Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 400-700 lbs steady to 5.00 higher with not enough in other weight classes for a trend. Feeder bulls 400-600 lbs 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Light run of feeders due to extreme heat in the area. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.62/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$141.62

103 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$757

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$205

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

$32.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.89

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	147.37	769	56
Medium and Large 1-2	531	143.70	762	10thin
Medium and Large 2	556	132.83	739	36
Medium and Large 3	490	115.00	564	1thin

One grade step is worth $32.37/cwt here — about $205 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 sale103 hd

141.62

—

AR average9 barns · 1,546 hd

143.51

−1.89

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	1,709	98.36	1,681	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,414	71.80	1,015	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,149	67.02	770	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,028	54.84	564	23

Every lot, as filed

72 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 1	—	915	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,041	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	168.51/cwt	160.00–173.00	807	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	156.03/cwt	151.00–159.00	662	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	659	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	148.53/cwt	147.00–150.00	795	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	137.07/cwt	135.00–137.50	899	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	139.67/cwt	138.00–140.50	901	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	164.40/cwt	155.00–167.50	919	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	171.37/cwt	168.00–175.00	785	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	333	161.97/cwt	158.00–166.00	539	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	—	690	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	956	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	146.01/cwt	141.00–149.00	750	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	151.17/cwt	147.00–154.00	704	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	177.85/cwt	173.00–181.00	770	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,035	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	783	132.34/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,036	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	156.98/cwt	154.00–161.00	884	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	141.29/cwt	139.00–144.00	811	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	398	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	520	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	803	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	164.74/cwt	155.00–175.00	1,054	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	166.30/cwt	160.00–170.00	861	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	141.98/cwt	141.00–143.00	944	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	430	173.03/cwt	170.00–176.00	744	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	69.42/cwt	68.00–71.00	760	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,197	876.62/cwt	800.00–960.00	10,493	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,405	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	14,753	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,890	1
Bulls	—	—	1,573	94.95/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,494	8
Bulls	—	—	1,175	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,011	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	32.79/cwt	30.00–35.00	356	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	54.81/cwt	49.00–58.00	546	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	986	57.44/cwt	54.00–60.00	566	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	71.95/cwt	70.00–73.50	876	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	729	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	63.22/cwt	61.00–65.00	684	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	840	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	260	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	835	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	292	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	72.73/cwt	70.50–74.00	1,111	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,070	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	738	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	770	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	78.53/cwt	76.00–81.00	887	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	13,309	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	932	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,150	66.70/cwt	64.00–69.50	767	19
Bulls	—	—	1,872	102.32/cwt	99.00–108.00	1,915	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	140.52/cwt	135.00–145.00	608	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	120.24/cwt	110.00–130.00	869	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	955	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	749	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	78.18/cwt	75.00–83.00	840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	131.26/cwt	123.00–142.00	811	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	143.54/cwt	131.00–151.00	533	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	125.51/cwt	125.00–126.00	864	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	762	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	135.06/cwt	128.00–144.00	640	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	430	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	915	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	570	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	343	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	611	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	880	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	163.90/cwt	159.00–167.00	847	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	149.93/cwt	144.00–154.00	942	5

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 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 263Last week 839Year ago 402

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 127Year ago 92

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 65Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	108.00	108.00
9	—	424	151.00–159.00	156.03
6	—	656	135.00–137.50	137.07
3	—	645	138.00–140.50	139.67
11	—	514	141.00–149.00	146.01
11	—	466	147.00–154.00	151.17
2	—	345	157.00	157.00
7	—	574	139.00–144.00	141.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	690	138.50	138.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	520	154.50	154.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	433	135.00–145.00	140.52
2	—	723	110.00–130.00	120.24
9	—	618	123.00–142.00	131.26
5	—	371	131.00–151.00	143.54
2	—	688	125.00–126.00	125.51
2	—	575	130.00–135.00	132.50
7	—	474	128.00–144.00	135.06
1	—	760	104.00	104.00
1	—	915	100.00	100.00
1	—	530	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	343	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	611	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	145.00	145.00
11	—	479	160.00–173.00	168.51
3	—	783	130.00–137.00	132.34
3	—	563	154.00–161.00	156.98
2	—	398	174.00	174.00
2	—	665	141.00–143.00	141.98
2	—	430	170.00–176.00	173.03
10	—	517	159.00–167.00	163.90
5	—	628	144.00–154.00	149.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	158.00–166.00	161.97
1	—	545	146.00	146.00
1	—	465	150.00	150.00
1	—	430	155.00	155.00
2	—	380	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	155.00	155.00
2	—	535	147.00–150.00	148.53
1	—	620	154.00	154.00
1	—	475	150.00	150.00
1	—	555	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	559	155.00–167.50	164.40
5	—	458	168.00–175.00	171.37
5	—	433	173.00–181.00	177.85
2	—	655	158.00	158.00
19	—	640	155.00–175.00	164.74
9	—	518	160.00–170.00	166.30

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)	2	—	1,095	68.00–71.00	69.42
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,197	800.00–960.00	876.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,130	76.00–81.00	78.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,365	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,295	72.00	72.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,075	75.00–83.00	78.18
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,405	1,050.00	1,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,270	700.00	700.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	100.00	100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	72.00	72.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,573	90.00–98.00	94.95
1	—	1,175	86.00	86.00
10	—	1,872	99.00–108.00	102.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,085	30.00–35.00	32.79
9	—	997	49.00–58.00	54.81
1	—	1,080	67.50	67.50
9	—	1,082	61.00–65.00	63.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	986	54.00–60.00	57.44
9	—	1,218	70.00–73.50	71.95
19	—	1,150	64.00–69.50	66.70
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	31.00	31.00
1	—	835	35.00	35.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,528	70.50–74.00	72.73
1	—	1,070	69.00	69.00

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