Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 1.00-3.00 higher than a very light test in a few classes last week last week. Feeder heifers 1.00-5.00 higher than last weeks light test in a few classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls near steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $137.17/cwt on 259 head.

Average price

$137.17

259 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$752

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$327

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

$30.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.99

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	565	145.78	823	117
Medium and Large 2	495	135.16	669	96
Medium and Large 1-2	771	122.70	946	25
Medium and Large 3	430	115.60	497	21

One grade step is worth $30.17/cwt here — about $327 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 sale259 hd

137.17

—

AR average8 barns · 1,232 hd

140.16

−2.99

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	1,493	85.24	1,272	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,434	72.28	1,036	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,209	67.53	816	46
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,062	55.91	594	17

Every lot, as filed

89 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 1-2	—	1,144	89.50/cwt	89.50–89.50	1,024	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	712	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	143.78/cwt	139.00–150.00	814	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,108	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	343	141.01/cwt	140.00–142.00	484	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	154.35/cwt	145.00–162.00	721	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	133.51/cwt	133.00–134.00	952	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	873	134.00/cwt	133.00–135.00	1,170	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	331	119.17/cwt	118.00–121.00	394	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,000	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	426	133.97/cwt	130.00–135.00	571	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	538	125.97/cwt	113.00–130.00	678	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	134.65/cwt	125.00–143.00	712	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	183.56/cwt	180.00–185.00	703	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	163.37/cwt	147.00–175.00	609	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	145.12/cwt	136.00–152.00	824	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	534	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	151.88/cwt	144.00–170.00	653	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,181	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	808	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	168.41/cwt	160.00–171.00	886	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	149.42/cwt	147.00–154.00	929	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	875	124.91/cwt	110.00–140.00	1,093	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	167.65/cwt	165.00–177.00	790	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	117.26/cwt	110.00–124.00	549	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	183.72/cwt	183.00–186.00	799	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	165.02/cwt	158.00–174.00	951	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	147.25/cwt	145.00–149.50	1,053	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,163	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	684	153.47/cwt	152.50–155.00	1,050	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	149.97/cwt	148.00–153.00	994	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	718	141.22/cwt	137.00–148.00	1,014	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	160.70/cwt	155.00–163.00	996	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	148.90/cwt	145.00–158.00	762	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	579	138.80/cwt	120.00–144.00	804	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	673	146.72/cwt	138.00–153.00	987	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	493	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	740	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	766	140.42/cwt	132.00–145.00	1,076	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	150.68/cwt	143.00–153.50	933	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	162.11/cwt	153.00–165.00	841	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	58.43/cwt	55.00–62.00	639	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	49.86/cwt	44.00–54.00	493	5
Bulls	—	—	1,805	92.47/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,669	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,459	73.90/cwt	70.50–77.00	1,078	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,364	67.84/cwt	65.00–69.50	925	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,090	57.98/cwt	54.50–60.00	632	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	72.21/cwt	69.50–77.50	934	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	65.01/cwt	61.50–69.00	750	22
Bulls	—	—	1,273	74.24/cwt	62.00–80.00	945	5
Bulls	—	—	1,478	87.84/cwt	82.00–90.50	1,298	10
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	78.20/cwt	70.00–87.00	644	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,241	1,021.71/cwt	1,000.00–1,050.00	12,679	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	574	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	1,010.00/cwt	1,010.00–1,010.00	8,484	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	607	127.85/cwt	120.00–141.00	776	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	300	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	474	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	146.23/cwt	143.00–148.00	772	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	147.26/cwt	140.00–160.00	636	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,024	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	151.78/cwt	145.00–163.00	719	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	654	140.48/cwt	137.00–144.00	919	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	176.14/cwt	172.00–180.00	639	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	792	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	154.20/cwt	148.00–157.00	894	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	123.48/cwt	122.00–125.00	833	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	436	142.06/cwt	128.00–150.00	619	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	466	112.43/cwt	100.00–125.00	524	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	150.99/cwt	146.00–154.00	772	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	964	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	141.39/cwt	138.00–146.00	870	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	134.66/cwt	130.00–137.00	778	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	762	111.68/cwt	110.00–115.00	851	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	416	118.92/cwt	110.00–125.00	495	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	134.79/cwt	120.00–142.00	642	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	107.60/cwt	100.00–115.00	600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	120.10/cwt	115.00–125.00	871	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	140.79/cwt	139.00–142.00	795	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	142.03/cwt	135.00–145.00	517	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	123.30/cwt	113.00–130.00	760	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	771	136.80/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,055	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	157.66/cwt	150.00–164.00	598	15

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 Sep 1, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 630Last week 161Year ago 400

Slaughter CattleReceipts 120Last week 42Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 7Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,144	89.50	89.50
5	—	498	143.00	143.00
3	—	1,045	106.00	106.00
10	—	565	139.00–142.00	140.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	566	139.00–150.00	143.78
1	—	415	150.00	150.00
2	—	713	133.00–134.00	133.51
8	—	873	133.00–135.00	134.00
2	—	310	156.00	156.00
1	—	930	127.00	127.00
2	—	800	128.00	128.00
21	—	474	145.00–163.00	151.78
4	—	654	137.00–144.00	140.48
8	—	511	146.00–154.00	150.99
15	—	615	138.00–146.00	141.39
5	—	771	135.00–138.00	136.80
15	—	379	150.00–164.00	157.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	343	140.00–142.00	141.01
18	—	529	125.00–143.00	134.65
2	—	675	122.00–125.00	123.48
19	—	436	128.00–150.00	142.06
6	—	578	130.00–137.00	134.66
3	—	762	110.00–115.00	111.68
22	—	476	120.00–142.00	134.79
2	—	725	115.00–125.00	120.10
14	—	364	135.00–145.00	142.03
8	—	616	113.00–130.00	123.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	331	118.00–121.00	119.17
7	—	466	100.00–125.00	112.43
5	—	416	110.00–125.00	118.92
2	—	558	100.00–115.00	107.60
1	—	520	115.00	115.00
1	—	390	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	467	145.00–162.00	154.35
1	—	1,000	117.00	117.00
6	—	373	147.00–175.00	163.37
8	—	568	136.00–152.00	145.12
1	—	305	175.00	175.00
23	—	430	144.00–170.00	151.88
3	—	622	147.00–154.00	149.42
2	—	875	110.00–140.00	124.91
3	—	663	148.00–153.00	149.97
4	—	718	137.00–148.00	141.22
15	—	512	145.00–158.00	148.90
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	120.00	120.00
1	—	675	100.00	100.00
5	—	426	130.00–135.00	133.97
4	—	538	113.00–130.00	125.97
2	—	468	110.00–124.00	117.26
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	383	180.00–185.00	183.56
14	—	526	160.00–171.00	168.41
6	—	471	165.00–177.00	167.65
4	—	435	183.00–186.00	183.72
19	—	576	158.00–174.00	165.02
2	—	715	145.00–149.50	147.25
1	—	755	154.00	154.00
4	—	684	152.50–155.00	153.47
7	—	620	155.00–163.00	160.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	508	159.00	159.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	579	120.00–144.00	138.80
2	—	493	150.00	150.00
8	—	607	120.00–141.00	127.85
1	—	300	158.00	158.00
5	—	528	143.00–148.00	146.23
1	—	660	122.00	122.00
10	—	432	140.00–160.00	147.26
2	—	363	172.00–180.00	176.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	673	138.00–153.00	146.72
7	—	766	132.00–145.00	140.42
31	—	619	143.00–153.50	150.68
16	—	519	153.00–165.00	162.11
1	—	480	165.00	165.00
19	—	580	148.00–157.00	154.20
1	—	730	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,093	55.00–62.00	58.43
5	—	988	44.00–54.00	49.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,459	70.50–77.00	73.90
4	—	1,364	65.00–69.50	67.84
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,090	54.50–60.00	57.98
20	—	1,294	69.50–77.50	72.21
22	—	1,153	61.50–69.00	65.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,805	92.00–94.00	92.47
5	—	1,273	62.00–80.00	74.24
10	—	1,478	82.00–90.50	87.84

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	823	70.00–87.00	78.20
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,241	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,021.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	925	62.00	62.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	1,010.00	1,010.00

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

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle