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North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Apr 1

● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050

← Mar 25Apr 1Apr 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

650 head

▲ 432 vs last sale 218▲ 650 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

113 head

▼ 209 vs last sale 322▲ 113 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 60▲ 50 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs 4.00-6.00 lower 500-650 lbs steady to 3.00 higher than last weeks light test. Feeder heifers mostly 1.00-5.00 lower except the better 350-450 lbs 1.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows 10.00-15.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 8.00-10.00 lower.

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 $139.39/cwt on 267 head.

Average price

$139.39

267 head · 477 lb average

Value per head Derived

$665

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

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

$8.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.97

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	484	141.29	684	133
Medium and Large 1	484	138.72	671	107
Medium and Large 2	413	132.65	548	27

One grade step is worth $8.64/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 sale267 hd

139.39

—

AR average8 barns · 1,135 hd

136.42

+2.97

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	—	Low	1,589	83.56	1,328	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,438	54.55	784	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,227	52.33	642	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,006	41.32	416	42

Every lot

100 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	171.64/cwt	168.00–175.00	563	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	392	163.76/cwt	160.00–165.00	642	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	393	140.03/cwt	135.00–145.00	550	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	405	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	628	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	164.62/cwt	149.00–170.00	713	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	454	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	699	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	476	163.51/cwt	157.00–168.00	778	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	491	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	800	26
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	495	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	752	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	164.94/cwt	149.00–168.00	848	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	545	144.39/cwt	138.00–145.00	787	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	565	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	836	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	768	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	147.80/cwt	142.00–155.00	840	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	876	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	859	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	648	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	872	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	723	122.68/cwt	120.00–125.00	887	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,033	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	826	5
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	327	154.59/cwt	149.00–159.00	506	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	133.10/cwt	120.00–138.00	446	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	344	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	540	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	152.89/cwt	145.00–158.00	561	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	132.23/cwt	130.00–135.00	493	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Full	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	136.00/cwt	130.00–141.00	568	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	424	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	666	27
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	426	144.00/cwt	142.00–145.00	613	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	149.67/cwt	137.00–154.00	639	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	452	136.18/cwt	125.00–139.00	616	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	143.11/cwt	131.00–147.00	671	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	492	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	664	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	497	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	686	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	511	135.76/cwt	133.00–139.00	694	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	512	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	640	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	527	134.37/cwt	134.00–135.00	708	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	731	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	591	129.37/cwt	126.00–130.00	765	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	616	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	678	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	618	124.72/cwt	120.00–131.00	771	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	802	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	802	5
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	330	145.73/cwt	140.00–150.00	481	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	330	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	469	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	337	174.16/cwt	165.00–175.00	587	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	380	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	513	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	380	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	433	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	384	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	668	18
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	389	162.35/cwt	154.00–170.00	632	15
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	408	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	616	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	418	123.05/cwt	120.00–126.00	514	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	423	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	584	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	424	155.36/cwt	154.00–158.00	659	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	437	136.04/cwt	129.00–147.00	594	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	152.61/cwt	142.00–166.00	725	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	495	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	569	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	515	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	695	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	519	142.50/cwt	138.00–146.00	740	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	530	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	663	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	550	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	710	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	571	137.82/cwt	127.00–146.00	787	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	588	120.65/cwt	120.00–122.00	709	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	602	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	801	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	605	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	605	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	650	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	696	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	675	115.98/cwt	115.00–117.00	783	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	835	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	868	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,428	69.89/cwt	58.00–76.00	998	3
Bulls	—	—	1,573	83.98/cwt	76.50–87.50	1,321	11
Bulls	—	—	1,722	90.85/cwt	89.00–94.00	1,564	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	845	34.45/cwt	28.00–40.00	291	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	878	42.41/cwt	38.00–47.00	372	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	885	17.78/cwt	12.00–23.00	157	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,014	37.61/cwt	32.00–44.00	381	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,063	27.61/cwt	20.00–30.00	293	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,083	57.08/cwt	56.00–58.50	618	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,112	49.44/cwt	45.00–54.00	550	12
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	48.25/cwt	47.00–49.00	574	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,234	53.14/cwt	49.00–57.00	656	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,424	53.56/cwt	51.00–55.00	763	7
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,485	58.02/cwt	57.00–59.00	862	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	710	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	4,260	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	760	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,320	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Small and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	910	885.00/cwt	885.00–885.00	8,054	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	1,034	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,823	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	9,480	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	693	634.13/cwt	485.00–800.00	4,395	5
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	742	575.00/cwt	575.00–575.00	4,267	4
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	895	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	510	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,045	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,838	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,133	806.59/cwt	725.00–885.00	9,139	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,365	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	710	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,480	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	844	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Small and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	608	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,736	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	650	62.43/cwt	52.00–77.00	406	3
Stock Cows	—	Small and Medium 1-2Thin Fleshed	663	55.51/cwt	50.00–70.00	368	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 Apr 1, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 650Last week 218Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 113Last week 322Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 60Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	545	138.00–145.00	144.39
5	—	1,033	80.00	80.00
2	—	405	155.00	155.00
2	—	393	135.00–145.00	140.03
1	—	565	136.00	136.00
1	—	495	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	648	134.50	134.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	142.50	142.50
3	—	328	168.00–175.00	171.64
4	—	392	160.00–165.00	163.76
10	—	476	157.00–168.00	163.51
12	—	568	142.00–155.00	147.80
14	—	433	149.00–170.00	164.62
14	—	514	149.00–168.00	164.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	454	154.00	154.00
24	—	723	120.00–125.00	122.68
34	—	620	138.50	138.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	491	163.00	163.00
33	—	565	148.00	148.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	335	120.00–138.00	133.10
5	—	373	130.00–135.00	132.23
5	—	452	125.00–139.00	136.18
9	—	418	130.00–141.00	136.00
1	—	670	110.00	110.00
1	—	550	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	120.00	120.00
2	—	512	125.00	125.00
6	—	616	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	125.00	125.00
1	—	665	110.00	110.00
5	—	618	120.00–131.00	124.72
6	—	327	149.00–159.00	154.59
9	—	367	145.00–158.00	152.89
15	—	469	131.00–147.00	143.11
16	—	427	137.00–154.00	149.67
45	—	511	133.00–139.00	135.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	802	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	527	134.00–135.00	134.37
17	—	492	135.00	135.00
18	—	426	142.00–145.00	144.00
24	—	591	126.00–130.00	129.37

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	497	138.00	138.00
17	—	344	157.00	157.00
27	—	424	157.00	157.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	330	140.00–150.00	145.73
4	—	437	129.00–147.00	136.04
2	—	675	115.00–117.00	115.98
1	—	605	100.00	100.00
1	—	550	129.00	129.00
1	—	530	125.00	125.00
1	—	380	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	114.00	114.00
1	—	495	115.00	115.00
2	—	418	120.00–126.00	123.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	140.00	140.00
1	—	515	135.00	135.00
1	—	650	107.00	107.00
3	—	423	138.00	138.00
3	—	588	120.00–122.00	120.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	384	174.00	174.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	408	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	389	154.00–170.00	162.35
11	—	337	165.00–175.00	174.16
8	—	475	142.00–166.00	152.61
6	—	571	127.00–146.00	137.82
6	—	519	138.00–146.00	142.50
5	—	424	154.00–158.00	155.36
2	—	602	133.00	133.00
1	—	835	104.00	104.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	800.00	800.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,034	950.00	950.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	910	885.00	885.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	760	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	710	600.00	600.00

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	—	1,480	57.00	57.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,365	52.00	52.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,133	725.00–885.00	806.59

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	895	57.00	57.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	742	575.00	575.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	693	485.00–800.00	634.13

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	608	450.00	450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	663	50.00–70.00	55.51
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	650	52.00–77.00	62.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,428	58.00–76.00	69.89
5	—	1,722	89.00–94.00	90.85
11	—	1,573	76.50–87.50	83.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,112	45.00–54.00	49.44
4	—	1,083	56.00–58.50	57.08
5	—	1,063	20.00–30.00	27.61
7	—	1,014	32.00–44.00	37.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	885	12.00–23.00	17.78
4	—	845	28.00–40.00	34.45
8	—	878	38.00–47.00	42.41

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,424	51.00–55.00	53.56
2	—	1,485	57.00–59.00	58.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,190	47.00–49.00	48.25
15	—	1,234	49.00–57.00	53.14

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.