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North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-07-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-07-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Jul 31

● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050

← Jul 24Jul 31Aug 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

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▼ 986 vs last sale 986▲ 0 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

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▼ 104 vs last sale 104▲ 0 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mixed from 2.00 higher to 2.00 lower generally steady to weak with the better 500-550 lb 7.00 lower on a light test. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs mostly steady to 4.00 higher over 600 lbs and some plainer kind 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows mixed with the breaker and boner cows steady to 1.00 higher and the lean cows steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00-3.00 higher.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $142.34/cwt on 306 head.

Average price

$142.34

306 head · 598 lb average

Value per head Derived

$852

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

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

$30.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.25

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	150.00	837	75
Medium and Large 2	549	141.65	777	103
Medium and Large 1-2	664	138.99	923	124
Medium and Large 3	584	120.00	701	4thin

One grade step is worth $30.00/cwt here — about $136 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 sale306 hd

142.34

—

AR average9 barns · 1,312 hd

145.59

−3.25

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	1,609	87.34	1,405	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,442	65.07	938	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,249	62.38	779	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,042	55.05	573	35

Every lot

104 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	329	174.74/cwt	168.00–185.00	575	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	519	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	355	170.55/cwt	162.00–176.00	605	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	585	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	160.84/cwt	160.00–161.00	692	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	434	147.70/cwt	142.00–154.00	641	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	157.62/cwt	155.00–159.00	755	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	481	150.06/cwt	147.00–150.50	722	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	512	153.17/cwt	152.00–158.00	784	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	516	151.51/cwt	147.00–154.00	782	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	518	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	777	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	531	144.97/cwt	135.00–152.00	770	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	557	148.49/cwt	147.00–150.00	827	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	572	143.17/cwt	140.00–145.00	819	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	133.46/cwt	130.00–137.00	763	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	584	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	701	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	854	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	136.53/cwt	130.00–140.00	846	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	625	139.16/cwt	138.00–140.50	870	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	630	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	851	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	655	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	832	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	659	141.22/cwt	137.00–143.00	931	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	133.94/cwt	132.00–137.00	896	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	674	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	890	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	718	133.99/cwt	132.00–135.00	962	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	865	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,125	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	919	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,195	26
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	311	153.39/cwt	151.00–162.00	477	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	136.47/cwt	131.00–141.00	441	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	365	137.40/cwt	125.00–142.00	502	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	147.68/cwt	140.00–153.00	558	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	390	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	484	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	141.64/cwt	138.00–145.00	592	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	418	117.91/cwt	115.00–121.00	493	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	429	137.19/cwt	133.00–142.00	589	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	450	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	648	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	141.80/cwt	138.00–145.50	662	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	484	131.38/cwt	122.00–139.00	636	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	486	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	573	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	508	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	686	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	123.00/cwt	120.00–132.00	633	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	541	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	138.01/cwt	131.00–142.50	719	29
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	560	110.49/cwt	110.00–112.00	619	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	135.92/cwt	132.00–138.50	765	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	583	123.92/cwt	120.00–128.00	722	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	590	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	767	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	606	104.57/cwt	100.00–105.00	634	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	129.33/cwt	128.00–130.00	795	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	620	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	775	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	120.37/cwt	118.00–125.00	750	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	676	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	777	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	684	120.15/cwt	110.00–122.00	822	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	715	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	858	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	117.42/cwt	115.00–120.00	851	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	790	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	877	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	800	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	800	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	855	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	923	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	310	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	512	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	340	155.31/cwt	150.00–161.00	528	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	363	165.97/cwt	165.00–167.00	602	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	379	148.60/cwt	147.00–150.00	563	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	422	149.44/cwt	140.00–154.00	631	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	424	156.51/cwt	150.00–159.00	664	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	440	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	541	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	462	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	610	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	469	138.94/cwt	128.00–144.00	652	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	477	147.88/cwt	145.50–155.00	705	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	515	143.45/cwt	135.00–151.00	739	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	527	130.56/cwt	118.00–132.00	688	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	808	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	568	131.23/cwt	120.00–135.00	745	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	608	130.75/cwt	130.00–132.00	795	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	625	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	750	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	655	126.98/cwt	124.00–130.00	832	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	663	114.55/cwt	110.00–119.00	759	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	720	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	720	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	725	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	870	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	775	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	845	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	780	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	952	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,525	68.65/cwt	62.00–75.00	1,047	2
Bulls	—	—	1,531	86.45/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,324	6
Bulls	—	—	1,688	92.68/cwt	90.00–96.50	1,564	8
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	720	40.02/cwt	36.00–44.00	288	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	826	55.98/cwt	55.00–57.00	462	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,048	52.88/cwt	52.00–54.00	554	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,096	55.58/cwt	51.00–60.00	609	17
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,123	61.56/cwt	60.00–64.00	691	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,125	48.50/cwt	44.00–51.00	546	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,261	64.78/cwt	62.00–68.00	817	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,269	58.45/cwt	55.00–61.00	742	8
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,442	65.07/cwt	62.00–69.00	938	11
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,085	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	8,409	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,300	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	13,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,377	917.90/cwt	800.00–1,010.00	12,639	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	876	69.34/cwt	58.00–92.00	607	5
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	965	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	923	74.23/cwt	62.00–92.00	685	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,158	65.56/cwt	62.00–69.00	759	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	1,028.33/cwt	925.00–1,175.00	12,751	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	902.60/cwt	860.00–950.00	11,283	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,475	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	959	1

This sale against other markets

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 Jul 31, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 0Last week 986Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 0Last week 104Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 0Last week 50Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	718	132.00–135.00	133.99
12	—	572	130.00–137.00	133.46
14	—	434	142.00–154.00	147.70
26	—	531	135.00–152.00	144.97
12	—	481	147.00–150.50	150.06
25	—	620	130.00–140.00	136.53
1	—	390	150.00	150.00
1	—	335	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	512	152.00–158.00	153.17
6	—	430	160.00–161.00	160.84
32	—	659	137.00–143.00	141.22
1	—	610	140.00	140.00
1	—	865	130.00	130.00
4	—	329	168.00–185.00	174.74
6	—	557	147.00–150.00	148.49
7	—	355	162.00–176.00	170.55
9	—	479	155.00–159.00	157.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	516	147.00–154.00	151.51
20	—	669	132.00–137.00	133.94
27	—	572	140.00–145.00	143.17
26	—	919	130.00	130.00
19	—	625	138.00–140.50	139.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	584	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	127.00	127.00
1	—	615	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	630	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	674	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	100.00	100.00
8	—	623	118.00–125.00	120.37
6	—	725	115.00–120.00	117.42
1	—	855	108.00	108.00
3	—	323	131.00–141.00	136.47
12	—	365	125.00–142.00	137.40
13	—	429	133.00–142.00	137.19
10	—	515	120.00–132.00	123.00
17	—	484	122.00–139.00	131.38
14	—	684	110.00–122.00	120.15
17	—	583	120.00–128.00	123.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	590	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	563	132.00–138.50	135.92
29	—	521	131.00–142.50	138.01
16	—	378	140.00–153.00	147.68
6	—	615	128.00–130.00	129.33
6	—	418	138.00–145.00	141.64
5	—	311	151.00–162.00	153.39
2	—	715	120.00	120.00
26	—	467	138.00–145.50	141.80
1	—	790	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	486	118.00	118.00
4	—	560	110.00–112.00	110.49
12	—	606	100.00–105.00	104.57
2	—	418	115.00–121.00	117.91
1	—	515	105.00	105.00
1	—	390	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	676	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	450	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	508	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	165.00	165.00
9	—	424	150.00–159.00	156.51
4	—	608	130.00–132.00	130.75
1	—	725	120.00	120.00
1	—	565	143.00	143.00
17	—	477	145.50–155.00	147.88
4	—	515	135.00–151.00	143.45
2	—	655	124.00–130.00	126.98
2	—	363	165.00–167.00	165.97
1	—	780	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	462	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	527	118.00–132.00	130.56
10	—	422	140.00–154.00	149.44
9	—	568	120.00–135.00	131.23
5	—	379	147.00–150.00	148.60
2	—	663	110.00–119.00	114.55
1	—	775	109.00	109.00
1	—	605	125.00	125.00
15	—	469	128.00–144.00	138.94
3	—	340	150.00–161.00	155.31
2	—	720	100.00	100.00

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
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,377	800.00–1,010.00	917.90
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	775.00	775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,300	1,050.00	1,050.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	876	58.00–92.00	69.34
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	98.00	98.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,250	860.00–950.00	902.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,240	925.00–1,175.00	1,028.33
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,158	62.00–69.00	65.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,475	65.00	65.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	923	62.00–92.00	74.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,531	83.00–89.00	86.45
8	—	1,688	90.00–96.50	92.68
2	—	1,525	62.00–75.00	68.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	720	36.00–44.00	40.02
4	—	826	55.00–57.00	55.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,048	52.00–54.00	52.88
21	—	1,261	62.00–68.00	64.78
8	—	1,269	55.00–61.00	58.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,123	60.00–64.00	61.56
3	—	1,125	44.00–51.00	48.50
17	—	1,096	51.00–60.00	55.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,442	62.00–69.00	65.07

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.