Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 550 lbs steady to 3.00 higher 550-600 lbs 1.00 lower not enough over 600 lbs last week for a trend. Feeder heifers under 650 lbs mostly steady to 3.00 lower with the better 300-350 lb and the plainer 400-500 lbs 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows 3.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 6.00 lower on a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.44/cwt on 480 head.

Average price

$139.44

480 head · 565 lb average

Value per head Derived

$787

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$183

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

$40.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.44

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	493	147.01	725	146
Medium and Large 1-2	636	136.45	867	247
Medium and Large 2	481	136.23	656	84
Medium and Large 3	509	106.69	543	3thin

One grade step is worth $40.32/cwt here — about $183 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 sale480 hd

139.44

—

AR average10 barns · 2,029 hd

141.88

−2.44

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	1,653	82.39	1,362	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,306	60.67	792	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,105	59.32	655	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	977	49.02	479	37

Every lot, as filed

106 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 1-2	—	370	153.52/cwt	147.00–160.00	568	52
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	669	129.35/cwt	123.00–132.00	865	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	668	130.50/cwt	130.50–130.50	872	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	596	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	924	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	164.33/cwt	159.00–167.00	869	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	704	143.85/cwt	143.85–143.85	1,013	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	155.83/cwt	152.00–163.00	661	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	134.35/cwt	133.50–136.00	829	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	748	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	950	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	176.98/cwt	171.00–188.00	747	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	970	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	133.45/cwt	127.00–134.00	1,090	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	180.83/cwt	178.00–190.00	684	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	146.50/cwt	140.00–149.00	765	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	645	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	839	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	300	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	164.08/cwt	150.00–170.00	845	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	137.04/cwt	134.00–141.50	789	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	165.38/cwt	160.00–170.00	786	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	581	149.10/cwt	144.00–156.00	866	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	420	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	634	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	712	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	142.50/cwt	135.00–145.00	878	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	805	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,047	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	724	129.25/cwt	129.25–129.25	936	122
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	195.97/cwt	185.00–204.00	725	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	161.96/cwt	156.00–166.00	609	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	167.86/cwt	165.00–170.00	551	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	150.45/cwt	139.50–155.00	712	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	149.84/cwt	145.00–151.00	1,023	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	168.81/cwt	162.00–182.00	871	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	729	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	962	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	145.41/cwt	137.00–148.00	1,050	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	182.21/cwt	174.00–188.00	847	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	185.78/cwt	175.00–193.00	804	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	377	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	584	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	433	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	650	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	642.30/cwt	475.00–760.00	6,969	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	159.62/cwt	158.00–162.00	911	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,114	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	733	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	924.40/cwt	850.00–1,025.00	9,059	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	475	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	751	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	700	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	791	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	555	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	838	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	152.74/cwt	151.00–154.00	956	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	885	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	443	1
Bulls	—	—	1,710	82.01/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,402	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	62.89/cwt	60.00–66.50	724	22
Bulls	—	—	1,783	91.52/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,632	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	60.52/cwt	59.50–63.00	642	8
Bulls	—	—	1,335	64.52/cwt	54.00–74.00	861	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	445	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	383	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,247	62.49/cwt	60.00–64.00	779	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	748	26.93/cwt	20.00–32.00	201	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	52.57/cwt	48.00–57.00	531	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,379	58.39/cwt	58.00–60.00	805	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	28.29/cwt	24.00–32.00	280	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	669	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	13,454	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	42.25/cwt	38.00–47.00	388	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	780	33.00/cwt	33.00–33.00	257	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	388	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	299	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	845	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	105.03/cwt	100.00–110.00	513	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	445	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,087	57.67/cwt	54.00–60.00	627	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	770	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	347	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,692	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	775.00/cwt	775.00–775.00	5,580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	139.71/cwt	129.00–144.00	588	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	829	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	645	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	475	77.68/cwt	77.00–78.00	369	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	133.61/cwt	129.00–138.00	692	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	116.01/cwt	115.00–117.00	829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	147.34/cwt	135.00–155.00	470	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	124.00/cwt	120.00–130.00	711	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	141.67/cwt	132.00–149.00	683	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	155.72/cwt	138.00–159.00	743	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	785	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	704	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	544	141.20/cwt	138.00–145.00	768	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	602	150.75/cwt	150.75–150.75	908	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	174.52/cwt	174.00–175.00	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	146.00/cwt	145.00–147.00	905	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	439	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	786	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	135.13/cwt	120.00–142.00	778	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	820	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	820	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	154.53/cwt	150.00–173.00	734	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	433	153.32/cwt	144.00–164.00	664	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	123.93/cwt	120.00–131.00	783	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	163.50/cwt	162.00–165.00	564	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	623	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	597	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	818	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	167.47/cwt	160.00–172.00	700	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	376	159.38/cwt	148.00–163.00	599	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	142.13/cwt	125.00–152.00	539	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	948	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	147.98/cwt	146.00–150.00	769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	131.24/cwt	125.00–140.00	682	16
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	1,010.12/cwt	885.00–1,100.00	10,637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1

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 Apr 14, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,002Last week 610Year ago 378

Slaughter CattleReceipts 135Last week 110Year ago 31

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 16Year ago 4

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
52	—	370	147.00–160.00	153.52
7	—	420	151.00	151.00
10	—	479	147.00	147.00
13	—	544	138.00–145.00	141.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	668	130.50	130.50
2	—	748	127.00	127.00
3	—	645	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	424	152.00–163.00	155.83
9	—	617	133.50–136.00	134.35
1	—	795	122.00	122.00
10	—	522	140.00–149.00	146.50
14	—	576	134.00–141.50	137.04
12	—	376	156.00–166.00	161.96
6	—	328	165.00–170.00	167.86
24	—	473	139.50–155.00	150.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	805	130.00	130.00
122	—	724	129.25	129.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	377	155.00	155.00
6	—	433	150.00	150.00
11	—	700	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	488	100.00–110.00	105.03
1	—	550	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	421	129.00–144.00	139.71
2	—	775	107.00	107.00
2	—	715	115.00–117.00	116.01
10	—	319	135.00–155.00	147.34
6	—	573	120.00–130.00	124.00
24	—	482	132.00–149.00	141.67
2	—	695	117.00	117.00
3	—	632	120.00–131.00	123.93
8	—	379	125.00–152.00	142.13
16	—	520	125.00–140.00	131.24
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	669	123.00–132.00	129.35
1	—	765	119.00	119.00
17	—	422	171.00–188.00	176.98
17	—	378	178.00–190.00	180.83
1	—	300	197.00	197.00
17	—	515	150.00–170.00	164.08
7	—	475	160.00–170.00	165.38
6	—	581	144.00–156.00	149.10
5	—	616	135.00–145.00	142.50
7	—	729	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	434	164.00	164.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	158.00	158.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	129.00–138.00	133.61
15	—	477	138.00–159.00	155.72
1	—	785	113.00	113.00
6	—	576	120.00–142.00	135.13
1	—	820	100.00	100.00
3	—	433	144.00–164.00	153.32
2	—	345	162.00–165.00	163.50
11	—	376	148.00–163.00	159.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	596	155.00	155.00
9	—	529	159.00–167.00	164.33
59	—	704	143.85	143.85
30	—	602	150.75	150.75
9	—	439	179.00	179.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	817	127.00–134.00	133.45
16	—	370	185.00–204.00	195.97
19	—	683	145.00–151.00	149.84
17	—	516	162.00–182.00	168.81
8	—	722	137.00–148.00	145.41
29	—	465	174.00–188.00	182.21
19	—	433	175.00–193.00	185.78
8	—	571	158.00–162.00	159.62
3	—	870	128.00	128.00
14	—	626	151.00–154.00	152.74
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	151.00	151.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	174.00–175.00	174.52
3	—	620	145.00–147.00	146.00
10	—	475	150.00–173.00	154.53
3	—	335	186.00	186.00
5	—	597	137.00	137.00
7	—	418	160.00–172.00	167.47
6	—	718	132.00	132.00
1	—	650	127.00	127.00
2	—	520	146.00–150.00	147.98
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	86.00	86.00
2	—	388	77.00	77.00
1	—	845	71.00	71.00
6	—	475	77.00–78.00	77.68

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,085	475.00–760.00	642.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	980	850.00–1,025.00	924.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	955	70.00	70.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,145	1,175.00	1,175.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	62.00	62.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	965	76.00	76.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	720	775.00	775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,053	885.00–1,100.00	1,010.12
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,188	900.00	900.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	50.00	50.00
22	—	1,151	60.00–66.50	62.89
26	—	1,087	54.00–60.00	57.67
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,061	59.50–63.00	60.52
17	—	1,010	48.00–57.00	52.57
2	—	988	24.00–32.00	28.29
6	—	918	38.00–47.00	42.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,247	60.00–64.00	62.49
4	—	1,379	58.00–60.00	58.39
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	748	20.00–32.00	26.93
1	—	770	45.00	45.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	33.00	33.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,710	80.00–84.00	82.01
4	—	1,783	90.00–94.00	91.52
2	—	1,335	54.00–74.00	64.52

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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