Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00-3.00 lower. Feeder heifers and bulls mostly steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls near steady on a light comparison.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.30/cwt on 172 head.

Average price

$132.30

172 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$715

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$327

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

$13.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.51

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	568	133.70	759	120
Medium and Large 2	479	129.23	619	51
Medium and Large 3	360	120.00	432	1thin

One grade step is worth $13.70/cwt here — about $327 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 sale172 hd

132.30

—

AR average10 barns · 1,607 hd

132.80

−0.51

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	—	High	1,635	90.41	1,479	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,382	67.56	934	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,101	65.81	725	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,009	60.66	612	13

Every lot, as filed

82 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	—	525	135.68/cwt	130.00–140.50	712	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,077	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,120	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	180.36/cwt	178.00–182.00	584	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	747	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	777	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	126.99/cwt	126.50–127.50	987	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	142.29/cwt	138.50–149.00	660	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	474	155.78/cwt	155.00–157.00	738	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	147.33/cwt	147.00–148.00	903	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,043	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	160.25/cwt	155.00–166.00	691	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	133.13/cwt	128.00–141.00	824	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	165.15/cwt	158.00–169.00	784	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	140.20/cwt	137.00–142.00	949	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	165.83/cwt	165.00–168.00	632	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	117.35/cwt	115.00–121.00	848	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	312	158.64/cwt	155.00–160.00	495	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	876	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	150.87/cwt	146.00–155.00	878	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	934	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	605	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	720	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	411	171.80/cwt	170.00–173.00	706	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	604	127.28/cwt	127.00–129.00	769	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	124.49/cwt	122.50–125.50	828	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	17,430	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	785.00/cwt	785.00–785.00	7,301	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	76.59/cwt	66.00–88.00	780	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	8,629	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	162.40/cwt	157.00–170.00	841	15
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	77.93/cwt	75.00–82.00	637	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	697	735.00/cwt	735.00–735.00	5,123	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	115.48/cwt	112.50–120.00	907	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	586	144.73/cwt	135.00–151.00	848	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	170.74/cwt	166.00–175.00	551	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	483	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	758	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	57.52/cwt	55.00–59.00	587	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,382	67.56/cwt	64.00–70.00	934	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	950	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	475	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,148	67.90/cwt	65.00–72.00	779	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	969	61.21/cwt	58.00–65.00	593	7
Bulls	—	—	1,772	97.45/cwt	94.50–99.50	1,727	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,202	818.07/cwt	750.00–875.00	9,833	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,157	1,289.48/cwt	1,125.00–1,400.00	14,919	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,021	67.84/cwt	66.00–70.00	693	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	66.61/cwt	64.00–69.00	586	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	780	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	476	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	62.19/cwt	61.00–64.00	641	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	140.73/cwt	120.00–146.00	518	8
Bulls	—	—	1,605	86.65/cwt	83.50–89.50	1,391	5
Bulls	—	—	1,105	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	818	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	133.51/cwt	125.00–139.00	566	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	123.82/cwt	122.00–125.00	764	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	130.04/cwt	125.00–135.00	832	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,010	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,094	866.87/cwt	750.00–960.00	9,484	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	120.62/cwt	115.00–125.00	694	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	163.33/cwt	150.00–170.00	506	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	723	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	424	147.99/cwt	141.00–159.00	627	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	126.52/cwt	124.00–129.00	917	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	920	112.35/cwt	110.00–113.50	1,034	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	148.57/cwt	140.00–164.00	643	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	935	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	683	126.73/cwt	121.00–133.00	866	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	125.32/cwt	120.00–131.00	674	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	133.66/cwt	130.00–144.00	441	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	133.01/cwt	130.00–135.00	696	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	160.44/cwt	152.00–165.00	602	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	511	150.08/cwt	140.00–154.00	767	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	143.18/cwt	139.50–152.00	609	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	111.40/cwt	109.00–114.50	760	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	131.60/cwt	122.00–138.00	619	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	914	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	862	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,060	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	130.76/cwt	127.00–136.00	745	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	817	116.00/cwt	109.00–117.00	948	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	146.67/cwt	146.00–147.00	697	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	581	123.65/cwt	120.00–138.00	718	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	364	155.09/cwt	148.00–158.50	565	9

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 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 452Last week 452Year ago 895

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 100Year ago 121

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 25Year ago 50

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00-3.00 lower. Feeder heifers and bulls mostly steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls near steady on a light comparison.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	525	130.00–140.50	135.68
9	—	1,077	104.00	104.00
12	—	464	138.50–149.00	142.29
4	—	312	155.00–160.00	158.64
2	—	762	115.00	115.00
7	—	604	127.00–129.00	127.28
5	—	665	122.50–125.50	124.49
19	—	425	139.50–152.00	143.18
19	—	570	127.00–136.00	130.76
8	—	817	109.00–117.00	116.00
9	—	364	148.00–158.50	155.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	605	119.00	119.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	368	120.00–146.00	140.73
15	—	424	125.00–139.00	133.51
3	—	617	122.00–125.00	123.82
8	—	575	115.00–125.00	120.62
3	—	538	120.00–131.00	125.32
4	—	330	130.00–144.00	133.66
5	—	682	109.00–114.50	111.40
5	—	470	122.00–138.00	131.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	324	178.00–182.00	180.36
3	—	613	147.00–148.00	147.33
1	—	855	122.00	122.00
8	—	475	158.00–169.00	165.15
5	—	677	137.00–142.00	140.20
11	—	582	146.00–155.00	150.87
5	—	705	132.50	132.50
5	—	411	170.00–173.00	171.80
1	—	395	171.00	171.00
15	—	518	157.00–170.00	162.40
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	777	126.50–127.50	126.99
6	—	663	141.00	141.00
3	—	648	141.00	141.00
8	—	862	123.00	123.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	483	157.00	157.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	135.00	135.00
2	—	392	163.00	163.00
2	—	640	125.00–135.00	130.04
3	—	310	150.00–170.00	163.33
2	—	725	124.00–129.00	126.52
3	—	920	110.00–113.50	112.35
8	—	433	140.00–164.00	148.57
3	—	475	146.00–147.00	146.67
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	747	104.00	104.00
1	—	640	113.00	113.00
6	—	424	141.00–159.00	147.99
3	—	523	130.00–135.00	133.01
3	—	375	152.00–165.00	160.44
5	—	581	120.00–138.00	123.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	474	155.00–157.00	155.78
9	—	431	155.00–166.00	160.25
7	—	619	128.00–141.00	133.13
6	—	381	165.00–168.00	165.83
3	—	723	115.00–121.00	117.35
8	—	785	112.50–120.00	115.48
13	—	586	135.00–151.00	144.73
2	—	323	166.00–175.00	170.74
12	—	683	121.00–133.00	126.73
18	—	511	140.00–154.00	150.08

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	—	1,245	1,400.00	1,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	930	785.00	785.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,157	1,125.00–1,400.00	1,289.48
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,018	66.00–88.00	76.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	885	975.00	975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,202	750.00–875.00	818.07
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	880	64.00–69.00	66.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,365	74.00	74.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,094	750.00–960.00	866.87
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	818	75.00–82.00	77.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,021	66.00–70.00	67.84
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	697	735.00	735.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,021	55.00–59.00	57.52
8	—	1,031	61.00–64.00	62.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,382	64.00–70.00	67.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	950	50.00	50.00
23	—	1,148	65.00–72.00	67.90
7	—	969	58.00–65.00	61.21
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	61.00	61.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,772	94.50–99.50	97.45
5	—	1,605	83.50–89.50	86.65
1	—	1,105	74.00	74.00

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