Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly steady with the better 550-600 lbs 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers and bulls under 500 lbs 3.00-7.00 higher and heifers over 500 lbs mostly steady. Slaughter cows 1.00-4.00 higher with quality of cows better than most weeks. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.40/cwt on 339 head.

Average price

$128.40

339 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$671

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$230

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

$28.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.66

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	132.17	669	229
Medium and Large 1-2	575	126.13	725	48
Medium and Large 2	550	116.93	643	59
Medium and Large 3	425	103.27	439	3thin

One grade step is worth $28.89/cwt here — about $230 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 sale339 hd

128.40

—

AR average9 barns · 1,215 hd

126.75

+1.66

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	1,702	90.78	1,545	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,343	62.52	840	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,178	61.64	726	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,013	52.07	528	41

Every lot, as filed

112 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	800	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	130.23/cwt	126.00–132.00	689	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	133.01/cwt	132.00–134.00	430	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	94.90/cwt	93.50–102.00	681	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	125.56/cwt	120.00–133.00	608	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	835	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	124.72/cwt	118.00–128.00	725	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	551	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	747	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	108.52/cwt	100.00–115.00	686	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	507	118.76/cwt	110.00–122.00	602	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	857	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	707	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	60.92/cwt	59.00–65.00	643	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	39.98/cwt	35.00–43.00	430	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,361	65.17/cwt	61.00–71.00	887	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	813	48.86/cwt	45.50–52.00	397	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,311	57.76/cwt	55.00–60.00	757	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	800	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	296	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	64.69/cwt	62.00–72.50	788	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,041	55.05/cwt	51.50–58.50	573	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,119	58.12/cwt	54.00–61.00	650	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	47.85/cwt	44.00–52.00	474	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	966.49/cwt	950.00–975.00	9,182	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,166	768.78/cwt	600.00–975.00	8,964	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	140.20/cwt	135.00–143.00	673	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	555	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	964	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	805	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	619	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	706	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	615	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	117.93/cwt	110.00–120.00	675	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	764	124.74/cwt	124.00–130.00	953	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	570	139.51/cwt	139.00–140.00	795	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	159.50/cwt	158.00–161.00	762	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	722	126.49/cwt	126.00–127.00	913	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	133.14/cwt	130.00–134.00	904	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	146.96/cwt	142.00–150.00	826	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	928	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	154.77/cwt	149.00–159.00	820	36
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	133.59/cwt	120.00–143.00	786	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	395	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	160.96/cwt	158.00–164.00	711	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	885	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	822	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	146.66/cwt	146.00–147.00	455	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	750	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	810	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	145.72/cwt	142.00–154.00	688	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	630	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	142.15/cwt	130.00–145.00	601	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	410	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	135.15/cwt	123.00–139.00	768	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	172.95/cwt	166.00–179.00	559	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	520	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	611	128.30/cwt	123.00–130.00	784	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	683	118.98/cwt	117.00–120.00	813	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,478.47/cwt	1,400.00–1,535.00	18,850	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,298	1,364.02/cwt	1,000.00–1,500.00	17,705	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	973.25/cwt	875.00–1,000.00	12,389	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,298	1,115.12/cwt	800.00–1,325.00	14,474	3
Bulls	—	—	1,935	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,529	1
Bulls	—	—	1,546	85.68/cwt	82.50–89.50	1,325	8
Bulls	—	—	1,770	94.28/cwt	90.00–100.50	1,669	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	767	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	152.99/cwt	146.00–157.00	658	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	636	126.76/cwt	123.00–136.00	806	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	865	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	865	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	806	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	140.20/cwt	137.00–142.00	862	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	129.14/cwt	125.00–133.00	542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	136.42/cwt	132.00–140.50	647	58
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	143.76/cwt	142.00–147.00	480	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	465	126.45/cwt	125.00–128.00	588	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,194.54/cwt	925.00–1,475.00	13,857	32
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	722	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	60.72/cwt	59.00–63.00	771	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	7,654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	102.43/cwt	95.00–110.00	792	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	639	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	799	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	746	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	592	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	408	104.91/cwt	100.00–110.00	428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	681	108.02/cwt	100.00–110.00	736	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	131.50/cwt	131.00–132.00	664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	369	144.13/cwt	130.00–153.00	532	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	495	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	782	103.31/cwt	102.00–106.00	808	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	142.65/cwt	131.00–155.00	747	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	815	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	722	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	783	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	155.09/cwt	155.00–155.50	755	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	152.24/cwt	151.00–155.00	700	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	586	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	495	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	166.11/cwt	155.00–175.00	626	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	724	128.49/cwt	127.00–130.00	930	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	936	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	145.15/cwt	140.00–160.00	608	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	314	180.61/cwt	179.00–183.00	567	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	755	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	125.49/cwt	122.00–129.00	863	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	135.29/cwt	127.00–142.00	701	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	980	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	139.92/cwt	134.00–146.00	602	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	120.88/cwt	118.00–123.00	693	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	130.15/cwt	127.00–135.00	487	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	534	127.20/cwt	120.00–129.00	679	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	141.65/cwt	135.00–144.50	543	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	656	12

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 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 917Last week 245Year ago 445

Slaughter CattleReceipts 155Last week 60Year ago 126

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 15Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	661	121.00	121.00
38	—	529	126.00–132.00	130.23
4	—	708	118.00	118.00
37	—	581	118.00–128.00	124.72
3	—	765	112.00	112.00
58	—	474	132.00–140.50	136.42
9	—	334	142.00–147.00	143.76
11	—	622	120.00	120.00
35	—	430	134.00–146.00	139.92
16	—	383	135.00–144.50	141.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	132.00–134.00	133.01
6	—	718	93.50–102.00	94.90
11	—	484	120.00–133.00	125.56
6	—	632	100.00–115.00	108.52
8	—	507	110.00–122.00	118.76
11	—	572	110.00–120.00	117.93
2	—	420	125.00–133.00	129.14
2	—	773	95.00–110.00	102.43
5	—	681	100.00–110.00	108.02
6	—	374	127.00–135.00	130.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	551	135.50	135.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	108.00	108.00
2	—	465	125.00–128.00	126.45
2	—	592	120.00	120.00
5	—	534	120.00–129.00	127.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	100.00	100.00
2	—	408	100.00–110.00	104.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	639	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	573	118.00–123.00	120.88
12	—	529	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	480	135.00–143.00	140.20
3	—	310	146.00–147.00	146.66
1	—	750	91.00	91.00
8	—	423	130.00–145.00	142.15
1	—	590	130.00	130.00
1	—	720	110.00	110.00
2	—	505	131.00–132.00	131.50
5	—	369	130.00–153.00	144.13
1	—	660	108.00	108.00
1	—	815	92.50	92.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	110.00	110.00
1	—	495	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	964	83.50	83.50
7	—	472	142.00–154.00	145.72
1	—	375	168.00	168.00
13	—	568	123.00–139.00	135.15
2	—	323	166.00–179.00	172.95
16	—	611	123.00–130.00	128.30
3	—	683	117.00–120.00	118.98
19	—	430	146.00–157.00	152.99
3	—	782	102.00–106.00	103.31
20	—	524	131.00–155.00	142.65
3	—	722	108.50	108.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	619	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	818	99.00	99.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	128.00	128.00
1	—	520	104.00	104.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	764	124.00–130.00	124.74
22	—	478	158.00–161.00	159.50
11	—	562	142.00–150.00	146.96
1	—	725	128.00	128.00
36	—	530	149.00–159.00	154.77
12	—	442	158.00–164.00	160.96
2	—	658	134.00–135.00	134.50
15	—	615	137.00–142.00	140.20
6	—	377	155.00–175.00	166.11
5	—	314	179.00–183.00	180.61
4	—	817	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	570	139.00–140.00	139.51
2	—	495	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	722	126.00–127.00	126.49
8	—	588	120.00–143.00	133.59
1	—	395	151.00	151.00
9	—	636	123.00–136.00	126.76
1	—	865	100.00	100.00
4	—	460	151.00–155.00	152.24
2	—	780	120.00	120.00
15	—	419	140.00–160.00	145.15
2	—	688	122.00–129.00	125.49
12	—	518	127.00–142.00	135.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	679	130.00–134.00	133.14
4	—	609	135.00	135.00
5	—	576	140.00	140.00
16	—	487	155.00–155.50	155.09
14	—	724	127.00–130.00	128.49
10	—	524	144.00	144.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	52.00	52.00
32	—	1,218	62.00–72.50	64.69
25	—	1,119	54.00–61.00	58.12
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,056	59.00–65.00	60.92
3	—	1,075	35.00–43.00	39.98
14	—	1,041	51.50–58.50	55.05
13	—	990	44.00–52.00	47.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,361	61.00–71.00	65.17
5	—	1,311	55.00–60.00	57.76
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	813	45.50–52.00	48.86
1	—	800	37.00	37.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,935	79.00	79.00
8	—	1,546	82.50–89.50	85.68
15	—	1,770	90.00–100.50	94.28

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	950	950.00–975.00	966.49
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,166	600.00–975.00	768.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	32	—	1,160	925.00–1,475.00	1,194.54
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	65.00	65.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,270	59.00–63.00	60.72
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	17	—	1,275	1,400.00–1,535.00	1,478.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,298	1,000.00–1,500.00	1,364.02
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,273	875.00–1,000.00	973.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,298	800.00–1,325.00	1,115.12
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	785	975.00	975.00

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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