Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders mostly steady to 2.00 higher except a few better 600-700 lb steers 2.00 lower and the better 500-550 lb bulls 7.00 higher. 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 $127.25/cwt on 394 head.

Average price

$127.25

394 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$680

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$180

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

$30.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.96

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	130.20	700	253
Medium and Large 1-2	542	125.77	682	66
Medium and Large 2	515	119.35	615	72
Medium and Large 3	520	100.00	520	3thin

One grade step is worth $30.20/cwt here — about $180 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 sale394 hd

127.25

—

AR average8 barns · 2,186 hd

128.21

−0.96

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	1,556	72.85	1,133	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,523	49.53	754	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,243	46.21	574	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,058	38.93	412	15

Every lot, as filed

114 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	165.65/cwt	154.00–175.00	707	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	140.03/cwt	132.00–150.00	594	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	134.54/cwt	132.00–135.00	962	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	133.68/cwt	129.00–136.00	634	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	143.43/cwt	140.00–146.50	541	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	133.34/cwt	131.50–139.00	892	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	174.81/cwt	172.00–176.00	582	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	428	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	637	123.27/cwt	120.00–124.00	785	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	937	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	114.55/cwt	113.00–116.00	828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,005	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,106	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	129.66/cwt	125.00–132.25	740	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	657	126.08/cwt	120.00–127.50	828	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	130.68/cwt	125.00–134.50	753	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	667	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	754	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	143.86/cwt	140.00–153.00	466	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	151.95/cwt	147.00–164.00	637	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	634	131.08/cwt	128.50–137.00	831	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	123.24/cwt	119.00–125.50	834	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	383	158.29/cwt	154.00–162.00	606	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	663	117.67/cwt	117.00–118.00	780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	128.96/cwt	125.00–133.00	673	58
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	125.09/cwt	120.00–128.00	774	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	724	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	145.64/cwt	136.00–150.00	685	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	596	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	739	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	142.42/cwt	130.00–145.50	739	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	358	176.21/cwt	166.00–186.00	631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	604	136.82/cwt	136.00–140.00	826	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	614	115.88/cwt	115.00–117.50	712	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	143.82/cwt	138.00–146.00	814	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	666	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	862	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	130.98/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,081	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	149.16/cwt	145.00–153.00	776	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	156.66/cwt	153.00–164.00	747	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	929.72/cwt	910.00–950.00	13,481	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	975.70/cwt	900.00–1,060.00	13,611	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	9,335	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	767	118.01/cwt	117.00–119.00	905	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	865	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	865	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	730	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	913	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,261	51.99/cwt	45.00–59.00	656	9
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	863	599.28/cwt	510.00–685.00	5,172	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	934	893.40/cwt	825.00–910.00	8,344	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	653	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,780	1,560.00/cwt	1,560.00–1,560.00	27,768	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,600	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	17,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	813	568.03/cwt	550.00–600.00	4,618	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,102	862.04/cwt	750.00–985.00	9,500	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	574	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,042	54.51/cwt	46.50–73.00	568	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	49.62/cwt	43.00–59.00	594	22
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	877	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	728	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	4,844	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	635	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	381	1
Bulls	—	—	1,418	64.18/cwt	59.00–68.00	910	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	36.07/cwt	30.00–40.00	380	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	447	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	49.53/cwt	48.00–51.00	754	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,373	49.83/cwt	48.00–53.00	684	6
Bulls	—	—	1,760	81.20/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,429	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	520	1
Bulls	—	—	1,577	76.74/cwt	75.00–79.00	1,210	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	41.31/cwt	40.00–43.50	437	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	44.14/cwt	41.00–47.00	505	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	127.70/cwt	120.00–134.00	478	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	108.95/cwt	100.00–120.00	686	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	713	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	670	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	440	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,585	1,260.00/cwt	1,260.00–1,260.00	19,971	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	130.56/cwt	125.00–135.00	423	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	143.57/cwt	138.00–151.00	537	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	125.41/cwt	119.00–130.00	592	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	122.59/cwt	112.00–131.00	521	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	117.68/cwt	105.00–124.00	684	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	126.55/cwt	120.00–134.00	858	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	124.95/cwt	117.00–129.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	121.92/cwt	112.00–126.00	632	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	118.72/cwt	117.00–122.00	784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	126.57/cwt	126.50–127.00	689	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	343	175.08/cwt	165.00–177.00	601	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	669	129.46/cwt	125.00–131.00	866	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	497	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	736	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	712	119.95/cwt	114.00–124.00	854	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	145.27/cwt	141.00–146.50	760	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	692	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	917	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	613	121.02/cwt	118.00–123.00	742	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	686	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	892	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	484	133.27/cwt	125.00–143.00	645	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	481	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	613	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	427	139.87/cwt	135.00–147.00	597	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	140.62/cwt	138.00–143.00	450	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,026	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	151.85/cwt	150.00–153.00	636	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	142.17/cwt	132.00–148.00	677	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	799	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	138.05/cwt	132.00–142.00	711	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	129.83/cwt	125.00–137.00	760	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	633	117.96/cwt	115.00–121.00	747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	110.50/cwt	110.00–111.00	851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	869	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	123.86/cwt	120.00–127.00	715	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	146.45/cwt	145.00–148.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	107.60/cwt	100.00–120.00	720	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	121.71/cwt	116.00–125.00	864	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	132.61/cwt	125.00–135.00	820	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	594	3

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 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,040Last week 2,077Year ago 1,785

Slaughter CattleReceipts 228Last week 229Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 100Last week 75Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	427	154.00–175.00	165.65
11	—	715	132.00–135.00	134.54
4	—	669	131.50–139.00	133.34
10	—	333	172.00–176.00	174.81
3	—	1,005	110.00	110.00
2	—	358	166.00–186.00	176.21
5	—	604	136.00–140.00	136.82
30	—	566	138.00–146.00	143.82
4	—	825	130.00–132.00	130.98
18	—	520	145.00–153.00	149.16
18	—	477	153.00–164.00	156.66
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	634	128.50–137.00	131.08
3	—	730	125.00	125.00
4	—	669	125.00–131.00	129.46
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	163.00	163.00
4	—	678	120.00–134.00	126.55
9	—	476	132.00–148.00	142.17
5	—	515	132.00–142.00	138.05
17	—	585	125.00–137.00	129.83
2	—	415	145.00–148.00	146.45
3	—	710	116.00–125.00	121.71
5	—	618	125.00–135.00	132.61
3	—	388	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	497	148.00	148.00
32	—	523	141.00–146.50	145.27
4	—	692	132.50	132.50
6	—	848	121.00	121.00
13	—	419	150.00–153.00	151.85
30	—	577	138.50	138.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	686	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	424	132.00–150.00	140.03
36	—	474	129.00–136.00	133.68
5	—	377	140.00–146.50	143.43
11	—	637	120.00–124.00	123.27
1	—	815	115.00	115.00
2	—	723	113.00–116.00	114.55
35	—	571	125.00–132.25	129.66
1	—	750	120.00	120.00
10	—	324	140.00–153.00	143.86
18	—	677	119.00–125.50	123.24
58	—	522	125.00–133.00	128.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	667	113.00	113.00
9	—	614	115.00–117.50	115.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	603	120.00	120.00
8	—	596	124.00	124.00
36	—	544	126.50–127.00	126.57
15	—	481	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	666	129.50	129.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	374	120.00–134.00	127.70
11	—	630	100.00–120.00	108.95
7	—	324	125.00–135.00	130.56
8	—	472	119.00–130.00	125.41
10	—	425	112.00–131.00	122.59
11	—	581	105.00–124.00	117.68
9	—	518	112.00–126.00	121.92
1	—	790	110.00	110.00
7	—	669	100.00–120.00	107.60
1	—	745	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	100.00	100.00
1	—	545	100.00	100.00
1	—	575	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	657	120.00–127.50	126.08
8	—	576	125.00–134.50	130.68
14	—	419	147.00–164.00	151.95
8	—	383	154.00–162.00	158.29
9	—	619	120.00–128.00	125.09
23	—	470	136.00–150.00	145.64
18	—	519	130.00–145.50	142.42
4	—	767	117.00–119.00	118.01
5	—	865	100.00	100.00
6	—	343	165.00–177.00	175.08
7	—	712	114.00–124.00	119.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	663	117.00–118.00	117.67
4	—	613	118.00–123.00	121.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	713	107.00	107.00
6	—	374	138.00–151.00	143.57
3	—	518	117.00–129.00	124.95
3	—	660	117.00–122.00	118.72
5	—	484	125.00–143.00	133.27
8	—	427	135.00–147.00	139.87
2	—	320	138.00–143.00	140.62
2	—	770	110.00–111.00	110.50
7	—	577	120.00–127.00	123.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	633	115.00–121.00	117.96
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	60.00	60.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,450	910.00–950.00	929.72
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,395	900.00–1,060.00	975.70
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,270	735.00	735.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,600	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,585	1,260.00	1,260.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,261	45.00–59.00	51.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	870	75.00	75.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,102	750.00–985.00	862.04
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,305	44.00	44.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,042	46.50–73.00	54.51
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	22	—	1,198	43.00–59.00	49.62
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	813	550.00–600.00	568.03
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	863	510.00–685.00	599.28
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	13	—	934	825.00–910.00	893.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	877	83.00	83.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	775	625.00	625.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,780	1,560.00	1,560.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,418	59.00–68.00	64.18
4	—	1,760	80.00–84.00	81.20
7	—	1,577	75.00–79.00	76.74
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,053	30.00–40.00	36.07
1	—	1,095	47.50	47.50
6	—	1,058	40.00–43.50	41.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,145	39.00	39.00
6	—	1,373	48.00–53.00	49.83
7	—	1,145	41.00–47.00	44.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,523	48.00–51.00	49.53

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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