Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-06-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-06-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 5.00 lower except a couple groups of 600-700 lb unweaned calves 2.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly steady to 4.00 lower except the better 300-400 lbs steady to 4.00 higher. Not enough slaughter cows reported last week for a trend. Slaughter bulls 1.00-4.00 lower on a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.11/cwt on 353 head.

Average price

$125.11

353 head · 530 lb average

Value per head Derived

$663

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$168

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

$22.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.09

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	494	131.74	650	147
Medium and Large 1-2	591	123.18	728	106
Medium and Large 2	526	118.14	622	92
Medium and Large 3	443	108.91	482	8thin

One grade step is worth $22.84/cwt here — about $168 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 sale353 hd

125.11

—

AR average9 barns · 1,769 hd

125.20

−0.09

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	1,544	94.85	1,464	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,361	66.27	902	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,173	64.95	762	63
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,008	57.33	578	29

Every lot, as filed

105 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	Medium and Large 2	—	685	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	624	117.23/cwt	107.00–121.00	732	10
Bulls	—	—	1,690	99.03/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,674	4
Bulls	—	—	1,398	90.66/cwt	89.50–92.00	1,267	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	565	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	126.91/cwt	125.00–133.00	797	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	130.08/cwt	128.00–132.00	420	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	145.94/cwt	131.00–154.00	546	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	510	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	673	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	697	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	815	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	63.29/cwt	60.00–69.00	695	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	49.09/cwt	47.00–51.00	479	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,352	67.14/cwt	64.00–70.50	908	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	58.42/cwt	54.00–63.00	841	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	770	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	347	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,191	66.79/cwt	63.00–72.00	795	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	730	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	292	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	59.96/cwt	54.00–63.00	674	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	994	56.86/cwt	56.00–59.50	565	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	1,030.89/cwt	750.00–1,175.00	13,020	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,402	62.59/cwt	58.00–67.00	878	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	941.44/cwt	800.00–1,085.00	12,145	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	146.94/cwt	140.00–149.00	532	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	666	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	766	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	132.00/cwt	131.00–134.00	743	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	130.93/cwt	125.00–134.00	736	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	585	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	866	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	597	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	132.79/cwt	130.00–142.00	704	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	146.93/cwt	144.00–150.00	555	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	498	155.50/cwt	155.50–155.50	774	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	136.92/cwt	135.00–139.50	842	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	390	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	127.99/cwt	125.00–132.00	791	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	799	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	671	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	872	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	153.01/cwt	150.00–154.00	681	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	130.28/cwt	126.00–143.00	421	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	133.39/cwt	130.00–137.50	580	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	353	113.99/cwt	113.00–115.00	402	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	816	100.61/cwt	90.00–106.00	821	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	122.37/cwt	120.00–124.50	702	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	131.30/cwt	125.00–140.00	484	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	802	111.25/cwt	111.25–111.25	892	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	110.14/cwt	105.00–115.00	510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	116.77/cwt	110.00–120.00	603	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	664	114.57/cwt	100.00–117.00	761	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	124.25/cwt	120.00–125.50	698	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	106.49/cwt	106.00–107.00	546	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	132.21/cwt	130.00–137.00	639	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	145.50/cwt	145.00–146.00	492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	112.34/cwt	104.00–120.00	640	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	533	102.05/cwt	100.00–104.00	544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	398	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	539	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	125.35/cwt	115.00–129.00	587	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	129.81/cwt	125.00–132.00	661	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	109.50/cwt	109.00–110.00	810	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	122.43/cwt	121.50–123.00	754	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	618	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	692	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	143.06/cwt	136.00–149.00	601	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	875	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	600	138.75/cwt	138.75–138.75	833	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	537	150.39/cwt	145.00–156.25	808	27
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,035	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	1,606.11/cwt	1,575.00–1,635.00	20,606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	126.80/cwt	120.00–137.00	583	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	489	143.26/cwt	142.00–144.00	701	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	131.52/cwt	120.00–136.50	737	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	136.76/cwt	131.00–140.00	697	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	429	142.86/cwt	141.00–145.00	613	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	149.84/cwt	149.00–151.00	641	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	818	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	130.29/cwt	120.00–138.00	689	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	760	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	806	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,114	969.32/cwt	885.00–1,035.00	10,798	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,666	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	772	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	792	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,373	66.39/cwt	65.00–68.00	912	2
Stock Cows	Large 3	—	1,435	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	13,633	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	67.38/cwt	62.00–72.00	714	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	174.50/cwt	174.00–175.00	564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	152.56/cwt	150.00–162.00	505	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	147.39/cwt	144.00–150.00	702	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	580	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	485	148.71/cwt	144.00–152.00	721	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	887	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	140.50/cwt	131.00–147.00	679	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	668	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	908	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	136.01/cwt	133.50–138.00	781	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	141.88/cwt	139.00–142.75	812	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	127.67/cwt	127.00–129.00	910	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	124.17/cwt	121.00–127.00	826	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	127.68/cwt	120.00–136.00	549	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	656	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	623	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	642	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	522	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	699	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	92.45/cwt	85.00–100.00	726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	136.66/cwt	132.00–147.00	560	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	708	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	708	4

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 17, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 860Last week 1,601Year ago 1,180

Slaughter CattleReceipts 128Last week 175Year ago 117

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 75Year ago 35

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	104.00	104.00
10	—	624	107.00–121.00	117.23
2	—	323	128.00–132.00	130.08
7	—	374	131.00–154.00	145.94
4	—	460	120.00–137.00	126.80
5	—	560	120.00–136.50	131.52
6	—	429	141.00–145.00	142.86
6	—	529	120.00–138.00	130.29
1	—	760	106.00	106.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	118.00	118.00
1	—	510	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	628	125.00–133.00	126.91
3	—	697	117.00	117.00
6	—	563	131.00–134.00	132.00
1	—	380	158.00	158.00
8	—	489	142.00–144.00	143.26
9	—	510	131.00–140.00	136.76
13	—	428	149.00–151.00	149.84
1	—	750	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	362	140.00–149.00	146.94
24	—	574	120.00–124.50	122.37
29	—	483	130.00–137.00	132.21
2	—	338	145.00–146.00	145.50
48	—	509	125.00–132.00	129.81
8	—	616	121.50–123.00	122.43
9	—	410	132.00–147.00	136.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	110.00	110.00
6	—	323	126.00–143.00	130.28
3	—	816	90.00–106.00	100.61
6	—	369	125.00–140.00	131.30
4	—	516	110.00–120.00	116.77
7	—	664	100.00–117.00	114.57
13	—	570	104.00–120.00	112.34
20	—	468	115.00–129.00	125.35
2	—	740	109.00–110.00	109.50
16	—	430	120.00–136.00	127.68
2	—	785	85.00–100.00	92.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	90.00	90.00
2	—	353	113.00–115.00	113.99
2	—	463	105.00–115.00	110.14
2	—	513	106.00–107.00	106.49
1	—	335	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	666	115.00	115.00
24	—	435	130.00–137.50	133.39
28	—	802	111.25	111.25
35	—	562	120.00–125.50	124.25
6	—	398	135.50	135.50
6	—	498	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	100.00–104.00	102.05
4	—	656	95.00	95.00
4	—	708	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	522	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	125.00–134.00	130.93
18	—	530	130.00–142.00	132.79
4	—	378	144.00–150.00	146.93
4	—	618	125.00–132.00	127.99
7	—	420	136.00–149.00	143.06
12	—	331	150.00–162.00	152.56
13	—	483	131.00–147.00	140.50
13	—	665	121.00–127.00	124.17
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	585	148.00	148.00
8	—	498	155.50	155.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	373	160.00	160.00
8	—	615	135.00–139.50	136.92
16	—	445	150.00–154.00	153.01
27	—	537	145.00–156.25	150.39
2	—	323	174.00–175.00	174.50
30	—	485	144.00–152.00	148.71
4	—	682	130.00	130.00
43	—	572	139.00–142.75	141.88
6	—	713	127.00–129.00	127.67
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	300	130.00	130.00
2	—	618	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	605	132.00	132.00
11	—	663	132.00	132.00
32	—	476	144.00–150.00	147.39
7	—	397	146.00	146.00
7	—	574	133.50–138.00	136.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	671	130.00	130.00
21	—	600	138.75	138.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	668	136.00	136.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,690	95.00–104.00	99.03
4	—	1,398	89.50–92.00	90.66
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,098	60.00–69.00	63.29
2	—	975	47.00–51.00	49.09
16	—	994	56.00–59.50	56.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,352	64.00–70.50	67.14
2	—	1,440	54.00–63.00	58.42
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	45.00	45.00
1	—	730	40.00	40.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,191	63.00–72.00	66.79
17	—	1,124	54.00–63.00	59.96

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,263	750.00–1,175.00	1,030.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,402	58.00–67.00	62.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,290	800.00–1,085.00	941.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,114	885.00–1,035.00	969.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,045	925.00	925.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	66.00	66.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,200	66.00	66.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,373	65.00–68.00	66.39
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,115	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,283	1,575.00–1,635.00	1,606.11
Stock Cows — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,435	950.00	950.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,060	62.00–72.00	67.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	74.00	74.00

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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