Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs mostly 4.00-10.00 lower with the better 400-500 lbs 15.00-20.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 3.00-10.00 lower. Not enough feeders over 600 lbs for a trend. The feeder offering included mostly unweaned calves compared to several weaned calves in last weeks offering. No trend on cows and bulls not reported last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $118.09/cwt on 206 head.

Average price

$118.09

206 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$584

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$193

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

$28.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.87

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	487	125.63	612	80
Medium and Large 1-2	504	122.00	615	13thin
Medium and Large 2	505	113.64	573	104
Medium and Large 3	432	96.89	419	9thin

One grade step is worth $28.74/cwt here — about $193 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 sale206 hd

118.09

—

AR average8 barns · 1,461 hd

118.96

−0.87

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	1,621	75.93	1,231	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,408	52.82	744	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,139	52.70	600	47
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	971	42.50	413	25

Every lot, as filed

101 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 1	—	310	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	126.55/cwt	117.00–130.00	654	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	611	114.00/cwt	113.00–115.00	697	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	864.16/cwt	850.00–900.00	11,191	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	132.28/cwt	130.50–135.50	753	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	133.12/cwt	132.50–135.00	526	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	119.47/cwt	116.00–125.00	683	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	668	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	850	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	5,738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	127.91/cwt	120.00–135.00	657	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	115.68/cwt	115.00–116.00	772	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	515	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	555	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	475	100.44/cwt	99.00–102.00	477	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	172.27/cwt	171.00–175.00	543	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	148.28/cwt	144.50–150.00	630	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	158.48/cwt	155.00–173.00	582	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	900	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	102.98/cwt	100.00–106.00	865	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	126.21/cwt	120.00–129.00	719	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	126.90/cwt	122.00–131.00	602	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	454	138.02/cwt	130.00–147.00	627	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	722	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	640	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	590	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	684	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	56.75/cwt	50.00–68.00	633	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	147.48/cwt	145.00–153.00	703	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	149.50/cwt	144.00–151.00	565	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	305	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	519	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,303	774.52/cwt	750.00–800.00	10,092	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,478	795.36/cwt	725.00–865.00	11,755	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	986	53.63/cwt	50.00–57.00	529	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	508	136.63/cwt	135.00–138.00	694	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	121.17/cwt	115.00–127.00	680	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	735	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	735	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,137	835.35/cwt	700.00–950.00	9,498	19
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	568.54/cwt	535.00–600.00	5,788	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	827.88/cwt	675.00–950.00	8,055	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	624	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,229	827.64/cwt	700.00–860.00	10,172	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	952	772.59/cwt	650.00–850.00	7,355	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	55.50/cwt	55.00–56.00	588	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	52.49/cwt	44.00–59.00	588	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	709.93/cwt	685.00–735.00	6,269	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	62.47/cwt	56.00–71.00	703	2
Bulls	—	—	1,671	75.60/cwt	71.00–81.00	1,263	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	299	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	815	26.00/cwt	26.00–26.00	212	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	47.12/cwt	46.00–48.00	579	2
Bulls	—	—	1,431	66.86/cwt	60.00–70.00	957	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	41.04/cwt	35.00–44.00	405	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	111.10/cwt	105.00–119.00	583	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	835	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	292	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	52.80/cwt	52.00–53.50	515	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	55.80/cwt	54.00–58.00	683	10
Bulls	—	—	1,689	84.54/cwt	82.00–89.50	1,428	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	48.34/cwt	45.00–52.00	491	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	135.10/cwt	130.00–140.00	577	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,110	52.13/cwt	49.00–54.00	579	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	810	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	308	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	52.82/cwt	50.50–54.50	744	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	117.82/cwt	110.00–126.00	497	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	152.73/cwt	143.00–161.00	493	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	115.00/cwt	105.00–119.00	660	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	105.73/cwt	102.00–113.00	608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	117.55/cwt	109.00–122.00	554	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	95.64/cwt	95.00–99.00	410	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	118.54/cwt	110.00–126.00	446	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	133.92/cwt	123.00–141.00	647	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	122.50/cwt	116.00–134.00	642	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	94.84/cwt	90.00–100.00	450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	396	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,085	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	792	96.66/cwt	96.00–98.00	766	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	367	135.93/cwt	132.00–139.00	499	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	132.47/cwt	129.00–136.00	562	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	117.45/cwt	113.00–120.00	610	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	483	123.16/cwt	120.00–128.00	595	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	112.43/cwt	108.00–118.00	708	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	116.94/cwt	109.00–125.00	388	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	131.91/cwt	125.00–136.00	435	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	895	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	816	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	132.56/cwt	127.50–135.00	762	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	515	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	109.81/cwt	105.00–115.50	684	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	728	111.97/cwt	108.00–116.50	815	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	120.04/cwt	118.00–123.00	756	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	118.75/cwt	113.00–128.00	754	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	125.85/cwt	124.00–128.00	540	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	614	125.75/cwt	125.50–126.00	772	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	141.30/cwt	131.00–151.00	548	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	719	119.52/cwt	114.00–124.00	859	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 Oct 14, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 651Last week 3,478Year ago 558

Slaughter CattleReceipts 167Last week 111Year ago 164

Replacement CattleReceipts 100Last week 45Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	140.00	140.00
15	—	517	117.00–130.00	126.55
4	—	395	132.50–135.00	133.12
5	—	572	116.00–125.00	119.47
34	—	474	122.00–131.00	126.90
1	—	680	120.00	120.00
13	—	429	124.00–128.00	125.85
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	611	113.00–115.00	114.00
1	—	735	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	571	117.00	117.00
5	—	396	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	96.00	96.00
1	—	555	85.00	85.00
2	—	475	99.00–102.00	100.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	96.00	96.00
2	—	840	100.00–106.00	102.98
1	—	650	111.00	111.00
14	—	525	105.00–119.00	111.10
19	—	422	110.00–126.00	117.82
9	—	574	105.00–119.00	115.00
11	—	471	109.00–122.00	117.55
16	—	376	110.00–126.00	118.54
6	—	332	109.00–125.00	116.94
15	—	623	105.00–115.50	109.81
5	—	728	108.00–116.50	111.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	429	95.00–99.00	95.64
2	—	475	90.00–100.00	94.84
1	—	365	108.50	108.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	125.00	125.00
19	—	569	130.50–135.50	132.28
3	—	315	171.00–175.00	172.27
10	—	425	144.50–150.00	148.28
5	—	367	155.00–173.00	158.48
7	—	477	145.00–153.00	147.48
11	—	508	135.00–138.00	136.63
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	570	120.00–129.00	126.21
5	—	427	130.00–140.00	135.10
6	—	323	143.00–161.00	152.73
11	—	483	123.00–141.00	133.92
9	—	524	116.00–134.00	122.50
1	—	675	123.50	123.50
1	—	1,005	108.00	108.00
1	—	800	110.00	110.00
4	—	630	118.00–123.00	120.04
11	—	388	131.00–151.00	141.30
4	—	719	114.00–124.00	119.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	575	127.50–135.00	132.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	614	125.50–126.00	125.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	514	120.00–135.00	127.91
3	—	667	115.00–116.00	115.68
11	—	454	130.00–147.00	138.02
8	—	378	144.00–151.00	149.50
5	—	305	170.00	170.00
14	—	561	115.00–127.00	121.17
3	—	635	113.00–128.00	118.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	575	102.00–113.00	105.73
1	—	680	98.00	98.00
3	—	792	96.00–98.00	96.66
3	—	367	132.00–139.00	135.93
5	—	424	129.00–136.00	132.47
4	—	519	113.00–120.00	117.45
11	—	483	120.00–128.00	123.16
3	—	630	108.00–118.00	112.43
3	—	330	125.00–136.00	131.91
1	—	895	93.00	93.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,165	70.00	70.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,295	850.00–900.00	864.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,303	750.00–800.00	774.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,478	725.00–865.00	795.36
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,018	535.00–600.00	568.54
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	11	—	1,229	700.00–860.00	827.64
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	675.00	675.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,115	50.00–68.00	56.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	19	—	1,137	700.00–950.00	835.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	985	66.00	66.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	952	650.00–850.00	772.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,060	55.00–56.00	55.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,120	44.00–59.00	52.49
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	883	685.00–735.00	709.93
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	986	50.00–57.00	53.63
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	800	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	973	675.00–950.00	827.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	905	69.00	69.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,125	56.00–71.00	62.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,671	71.00–81.00	75.60
7	—	1,431	60.00–70.00	66.86
8	—	1,689	82.00–89.50	84.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	30.00	30.00
13	—	986	35.00–44.00	41.04
3	—	975	52.00–53.50	52.80
5	—	1,016	45.00–52.00	48.34
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	26.00	26.00
1	—	835	35.00	35.00
1	—	810	38.00	38.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,228	46.00–48.00	47.12
10	—	1,224	54.00–58.00	55.80
35	—	1,110	49.00–54.00	52.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,408	50.50–54.50	52.82

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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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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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle