Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: The better steers under 700 lbs 5.00-10.00 higher and the plainer kind and bulls 1.00-5.00 higher. The better heifers under 600 lbs 2.00-5.00 higher 600-700 lbs and plainer kind steady to 2.00 higher. Most of the offering was weaned cattle with some of them being Value Added with two rounds of shots. Cows and bulls not reported due to time limits.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $146.62/cwt on 963 head.

Average price

$146.62

963 head · 606 lb average

Value per head Derived

$889

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$174

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

$53.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.78

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	562	157.06	882	473
Medium and Large 2	556	138.31	769	71
Medium and Large 1-2	664	136.48	907	416
Medium and Large 3	685	103.33	708	3thin

One grade step is worth $53.73/cwt here — about $174 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 sale963 hd

146.62

—

AR average9 barns · 2,598 hd

148.40

−1.78

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

Every lot, as filed

108 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	666	114.17/cwt	110.00–117.00	760	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	528	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	638	119.65/cwt	119.00–121.00	763	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	653	111.00/cwt	110.00–112.00	725	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	177.87/cwt	169.00–191.00	770	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	173.05/cwt	158.00–183.00	808	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	151.57/cwt	140.00–154.00	853	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	152.30/cwt	145.00–160.00	492	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	762	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	136.93/cwt	130.00–140.00	652	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	148.44/cwt	140.00–157.00	628	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	150.05/cwt	145.00–152.50	578	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	129.14/cwt	123.00–133.00	723	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	116.04/cwt	112.00–120.00	845	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	155.96/cwt	153.00–157.00	735	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	144.20/cwt	135.00–156.00	756	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	161.83/cwt	160.00–169.00	683	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	134.43/cwt	132.00–137.00	770	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	611	122.40/cwt	120.00–125.00	748	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	177.00/cwt	172.00–182.00	664	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	638	123.99/cwt	122.00–126.00	791	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	121.96/cwt	120.00–124.00	821	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	818	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	859	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	743	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	802	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	112.99/cwt	112.00–113.50	859	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	627	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	768	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	679	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	801	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	511	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	703	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	585	128.23/cwt	128.00–129.50	750	51
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	136.20/cwt	134.50–137.00	599	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	125.62/cwt	120.00–127.00	729	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	157.72/cwt	146.00–167.00	822	73
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	143.35/cwt	135.00–149.00	890	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	133.28/cwt	125.00–141.00	697	86
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	184.54/cwt	175.00–196.00	705	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	144.04/cwt	133.00–148.50	956	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	127.88/cwt	126.75–129.00	1,006	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	881	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,070	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	125.84/cwt	125.00–127.00	887	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	186.72/cwt	172.00–196.00	611	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	597	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	749	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	516	134.74/cwt	133.00–135.00	695	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	682	117.33/cwt	115.00–120.00	800	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	568	153.63/cwt	148.00–160.00	873	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	710	145.25/cwt	145.25–145.25	1,031	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	122.20/cwt	122.00–123.00	987	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	630	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	725	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	756	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	907	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	610	150.50/cwt	150.50–150.50	918	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	689	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,020	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	478	177.60/cwt	173.00–183.00	849	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	407	190.08/cwt	188.00–194.00	774	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	661	125.50/cwt	125.50–125.50	830	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	573	128.68/cwt	124.00–132.00	737	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	638	122.56/cwt	120.00–124.00	782	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	763	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	847	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	606	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	806	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	680	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	857	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	730	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	463	111.02/cwt	110.00–112.00	514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	106.60/cwt	105.00–110.00	445	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	133.50/cwt	125.00–142.00	627	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	110.31/cwt	100.00–114.00	691	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	131.27/cwt	126.00–138.00	509	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	307	134.37/cwt	125.00–140.00	413	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	117.23/cwt	110.00–120.00	672	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	125.80/cwt	118.00–134.00	603	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	709	109.30/cwt	106.00–110.00	775	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	133.21/cwt	125.00–138.00	771	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	828	111.83/cwt	110.00–113.00	926	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	123.78/cwt	120.00–125.00	836	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	119.60/cwt	112.00–124.00	614	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	128.88/cwt	120.00–139.00	555	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	138.70/cwt	129.00–144.00	732	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	398	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	637	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	567	145.92/cwt	145.00–147.00	827	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	491	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	791	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	705	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	959	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	442	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	650	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	759	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	994	125
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	161.53/cwt	159.00–165.00	714	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	943	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	130.67/cwt	130.00–132.00	875	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	154.35/cwt	153.00–157.00	732	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	121.67/cwt	117.00–124.00	1,006	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	627	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	872	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	116.34/cwt	115.00–119.00	733	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	683	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	796	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	140.00/cwt	134.00–142.00	862	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	128.41/cwt	123.00–130.50	926	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	569	137.36/cwt	133.75–145.00	782	71
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	818	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	—	570	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	695	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	—	734	109.50/cwt	109.50–109.50	804	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	414	142.57/cwt	135.00–151.00	590	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	390	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	689	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	145.84/cwt	133.00–155.00	681	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	155.50/cwt	135.00–165.00	664	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	131.08/cwt	124.00–136.00	824	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	970	2

How this sale compares

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.

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Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	111.00	111.00
1	—	565	105.00	105.00
1	—	300	117.00	117.00
2	—	463	110.00–112.00	111.02
3	—	417	105.00–110.00	106.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	666	110.00–117.00	114.17
1	—	805	90.00	90.00
9	—	626	100.00–114.00	110.31
9	—	388	126.00–138.00	131.27
8	—	307	125.00–140.00	134.37
7	—	573	110.00–120.00	117.23
27	—	479	118.00–134.00	125.80
6	—	709	106.00–110.00	109.30
20	—	513	112.00–124.00	119.60
18	—	431	120.00–139.00	128.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	323	145.00–160.00	152.30
1	—	680	112.00	112.00
40	—	476	130.00–140.00	136.93
45	—	423	140.00–157.00	148.44
19	—	385	145.00–152.50	150.05
28	—	560	123.00–133.00	129.14
4	—	728	112.00–120.00	116.04
12	—	611	120.00–125.00	122.40
86	—	523	125.00–141.00	133.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	627	122.50	122.50
8	—	679	118.00	118.00
21	—	511	137.50	137.50
51	—	585	128.00–129.50	128.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	440	134.50–137.00	136.20
34	—	580	120.00–127.00	125.62
11	—	630	115.00–119.00	116.34
14	—	683	116.50	116.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	597	125.50	125.50
24	—	516	133.00–135.00	134.74
21	—	682	115.00–120.00	117.33
20	—	756	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	630	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	661	125.50	125.50
15	—	573	124.00–132.00	128.68
14	—	638	120.00–124.00	122.56
9	—	763	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	442	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	570	122.00	122.00
4	—	734	109.50	109.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	153.00	153.00
3	—	638	119.00–121.00	119.65
2	—	653	110.00–112.00	111.00
2	—	470	125.00–142.00	133.50
4	—	414	135.00–151.00	142.57
1	—	390	145.00	145.00
1	—	530	130.00	130.00
1	—	550	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	471	153.00–157.00	155.96
10	—	524	135.00–156.00	144.20
11	—	422	160.00–169.00	161.83
21	—	573	132.00–137.00	134.43
2	—	375	172.00–182.00	177.00
2	—	638	122.00–126.00	123.99
2	—	673	120.00–124.00	121.96
2	—	818	105.00	105.00
3	—	743	108.00	108.00
3	—	760	112.00–113.50	112.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	433	169.00–191.00	177.87
37	—	467	158.00–183.00	173.05
40	—	563	140.00–154.00	151.57
73	—	521	146.00–167.00	157.72
42	—	621	135.00–149.00	143.35
32	—	382	175.00–196.00	184.54
25	—	664	133.00–148.50	144.04
22	—	787	126.75–129.00	127.88
12	—	881	121.50	121.50
12	—	705	125.00–127.00	125.84
6	—	327	172.00–196.00	186.72
5	—	808	122.00–123.00	122.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	568	148.00–160.00	153.63
26	—	710	145.25	145.25
9	—	610	150.50	150.50
8	—	689	148.00	148.00
22	—	478	173.00–183.00	177.60
17	—	407	188.00–194.00	190.08
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	606	133.00	133.00
2	—	680	126.00	126.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	730	100.00	100.00
1	—	595	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	579	125.00–138.00	133.21
5	—	828	110.00–113.00	111.83
4	—	675	120.00–125.00	123.78
15	—	528	129.00–144.00	138.70
2	—	398	160.00	160.00
1	—	320	160.00	160.00
10	—	467	133.00–155.00	145.84
12	—	427	135.00–165.00	155.50
13	—	629	124.00–136.00	131.08
2	—	795	122.00	122.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	567	145.00–147.00	145.92
22	—	491	161.00	161.00
30	—	705	136.00	136.00
125	—	759	131.00	131.00
9	—	627	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	442	159.00–165.00	161.53
12	—	773	122.00	122.00
15	—	670	130.00–132.00	130.67
16	—	474	153.00–157.00	154.35
24	—	827	117.00–124.00	121.67
29	—	616	134.00–142.00	140.00
33	—	721	123.00–130.50	128.41
71	—	569	133.75–145.00	137.36
7	—	511	160.00	160.00

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