Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders mostly steady to 4.00 higher than last weeks light test with some classes not fully tested last week. Slaughter cows uneven with high dressing breakers 4.00 higher , boner and lean cows 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.07/cwt on 345 head.

Average price

$146.07

345 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$794

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$339

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

$30.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.69

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	608	149.11	907	106
Medium and Large 1	520	146.96	764	180
Medium and Large 2	499	138.52	691	57
Medium and Large 3	478	119.00	568	2thin

One grade step is worth $30.11/cwt here — about $339 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 sale345 hd

146.07

—

AR average10 barns · 1,723 hd

141.38

+4.69

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	1,624	98.12	1,593	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,370	75.73	1,038	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,198	71.94	862	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,051	63.62	669	30

Every lot, as filed

104 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	—	339	190.72/cwt	177.00–197.00	647	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	159.01/cwt	158.00–160.00	973	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	835	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,102	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	777	138.39/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,075	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	164.08/cwt	160.00–170.00	868	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	815	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,043	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	143.96/cwt	138.00–147.00	747	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	395	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	699	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	155.34/cwt	147.00–158.00	1,061	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	608	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	930	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	155.81/cwt	152.00–160.00	813	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	177.92/cwt	174.00–180.00	591	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	994	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	1,219	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	146.27/cwt	141.00–161.00	683	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	140.57/cwt	135.00–146.00	869	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	140.75/cwt	139.00–142.00	684	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	157.85/cwt	154.00–170.00	522	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	679	134.41/cwt	132.00–136.00	913	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	726	157.19/cwt	154.00–162.00	1,141	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	614	149.54/cwt	135.00–155.00	918	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	163.09/cwt	158.00–174.00	939	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	590	157.85/cwt	157.85–157.85	931	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	152.19/cwt	148.00–162.00	869	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	715	133.50/cwt	133.50–133.50	955	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	375	177.63/cwt	176.00–178.00	666	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	178.64/cwt	174.00–184.00	766	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	168.00/cwt	160.00–176.00	801	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	673	138.95/cwt	131.00–140.50	935	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	613	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,042	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	488	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	761	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	510	179.64/cwt	177.00–180.00	916	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	558	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	977	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	161.10/cwt	152.00–163.75	604	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	816	120.69/cwt	120.00–122.00	985	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	664	148.80/cwt	145.00–152.00	988	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	148.49/cwt	148.00–149.00	1,074	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	645	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	903	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,193	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	564	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	100.52/cwt	92.00–109.00	923	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,088	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	963.14/cwt	850.00–1,075.00	8,832	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,403	77.19/cwt	70.00–83.00	1,083	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,167	1,121.28/cwt	950.00–1,250.00	13,085	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	53.17/cwt	50.00–56.00	525	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,370	75.73/cwt	70.00–79.50	1,038	9
Bulls	—	—	1,607	95.46/cwt	90.50–97.00	1,534	5
Bulls	—	—	1,395	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,172	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,213	73.21/cwt	70.00–78.50	888	37
Bulls	—	—	1,652	100.61/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,662	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	64.03/cwt	60.00–68.00	674	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	41.76/cwt	38.00–45.00	449	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	155.32/cwt	150.00–162.00	654	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	144.51/cwt	135.00–151.00	545	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,750	1,450.00/cwt	1,450.00–1,450.00	25,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,232	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,936	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	8,118	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,294	73.19/cwt	70.00–77.50	947	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	141.99/cwt	130.00–147.00	594	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	153.06/cwt	150.00–159.00	733	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,134	66.72/cwt	62.00–70.00	757	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,057	70.04/cwt	67.50–72.50	740	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	129.09/cwt	122.00–143.00	975	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	434	159.01/cwt	154.00–162.00	690	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	167.34/cwt	160.00–176.00	621	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	152.70/cwt	140.00–160.00	791	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	769	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	911	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	783	113.00/cwt	112.00–114.00	885	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	408	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	702	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	727	139.20/cwt	132.00–143.00	1,012	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	581	135.57/cwt	133.00–138.00	788	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	137.54/cwt	135.00–140.00	664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	930	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	977	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	510	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	161.36/cwt	154.00–165.00	758	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	142.41/cwt	141.00–143.00	805	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	136.84/cwt	130.00–141.00	723	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,034	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	515	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	753	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,160	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	169.64/cwt	162.00–181.00	723	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	154.94/cwt	145.00–162.00	655	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	676	144.25/cwt	144.25–144.25	975	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	—	772	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,004	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	—	617	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	901	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	592	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	858	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	599	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	827	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	124.01/cwt	123.00–125.00	750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	149.52/cwt	145.00–151.00	703	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	300	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	915	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,061	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	669	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,097	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	476	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	795	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	158.73/cwt	147.00–173.00	600	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	144.51/cwt	142.00–146.50	980	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	147.73/cwt	141.00–150.00	827	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	147.21/cwt	146.00–149.00	910	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	143.99/cwt	131.00–152.00	479	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	168.05/cwt	162.00–174.00	551	2

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 Aug 4, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 839Last week 424Year ago 690

Slaughter CattleReceipts 127Last week 78Year ago 164

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 20Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	339	177.00–197.00	190.72
4	—	612	158.00–160.00	159.01
16	—	529	160.00–170.00	164.08
1	—	395	177.00	177.00
4	—	683	147.00–158.00	155.34
4	—	880	138.50	138.50
5	—	726	154.00–162.00	157.19
23	—	576	158.00–174.00	163.09
10	—	429	174.00–184.00	178.64
15	—	477	160.00–176.00	168.00
1	—	840	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	608	153.00	153.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	613	170.00	170.00
9	—	510	177.00–180.00	179.64
22	—	558	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	421	150.00–162.00	155.32
11	—	479	150.00–159.00	153.06
3	—	755	122.00–143.00	129.09
11	—	371	160.00–176.00	167.34
6	—	518	140.00–160.00	152.70
6	—	727	132.00–143.00	139.20
1	—	300	168.00	168.00
1	—	915	116.00	116.00
3	—	678	142.00–146.50	144.51
4	—	560	141.00–150.00	147.73
5	—	618	146.00–149.00	147.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	708	146.00	146.00
1	—	515	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	753	154.00	154.00
25	—	669	164.00	164.00
11	—	476	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	519	138.00–147.00	143.96
1	—	835	119.00	119.00
17	—	467	141.00–161.00	146.27
10	—	618	135.00–146.00	140.57
7	—	331	154.00–170.00	157.85
10	—	679	132.00–136.00	134.41
23	—	375	152.00–163.75	161.10
12	—	565	141.00–143.00	142.41
14	—	423	145.00–162.00	154.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	486	139.00–142.00	140.75
4	—	599	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	590	157.85	157.85
39	—	676	144.25	144.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	133.50	133.50
6	—	673	131.00–140.50	138.95
6	—	816	120.00–122.00	120.69
8	—	645	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	488	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	377	135.00–151.00	144.51
12	—	418	130.00–147.00	141.99
2	—	783	112.00–114.00	113.00
9	—	581	133.00–138.00	135.57
2	—	483	135.00–140.00	137.54
1	—	930	105.00	105.00
10	—	528	130.00–141.00	136.84
1	—	610	134.00	134.00
5	—	333	131.00–152.00	143.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	118.00	118.00
1	—	425	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	772	130.00	130.00
3	—	617	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	592	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	777	137.00–140.00	138.39
1	—	815	128.00	128.00
12	—	522	152.00–160.00	155.81
4	—	332	174.00–180.00	177.92
18	—	614	135.00–155.00	149.54
14	—	571	148.00–162.00	152.19
5	—	375	176.00–178.00	177.63
5	—	664	145.00–152.00	148.80
2	—	723	148.00–149.00	148.49
23	—	470	154.00–165.00	161.36
14	—	426	162.00–181.00	169.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	434	154.00–162.00	159.01
2	—	605	123.00–125.00	124.01
4	—	470	145.00–151.00	149.52
10	—	378	147.00–173.00	158.73
2	—	328	162.00–174.00	168.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	408	172.00	172.00

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	—	915	90.00	90.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	4	—	1,008	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	917	850.00–1,075.00	963.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,403	70.00–83.00	77.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	16	—	1,167	950.00–1,250.00	1,121.28
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	—	1,232	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	955	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,294	70.00–77.50	73.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,098	83.00	83.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	70.00	70.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	84.00	84.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	918	92.00–109.00	100.52
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,750	1,450.00	1,450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	988	50.00–56.00	53.17
17	—	1,053	60.00–68.00	64.03
2	—	1,075	38.00–45.00	41.76
9	—	1,057	67.50–72.50	70.04
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,370	70.00–79.50	75.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,213	70.00–78.50	73.21
9	—	1,134	62.00–70.00	66.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,607	90.50–97.00	95.46
1	—	1,395	84.00	84.00
11	—	1,652	97.00–105.00	100.61

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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