.00	529	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	352	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	264	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	812.31/cwt	800.00–825.00	10,519	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	584	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	1,025.53/cwt	800.00–1,185.00	12,747	18
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,216	62.16/cwt	56.00–69.00	756	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,026	1,086.31/cwt	800.00–1,185.00	11,146	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	167.21/cwt	156.00–173.00	627	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	145.95/cwt	140.00–152.00	810	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	187.50/cwt	180.00–200.00	804	29
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	70.05/cwt	60.00–80.00	655	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	1,108.37/cwt	1,025.00–1,200.00	12,336	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	16,274	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,478	1,275.04/cwt	1,250.00–1,300.00	18,845	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,437	984.81/cwt	925.00–1,000.00	14,152	5
Bulls	—	—	1,575	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,339	1
Bulls	—	—	1,733	82.47/cwt	80.00–83.50	1,429	3
Bulls	—	—	1,553	62.91/cwt	60.00–65.00	977	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	513	144.76/cwt	142.00–145.50	743	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	154.38/cwt	152.00–157.00	730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	797	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	659.21/cwt	650.00–700.00	4,535	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	140.58/cwt	127.00–142.00	597	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	124.59/cwt	122.00–125.00	851	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	125.03/cwt	122.00–128.00	644	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	155.75/cwt	142.00–161.00	590	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	131.46/cwt	130.00–139.00	753	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	194.43/cwt	184.00–204.00	762	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	154.84/cwt	147.00–158.00	955	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	595	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	916	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	162.22/cwt	156.00–165.00	785	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	317	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	590	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	177.65/cwt	165.00–186.50	926	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	176.06/cwt	168.50–181.00	854	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	140.29/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,014	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,073	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	158.78/cwt	154.00–172.00	826	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	172.67/cwt	170.00–175.00	748	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	164.21/cwt	156.00–168.00	936	17

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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Wed Feb 19, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 464Last week 2,736Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 100Last week 31Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 20Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	332	187.00–215.00	197.27
4	—	661	149.00–153.00	150.25
29	—	429	180.00–200.00	187.50
14	—	392	184.00–204.00	194.43
5	—	617	147.00–158.00	154.84
30	—	521	165.00–186.50	177.65
14	—	485	168.50–181.00	176.06
7	—	723	140.00–142.00	140.29
3	—	772	139.00	139.00
17	—	570	156.00–168.00	164.21
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	375	156.00–173.00	167.21
2	—	555	140.00–152.00	145.95
5	—	484	156.00–165.00	162.22
3	—	317	186.00	186.00
7	—	520	154.00–172.00	158.78
3	—	433	170.00–175.00	172.67
1	—	640	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	595	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	337	185.00–187.00	185.82
1	—	605	141.00	141.00
6	—	576	138.00–166.00	149.06
2	—	732	129.00	129.00
7	—	524	155.00–170.00	162.32
3	—	487	156.00–171.00	161.09
1	—	370	183.00	183.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	138.00–140.00	139.33
4	—	578	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	688	121.00–125.00	122.99
1	—	615	140.00	140.00
3	—	425	148.00–150.00	148.70
1	—	790	111.50	111.50
5	—	513	142.00–145.50	144.76
2	—	473	152.00–157.00	154.38
1	—	595	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	368	125.00–152.00	144.24
3	—	637	125.00–130.00	127.66
15	—	478	127.00–138.00	134.11
4	—	583	120.00–130.00	122.94
2	—	328	140.00–150.00	145.11
18	—	425	127.00–142.00	140.58
7	—	683	122.00–125.00	124.59
3	—	515	122.00–128.00	125.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	524	137.50–145.00	141.73
18	—	462	142.00–145.50	144.25
12	—	656	130.00–134.00	130.67
1	—	760	121.00	121.00
25	—	426	142.00–164.00	151.21
14	—	620	130.00–134.00	132.67
5	—	333	154.00–160.00	158.77
15	—	379	142.00–161.00	155.75
10	—	573	130.00–139.00	131.46
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	352	75.00	75.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	773	40.00–45.00	42.38
1	—	850	20.00	20.00
3	—	872	35.00–40.00	36.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,076	51.00–57.50	54.24
2	—	1,045	57.50–59.50	58.46
14	—	1,056	40.00–47.50	43.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,260	60.00–61.00	60.52
7	—	1,449	54.00–60.00	57.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,063	44.00–50.00	47.30
21	—	1,216	54.00–59.00	56.81
16	—	1,223	58.00–63.50	61.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,575	85.00	85.00
3	—	1,733	80.00–83.50	82.47
2	—	1,553	60.00–65.00	62.91

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,295	800.00–825.00	812.31
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	59.00	59.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	18	—	1,243	800.00–1,185.00	1,025.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,216	56.00–69.00	62.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,026	800.00–1,185.00	1,086.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	975	76.00	76.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	935	60.00–80.00	70.05
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,113	1,025.00–1,200.00	1,108.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,385	1,175.00	1,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	1,478	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,275.04
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,437	925.00–1,000.00	984.81
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	688	650.00–700.00	659.21

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

North Arkansas Livestock - GreenForest, AR

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