Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls steady to 9.00 higher mostly 3.00-6.00 higher on a light test in most classes. Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not fully tested. Light run due to rainy conditions in the area.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $148.64/cwt on 95 head.

Average price

$148.64

95 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$806

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$138

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

$17.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.32

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	151.95	833	77
Medium and Large 2	517	134.47	695	18thin

One grade step is worth $17.49/cwt here — about $138 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 sale95 hd

148.64

—

AR average7 barns · 849 hd

148.32

+0.32

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	1,661	85.06	1,413	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,182	59.80	707	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,477	58.79	868	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,000	52.76	527	17

Every lot, as filed

71 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%	—	1,006	55.15/cwt	51.00–59.00	555	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	60.94/cwt	60.00–62.00	873	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	57.33/cwt	54.00–59.00	631	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	785	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	267	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	59.31/cwt	59.00–60.00	645	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	62.59/cwt	60.00–66.00	782	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	47.15/cwt	45.00–49.00	459	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	54.50/cwt	54.50–54.50	853	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	553	129.99/cwt	128.00–132.00	719	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	540	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	648	2
Bulls	—	—	1,833	90.90/cwt	89.50–92.50	1,666	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	405	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	494	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	411	137.45/cwt	130.00–143.00	565	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	761	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	151.19/cwt	150.00–156.00	582	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	800	1
Bulls	—	—	1,280	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	140.84/cwt	135.00–149.00	514	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	340	148.81/cwt	136.00–162.00	506	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	140.36/cwt	135.00–150.00	670	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	138.43/cwt	135.00–142.00	727	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	814	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	478	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	126.30/cwt	120.00–130.00	534	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	788	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	341	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	442	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	121.00/cwt	118.50–123.00	744	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	134.91/cwt	132.50–140.00	594	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	425	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	557	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	123.09/cwt	118.00–128.00	586	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	123.68/cwt	120.00–128.00	653	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	132.77/cwt	130.00–135.00	493	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	7,085	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,626	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	124.31/cwt	120.00–126.50	725	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	128.65/cwt	127.50–131.00	614	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	137.99/cwt	137.00–139.00	515	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	113.92/cwt	107.00–120.50	656	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	790	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	972	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	681	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	129.33/cwt	126.00–130.00	666	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	705	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	737	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,034.19/cwt	1,000.00–1,075.00	13,083	3
Bulls	—	—	1,593	87.59/cwt	87.00–88.00	1,395	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	132.44/cwt	130.00–136.00	632	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	664	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	9,106	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	612	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	913.76/cwt	900.00–925.00	10,673	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	561	130.16/cwt	125.00–135.00	730	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	141.55/cwt	140.00–143.00	665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	538	154.11/cwt	150.00–160.00	829	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	138.18/cwt	136.00–139.00	919	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	128.58/cwt	120.00–135.00	818	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	146.00/cwt	140.00–152.00	584	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	151.09/cwt	139.00–156.00	875	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	871	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	147.50/cwt	147.00–148.00	462	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	159.68/cwt	150.00–165.00	749	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	156.44/cwt	152.00–161.00	579	2

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 13, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 245Last week 566Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 83Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 55Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,006	51.00–59.00	55.15
3	—	1,088	59.00–60.00	59.31
4	—	973	45.00–49.00	47.15
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,433	60.00–62.00	60.94
1	—	1,565	54.50	54.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,100	54.00–59.00	57.33
15	—	1,250	60.00–66.00	62.59
1	—	1,220	50.00	50.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	34.00	34.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,833	89.50–92.50	90.90
1	—	1,280	62.50	62.50
2	—	1,593	87.00–88.00	87.59

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	553	128.00–132.00	129.99
5	—	385	150.00–156.00	151.19
1	—	615	130.00	130.00
6	—	477	135.00–150.00	140.36
2	—	525	135.00–142.00	138.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	540	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	411	130.00–143.00	137.45
1	—	590	129.00	129.00
6	—	365	135.00–149.00	140.84
2	—	340	136.00–162.00	148.81
12	—	477	130.00–136.00	132.44
2	—	725	96.00	96.00
1	—	515	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	822	99.00	99.00
6	—	615	118.50–123.00	121.00
3	—	440	132.50–140.00	134.91
13	—	583	120.00–126.50	124.31
6	—	477	127.50–131.00	128.65
2	—	373	137.00–139.00	137.99
6	—	515	126.00–130.00	129.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	104.00	104.00
1	—	545	100.00	100.00
2	—	558	100.00	100.00
1	—	400	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	423	120.00–130.00	126.30
4	—	875	90.00	90.00
4	—	341	129.00–130.00	129.50
1	—	790	94.00	94.00
9	—	476	118.00–128.00	123.09
5	—	528	120.00–128.00	123.68
4	—	371	130.00–135.00	132.77
5	—	576	107.00–120.50	113.92
4	—	745	106.00	106.00
2	—	972	88.00	88.00
1	—	655	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	561	125.00–135.00	130.16
2	—	470	140.00–143.00	141.55
4	—	636	120.00–135.00	128.58
2	—	400	140.00–152.00	146.00
2	—	512	127.50	127.50
2	—	313	147.00–148.00	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	538	150.00–160.00	154.11
11	—	665	136.00–139.00	138.18
1	—	405	160.00	160.00
21	—	579	139.00–156.00	151.09
2	—	645	135.00	135.00
18	—	469	150.00–165.00	159.68
2	—	370	152.00–161.00	156.44

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	785.00	785.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	58.00	58.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,168	900.00–925.00	913.76
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,205	63.00	63.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	855	775.00	775.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	86.00	86.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	67.00	67.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,265	1,000.00–1,075.00	1,034.19

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