Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs mostly 5.00-15.00 higher than last weeks light test. Feeders over 600 lbs not tested last week. Most feeders were weaned with good buyer attendance and active bidding. Cows and bulls not reported today due to time.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.07/cwt on 1,178 head.

Average price

$154.07

1,178 head · 637 lb average

Value per head Derived

$982

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$421

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

$25.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.81

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	604	160.69	971	492
Medium and Large 2	537	150.90	811	92
Medium and Large 1-2	681	149.13	1,016	592
Medium and Large 3	408	135.00	550	2thin

One grade step is worth $25.69/cwt here — about $421 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 sale1,178 hd

154.07

—

AR average10 barns · 1,981 hd

155.89

−1.81

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

86 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 2	—	520	140.34/cwt	140.00–141.00	730	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	910	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	544	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	832	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	906	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	1,137	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	176.62/cwt	160.00–183.00	855	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	153.34/cwt	140.00–161.00	1,029	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	159.91/cwt	150.00–164.50	998	63
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	656	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	147.14/cwt	145.00–148.00	995	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	622	149.69/cwt	143.00–158.00	931	108
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	173.28/cwt	168.00–175.00	615	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	151.22/cwt	147.00–159.00	709	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	153.68/cwt	135.00–164.00	811	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	197.51/cwt	182.00–208.00	624	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	188.37/cwt	175.00–201.00	695	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	792	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	974	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	130.01/cwt	125.00–133.00	677	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	954	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	140.37/cwt	129.00–146.00	797	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	405	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	146.46/cwt	143.00–149.00	833	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	398	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	641	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	372	157.94/cwt	137.00–162.00	588	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	409	156.27/cwt	150.00–173.00	639	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	324	177.45/cwt	173.00–179.00	575	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	610	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	141.00/cwt	130.00–147.00	537	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	141.08/cwt	140.00–143.00	614	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	757	113.65/cwt	104.00–118.50	860	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	147.25/cwt	145.00–152.00	710	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	636	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	563	143.21/cwt	134.00–147.50	806	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	152.05/cwt	140.00–161.00	646	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	160.36/cwt	144.00–173.00	614	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	168.80/cwt	148.00–173.00	549	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	643	134.16/cwt	132.25–140.00	863	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	358	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	526	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	709	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	886	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	474	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	472	150.33/cwt	148.00–152.00	710	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	128.37/cwt	121.00–142.00	607	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	145.47/cwt	136.00–155.00	474	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	506	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	779	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	121.27/cwt	121.00–122.00	802	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	659	127.28/cwt	127.00–127.50	839	61
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	618	134.28/cwt	134.00–134.50	830	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	150.92/cwt	136.00–158.00	708	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	134.67/cwt	130.00–137.00	847	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	929	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	162.09/cwt	151.00–173.00	669	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	133.50/cwt	132.00–135.00	908	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	876	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	764	143.85/cwt	143.85–143.85	1,099	150
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	171.42/cwt	169.00–180.00	909	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	695	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	163.86/cwt	150.00–172.00	947	83
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	143.69/cwt	139.00–153.00	1,042	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	766	142.21/cwt	135.00–147.00	1,089	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	809	129.16/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,045	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	864	125.25/cwt	125.00–128.00	1,082	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	567	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	143.51/cwt	135.00–152.00	829	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	759	134.20/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,019	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	177.05/cwt	175.00–184.00	568	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	127.39/cwt	120.00–135.00	904	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	720	146.60/cwt	146.60–146.60	1,056	168
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	139.89/cwt	135.00–146.85	997	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	170.48/cwt	155.00–176.00	796	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	513	184.50/cwt	184.50–184.50	946	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	170.87/cwt	159.00–180.00	899	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	178.74/cwt	173.00–197.00	754	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	119.81/cwt	110.00–129.50	740	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	367	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	125.18/cwt	120.00–129.00	722	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	119.62/cwt	110.00–122.00	807	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	114.58/cwt	110.00–120.00	819	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	136.89/cwt	134.50–142.00	783	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	153.72/cwt	153.00–154.00	667	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	726	122.02/cwt	120.00–125.00	886	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	147.69/cwt	132.00–154.50	772	57

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.

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	140.00–141.00	140.34
1	—	405	162.00	162.00
7	—	372	137.00–162.00	157.94
1	—	680	122.00	122.00
3	—	472	148.00–152.00	150.33
1	—	345	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	137.00	137.00
1	—	370	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	110.00	110.00
6	—	544	153.00	153.00
7	—	569	143.00–149.00	146.46
3	—	398	161.00	161.00
1	—	470	161.00	161.00
8	—	409	150.00–173.00	156.27
4	—	324	173.00–179.00	177.45
1	—	610	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	135.00	135.00
1	—	420	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	906	125.50	125.50
33	—	484	160.00–183.00	176.62
43	—	671	140.00–161.00	153.34
63	—	624	150.00–164.50	159.91
13	—	316	182.00–208.00	197.51
19	—	369	175.00–201.00	188.37
83	—	578	150.00–172.00	163.86
45	—	725	139.00–153.00	143.69
38	—	766	135.00–147.00	142.21
18	—	809	125.00–130.00	129.16
12	—	864	125.00–128.00	125.25
56	—	526	159.00–180.00	170.87
41	—	422	173.00–197.00	178.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	340	193.00	193.00
21	—	676	145.00–148.00	147.14
108	—	622	143.00–158.00	149.69
53	—	530	169.00–180.00	171.42
6	—	424	164.00	164.00
66	—	713	135.00–146.85	139.89
15	—	467	155.00–176.00	170.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	355	168.00–175.00	173.28
9	—	469	147.00–159.00	151.22
20	—	528	135.00–164.00	153.68
13	—	413	151.00–173.00	162.09
4	—	680	132.00–135.00	133.50
2	—	600	146.00	146.00
18	—	578	135.00–152.00	143.51
13	—	759	125.00–135.00	134.20
7	—	321	175.00–184.00	177.05
2	—	710	120.00–135.00	127.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
150	—	764	143.85	143.85
168	—	720	146.60	146.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	513	184.50	184.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	792	123.00	123.00
36	—	643	132.25–140.00	134.16
24	—	709	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	521	125.00–133.00	130.01
10	—	381	130.00–147.00	141.00
9	—	435	140.00–143.00	141.08
3	—	757	104.00–118.50	113.65
9	—	473	121.00–142.00	128.37
6	—	326	136.00–155.00	145.47
10	—	618	110.00–129.50	119.81
9	—	577	120.00–129.00	125.18
7	—	675	110.00–122.00	119.62
3	—	715	110.00–120.00	114.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	815	117.00	117.00
22	—	568	129.00–146.00	140.37
60	—	425	140.00–161.00	152.05
27	—	383	144.00–173.00	160.36
14	—	325	148.00–173.00	168.80
44	—	469	136.00–158.00	150.92
18	—	629	130.00–137.00	134.67
1	—	885	105.00	105.00
57	—	523	132.00–154.50	147.69
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	482	145.00–152.00	147.25
13	—	383	166.00	166.00
19	—	661	121.00–122.00	121.27
54	—	572	134.50–142.00	136.89
11	—	434	153.00–154.00	153.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	563	134.00–147.50	143.21
61	—	659	127.00–127.50	127.28
21	—	618	134.00–134.50	134.28
29	—	726	120.00–125.00	122.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	358	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	120.00	120.00
3	—	367	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	506	154.00	154.00

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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