Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly 3.00-7.00 lower with the better 550-600 lbs 19.00 lower. Feeder heifers mostly steady to 6.00 lower except the better 300-400 lbs steady to 4.00 higher. Quality was not as good as last week with more unweaned calves in the offering. No trend on cows and bulls not reported last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $153.90/cwt on 218 head.

Average price

$153.90

218 head · 517 lb average

Value per head Derived

$795

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$46

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

$21.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.91

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	162.24	821	101
Medium and Large 2	498	148.61	741	90
Medium and Large 1-2	618	140.37	867	27

One grade step is worth $21.87/cwt here — about −$46 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 sale218 hd

153.90

—

AR average9 barns · 3,118 hd

147.99

+5.91

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	—	Average	1,573	79.05	1,243	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,465	55.56	814	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,214	51.49	625	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,015	39.95	405	35

Every lot, as filed

101 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	—	430	176.59/cwt	170.00–184.00	759	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	175.37/cwt	165.00–183.00	822	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	990	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	518	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	746	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	339	158.86/cwt	147.00–164.00	539	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	940	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	136.13/cwt	134.00–140.00	647	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	133.81/cwt	130.00–137.00	690	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	659	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	163.80/cwt	157.00–170.00	840	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	123.40/cwt	120.00–128.00	829	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	369	180.85/cwt	174.00–187.00	667	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	144.88/cwt	140.00–151.00	619	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	812	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	182.43/cwt	179.00–184.00	680	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	138.72/cwt	134.00–146.00	792	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	134.77/cwt	131.00–141.00	834	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	171.90/cwt	155.00–179.00	732	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	161.54/cwt	156.00–170.00	766	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	870	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	704	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	929	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	335	180.31/cwt	178.00–190.00	604	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	525	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	585	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	133.33/cwt	127.00–137.00	743	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	154.57/cwt	146.00–161.00	584	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,590	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	19,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	149.46/cwt	147.00–151.00	861	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	825.57/cwt	800.00–850.00	10,939	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	575	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	776	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	475	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	793	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	379	168.31/cwt	164.00–169.00	638	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,171	765.74/cwt	625.00–935.00	8,967	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	405	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	644	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	8,463	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	145.84/cwt	142.00–147.00	895	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	925	424.73/cwt	400.00–450.00	3,929	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	15,374	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	9,071	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	513	136.22/cwt	134.00–137.00	699	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	849.83/cwt	800.00–900.00	8,541	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,595	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	837.60/cwt	800.00–875.00	7,689	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	23.01/cwt	20.00–27.00	220	6
Bulls	—	—	1,539	80.50/cwt	76.00–83.50	1,239	16
Bulls	—	—	1,467	71.41/cwt	60.00–75.00	1,048	7
Bulls	—	—	1,893	86.65/cwt	84.00–91.00	1,640	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	942	34.45/cwt	32.00–37.00	325	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	49.25/cwt	44.00–53.00	621	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,097	50.37/cwt	48.00–52.00	553	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	635	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	50.61/cwt	50.00–53.00	536	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	45.03/cwt	40.00–49.00	477	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	55.56/cwt	54.00–56.50	814	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	42.63/cwt	42.00–43.00	471	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	740	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,179	55.81/cwt	53.00–61.00	658	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	439	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	851	62.59/cwt	56.00–67.00	533	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	452	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	56.37/cwt	55.00–58.00	606	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	744	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,144	618.37/cwt	475.00–825.00	7,074	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	441	114.25/cwt	113.00–118.00	504	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	132.39/cwt	122.00–138.00	567	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	124.00/cwt	120.00–128.00	709	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	845	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	887	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	163.31/cwt	142.00–179.00	603	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	131.33/cwt	125.00–144.00	729	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	416	146.86/cwt	138.00–167.00	611	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	168.77/cwt	167.00–181.00	552	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	138.37/cwt	133.00–147.00	785	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	616	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	819	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	682	123.28/cwt	122.00–124.50	841	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	127.10/cwt	123.00–129.00	792	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	697	133.38/cwt	132.00–136.50	930	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	804	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	148.25/cwt	145.50–150.00	835	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	751	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	135.41/cwt	130.00–140.00	710	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	154.37/cwt	148.00–161.00	801	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	388	155.22/cwt	139.00–162.00	602	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	145.46/cwt	137.00–152.00	682	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	849	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	815	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	797	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	877	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	133.74/cwt	130.00–140.00	682	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	707	121.51/cwt	120.00–127.00	859	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	159.91/cwt	147.00–173.00	699	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	830	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	686	132.98/cwt	132.00–138.00	912	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	134.30/cwt	125.00–147.00	517	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	772	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	973	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	653	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	771	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	602	127.43/cwt	125.00–138.00	767	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	159.63/cwt	142.00–170.00	760	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	128.33/cwt	120.00–138.00	598	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	126.98/cwt	120.00–130.00	674	10

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 10, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 696Last week 3,456Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 138Last week 100Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 31Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	430	170.00–184.00	176.59
20	—	469	165.00–183.00	175.37
4	—	825	120.00	120.00
1	—	940	117.00	117.00
2	—	345	191.00	191.00
8	—	513	157.00–170.00	163.80
9	—	373	179.00–184.00	182.43
2	—	704	132.00	132.00
14	—	576	147.00–151.00	149.46
11	—	614	142.00–147.00	145.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	144.00	144.00
2	—	575	135.00	135.00
2	—	475	167.00	167.00
7	—	379	164.00–169.00	168.31
3	—	405	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	369	142.00–179.00	163.31
13	—	327	167.00–181.00	168.77
17	—	567	133.00–147.00	138.37
9	—	510	130.00–140.00	133.74
19	—	437	147.00–173.00	159.91
1	—	830	106.00	106.00
6	—	686	132.00–138.00	132.98
3	—	772	126.00	126.00
7	—	602	125.00–138.00	127.43
10	—	476	142.00–170.00	159.63
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	697	132.00–136.50	133.38
8	—	563	145.50–150.00	148.25
6	—	518	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	339	147.00–164.00	158.86
18	—	475	134.00–140.00	136.13
23	—	516	130.00–137.00	133.81
29	—	427	140.00–151.00	144.88
1	—	735	122.00	122.00
2	—	652	124.50	124.50
21	—	557	127.00–137.00	133.33
21	—	378	146.00–161.00	154.57
8	—	623	123.00–129.00	127.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	129.00	129.00
1	—	585	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	740	100.00	100.00
1	—	670	111.00	111.00
8	—	428	122.00–138.00	132.39
5	—	572	120.00–128.00	124.00
1	—	845	105.00	105.00
1	—	620	115.00	115.00
1	—	345	134.00	134.00
10	—	385	125.00–147.00	134.30
1	—	790	113.50	113.50
11	—	466	120.00–138.00	128.33
10	—	531	120.00–130.00	126.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	122.00	122.00
4	—	441	113.00–118.00	114.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	616	133.00	133.00
6	—	682	122.00–124.50	123.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	659	122.00	122.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	672	120.00–128.00	123.40
6	—	369	174.00–187.00	180.85
12	—	571	134.00–146.00	138.72
14	—	619	131.00–141.00	134.77
15	—	426	155.00–179.00	171.90
21	—	474	156.00–170.00	161.54
2	—	770	113.00	113.00
9	—	335	178.00–190.00	180.31
5	—	519	148.00–161.00	154.37
6	—	707	120.00–127.00	121.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	513	134.00–137.00	136.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	555	125.00–144.00	131.33
9	—	416	138.00–167.00	146.86
9	—	524	130.00–140.00	135.41
5	—	388	139.00–162.00	155.22
5	—	469	137.00–152.00	145.46
5	—	849	96.00	96.00
6	—	797	110.00	110.00
3	—	653	118.00	118.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,590	1,200.00	1,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,325	800.00–850.00	825.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,255	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	1,025.00	1,025.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,171	625.00–935.00	765.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	868	975.00	975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,097	48.00–52.00	50.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,075	55.00–58.00	56.37
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,144	475.00–825.00	618.37
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	925	400.00–450.00	424.73
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,005	800.00–900.00	849.83
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	955	900.00	900.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	918	800.00–875.00	837.60
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,175	54.00	54.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	851	56.00–67.00	62.59
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	903	50.00	50.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	954	20.00–27.00	23.01
8	—	942	32.00–37.00	34.45
7	—	1,060	50.00–53.00	50.61
14	—	1,060	40.00–49.00	45.03
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,260	44.00–53.00	49.25
3	—	1,105	42.00–43.00	42.63
16	—	1,179	53.00–61.00	55.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,465	54.00–56.50	55.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,539	76.00–83.50	80.50
7	—	1,467	60.00–75.00	71.41
4	—	1,893	84.00–91.00	86.65

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

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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

North Arkansas Livestock - GreenForest, AR

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

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