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North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-11-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-11-13

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Nov 13

● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050

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Feeder Cattle receipts

1,250 head

▼ 974 vs last sale 2,224▲ 1,250 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

70 head

▲ 70 vs last sale 0▲ 70 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

45 head

▲ 45 vs last sale 0▲ 45 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers uneven with the better kind mostly steady to 4.00 higher except the 500-550 lbs 7.00 lower and the plainer kind mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers 1.00 -5.00 higher except the better 300-400 lbs steady to 5.00 lower. No trend on cows and bulls not reported last week.

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 $142.23/cwt on 545 head.

Average price

$142.23

545 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$764

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$242

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

$35.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.40

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	146.65	783	157
Medium and Large 1-2	538	142.60	767	297
Medium and Large 2	542	133.89	725	89
Medium and Large 3	485	111.50	541	2thin

One grade step is worth $35.15/cwt here — about $242 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 sale545 hd

142.23

—

AR average10 barns · 2,060 hd

143.63

−1.40

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	—	High	1,572	80.07	1,259	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,373	53.18	730	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,247	52.29	652	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,056	40.99	433	23

Every lot

109 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	329	170.25/cwt	169.00–172.00	560	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	389	143.35/cwt	135.00–150.00	558	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	390	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	441	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	392	157.48/cwt	151.00–158.50	617	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	415	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	664	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	156.11/cwt	153.00–160.00	659	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	436	139.08/cwt	134.00–143.00	606	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	460	156.04/cwt	148.00–159.00	718	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	468	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	763	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	136.66/cwt	125.00–144.00	651	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	479	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	771	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	481	147.25/cwt	145.50–148.50	708	84
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	511	144.99/cwt	142.50–149.00	741	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	135.47/cwt	129.50–142.00	711	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	142.93/cwt	138.00–143.75	772	47
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	549	145.50/cwt	145.50–145.50	799	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	551	144.48/cwt	144.00–145.00	796	31
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	570	136.02/cwt	133.00–137.00	775	49
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	144.10/cwt	140.00–149.00	827	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	128.43/cwt	120.00–155.00	742	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	580	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	638	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	605	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	820	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	607	119.75/cwt	119.00–122.00	727	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	615	126.71/cwt	125.00–138.00	779	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	620	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	874	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	621	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	838	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	669	129.75/cwt	129.75–129.75	868	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	680	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	884	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	682	141.25/cwt	130.00–144.00	963	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	683	128.22/cwt	125.00–131.00	876	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	710	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	994	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	739	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	987	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	769	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	923	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,076	4
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	318	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	413	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	338	138.65/cwt	138.00–143.00	469	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	371	128.38/cwt	124.00–133.00	476	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	385	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	412	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	137.67/cwt	135.00–139.00	537	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	136.41/cwt	127.00–138.50	570	52
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	125.00/cwt	122.00–130.00	533	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	569	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	459	128.50/cwt	128.50–128.50	590	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	132.97/cwt	127.00–138.00	616	55
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	480	123.65/cwt	120.00–127.00	594	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	511	130.25/cwt	123.00–130.75	666	49
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	514	116.21/cwt	110.00–122.00	597	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	518	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	697	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	532	128.90/cwt	124.00–132.00	686	61
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	127.23/cwt	126.00–128.00	715	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	577	117.28/cwt	104.00–122.00	677	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	585	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	603	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	587	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	781	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	608	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	766	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	611	129.50/cwt	129.50–129.50	791	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	622	120.68/cwt	104.00–126.50	751	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	628	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	798	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	642	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	790	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	650	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	761	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	663	101.96/cwt	100.00–108.00	676	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	674	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	843	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	698	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	879	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	710	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	710	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	122.27/cwt	117.00–127.00	884	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	771	122.66/cwt	120.00–124.00	946	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	972	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	860	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,041	20
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	330	150.82/cwt	145.00–157.00	498	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	345	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	545	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	380	133.50/cwt	132.00–135.00	507	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	382	149.23/cwt	145.00–157.00	570	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	413	147.70/cwt	145.00–151.00	610	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	415	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	569	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	467	140.27/cwt	135.00–150.00	655	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	478	121.49/cwt	117.00–128.00	581	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	509	123.81/cwt	119.00–125.00	630	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	533	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	586	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	540	134.48/cwt	132.00–137.00	726	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	566	124.19/cwt	124.00–125.00	703	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	571	119.30/cwt	117.00–122.00	681	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	620	116.37/cwt	110.00–119.00	721	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	628	119.49/cwt	119.00–120.00	750	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	676	114.89/cwt	112.00–119.00	777	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	677	120.70/cwt	119.00–123.00	817	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	725	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	899	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	756	111.22/cwt	103.00–112.00	841	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	885	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	912	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	902	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	947	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	485	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	267	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,480	77.91/cwt	75.00–80.00	1,153	4
Bulls	—	—	1,695	82.96/cwt	81.50–84.50	1,406	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	840	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	252	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	860	45.01/cwt	44.00–46.00	387	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	24.00/cwt	24.00–24.00	238	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,043	52.03/cwt	50.00–53.00	543	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,099	45.49/cwt	42.00–47.50	500	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	36.03/cwt	30.00–40.00	397	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	49.81/cwt	49.00–50.00	595	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,276	53.64/cwt	50.00–57.00	684	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,365	54.04/cwt	50.50–56.00	738	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	682	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	913	63.36/cwt	52.00–76.00	578	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	996	55.44/cwt	49.50–61.00	552	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	916.27/cwt	885.00–935.00	9,896	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,087	827.35/cwt	700.00–950.00	8,993	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,166	50.66/cwt	45.00–55.00	591	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,178	60.13/cwt	47.00–75.50	708	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	53.53/cwt	51.00–58.00	546	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,397	981.75/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	13,715	12

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 Nov 13, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,250Last week 2,224Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 0Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 0Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	371	124.00–133.00	128.38
6	—	480	120.00–127.00	123.65
8	—	514	110.00–122.00	116.21
3	—	318	130.00	130.00
14	—	577	104.00–122.00	117.28
18	—	426	122.00–130.00	125.00
21	—	622	104.00–126.50	120.68
1	—	710	100.00	100.00
2	—	650	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	107.00	107.00
1	—	585	103.00	103.00
4	—	663	100.00–108.00	101.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	511	123.00–130.75	130.25
7	—	674	125.00	125.00
7	—	608	126.00	126.00
6	—	438	130.00	130.00
5	—	459	128.50	128.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	587	133.00	133.00
25	—	518	134.50	134.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	642	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	771	120.00–124.00	122.66
9	—	562	126.00–128.00	127.23
11	—	338	138.00–143.00	138.65
20	—	860	121.00	121.00
52	—	418	127.00–138.50	136.41
55	—	463	127.00–138.00	132.97
61	—	532	124.00–132.00	128.90
1	—	810	120.00	120.00
3	—	390	135.00–139.00	137.67
3	—	628	127.00	127.00
3	—	723	117.00–127.00	122.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	611	129.50	129.50
5	—	698	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	605	135.50	135.50
4	—	769	120.00	120.00
17	—	669	129.75	129.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	540	138.00–143.75	142.93
49	—	570	133.00–137.00	136.02
84	—	481	145.50–148.50	147.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	525	129.50–142.00	135.47
20	—	578	120.00–155.00	128.43
4	—	621	135.00	135.00
5	—	683	125.00–131.00	128.22
7	—	389	135.00–150.00	143.35
7	—	739	133.50	133.50
8	—	476	125.00–144.00	136.66
14	—	436	134.00–143.00	139.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	607	119.00–122.00	119.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	113.00	113.00
1	—	580	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	479	161.00	161.00
30	—	549	145.50	145.50
31	—	551	144.00–145.00	144.48
6	—	415	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	680	130.00	130.00
23	—	615	125.00–138.00	126.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	141.00	141.00
3	—	710	140.00	140.00
4	—	774	139.00	139.00
7	—	329	169.00–172.00	170.25
8	—	682	130.00–144.00	141.25
11	—	511	142.50–149.00	144.99
16	—	574	140.00–149.00	144.10
18	—	422	153.00–160.00	156.11
18	—	460	148.00–159.00	156.04
21	—	392	151.00–158.50	157.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	468	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	158.00	158.00
1	—	725	124.00	124.00
1	—	885	103.00	103.00
2	—	540	132.00–137.00	134.48
2	—	628	119.00–120.00	119.49
2	—	902	105.00	105.00
9	—	413	145.00–151.00	147.70
6	—	467	135.00–150.00	140.27
5	—	566	124.00–125.00	124.19
5	—	382	145.00–157.00	149.23
3	—	677	119.00–123.00	120.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	132.00–135.00	133.50
3	—	415	137.00	137.00
4	—	571	117.00–122.00	119.30
5	—	676	112.00–119.00	114.89
7	—	509	119.00–125.00	123.81
14	—	478	117.00–128.00	121.49
12	—	756	103.00–112.00	111.22
2	—	330	145.00–157.00	150.82
7	—	620	110.00–119.00	116.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	533	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	55.00	55.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,166	45.00–55.00	50.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	913	52.00–76.00	63.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,087	700.00–950.00	827.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,080	885.00–935.00	916.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,178	47.00–75.50	60.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	996	49.50–61.00	55.44

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	3	—	1,020	51.00–58.00	53.53

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 (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,397	800.00–1,000.00	981.75

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,695	81.50–84.50	82.96
4	—	1,480	75.00–80.00	77.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,194	49.00–50.00	49.81
11	—	1,276	50.00–57.00	53.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,420	48.00	48.00
6	—	1,365	50.50–56.00	54.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	990	24.00	24.00
3	—	1,043	50.00–53.00	52.03
7	—	1,099	42.00–47.50	45.49
9	—	1,103	30.00–40.00	36.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	30.00	30.00
2	—	860	44.00–46.00	45.01

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