Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls uneven near steady on a very light test. Feeder heifers 6.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher than last weeks light test. Low receipts due to wet muddy conditions in the area.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $101.99/cwt on 60 head.

Average price

$101.99

60 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$554

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$270

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

$22.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.53

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	436	114.39	499	23
Medium and Large 2	582	94.56	551	33
Medium and Large 1-2	836	92.00	769	4thin

One grade step is worth $22.39/cwt here — about −$270 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 sale60 hd

101.99

—

AR average9 barns · 1,034 hd

114.53

−12.53

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	1,779	76.52	1,361	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,382	53.75	743	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,250	53.55	669	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,019	42.87	437	37

Every lot, as filed

64 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 1-2	—	836	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	769	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	543	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	690	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	549	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	130.63/cwt	128.00–131.00	617	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	610	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	549	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	540	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	114.43/cwt	114.00–117.00	478	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	511	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,150	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	13,225	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	468	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	845	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	8,450	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,190	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,330	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	126.67/cwt	126.00–128.00	722	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,895	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	926.04/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	9,955	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	614	110.37/cwt	105.00–115.00	678	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	101.42/cwt	56.00–118.00	797	34
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	796.98/cwt	700.00–875.00	8,607	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	549	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,203	1,043.87/cwt	1,000.00–1,100.00	12,558	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 1-2	—	340	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	374	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,003.18/cwt	985.00–1,025.00	12,138	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	1,110	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,660	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	73.78/cwt	55.00–85.00	643	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,107	53.12/cwt	48.00–58.00	588	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	912	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	7,615	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	846	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	50.26/cwt	47.00–55.00	586	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	922	58.67/cwt	53.00–70.00	541	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,235	50.45/cwt	48.00–53.00	623	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	51.84/cwt	48.50–54.00	624	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	937	30.85/cwt	30.00–32.00	289	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	40.26/cwt	39.00–42.00	387	15
Bulls	—	—	1,424	68.09/cwt	64.00–72.00	970	6
Bulls	—	—	1,873	81.00/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,517	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	93.96/cwt	90.00–99.00	538	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	55.95/cwt	54.00–58.50	828	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	56.04/cwt	53.50–59.00	738	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,129	52.48/cwt	51.00–55.00	592	7
Bulls	—	—	1,886	77.05/cwt	74.50–79.00	1,453	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	381	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	103.68/cwt	95.00–108.00	536	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	46.07/cwt	44.00–49.00	493	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	437	124.98/cwt	121.00–127.00	546	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	462	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	395	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,008	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	605	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	575	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	423	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	920	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	745	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	117.03/cwt	114.00–123.00	657	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	623	117.65/cwt	110.00–125.00	733	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	102.56/cwt	95.00–106.00	483	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	592	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	582	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	489	116.16/cwt	100.00–122.00	568	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	865	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 Oct 28, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 199Last week 384Year ago 261

Slaughter CattleReceipts 110Last week 84Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 115Last week 25Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	836	92.00	92.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	114.00	114.00
7	—	418	114.00–117.00	114.43
1	—	390	120.00	120.00
7	—	338	125.00	125.00
1	—	515	113.00	113.00
1	—	565	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	610	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	573	90.00–99.00	93.96
1	—	370	103.00	103.00
3	—	517	95.00–108.00	103.68
3	—	440	105.00	105.00
2	—	683	91.00	91.00
4	—	1,008	60.00	60.00
1	—	920	81.00	81.00
12	—	471	95.00–106.00	102.56
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	127.00	127.00
6	—	543	127.00	127.00
1	—	655	127.00	127.00
3	—	570	126.00–128.00	126.67
4	—	411	140.00	140.00
4	—	338	175.00	175.00
1	—	715	121.00	121.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	125.00	125.00
1	—	675	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	623	110.00–125.00	117.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	472	128.00–131.00	130.63
1	—	725	108.00	108.00
1	—	540	114.00	114.00
1	—	365	140.00	140.00
1	—	410	134.00	134.00
4	—	561	114.00–123.00	117.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	614	105.00–115.00	110.37
Bulls — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	437	121.00–127.00	124.98
1	—	395	122.00	122.00
8	—	489	100.00–122.00	116.16

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,150	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	845	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,203	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,043.87
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,210	985.00–1,025.00	1,003.18
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	985	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	—	1,075	800.00–1,000.00	926.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,080	700.00–875.00	796.98
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	872	55.00–85.00	73.78
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,107	48.00–58.00	53.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,165	47.00–55.00	50.26
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	34	—	786	56.00–118.00	101.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	922	53.00–70.00	58.67
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	912	835.00	835.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	90.00	90.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,235	48.00–53.00	50.45
3	—	1,480	54.00–58.50	55.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,204	48.50–54.00	51.84
11	—	1,317	53.50–59.00	56.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	937	30.00–32.00	30.85
15	—	961	39.00–42.00	40.26
7	—	1,129	51.00–55.00	52.48
10	—	1,071	44.00–49.00	46.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,424	64.00–72.00	68.09
10	—	1,873	79.00–84.00	81.00
11	—	1,886	74.50–79.00	77.05

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle