Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-01-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough feeders in most classes for a trend. A Few better 450-550 lb steers 8.00-10.00 higher on a light test. Heifers under 400 lbs 3.00 lower and 400-600 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 higher on a light test. No trend on bulls not reported last week. A light run due to muddy conditions and light snow in the area.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.86/cwt on 70 head.

Average price

$131.86

70 head · 479 lb average

Value per head Derived

$631

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$54

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2

$14.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.15

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	386	137.00	529	4thin
Medium and Large 1	488	135.30	660	47
Medium and Large 2	477	122.28	583	19thin

One grade step is worth $14.72/cwt here — about −$54 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 sale70 hd

131.86

—

AR average6 barns · 865 hd

128.71

+3.15

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	1,507	84.83	1,278	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,770	58.00	1,027	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,184	56.54	669	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,119	51.52	576	6thin

Every lot, as filed

50 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 2	—	421	126.81/cwt	120.00–132.00	534	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	162.17/cwt	156.00–168.00	704	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	145.73/cwt	140.00–151.00	603	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	397	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	615	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	134.33/cwt	134.00–135.00	652	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	167.95/cwt	164.00–170.00	899	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	577	125.04/cwt	122.00–126.00	721	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	386	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	529	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	822	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	461	158.15/cwt	150.00–163.00	729	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	137.37/cwt	130.00–143.00	639	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	133.38/cwt	128.00–136.00	684	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	145.40/cwt	143.00–146.00	537	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	455	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	828	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	633	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	766	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,250	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	48.71/cwt	47.50–49.50	504	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,770	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	1,027	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	50.54/cwt	49.00–52.00	565	2
Bulls	—	—	1,355	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	881	1
Bulls	—	—	1,660	91.75/cwt	88.00–94.00	1,523	4
Bulls	—	—	1,045	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	137.04/cwt	135.00–138.00	463	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	455	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	406	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	686	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	149.46/cwt	139.00–159.00	486	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	124.50/cwt	120.00–129.00	604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	131.63/cwt	122.00–139.00	425	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	115.06/cwt	110.00–120.00	782	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	542	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	120.97/cwt	120.00–123.00	623	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	657	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	821	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	716.70/cwt	700.00–735.00	8,192	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	666	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	590	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	791	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	900	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	778	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	170.06/cwt	168.00–172.00	536	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	129.10/cwt	124.00–134.00	501	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	58.54/cwt	56.00–64.50	706	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,202	54.33/cwt	54.00–55.00	653	3

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 27, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 145Last week 865Year ago 123

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 264Year ago 25

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 320Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	421	120.00–132.00	126.81
1	—	675	110.00	110.00
2	—	560	120.00	120.00
1	—	700	100.00	100.00
2	—	485	120.00–129.00	124.50
3	—	323	122.00–139.00	131.63
3	—	515	120.00–123.00	120.97
1	—	615	101.00	101.00
2	—	388	124.00–134.00	129.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	414	140.00–151.00	145.73
5	—	577	122.00–126.00	125.04
7	—	685	120.00	120.00
11	—	465	130.00–143.00	137.37
3	—	513	128.00–136.00	133.38
7	—	369	143.00–146.00	145.40
2	—	633	121.00	121.00
3	—	338	135.00–138.00	137.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	386	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	434	156.00–168.00	162.17
6	—	461	150.00–163.00	158.15
2	—	590	134.00	134.00
2	—	750	120.00	120.00
1	—	505	154.00	154.00
2	—	315	168.00–172.00	170.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	397	155.00	155.00
3	—	485	134.00–135.00	134.33
2	—	325	139.00–159.00	149.46
4	—	680	110.00–120.00	115.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	535	164.00–170.00	167.95
1	—	585	137.00	137.00
7	—	455	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	145.00	145.00
1	—	345	157.00	157.00
3	—	657	125.00	125.00
1	—	520	128.00	128.00
2	—	705	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	406	169.00	169.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	825.00	825.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,143	700.00–735.00	716.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,335	59.00	59.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,035	47.50–49.50	48.71
3	—	1,202	54.00–55.00	54.33
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,770	58.00	58.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,118	49.00–52.00	50.54
6	—	1,206	56.00–64.50	58.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,355	65.00	65.00
4	—	1,660	88.00–94.00	91.75
1	—	1,045	77.00	77.00

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.

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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