Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers mostly steady to 8.00 higher on a light or no test in some classes except the better 550-600 lbs 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 550 lbs steady to 4.00 lower over 550 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder bulls mixed 350-400 lbs 4.00 higher 400 600 lbs 3.00-5.00 lower over 600 lbs 1.00-3.00 higher. Buyers not very acvtive on unweaned calves due to extremely hot weather in the area. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.71/cwt on 164 head.

Average price

$137.71

164 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$702

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$311

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

$35.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.45

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	144.17	757	67
Medium and Large 1-2	539	140.63	758	11thin
Medium and Large 2	499	133.72	667	81
Medium and Large 3	409	109.15	447	5thin

One grade step is worth $35.02/cwt here — about $311 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 sale164 hd

137.71

—

AR average10 barns · 1,850 hd

140.16

−2.45

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	—	Average	1,476	89.97	1,328	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,325	69.31	919	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,137	68.49	779	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	996	61.06	608	18

Every lot, as filed

90 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 2Guaranteed Open	—	706	127.60/cwt	126.00–130.00	901	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	143.51/cwt	142.00–145.00	976	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	381	138.85/cwt	125.00–148.00	529	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	832	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,215	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	643	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	971	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	136.98/cwt	132.00–142.00	799	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	705	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	146.05/cwt	135.00–152.00	838	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	318	153.03/cwt	149.00–157.00	487	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	587	145.34/cwt	140.00–148.00	853	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	139.67/cwt	134.00–147.00	940	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	137.66/cwt	136.00–138.50	1,053	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	433	164.96/cwt	164.00–167.00	714	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	383	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	479	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	157.59/cwt	155.00–160.00	734	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	736	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	1,137	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	152.28/cwt	149.00–160.00	649	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	353	158.02/cwt	150.00–160.00	558	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	142.99/cwt	138.00–145.00	748	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	713	137.49/cwt	135.50–139.00	980	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	142.11/cwt	137.00–145.00	811	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	159.36/cwt	153.00–160.00	1,049	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	904	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,017	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	136.62/cwt	132.00–140.00	836	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	143.52/cwt	142.00–150.00	698	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	144.35/cwt	140.00–149.00	895	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	152.72/cwt	152.00–154.00	799	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	389	177.30/cwt	166.00–187.00	690	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	562	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	776	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	160.32/cwt	155.00–169.00	912	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,127	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	873	116.52/cwt	115.00–118.00	1,017	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	736	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	11,516	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,288	1,295.29/cwt	1,275.00–1,325.00	16,683	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	12,060	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,294	1,111.68/cwt	975.00–1,235.00	14,385	4
Bulls	—	—	1,456	92.24/cwt	89.00–95.00	1,343	5
Bulls	—	—	1,535	79.29/cwt	75.00–83.50	1,217	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,039	63.18/cwt	59.00–66.00	656	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	53.34/cwt	50.00–58.00	551	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	70.75/cwt	68.00–75.50	823	22
Bulls	—	—	1,455	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,455	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,283	64.85/cwt	62.00–67.50	832	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	65.57/cwt	60.50–68.00	723	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	775	50.84/cwt	48.00–53.50	394	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	835	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	468	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	68.98/cwt	67.00–71.50	714	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,342	71.10/cwt	68.50–74.00	954	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,378	965.79/cwt	900.00–1,025.00	13,309	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	598	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	740	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	70.50/cwt	70.50–70.50	924	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	94.61/cwt	92.00–97.00	828	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	68.18/cwt	66.00–70.00	732	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	108.86/cwt	103.00–115.00	352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	633	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	109.02/cwt	108.00–110.00	450	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	422	123.32/cwt	120.00–125.00	520	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	722	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	810	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	151.83/cwt	144.00–156.00	721	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	121.49/cwt	121.00–122.00	814	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	386	137.42/cwt	135.00–140.00	530	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	492	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	645	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	129.95/cwt	125.00–133.00	750	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	140.71/cwt	134.00–153.00	462	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	139.21/cwt	120.00–144.00	653	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	116.57/cwt	113.00–120.00	612	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	120.73/cwt	111.00–131.00	441	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	507	135.32/cwt	134.00–137.00	686	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	157.45/cwt	155.00–160.00	748	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	798	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,029	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	120.97/cwt	110.00–131.00	752	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	133.22/cwt	130.00–140.00	758	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	134.55/cwt	121.00–139.00	714	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	889	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	150.76/cwt	147.00–154.00	798	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	156.68/cwt	156.00–158.00	685	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	137.16/cwt	130.00–148.00	575	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	835	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	835	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	373	151.51/cwt	151.00–152.00	565	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	420	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	659	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 28, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 424Last week 490Year ago 858

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 84Year ago 111

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 30Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	706	126.00–130.00	127.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	381	125.00–148.00	138.85
12	—	670	121.00–122.00	121.49
1	—	720	110.00	110.00
1	—	635	125.00	125.00
3	—	577	125.00–133.00	129.95
3	—	328	134.00–153.00	140.71
14	—	469	120.00–144.00	139.21
8	—	531	121.00–139.00	134.55
1	—	755	110.00	110.00
17	—	419	130.00–148.00	137.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	583	132.00–142.00	136.98
5	—	486	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	426	149.00–160.00	152.28
5	—	353	150.00–160.00	158.02
16	—	523	138.00–145.00	142.99
22	—	571	137.00–145.00	142.11
2	—	690	131.00	131.00
1	—	765	133.00	133.00
6	—	612	132.00–140.00	136.62
5	—	486	142.00–150.00	143.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	103.00–115.00	108.86
1	—	575	110.00	110.00
2	—	413	108.00–110.00	109.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	680	142.00–145.00	143.51
8	—	574	135.00–152.00	146.05
2	—	475	155.00–160.00	157.45
1	—	705	136.00	136.00
2	—	798	129.00	129.00
3	—	622	143.00	143.00
4	—	529	147.00–154.00	150.76
6	—	437	156.00–158.00	156.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	832	146.00	146.00
5	—	643	151.00	151.00
17	—	466	155.00–160.00	157.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	736	154.50	154.50
11	—	658	153.00–160.00	159.36
1	—	490	160.00	160.00
9	—	569	155.00–169.00	160.32
1	—	805	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	135.00	135.00
1	—	310	130.00	130.00
6	—	386	135.00–140.00	137.42
3	—	492	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	600	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	149.00–157.00	153.03
3	—	475	144.00–156.00	151.83
3	—	507	134.00–137.00	135.32
3	—	622	110.00–131.00	120.97
3	—	569	130.00–140.00	133.22
1	—	835	100.00	100.00
2	—	373	151.00–152.00	151.51
1	—	420	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	587	140.00–148.00	145.34
4	—	673	134.00–147.00	139.67
3	—	765	136.00–138.50	137.66
3	—	433	164.00–167.00	164.96
3	—	713	135.50–139.00	137.49
2	—	620	140.00–149.00	144.35
11	—	523	152.00–154.00	152.72
10	—	389	166.00–187.00	177.30
2	—	873	115.00–118.00	116.52
2	—	460	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	383	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	562	138.00	138.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	422	120.00–125.00	123.32
2	—	525	113.00–120.00	116.57
2	—	365	111.00–131.00	120.73

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,378	900.00–1,025.00	965.79
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,080	68.50	68.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,310	70.50	70.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,073	66.00–70.00	68.18
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,288	1,275.00–1,325.00	1,295.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,294	975.00–1,235.00	1,111.68
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	72.00	72.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	875	92.00–97.00	94.61

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,456	89.00–95.00	92.24
2	—	1,535	75.00–83.50	79.29
1	—	1,455	100.00	100.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,039	59.00–66.00	63.18
3	—	1,033	50.00–58.00	53.34
4	—	1,035	67.00–71.50	68.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,163	68.00–75.50	70.75
17	—	1,103	60.50–68.00	65.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,283	62.00–67.50	64.85
5	—	1,342	68.50–74.00	71.10
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	775	48.00–53.50	50.84
1	—	835	56.00	56.00

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