Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 400-600 lbs the better kind 8.00-16.00 higher and the plainer kind 2.00-7.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 650 lbs 3.00-7.00 higher. Feeder bulls 450-650 lbs 2.00-9.00 higher. Not enough on offer in the other classes for an accurate trend. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher on a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.41/cwt on 129 head.

Average price

$138.41

129 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$742

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$236

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

$25.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.24

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	140.90	787	93
Medium and Large 2	478	133.48	638	33
Medium and Large 3	477	115.47	550	3thin

One grade step is worth $25.43/cwt here — about $236 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 sale129 hd

138.41

—

AR average5 barns · 543 hd

134.17

+4.24

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	1,462	94.64	1,383	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,404	68.91	967	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,151	67.14	773	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	974	58.75	572	13

Every lot, as filed

78 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 1-2	—	1,120	1,900.00/cwt	1,900.00–1,900.00	21,280	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,103	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,136	1,028.02/cwt	775.00–1,150.00	11,678	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	137.87/cwt	128.00–142.00	597	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	642	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	127.20/cwt	124.00–128.00	897	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	127.50/cwt	124.00–130.00	866	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	502	154.10/cwt	151.00–157.00	774	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	151.48/cwt	150.00–153.00	636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	143.81/cwt	140.00–149.00	756	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	171.71/cwt	161.00–180.00	730	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	148.05/cwt	142.00–152.00	980	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	360	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	161.84/cwt	153.00–170.00	764	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	142.01/cwt	138.00–144.00	893	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	753	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,043	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	614	136.79/cwt	123.00–138.50	840	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	673	152.59/cwt	149.50–157.50	1,027	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	144.92/cwt	140.00–153.50	704	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	985	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	144.50/cwt	144.50–144.50	1,012	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	128.50/cwt	128.00–129.00	906	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	345	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,161	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	152.76/cwt	150.00–157.50	944	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	158.81/cwt	153.00–167.00	907	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	536	171.69/cwt	160.00–173.50	920	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	343	179.03/cwt	175.00–183.00	614	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	156.08/cwt	148.00–168.00	741	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,079	685.85/cwt	550.00–725.00	7,400	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	1,180.68/cwt	1,150.00–1,200.00	14,558	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	9,720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	810	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	988	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	59.71/cwt	55.00–62.00	603	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	478	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,391	69.56/cwt	67.50–72.00	968	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,055	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	591	1
Bulls	—	—	1,530	95.27/cwt	92.00–98.00	1,458	5
Bulls	—	—	1,120	91.50/cwt	91.50–91.50	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	932	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	962	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	790	50.65/cwt	48.00–53.50	400	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	66.40/cwt	65.00–68.00	693	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,123	63.11/cwt	60.00–65.00	709	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	69.12/cwt	66.00–72.00	805	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	12,793	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	79.26/cwt	67.00–93.00	589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	118.20/cwt	110.00–127.00	502	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	137.82/cwt	133.00–140.00	515	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	689	137.34/cwt	128.00–140.00	946	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	147.80/cwt	144.00–157.00	708	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	149.46/cwt	142.00–165.00	560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	131.83/cwt	128.00–134.00	625	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	123.69/cwt	113.00–133.00	705	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	123.02/cwt	122.00–124.00	763	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	146.40/cwt	144.00–150.00	836	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	131.48/cwt	130.00–133.00	1,032	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	135.16/cwt	134.00–139.00	715	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	150.25/cwt	144.00–154.00	844	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	365	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	855	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	738	134.67/cwt	134.00–136.00	994	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	149.29/cwt	147.00–154.00	806	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	146.32/cwt	140.00–154.00	607	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	137.51/cwt	134.00–138.50	854	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	142.17/cwt	138.00–147.00	817	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	153.56/cwt	145.00–162.00	565	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	585	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 Jul 7, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 351Last week 736Year ago 1,006

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 170Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 17Year ago 15

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,120	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	785	650.00	650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	14	—	1,136	775.00–1,150.00	1,028.02
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,079	550.00–725.00	685.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,285	72.50	72.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	1,075.00	1,075.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,233	1,150.00–1,200.00	1,180.68
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	900.00	900.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	743	67.00–93.00	79.26

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	144.00	144.00
1	—	735	106.00	106.00
10	—	433	128.00–142.00	137.87
1	—	670	120.00	120.00
4	—	374	133.00–140.00	137.82
7	—	474	128.00–134.00	131.83
3	—	570	113.00–133.00	123.69
6	—	529	134.00–139.00	135.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	705	124.00–128.00	127.20
4	—	679	124.00–130.00	127.50
1	—	325	162.00	162.00
2	—	420	150.00–153.00	151.48
18	—	526	140.00–149.00	143.81
1	—	775	118.00	118.00
21	—	486	140.00–153.50	144.92
1	—	835	118.00	118.00
6	—	621	134.00–138.50	137.51
21	—	575	138.00–147.00	142.17
3	—	368	145.00–162.00	153.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	614	123.00–138.50	136.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	110.00–127.00	118.20
1	—	580	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	396	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	161.00–180.00	171.71
3	—	662	142.00–152.00	148.05
1	—	360	175.00	175.00
8	—	472	153.00–170.00	161.84
1	—	700	144.50	144.50
1	—	900	129.00	129.00
7	—	618	150.00–157.50	152.76
19	—	571	153.00–167.00	158.81
16	—	536	160.00–173.50	171.69
2	—	343	175.00–183.00	179.03
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	753	138.50	138.50
10	—	673	149.50–157.50	152.59
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	689	128.00–140.00	137.34
4	—	479	144.00–157.00	147.80
3	—	375	142.00–165.00	149.46
5	—	571	144.00–150.00	146.40
2	—	785	130.00–133.00	131.48
1	—	325	175.00	175.00
3	—	738	134.00–136.00	134.67
3	—	540	147.00–154.00	149.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	502	151.00–157.00	154.10
5	—	629	138.00–144.00	142.01
2	—	705	128.00–129.00	128.50
1	—	415	154.00	154.00
1	—	345	179.00	179.00
9	—	475	148.00–168.00	156.08
12	—	562	144.00–154.00	150.25
2	—	365	170.00	170.00
1	—	855	103.00	103.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	122.00–124.00	123.02
1	—	460	140.00	140.00
3	—	415	140.00–154.00	146.32
1	—	380	154.00	154.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,010	55.00–62.00	59.71
1	—	920	52.00	52.00
2	—	1,043	65.00–68.00	66.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,391	67.50–72.00	69.56
2	—	1,480	65.00	65.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	56.00	56.00
10	—	1,123	60.00–65.00	63.11
26	—	1,165	66.00–72.00	69.12
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	790	48.00–53.50	50.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,530	92.00–98.00	95.27
1	—	1,120	91.50	91.50

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle