Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders steady to 4.00 higher with quality good to average. Some groups of Value Added cattle selling for a premium . Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.84/cwt on 256 head.

Average price

$143.84

256 head · 606 lb average

Value per head Derived

$872

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$72

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

$15.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.68

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	579	148.03	858	178
Medium and Large 1-2	701	135.01	946	54
Medium and Large 2	593	132.61	786	24

One grade step is worth $15.42/cwt here — about $72 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 sale256 hd

143.84

—

AR average9 barns · 1,795 hd

140.16

+3.68

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	—	Average	1,404	90.24	1,267	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,394	63.03	879	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,189	62.39	742	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,018	56.93	579	17

Every lot, as filed

100 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 2	—	533	122.90/cwt	118.00–127.00	655	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,318	59.62/cwt	58.00–61.00	786	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	59.65/cwt	56.00–62.50	700	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	705	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	150.23/cwt	149.00–154.00	647	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	364	163.79/cwt	163.00–165.00	596	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	134.00/cwt	131.00–137.00	623	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	123.92/cwt	119.00–125.50	843	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	579	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	132.67/cwt	130.00–134.00	773	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	150.08/cwt	147.00–156.00	773	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	490	160.79/cwt	158.00–161.25	788	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	134.49/cwt	134.00–135.00	854	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	144.85/cwt	140.00–150.00	888	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	572	151.73/cwt	151.50–152.00	868	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	546	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	824	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	143.51/cwt	143.00–144.00	700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	134.62/cwt	134.00–135.00	953	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	449	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	718	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	139.53/cwt	139.00–140.00	946	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,022	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	651	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	924	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	145.36/cwt	140.00–152.00	830	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	63.13/cwt	62.00–64.00	711	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	57.15/cwt	54.00–59.50	543	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	49.69/cwt	48.00–51.00	499	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	64.89/cwt	62.00–68.00	932	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	65.29/cwt	62.50–69.00	786	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	439	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	610	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	110.49/cwt	109.00–112.00	694	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	145.15/cwt	141.00–151.00	679	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	115.45/cwt	113.00–118.00	883	2
Bulls	—	—	1,238	83.47/cwt	81.00–86.00	1,033	2
Bulls	—	—	1,578	97.23/cwt	93.50–100.50	1,534	5
Bulls	—	—	1,135	79.53/cwt	78.50–80.50	903	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	111.68/cwt	110.00–115.00	746	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	132.29/cwt	125.00–141.00	762	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	833	99.95/cwt	94.00–106.00	833	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	135.34/cwt	132.00–136.50	633	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	146.25/cwt	144.00–152.00	551	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	127.04/cwt	120.00–135.00	531	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	102.42/cwt	100.00–105.00	740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	542	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	683	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	138.04/cwt	132.00–144.00	585	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	144.05/cwt	143.00–145.00	464	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	127.23/cwt	122.00–131.00	608	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	131.64/cwt	129.00–136.00	444	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	733	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	129.62/cwt	125.00–134.00	677	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	124.32/cwt	122.00–127.50	716	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	305	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	396	127.40/cwt	125.00–128.00	505	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	600	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	771	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,073	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	156.37/cwt	148.00–159.75	747	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,092	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	727	122.46/cwt	111.00–127.00	890	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	182.95/cwt	177.00–189.00	609	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	979	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,068	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	153.30/cwt	150.00–158.00	673	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	136.11/cwt	130.00–140.00	710	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	166.42/cwt	161.00–172.00	607	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	915	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	1,066	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	136.25/cwt	136.25–136.25	882	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	113.37/cwt	109.50–118.00	712	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	530	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	401	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	585	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	119.54/cwt	110.00–124.00	686	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	615	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	476	135.25/cwt	135.25–135.25	644	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	742	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	478	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,211	66.87/cwt	62.00–76.00	810	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	69.93/cwt	65.50–74.00	719	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,242	63.05/cwt	60.00–65.00	783	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,212	803.18/cwt	735.00–950.00	9,735	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	982.65/cwt	935.00–1,025.00	11,281	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	895.68/cwt	785.00–1,000.00	11,868	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	570	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	342	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	80.90/cwt	80.00–82.00	760	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	977	67.96/cwt	57.00–80.00	664	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	495	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	339	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	658	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	451	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	766	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	475	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	127.94/cwt	117.00–134.00	796	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	134.30/cwt	128.00–143.00	685	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	722	118.24/cwt	113.00–122.00	854	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	140.91/cwt	137.00–146.50	747	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	379	140.90/cwt	130.00–150.00	534	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,293	989.49/cwt	950.00–1,025.00	12,794	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,758	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,535	1,285.00/cwt	1,285.00–1,285.00	19,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	514	133.61/cwt	131.50–138.00	687	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	490	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	588	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 Jul 15, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 680Last week 1,006Year ago 417

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 76Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 15Year ago 15

Compared to last week: Feeders steady to 4.00 higher with quality good to average. Some groups of Value Added cattle selling for a premium . Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	533	118.00–127.00	122.90
13	—	418	120.00–135.00	127.04
2	—	723	100.00–105.00	102.42
18	—	478	122.00–131.00	127.23
5	—	337	129.00–136.00	131.64
5	—	396	125.00–128.00	127.40
7	—	628	109.50–118.00	113.37
10	—	574	110.00–124.00	119.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	468	132.00–136.50	135.34
4	—	377	144.00–152.00	146.25
22	—	424	132.00–144.00	138.04
5	—	322	143.00–145.00	144.05
29	—	522	125.00–134.00	129.62
8	—	576	122.00–127.50	124.32
3	—	608	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	542	126.00	126.00
6	—	598	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	141.00	141.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	600	128.50	128.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	117.00	117.00
1	—	430	114.00	114.00
1	—	460	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	112.00	112.00
1	—	615	102.00	102.00
2	—	490	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	401	146.00	146.00
15	—	476	135.25	135.25
24	—	514	131.50–138.00	133.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	431	149.00–154.00	150.23
5	—	364	163.00–165.00	163.79
4	—	680	119.00–125.50	123.92
8	—	468	141.00–151.00	145.15
2	—	765	113.00–118.00	115.45
13	—	576	125.00–141.00	132.29
2	—	833	94.00–106.00	99.95
19	—	622	117.00–134.00	127.94
3	—	722	113.00–122.00	118.24
18	—	530	137.00–146.50	140.91
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	131.00–137.00	134.00
1	—	435	133.00	133.00
2	—	628	109.00–112.00	110.49
3	—	668	110.00–115.00	111.68
6	—	510	128.00–143.00	134.30
5	—	379	130.00–150.00	140.90
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	439	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	583	130.00–134.00	132.67
1	—	380	142.00	142.00
2	—	635	134.00–135.00	134.49
2	—	488	143.00–144.00	143.51
1	—	435	142.00	142.00
5	—	727	111.00–127.00	122.46
1	—	685	127.00	127.00
8	—	522	130.00–140.00	136.11
1	—	915	116.50	116.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	515	147.00–156.00	150.08
9	—	613	140.00–150.00	144.85
8	—	708	134.00–135.00	134.62
3	—	763	134.00	134.00
6	—	651	142.00	142.00
46	—	571	140.00–152.00	145.36
17	—	478	148.00–159.75	156.37
3	—	895	122.00	122.00
2	—	333	177.00–189.00	182.95
19	—	815	131.00	131.00
6	—	439	150.00–158.00	153.30
2	—	365	161.00–172.00	166.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	490	158.00–161.25	160.79
17	—	572	151.50–152.00	151.73
10	—	449	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	546	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	678	139.00–140.00	139.53
7	—	848	126.50	126.50
8	—	874	112.00	112.00
11	—	647	136.25	136.25
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	60.00	60.00
1	—	495	68.50	68.50
2	—	658	68.50	68.50
5	—	766	62.00	62.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,318	58.00–61.00	59.62
11	—	1,436	62.00–68.00	64.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,174	56.00–62.50	59.65
18	—	1,204	62.50–69.00	65.29
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	34.00	34.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,126	62.00–64.00	63.13
6	—	950	54.00–59.50	57.15
3	—	1,005	48.00–51.00	49.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,238	81.00–86.00	83.47
5	—	1,578	93.50–100.50	97.23
2	—	1,135	78.50–80.50	79.53

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,211	62.00–76.00	66.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,028	65.50–74.00	69.93
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,242	60.00–65.00	63.05
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,212	735.00–950.00	803.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,148	935.00–1,025.00	982.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,325	785.00–1,000.00	895.68
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	940	80.00–82.00	80.90
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	977	57.00–80.00	67.96
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,293	950.00–1,025.00	989.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,215	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,535	1,285.00	1,285.00

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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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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle