Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers uneven with the better kind under 700 lbs steady to 5.00 higher and the plainer kind steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 2.00-5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.25/cwt on 321 head.

Average price

$130.25

321 head · 560 lb average

Value per head Derived

$730

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$108

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

$24.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.69

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	515	135.26	697	169
Medium and Large 2	511	126.01	644	71
Medium and Large 1-2	700	123.66	865	80
Medium and Large 3	530	111.00	588	1thin

One grade step is worth $24.26/cwt here — about $108 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 sale321 hd

130.25

—

AR average7 barns · 1,773 hd

133.93

−3.69

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	1,597	97.51	1,557	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,127	69.65	785	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,388	68.82	955	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	985	62.65	617	21

Every lot, as filed

91 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,107	66.45/cwt	62.00–69.00	736	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	69.19/cwt	65.00–74.50	705	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	72.20/cwt	69.00–79.00	830	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	153.81/cwt	149.00–161.00	863	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,075	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	149.94/cwt	139.00–154.00	640	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	154.74/cwt	150.00–165.00	596	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	132.31/cwt	132.00–132.50	1,081	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	137.69/cwt	135.00–142.00	986	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	129.58/cwt	120.00–141.00	872	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	128.85/cwt	128.00–130.50	932	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	607	152.74/cwt	138.00–157.00	927	51
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	143.03/cwt	140.00–144.50	953	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	710	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	639	132.01/cwt	130.00–133.00	844	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,023	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	151.20/cwt	144.00–155.00	705	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	659	129.21/cwt	126.00–131.00	851	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	642	114.02/cwt	110.00–115.00	732	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	614	130.44/cwt	125.00–142.00	801	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	136.00/cwt	132.00–139.00	782	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	526	131.31/cwt	117.00–140.00	691	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	761	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	326	172.08/cwt	167.00–179.00	561	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	105.78/cwt	101.00–109.00	767	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	753	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	143.73/cwt	138.00–147.00	743	7
Bulls	—	—	1,555	94.07/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,463	2
Bulls	—	—	1,248	81.76/cwt	80.00–85.50	1,020	3
Bulls	—	—	1,758	105.25/cwt	100.00–108.50	1,850	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	147.90/cwt	144.00–152.00	555	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	731	124.66/cwt	123.00–125.50	911	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	113.03/cwt	103.00–119.00	767	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	547	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	700	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	135.22/cwt	132.00–140.50	702	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	841	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	120.56/cwt	110.00–124.00	755	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	122.65/cwt	120.00–126.00	742	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	135.27/cwt	133.00–139.00	643	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	121.23/cwt	115.00–124.00	812	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	135.10/cwt	125.00–140.00	578	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	130.97/cwt	122.00–138.00	737	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	129.74/cwt	124.00–131.50	815	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	128.36/cwt	120.00–134.00	608	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	562	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	674	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	746	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	914	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	149.12/cwt	142.00–152.00	491	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	124.09/cwt	120.00–132.00	642	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	136.38/cwt	134.00–138.00	436	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	779	123.85/cwt	123.85–123.85	965	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	139.06/cwt	135.00–144.00	594	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	578	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	801	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	135.71/cwt	131.00–139.00	516	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	718	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	134.66/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,023	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	144.12/cwt	137.00–150.00	693	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	548	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	806	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	356	177.19/cwt	169.00–183.00	631	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	162.20/cwt	157.00–170.00	675	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	141.37/cwt	130.00–148.00	738	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	673	138.33/cwt	137.00–140.00	931	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	154.33/cwt	148.00–160.00	807	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	158.56/cwt	154.00–164.00	748	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	134.51/cwt	125.00–141.00	787	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,555	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	20,215	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	63.16/cwt	58.50–64.50	645	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,120	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	650	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	52.19/cwt	48.00–56.00	493	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,430	70.50/cwt	67.00–75.00	1,008	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,311	65.75/cwt	64.00–67.00	862	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	820	64.50/cwt	64.50–64.50	529	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	730	41.64/cwt	38.00–45.00	304	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	66.91/cwt	63.00–70.00	910	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	892	1,125.38/cwt	925.00–1,175.00	10,038	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,051	963.49/cwt	800.00–1,210.00	10,126	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	621	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	839.05/cwt	800.00–875.00	7,090	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	816	80.62/cwt	74.00–88.00	658	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	755	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	765	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	126.99/cwt	125.00–131.00	737	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	156.00/cwt	150.00–158.00	640	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	381	151.48/cwt	143.00–158.00	577	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	163.03/cwt	157.00–167.00	620	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	153.50/cwt	150.00–157.00	514	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	136.03/cwt	125.00–144.00	653	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	10,744	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 Jul 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 858Last week 505Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 94Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 30Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,107	62.00–69.00	66.45
28	—	1,150	69.00–79.00	72.20
1	—	1,120	58.00	58.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,019	65.00–74.50	69.19
8	—	1,021	58.50–64.50	63.16
2	—	945	48.00–56.00	52.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,430	67.00–75.00	70.50
6	—	1,311	64.00–67.00	65.75
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	64.50	64.50
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	730	38.00–45.00	41.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,555	90.00–99.00	94.07
3	—	1,248	80.00–85.50	81.76
7	—	1,758	100.00–108.50	105.25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	150.00	150.00
14	—	427	139.00–154.00	149.94
3	—	385	150.00–165.00	154.74
19	—	673	120.00–141.00	129.58
3	—	723	128.00–130.50	128.85
4	—	639	130.00–133.00	132.01
9	—	481	137.00–150.00	144.12
12	—	522	130.00–148.00	141.37
12	—	585	125.00–141.00	134.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	561	149.00–161.00	153.81
1	—	935	115.00	115.00
21	—	817	132.00–132.50	132.31
7	—	716	135.00–142.00	137.69
51	—	607	138.00–157.00	152.74
9	—	666	140.00–144.50	143.03
9	—	760	132.00–135.00	134.66
13	—	356	169.00–183.00	177.19
10	—	416	157.00–170.00	162.20
14	—	523	148.00–160.00	154.33
11	—	472	154.00–164.00	158.56
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	818	125.00	125.00
11	—	548	147.00	147.00
42	—	673	137.00–140.00	138.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	466	144.00–155.00	151.20
4	—	659	126.00–131.00	129.21
14	—	614	125.00–142.00	130.44
6	—	575	132.00–139.00	136.00
7	—	326	167.00–179.00	172.08
7	—	517	138.00–147.00	143.73
9	—	410	150.00–158.00	156.00
8	—	380	157.00–167.00	163.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	642	110.00–115.00	114.02
7	—	526	117.00–140.00	131.31
9	—	725	101.00–109.00	105.78
1	—	655	115.00	115.00
4	—	580	125.00–131.00	126.99
2	—	445	146.00	146.00
17	—	381	143.00–158.00	151.48
2	—	335	150.00–157.00	153.50
11	—	480	125.00–144.00	136.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	568	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	375	144.00–152.00	147.90
24	—	519	132.00–140.50	135.22
1	—	725	116.00	116.00
27	—	475	133.00–139.00	135.27
10	—	670	115.00–124.00	121.23
35	—	563	122.00–138.00	130.97
12	—	628	124.00–131.50	129.74
13	—	329	142.00–152.00	149.12
15	—	427	135.00–144.00	139.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	731	123.00–125.50	124.66
6	—	578	138.50	138.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	679	103.00–119.00	113.03
8	—	626	110.00–124.00	120.56
11	—	428	125.00–140.00	135.10
1	—	750	112.00	112.00
11	—	474	120.00–134.00	128.36
2	—	562	120.00	120.00
25	—	517	120.00–132.00	124.09
3	—	320	134.00–138.00	136.38
4	—	380	131.00–139.00	135.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	547	128.00	128.00
18	—	605	120.00–126.00	122.65
6	—	584	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	746	122.50	122.50
36	—	779	123.85	123.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	111.00	111.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	63.00	63.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,555	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,360	63.00–70.00	66.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	892	925.00–1,175.00	1,125.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,051	800.00–1,210.00	963.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	900	69.00	69.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	845	800.00–875.00	839.05
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	816	74.00–88.00	80.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	83.00	83.00

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

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle