Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs 4.00-9.00 higher over 500 lbs 1.00-4.00 higher than last weeks light test.. Feeder heifers steady to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00-3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $154.77/cwt on 506 head.

Average price

$154.77

506 head · 571 lb average

Value per head Derived

$884

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$82

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

$15.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.13

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	157.47	869	210
Medium and Large 1-2	592	155.67	922	237
Medium and Large 2	557	141.52	788	59

One grade step is worth $15.95/cwt here — about $82 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 sale506 hd

154.77

—

AR average10 barns · 1,782 hd

156.90

−2.13

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	1,468	87.57	1,286	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,495	65.35	977	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,147	62.17	713	76
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,011	53.15	537	28

Every lot, as filed

108 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	—	421	146.06/cwt	139.00–152.00	615	56
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	783	130.97/cwt	129.00–133.00	1,025	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	353	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	635	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	140.50/cwt	140.50–140.50	1,000	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	151.67/cwt	147.50–155.50	869	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	132.61/cwt	126.00–135.50	694	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	140.00/cwt	132.00–148.00	655	47
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	130.32/cwt	127.00–133.00	1,075	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	131.55/cwt	124.00–135.00	738	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	431	159.74/cwt	155.00–165.00	688	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	712	124.38/cwt	121.00–126.00	886	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	604	136.22/cwt	135.00–138.00	823	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	126.30/cwt	125.00–127.00	774	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	149.38/cwt	149.00–151.00	487	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	147.45/cwt	145.00–150.00	566	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	148.77/cwt	146.00–150.00	783	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	180.00/cwt	168.00–180.00	598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	923	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	137.64/cwt	135.00–143.00	778	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	488	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	528	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	792	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	690	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	838	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	369	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	535	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	622	144.97/cwt	144.00–146.00	902	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	488	165.38/cwt	159.00–175.00	807	69
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	662	141.77/cwt	141.00–143.00	939	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	171.74/cwt	161.00–180.00	742	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	147.55/cwt	146.00–157.00	913	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	532	166.99/cwt	163.50–173.00	888	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	147.89/cwt	144.00–154.00	972	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	672	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	847	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	612	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	789	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	630	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	797	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	379	167.51/cwt	160.00–171.00	635	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	340	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	595	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	495	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	385	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	612	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	631	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	8,250	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	1,004.91/cwt	900.00–1,100.00	9,728	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	674.87/cwt	625.00–725.00	6,735	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	11,328	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	12,595	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,205	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	627	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	64.22/cwt	62.00–68.00	740	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	59.90/cwt	55.00–62.00	689	25
Bulls	—	—	1,809	95.51/cwt	90.00–99.00	1,728	7
Bulls	—	—	1,302	84.96/cwt	80.00–90.00	1,106	10
Bulls	—	—	1,227	77.71/cwt	75.00–79.00	954	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,255	60.69/cwt	60.00–62.00	762	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	695	29.00/cwt	29.00–29.00	202	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	830	24.10/cwt	20.00–28.00	200	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	968	33.05/cwt	31.00–35.00	320	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	46.10/cwt	44.00–49.50	449	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	61.60/cwt	59.00–63.50	666	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,750	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	73.95/cwt	65.00–92.00	666	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	921.19/cwt	850.00–985.00	7,674	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,254	974.61/cwt	750.00–1,085.00	12,222	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	989	55.81/cwt	50.00–58.00	552	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,581	67.02/cwt	63.00–71.50	1,060	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	136.98/cwt	125.00–142.00	516	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	123.97/cwt	110.00–130.00	642	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	118.84/cwt	110.00–122.00	699	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	121.59/cwt	120.00–125.00	703	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,239	65.99/cwt	62.00–73.00	818	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	726.01/cwt	600.00–835.00	8,458	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	537	141.35/cwt	140.00–142.00	759	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	125.27/cwt	117.00–133.00	594	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	141.22/cwt	135.00–148.00	811	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	117.31/cwt	103.00–122.00	728	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	140.43/cwt	135.00–145.00	449	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	131.20/cwt	124.00–136.00	563	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	795	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,034	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	141.96/cwt	135.00–142.50	680	92
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	691	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,102	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	802	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,067	59
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	636	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	916	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	442	169.19/cwt	162.00–175.00	748	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	459	173.91/cwt	173.00–174.50	798	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	164.13/cwt	156.00–166.50	872	82
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	914	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,097	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	562	147.23/cwt	146.00–148.00	827	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	349	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	611	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	121.01/cwt	119.00–123.00	829	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	914	93.76/cwt	88.00–105.00	857	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	155.44/cwt	151.00–160.00	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	805	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	886	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	151.78/cwt	140.00–158.00	722	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	135.02/cwt	124.00–142.00	843	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	144.32/cwt	129.00–148.00	763	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	129.93/cwt	125.00–140.00	861	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	157.03/cwt	140.00–172.00	587	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	150.73/cwt	145.00–155.00	630	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	865	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,029	2

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 May 19, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,006Last week 366Year ago 917

Slaughter CattleReceipts 170Last week 74Year ago 155

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 28Year ago 80

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
56	—	421	139.00–152.00	146.06
1	—	660	126.00	126.00
1	—	700	124.00	124.00
27	—	523	126.00–135.50	132.61
47	—	468	132.00–148.00	140.00
24	—	561	124.00–135.00	131.55
3	—	613	125.00–127.00	126.30
8	—	326	149.00–151.00	149.38
18	—	384	145.00–150.00	147.45
1	—	810	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	690	121.50	121.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	369	145.00	145.00
92	—	479	135.00–142.50	141.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	672	126.00	126.00
4	—	612	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	630	126.50	126.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	121.00	121.00
1	—	495	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	120.00	120.00
7	—	377	125.00–142.00	136.98
12	—	518	110.00–130.00	123.97
12	—	588	110.00–122.00	118.84
6	—	474	117.00–133.00	125.27
1	—	790	108.00	108.00
8	—	621	103.00–122.00	117.31
3	—	320	135.00–145.00	140.43
8	—	429	124.00–136.00	131.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	783	129.00–133.00	130.97
3	—	353	180.00	180.00
2	—	712	140.50	140.50
1	—	310	187.00	187.00
18	—	573	147.50–155.50	151.67
3	—	825	127.00–133.00	130.32
69	—	488	159.00–175.00	165.38
17	—	432	161.00–180.00	171.74
11	—	619	146.00–157.00	147.55
25	—	532	163.50–173.00	166.99
13	—	657	144.00–154.00	147.89
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	528	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	622	144.00–146.00	144.97
13	—	662	141.00–143.00	141.77
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	574	135.00–148.00	141.22
1	—	795	130.00	130.00
1	—	805	110.00	110.00
8	—	476	140.00–158.00	151.78
10	—	624	124.00–142.00	135.02
12	—	529	129.00–148.00	144.32
7	—	663	125.00–140.00	129.93
1	—	730	120.00	120.00
5	—	374	140.00–172.00	157.03
5	—	418	145.00–155.00	150.73
1	—	340	160.00	160.00
2	—	865	118.00–120.00	119.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	395	175.00	175.00
8	—	848	130.00	130.00
7	—	636	144.00	144.00
9	—	442	162.00–175.00	169.19
36	—	459	173.00–174.50	173.91
82	—	531	156.00–166.50	164.13
4	—	914	120.00	120.00
8	—	562	146.00–148.00	147.23
9	—	349	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
59	—	802	133.00	133.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	431	155.00–165.00	159.74
5	—	712	121.00–126.00	124.38
9	—	604	135.00–138.00	136.22
1	—	780	121.00	121.00
5	—	526	146.00–150.00	148.77
2	—	332	168.00–180.00	180.00
3	—	565	135.00–143.00	137.64
2	—	488	157.00	157.00
3	—	379	160.00–171.00	167.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	160.00	160.00
1	—	385	159.00	159.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	578	120.00–125.00	121.59
3	—	537	140.00–142.00	141.35
5	—	685	119.00–123.00	121.01
6	—	914	88.00–105.00	93.76
1	—	700	105.00	105.00
2	—	385	151.00–160.00	155.44
1	—	310	155.00	155.00
1	—	480	140.00	140.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	61.00	61.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	900	65.00–92.00	73.95
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	825	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,254	750.00–1,085.00	974.61
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,239	62.00–73.00	65.99
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,165	600.00–835.00	726.01
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	968	900.00–1,100.00	1,004.91
(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	833	850.00–985.00	921.19
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	998	625.00–725.00	674.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	1,100.00	1,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	52.00	52.00
49	—	1,153	62.00–68.00	64.22
25	—	1,150	55.00–62.00	59.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,255	60.00–62.00	60.69
14	—	1,581	63.00–71.50	67.02
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	29.00	29.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	830	20.00–28.00	24.10
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	968	31.00–35.00	33.05
3	—	975	44.00–49.50	46.10
11	—	1,081	59.00–63.50	61.60
10	—	989	50.00–58.00	55.81
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,809	90.00–99.00	95.51
10	—	1,302	80.00–90.00	84.96
3	—	1,227	75.00–79.00	77.71

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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