Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders mostly 4.00-15.00 higher with the better 500-550 lb steers 20.00 higher than last weeks light test. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 2.00-4.00 higher.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $137.19/cwt on 138 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −74.27 against this barn's trailing median of $211.46.

Average price

$137.19

138 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$691

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$93

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

$8.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.05

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	487	141.00	687	12thin
Medium and Large 1	521	137.89	718	100
Medium and Large 2	447	132.74	594	26

One grade step is worth $8.26/cwt here — about $93 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

12 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $229.07, low $178.72, median $211.46 across 12 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale138 hd

137.19

—

AR average9 barns · 582 hd

122.14

+15.05

This barn, trailing median12 sales

211.46

−74.27

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	1,708	79.94	1,365	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,447	53.15	769	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,213	52.29	635	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,009	45.40	458	38

Every lot, as filed

75 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	—	410	132.94/cwt	124.00–143.00	545	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	510	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	343	163.95/cwt	162.00–178.00	562	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	129.33/cwt	128.00–132.00	604	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	151.03/cwt	145.00–168.00	639	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	805	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	130.91/cwt	126.00–134.50	742	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	122.03/cwt	117.00–127.00	693	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	687	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	137.51/cwt	132.00–142.00	443	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	975	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	159.50/cwt	150.00–169.00	574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	706	117.40/cwt	114.00–118.50	829	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	534	135.74/cwt	133.50–142.00	725	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	147.15/cwt	144.00–151.00	767	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	135.73/cwt	130.00–144.00	510	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	444	149.48/cwt	149.00–151.00	664	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	801	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	895	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	125.90/cwt	122.00–127.00	789	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	395	164.97/cwt	163.00–169.00	652	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	107.50/cwt	107.00–108.00	925	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	6,533	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	70.72/cwt	67.00–75.00	681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	143.13/cwt	138.00–150.00	678	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,104	674.95/cwt	600.00–835.00	7,451	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,211	54.15/cwt	50.00–60.00	656	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,160.00/cwt	1,160.00–1,160.00	12,992	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,091	807.20/cwt	650.00–910.00	8,807	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	64.90/cwt	58.00–75.00	683	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	73.04/cwt	53.00–100.00	608	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	55.52/cwt	54.00–58.00	698	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,448	56.13/cwt	54.00–60.00	813	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	51.39/cwt	46.00–54.00	617	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	282	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	740	24.00/cwt	24.00–24.00	178	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	40.47/cwt	38.00–43.00	397	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	845	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	124.75/cwt	123.00–125.00	464	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	119.21/cwt	115.00–124.00	575	5
Bulls	—	—	1,578	65.39/cwt	63.00–67.50	1,032	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	49.94/cwt	47.00–53.00	539	13
Bulls	—	—	1,803	85.40/cwt	82.00–89.00	1,540	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	126.08/cwt	120.00–130.00	410	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	156.45/cwt	151.00–160.00	513	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	46.20/cwt	43.00–48.00	459	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	51.16/cwt	47.00–53.00	740	9
Bulls	—	—	1,646	79.20/cwt	74.50–82.00	1,304	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	127.44/cwt	121.00–139.00	463	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	140.00/cwt	135.00–141.00	602	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	450	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	626	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	566	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	613	112.51/cwt	111.00–114.00	690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	572	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	139.22/cwt	134.00–148.00	642	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	790	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	122.60/cwt	115.00–125.00	506	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	140.54/cwt	137.00–144.00	611	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	536	117.22/cwt	115.00–124.00	628	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	121.04/cwt	118.00–125.00	809	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	329	151.01/cwt	138.00–162.00	497	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	118.27/cwt	101.00–124.00	677	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	640	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	569	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	792	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 Nov 4, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 336Last week 199Year ago 2,224

Slaughter CattleReceipts 160Last week 110Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 55Last week 115Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Feeders mostly 4.00-15.00 higher with the better 500-550 lb steers 20.00 higher than last weeks light test. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls 2.00-4.00 higher.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	410	124.00–143.00	132.94
2	—	510	125.00	125.00
17	—	467	128.00–132.00	129.33
1	—	610	117.00	117.00
22	—	568	117.00–127.00	122.03
3	—	322	132.00–142.00	137.51
1	—	975	87.00	87.00
5	—	706	114.00–118.50	117.40
10	—	376	130.00–144.00	135.73
1	—	810	113.00	113.00
2	—	860	107.00–108.00	107.50
1	—	660	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	372	123.00–125.00	124.75
5	—	482	115.00–124.00	119.21
5	—	325	120.00–130.00	126.08
2	—	613	111.00–114.00	112.51
1	—	520	110.00	110.00
3	—	693	114.00	114.00
8	—	413	115.00–125.00	122.60
1	—	710	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	474	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	343	162.00–178.00	163.95
13	—	423	145.00–168.00	151.03
8	—	567	126.00–134.50	130.91
31	—	534	133.50–142.00	135.74
2	—	715	112.00	112.00
1	—	765	117.00	117.00
11	—	627	122.00–127.00	125.90
3	—	395	163.00–169.00	164.97
14	—	461	134.00–148.00	139.22
9	—	668	118.00–125.00	121.04
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	114.00	114.00
1	—	490	127.00	127.00
3	—	363	121.00–139.00	127.44
7	—	430	135.00–141.00	140.00
4	—	536	115.00–124.00	117.22
6	—	329	138.00–162.00	151.01
4	—	572	101.00–124.00	118.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	487	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	573	140.50	140.50
2	—	360	150.00–169.00	159.50
1	—	610	139.00	139.00
5	—	521	144.00–151.00	147.15
4	—	444	149.00–151.00	149.48
1	—	690	139.00	139.00
2	—	335	179.00	179.00
7	—	474	138.00–150.00	143.13
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	151.00–160.00	156.45
1	—	450	139.00	139.00
4	—	380	149.00	149.00
1	—	630	128.00	128.00
1	—	515	123.00	123.00
2	—	435	137.00–144.00	140.54

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,005	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	963	67.00–75.00	70.72
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	21	—	1,104	600.00–835.00	674.95
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,211	50.00–60.00	54.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	—	1,091	650.00–910.00	807.20
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,053	58.00–75.00	64.90
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,120	1,160.00	1,160.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	833	53.00–100.00	73.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,258	54.00–58.00	55.52
50	—	1,201	46.00–54.00	51.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,448	54.00–60.00	56.13
9	—	1,446	47.00–53.00	51.16
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	30.00	30.00
6	—	981	38.00–43.00	40.47
13	—	1,079	47.00–53.00	49.94
16	—	993	43.00–48.00	46.20
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	24.00	24.00
1	—	845	40.00	40.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,578	63.00–67.50	65.39
6	—	1,803	82.00–89.00	85.40
5	—	1,646	74.50–82.00	79.20

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

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Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 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

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