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North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2019-12-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2019-12-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Dec 18

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050

← Dec 11Dec 18Jan 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

425 head

▼ 750 vs last sale 1,175▲ 425 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

149 head

▼ 42 vs last sale 191▲ 149 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

195 head

▲ 120 vs last sale 75▲ 195 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls steady to 8.00 higher mostly 3.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers 1.00-6.00 higher except the better 500-550 lbs 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower than last weeks light test. Slaughter bulls 4.00-5.00 lower.

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 $150.30/cwt on 152 head.

Average price

$150.30

152 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$797

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$93

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

$32.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.64

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	415	158.00	656	6thin
Medium and Large 1	539	153.42	827	109
Medium and Large 2	514	141.59	728	33
Medium and Large 3	595	125.75	748	4thin

One grade step is worth $32.25/cwt here — about −$93 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 sale152 hd

150.30

—

AR average10 barns · 1,564 hd

147.67

+2.64

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	1,508	60.66	915	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,271	38.75	492	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,394	38.73	540	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,089	33.59	366	36

Every lot

87 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	300	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	525	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	179.52/cwt	175.00–190.00	598	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	603	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	169.53/cwt	163.00–179.00	629	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	409	159.96/cwt	158.00–162.00	654	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	415	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	656	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	426	152.58/cwt	148.00–159.00	650	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	133.55/cwt	130.00–138.00	632	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	484	161.49/cwt	147.00–165.00	782	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	140.55/cwt	134.00–146.00	738	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	154.20/cwt	150.00–161.00	814	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	149.55/cwt	148.00–157.00	846	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	134.50/cwt	129.00–138.00	767	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	585	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	755	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	872	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	133.42/cwt	129.00–134.50	821	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	625	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	725	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	670	131.68/cwt	130.00–132.50	882	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	138.87/cwt	138.00–139.00	1,005	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	820	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	968	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	300	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	360	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	343	139.47/cwt	135.00–144.00	478	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	366	135.85/cwt	133.00–141.00	497	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	375	129.84/cwt	125.00–136.00	487	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	415	140.42/cwt	130.00–146.00	583	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	126.87/cwt	125.00–130.00	538	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	494	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	133.95/cwt	131.00–141.00	634	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	481	127.45/cwt	124.00–130.00	613	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	113.83/cwt	108.00–120.00	592	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	124.48/cwt	122.00–128.00	666	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	535	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	535	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	129.57/cwt	124.00–132.00	748	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	584	117.79/cwt	110.00–121.00	688	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	121.00/cwt	118.00–124.00	750	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	630	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	693	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	657	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	821	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	671	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	778	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	695	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	626	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	770	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	847	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	330	174.48/cwt	174.00–175.00	576	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	394	167.68/cwt	163.00–168.00	661	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	395	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	517	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	418	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	698	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	445	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	623	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	478	136.99/cwt	136.00–138.00	655	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	482	146.47/cwt	142.00–156.00	706	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	538	125.52/cwt	121.00–130.00	675	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	738	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	908	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,405	56.24/cwt	55.00–60.00	790	7
Bulls	—	—	1,614	63.79/cwt	61.00–67.00	1,030	5
Bulls	—	—	1,695	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,288	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	825	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	165	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,051	27.94/cwt	20.00–32.00	294	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	16.73/cwt	15.00–19.00	182	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,123	36.57/cwt	33.00–39.00	411	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,124	42.39/cwt	40.00–46.00	476	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,201	36.49/cwt	35.00–39.00	438	17
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,335	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	561	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,379	42.23/cwt	39.50–44.00	582	11
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	38.40/cwt	35.00–40.00	538	10
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	998	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,980	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	835	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,845	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,240	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,326	839.02/cwt	750.00–1,225.00	11,125	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,371	1,038.17/cwt	875.00–1,300.00	14,233	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	874.11/cwt	700.00–1,000.00	12,238	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,405	1,575.00/cwt	1,575.00–1,575.00	22,129	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,475	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	13,275	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,489	1,182.87/cwt	835.00–1,325.00	17,613	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	2,003	1,725.00/cwt	1,725.00–1,725.00	34,552	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	642	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	4,334	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	874	920.82/cwt	775.00–1,000.00	8,048	27
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	952	769.00/cwt	700.00–800.00	7,321	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,360	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	428	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,213	855.53/cwt	800.00–900.00	10,378	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,246	1,052.10/cwt	850.00–1,210.00	13,109	21
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,250	43.28/cwt	38.00–56.00	541	33
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,258	758.56/cwt	500.00–800.00	9,543	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,303	49.72/cwt	37.00–58.00	648	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	865	36.00/cwt	36.00–36.00	311	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	932	45.52/cwt	43.00–49.00	424	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,019	56.36/cwt	40.00–73.00	574	5

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 Dec 18, 2019

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 425Last week 1,175Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 149Last week 191Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 195Last week 75Year ago 0

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,379	39.50–44.00	42.23
17	—	1,201	35.00–39.00	36.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,124	40.00–46.00	42.39
2	—	1,085	15.00–19.00	16.73
12	—	1,123	33.00–39.00	36.57
12	—	1,051	20.00–32.00	27.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,400	35.00–40.00	38.40
1	—	1,335	42.00	42.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,614	61.00–67.00	63.79
1	—	1,695	76.00	76.00
7	—	1,405	55.00–60.00	56.24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	343	135.00–144.00	139.47
1	—	770	110.00	110.00
3	—	657	125.00	125.00
27	—	473	131.00–141.00	133.95
26	—	415	130.00–146.00	140.42
21	—	577	124.00–132.00	129.57
18	—	535	122.00–128.00	124.48
4	—	366	133.00–141.00	135.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	118.00–124.00	121.00
6	—	424	125.00–130.00	126.87
5	—	671	116.00	116.00
6	—	481	124.00–130.00	127.45
4	—	584	110.00–121.00	117.79
5	—	375	125.00–136.00	129.84
1	—	300	120.00	120.00
2	—	520	108.00–120.00	113.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	100.00	100.00
2	—	470	105.00	105.00
1	—	695	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	566	148.00–157.00	149.55
4	—	333	175.00–190.00	179.52
24	—	484	147.00–165.00	161.49
15	—	724	138.00–139.00	138.87
5	—	409	158.00–162.00	159.96
13	—	528	150.00–161.00	154.20
11	—	610	143.00	143.00
11	—	371	163.00–179.00	169.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	615	129.00–134.50	133.42
4	—	426	148.00–159.00	152.58
3	—	473	130.00–138.00	133.55
10	—	525	134.00–146.00	140.55
8	—	570	129.00–138.00	134.50
2	—	300	175.00	175.00
1	—	370	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	585	129.00	129.00
1	—	625	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	415	158.00	158.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	118.00	118.00
3	—	670	130.00–132.50	131.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	131.00	131.00
3	—	445	140.00	140.00
1	—	550	130.00	130.00
2	—	478	136.00–138.00	136.99
2	—	538	121.00–130.00	125.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	394	163.00–168.00	167.68
10	—	482	142.00–156.00	146.47
2	—	738	123.00	123.00
2	—	418	167.00	167.00
2	—	330	174.00–175.00	174.48

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 (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,405	1,575.00	1,575.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,489	835.00–1,325.00	1,182.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,371	875.00–1,300.00	1,038.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	2,003	1,725.00	1,725.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,400	700.00–1,000.00	874.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,475	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,326	750.00–1,225.00	839.02

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,303	37.00–58.00	49.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	38.00	38.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,213	800.00–900.00	855.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	27	—	874	775.00–1,000.00	920.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	642	675.00	675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	952	700.00–800.00	769.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	21	—	1,246	850.00–1,210.00	1,052.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,060	600.00	600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	33	—	1,250	38.00–56.00	43.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	10	—	1,258	500.00–800.00	758.56

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	—	1,019	40.00–73.00	56.36
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	36.00	36.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	932	43.00–49.00	45.52

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	5	—	998	1,000.00	1,000.00

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.