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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs 8.00-14.00 higher over 500 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers 3.00-6.00 higher. Feeder bulls mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Had several large groups of good quality calves with good buyer activity. Cows and bulls not reported due to time.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.38/cwt on 967 head.

Average price

$142.38

967 head · 561 lb average

Value per head Derived

$799

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$105

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

$13.68/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.47

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	146.88	806	383
Medium and Large 1-2	578	140.73	814	483
Medium and Large 2	527	133.20	702	101

One grade step is worth $13.68/cwt here — about $105 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 sale967 hd

142.38

—

AR average8 barns · 2,522 hd

143.85

−1.47

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

92 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 1-2Unweaned	—	652	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	717	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	713	138.75/cwt	138.75–138.75	989	74
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	629	126.21/cwt	124.00–132.50	794	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	708	127.62/cwt	127.00–130.00	904	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	684	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	780	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	607	119.49/cwt	118.00–122.00	725	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	718	124.60/cwt	120.00–125.00	895	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	609	133.71/cwt	124.00–137.50	814	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	681	127.98/cwt	121.00–129.50	872	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	780	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	987	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	151.36/cwt	150.00–166.00	645	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	492	142.73/cwt	140.00–153.00	702	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	740	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	890	106.51/cwt	105.00–107.00	948	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	655	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	721	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	633	118.18/cwt	118.00–119.00	748	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	865	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	126.76/cwt	120.00–129.50	726	139
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	132.74/cwt	125.00–139.00	624	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	138.64/cwt	130.00–143.00	586	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	141.24/cwt	130.00–154.00	523	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	123.86/cwt	119.50–127.50	770	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	135.38/cwt	135.00–137.00	925	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	157.77/cwt	150.00–167.00	757	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	129.03/cwt	125.00–137.00	672	132
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	143.46/cwt	130.00–150.00	466	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	117.97/cwt	116.00–120.00	790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	929	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	162.81/cwt	154.00–176.00	694	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	704	133.41/cwt	130.00–134.00	939	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	174.23/cwt	170.00–175.00	570	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	150.04/cwt	140.00–159.00	783	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	141.70/cwt	138.00–144.00	871	35
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	140.87/cwt	135.00–145.00	796	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	132.33/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,027	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	129.50/cwt	129.00–130.00	1,036	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	169.33/cwt	159.00–184.00	643	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	840	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	916	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	725	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	135.15/cwt	130.00–144.00	714	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	677	123.72/cwt	121.50–127.00	838	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	122.49/cwt	120.00–125.00	757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	159.52/cwt	159.00–160.00	603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	663	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	822	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	567	133.75/cwt	133.75–133.75	758	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	718	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	862	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	107.03/cwt	104.00–112.00	781	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	885	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	745	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	121.49/cwt	121.00–122.00	745	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	107.80/cwt	100.00–116.00	663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	597	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	394	126.66/cwt	121.00–137.00	499	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	122.93/cwt	117.00–130.00	540	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	130.32/cwt	125.00–132.00	427	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	118.07/cwt	106.00–120.00	685	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	729	106.73/cwt	104.00–110.00	778	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	124.54/cwt	110.00–130.00	588	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	125.08/cwt	118.00–131.00	775	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	152.12/cwt	140.00–165.00	494	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	925	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,156	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	107.18/cwt	100.00–116.00	711	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	842	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	118.51/cwt	110.00–124.00	622	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	135.34/cwt	125.00–146.00	646	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	132.30/cwt	125.00–137.00	688	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	141.48/cwt	128.00–155.00	604	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	540	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	680	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	555	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	135.41/cwt	129.00–140.00	789	96
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	674	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	873	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	535	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	138.56/cwt	130.00–142.00	859	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	123.53/cwt	118.00–127.00	718	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	132.23/cwt	129.00–134.25	636	108
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	141.24/cwt	138.00–145.50	732	129
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	711	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,111	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	437	161.72/cwt	149.50–167.00	707	51
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	665	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	137.85/cwt	127.00–142.00	584	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	123.39/cwt	115.00–129.00	645	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	564	122.12/cwt	115.00–128.00	689	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	129.97/cwt	119.00–136.00	612	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	855	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	121.44/cwt	113.00–130.00	856	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	121.66/cwt	121.00–122.00	937	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	661	130.96/cwt	128.00–135.00	866	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	131.66/cwt	125.00–135.00	754	8

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 11, 2020

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

Receipts 2,077Last week 336Year ago 1,250

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	652	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	655	110.00	110.00
16	—	633	118.00–119.00	118.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	121.00	121.00
139	—	573	120.00–129.50	126.76
78	—	470	125.00–139.00	132.74
65	—	423	130.00–143.00	138.64
38	—	370	130.00–154.00	141.24
33	—	622	119.50–127.50	123.86
132	—	521	125.00–137.00	129.03
11	—	325	130.00–150.00	143.46
2	—	670	116.00–120.00	117.97
1	—	815	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	663	124.00	124.00
16	—	567	133.75	133.75
10	—	718	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	415	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	100.00–116.00	107.80
11	—	394	121.00–137.00	126.66
25	—	439	117.00–130.00	122.93
14	—	328	125.00–132.00	130.32
8	—	580	106.00–120.00	118.07
7	—	729	104.00–110.00	106.73
25	—	472	110.00–130.00	124.54
3	—	663	100.00–116.00	107.18
2	—	780	108.00	108.00
12	—	525	110.00–124.00	118.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	540	126.00	126.00
13	—	411	135.00	135.00
33	—	581	118.00–127.00	123.53
108	—	481	129.00–134.25	132.23
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
74	—	713	138.75	138.75
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	629	124.00–132.50	126.21
24	—	708	127.00–130.00	127.62
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	718	120.00–125.00	124.60
60	—	609	124.00–137.50	133.71
42	—	681	121.00–129.50	127.98
1	—	780	126.50	126.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	683	135.00–137.00	135.38
77	—	480	150.00–167.00	157.77
33	—	426	154.00–176.00	162.81
7	—	704	130.00–134.00	133.41
6	—	327	170.00–175.00	174.23
47	—	522	140.00–159.00	150.04
35	—	615	138.00–144.00	141.70
13	—	565	135.00–145.00	140.87
3	—	776	130.00–135.00	132.33
2	—	800	129.00–130.00	129.50
34	—	380	159.00–184.00	169.33
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	620	118.00–131.00	125.08
2	—	325	140.00–165.00	152.12
1	—	925	125.00	125.00
1	—	355	150.00	150.00
30	—	477	125.00–146.00	135.34
22	—	520	125.00–137.00	132.30
18	—	427	128.00–155.00	141.48
1	—	855	116.00	116.00
2	—	705	113.00–130.00	121.44
3	—	770	121.00–122.00	121.66
4	—	661	128.00–135.00	130.96
8	—	573	125.00–135.00	131.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
96	—	583	129.00–140.00	135.41
6	—	674	129.50	129.50
15	—	326	164.00	164.00
43	—	620	130.00–142.00	138.56
129	—	518	138.00–145.50	141.24
9	—	474	150.00	150.00
10	—	823	135.00	135.00
51	—	437	149.50–167.00	161.72
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	720	110.00	110.00
1	—	665	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	684	114.00	114.00
4	—	607	118.00–122.00	119.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	426	150.00–166.00	151.36
8	—	492	140.00–153.00	142.73
5	—	565	131.00	131.00
4	—	890	105.00–107.00	106.51
1	—	840	109.00	109.00
1	—	725	118.00	118.00
26	—	528	130.00–144.00	135.15
21	—	677	121.50–127.00	123.72
2	—	618	120.00–125.00	122.49
2	—	378	159.00–160.00	159.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	730	104.00–112.00	107.03
1	—	885	100.00	100.00
2	—	665	112.00	112.00
2	—	613	121.00–122.00	121.49
1	—	385	155.00	155.00
9	—	424	127.00–142.00	137.85
10	—	523	115.00–129.00	123.39
14	—	564	115.00–128.00	122.12
15	—	471	119.00–136.00	129.97

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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