Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs 4.00-6.00 lower 500-650 lbs steady to 3.00 higher than last weeks light test. Feeder heifers mostly 1.00-5.00 lower except the better 350-450 lbs 1.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows 10.00-15.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 8.00-10.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.39/cwt on 267 head.

Average price

$139.39

267 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$665

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

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

$8.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.97

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	484	141.29	684	133
Medium and Large 1	484	138.72	671	107
Medium and Large 2	413	132.65	548	27

One grade step is worth $8.64/cwt here — about $136 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 sale267 hd

139.39

—

AR average8 barns · 1,135 hd

136.42

+2.97

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	1,589	83.56	1,328	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,438	54.55	784	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,227	52.33	642	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,006	41.32	416	42

Every lot, as filed

100 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	—	545	144.39/cwt	138.00–145.00	787	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,480	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,034	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,823	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	910	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	8,054	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	760	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,320	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	710	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,260	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,480	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	844	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	710	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,838	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,133	806.59/cwt	725.00–885.00	9,139	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	895	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	510	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	742	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,267	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	693	634.13/cwt	485.00–800.00	4,395	5
Bred Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	608	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,736	3
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	663	55.51/cwt	50.00–70.00	368	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	133.10/cwt	120.00–138.00	446	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	132.23/cwt	130.00–135.00	493	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	452	136.18/cwt	125.00–139.00	616	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	136.00/cwt	130.00–141.00	568	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	648	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	872	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	171.64/cwt	168.00–175.00	563	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	163.76/cwt	160.00–165.00	642	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	163.51/cwt	157.00–168.00	778	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	147.80/cwt	142.00–155.00	840	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	164.62/cwt	149.00–170.00	713	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	164.94/cwt	149.00–168.00	848	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	699	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	122.68/cwt	120.00–125.00	887	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	859	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	491	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	800	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	565	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	836	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	145.73/cwt	140.00–150.00	481	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	437	136.04/cwt	129.00–147.00	594	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	433	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	650	62.43/cwt	52.00–77.00	406	3
Bulls	—	—	1,428	69.89/cwt	58.00–76.00	998	3
Bulls	—	—	1,722	90.85/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,564	5
Bulls	—	—	1,573	83.98/cwt	76.50–87.50	1,321	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	49.44/cwt	45.00–54.00	550	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	885	17.78/cwt	12.00–23.00	157	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	845	34.45/cwt	28.00–40.00	291	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	878	42.41/cwt	38.00–47.00	372	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	53.56/cwt	51.00–55.00	763	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	57.08/cwt	56.00–58.50	618	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,063	27.61/cwt	20.00–30.00	293	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	37.61/cwt	32.00–44.00	381	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	48.25/cwt	47.00–49.00	574	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	53.14/cwt	49.00–57.00	656	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	58.02/cwt	57.00–59.00	862	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	569	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	418	123.05/cwt	120.00–126.00	514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	512	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	616	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	678	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	124.72/cwt	120.00–131.00	771	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	154.59/cwt	149.00–159.00	506	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	152.89/cwt	145.00–158.00	561	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	143.11/cwt	131.00–147.00	671	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	149.67/cwt	137.00–154.00	639	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	135.76/cwt	133.00–139.00	694	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	802	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	802	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	134.37/cwt	134.00–135.00	708	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	664	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	144.00/cwt	142.00–145.00	613	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	591	129.37/cwt	126.00–130.00	765	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	497	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	686	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	344	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	540	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	424	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	666	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	515	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	695	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	650	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	423	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	584	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,033	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	826	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	405	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	628	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	140.03/cwt	135.00–145.00	550	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	768	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	115.98/cwt	115.00–117.00	783	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	330	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	384	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	668	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	616	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	389	162.35/cwt	154.00–170.00	632	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	337	174.16/cwt	165.00–175.00	587	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	152.61/cwt	142.00–166.00	725	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	137.82/cwt	127.00–146.00	787	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	142.50/cwt	138.00–146.00	740	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	155.36/cwt	154.00–158.00	659	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	602	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	801	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	835	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	868	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	588	120.65/cwt	120.00–122.00	709	3

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 Apr 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 650Last week 218Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 113Last week 322Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 60Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	545	138.00–145.00	144.39
5	—	1,033	80.00	80.00
2	—	405	155.00	155.00
2	—	393	135.00–145.00	140.03
1	—	565	136.00	136.00
1	—	495	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	648	134.50	134.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	142.50	142.50
3	—	328	168.00–175.00	171.64
4	—	392	160.00–165.00	163.76
10	—	476	157.00–168.00	163.51
12	—	568	142.00–155.00	147.80
14	—	433	149.00–170.00	164.62
14	—	514	149.00–168.00	164.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	454	154.00	154.00
24	—	723	120.00–125.00	122.68
34	—	620	138.50	138.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	491	163.00	163.00
33	—	565	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	335	120.00–138.00	133.10
5	—	373	130.00–135.00	132.23
5	—	452	125.00–139.00	136.18
9	—	418	130.00–141.00	136.00
1	—	670	110.00	110.00
1	—	550	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	120.00	120.00
2	—	512	125.00	125.00
6	—	616	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	125.00	125.00
1	—	665	110.00	110.00
5	—	618	120.00–131.00	124.72
6	—	327	149.00–159.00	154.59
9	—	367	145.00–158.00	152.89
15	—	469	131.00–147.00	143.11
16	—	427	137.00–154.00	149.67
45	—	511	133.00–139.00	135.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	802	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	527	134.00–135.00	134.37
17	—	492	135.00	135.00
18	—	426	142.00–145.00	144.00
24	—	591	126.00–130.00	129.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	497	138.00	138.00
17	—	344	157.00	157.00
27	—	424	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	140.00–150.00	145.73
4	—	437	129.00–147.00	136.04
2	—	675	115.00–117.00	115.98
1	—	605	100.00	100.00
1	—	550	129.00	129.00
1	—	530	125.00	125.00
1	—	380	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	114.00	114.00
1	—	495	115.00	115.00
2	—	418	120.00–126.00	123.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	140.00	140.00
1	—	515	135.00	135.00
1	—	650	107.00	107.00
3	—	423	138.00	138.00
3	—	588	120.00–122.00	120.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	384	174.00	174.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	408	151.00	151.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	389	154.00–170.00	162.35
11	—	337	165.00–175.00	174.16
8	—	475	142.00–166.00	152.61
6	—	571	127.00–146.00	137.82
6	—	519	138.00–146.00	142.50
5	—	424	154.00–158.00	155.36
2	—	602	133.00	133.00
1	—	835	104.00	104.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,034	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	885.00	885.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	760	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	710	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,480	57.00	57.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,365	52.00	52.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,133	725.00–885.00	806.59
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	895	57.00	57.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	742	575.00	575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	693	485.00–800.00	634.13
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	608	450.00	450.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	663	50.00–70.00	55.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	650	52.00–77.00	62.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,428	58.00–76.00	69.89
5	—	1,722	89.00–94.00	90.85
11	—	1,573	76.50–87.50	83.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,112	45.00–54.00	49.44
4	—	1,083	56.00–58.50	57.08
5	—	1,063	20.00–30.00	27.61
7	—	1,014	32.00–44.00	37.61
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	885	12.00–23.00	17.78
4	—	845	28.00–40.00	34.45
8	—	878	38.00–47.00	42.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,424	51.00–55.00	53.56
2	—	1,485	57.00–59.00	58.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,190	47.00–49.00	48.25
15	—	1,234	49.00–57.00	53.14

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

North Arkansas Livestock - GreenForest, AR

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle