Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady to 6.00 lower with the better 450-500 lb steers 9.00 higher. Feeder bulls over 400 lbs 2.00-5.00 higher. Light test on most classes due to snow and cold in the area. 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 $128.93/cwt on 172 head.

Average price

$128.93

172 head · 478 lb average

Value per head Derived

$616

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$110

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$37.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.06

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	422	137.37	580	43
Medium and Large 1	526	127.67	671	77
Medium and Large 2	449	124.30	558	51
Medium and Large 3	690	100.00	690	1thin

One grade step is worth $37.37/cwt here — about −$110 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 sale172 hd

128.93

—

AR average9 barns · 2,300 hd

127.88

+1.06

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	—	Average	1,467	69.03	1,012	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,487	50.40	750	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,303	48.86	636	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,042	37.30	389	25

Every lot, as filed

73 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	—	—	1,543	76.74/cwt	72.50–79.00	1,184	4
Bulls	—	—	1,840	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,546	1
Bulls	—	—	1,331	59.87/cwt	55.00–64.00	797	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,479	51.76/cwt	50.00–54.50	766	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	790	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	324	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,325	47.73/cwt	43.50–49.50	632	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	607	129.66/cwt	127.00–135.00	787	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	153.84/cwt	152.00–159.00	811	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	411	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	682	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	600	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	690	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,292	783.90/cwt	675.00–850.00	10,128	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	310	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	121.49/cwt	121.00–122.00	872	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	136.73/cwt	134.00–138.00	577	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	164.53/cwt	155.00–173.00	627	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	136.39/cwt	133.00–138.00	863	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	160.51/cwt	152.00–166.00	764	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	145.10/cwt	138.00–148.50	826	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	131.34/cwt	122.00–138.00	758	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	170.17/cwt	161.00–175.00	783	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	125.16/cwt	123.00–133.00	653	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	392	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	143.04/cwt	142.00–144.00	529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	145.01/cwt	142.00–148.00	473	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	416	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	678	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	130.55/cwt	129.00–133.00	619	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	150.48/cwt	150.00–151.00	787	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	405	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	118.74/cwt	118.00–120.00	758	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	149.47/cwt	144.00–155.00	773	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	505	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	631	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	662	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	828	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	124.70/cwt	117.00–130.00	729	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	506	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	625	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	823	17.51/cwt	15.00–20.00	144	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,256	51.20/cwt	49.50–53.00	643	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	26.03/cwt	19.00–30.00	264	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	38.01/cwt	32.00–40.00	381	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	53.96/cwt	47.50–59.50	669	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,132	43.93/cwt	40.00–47.00	497	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	740	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,118	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,452	1,005.99/cwt	775.00–1,100.00	14,607	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	48.52/cwt	48.00–49.00	534	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	588	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,504	47.67/cwt	47.00–48.00	717	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	155.09/cwt	150.00–166.00	667	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	121.66/cwt	120.00–125.00	582	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	133.21/cwt	130.00–138.00	441	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	674.53/cwt	650.00–700.00	8,081	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	788	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	124.51/cwt	115.00–137.00	527	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	693	130.50/cwt	130.00–131.00	904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	126.29/cwt	120.00–136.00	470	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	146.42/cwt	136.00–152.00	693	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	164.52/cwt	164.00–165.00	548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	508	111.32/cwt	110.00–112.00	566	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	746	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	923	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	407	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	578	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	453	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	630	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	149.12/cwt	143.00–155.00	564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	350	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	483	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	482	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	612	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	581	10

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 16, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 356Last week 2,970Year ago 425

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 152Year ago 149

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 60Year ago 195

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,543	72.50–79.00	76.74
1	—	1,840	84.00	84.00
5	—	1,331	55.00–64.00	59.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,479	50.00–54.50	51.76
4	—	1,504	47.00–48.00	47.67
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	41.00	41.00
2	—	823	15.00–20.00	17.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,325	43.50–49.50	47.73
14	—	1,256	49.50–53.00	51.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,016	19.00–30.00	26.03
5	—	1,003	32.00–40.00	38.01
10	—	1,132	40.00–47.00	43.93
2	—	1,100	48.00–49.00	48.52

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	607	127.00–135.00	129.66
8	—	411	166.00	166.00
1	—	310	160.00	160.00
2	—	718	121.00–122.00	121.49
5	—	381	155.00–173.00	164.53
12	—	476	152.00–166.00	160.51
5	—	577	122.00–138.00	131.34
5	—	517	144.00–155.00	149.47
6	—	662	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	125.00	125.00
1	—	575	121.00	121.00
1	—	625	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	527	152.00–159.00	153.84
5	—	633	133.00–138.00	136.39
1	—	670	135.00	135.00
8	—	569	138.00–148.50	145.10
18	—	460	161.00–175.00	170.17
3	—	392	171.00	171.00
1	—	405	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	416	163.00	163.00
22	—	523	150.00–151.00	150.48
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	129.00	129.00
3	—	430	150.00–166.00	155.09
1	—	625	126.00	126.00
2	—	693	130.00–131.00	130.50
3	—	473	136.00–152.00	146.42
2	—	333	164.00–165.00	164.52
1	—	750	123.00	123.00
2	—	378	143.00–155.00	149.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	422	134.00–138.00	136.73
16	—	522	123.00–133.00	125.16
2	—	370	142.00–144.00	143.04
4	—	326	142.00–148.00	145.01
11	—	474	129.00–133.00	130.55
8	—	638	118.00–120.00	118.74
27	—	585	117.00–130.00	124.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	100.00	100.00
3	—	478	120.00–125.00	121.66
6	—	331	130.00–138.00	133.21
14	—	423	115.00–137.00	124.51
7	—	372	120.00–136.00	126.29
3	—	508	110.00–112.00	111.32
2	—	678	110.00	110.00
1	—	560	116.00	116.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	506	123.50	123.50
10	—	430	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	407	142.00	142.00
9	—	453	139.00	139.00
7	—	350	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	482	127.00	127.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,292	675.00–850.00	783.90
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,240	47.50–59.50	53.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,370	54.00	54.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,230	45.00	45.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,198	650.00–700.00	674.53
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,452	775.00–1,100.00	1,005.99

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

North Arkansas Livestock - GreenForest, AR

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Feeder Cattle

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