Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls mostly 1.00-5.00 lower except some 500-600 lb steers steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs steady to 3.00 higher 500-650 lbs 1.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter cows 2.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.74/cwt on 177 head.

Average price

$122.74

177 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$648

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$157

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

$30.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.20

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	128.36	667	91
Medium and Large 1-2	585	124.36	728	13thin
Medium and Large 2-3	352	117.50	414	10thin
Medium and Large 2	561	116.89	656	57
Medium and Large 3	519	98.34	510	6thin

One grade step is worth $30.02/cwt here — about $157 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 sale177 hd

122.74

—

AR average9 barns · 1,833 hd

126.94

−4.20

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	1,561	77.95	1,217	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,408	51.14	720	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,169	48.08	562	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,006	41.92	422	22

Every lot, as filed

106 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	—	640	124.57/cwt	124.00–127.00	797	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	104.50/cwt	104.50–104.50	737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	650	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	640	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	585	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	661	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	570	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	513	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	125.62/cwt	116.00–129.00	534	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	666	108.78/cwt	102.00–112.00	724	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	114.81/cwt	105.00–132.00	660	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	128.10/cwt	124.00–132.00	664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	130.68/cwt	115.00–138.00	487	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	667	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	727	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	937	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	876	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	139.43/cwt	139.00–142.00	574	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	119.35/cwt	117.00–123.00	634	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	124.36/cwt	123.00–126.00	728	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	693	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	949	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	114.80/cwt	103.00–121.00	605	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	130.01/cwt	128.00–135.00	611	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	772	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	128.06/cwt	125.00–130.00	730	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	894	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	323	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	443	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	375	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	439	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	132.92/cwt	127.00–139.00	569	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	813	116.57/cwt	109.00–124.00	948	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	129.58/cwt	125.00–135.00	616	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	106.47/cwt	102.00–111.00	884	2
Bulls	—	—	1,713	79.99/cwt	78.00–83.00	1,370	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	51.77/cwt	48.00–53.50	765	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	46.14/cwt	43.50–51.50	481	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	50.38/cwt	47.00–53.50	607	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	815	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	883	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	883	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	42.84/cwt	41.00–45.00	548	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	793	31.41/cwt	30.00–33.00	249	2
Bulls	—	—	1,503	86.32/cwt	84.50–87.50	1,297	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,331	54.04/cwt	53.00–55.00	719	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	54.23/cwt	53.00–56.00	652	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	52.47/cwt	52.00–53.00	571	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	25.27/cwt	20.00–30.00	232	2
Bulls	—	—	1,364	67.99/cwt	65.00–73.50	927	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,112	42.93/cwt	42.00–46.00	477	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	40.42/cwt	35.00–44.00	411	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	121.35/cwt	117.00–130.00	580	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	483	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	700	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	426	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	579	97.04/cwt	95.00–98.00	562	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	376	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	508	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	480	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,545	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,435	1,085.00/cwt	1,085.00–1,085.00	15,570	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	13,599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	471	100.33/cwt	100.00–101.00	473	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	435	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	499	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,282	55.82/cwt	49.50–71.00	716	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	901.50/cwt	685.00–1,025.00	10,935	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	96.06/cwt	87.00–105.00	504	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	97.93/cwt	93.00–103.00	551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	674	111.73/cwt	107.00–125.00	753	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	124.49/cwt	123.50–125.00	700	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	740	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	6,987	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	329	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	388	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	574	110.34/cwt	100.00–114.00	633	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	361	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	567	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,376	932.63/cwt	850.00–975.00	12,833	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	710.00/cwt	710.00–710.00	7,597	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	54.83/cwt	50.00–58.00	531	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,142	60.48/cwt	51.00–80.00	691	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	151.78/cwt	142.00–154.00	718	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	157.04/cwt	155.00–158.00	573	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	142.61/cwt	139.00–149.00	459	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	811	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	566	147.95/cwt	146.00–150.00	837	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	102.29/cwt	97.00–114.00	629	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	137.44/cwt	132.00–140.00	570	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	122.20/cwt	119.00–126.00	766	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	166.30/cwt	158.00–175.00	521	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	144.43/cwt	144.00–145.00	699	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	595	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	607	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	134.07/cwt	124.00–141.00	694	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	138.60/cwt	135.00–144.00	787	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	113.86/cwt	109.00–119.00	829	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	142.79/cwt	137.00–155.00	751	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	131.60/cwt	128.00–136.00	621	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	127.50/cwt	122.00–132.00	652	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,052	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	7,364	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	603	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	708	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	580	125.58/cwt	125.00–126.00	728	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	139.23/cwt	136.00–145.00	525	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	813.09/cwt	800.00–825.00	7,383	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	885.97/cwt	750.00–1,010.00	8,683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	475	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	608	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	615	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	720	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 Sep 30, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 541Last week 368Year ago 1,296

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 140Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 35Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	640	124.00–127.00	124.57
5	—	674	107.00–125.00	111.73
3	—	562	123.50–125.00	124.49
4	—	361	157.00	157.00
2	—	705	115.00	115.00
4	—	518	124.00–141.00	134.07
1	—	440	137.00	137.00
1	—	485	146.00	146.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	100.00	100.00
1	—	640	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	667	109.00	109.00
3	—	527	103.00–121.00	114.80
14	—	470	128.00–135.00	130.01
7	—	428	127.00–139.00	132.92
1	—	815	87.00	87.00
1	—	725	88.00	88.00
3	—	333	128.00	128.00
6	—	574	100.00–114.00	110.34
5	—	615	97.00–114.00	102.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	579	95.00–98.00	97.04
3	—	471	100.00–101.00	100.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	595	102.00	102.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	113.00	113.00
5	—	937	93.50	93.50
6	—	322	139.00–149.00	142.61
13	—	415	132.00–140.00	137.44
11	—	627	119.00–126.00	122.20
4	—	728	109.00–119.00	113.86
15	—	472	128.00–136.00	131.60
21	—	511	122.00–132.00	127.50
6	—	580	125.00–126.00	125.58
9	—	377	136.00–145.00	139.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	104.50	104.50
1	—	600	119.00	119.00
5	—	425	116.00–129.00	125.62
4	—	666	102.00–112.00	108.78
9	—	575	105.00–132.00	114.81
8	—	373	115.00–138.00	130.68
8	—	531	117.00–123.00	119.35
2	—	830	102.00–111.00	106.47
6	—	883	100.00	100.00
11	—	478	117.00–130.00	121.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	585	123.00–126.00	124.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	375	117.00	117.00
5	—	329	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	106.00	106.00
3	—	525	87.00–105.00	96.06
2	—	563	93.00–103.00	97.93
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	142.00	142.00
2	—	518	124.00–132.00	128.10
7	—	412	139.00–142.00	139.43
1	—	660	117.00	117.00
4	—	570	125.00–130.00	128.06
1	—	715	125.00	125.00
2	—	813	109.00–124.00	116.57
8	—	475	125.00–135.00	129.58
1	—	755	123.50	123.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	693	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	323	137.00	137.00
7	—	376	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	483	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	156.00	156.00
12	—	473	142.00–154.00	151.78
3	—	365	155.00–158.00	157.04
1	—	675	133.00	133.00
2	—	313	158.00–175.00	166.30
5	—	568	135.00–144.00	138.60
21	—	526	137.00–155.00	142.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	566	146.00–150.00	147.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	484	144.00–145.00	144.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	117.00	117.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,713	78.00–83.00	79.99
4	—	1,503	84.50–87.50	86.32
5	—	1,364	65.00–73.50	67.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,478	48.00–53.50	51.77
2	—	1,280	41.00–45.00	42.84
4	—	1,331	53.00–55.00	54.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,043	43.50–51.50	46.14
2	—	1,088	52.00–53.00	52.47
2	—	920	20.00–30.00	25.27
6	—	1,016	35.00–44.00	40.42
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,204	47.00–53.50	50.38
6	—	1,203	53.00–56.00	54.23
17	—	1,112	42.00–46.00	42.93
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	793	30.00–33.00	31.41

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	53.00	53.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	80.00	80.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	52.00	52.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,282	49.50–71.00	55.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,213	685.00–1,025.00	901.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	968	50.00–58.00	54.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,142	51.00–80.00	60.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	980	750.00–1,010.00	885.97
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,435	1,085.00	1,085.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,376	850.00–975.00	932.63
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	710.00	710.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,052	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	775.00	775.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	890	785.00	785.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	908	800.00–825.00	813.09

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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