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North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-01-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-01-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Jan 29

● Final45 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050

← Jan 22Jan 29Feb 5 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

123 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 135▲ 123 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 16 vs last sale 41▲ 25 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 30 vs last sale 50▲ 20 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough feeders on offer for an accurate trend. Slaughter cows 3.00 -6.00 higher on a light test both weeks. Not enough slaughter bulls for a trend. Small run due to continuing wet muddy conditions in the area.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.87/cwt on 59 head.

Average price

$130.87

59 head · 522 lb average

Value per head Derived

$684

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$76

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

$8.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.82

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	134.10	714	36
Medium and Large 2	507	125.83	638	23

One grade step is worth $8.27/cwt here — about $76 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 sale59 hd

130.87

—

AR average9 barns · 620 hd

136.70

−5.82

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	1,462	74.56	1,090	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,305	61.92	808	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,595	61.91	987	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,146	48.55	556	6thin

Every lot

45 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 · Steers8 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	300	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	420	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	390	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	624	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	672	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	463	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	745	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	154.37/cwt	150.00–157.00	885	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	680	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	952	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	745	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	894	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	785	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,036	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	310	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	434	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	310	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	403	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	134.59/cwt	132.00–136.00	498	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	390	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	554	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	409	136.62/cwt	135.00–139.00	559	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	410	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	554	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	609	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	454	136.23/cwt	134.00–137.00	618	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	477	128.34/cwt	125.00–130.00	612	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	512	127.16/cwt	127.00–127.50	651	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	137.83/cwt	130.00–139.00	708	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	130.71/cwt	129.00–132.50	749	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	122.42/cwt	120.00–125.00	701	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	806	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	673	112.42/cwt	110.00–115.00	757	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	775	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	791	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	395	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	652	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	442	153.28/cwt	150.00–160.00	677	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	641	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	485	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	791	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	522	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	736	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	530	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	716	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	565	135.05/cwt	132.00–138.00	763	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	610	137.54/cwt	130.00–140.00	839	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	825	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	924	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,285	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	861	1
Bulls	—	—	1,418	70.86/cwt	70.00–72.00	1,005	2
Bulls	—	—	1,725	89.50/cwt	89.50–89.50	1,544	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	41.16/cwt	38.00–44.50	445	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,179	52.24/cwt	46.00–57.00	616	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	63.27/cwt	60.00–66.00	807	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,380	58.55/cwt	58.00–59.00	808	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,595	61.91/cwt	60.00–64.00	987	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	806	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	685.00/cwt	685.00–685.00	8,734	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,403	922.27/cwt	825.00–1,000.00	12,939	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,478	1,179.12/cwt	1,025.00–1,275.00	17,427	4

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 Jan 29, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 123Last week 135Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 25Last week 41Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 50Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	163.00	163.00
2	—	395	165.00	165.00
2	—	522	141.00	141.00
2	—	565	132.00–138.00	135.05
3	—	442	150.00–160.00	153.28
4	—	610	130.00–140.00	137.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	112.00	112.00
1	—	530	135.00	135.00
1	—	475	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	160.00	160.00
1	—	300	140.00	140.00
1	—	390	160.00	160.00
1	—	745	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	463	161.00	161.00
15	—	573	150.00–157.00	154.37
1	—	785	132.00	132.00
2	—	680	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	615	131.00	131.00
8	—	514	130.00–139.00	137.83
1	—	310	140.00	140.00
14	—	573	129.00–132.50	130.71
2	—	390	142.00	142.00
1	—	435	140.00	140.00
4	—	454	134.00–137.00	136.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	110.00–115.00	112.42
3	—	370	132.00–136.00	134.59
2	—	573	120.00–125.00	122.42
1	—	410	135.00	135.00
1	—	310	130.00	130.00
3	—	775	102.00	102.00
3	—	512	127.00–127.50	127.16
3	—	477	125.00–130.00	128.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	409	135.00–139.00	136.62

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)	1	—	1,275	685.00	685.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,403	825.00–1,000.00	922.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,060	76.00	76.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,478	1,025.00–1,275.00	1,179.12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,725	89.50	89.50
1	—	1,285	67.00	67.00
2	—	1,418	70.00–72.00	70.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,179	46.00–57.00	52.24
2	—	1,080	38.00–44.50	41.16

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,595	60.00–64.00	61.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,275	60.00–66.00	63.27
2	—	1,380	58.00–59.00	58.55

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.