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North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2020-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2020-08-26

Feeder Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Aug 26

● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050

← Aug 19Aug 26Sep 2 →

Receipts

1,993 head

▲ 1,515 vs last sale 478▲ 1,729 vs year ago 264 · +654.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly steady to 3.00 higher except the 350-400 lbs and 550-600 lbs 1.00-3.00 lower.Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 higher. The feeder offering included several groups of weaned cattle some with shots. Cows and bulls not reported due to time limits.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $143.62/cwt on 844 head.

Average price

$143.62

844 head · 655 lb average

Value per head Derived

$940

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$319

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

$21.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.07

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	642	149.93	963	315
Medium and Large 1-2	696	140.83	980	367
Medium and Large 2	594	138.36	821	151
Medium and Large 3	503	128.00	644	11thin

One grade step is worth $21.93/cwt here — about $319 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 sale844 hd

143.62

—

AR average8 barns · 2,645 hd

146.69

−3.07

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

105 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 · Steers44 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	307	169.02/cwt	167.00–170.00	519	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	164.82/cwt	163.00–166.00	607	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	157.27/cwt	152.00–162.00	582	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	412	165.35/cwt	158.00–179.00	681	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	440	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	682	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	461	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	705	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Value Added	475	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	736	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	158.51/cwt	156.00–161.00	756	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	486	142.82/cwt	134.00–155.00	694	27
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	503	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	644	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	159.86/cwt	148.00–165.50	822	42
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	514	146.81/cwt	141.50–150.00	755	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	518	142.85/cwt	135.00–146.00	740	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	546	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	846	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	566	154.73/cwt	146.00–158.00	876	32
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	571	138.28/cwt	129.00–146.00	790	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	574	147.39/cwt	146.00–150.00	846	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	576	147.09/cwt	141.50–151.00	847	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	139.72/cwt	125.00–142.00	852	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	615	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	861	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	150.41/cwt	144.00–153.00	928	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	618	150.31/cwt	150.00–150.50	929	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	623	144.24/cwt	135.00–150.00	899	46
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	656	145.88/cwt	138.00–148.00	957	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	668	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	999	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	671	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	916	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	132.72/cwt	129.00–135.00	896	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	682	148.09/cwt	138.50–152.50	1,010	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	689	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,013	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	704	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	986	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	715	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,051	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	722	130.64/cwt	128.00–136.00	943	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	143.44/cwt	138.00–144.00	1,037	59
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	741	139.14/cwt	138.75–140.25	1,031	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	768	128.18/cwt	125.00–129.00	984	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	774	132.97/cwt	124.00–137.00	1,029	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	802	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,059	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	831	132.60/cwt	132.60–132.60	1,102	62
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	839	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,196	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	845	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,014	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	878	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,098	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	878	124.04/cwt	122.00–126.00	1,089	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	932	124.12/cwt	122.50–124.75	1,157	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	972	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,128	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	336	147.37/cwt	142.00–150.00	495	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	340	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	425	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	364	145.74/cwt	136.00–150.00	530	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	374	131.53/cwt	130.00–135.00	492	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	145.20/cwt	137.00–151.00	614	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	429	129.26/cwt	120.00–134.00	555	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	486	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	475	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	627	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	127.08/cwt	120.00–134.00	604	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	477	144.22/cwt	143.00–145.50	688	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	481	138.32/cwt	132.00–147.00	665	39
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	496	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	665	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	104.95/cwt	100.00–110.00	540	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	519	124.62/cwt	116.00–133.00	647	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	139.48/cwt	128.00–145.50	734	71
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	542	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	745	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	563	135.51/cwt	132.50–138.50	763	48
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	135.11/cwt	127.00–142.00	770	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	579	142.01/cwt	138.00–145.75	822	40
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	579	123.23/cwt	114.00–130.00	714	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	583	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	752	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	600	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	726	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	132.39/cwt	130.00–134.50	814	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	115.94/cwt	112.00–123.00	722	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	640	138.71/cwt	137.00–143.00	888	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	651	139.07/cwt	137.50–140.50	905	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	126.13/cwt	120.00–137.00	836	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	664	118.14/cwt	110.00–123.00	784	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	667	139.35/cwt	139.35–139.35	929	37
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	670	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	911	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	690	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	725	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	698	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	859	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	722	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	884	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	723	107.37/cwt	100.00–115.00	776	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	729	120.73/cwt	118.00–123.00	880	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	732	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	842	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	770	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	909	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	775	105.03/cwt	100.00–110.00	814	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	831	128.35/cwt	128.35–128.35	1,067	65
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	896	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	1,017	7
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	332	155.32/cwt	153.00–159.00	516	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	340	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	527	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	365	162.57/cwt	160.00–165.00	593	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	385	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	558	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	410	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	615	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	424	136.91/cwt	135.00–143.00	580	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	473	146.17/cwt	142.00–155.00	691	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	475	135.66/cwt	128.00–142.00	644	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	475	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	556	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	518	141.34/cwt	139.00–150.00	732	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	532	129.34/cwt	127.00–133.00	688	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	580	136.30/cwt	133.00–138.00	791	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	584	125.01/cwt	120.00–131.00	730	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	605	128.57/cwt	125.00–135.00	778	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	621	118.64/cwt	112.00–120.00	737	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	672	127.01/cwt	126.00–128.00	854	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	674	115.57/cwt	111.00–122.00	779	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	715	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	829	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	790	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	830	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	845	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	930	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 Aug 26, 2020

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

Receipts 1,993Last week 478Year ago 264

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	155.00	155.00
9	—	580	133.00–138.00	136.30
1	—	845	110.00	110.00
7	—	605	125.00–135.00	128.57
1	—	790	105.00	105.00
4	—	473	142.00–155.00	146.17
1	—	715	116.00	116.00
3	—	672	126.00–128.00	127.01
12	—	518	139.00–150.00	141.34
2	—	365	160.00–165.00	162.57
3	—	410	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	424	135.00–143.00	136.91
5	—	674	111.00–122.00	115.57
3	—	532	127.00–133.00	129.34
3	—	332	153.00–159.00	155.32
6	—	621	112.00–120.00	118.64
7	—	475	128.00–142.00	135.66
1	—	385	145.00	145.00
8	—	584	120.00–131.00	125.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	651	137.50–140.50	139.07
8	—	477	143.00–145.50	144.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	732	115.00	115.00
11	—	583	129.00	129.00
13	—	540	130.00	130.00
37	—	496	134.00	134.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	698	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	623	112.00–123.00	115.94
8	—	664	110.00–123.00	118.14
17	—	429	120.00–134.00	129.26
1	—	340	125.00	125.00
17	—	475	120.00–134.00	127.08
2	—	723	100.00–115.00	107.37
7	—	374	130.00–135.00	131.53
32	—	579	114.00–130.00	123.23
2	—	775	100.00–110.00	105.03
21	—	519	116.00–133.00	124.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	105.00	105.00
1	—	430	113.00	113.00
2	—	515	100.00–110.00	104.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	729	118.00–123.00	120.73
32	—	570	127.00–142.00	135.11
5	—	336	142.00–150.00	147.37
8	—	615	130.00–134.50	132.39
7	—	364	136.00–150.00	145.74
8	—	663	120.00–137.00	126.13
71	—	526	128.00–145.50	139.48
20	—	423	137.00–151.00	145.20
39	—	481	132.00–147.00	138.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	667	139.35	139.35
5	—	770	118.00	118.00
8	—	722	122.50	122.50
7	—	896	113.50	113.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	563	132.50–138.50	135.51
16	—	542	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
65	—	831	128.35	128.35
7	—	640	137.00–143.00	138.71
40	—	579	138.00–145.75	142.01
24	—	670	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	121.00	121.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	576	141.50–151.00	147.09
21	—	514	141.50–150.00	146.81
25	—	932	122.50–124.75	124.12
4	—	878	125.00	125.00
38	—	656	138.00–148.00	145.88
9	—	461	153.00	153.00
38	—	741	138.75–140.25	139.14
19	—	774	124.00–137.00	132.97
46	—	623	135.00–150.00	144.24
10	—	802	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	615	140.00	140.00
11	—	671	136.50	136.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	682	138.50–152.50	148.09
42	—	514	148.00–165.50	159.86
48	—	839	142.50	142.50
59	—	723	138.00–144.00	143.44
11	—	412	158.00–179.00	165.35
3	—	307	167.00–170.00	169.02
11	—	368	163.00–166.00	164.82
33	—	617	144.00–153.00	150.41
8	—	477	156.00–161.00	158.51
32	—	566	146.00–158.00	154.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	518	135.00–146.00	142.85
4	—	845	120.00	120.00
2	—	370	152.00–162.00	157.27
12	—	768	125.00–129.00	128.18
2	—	878	122.00–126.00	124.04
19	—	675	129.00–135.00	132.72
2	—	972	116.00	116.00
22	—	610	125.00–142.00	139.72
3	—	722	128.00–136.00	130.64
1	—	440	155.00	155.00
27	—	486	134.00–155.00	142.82
24	—	571	129.00–146.00	138.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	704	140.00	140.00
12	—	546	155.00	155.00
18	—	574	146.00–150.00	147.39
29	—	618	150.00–150.50	150.31
5	—	689	147.00	147.00
62	—	831	132.60	132.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	503	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	715	147.00	147.00
8	—	668	149.50	149.50

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.