Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady to 5.00 higher with the better 400-450 lbs steers 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher with the full advance on the breaker cows. Slaughter bulls 4.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.67/cwt on 203 head.

Average price

$130.67

203 head · 521 lb average

Value per head Derived

$680

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$25

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

$10.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.30

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	134.48	679	87
Medium and Large 1-2	540	132.30	714	54
Medium and Large 2	527	123.90	653	62

One grade step is worth $10.58/cwt here — about $25 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 sale203 hd

130.67

—

AR average9 barns · 1,192 hd

129.36

+1.30

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	1,577	91.95	1,450	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,324	68.40	906	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,131	63.45	717	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,038	57.94	602	16

Every lot, as filed

83 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 1	—	475	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	120.97/cwt	117.00–125.00	708	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	634	128.73/cwt	125.00–133.00	816	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	558	136.56/cwt	132.00–139.00	762	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	165.48/cwt	163.00–168.00	592	2
Bulls	—	—	1,287	79.68/cwt	77.00–84.00	1,025	3
Bulls	—	—	1,497	88.72/cwt	84.50–94.00	1,328	3
Bulls	—	—	1,798	101.25/cwt	96.50–108.50	1,820	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	510	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	760	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	904	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	501	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	822	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	171.42/cwt	162.00–183.00	650	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	148.61/cwt	141.00–152.00	712	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	861	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	600	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	828	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	162.09/cwt	154.00–166.00	669	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	147.24/cwt	140.00–154.00	542	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	886	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	151.29/cwt	142.00–153.00	876	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	143.38/cwt	140.00–145.00	766	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	119.84/cwt	118.00–124.00	753	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	722	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	126.75/cwt	124.50–127.00	778	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	110.63/cwt	109.00–114.00	852	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	759	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	151.51/cwt	150.00–153.00	467	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	128.77/cwt	123.50–138.00	549	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	624	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	799	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	141.24/cwt	134.00–146.00	599	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	921	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	128.56/cwt	125.00–130.00	607	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	485	138.11/cwt	137.00–138.50	670	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	133.62/cwt	129.00–137.00	692	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	134.75/cwt	134.00–135.00	652	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	978	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	138.96/cwt	137.00–141.00	1,003	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	138.23/cwt	137.00–142.00	795	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	444	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	688	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	153.61/cwt	147.00–160.00	810	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	143.04/cwt	141.00–145.00	891	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	870	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	711	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	995	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	554	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	892	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	133.51/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,008	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	136.48/cwt	132.00–138.00	852	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	137.48/cwt	137.00–140.00	803	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,362	1,375.00/cwt	1,375.00–1,375.00	18,728	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,605	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	135.48/cwt	135.00–136.00	630	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	900	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	420	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	626	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,410	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	21,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	132.52/cwt	130.00–135.00	709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	122.18/cwt	112.00–128.00	649	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	134.26/cwt	123.00–140.00	456	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	622	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	740	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	725	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	132.54/cwt	125.00–139.00	500	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	115.71/cwt	110.00–119.00	773	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	457	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	599	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	147.68/cwt	141.00–156.00	539	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	120.40/cwt	113.00–124.00	700	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,231	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,848	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	11,270	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,164	61.11/cwt	60.00–61.50	711	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	968	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,106	61.20/cwt	56.00–63.50	677	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,324	68.40/cwt	64.00–70.50	906	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	49.59/cwt	47.00–52.00	504	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	58.06/cwt	55.00–59.50	594	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	63.39/cwt	62.00–64.00	677	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	66.40/cwt	64.00–70.00	772	13
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	982	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	894	1,192.59/cwt	1,150.00–1,200.00	10,662	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	900	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	846	3

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 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 505Last week 680Year ago 986

Slaughter CattleReceipts 94Last week 92Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 50Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	151.00	151.00
9	—	634	125.00–133.00	128.73
1	—	750	115.00	115.00
12	—	558	132.00–139.00	136.56
2	—	358	163.00–168.00	165.48
3	—	510	149.00	149.00
3	—	660	137.00	137.00
3	—	720	125.00	125.00
1	—	420	149.00	149.00
3	—	900	94.00	94.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	117.00–125.00	120.97
1	—	310	137.00	137.00
1	—	420	145.00	145.00
2	—	465	135.00–136.00	135.48
2	—	535	130.00–135.00	132.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	501	164.00	164.00
5	—	554	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	379	162.00–183.00	171.42
1	—	315	170.00	170.00
10	—	413	154.00–166.00	162.09
1	—	480	156.00	156.00
11	—	579	142.00–153.00	151.29
1	—	690	142.00	142.00
13	—	722	137.00–141.00	138.96
1	—	820	125.00	125.00
17	—	527	147.00–160.00	153.61
2	—	623	141.00–145.00	143.04
2	—	755	132.00–135.00	133.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	479	141.00–152.00	148.61
1	—	700	123.00	123.00
1	—	400	139.00	139.00
2	—	368	140.00–154.00	147.24
5	—	534	140.00–145.00	143.38
5	—	575	137.00–142.00	138.23
5	—	669	130.00	130.00
6	—	624	132.00–138.00	136.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	600	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	633	140.00	140.00
10	—	665	147.00	147.00
11	—	444	155.00	155.00
11	—	711	140.00	140.00
12	—	584	137.00–140.00	137.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	628	118.00–124.00	119.84
6	—	770	109.00–114.00	110.63
7	—	426	123.50–138.00	128.77
7	—	472	125.00–130.00	128.56
8	—	531	112.00–128.00	122.18
3	—	340	123.00–140.00	134.26
10	—	377	125.00–139.00	132.54
3	—	668	110.00–119.00	115.71
12	—	581	113.00–124.00	120.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	594	121.50	121.50
5	—	457	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	614	124.50–127.00	126.75
2	—	308	150.00–153.00	151.51
23	—	424	134.00–146.00	141.24
3	—	808	114.00	114.00
29	—	518	129.00–137.00	133.62
4	—	484	134.00–135.00	134.75
4	—	585	124.00	124.00
7	—	365	141.00–156.00	147.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	571	133.00	133.00
13	—	624	128.00	128.00
23	—	485	137.00–138.50	138.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	622	119.00	119.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,287	77.00–84.00	79.68
3	—	1,497	84.50–94.00	88.72
5	—	1,798	96.50–108.50	101.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,106	56.00–63.50	61.20
13	—	1,163	64.00–70.00	66.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,324	64.00–70.50	68.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,016	47.00–52.00	49.59
6	—	1,023	55.00–59.50	58.06
6	—	1,068	62.00–64.00	63.39

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,362	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,055	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,410	1,500.00	1,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,231	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	980	1,150.00	1,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,164	60.00–61.50	61.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,290	75.00	75.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	935	105.00	105.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	—	894	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,192.59

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

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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

North Arkansas Livestock - GreenForest, AR

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Slaughter Cattle

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