Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

`Compared to last week: Feeders mostly steady to 5.00 lower except the better 600-700 lb bulls 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 2.00-7.00 higher on a limited comparison. The offering included several new crop calves with some of them being fleshy.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $130.10/cwt on 228 head.

Average price

$130.10

228 head · 629 lb average

Value per head Derived

$818

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$188

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

$27.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.88

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	144.54	723	80
Medium and Large 2	539	132.62	715	49
Medium and Large 1-2	777	117.18	911	99

One grade step is worth $27.36/cwt here — about −$188 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 sale228 hd

130.10

—

AR average9 barns · 1,315 hd

136.98

−6.88

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	1,582	86.86	1,374	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,173	57.46	674	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,438	53.00	762	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,006	50.28	506	19

Every lot, as filed

92 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%	—	855	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	126.18/cwt	120.00–129.00	550	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	398	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	597	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	460	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	676	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	975	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	352	159.03/cwt	156.00–165.00	560	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	130.99/cwt	129.00–135.00	769	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	838	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	157.01/cwt	156.00–158.00	664	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	150.23/cwt	147.00–152.00	700	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	144.78/cwt	140.00–147.00	744	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	614	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	798	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	776	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	703	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	943	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	91.25/cwt	91.25–91.25	944	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	588	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	764	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	517	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	778	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	743	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	835	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	156.84/cwt	152.00–160.00	510	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	146.51/cwt	136.00–150.00	546	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,535	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	737	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	52.51/cwt	52.00–53.00	579	4
Bulls	—	—	1,770	91.25/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,615	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	53.42/cwt	51.00–55.00	548	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	54.67/cwt	52.00–59.00	768	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,176	57.25/cwt	54.00–60.00	673	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	62.30/cwt	60.00–66.50	756	5
Bulls	—	—	1,263	76.98/cwt	74.00–79.50	972	4
Bulls	—	—	1,725	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,725	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	964	64.62/cwt	52.00–88.00	623	11
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	502	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,120.05/cwt	985.00–1,225.00	13,721	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,316	981.65/cwt	700.00–1,260.00	12,919	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,208	725.78/cwt	700.00–750.00	8,767	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	617	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	57.10/cwt	53.00–63.00	714	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	1,154.35/cwt	1,050.00–1,185.00	15,064	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,057	771.70/cwt	735.00–825.00	8,157	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,282	911.89/cwt	735.00–985.00	11,690	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	825.13/cwt	725.00–875.00	9,101	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	134.97/cwt	125.00–140.00	700	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	786	105.50/cwt	105.50–105.50	829	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	134.74/cwt	123.00–146.00	632	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	535	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	441	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	138.84/cwt	130.00–141.00	597	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	371	133.46/cwt	130.00–141.00	495	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	798	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	694	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	98.99/cwt	98.00–100.00	666	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	114.04/cwt	112.00–116.00	648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	125.51/cwt	124.00–127.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	133.94/cwt	130.00–138.00	640	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	437	127.60/cwt	120.00–130.00	558	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	500	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	537	131.25/cwt	120.00–140.00	705	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	128.36/cwt	125.00–131.00	737	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	679	117.22/cwt	115.00–125.00	796	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	141.30/cwt	137.00–145.00	656	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	607	124.47/cwt	120.00–126.00	756	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	147.58/cwt	146.00–152.00	610	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	147.44/cwt	145.00–152.00	543	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	107.97/cwt	103.00–113.00	842	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	444	126.62/cwt	119.00–138.00	562	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	815	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	310	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	46.67/cwt	45.00–49.00	481	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	114.38/cwt	105.00–122.00	600	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	129.23/cwt	120.00–138.00	491	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	109.63/cwt	105.00–114.00	683	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	768	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	668	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	122.15/cwt	118.00–128.00	578	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	130.13/cwt	127.00–137.00	432	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	104.75/cwt	104.00–105.50	699	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	111.48/cwt	109.00–114.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	493	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	631	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	549	122.93/cwt	120.00–124.00	675	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	541	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	129.33/cwt	125.00–134.00	599	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	123.27/cwt	120.00–127.00	634	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	119.36/cwt	115.00–120.00	683	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	135.34/cwt	132.00–140.00	566	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	142.90/cwt	141.00–145.00	464	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	135.39/cwt	134.00–138.00	498	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	460	127.55/cwt	125.00–130.00	587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	510	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	597	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	145.80/cwt	142.00–149.00	620	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	888	5

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 May 6, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 566Last week 895Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 121Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 50Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	855	43.00	43.00
12	—	1,025	51.00–55.00	53.42
5	—	1,030	45.00–49.00	46.67
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,535	48.00	48.00
3	—	1,405	52.00–59.00	54.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,103	52.00–53.00	52.51
21	—	1,176	54.00–60.00	57.25
5	—	1,214	60.00–66.50	62.30
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	38.00	38.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,770	89.00–93.00	91.25
4	—	1,263	74.00–79.50	76.98
1	—	1,725	100.00	100.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	436	120.00–129.00	126.18
15	—	525	105.00–122.00	114.38
11	—	380	120.00–138.00	129.23
7	—	623	105.00–114.00	109.63
6	—	768	87.00	87.00
6	—	473	118.00–128.00	122.15
6	—	332	127.00–137.00	130.13
4	—	667	104.00–105.50	104.75
2	—	565	109.00–114.00	111.48
1	—	705	98.00	98.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	493	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	549	120.00–124.00	122.93
10	—	416	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	463	125.00–134.00	129.33
27	—	514	120.00–127.00	123.27
17	—	572	115.00–120.00	119.36
4	—	418	132.00–140.00	135.34
4	—	325	141.00–145.00	142.90
3	—	368	134.00–138.00	135.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	125.00–130.00	127.55
1	—	510	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	398	150.00	150.00
15	—	460	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	125.00	125.00
1	—	780	125.00	125.00
3	—	352	156.00–165.00	159.03
3	—	587	129.00–135.00	130.99
3	—	625	134.00	134.00
4	—	423	156.00–158.00	157.01
13	—	466	147.00–152.00	150.23
22	—	514	140.00–147.00	144.78
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	614	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	621	125.00	125.00
9	—	502	140.00	140.00
19	—	938	100.50	100.50
32	—	1,035	91.25	91.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	588	130.00	130.00
23	—	517	150.50	150.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	127.00	127.00
1	—	835	100.00	100.00
4	—	325	152.00–160.00	156.84
5	—	373	136.00–150.00	146.51
14	—	519	125.00–140.00	134.97
7	—	786	105.50	105.50
6	—	469	123.00–146.00	134.74
6	—	425	142.00–149.00	145.80
5	—	740	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	108.00	108.00
1	—	490	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	430	130.00–141.00	138.84
3	—	371	130.00–141.00	133.46
2	—	798	87.00	87.00
2	—	673	98.00–100.00	98.99
2	—	600	100.00	100.00
2	—	568	112.00–116.00	114.04
2	—	520	124.00–127.00	125.51
2	—	478	130.00–138.00	133.94
1	—	320	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	437	120.00–130.00	127.60
1	—	500	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	537	120.00–140.00	131.25
13	—	574	125.00–131.00	128.36
5	—	679	115.00–125.00	117.22
5	—	464	137.00–145.00	141.30
4	—	607	120.00–126.00	124.47
4	—	413	146.00–152.00	147.58
3	—	368	145.00–152.00	147.44
2	—	780	103.00–113.00	107.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	444	119.00–138.00	126.62

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	11	—	964	52.00–88.00	64.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	57.00	57.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,225	985.00–1,225.00	1,120.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,316	700.00–1,260.00	981.65
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,208	700.00–750.00	725.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	59.00	59.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,250	53.00–63.00	57.10
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,305	1,050.00–1,185.00	1,154.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,057	735.00–825.00	771.70
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,282	735.00–985.00	911.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,103	725.00–875.00	825.13

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle