Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders uneven generally steady on a light test in most classes. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00-2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.68/cwt on 112 head.

Average price

$119.68

112 head · 576 lb average

Value per head Derived

$690

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$176

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

$23.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−10.50

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	130.44	659	44
Medium and Large 2	608	113.40	690	39
Medium and Large 1-2	664	112.35	746	26
Medium and Large 3	450	107.33	483	3thin

One grade step is worth $23.10/cwt here — about $176 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 sale112 hd

119.68

—

AR average9 barns · 1,541 hd

130.18

−10.50

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	1,796	90.40	1,624	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,405	63.92	898	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,166	61.08	712	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,009	55.13	557	19

Every lot, as filed

84 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	—	572	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	715	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	627	107.34/cwt	103.00–110.00	673	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	696	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	745	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	796	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	128.00/cwt	116.00–135.00	536	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	137.93/cwt	136.00–140.00	572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	495	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	723	101.60/cwt	96.00–107.00	735	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	781	1
Bulls	—	—	1,605	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	870	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	774	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	139.27/cwt	137.00–141.50	745	2
Bulls	—	—	1,645	88.07/cwt	85.00–90.00	1,449	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	138.98/cwt	135.00–142.00	639	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	588	131.34/cwt	130.00–132.00	772	3
Bulls	—	—	1,925	95.67/cwt	92.00–99.00	1,842	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	132.95/cwt	123.00–138.00	699	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	565	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	340	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	405	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	360	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	529	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	139.24/cwt	135.00–144.00	664	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	593	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	836	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	400	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	144.14/cwt	139.00–150.00	621	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	640	137.45/cwt	130.00–139.00	880	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	835	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	136.59/cwt	130.00–141.00	720	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	155.97/cwt	154.00–158.00	499	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	493	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	740	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	941	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	135.69/cwt	130.00–140.00	778	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	798	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	157.01/cwt	155.00–158.00	735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	143.36/cwt	139.00–145.50	552	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	99.92/cwt	92.00–104.00	727	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	760	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	129.10/cwt	128.00–135.00	687	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	124.01/cwt	120.00–130.00	598	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	97.00/cwt	94.00–100.00	810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	764	106.50/cwt	106.50–106.50	814	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	138.50/cwt	135.00–144.00	587	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	615	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	782	103.60/cwt	103.50–104.00	810	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	918	82.51/cwt	78.00–87.00	757	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	513	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	148.44/cwt	147.00–150.00	564	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	142.06/cwt	140.00–147.00	754	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	602	141.68/cwt	140.00–145.00	853	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	719	122.19/cwt	114.00–125.00	879	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	964	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	942	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	608	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	380	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	388	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	700	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	441	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,201	743.26/cwt	650.00–800.00	8,927	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	691	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	60.41/cwt	59.00–62.00	665	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	857.25/cwt	800.00–950.00	10,501	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,164	62.67/cwt	61.00–67.00	729	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,405	63.92/cwt	60.00–66.00	898	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	372	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	60.63/cwt	59.00–62.00	640	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	55.05/cwt	52.00–58.00	566	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	595	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	149	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	58.53/cwt	53.00–61.00	684	15
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	73.56/cwt	64.00–80.00	710	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	684	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	132.32/cwt	130.00–136.00	621	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	122.11/cwt	120.00–127.00	646	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	129.60/cwt	127.00–132.00	483	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	646	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	711	6

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 27, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 264Last week 917Year ago 804

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 155Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 80Year ago 25

Compared to last week: Feeders uneven generally steady on a light test in most classes. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00-2.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	572	125.00	125.00
1	—	625	117.00	117.00
2	—	730	109.00	109.00
3	—	385	139.00–145.50	143.36
6	—	532	128.00–135.00	129.10
8	—	424	135.00–144.00	138.50
11	—	469	130.00–136.00	132.32
1	—	330	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	122.00	122.00
1	—	465	100.00	100.00
1	—	510	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	627	103.00–110.00	107.34
1	—	555	121.00	121.00
4	—	419	116.00–135.00	128.00
1	—	650	105.00	105.00
4	—	728	92.00–104.00	99.92
1	—	875	100.00	100.00
5	—	482	120.00–130.00	124.01
2	—	835	94.00–100.00	97.00
5	—	782	103.50–104.00	103.60
2	—	918	78.00–87.00	82.51
8	—	529	120.00–127.00	122.11
3	—	373	127.00–132.00	129.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	696	107.00	107.00
5	—	714	106.50	106.50
5	—	764	106.50	106.50
6	—	534	128.00	128.00
6	—	646	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	136.00–140.00	137.93
2	—	723	96.00–107.00	101.60
3	—	870	89.00	89.00
4	—	460	135.00–142.00	138.98
6	—	526	123.00–138.00	132.95
2	—	360	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	142.00	142.00
1	—	630	124.00	124.00
2	—	535	137.00–141.50	139.27
3	—	588	130.00–132.00	131.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	109.00	109.00
1	—	340	119.00	119.00
1	—	380	102.00	102.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	477	135.00–144.00	139.24
1	—	630	130.00	130.00
8	—	431	139.00–150.00	144.14
1	—	770	120.00	120.00
9	—	527	130.00–141.00	136.59
2	—	320	154.00–158.00	155.97
3	—	573	130.00–140.00	135.69
4	—	380	147.00–150.00	148.44
4	—	719	114.00–125.00	122.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	593	141.00	141.00
1	—	400	155.00	155.00
1	—	535	156.00	156.00
2	—	710	132.50	132.50
3	—	468	155.00–158.00	157.01
3	—	602	140.00–145.00	141.68
4	—	685	137.50	137.50
1	—	380	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	640	130.00–139.00	137.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	493	150.00	150.00
9	—	558	143.00	143.00
10	—	531	140.00–147.00	142.06
11	—	803	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	95.00	95.00
3	—	513	100.00	100.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	700	63.00	63.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,605	71.00	71.00
3	—	1,645	85.00–90.00	88.07
5	—	1,925	92.00–99.00	95.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,164	61.00–67.00	62.67
15	—	1,168	53.00–61.00	58.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,405	60.00–66.00	63.92
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	42.00	42.00
8	—	1,056	59.00–62.00	60.63
9	—	1,028	52.00–58.00	55.05
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	25.00	25.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	870	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,201	650.00–800.00	743.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	64.00	64.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,100	59.00–62.00	60.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,225	800.00–950.00	857.25
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	965	64.00–80.00	73.56

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