Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last weeks: Feeder steers under 500 lbs 6.00-12.00 higher over 500 lbs 1.00-8.00 higher than last weeks light test. Feeder heifers steady to 6.00 higher. Feeder bulls under 550 lbs 2.00-8.00 higher over 550 lbs 2.00-4.00 lower. Supply moderate with a good demand. Slaughter cows steady to 5.00 higher on the small amount observed due to time limits. Slaughter bulls 12.00 higher with bidding active.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $155.19/cwt on 380 head.

Average price

$155.19

380 head · 614 lb average

Value per head Derived

$953

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$59

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

$22.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.59

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	171.00	927	114
Medium and Large 1-2	670	148.52	995	187
Medium and Large 2	586	148.18	868	79

One grade step is worth $22.82/cwt here — about $59 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 sale380 hd

155.19

—

AR average9 barns · 1,907 hd

156.78

−1.59

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	—	Low	1,576	98.27	1,548	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,474	73.10	1,077	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,133	63.74	722	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,003	57.81	580	6thin

Every lot, as filed

105 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 1Unweaned	—	630	132.89/cwt	132.00–135.00	837	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	127.07/cwt	118.00–136.00	775	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	139.68/cwt	130.00–148.00	524	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	140.73/cwt	137.00–146.00	873	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	360	173.32/cwt	171.00–175.00	624	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	811	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	657	145.63/cwt	140.50–155.00	957	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	510	186.50/cwt	186.50–186.50	951	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	610	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	952	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	709	131.84/cwt	128.00–133.00	935	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	772	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,081	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	665	140.65/cwt	136.50–144.50	935	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	710	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	895	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	484	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	908	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	588	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	870	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	533	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	730	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	572	179.50/cwt	179.50–179.50	1,027	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	145.49/cwt	145.00–146.00	1,040	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	137.25/cwt	137.00–139.00	870	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	629	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	944	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	144.12/cwt	140.00–150.00	820	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	169.88/cwt	167.00–173.00	549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	146.58/cwt	141.00–153.00	774	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	151.71/cwt	140.00–158.00	733	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	156.34/cwt	154.00–158.00	599	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	—	750	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	878	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,036	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,057	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	136.53/cwt	134.00–141.00	911	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,011	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	155.08/cwt	150.00–159.00	659	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	161.85/cwt	157.00–174.00	701	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	561	146.10/cwt	141.00–150.00	820	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,299	983.82/cwt	750.00–1,160.00	12,780	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,064.07/cwt	1,000.00–1,125.00	10,587	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	127.97/cwt	123.00–133.00	924	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	142.84/cwt	137.00–146.50	813	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	339	172.92/cwt	170.00–179.00	586	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	175.54/cwt	165.00–180.50	939	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	442	182.67/cwt	180.00–188.00	807	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	154.57/cwt	152.00–157.00	961	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	361	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	635	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	166.93/cwt	156.00–172.00	943	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	495	174.20/cwt	158.00–187.00	862	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	665	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	998	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	659	149.19/cwt	147.00–152.00	983	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	156.26/cwt	147.00–161.00	809	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,082	62.37/cwt	60.00–66.50	675	16
Bulls	—	—	1,402	81.49/cwt	75.00–86.00	1,142	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	903	52.42/cwt	50.00–55.00	473	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	650	1
Bulls	—	—	1,763	107.56/cwt	102.00–112.00	1,896	9
Bulls	—	—	1,430	94.12/cwt	89.50–100.00	1,346	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	136.67/cwt	132.00–143.00	640	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	10,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,470	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,161	967.64/cwt	925.00–1,025.00	11,234	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,502	75.80/cwt	71.00–84.00	1,139	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	115.43/cwt	109.00–127.00	770	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	126.35/cwt	119.00–130.00	785	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	579	140.62/cwt	137.00–147.00	814	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	59.02/cwt	58.00–60.00	726	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	74.17/cwt	69.00–81.00	994	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	59.01/cwt	58.00–61.00	631	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	136.20/cwt	128.00–142.50	718	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	151.54/cwt	144.00–156.00	500	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	772	126.97/cwt	120.00–134.00	980	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	790	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,019	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	127.04/cwt	124.00–130.00	851	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,560	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	1,123	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	935.00/cwt	935.00–935.00	12,249	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	153.46/cwt	140.00–160.00	730	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	713	139.62/cwt	136.00–142.00	995	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	161.63/cwt	156.00–166.00	682	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	132.69/cwt	120.00–136.00	762	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	137.39/cwt	129.00–147.00	724	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	771	112.72/cwt	109.00–118.00	869	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	477	143.90/cwt	134.00–155.00	686	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	155.35/cwt	148.00–160.00	806	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	137.00/cwt	135.00–139.00	918	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	788	125.01/cwt	124.00–126.00	985	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	129.77/cwt	126.00–135.00	862	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	856	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,164	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	375	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	770	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	862	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	164.00/cwt	149.00–166.00	766	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	823	123.50/cwt	123.00–124.00	1,016	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	162.50/cwt	160.00–165.00	544	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	140.01/cwt	133.00–150.00	876	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	147.74/cwt	135.00–157.00	629	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	771	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,141	41
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	723	149.50/cwt	149.50–149.50	1,081	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	138.19/cwt	134.00–139.50	806	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	828	133.65/cwt	123.00–140.00	1,107	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	582	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	853	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	593	152.24/cwt	152.00–153.50	903	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	735	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,022	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	164.65/cwt	162.00–168.00	619	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	394	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	137.47/cwt	131.00–147.00	590	16

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 →

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,025Last week 351Year ago 680

Slaughter CattleReceipts 156Last week 83Year ago 92

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 35Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	630	132.00–135.00	132.89
4	—	710	126.00	126.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	375	130.00–148.00	139.68
12	—	468	132.00–143.00	136.67
9	—	667	109.00–127.00	115.43
8	—	621	119.00–130.00	126.35
10	—	527	128.00–142.50	136.20
10	—	330	144.00–156.00	151.54
12	—	574	120.00–136.00	132.69
1	—	770	112.00	112.00
16	—	429	131.00–147.00	137.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	605	134.00	134.00
9	—	533	137.00	137.00
10	—	583	134.00–139.50	138.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	588	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	634	137.00–139.00	137.25
36	—	528	141.00–153.00	146.58
43	—	483	140.00–158.00	151.71
5	—	383	154.00–158.00	156.34
1	—	815	124.00	124.00
14	—	425	150.00–159.00	155.08
5	—	722	123.00–133.00	127.97
45	—	569	137.00–146.50	142.84
2	—	788	124.00–126.00	125.01
13	—	664	126.00–135.00	129.77
2	—	335	160.00–165.00	162.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	750	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	790	129.00	129.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	101.00	101.00
1	—	580	111.00	111.00
2	—	328	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	610	118.00–136.00	127.07
6	—	579	137.00–147.00	140.62
2	—	670	124.00–130.00	127.04
9	—	527	129.00–147.00	137.39
4	—	771	109.00–118.00	112.72
16	—	477	134.00–155.00	143.90
2	—	375	155.00	155.00
1	—	325	149.00	149.00
12	—	426	135.00–157.00	147.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	620	137.00–146.00	140.73
6	—	360	171.00–175.00	173.32
6	—	709	128.00–133.00	131.84
4	—	1,036	102.00	102.00
4	—	667	134.00–141.00	136.53
10	—	433	157.00–174.00	161.85
11	—	561	141.00–150.00	146.10
4	—	339	170.00–179.00	172.92
11	—	518	147.00–161.00	156.26
1	—	750	124.00	124.00
12	—	467	149.00–166.00	164.00
2	—	823	123.00–124.00	123.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
38	—	657	140.50–155.00	145.63
7	—	629	150.00	150.00
41	—	771	148.00	148.00
13	—	723	149.50	149.50
21	—	525	162.50	162.50
31	—	593	152.00–153.50	152.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	510	186.50	186.50
6	—	484	187.50	187.50
5	—	572	179.50	179.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	610	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	772	140.00	140.00
19	—	665	136.50–144.50	140.65
7	—	735	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	715	145.00–146.00	145.49
17	—	535	165.00–180.50	175.54
9	—	442	180.00–188.00	182.67
5	—	622	152.00–157.00	154.57
3	—	361	176.00	176.00
32	—	565	156.00–172.00	166.93
16	—	495	158.00–187.00	174.20
5	—	659	147.00–152.00	149.19
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	569	140.00–150.00	144.12
2	—	323	167.00–173.00	169.88
3	—	772	120.00–134.00	126.97
6	—	476	140.00–160.00	153.46
5	—	713	136.00–142.00	139.62
5	—	422	156.00–166.00	161.63
13	—	519	148.00–160.00	155.35
2	—	670	135.00–139.00	137.00
9	—	856	136.00	136.00
8	—	626	133.00–150.00	140.01
5	—	828	123.00–140.00	133.65
11	—	376	162.00–168.00	164.65

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,299	750.00–1,160.00	983.82
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	995	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,064.07
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,161	925.00–1,025.00	967.64
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,560	72.00	72.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,310	935.00	935.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,082	60.00–66.50	62.37
2	—	1,230	58.00–60.00	59.02
3	—	1,340	69.00–81.00	74.17
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	903	50.00–55.00	52.42
1	—	1,000	65.00	65.00
3	—	1,070	58.00–61.00	59.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,502	71.00–84.00	75.80
1	—	1,390	65.00	65.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,402	75.00–86.00	81.49
9	—	1,763	102.00–112.00	107.56
8	—	1,430	89.50–100.00	94.12

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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