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North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-04-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-04-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Apr 22

● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050

← Apr 15Apr 22Apr 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

617 head

▲ 239 vs last sale 378▲ 617 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

170 head

▲ 139 vs last sale 31▲ 170 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

65 head

▲ 61 vs last sale 4▲ 65 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 600 lbs steady to 3.00 lower, a few 600-650 lb 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers 300-350 lbs 6.00 higher, 350-600 lbs, the better kind, 2.00-4.00 lower with the plainer kind steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 5.00 lower than last week’s light test. Slaughter bulls 3.00 higher.

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 $119.07/cwt on 274 head.

Average price

$119.07

274 head · 601 lb average

Value per head Derived

$715

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$245

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

$30.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.96

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	494	132.31	654	105
Medium and Large 2	453	125.75	570	50
Medium and Large 1-2	763	104.63	798	117
Medium and Large 3	403	101.50	409	2thin

One grade step is worth $30.81/cwt here — about $245 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 sale274 hd

119.07

—

AR average9 barns · 1,252 hd

131.03

−11.96

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	1,555	81.73	1,271	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,370	55.41	759	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,183	54.22	641	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,029	46.65	480	85

Every lot

95 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	330	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	620	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	564	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	367	146.90/cwt	135.00–160.00	539	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	172.96/cwt	166.00–177.00	643	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	410	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	640	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	146.68/cwt	129.00–155.00	622	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	429	170.04/cwt	166.00–171.00	729	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	433	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	650	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	156.32/cwt	150.00–165.00	730	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	482	142.35/cwt	138.00–146.00	686	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	156.53/cwt	145.00–160.25	808	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	526	135.63/cwt	130.00–140.00	713	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	530	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	716	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	569	139.94/cwt	134.00–142.00	796	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	137.21/cwt	135.00–138.50	790	28
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	143.59/cwt	138.00–145.00	830	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	612	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	857	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	621	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	838	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	660	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	805	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	735	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	853	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	913	11
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	133.88/cwt	130.00–140.00	442	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	336	153.48/cwt	143.00–156.00	516	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	355	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	366	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	372	133.03/cwt	125.00–143.00	495	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	145.91/cwt	139.00–150.00	550	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	138.41/cwt	135.00–145.00	585	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	425	134.09/cwt	130.00–138.00	570	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	130.48/cwt	124.00–135.00	558	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	450	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	450	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	474	130.22/cwt	125.00–132.00	617	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	479	123.69/cwt	119.00–131.00	592	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	482	135.97/cwt	131.00–142.00	655	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	489	134.48/cwt	134.00–135.00	658	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	118.64/cwt	104.00–125.00	615	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	519	132.41/cwt	128.00–136.00	687	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	521	125.51/cwt	122.00–127.00	654	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	120.30/cwt	115.00–125.00	681	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	580	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	112.59/cwt	110.00–115.00	701	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	720	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	648	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	725	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	782	93.07/cwt	92.00–94.00	728	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	843	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	759	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	864	96.48/cwt	91.00–97.00	834	71
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	375	144.40/cwt	142.00–147.00	542	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	395	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	652	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	418	151.51/cwt	150.00–153.00	633	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	429	139.47/cwt	134.00–147.00	598	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	442	137.98/cwt	137.00–143.00	610	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	460	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	543	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	461	146.24/cwt	142.00–148.00	674	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	479	140.14/cwt	125.00–144.00	671	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	514	138.23/cwt	126.00–141.00	711	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	552	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	673	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	575	135.50/cwt	128.00–140.00	779	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	610	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	811	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	622	129.94/cwt	126.00–139.00	808	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	689	110.72/cwt	101.00–114.00	763	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	783	108.29/cwt	107.00–111.00	848	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	830	89.31/cwt	88.50–91.00	741	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	885	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	832	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,278	69.63/cwt	57.00–78.00	890	3
Bulls	—	—	1,444	78.58/cwt	76.00–83.50	1,135	4
Bulls	—	—	1,767	89.88/cwt	87.00–95.50	1,588	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	810	20.00/cwt	20.00–20.00	162	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	868	42.74/cwt	41.00–46.00	371	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	876	35.22/cwt	33.00–38.00	309	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	910	50.88/cwt	50.00–51.50	463	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,067	49.63/cwt	45.00–52.50	530	47
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,081	41.70/cwt	37.00–46.00	451	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,108	53.75/cwt	52.00–56.00	596	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,150	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	345	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,176	53.33/cwt	49.00–56.00	627	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	58.19/cwt	56.00–60.00	692	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,330	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	625	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,351	54.26/cwt	52.00–57.00	733	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,419	58.27/cwt	57.00–60.00	827	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	854	65.05/cwt	49.00–81.00	556	9
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,053	52.09/cwt	51.00–53.00	549	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	921	796.55/cwt	650.00–860.00	7,336	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	703	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	970	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	601	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,020	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	520	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,027	928.54/cwt	810.00–1,025.00	9,536	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,099	684.02/cwt	575.00–800.00	7,517	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,101	888.65/cwt	750.00–1,100.00	9,784	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	58.71/cwt	52.00–64.00	655	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,159	53.58/cwt	46.00–57.00	621	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,270	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,063	882.99/cwt	825.00–925.00	9,386	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,156	773.54/cwt	650.00–900.00	8,942	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	844.14/cwt	800.00–900.00	10,087	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,518	1,262.60/cwt	1,200.00–1,325.00	19,166	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 Apr 22, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 617Last week 378Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 170Last week 31Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 4Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	479	119.00–131.00	123.69
15	—	428	124.00–135.00	130.48
7	—	372	125.00–143.00	133.03
5	—	518	104.00–125.00	118.64
4	—	330	130.00–140.00	133.88
2	—	623	110.00–115.00	112.59
1	—	720	90.00	90.00
1	—	580	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	100.00	100.00
1	—	355	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	864	91.00–97.00	96.48
17	—	489	134.00–135.00	134.48
13	—	521	122.00–127.00	125.51
11	—	782	92.00–94.00	93.07
5	—	843	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	519	128.00–136.00	132.41
23	—	566	115.00–125.00	120.30
12	—	377	139.00–150.00	145.91
10	—	482	131.00–142.00	135.97
7	—	336	143.00–156.00	153.48
5	—	423	135.00–145.00	138.41
3	—	725	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	474	125.00–132.00	130.22
2	—	425	130.00–138.00	134.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	689	101.00–114.00	110.72
2	—	552	122.00	122.00
2	—	375	142.00–147.00	144.40
1	—	345	130.00	130.00
9	—	429	134.00–147.00	139.47
7	—	479	125.00–144.00	140.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	622	126.00–139.00	129.94
8	—	514	126.00–141.00	138.23
7	—	575	128.00–140.00	135.50
7	—	461	142.00–148.00	146.24
4	—	885	94.00	94.00
3	—	830	88.50–91.00	89.31
3	—	783	107.00–111.00	108.29
2	—	418	150.00–153.00	151.51
1	—	395	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	442	137.00–143.00	137.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	482	138.00–146.00	142.35
12	—	526	130.00–140.00	135.63
6	—	424	129.00–155.00	146.68
4	—	569	134.00–142.00	139.94
3	—	367	135.00–160.00	146.90
2	—	340	166.00	166.00
1	—	735	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	576	135.00–138.50	137.21
11	—	780	117.00	117.00
4	—	621	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	516	145.00–160.25	156.53
16	—	467	150.00–165.00	156.32
13	—	372	166.00–177.00	172.96
11	—	612	140.00	140.00
10	—	578	138.00–145.00	143.59
10	—	429	166.00–171.00	170.04
2	—	330	188.00	188.00
1	—	660	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	150.00	150.00
1	—	530	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	156.00	156.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	876	33.00–38.00	35.22
6	—	868	41.00–46.00	42.74
4	—	910	50.00–51.50	50.88
1	—	810	20.00	20.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	1,067	45.00–52.50	49.63
9	—	1,081	37.00–46.00	41.70
8	—	1,108	52.00–56.00	53.75
1	—	1,150	30.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,351	52.00–57.00	54.26
4	—	1,419	57.00–60.00	58.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,176	49.00–56.00	53.33
9	—	1,190	56.00–60.00	58.19
1	—	1,330	47.00	47.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,767	87.00–95.50	89.88
4	—	1,444	76.00–83.50	78.58
3	—	1,278	57.00–78.00	69.63

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	9	—	854	49.00–81.00	65.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,053	51.00–53.00	52.09

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)	5	—	921	650.00–860.00	796.55

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,027	810.00–1,025.00	928.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,101	750.00–1,100.00	888.65
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,099	575.00–800.00	684.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	970	62.00	62.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	925	76.00	76.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,115	52.00–64.00	58.71
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,159	46.00–57.00	53.58
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	51.00	51.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,518	1,200.00–1,325.00	1,262.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,063	825.00–925.00	882.99
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,195	800.00–900.00	844.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,156	650.00–900.00	773.54

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.