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North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-03-18

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

● Final40 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050

← Mar 4Mar 18Mar 25 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

87 head

▼ 2,167 vs last sale 2,254▲ 87 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

40 head

▼ 41 vs last sale 81▲ 40 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

72 head

▲ 42 vs last sale 30▲ 72 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago sale not reported last week: Not enough feeders in most classes for a trend however a few 400-600 lb heifers 5.00-12.00 lower than two weeks ago. No trend on cows and bulls not reported two weeks ago. Light run due to wet muddy conditions in area again.

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 $126.85/cwt on 36 head.

Average price

$126.85

36 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$649

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$350

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

$46.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.02

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	501	137.86	691	24
Medium and Large 2	546	106.09	579	11thin
Medium and Large 3	375	91.00	341	1thin

One grade step is worth $46.86/cwt here — about $350 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 sale36 hd

126.85

—

AR average8 barns · 1,007 hd

126.83

+0.02

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	1,340	84.78	1,136	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,085	71.00	770	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,199	66.59	798	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,063	54.93	584	15

Every lot

40 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 · Steers4 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	592	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	159.41/cwt	150.00–164.00	689	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	584	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	680	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	721	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers10 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	305	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	412	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	375	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	341	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	439	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	415	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	481	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	435	143.63/cwt	129.00–147.00	625	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	452	109.26/cwt	105.00–117.00	494	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	134.96/cwt	124.00–141.00	707	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	588	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	794	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	683	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	696	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	675	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	495	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	668	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	595	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	732	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	980	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	686	1
Bulls	—	—	1,195	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	932	1
Bulls	—	—	1,593	95.56/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,522	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	880	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	334	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	890	41.50/cwt	41.50–41.50	369	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,085	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	770	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,088	56.54/cwt	51.00–59.00	615	12
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	736	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,189	69.67/cwt	67.00–74.50	828	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,214	61.98/cwt	60.00–64.00	752	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	833	972.40/cwt	800.00–1,000.00	8,100	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs9 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,039	1,307.96/cwt	1,250.00–1,325.00	13,590	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	885.74/cwt	850.00–1,000.00	10,319	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,191	1,162.47/cwt	1,000.00–1,250.00	13,845	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,235	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	12,659	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,298	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	12,980	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,312	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	13,251	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,328	1,475.00/cwt	1,475.00–1,475.00	19,588	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,386	1,480.27/cwt	1,200.00–1,525.00	20,517	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,389	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	20,141	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	714	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	840.31/cwt	775.00–900.00	9,285	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,124	1,115.88/cwt	825.00–1,285.00	12,542	14
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	75.32/cwt	71.00–80.00	580	2

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 Mar 18, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 87Last week 2,254Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 40Last week 81Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 72Last week 30Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	112.00	112.00
1	—	415	116.00	116.00
1	—	385	114.00	114.00
4	—	452	105.00–117.00	109.26

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	135.00	135.00
9	—	524	124.00–141.00	134.96
8	—	435	129.00–147.00	143.63
6	—	588	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	91.00	91.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	696	97.00	97.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	160.00	160.00
3	—	432	150.00–164.00	159.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	106.00	106.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	833	800.00–1,000.00	972.40

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,298	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,386	1,200.00–1,525.00	1,480.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,039	1,250.00–1,325.00	1,307.96
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,312	1,010.00	1,010.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,235	1,025.00	1,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,389	1,450.00	1,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,165	850.00–1,000.00	885.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,191	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,162.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,328	1,475.00	1,475.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,065	67.00	67.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,124	825.00–1,285.00	1,115.88
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,105	775.00–900.00	840.31

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	2	—	770	71.00–80.00	75.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,593	90.00–100.00	95.56
1	—	1,195	78.00	78.00
1	—	980	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	71.00	71.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	38.00	38.00
1	—	890	41.50	41.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,189	67.00–74.50	69.67
4	—	1,214	60.00–64.00	61.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,088	51.00–59.00	56.54
1	—	1,115	66.00	66.00

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.