Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders steady to 7.00 lower mostly 1.00-4.00 lower except the better 400-450 lb heifers 8.00 higher. Quality and condition of most feeders not as good as last week. No trend on cows and bulls not reported last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.48/cwt on 293 head.

Average price

$134.48

293 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$710

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$95

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

$12.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.93

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	138.67	740	177
Medium and Large 1-2	546	133.71	731	28
Medium and Large 2	511	126.29	645	88

One grade step is worth $12.38/cwt here — about $95 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 sale293 hd

134.48

—

AR average9 barns · 1,525 hd

133.55

+0.93

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	1,554	86.66	1,346	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,442	66.55	960	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,156	65.90	762	58
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	59.95	585	40

Every lot, as filed

87 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	137.54/cwt	132.00–144.00	653	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	151.47/cwt	144.00–153.00	659	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	699	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,014	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	122.58/cwt	117.00–130.00	706	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	867	129.25/cwt	129.25–129.25	1,121	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	120.00/cwt	116.00–122.00	826	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	358	166.07/cwt	165.00–170.00	595	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	109.98/cwt	108.00–112.00	790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	838	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	846	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	762	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	869	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	538	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	132.91/cwt	122.00–141.00	564	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	130.14/cwt	119.00–137.00	625	24
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	745	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	809	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	134.99/cwt	132.00–136.00	719	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	149.79/cwt	133.00–155.00	641	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	133.50/cwt	133.00–134.00	881	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	130.30/cwt	120.00–141.00	486	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	134.82/cwt	130.00–139.00	902	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	593	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	320	149.65/cwt	140.00–162.00	479	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	778	124.02/cwt	123.00–125.00	965	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	830	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	457	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	997	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	80.33/cwt	77.00–87.00	611	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	158.07/cwt	154.00–167.00	530	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	146.19/cwt	138.00–154.00	705	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	130.95/cwt	126.00–136.00	940	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	63.31/cwt	59.50–65.50	712	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	782	44.31/cwt	43.00–45.00	347	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,181	67.95/cwt	65.50–74.50	802	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	681	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	152.78/cwt	150.00–156.00	570	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	133.34/cwt	128.00–143.00	427	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,000	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	560	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,483	66.93/cwt	65.00–69.00	993	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,195	64.27/cwt	64.00–64.50	768	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	907	1,006.90/cwt	810.00–1,225.00	9,133	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	65.50/cwt	65.50–65.50	763	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	810.00/cwt	810.00–810.00	8,546	1
Bulls	—	—	1,711	94.12/cwt	91.50–98.50	1,610	4
Bulls	—	—	1,309	78.64/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,029	4
Bulls	—	—	1,728	87.78/cwt	87.00–88.50	1,517	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	51.50/cwt	51.50–51.50	466	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	59.46/cwt	55.00–62.00	565	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	65.93/cwt	63.50–69.00	719	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	147.24/cwt	142.00–150.00	835	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	182.69/cwt	175.00–191.00	590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	664	125.25/cwt	115.00–129.75	832	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	140.59/cwt	134.00–143.50	735	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	819	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	161.20/cwt	156.00–165.00	690	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	153.47/cwt	152.00–155.00	721	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	620	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	887	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	613	124.51/cwt	124.00–125.00	763	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	145.87/cwt	143.00–149.00	550	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	148.87/cwt	140.00–154.00	639	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	739	116.97/cwt	116.00–120.00	864	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	538	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	139.33/cwt	138.00–140.00	860	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	140.41/cwt	136.00–146.50	809	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	149.33/cwt	143.00–154.00	475	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	462	148.11/cwt	145.00–153.00	684	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	139.22/cwt	126.00–144.00	803	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	140.20/cwt	136.00–142.00	651	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	787	141.32/cwt	140.00–141.50	1,112	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	119.27/cwt	117.00–120.00	930	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	137.52/cwt	128.00–144.00	848	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	538	143.06/cwt	137.00–148.00	770	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	129.21/cwt	120.00–137.00	671	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	589	136.88/cwt	128.00–139.25	806	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	140.51/cwt	140.00–141.00	946	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	927	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	117.40/cwt	107.00–122.00	738	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	389	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	599	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	155.08/cwt	151.00–157.00	816	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	166.67/cwt	166.00–168.00	608	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	144.77/cwt	143.00–146.00	744	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	871	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	672	138.25/cwt	138.25–138.25	929	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	144.87/cwt	144.00–146.00	846	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	135.01/cwt	134.00–136.00	959	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	414	153.50/cwt	153.50–153.50	635	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	119.48/cwt	116.00–120.00	842	8

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 Jun 30, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 736Last week 1,629Year ago 842

Slaughter CattleReceipts 170Last week 193Year ago 160

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 50Year ago 110

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	475	132.00–144.00	137.54
2	—	538	135.00	135.00
2	—	430	138.00	138.00
3	—	320	140.00–162.00	149.65
1	—	695	122.00	122.00
5	—	389	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	358	165.00–170.00	166.07
3	—	838	101.00	101.00
3	—	762	114.00	114.00
2	—	660	133.00–134.00	133.50
18	—	429	140.00–154.00	148.87
3	—	328	164.00	164.00
3	—	617	138.00–140.00	139.33
6	—	576	136.00–146.50	140.41
16	—	462	145.00–153.00	148.11
13	—	514	143.00–146.00	144.77
8	—	705	116.00–120.00	119.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	610	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	435	144.00–153.00	151.47
29	—	523	134.00–143.50	140.59
4	—	616	133.00	133.00
19	—	377	143.00–149.00	145.87
4	—	739	116.00–120.00	116.97
8	—	318	143.00–154.00	149.33
6	—	464	136.00–142.00	140.20
4	—	780	117.00–120.00	119.27
45	—	589	128.00–139.25	136.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	576	117.00–130.00	122.58
3	—	688	116.00–122.00	120.00
2	—	718	108.00–112.00	109.98
11	—	424	122.00–141.00	132.91
24	—	480	119.00–137.00	130.14
8	—	373	120.00–141.00	130.30
3	—	765	89.00	89.00
3	—	320	128.00–143.00	133.34
17	—	519	120.00–137.00	129.21
8	—	629	107.00–122.00	117.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	658	123.00	123.00
25	—	533	132.00–136.00	134.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	664	115.00–129.75	125.25
2	—	613	124.00–125.00	124.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	699	145.00	145.00
8	—	607	143.50	143.50
16	—	584	144.00–146.00	144.87
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	867	129.25	129.25
12	—	428	133.00–155.00	149.79
6	—	669	130.00–139.00	134.82
2	—	778	123.00–125.00	124.02
3	—	335	154.00–167.00	158.07
18	—	482	138.00–154.00	146.19
2	—	718	126.00–136.00	130.95
5	—	373	150.00–156.00	152.78
17	—	577	126.00–144.00	139.22
19	—	617	128.00–144.00	137.52
13	—	538	137.00–148.00	143.06
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	745	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	567	142.00–150.00	147.24
2	—	323	175.00–191.00	182.69
8	—	428	156.00–165.00	161.20
4	—	470	152.00–155.00	153.47
8	—	787	140.00–141.50	141.32
2	—	673	140.00–141.00	140.51
1	—	635	146.00	146.00
12	—	526	151.00–157.00	155.08
3	—	365	166.00–168.00	166.67
2	—	710	134.00–136.00	135.01
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	672	138.25	138.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	414	153.50	153.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	55.00	55.00
3	—	782	43.00–45.00	44.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,125	59.50–65.50	63.31
34	—	1,181	65.50–74.50	67.95
1	—	1,000	56.00	56.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,483	65.00–69.00	66.93
2	—	1,195	64.00–64.50	64.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	51.50	51.50
23	—	950	55.00–62.00	59.46
12	—	1,090	63.50–69.00	65.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,711	91.50–98.50	94.12
4	—	1,309	75.00–82.00	78.64
2	—	1,728	87.00–88.50	87.78

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,120	89.00	89.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	65.50	65.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	810.00	810.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	761	77.00–87.00	80.33
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	907	810.00–1,225.00	1,006.90

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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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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle