Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers under 550 lbs steady to 4.00 higher over 550 lbs steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs steady to 5.00 lower 600-650 lbs 2.00 higher. Feeder bulls 2.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows mostly steady to 1.00 higher with high dressing breakers and a few boners 8.00 higher than ltwo weeks ago light test. Slaughter bulls 1.00-4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.81/cwt on 312 head.

Average price

$127.81

312 head · 506 lb average

Value per head Derived

$646

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$58

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

$10.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.69

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	130.41	659	191
Medium and Large 1-2	512	128.63	659	54
Medium and Large 2	502	119.76	601	67

One grade step is worth $10.65/cwt here — about $58 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 sale312 hd

127.81

—

AR average6 barns · 1,011 hd

126.12

+1.69

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	1,588	72.45	1,150	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,439	51.96	748	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,221	44.99	549	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,055	36.74	388	31

Every lot, as filed

106 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	—	750	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	956	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	175.64/cwt	167.00–184.00	648	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	131.53/cwt	130.00–135.00	618	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	620	119.88/cwt	117.00–121.00	743	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	664	124.46/cwt	119.00–128.00	826	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	583	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	153.89/cwt	144.00–160.00	793	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	156.09/cwt	152.00–162.00	737	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	976	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	781	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	843	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	141.97/cwt	139.00–150.00	520	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	150.34/cwt	144.00–156.00	717	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	137.62/cwt	128.00–142.00	775	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	602	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	783	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	873	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	147.14/cwt	146.00–148.50	772	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	142.88/cwt	137.00–150.00	452	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	366	164.93/cwt	160.00–174.00	604	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	338	184.06/cwt	167.00–188.00	622	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	124.22/cwt	123.00–125.00	707	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	129.81/cwt	125.00–134.00	674	69
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	539	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	593	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	759	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	794	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	610	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	132.72/cwt	130.00–135.00	824	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	158.10/cwt	149.00–162.00	696	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	653	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	849	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	670	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	400	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	167.83/cwt	150.00–175.00	702	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,051	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	134.57/cwt	134.00–135.00	577	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	140.64/cwt	137.00–142.00	830	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	440	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	713	116.01/cwt	112.00–120.00	827	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	8,603	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	53.16/cwt	50.00–77.00	531	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	130.49/cwt	130.00–132.00	873	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	590	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	738	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	8,243	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	59.78/cwt	58.00–62.00	734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	144.85/cwt	139.00–149.00	753	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	611	127.16/cwt	124.00–129.00	777	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	1,118.36/cwt	1,050.00–1,250.00	11,720	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	860.47/cwt	800.00–925.00	7,959	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,132	42.44/cwt	38.00–46.00	480	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	57.84/cwt	54.00–65.00	905	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,303	46.27/cwt	45.00–51.00	603	11
Bulls	—	—	1,428	61.80/cwt	59.00–66.00	883	5
Bulls	—	—	1,780	79.51/cwt	77.00–83.50	1,415	8
Bulls	—	—	1,514	72.13/cwt	67.50–75.50	1,092	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,231	52.32/cwt	40.00–59.00	644	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,231	738.66/cwt	675.00–800.00	9,093	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,308	42.05/cwt	41.00–43.00	550	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	58.23/cwt	54.00–63.00	735	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	44.79/cwt	40.00–49.00	549	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	34.38/cwt	29.00–39.00	349	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	729	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	911	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	115.66/cwt	110.00–119.00	715	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	27.00/cwt	23.00–29.00	259	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,172	39.52/cwt	38.00–41.00	463	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,438	974.70/cwt	950.00–1,000.00	14,016	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	974.48/cwt	725.00–1,075.00	11,645	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	121.67/cwt	110.00–128.00	571	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	464	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	48.75/cwt	48.50–49.00	566	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	160.15/cwt	155.00–165.00	512	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	692	109.98/cwt	100.00–115.00	761	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	133.47/cwt	133.00–135.00	499	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	627	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	646	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	9,446	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	690	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	814	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	118.36/cwt	115.00–120.00	678	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	782	102.00/cwt	100.00–108.00	798	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	119.49/cwt	113.00–124.00	621	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	919	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	755	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	615	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	124.52/cwt	124.00–125.00	720	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	605	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,137	96.50/cwt	96.50–96.50	1,097	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	125.18/cwt	120.00–128.00	799	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	652	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	835	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	605	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	738	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	755	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	136.48/cwt	135.00–138.00	666	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	582	119.38/cwt	116.00–125.00	695	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	529	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	128.24/cwt	120.00–135.00	494	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	764	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	145.52/cwt	145.00–146.00	681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	151.43/cwt	140.00–157.00	651	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	151.76/cwt	145.00–165.00	566	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	470	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	719	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	139.00/cwt	135.00–141.00	737	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	126.14/cwt	120.00–130.00	539	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	666	121.64/cwt	120.00–125.00	810	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	131.08/cwt	120.00–139.00	436	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	143.25/cwt	139.00–148.00	607	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	671	114.69/cwt	114.00–116.00	770	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 Dec 2, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 884Last week 1,040Year ago 1,288

Slaughter CattleReceipts 215Last week 228Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 85Last week 100Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	127.50	127.50
11	—	369	167.00–184.00	175.64
1	—	335	174.00	174.00
20	—	515	144.00–160.00	153.89
16	—	472	152.00–162.00	156.09
1	—	800	122.00	122.00
4	—	621	130.00–135.00	132.72
18	—	418	150.00–175.00	167.83
1	—	1,020	103.00	103.00
11	—	590	137.00–142.00	140.64
4	—	669	130.00–132.00	130.49
1	—	735	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	602	130.00	130.00
15	—	653	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	525	146.00–148.50	147.14
24	—	584	136.00	136.00
5	—	1,137	96.50	96.50
3	—	652	128.00	128.00
12	—	470	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	713	112.00–120.00	116.01
1	—	590	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	729	125.00	125.00
4	—	320	155.00–165.00	160.15
7	—	588	130.00	130.00
2	—	468	145.00–146.00	145.52
15	—	430	140.00–157.00	151.43
6	—	373	145.00–165.00	151.76
3	—	530	135.00–141.00	139.00
9	—	666	120.00–125.00	121.64
1	—	605	133.00	133.00
1	—	790	119.00	119.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	627	103.00	103.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	690	118.00	118.00
9	—	605	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	470	130.00–135.00	131.53
18	—	366	139.00–150.00	141.97
2	—	808	108.00	108.00
19	—	316	137.00–150.00	142.88
17	—	569	123.00–125.00	124.22
69	—	519	125.00–134.00	129.81
7	—	429	134.00–135.00	134.57
19	—	638	120.00–128.00	125.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	620	117.00–121.00	119.88
1	—	670	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	539	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	660	115.00	115.00
13	—	462	132.00	132.00
4	—	640	118.00	118.00
15	—	578	124.00–125.00	124.52
13	—	448	135.00	135.00
5	—	392	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	110.00–119.00	115.66
8	—	469	110.00–128.00	121.67
1	—	700	110.00	110.00
3	—	692	100.00–115.00	109.98
3	—	573	115.00–120.00	118.36
5	—	782	100.00–108.00	102.00
11	—	520	113.00–124.00	119.49
10	—	385	120.00–135.00	128.24
7	—	427	120.00–130.00	126.14
8	—	333	120.00–139.00	131.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	664	119.00–128.00	124.46
1	—	710	118.00	118.00
5	—	477	144.00–156.00	150.34
19	—	563	128.00–142.00	137.62
4	—	366	160.00–174.00	164.93
15	—	338	167.00–188.00	184.06
39	—	440	149.00–162.00	158.10
8	—	520	139.00–149.00	144.85
5	—	611	124.00–129.00	127.16
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	781	108.00	108.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	116.00	116.00
4	—	374	133.00–135.00	133.47
1	—	755	111.00	111.00
2	—	488	135.00–138.00	136.48
3	—	582	116.00–125.00	119.38
4	—	424	139.00–148.00	143.25
3	—	671	114.00–116.00	114.69

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)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	930	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	785.00	785.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,228	58.00–62.00	59.78
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	21	—	1,231	40.00–59.00	52.32
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,231	675.00–800.00	738.66
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	25	—	1,195	725.00–1,075.00	974.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	43.00	43.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	998	50.00–77.00	53.16
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,048	1,050.00–1,250.00	1,118.36
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	925	800.00–925.00	860.47
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,438	950.00–1,000.00	974.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	825.00	825.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,132	38.00–46.00	42.44
12	—	1,016	29.00–39.00	34.38
6	—	958	23.00–29.00	27.00
2	—	1,160	48.50–49.00	48.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,565	54.00–65.00	57.84
11	—	1,303	45.00–51.00	46.27
2	—	1,308	41.00–43.00	42.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,262	54.00–63.00	58.23
34	—	1,226	40.00–49.00	44.79
6	—	1,172	38.00–41.00	39.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,428	59.00–66.00	61.80
8	—	1,780	77.00–83.50	79.51
10	—	1,514	67.50–75.50	72.13

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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