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North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-05-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, May 20

● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050

← May 13May 20May 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

917 head

▲ 672 vs last sale 245▲ 472 vs year ago 445 · +106.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

155 head

▲ 95 vs last sale 60▲ 29 vs year ago 126 · +23.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

80 head

▲ 65 vs last sale 15▲ 52 vs year ago 28 · +185.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly steady with the better 550-600 lbs 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers and bulls under 500 lbs 3.00-7.00 higher and heifers over 500 lbs mostly steady. Slaughter cows 1.00-4.00 higher with quality of cows better than most weeks. 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 $128.40/cwt on 339 head.

Average price

$128.40

339 head · 523 lb average

Value per head Derived

$671

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$230

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

$28.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.66

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	132.17	669	229
Medium and Large 1-2	575	126.13	725	48
Medium and Large 2	550	116.93	643	59
Medium and Large 3	425	103.27	439	3thin

One grade step is worth $28.89/cwt here — about $230 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 sale339 hd

128.40

—

AR average9 barns · 1,215 hd

126.75

+1.66

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	1,702	90.78	1,545	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,343	62.52	840	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,178	61.64	726	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,013	52.07	528	41

Every lot

112 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	314	180.61/cwt	179.00–183.00	567	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	166.11/cwt	155.00–175.00	626	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	395	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	596	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	419	145.15/cwt	140.00–160.00	608	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	442	160.96/cwt	158.00–164.00	711	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	460	152.24/cwt	151.00–155.00	700	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	478	159.50/cwt	158.00–161.00	762	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	487	155.09/cwt	155.00–155.50	755	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	488	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	586	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	495	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	728	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	135.29/cwt	127.00–142.00	701	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	524	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	755	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	530	154.77/cwt	149.00–159.00	820	36
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	562	146.96/cwt	142.00–150.00	826	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	570	139.51/cwt	139.00–140.00	795	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	806	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	588	133.59/cwt	120.00–143.00	786	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	609	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	822	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	140.20/cwt	137.00–142.00	862	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	636	126.76/cwt	123.00–136.00	806	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	658	134.50/cwt	134.00–135.00	885	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	679	133.14/cwt	130.00–134.00	904	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	688	125.49/cwt	122.00–129.00	863	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	722	126.49/cwt	126.00–127.00	913	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	724	128.49/cwt	127.00–130.00	930	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	928	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	764	124.74/cwt	124.00–130.00	953	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	780	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	936	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	817	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	980	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	865	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	865	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	133.01/cwt	132.00–134.00	430	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	334	143.76/cwt	142.00–147.00	480	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	130.15/cwt	127.00–135.00	487	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	141.65/cwt	135.00–144.50	543	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	408	104.91/cwt	100.00–110.00	428	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	129.14/cwt	125.00–133.00	542	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	139.92/cwt	134.00–146.00	602	35
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	460	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	460	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	465	126.45/cwt	125.00–128.00	588	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	136.42/cwt	132.00–140.50	647	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	484	125.56/cwt	120.00–133.00	608	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	507	118.76/cwt	110.00–122.00	602	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	130.23/cwt	126.00–132.00	689	38
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	529	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	656	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	534	127.20/cwt	120.00–129.00	679	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	551	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	747	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	117.93/cwt	110.00–120.00	675	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	120.88/cwt	118.00–123.00	693	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	124.72/cwt	118.00–128.00	725	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	592	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	710	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	615	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	664	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	622	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	746	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	632	108.52/cwt	100.00–115.00	686	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	639	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	799	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	661	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	800	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	681	108.02/cwt	100.00–110.00	736	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	708	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	835	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	718	94.90/cwt	93.50–102.00	681	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	857	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	773	102.43/cwt	95.00–110.00	792	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	310	146.66/cwt	146.00–147.00	455	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	323	172.95/cwt	166.00–179.00	559	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	369	144.13/cwt	130.00–153.00	532	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	375	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	630	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	410	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	525	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	423	142.15/cwt	130.00–145.00	601	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	425	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	485	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	430	152.99/cwt	146.00–157.00	658	19
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	472	145.72/cwt	142.00–154.00	688	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	480	140.20/cwt	135.00–143.00	673	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	495	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	609	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	505	131.50/cwt	131.00–132.00	664	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	520	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	541	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	524	142.65/cwt	131.00–155.00	747	20
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	555	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	611	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	568	135.15/cwt	123.00–139.00	768	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	590	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	767	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	611	128.30/cwt	123.00–130.00	784	16
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	619	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	706	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	660	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	713	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	683	118.98/cwt	117.00–120.00	813	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	722	108.50/cwt	108.50–108.50	783	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	750	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	683	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	782	103.31/cwt	102.00–106.00	808	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	815	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	754	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	810	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	964	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	805	4
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,546	85.68/cwt	82.50–89.50	1,325	8
Bulls	—	—	1,770	94.28/cwt	90.00–100.50	1,669	15
Bulls	—	—	1,935	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,529	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	800	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	296	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	813	48.86/cwt	45.50–52.00	397	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	990	47.85/cwt	44.00–52.00	474	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,041	55.05/cwt	51.50–58.50	573	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,056	60.92/cwt	59.00–65.00	643	8
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,075	39.98/cwt	35.00–43.00	430	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,119	58.12/cwt	54.00–61.00	650	25
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	64.69/cwt	62.00–72.50	788	32
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,311	57.76/cwt	55.00–60.00	757	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,360	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	707	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,361	65.17/cwt	61.00–71.00	887	9
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	966.49/cwt	950.00–975.00	9,182	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,110	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	722	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	1,194.54/cwt	925.00–1,475.00	13,857	32
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,166	768.78/cwt	600.00–975.00	8,964	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	60.72/cwt	59.00–63.00	771	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,273	973.25/cwt	875.00–1,000.00	12,389	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,275	1,478.47/cwt	1,400.00–1,535.00	18,850	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,298	1,364.02/cwt	1,000.00–1,500.00	17,705	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,298	1,115.12/cwt	800.00–1,325.00	14,474	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	785	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	7,654	1

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 May 20, 2020

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 917Last week 245Year ago 445

Slaughter CattleReceipts 155Last week 60Year ago 126

Replacement CattleReceipts 80Last week 15Year ago 28

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	661	121.00	121.00
38	—	529	126.00–132.00	130.23
4	—	708	118.00	118.00
37	—	581	118.00–128.00	124.72
3	—	765	112.00	112.00
58	—	474	132.00–140.50	136.42
9	—	334	142.00–147.00	143.76
11	—	622	120.00	120.00
35	—	430	134.00–146.00	139.92
16	—	383	135.00–144.50	141.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	132.00–134.00	133.01
6	—	718	93.50–102.00	94.90
11	—	484	120.00–133.00	125.56
6	—	632	100.00–115.00	108.52
8	—	507	110.00–122.00	118.76
11	—	572	110.00–120.00	117.93
2	—	420	125.00–133.00	129.14
2	—	773	95.00–110.00	102.43
5	—	681	100.00–110.00	108.02
6	—	374	127.00–135.00	130.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	551	135.50	135.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	108.00	108.00
2	—	465	125.00–128.00	126.45
2	—	592	120.00	120.00
5	—	534	120.00–129.00	127.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	100.00	100.00
2	—	408	100.00–110.00	104.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	639	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	573	118.00–123.00	120.88
12	—	529	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	480	135.00–143.00	140.20
3	—	310	146.00–147.00	146.66
1	—	750	91.00	91.00
8	—	423	130.00–145.00	142.15
1	—	590	130.00	130.00
1	—	720	110.00	110.00
2	—	505	131.00–132.00	131.50
5	—	369	130.00–153.00	144.13
1	—	660	108.00	108.00
1	—	815	92.50	92.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	110.00	110.00
1	—	495	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	964	83.50	83.50
7	—	472	142.00–154.00	145.72
1	—	375	168.00	168.00
13	—	568	123.00–139.00	135.15
2	—	323	166.00–179.00	172.95
16	—	611	123.00–130.00	128.30
3	—	683	117.00–120.00	118.98
19	—	430	146.00–157.00	152.99
3	—	782	102.00–106.00	103.31
20	—	524	131.00–155.00	142.65
3	—	722	108.50	108.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	619	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	818	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	128.00	128.00
1	—	520	104.00	104.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	764	124.00–130.00	124.74
22	—	478	158.00–161.00	159.50
11	—	562	142.00–150.00	146.96
1	—	725	128.00	128.00
36	—	530	149.00–159.00	154.77
12	—	442	158.00–164.00	160.96
2	—	658	134.00–135.00	134.50
15	—	615	137.00–142.00	140.20
6	—	377	155.00–175.00	166.11
5	—	314	179.00–183.00	180.61
4	—	817	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	570	139.00–140.00	139.51
2	—	495	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	722	126.00–127.00	126.49
8	—	588	120.00–143.00	133.59
1	—	395	151.00	151.00
9	—	636	123.00–136.00	126.76
1	—	865	100.00	100.00
4	—	460	151.00–155.00	152.24
2	—	780	120.00	120.00
15	—	419	140.00–160.00	145.15
2	—	688	122.00–129.00	125.49
12	—	518	127.00–142.00	135.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	679	130.00–134.00	133.14
4	—	609	135.00	135.00
5	—	576	140.00	140.00
16	—	487	155.00–155.50	155.09
14	—	724	127.00–130.00	128.49
10	—	524	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,360	52.00	52.00
32	—	1,218	62.00–72.50	64.69
25	—	1,119	54.00–61.00	58.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,056	59.00–65.00	60.92
3	—	1,075	35.00–43.00	39.98
14	—	1,041	51.50–58.50	55.05
13	—	990	44.00–52.00	47.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,361	61.00–71.00	65.17
5	—	1,311	55.00–60.00	57.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	813	45.50–52.00	48.86
1	—	800	37.00	37.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,935	79.00	79.00
8	—	1,546	82.50–89.50	85.68
15	—	1,770	90.00–100.50	94.28

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
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	950	950.00–975.00	966.49
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,166	600.00–975.00	768.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	32	—	1,160	925.00–1,475.00	1,194.54
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	65.00	65.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,270	59.00–63.00	60.72

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	17	—	1,275	1,400.00–1,535.00	1,478.47
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,298	1,000.00–1,500.00	1,364.02
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,273	875.00–1,000.00	973.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,298	800.00–1,325.00	1,115.12

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	785	975.00	975.00

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.