Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs mostly 2.00-8.00 lower over 600 lbs 1.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs steady to 5.00 higher over 500 lbs steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder bulls mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows mixed with the high dressing boner and breakers 3.00-5.00 lower than last weeks light test and all other classes steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter Bulls steady to 7.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.25/cwt on 167 head.

Average price

$138.25

167 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$759

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$414

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$30.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.75

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	605	146.23	884	13thin
Medium and Large 1	561	141.09	792	105
Medium and Large 2	525	132.37	695	42
Medium and Large 3	405	116.02	470	7thin

One grade step is worth $30.21/cwt here — about $414 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 sale167 hd

138.25

—

AR average7 barns · 1,380 hd

138.99

−0.75

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	92.54	1,438	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,346	68.10	917	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,136	68.00	773	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,072	61.59	660	17

Every lot, as filed

96 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	142.08/cwt	135.00–145.50	1,097	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	166.02/cwt	165.00–169.00	802	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	965	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	143.32/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,039	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	605	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	451	154.50/cwt	150.00–159.00	697	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	970	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,056	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	858	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,004	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	334	175.28/cwt	172.00–177.00	585	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	133.85/cwt	128.00–137.50	835	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	142.59/cwt	140.00–149.00	743	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	667	129.12/cwt	124.00–136.00	861	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	173.07/cwt	164.00–177.00	635	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	168.94/cwt	150.00–172.50	713	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	885	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	162.17/cwt	159.00–164.00	514	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	758	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,016	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	156.65/cwt	147.00–161.00	652	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	126.90/cwt	122.00–128.00	939	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	163.68/cwt	157.00–173.00	774	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	985	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,034	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	618	131.49/cwt	129.00–134.00	813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	388	161.18/cwt	151.00–164.00	625	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	671	138.44/cwt	133.00–144.00	929	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	719	127.35/cwt	118.00–137.00	916	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	629	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,069	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	155.64/cwt	150.00–169.00	971	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	166.83/cwt	160.00–180.00	684	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	141.47/cwt	138.00–143.00	799	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	164.14/cwt	160.00–171.00	939	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	150.37/cwt	145.00–153.50	860	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	156.64/cwt	145.00–167.00	830	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	612	142.69/cwt	141.00–145.00	873	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	504	168.41/cwt	164.00–175.00	849	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	835	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	985	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	155.84/cwt	150.00–160.50	1,044	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,175.00/cwt	1,175.00–1,175.00	14,629	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	824.07/cwt	750.00–885.00	9,312	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,343	1,086.38/cwt	1,025.00–1,100.00	14,590	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,025.00/cwt	1,025.00–1,025.00	10,301	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,139.62/cwt	1,100.00–1,175.00	12,080	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,177	70.24/cwt	68.00–74.00	827	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	60.78/cwt	58.00–65.00	641	7
Bulls	—	—	1,605	100.03/cwt	97.00–107.00	1,605	6
Bulls	—	—	1,665	94.19/cwt	90.00–97.00	1,568	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	984	53.56/cwt	50.00–55.00	527	4
Bulls	—	—	1,339	81.24/cwt	76.00–86.00	1,088	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	956	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	530	95.50/cwt	95.50–95.50	506	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,151	67.89/cwt	67.00–70.00	781	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,426	69.81/cwt	69.00–71.00	995	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,240	65.82/cwt	65.50–66.00	816	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,100	66.02/cwt	60.00–67.00	726	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	529	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,257	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,942	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	969	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	712	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,003.19/cwt	900.00–1,100.00	9,430	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	997	91.12/cwt	82.00–101.00	908	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	397	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	419	114.29/cwt	107.00–120.00	479	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	427	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	534	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	141.03/cwt	128.00–149.00	598	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	138.86/cwt	128.00–146.00	650	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	116.34/cwt	110.00–121.00	795	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	531	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	574	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	162.03/cwt	157.00–168.00	609	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	125.42/cwt	110.00–131.00	789	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	136.69/cwt	134.00–139.00	716	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	136.03/cwt	130.00–140.00	520	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	114.51/cwt	114.00–115.00	813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	157.88/cwt	150.00–164.00	827	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	153.88/cwt	140.00–162.00	731	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	146.02/cwt	132.00–153.00	834	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	133.70/cwt	130.00–136.00	1,050	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	674	141.22/cwt	138.00–145.00	952	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	584	128.33/cwt	118.00–139.00	749	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	144.31/cwt	138.00–154.00	888	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	440	164.98/cwt	163.00–167.00	726	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	305	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	142.25/cwt	135.00–145.00	758	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	485	144.57/cwt	125.00–154.00	701	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	992	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	135.43/cwt	125.00–139.00	773	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	408	135.55/cwt	130.00–146.00	553	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	523	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	811	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	492	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	807	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	685	143.58/cwt	141.50–148.00	984	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	500	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	825	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	807	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,110	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	789	126.50/cwt	126.50–126.50	998	4

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 21, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 490Last week 1,025Year ago 505

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 156Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 35Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	772	135.00–145.50	142.08
4	—	483	165.00–169.00	166.02
3	—	725	141.00–146.00	143.32
1	—	325	186.00	186.00
1	—	800	132.00	132.00
14	—	624	150.00–169.00	155.64
5	—	410	160.00–180.00	166.83
24	—	572	160.00–171.00	164.14
8	—	504	164.00–175.00	168.41
7	—	670	150.00–160.50	155.84
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	571	155.00	155.00
4	—	492	164.00	164.00
6	—	685	141.50–148.00	143.58
7	—	807	137.50	137.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	629	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	376	157.00–168.00	162.03
22	—	524	150.00–164.00	157.88
8	—	475	140.00–162.00	153.88
7	—	571	132.00–153.00	146.02
6	—	785	130.00–136.00	133.70
4	—	674	138.00–145.00	141.22
4	—	615	138.00–154.00	144.31
2	—	440	163.00–167.00	164.98
1	—	740	134.00	134.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	500	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	117.00	117.00
8	—	451	150.00–159.00	154.50
2	—	795	122.00	122.00
15	—	624	128.00–137.50	133.85
24	—	521	140.00–149.00	142.59
12	—	667	124.00–136.00	129.12
4	—	317	159.00–164.00	162.17
8	—	416	147.00–161.00	156.65
9	—	740	122.00–128.00	126.90
1	—	985	105.00	105.00
6	—	388	151.00–164.00	161.18
15	—	565	138.00–143.00	141.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	108.00	108.00
1	—	360	119.00	119.00
1	—	310	128.00	128.00
4	—	419	107.00–120.00	114.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	424	128.00–149.00	141.03
6	—	468	128.00–146.00	138.86
3	—	683	110.00–121.00	116.34
1	—	345	138.00	138.00
8	—	629	110.00–131.00	125.42
4	—	524	134.00–139.00	136.69
3	—	382	130.00–140.00	136.03
2	—	710	114.00–115.00	114.51
5	—	584	118.00–139.00	128.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	523	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	789	126.50	126.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	858	117.00	117.00
3	—	334	172.00–177.00	175.28
6	—	367	164.00–177.00	173.07
6	—	422	150.00–172.50	168.94
2	—	758	134.00	134.00
9	—	473	157.00–173.00	163.68
4	—	671	133.00–144.00	138.44
4	—	719	118.00–137.00	127.35
6	—	572	145.00–153.50	150.37
3	—	530	145.00–167.00	156.64
6	—	612	141.00–145.00	142.69
1	—	835	118.00	118.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	129.00–134.00	131.49
1	—	655	127.00	127.00
1	—	385	138.00	138.00
1	—	305	164.00	164.00
8	—	533	135.00–145.00	142.25
6	—	485	125.00–154.00	144.57
5	—	571	125.00–139.00	135.43
3	—	408	130.00–146.00	135.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	427	125.00	125.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	95.50	95.50

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,245	1,175.00	1,175.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,130	750.00–885.00	824.07
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,343	1,025.00–1,100.00	1,086.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,060	1,100.00–1,175.00	1,139.62
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	91.00	91.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	940	900.00–1,100.00	1,003.19
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,257	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,365	71.00	71.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	975	73.00	73.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	997	82.00–101.00	91.12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,177	68.00–74.00	70.24
17	—	1,100	60.00–67.00	66.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,055	58.00–65.00	60.78
4	—	984	50.00–55.00	53.56
6	—	1,151	67.00–70.00	67.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,426	69.00–71.00	69.81
3	—	1,240	65.50–66.00	65.82
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,605	97.00–107.00	100.03
7	—	1,665	90.00–97.00	94.19
5	—	1,339	76.00–86.00	81.24

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