Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough feeders in most classes for a trend last week. Most feeders had a higher under tone with a few 400-550 lb heifers 4.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00-6.00 higher. Not enough slaughter bulls for a trend last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $165.37/cwt on 72 head.

Average price

$165.37

72 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$792

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$81

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2

$42.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.45

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	471	172.24	811	33
Medium and Large 1	477	165.50	790	32
Medium and Large 3	300	149.00	447	1thin
Medium and Large 2	563	129.67	730	6thin

One grade step is worth $42.58/cwt here — about $81 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 sale72 hd

165.37

—

AR average6 barns · 203 hd

156.92

+8.45

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	1,590	94.03	1,495	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,346	69.70	938	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,198	68.41	820	110
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,020	55.00	561	128

Every lot, as filed

68 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	68.31/cwt	64.00–74.00	740	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	37.93/cwt	30.00–42.00	396	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	70.52/cwt	69.00–76.00	963	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	67.95/cwt	62.00–70.00	887	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	66.41/cwt	60.00–70.00	764	60
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	72.02/cwt	70.00–80.00	906	46
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	56.77/cwt	54.00–60.00	689	4
Bulls	—	—	1,791	101.44/cwt	97.00–106.50	1,817	12
Bulls	—	—	1,543	93.31/cwt	89.00–97.00	1,440	9
Bulls	—	—	1,094	73.43/cwt	60.00–82.00	803	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	811.79/cwt	650.00–835.00	7,468	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,237	820.82/cwt	785.00–925.00	10,154	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	567.77/cwt	560.00–575.00	5,422	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	124.68/cwt	115.00–135.00	582	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	121.89/cwt	114.00–130.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	136.41/cwt	134.00–139.00	587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	329	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	540	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	144.82/cwt	139.00–150.00	660	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	581	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	506	141.57/cwt	141.00–143.00	716	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	158.76/cwt	142.00–162.00	538	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	130.74/cwt	130.00–131.00	756	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	148.06/cwt	142.00–150.00	628	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	540	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	659	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	671	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	872	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	148.49/cwt	141.00–152.00	766	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	145.27/cwt	135.00–150.50	603	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	167.60/cwt	163.00–170.00	629	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	593	136.99/cwt	134.00–140.00	812	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	807	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,121	72.60/cwt	67.00–88.00	814	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	68.98/cwt	60.00–71.50	883	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,042	62.68/cwt	43.00–72.00	653	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	13,053	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	4,865	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	15,540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	447	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	652	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	717	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	698	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	733	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	376	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	707	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	504	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	832	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	747	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	971	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	447	168.61/cwt	160.00–173.00	754	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	733	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	865	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	150.07/cwt	144.00–154.00	792	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	306	195.04/cwt	189.00–197.00	597	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	144.35/cwt	143.50–146.00	830	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	169.55/cwt	168.00–171.00	805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	882	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	911	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	836	27.34/cwt	16.00–35.00	229	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	896	53.07/cwt	46.00–57.00	476	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	921	39.53/cwt	35.00–43.00	364	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	935	61.33/cwt	60.00–62.00	573	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	62.56/cwt	57.00–66.00	673	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	53.80/cwt	45.00–57.00	569	25

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 Mar 25, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 218Last week 87Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 322Last week 40Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 72Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,083	64.00–74.00	68.31
7	—	1,043	30.00–42.00	37.93
41	—	1,075	57.00–66.00	62.56
25	—	1,058	45.00–57.00	53.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,365	69.00–76.00	70.52
7	—	1,305	62.00–70.00	67.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	1,151	60.00–70.00	66.41
46	—	1,258	70.00–80.00	72.02
4	—	1,214	54.00–60.00	56.77
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	836	16.00–35.00	27.34
12	—	896	46.00–57.00	53.07
4	—	921	35.00–43.00	39.53
3	—	935	60.00–62.00	61.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,791	97.00–106.50	101.44
9	—	1,543	89.00–97.00	93.31
4	—	1,094	60.00–82.00	73.43

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)	14	—	920	650.00–835.00	811.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,237	785.00–925.00	820.82
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	955	560.00–575.00	567.77
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	76.00	76.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,121	67.00–88.00	72.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,280	60.00–71.50	68.98
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,042	43.00–72.00	62.68
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,135	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	695	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,295	1,200.00	1,200.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	115.00–135.00	124.68
2	—	682	110.00	110.00
2	—	528	114.00–130.00	121.89
2	—	430	134.00–139.00	136.41
1	—	350	136.00	136.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	329	164.00	164.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	456	139.00–150.00	144.82
8	—	395	147.00	147.00
7	—	506	141.00–143.00	141.57
6	—	339	142.00–162.00	158.76
4	—	578	130.00–131.00	130.74
4	—	424	142.00–150.00	148.06
1	—	630	121.00	121.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	106.00	106.00
1	—	540	135.00	135.00
1	—	445	148.00	148.00
1	—	390	140.00	140.00
1	—	320	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	671	130.00	130.00
4	—	516	141.00–152.00	148.49
3	—	415	135.00–150.50	145.27
3	—	375	163.00–170.00	167.60
2	—	593	134.00–140.00	136.99
1	—	740	109.00	109.00
1	—	645	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	652	110.00	110.00
2	—	488	143.00	143.00
1	—	555	132.00	132.00
1	—	545	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	376	188.00	188.00
10	—	504	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	747	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	447	160.00–173.00	168.61
6	—	388	189.00	189.00
4	—	609	142.00	142.00
4	—	528	144.00–154.00	150.07
4	—	306	189.00–197.00	195.04
3	—	575	143.50–146.00	144.35
2	—	475	168.00–171.00	169.55
1	—	700	126.00	126.00
1	—	675	135.00	135.00

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle