Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers uneven generally near steady on a very light test. Feeder heifers mostly 5.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls not fully tested had a lower undertone.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $137.84/cwt on 56 head.

Average price

$137.84

56 head · 605 lb average

Value per head Derived

$834

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$63

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

$27.94/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.81

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	593	141.94	842	39
Medium and Large 2	517	138.51	715	10thin
Medium and Large 1-2	794	114.00	905	7thin

One grade step is worth $27.94/cwt here — about −$63 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 sale56 hd

137.84

—

AR average7 barns · 1,342 hd

146.65

−8.81

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	—	Average	1,555	75.48	1,174	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,385	53.79	745	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,220	52.29	638	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,039	45.71	475	12

Every lot, as filed

53 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	—	715	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	922	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,330	56.25/cwt	55.50–57.00	748	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,138	49.65/cwt	46.00–53.50	565	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	528	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	53.79/cwt	52.50–55.00	745	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	850	32.34/cwt	30.00–35.00	275	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	51.77/cwt	50.00–54.00	624	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	833	43.32/cwt	38.00–48.00	361	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	482	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	165.66/cwt	159.00–176.00	785	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	147.22/cwt	144.00–152.00	835	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	742	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	350	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	557	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	138.00/cwt	136.00–140.00	738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	662	1
Bulls	—	—	1,488	74.17/cwt	72.00–76.50	1,104	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	507	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	483	141.10/cwt	137.00–145.00	682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	748	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	785	2
Bulls	—	—	1,160	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	405	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	559	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	131.71/cwt	127.00–137.00	763	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Bulls	—	—	1,732	81.52/cwt	80.00–83.50	1,412	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	140.95/cwt	138.00–145.00	537	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	130.22/cwt	125.00–134.00	675	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	127.37/cwt	119.00–132.00	531	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	556	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	728	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	138.48/cwt	133.00–142.00	580	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	122.75/cwt	118.00–125.00	657	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	140.98/cwt	140.00–142.00	444	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	457	136.99/cwt	132.00–139.00	626	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	689	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	123.32/cwt	120.00–127.00	583	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	920	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	794	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	905	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	711	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	824	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	143.62/cwt	142.00–147.00	747	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	135.95/cwt	132.00–137.50	895	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	137.28/cwt	129.00–140.00	707	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,403	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 Apr 8, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 158Last week 650Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 113Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 50Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	129.00	129.00
4	—	474	159.00–176.00	165.66
12	—	567	144.00–152.00	147.22
1	—	350	159.00	159.00
2	—	315	175.00	175.00
4	—	920	100.00	100.00
1	—	625	130.00	130.00
3	—	520	142.00–147.00	143.62
9	—	658	132.00–137.50	135.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	482	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	150.00	150.00
1	—	640	116.00	116.00
1	—	490	145.00	145.00
1	—	675	122.00	122.00
1	—	310	165.00	165.00
1	—	550	138.00	138.00
4	—	515	129.00–140.00	137.28
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	794	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	155.00	155.00
2	—	535	136.00–140.00	138.00
1	—	345	147.00	147.00
2	—	483	137.00–145.00	141.10
1	—	630	128.00	128.00
4	—	579	127.00–137.00	131.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	135.00	135.00
1	—	385	148.00	148.00
2	—	748	105.00	105.00
1	—	560	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	115.00	115.00
5	—	381	138.00–145.00	140.95
10	—	518	125.00–134.00	130.22
4	—	556	131.00	131.00
8	—	419	133.00–142.00	138.48
2	—	315	140.00–142.00	140.98
7	—	457	132.00–139.00	136.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	119.00–132.00	127.37
1	—	385	137.00	137.00
3	—	535	118.00–125.00	122.75
3	—	473	120.00–127.00	123.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	584	118.00	118.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,330	55.50–57.00	56.25
1	—	1,100	48.00	48.00
7	—	1,206	50.00–54.00	51.77
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,138	46.00–53.50	49.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,385	52.50–55.00	53.79
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	850	30.00–35.00	32.34
2	—	833	38.00–48.00	43.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,488	72.00–76.50	74.17
1	—	1,160	60.00	60.00
3	—	1,732	80.00–83.50	81.52

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	99.00	99.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	650.00	650.00

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle