Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 6.00 higher with the better 450-500 lbs 11.00 higher. Feeder heifers uneven with the better 300-500 lbs 3.00-9.00 higher over 500 lbs steady and the plainer kind steady to 5.00 lower. Feeder bulls under 550 lbs 1.00-3.00 higher over 550 lbs 2.00-3.00 lower. Quality and condition of most cattle good with several weaned calves in the offering. Trend based on the observation of about 2000 cattle. Cows and bulls not reported due to time limits.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $145.46/cwt on 956 head.

Average price

$145.46

956 head · 589 lb average

Value per head Derived

$856

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$387

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

$39.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.61

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	149.85	838	437
Medium and Large 1-2	629	143.47	903	403
Medium and Large 2	559	136.06	761	115
Medium and Large 3	410	110.00	451	1thin

One grade step is worth $39.85/cwt here — about $387 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 sale956 hd

145.46

—

AR average9 barns · 3,216 hd

150.07

−4.61

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

102 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	121.09/cwt	117.00–126.00	821	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	126.51/cwt	123.00–132.00	850	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	149.88/cwt	144.00–154.00	501	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	124.81/cwt	122.00–126.50	768	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	128.01/cwt	125.00–133.00	668	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	116.00/cwt	112.00–127.00	853	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	740	111.72/cwt	105.50–121.00	827	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	612	124.63/cwt	122.00–126.00	763	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	161.38/cwt	157.00–166.00	694	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	490	151.57/cwt	148.00–165.00	743	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	145.53/cwt	138.00–155.00	546	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	134.10/cwt	132.00–136.00	752	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	788	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	961	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	762	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	914	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	124.21/cwt	119.50–126.00	663	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	609	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	722	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	397	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	536	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	126.25/cwt	126.25–126.25	833	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	451	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	604	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	532	154.36/cwt	146.00–158.50	821	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	640	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	848	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	489	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	782	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	785	136.72/cwt	125.00–137.75	1,073	111
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	584	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	748	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	512	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	635	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	137.66/cwt	132.00–142.50	853	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	178.88/cwt	172.00–185.00	757	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	160.57/cwt	153.00–173.00	755	54
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	125.18/cwt	120.00–129.50	717	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	136.04/cwt	128.00–142.50	645	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	144.14/cwt	132.00–150.00	614	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	804	130.97/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,053	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	719	130.28/cwt	128.00–135.00	937	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	144.57/cwt	135.00–150.00	818	58
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	137.31/cwt	129.00–144.00	921	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	154.99/cwt	147.00–167.00	823	46
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	176.97/cwt	167.00–187.00	674	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	560	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	708	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	629	144.75/cwt	144.75–144.75	910	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	606	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	788	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	360	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	652	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	185.39/cwt	176.00–194.00	608	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	127.90/cwt	126.50–129.50	967	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	614	136.50/cwt	132.00–138.50	838	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	802	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	962	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	390	166.73/cwt	161.00–172.00	650	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	503	146.99/cwt	145.00–149.00	739	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	591	129.45/cwt	127.00–130.00	765	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	682	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	893	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	510	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	625	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	451	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	366	111.49/cwt	110.00–112.00	408	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	578	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	111.82/cwt	110.00–112.00	520	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	126.92/cwt	120.00–136.00	489	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	777	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	777	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	548	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	115.13/cwt	110.00–119.00	714	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	125.41/cwt	118.00–130.00	533	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	116.70/cwt	110.00–120.00	615	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	741	107.18/cwt	105.00–110.00	794	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	125.12/cwt	120.00–135.00	410	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	108.99/cwt	100.00–118.00	729	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	114.11/cwt	107.00–120.00	639	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	121.62/cwt	114.00–125.00	576	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	702	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	888	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	672	121.96/cwt	114.00–134.00	820	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	141.57/cwt	135.00–147.00	747	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	391	155.13/cwt	150.00–162.00	607	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	131.04/cwt	125.00–136.50	756	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	634	125.38/cwt	121.50–131.00	795	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	885	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,053	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	446	150.13/cwt	148.00–151.00	670	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	142.28/cwt	142.00–143.00	694	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	311	162.81/cwt	160.00–165.00	506	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	955	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,051	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	118.54/cwt	115.00–122.00	978	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	690	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	800	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	651	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	846	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	565	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	822	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	141.27/cwt	140.00–143.00	663	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	108.77/cwt	104.00–111.00	732	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	369	148.20/cwt	142.00–160.00	547	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	114.59/cwt	110.00–122.00	651	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	760	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	324	160.80/cwt	158.00–169.00	521	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	621	133.25/cwt	132.00–134.00	827	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	366	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	611	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	996	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	914	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	558	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	653	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	132.27/cwt	124.00–139.00	624	79
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	405	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	709	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	534	148.15/cwt	145.00–155.50	791	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	681	132.40/cwt	128.00–134.00	902	55
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	142.16/cwt	135.00–146.50	815	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	175.24/cwt	164.00–181.00	743	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	732	19

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 9, 2020

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

Receipts 2,970Last week 884Year ago 1,175

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	678	117.00–126.00	121.09
5	—	740	105.50–121.00	111.72
6	—	612	122.00–126.00	124.63
7	—	430	157.00–166.00	161.38
7	—	490	148.00–165.00	151.57
9	—	561	132.00–136.00	134.10
5	—	390	161.00–172.00	166.73
2	—	503	145.00–149.00	146.99
1	—	315	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	548	128.00	128.00
1	—	445	135.00	135.00
5	—	469	140.00–143.00	141.27
4	—	673	104.00–111.00	108.77
4	—	369	142.00–160.00	148.20
3	—	568	110.00–122.00	114.59
2	—	628	121.00	121.00
13	—	324	158.00–169.00	160.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	672	123.00–132.00	126.51
13	—	334	144.00–154.00	149.88
28	—	615	122.00–126.50	124.81
36	—	522	125.00–133.00	128.01
4	—	735	112.00–127.00	116.00
21	—	375	138.00–155.00	145.53
59	—	573	120.00–129.50	125.18
45	—	474	128.00–142.50	136.04
42	—	426	132.00–150.00	144.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	762	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	534	119.50–126.00	124.21
9	—	609	118.50	118.50
11	—	397	135.00	135.00
27	—	660	126.25	126.25
6	—	558	117.00	117.00
79	—	472	124.00–139.00	132.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	451	134.00	134.00
6	—	584	128.00	128.00
8	—	512	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	560	126.50	126.50
7	—	606	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	591	127.00–130.00	129.45
21	—	682	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	510	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	366	110.00–112.00	111.49
2	—	550	105.00	105.00
1	—	505	100.00	100.00
1	—	445	110.00	110.00
11	—	465	110.00–112.00	111.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	385	120.00–136.00	126.92
5	—	777	100.00	100.00
14	—	620	110.00–119.00	115.13
14	—	425	118.00–130.00	125.41
15	—	527	110.00–120.00	116.70
6	—	741	105.00–110.00	107.18
13	—	328	120.00–135.00	125.12
11	—	669	100.00–118.00	108.99
11	—	560	107.00–120.00	114.11
10	—	474	114.00–125.00	121.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	690	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	788	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	532	146.00–158.50	154.36
13	—	640	132.50	132.50
15	—	489	160.00	160.00
111	—	785	125.00–137.75	136.72
5	—	405	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	620	132.00–142.50	137.66
16	—	423	172.00–185.00	178.88
54	—	470	153.00–173.00	160.57
4	—	804	125.00–134.00	130.97
4	—	719	128.00–135.00	130.28
58	—	566	135.00–150.00	144.57
46	—	671	129.00–144.00	137.31
46	—	531	147.00–167.00	154.99
34	—	381	167.00–187.00	176.97
15	—	328	176.00–194.00	185.39
10	—	756	126.50–129.50	127.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	629	144.75	144.75
3	—	360	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	614	132.00–138.50	136.50
2	—	802	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	702	126.50	126.50
8	—	672	114.00–134.00	121.96
15	—	528	135.00–147.00	141.57
10	—	391	150.00–162.00	155.13
26	—	577	125.00–136.50	131.04
22	—	634	121.50–131.00	125.38
1	—	885	119.00	119.00
8	—	446	148.00–151.00	150.13
7	—	488	142.00–143.00	142.28
7	—	311	160.00–165.00	162.81
2	—	955	110.00	110.00
2	—	825	115.00–122.00	118.54
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	651	130.00	130.00
1	—	565	145.50	145.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	621	132.00–134.00	133.25
11	—	366	167.00	167.00
10	—	772	129.00	129.00
9	—	714	128.00	128.00
73	—	534	145.00–155.50	148.15
55	—	681	128.00–134.00	132.40
34	—	573	135.00–146.50	142.16
21	—	424	164.00–181.00	175.24
19	—	466	157.00	157.00

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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