Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady to 5.00 lower. No trend, cows and bulls not reported last week. Only a small amount observed today due to time.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $140.86/cwt on 704 head.

Average price

$140.86

704 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$787

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$215

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

$34.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.84

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	568	145.30	826	238
Medium and Large 1-2	565	139.47	788	352
Medium and Large 2	517	138.79	718	102
Medium and Large 3	551	110.83	611	12thin

One grade step is worth $34.47/cwt here — about $215 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 sale704 hd

140.86

—

AR average9 barns · 1,892 hd

141.70

−0.84

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	1,695	98.36	1,667	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,375	64.50	887	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,315	57.00	750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

109 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
Bulls	—	—	1,817	103.84/cwt	97.00–110.00	1,887	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	887	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,315	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	152.58/cwt	142.00–158.00	787	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	142.53/cwt	135.00–145.00	822	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	622	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	827	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	682	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	870	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	705	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	705	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	462	138.94/cwt	136.00–143.00	642	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	126.82/cwt	120.00–135.00	662	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	559	118.74/cwt	113.00–122.00	664	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	624	111.75/cwt	107.00–116.00	697	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	436	134.39/cwt	130.00–139.00	586	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	142.78/cwt	135.00–147.50	461	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	383	140.46/cwt	132.00–153.00	538	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	530	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	583	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	114.97/cwt	110.00–120.00	544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	458	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	618	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	170.94/cwt	167.00–173.00	530	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	557	133.37/cwt	128.00–136.00	743	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	611	125.05/cwt	118.00–127.50	764	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	356	153.33/cwt	152.00–160.00	546	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	135.26/cwt	128.00–140.00	710	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	439	144.71/cwt	143.50–154.00	635	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	640	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	702	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	723	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	958	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	795	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	492	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	615	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	576	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	611	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	9,713	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	14,640	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,935	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	9,649	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	489	147.60/cwt	147.00–150.00	722	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	435	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	674	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	527	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	785	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	508	110.15/cwt	107.00–112.00	560	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	641	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	699	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	588	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	744	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	488	131.50/cwt	131.50–131.50	642	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	126.14/cwt	120.00–127.50	647	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	117.40/cwt	115.00–123.50	735	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	116.80/cwt	115.00–117.00	869	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	132.67/cwt	130.00–137.00	567	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	618	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	582	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	698	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	118.36/cwt	118.00–118.50	804	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	607	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	728	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	130.88/cwt	126.00–133.00	685	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	142.50/cwt	135.00–151.00	549	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	440	140.51/cwt	137.00–143.00	618	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	132.06/cwt	129.50–134.00	627	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	123.57/cwt	118.50–124.50	748	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	123.96/cwt	119.00–129.50	700	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	144.78/cwt	142.00–147.00	484	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	837	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	133.65/cwt	124.00–139.00	706	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	619	129.36/cwt	122.00–130.00	801	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	138.86/cwt	132.00–152.00	651	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	686	129.49/cwt	125.00–130.00	888	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	144.49/cwt	140.00–150.00	629	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	151.17/cwt	141.00–156.00	579	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	134.27/cwt	129.00–136.00	776	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	159.83/cwt	157.50–163.00	539	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	627	130.23/cwt	128.00–135.00	817	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	726	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	900	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	535	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	786	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	652	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	913	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	570	139.50/cwt	135.00–141.50	795	90
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	117.49/cwt	115.00–120.00	797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	536	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	643	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	689	138.81/cwt	135.50–139.50	956	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	158.37/cwt	158.00–160.00	673	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	138.34/cwt	135.00–144.00	866	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	154.00/cwt	152.00–156.00	745	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	919	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	156.56/cwt	155.00–158.00	595	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,002	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	171.97/cwt	170.00–174.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	95.94/cwt	94.50–99.00	499	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	119.45/cwt	118.00–121.00	376	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	510	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	11,512	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	1,357.92/cwt	1,325.00–1,385.00	18,128	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 2	—	835	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	6,471	1
Bulls	—	—	1,546	91.67/cwt	86.00–96.00	1,417	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	667	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	914	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	799	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	959	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	958	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	889	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	655	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	141.13/cwt	137.00–147.00	737	52
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	144.36/cwt	143.50–150.00	702	62
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	132.16/cwt	127.00–136.00	433	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	132.71/cwt	127.00–142.00	482	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	117.19/cwt	111.00–120.00	614	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	117.12/cwt	105.00–120.00	672	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	125.45/cwt	119.00–129.00	591	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	127.54/cwt	120.00–135.00	542	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	360	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	400	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	552	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	505	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	667	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	695	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	695	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 Jun 10, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,601Last week 1,910Year ago 1,194

Slaughter CattleReceipts 175Last week 144Year ago 154

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 155Year ago 50

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady to 5.00 lower. No trend, cows and bulls not reported last week. Only a small amount observed today due to time.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,817	97.00–110.00	103.84
9	—	1,546	86.00–96.00	91.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,375	64.50	64.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	57.00	57.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	516	142.00–158.00	152.58
57	—	577	135.00–145.00	142.53
39	—	689	135.50–139.50	138.81
32	—	425	158.00–160.00	158.37
22	—	626	135.00–144.00	138.34
6	—	484	152.00–156.00	154.00
4	—	707	130.00	130.00
4	—	380	155.00–158.00	156.56
2	—	835	120.00	120.00
2	—	335	170.00–174.00	171.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	622	133.00	133.00
9	—	682	127.50	127.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	128.00	128.00
1	—	535	110.00	110.00
1	—	655	100.00	100.00
2	—	492	125.00	125.00
7	—	576	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	489	147.00–150.00	147.60
5	—	435	155.00	155.00
3	—	527	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	528	124.00–139.00	133.65
13	—	619	122.00–130.00	129.36
12	—	469	132.00–152.00	138.86
10	—	686	125.00–130.00	129.49
9	—	435	140.00–150.00	144.49
9	—	383	141.00–156.00	151.17
5	—	578	129.00–136.00	134.27
3	—	337	157.50–163.00	159.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
53	—	627	128.00–135.00	130.23
4	—	726	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	535	147.00	147.00
12	—	652	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
90	—	570	135.00–141.50	139.50
5	—	667	137.00	137.00
6	—	799	120.00	120.00
11	—	743	129.00	129.00
15	—	633	140.50	140.50
19	—	435	150.50	150.50
52	—	522	137.00–147.00	141.13
62	—	486	143.50–150.00	144.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	100.00	100.00
3	—	462	136.00–143.00	138.94
3	—	522	120.00–135.00	126.82
4	—	559	113.00–122.00	118.74
4	—	624	107.00–116.00	111.75
5	—	436	130.00–139.00	134.39
6	—	323	135.00–147.50	142.78
8	—	383	132.00–153.00	140.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	110.00	110.00
2	—	473	110.00–120.00	114.97
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	458	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	310	167.00–173.00	170.94
3	—	557	128.00–136.00	133.37
4	—	611	118.00–127.50	125.05
6	—	356	152.00–160.00	153.33
7	—	525	128.00–140.00	135.26
16	—	439	143.50–154.00	144.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	702	103.00	103.00
2	—	775	100.00	100.00
2	—	958	83.00	83.00
2	—	605	115.00	115.00
3	—	328	127.00–136.00	132.16
5	—	363	127.00–142.00	132.71
6	—	524	111.00–120.00	117.19
10	—	574	105.00–120.00	117.12
22	—	471	119.00–129.00	125.45
23	—	425	120.00–135.00	127.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	508	107.00–112.00	110.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	641	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	588	126.50	126.50
13	—	488	131.50	131.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
116	—	513	120.00–127.50	126.14
59	—	626	115.00–123.50	117.40
51	—	744	115.00–117.00	116.80
43	—	427	130.00–137.00	132.67
31	—	494	125.00	125.00
30	—	582	120.00	120.00
21	—	679	118.00–118.50	118.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	607	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	523	126.00–133.00	130.88
32	—	385	135.00–151.00	142.50
31	—	440	137.00–143.00	140.51
27	—	475	129.50–134.00	132.06
22	—	605	118.50–124.50	123.57
10	—	565	119.00–129.50	123.96
10	—	334	142.00–147.00	144.78
2	—	728	115.00	115.00
2	—	678	115.00–120.00	117.49
1	—	825	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	536	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	94.50–99.00	95.94
2	—	315	118.00–121.00	119.45
1	—	490	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	150.00	150.00
4	—	400	138.00	138.00
5	—	505	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	100.00	100.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,295	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	910.00	910.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,335	1,325.00–1,385.00	1,357.92
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	775.00	775.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,220	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,215	900.00	900.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	775.00	775.00

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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How this sale compares

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