Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 450 lbs 3.00 lower on a light test 450-550 lbs 3.00-6.00 higher 550-600 lbs 12.00 higher not enough over 600 lbs for a trend last week. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 3.00-6.00 higher not enough 0ver 600 lbs for a trend last week. The feeder offering included several large groups of mostly weaned cattle with quality of most cattle good. Good buyer attendance with active bidding . 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 $151.85/cwt on 1,087 head.

Average price

$151.85

1,087 head · 623 lb average

Value per head Derived

$947

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$177

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

$13.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.26

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	627	158.29	993	536
Medium and Large 1-2	642	145.94	937	394
Medium and Large 2	564	144.70	816	157

One grade step is worth $13.59/cwt here — about $177 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 sale1,087 hd

151.85

—

AR average9 barns · 2,730 hd

151.59

+0.26

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

90 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 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	757	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	886	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	624	128.32/cwt	124.00–130.00	801	76
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	805	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	655	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	445	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	577	140.59/cwt	140.00–140.85	811	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	665	128.58/cwt	126.50–129.50	855	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	120.65/cwt	116.00–123.00	875	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	118.00/cwt	116.00–120.00	950	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	139.08/cwt	134.00–140.00	786	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	826	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	133.97/cwt	133.00–135.00	831	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	338	190.51/cwt	189.00–192.00	644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	155.14/cwt	146.00–158.00	590	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	140.06/cwt	135.00–149.00	724	112
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	853	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	914	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	162.18/cwt	156.00–170.00	767	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	154.25/cwt	151.00–172.00	517	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	153.82/cwt	142.00–158.50	966	114
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	168.91/cwt	154.00–174.50	971	77
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	135.22/cwt	129.00–141.00	768	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	150.52/cwt	145.00–155.00	635	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	139.96/cwt	135.00–148.00	656	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	129.08/cwt	125.00–130.00	807	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	202.80/cwt	193.00–208.00	663	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	172.65/cwt	162.00–182.00	910	67
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	143.78/cwt	130.00–148.00	1,052	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	150.66/cwt	145.00–154.50	1,029	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	776	134.02/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,040	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	186.31/cwt	180.00–191.00	781	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	313	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	707	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	554	180.87/cwt	179.00–181.50	1,002	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	131.89/cwt	123.00–135.00	1,084	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	178.87/cwt	170.00–184.00	826	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	186.54/cwt	185.00–190.00	703	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	893	118.50/cwt	118.50–118.50	1,058	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	662	161.20/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,067	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	942	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	961	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	890	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	979	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	620	133.61/cwt	128.00–134.75	828	116
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	704	122.39/cwt	120.00–128.00	862	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	817	116.00/cwt	114.00–117.50	948	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	783	120.89/cwt	120.50–121.00	947	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	762	102.87/cwt	102.00–110.00	784	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	132.57/cwt	125.00–141.00	573	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	582	117.44/cwt	110.00–122.00	684	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	136.32/cwt	135.00–143.00	528	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	140.95/cwt	135.00–145.00	462	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	666	116.82/cwt	110.00–122.00	778	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	133.93/cwt	130.00–135.00	897	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	170.01/cwt	164.00–178.00	712	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	462	158.79/cwt	142.00–168.00	734	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	154.24/cwt	147.50–160.00	805	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	128.02/cwt	120.00–137.00	604	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	893	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	973	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	122.47/cwt	120.00–125.00	931	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	137.38/cwt	132.00–140.00	865	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	135.50/cwt	130.00–150.00	780	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	185.57/cwt	177.00–189.00	592	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	160.52/cwt	148.00–173.00	629	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	728	122.42/cwt	120.50–124.00	891	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	710	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	123.50/cwt	123.50–123.50	856	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	572	129.33/cwt	127.00–129.75	740	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	652	119.35/cwt	119.35–119.35	778	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	153.59/cwt	150.00–167.00	892	49
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	145.05/cwt	135.00–148.50	985	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	672	150.35/cwt	150.35–150.35	1,010	78
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	666	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	833	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	601	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	844	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	664	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	876	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	468	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	632	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	779	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	119.50/cwt	119.50–119.50	1,105	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	979	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	633	142.49/cwt	140.00–147.00	902	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	165.39/cwt	160.00–177.00	867	48
Steers	Medium and Large 2Full	—	478	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	645	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	560	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	678	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	143.76/cwt	139.00–149.00	611	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	488	141.45/cwt	138.00–145.00	690	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	534	135.80/cwt	134.00–138.00	725	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	127.75/cwt	125.00–133.00	659	4

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 Mar 3, 2021

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

Receipts 3,456Last week 420Year ago 2,254

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	757	117.00	117.00
76	—	624	124.00–130.00	128.32
27	—	728	120.50–124.00	122.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
47	—	577	140.00–140.85	140.59
17	—	665	126.50–129.50	128.58
2	—	942	102.00	102.00
1	—	890	110.00	110.00
116	—	620	128.00–134.75	133.61
15	—	704	120.00–128.00	122.39
14	—	817	114.00–117.50	116.00
9	—	783	120.50–121.00	120.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	725	116.00–123.00	120.65
2	—	805	116.00–120.00	118.00
14	—	380	146.00–158.00	155.14
112	—	517	135.00–149.00	140.06
2	—	688	124.00	124.00
1	—	795	115.00	115.00
8	—	335	151.00–172.00	154.25
52	—	568	129.00–141.00	135.22
26	—	422	145.00–155.00	150.52
22	—	469	135.00–148.00	139.96
20	—	625	125.00–130.00	129.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	111.00	111.00
1	—	385	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	762	102.00–110.00	102.87
6	—	432	125.00–141.00	132.57
5	—	582	110.00–122.00	117.44
15	—	387	135.00–143.00	136.32
5	—	328	135.00–145.00	140.95
4	—	666	110.00–122.00	116.82
1	—	740	110.00	110.00
15	—	472	120.00–137.00	128.02
4	—	516	125.00–133.00	127.75
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	526	135.00	135.00
11	—	693	123.50	123.50
50	—	572	127.00–129.75	129.33
8	—	468	135.00	135.00
6	—	626	124.50	124.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	652	119.35	119.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	666	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	114.00	114.00
1	—	705	121.00	121.00
1	—	655	128.00	128.00
1	—	445	169.00	169.00
17	—	565	134.00–140.00	139.08
7	—	516	160.00	160.00
2	—	620	133.00–135.00	133.97
2	—	338	189.00–192.00	190.51
5	—	473	156.00–170.00	162.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	121.00	121.00
2	—	425	139.00–149.00	143.76
2	—	488	138.00–145.00	141.45
5	—	534	134.00–138.00	135.80
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
114	—	628	142.00–158.50	153.82
77	—	575	154.00–174.50	168.91
3	—	327	193.00–208.00	202.80
67	—	527	162.00–182.00	172.65
72	—	732	130.00–148.00	143.78
36	—	683	145.00–154.50	150.66
31	—	776	130.00–140.00	134.02
26	—	419	180.00–191.00	186.31
48	—	822	123.00–135.00	131.89
21	—	462	170.00–184.00	178.87
7	—	377	185.00–190.00	186.54
5	—	893	118.50	118.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	313	226.00	226.00
12	—	554	179.00–181.50	180.87
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	662	160.00–162.00	161.20
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	670	130.00–135.00	133.93
9	—	419	164.00–178.00	170.01
5	—	462	142.00–168.00	158.79
42	—	522	147.50–160.00	154.24
3	—	893	109.00	109.00
2	—	760	120.00–125.00	122.47
1	—	830	107.00	107.00
1	—	710	117.00	117.00
32	—	630	132.00–140.00	137.38
31	—	576	130.00–150.00	135.50
5	—	319	177.00–189.00	185.57
4	—	392	148.00–173.00	160.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
49	—	581	150.00–167.00	153.59
60	—	679	135.00–148.50	145.05
4	—	925	119.50	119.50
34	—	742	132.00	132.00
41	—	633	140.00–147.00	142.49
48	—	524	160.00–177.00	165.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
78	—	672	150.35	150.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	601	140.50	140.50
52	—	664	132.00	132.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	478	135.00	135.00

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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