Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls mostly 1.00-5.00 lower except the better 400-500 lb steers 1.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 1.00-5.00 higher 600-700 lbs steady. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00 lower. The feeder offering included mostly bawling calves.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $138.17/cwt on 112 head.

Average price

$138.17

112 head · 533 lb average

Value per head Derived

$736

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$216

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

$34.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.12

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	147.48	768	50
Medium and Large 2	547	131.92	721	58
Medium and Large 3	490	112.50	551	4thin

One grade step is worth $34.98/cwt here — about $216 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 sale112 hd

138.17

—

AR average9 barns · 1,302 hd

142.29

−4.12

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	1,487	83.32	1,239	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,433	57.04	817	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,122	55.73	625	48
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,025	44.28	454	36

Every lot, as filed

90 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	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	41.02/cwt	38.00–45.00	413	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,190	60.11/cwt	57.50–63.00	715	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	50.16/cwt	45.00–54.00	519	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,102	54.63/cwt	50.50–57.50	602	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	825	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	330	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,423	53.57/cwt	50.00–57.50	762	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	509	127.69/cwt	120.00–138.00	650	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	139.43/cwt	135.00–144.00	813	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	130.03/cwt	124.00–133.00	749	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	348	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	571	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	128.26/cwt	119.00–135.00	795	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	854	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	157.35/cwt	154.00–165.00	669	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	714	124.74/cwt	120.00–129.00	891	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	653	136.58/cwt	136.50–137.00	892	6
Bulls	—	—	1,270	77.50/cwt	74.50–80.00	984	3
Bulls	—	—	1,535	83.68/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,284	10
Bulls	—	—	1,575	90.25/cwt	90.00–90.50	1,421	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	550	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	710	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	120.53/cwt	114.00–128.00	633	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	623	115.97/cwt	115.00–118.00	722	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	507	134.33/cwt	134.00–135.00	681	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	487	130.33/cwt	125.00–132.00	635	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	648	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	797	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	134.59/cwt	133.00–139.00	565	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	451	149.00/cwt	147.00–153.00	672	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	128.41/cwt	125.00–134.00	600	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	565	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	571	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	464	122.07/cwt	120.00–125.00	566	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	123.51/cwt	122.00–125.00	510	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	123.33/cwt	118.00–127.50	767	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	145.29/cwt	141.00–150.00	542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	567	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	116.94/cwt	110.00–124.00	649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	129.37/cwt	126.00–135.00	748	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	141.51/cwt	140.00–142.00	461	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	453	102.49/cwt	100.00–105.00	464	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	855	99.97/cwt	95.00–105.00	855	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	128.91/cwt	124.00–133.00	675	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	10,540	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	1,050	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	5,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	131.01/cwt	125.00–142.00	625	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	149.01/cwt	148.00–150.00	633	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	138.69/cwt	135.00–145.00	725	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	515	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	150.67/cwt	132.00–156.00	580	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	157.25/cwt	149.00–161.00	758	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	989	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	129.51/cwt	128.00–130.00	473	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	727	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	136.27/cwt	131.00–141.00	583	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	113.54/cwt	110.00–120.00	603	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	124.37/cwt	122.00–126.00	832	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	114.67/cwt	102.00–119.00	722	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	130.96/cwt	130.00–132.00	436	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	5,836	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,217	794.99/cwt	750.00–840.00	9,675	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	690	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	3,347	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	798	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	766	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	4,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	783.74/cwt	710.00–835.00	9,562	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	114.76/cwt	111.00–120.00	662	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	757	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	742	105.50/cwt	104.00–107.00	783	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	790	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	580	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	860	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	791	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	150.13/cwt	144.00–156.00	623	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	333	148.98/cwt	147.00–151.00	496	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	645	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	142.89/cwt	134.00–147.00	550	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	692	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	789	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	57.99/cwt	57.50–58.50	698	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	67.57/cwt	58.00–77.00	715	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,142	720.32/cwt	575.00–785.00	8,226	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,441	60.02/cwt	58.00–64.00	865	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	56.97/cwt	55.50–59.00	583	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	32.39/cwt	27.00–36.00	338	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,028	48.62/cwt	45.00–51.00	500	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 Sep 23, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 368Last week 803Year ago 460

Slaughter CattleReceipts 140Last week 160Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 50Year ago 45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,008	38.00–45.00	41.02
17	—	1,035	45.00–54.00	50.16
2	—	1,023	55.50–59.00	56.97
8	—	1,045	27.00–36.00	32.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,190	57.50–63.00	60.11
30	—	1,102	50.50–57.50	54.63
4	—	1,028	45.00–51.00	48.62
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	40.00	40.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,423	50.00–57.50	53.57
7	—	1,441	58.00–64.00	60.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,270	74.50–80.00	77.50
10	—	1,535	80.00–86.00	83.68
2	—	1,575	90.00–90.50	90.25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	509	120.00–138.00	127.69
8	—	576	124.00–133.00	130.03
1	—	300	145.00	145.00
9	—	620	119.00–135.00	128.26
1	—	670	127.50	127.50
9	—	714	120.00–129.00	124.74
1	—	780	115.00	115.00
12	—	477	125.00–142.00	131.01
2	—	425	148.00–150.00	149.01
7	—	385	132.00–156.00	150.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	583	135.00–144.00	139.43
1	—	835	126.50	126.50
6	—	348	164.00	164.00
6	—	425	154.00–165.00	157.35
6	—	653	136.50–137.00	136.58
8	—	523	135.00–145.00	138.69
1	—	360	171.00	171.00
9	—	482	149.00–161.00	157.25
1	—	755	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	445	120.00	120.00
1	—	515	100.00	100.00
1	—	555	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	550	129.00	129.00
3	—	507	134.00–135.00	134.33
3	—	648	123.00	123.00
4	—	451	147.00–153.00	149.00
4	—	742	104.00–107.00	105.50
1	—	790	109.00	109.00
13	—	415	144.00–156.00	150.13
2	—	333	147.00–151.00	148.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	525	114.00–128.00	120.53
6	—	487	125.00–132.00	130.33
1	—	610	119.00	119.00
7	—	420	133.00–139.00	134.59
1	—	710	100.00	100.00
10	—	577	111.00–120.00	114.76
1	—	765	99.00	99.00
1	—	860	92.00	92.00
3	—	385	134.00–147.00	142.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	623	115.00–118.00	115.97
2	—	692	114.00	114.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	110.00	110.00
1	—	645	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	467	125.00–134.00	128.41
7	—	622	118.00–127.50	123.33
2	—	373	141.00–150.00	145.29
12	—	578	126.00–135.00	129.37
4	—	326	140.00–142.00	141.51
18	—	524	124.00–133.00	128.91
5	—	428	131.00–141.00	136.27
5	—	669	122.00–126.00	124.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	101.00	101.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	464	120.00–125.00	122.07
2	—	413	122.00–125.00	123.51
2	—	555	110.00–124.00	116.94
2	—	855	95.00–105.00	99.97
4	—	365	128.00–130.00	129.51
1	—	655	111.00	111.00
4	—	531	110.00–120.00	113.54
1	—	770	101.00	101.00
5	—	630	102.00–119.00	114.67
2	—	333	130.00–132.00	130.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	105.00	105.00
2	—	453	100.00–105.00	102.49

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	—	1,240	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,220	710.00–835.00	783.74
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,075	825.00	825.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	500.00	500.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,015	575.00	575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,217	750.00–840.00	794.99
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,425	56.00	56.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,203	57.50–58.50	57.99
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,058	58.00–77.00	67.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,142	575.00–785.00	720.32
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	690	485.00	485.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	74.00	74.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	550.00	550.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle