Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough steers and bulls in most classes last week for a trend 550-600 Lbs steady and other classes had a higher undertone. Feeder heifers mostly 4.00-9.00 higher than last weeks light test. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to firm on a very light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.81/cwt on 163 head.

Average price

$129.81

163 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$639

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$257

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

$27.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.34

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	484	135.67	657	104
Medium and Large 1-2	573	124.64	714	11thin
Medium and Large 2	494	118.52	585	47
Medium and Large 3	370	108.00	400	1thin

One grade step is worth $27.67/cwt here — about $257 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 sale163 hd

129.81

—

AR average6 barns · 615 hd

129.47

+0.34

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	1,463	84.91	1,242	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,131	62.59	708	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,060	52.90	561	17

Every lot, as filed

72 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	—	378	174.29/cwt	160.00–183.00	659	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	881	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	525	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	120.16/cwt	110.00–130.00	564	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	671	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	130.34/cwt	120.00–140.00	675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	862	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	324	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	616	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	912	55.30/cwt	54.00–57.00	504	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,118	60.79/cwt	57.00–64.00	680	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	63.99/cwt	63.00–65.00	751	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	950	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	285	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	50.15/cwt	48.00–55.00	576	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	965	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	550	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	900	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	414	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,065	46.03/cwt	45.00–47.00	490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	714	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	351	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	562	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	138.20/cwt	132.00–144.50	652	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	123.63/cwt	120.00–132.00	686	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	136.36/cwt	124.00–143.00	700	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	114.60/cwt	110.00–120.00	603	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	132.40/cwt	128.00–135.00	490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	716	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	687	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	325	170.33/cwt	165.00–174.00	554	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	590	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	590	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	169.98/cwt	160.00–175.00	724	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	146.54/cwt	140.00–149.00	831	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	158.13/cwt	152.00–168.00	742	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	783	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	694	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	843	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	707	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	152.95/cwt	152.00–155.00	574	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	818	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	723.29/cwt	700.00–750.00	5,280	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	123.14/cwt	110.00–126.00	751	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	147.17/cwt	143.00–156.00	474	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	104.68/cwt	103.00–108.00	684	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	126.20/cwt	108.00–135.00	543	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	112.72/cwt	110.00–114.00	639	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	109.49/cwt	107.00–112.00	666	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	491	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	692	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	333	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	526	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	143.33/cwt	136.00–149.00	602	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	150.42/cwt	144.00–158.00	570	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	13,598	1
Bulls	—	—	1,170	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	878	1
Bulls	—	—	1,522	86.89/cwt	85.50–91.50	1,322	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	663	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	554	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	381	189.18/cwt	185.00–191.00	721	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	138.16/cwt	133.00–145.00	859	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	156.75/cwt	145.00–169.00	820	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	185.68/cwt	185.00–186.00	631	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	144.00/cwt	138.00–150.00	648	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	573	113.03/cwt	111.00–116.00	648	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	665	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	150.64/cwt	147.00–157.00	649	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	159.42/cwt	150.00–168.00	603	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	338	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	537	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	140.99/cwt	130.00–147.00	598	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	111.50/cwt	105.00–118.00	691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	478	152.50/cwt	140.00–171.00	729	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	758	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 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 378Last week 158Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 38Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 2Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	378	160.00–183.00	174.29
6	—	808	109.00	109.00
5	—	426	160.00–175.00	169.98
7	—	567	140.00–149.00	146.54
16	—	469	152.00–168.00	158.13
13	—	622	133.00–145.00	138.16
7	—	523	145.00–169.00	156.75
3	—	340	185.00–186.00	185.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	120.00–140.00	130.34
1	—	550	135.00	135.00
1	—	655	108.00	108.00
3	—	375	152.00–155.00	152.95
1	—	605	128.00	128.00
4	—	450	138.00–150.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	853	101.00	101.00
4	—	576	136.00	136.00
9	—	694	121.50	121.50
7	—	518	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	324	190.00	190.00
10	—	381	185.00–191.00	189.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	469	110.00–130.00	120.16
2	—	678	99.00	99.00
1	—	315	120.00	120.00
9	—	526	110.00–120.00	114.60
3	—	370	128.00–135.00	132.40
1	—	705	94.00	94.00
13	—	430	108.00–135.00	126.20
7	—	567	110.00–114.00	112.72
2	—	608	107.00–112.00	109.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	700	102.00	102.00
21	—	472	132.00–144.50	138.20
10	—	555	120.00–132.00	123.63
6	—	513	124.00–143.00	136.36
18	—	610	110.00–126.00	123.14
7	—	322	143.00–156.00	147.17
3	—	653	103.00–108.00	104.68
20	—	420	136.00–149.00	143.33
8	—	379	144.00–158.00	150.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	351	160.00	160.00
3	—	333	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	716	96.00	96.00
7	—	491	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	165.00–174.00	170.33
1	—	785	97.00	97.00
4	—	431	147.00–157.00	150.64
2	—	378	150.00–168.00	159.42
10	—	478	140.00–171.00	152.50
2	—	535	138.00	138.00
1	—	715	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	100.00	100.00
3	—	338	159.00	159.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	510	130.00	130.00
1	—	390	142.00	142.00
3	—	573	111.00–116.00	113.03
1	—	475	140.00	140.00
4	—	424	130.00–147.00	140.99
2	—	620	105.00–118.00	111.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	912	54.00–57.00	55.30
1	—	950	30.00	30.00
1	—	900	46.00	46.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,118	57.00–64.00	60.79
4	—	1,148	48.00–55.00	50.15
2	—	1,065	45.00–47.00	46.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,173	63.00–65.00	63.99
1	—	965	57.00	57.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,170	75.00	75.00
5	—	1,522	85.50–91.50	86.89

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	800.00	800.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	730	700.00–750.00	723.29
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,470	925.00	925.00

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

Heifers · 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