Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 550 lbs mostly steady to 2.00 higher over 550 lbs steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to 4.00 lower with some groups of guaranteed open 1.00-3.00 higher. Feeder bulls steady to 6.00 higher except 500-550 lbs 6.00 lower. No trend on cows and bulls not reported last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.26/cwt on 365 head.

Average price

$130.26

365 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$693

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$18

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

$27.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.83

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	132.65	693	253
Medium and Large 1-2	567	126.72	718	79
Medium and Large 2	499	122.51	612	29
Medium and Large 3	674	105.50	711	4thin

One grade step is worth $27.15/cwt here — about −$18 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 sale365 hd

130.26

—

AR average9 barns · 2,382 hd

129.43

+0.83

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
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,492	51.80	773	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,250	51.66	646	71
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,092	44.90	490	48

Every lot, as filed

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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	180.20/cwt	175.00–184.00	750	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	456	170.14/cwt	165.00–171.00	776	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	150.55/cwt	145.00–153.00	860	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	696	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	974	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	123.04/cwt	122.50–127.00	954	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	179.67/cwt	175.00–188.00	679	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	137.98/cwt	132.00–144.00	738	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	185.07/cwt	181.00–191.00	685	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	590	124.90/cwt	123.00–125.00	737	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	648	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	810	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	147.41/cwt	144.00–150.00	470	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	131.37/cwt	120.00–137.00	686	58
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	319	188.74/cwt	185.00–190.00	602	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	729	127.53/cwt	126.50–136.00	930	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	148.65/cwt	141.00–152.00	569	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	141.42/cwt	135.00–146.00	868	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	131.40/cwt	120.00–140.00	824	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	859	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	1,044	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	732	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	120.66/cwt	120.00–122.00	793	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	167.93/cwt	157.00–172.00	704	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	134.62/cwt	129.00–137.00	634	63
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	646	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	911	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	853	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	819	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	6,570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	589	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	780	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	752	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	876	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	610	123.79/cwt	123.00–125.00	755	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	187.68/cwt	184.00–195.00	627	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	159.06/cwt	150.00–168.00	837	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	566	115.00/cwt	110.00–120.00	651	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	884.17/cwt	775.00–1,025.00	9,885	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,056	74.23/cwt	60.00–84.00	784	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	9,269	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	65.80/cwt	55.00–80.00	548	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	136.02/cwt	132.00–139.00	770	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	669	128.47/cwt	124.00–131.00	859	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	62.40/cwt	61.00–64.00	695	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,346	817.66/cwt	700.00–875.00	11,006	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,171	59.35/cwt	54.50–64.00	695	33
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,254	765.24/cwt	700.00–860.00	9,596	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,254	1,710.00/cwt	1,710.00–1,710.00	21,443	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,281	802.81/cwt	725.00–975.00	10,284	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	730	14.00/cwt	14.00–14.00	102	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	45.73/cwt	42.00–49.00	490	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,201	52.27/cwt	49.00–55.00	628	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,494	52.93/cwt	52.00–54.00	791	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	30.48/cwt	30.00–31.00	315	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	37.50/cwt	34.00–40.50	401	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,284	51.59/cwt	47.00–58.00	662	73
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	15,225	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,397	833.61/cwt	685.00–960.00	11,646	93
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	655	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,234	48.98/cwt	45.00–52.00	604	37
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	622	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	636	116.50/cwt	116.50–116.50	741	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	49.99/cwt	47.00–52.00	745	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,268	54.57/cwt	51.50–58.00	692	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	128.12/cwt	125.00–135.00	548	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,308	1,619.39/cwt	1,585.00–1,660.00	21,182	27
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,473	1,012.22/cwt	950.00–1,110.00	14,910	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	133.11/cwt	125.00–138.00	694	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	117.03/cwt	114.00–120.00	614	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	868	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	955	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	509	134.54/cwt	132.00–138.00	685	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	131.69/cwt	126.00–136.00	511	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	131.92/cwt	126.00–138.00	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	717	110.37/cwt	108.00–113.00	791	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	581	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	752	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	917	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	133.02/cwt	129.00–135.00	841	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	160.52/cwt	160.00–161.00	514	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	152.12/cwt	145.00–157.00	718	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	750	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	798	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	375	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	595	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	768	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	118.45/cwt	116.00–121.00	847	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	157.09/cwt	154.00–170.00	680	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	592	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	882	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	156.51/cwt	147.00–161.00	743	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	646	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	893	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	807	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	132.57/cwt	130.00–135.00	643	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	142.72/cwt	135.00–149.00	608	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	124.48/cwt	123.00–125.00	706	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	121.66/cwt	116.00–123.00	756	14

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.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

North Arkansas Livestock - GreenForest, AR

Wed Jan 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 865Last week 2,063Year ago 135

Slaughter CattleReceipts 264Last week 124Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 320Last week 50Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	416	175.00–184.00	180.20
7	—	456	165.00–171.00	170.14
31	—	571	145.00–153.00	150.55
7	—	696	140.00	140.00
12	—	775	122.50–127.00	123.04
6	—	370	181.00–191.00	185.07
9	—	729	126.50–136.00	127.53
10	—	614	135.00–146.00	141.42
4	—	334	184.00–195.00	187.68
29	—	526	150.00–168.00	159.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	859	121.50	121.50
16	—	469	156.00	156.00
9	—	627	136.00	136.00
3	—	752	122.00	122.00
15	—	369	175.00	175.00
10	—	682	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	646	141.00	141.00
14	—	592	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	131.00	131.00
6	—	636	116.50	116.50
1	—	505	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	521	125.00–138.00	133.11
16	—	868	110.00	110.00
2	—	568	126.00–138.00	131.92
1	—	380	153.00	153.00
3	—	632	129.00–135.00	133.02
15	—	472	145.00–157.00	152.12
2	—	715	116.00–121.00	118.45
22	—	433	154.00–170.00	157.09
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	378	175.00–188.00	179.67
11	—	535	132.00–144.00	137.98
4	—	319	185.00–190.00	188.74
8	—	627	120.00–140.00	131.40
5	—	419	157.00–172.00	167.93
1	—	765	109.00	109.00
4	—	566	132.00–139.00	136.02
12	—	669	124.00–131.00	128.47
17	—	475	147.00–161.00	156.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	509	132.00–138.00	134.54
2	—	320	160.00–161.00	160.52
1	—	375	151.00	151.00
1	—	690	117.00	117.00
1	—	630	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	590	123.00–125.00	124.90
7	—	319	144.00–150.00	147.41
58	—	522	120.00–137.00	131.37
17	—	383	141.00–152.00	148.65
3	—	657	120.00–122.00	120.66
63	—	471	129.00–137.00	134.62
1	—	700	117.00	117.00
18	—	426	135.00–149.00	142.72
14	—	621	116.00–123.00	121.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	648	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	589	132.50	132.50
8	—	752	116.50	116.50
5	—	610	123.00–125.00	123.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	566	110.00–120.00	115.00
1	—	330	140.00	140.00
4	—	428	125.00–135.00	128.12
1	—	465	119.00	119.00
2	—	525	114.00–120.00	117.03
1	—	695	110.00	110.00
9	—	388	126.00–136.00	131.69
3	—	717	108.00–113.00	110.37
1	—	635	115.00	115.00
1	—	750	111.00	111.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	100.00	100.00
1	—	585	106.00	106.00
2	—	725	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	679	117.50	117.50
19	—	485	130.00–135.00	132.57
32	—	567	123.00–125.00	124.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	595	129.00	129.00

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	—	1,095	600.00	600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	15	—	1,281	725.00–975.00	802.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,450	1,050.00	1,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,473	950.00–1,110.00	1,012.22
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,118	775.00–1,025.00	884.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,110	835.00	835.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	833	55.00–80.00	65.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,113	61.00–64.00	62.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,346	700.00–875.00	817.66
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	33	—	1,171	54.50–64.00	59.35
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,254	700.00–860.00	765.24
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	73	—	1,284	47.00–58.00	51.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	93	—	1,397	685.00–960.00	833.61
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,260	52.00	52.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,254	1,710.00	1,710.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	27	—	1,308	1,585.00–1,660.00	1,619.39
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,056	60.00–84.00	74.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	14.00	14.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	1,072	42.00–49.00	45.73
11	—	1,201	49.00–55.00	52.27
2	—	1,033	30.00–31.00	30.48
6	—	1,068	34.00–40.50	37.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,494	52.00–54.00	52.93
5	—	1,490	47.00–52.00	49.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,234	45.00–52.00	48.98
34	—	1,268	51.50–58.00	54.57

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.

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North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

North Arkansas Livestock - GreenForest, AR

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle