Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly steady to 5.00 lower except a few better kind under 500 lbs 2.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly 1.00-5.00 lower except 450-500 lbs 3.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower with the quality better than last week. Slaughter bulls 1.00-3.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $125.39/cwt on 166 head.

Average price

$125.39

166 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$678

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$221

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

$43.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.77

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	132.04	686	86
Medium and Large 1-2	683	126.00	861	15thin
Medium and Large 2	535	117.79	630	62
Medium and Large 3	523	89.00	466	3thin

One grade step is worth $43.04/cwt here — about $221 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 sale166 hd

125.39

—

AR average7 barns · 1,722 hd

127.16

−1.77

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	1,459	78.67	1,148	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,556	63.63	990	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,233	56.93	702	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,094	47.25	517	37

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	136.71/cwt	130.00–142.00	645	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	676	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	899	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	412	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	122.33/cwt	111.00–133.00	456	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	835	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,027	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	125.85/cwt	114.00–129.00	593	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	135.01/cwt	120.00–139.00	504	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	524	115.04/cwt	101.00–124.00	603	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	115.12/cwt	105.00–120.00	770	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	876	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	131.21/cwt	128.00–133.00	812	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	130.80/cwt	125.00–138.00	675	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	116.46/cwt	113.00–120.00	955	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	115.88/cwt	105.00–125.00	486	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	126.86/cwt	124.00–130.00	406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	960	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	140.54/cwt	138.00–145.00	465	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	149.99/cwt	145.00–154.00	925	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	675	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	136.23/cwt	130.00–139.00	559	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	126.23/cwt	122.00–131.00	921	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	858	119.98/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,029	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	996	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	667	135.07/cwt	128.00–140.00	901	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	870	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,114	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	798	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	998	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	129.61/cwt	123.00–134.50	754	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	147.68/cwt	142.00–151.00	774	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	134.34/cwt	133.00–135.00	838	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,104	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	615	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	171.51/cwt	167.00–177.00	638	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	132.58/cwt	129.00–138.00	762	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	702	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	948	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	143.67/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,040	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	143.87/cwt	136.00–148.00	954	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	131.51/cwt	131.00–132.00	1,019	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	163.03/cwt	153.00–174.00	703	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	829	138.46/cwt	131.00–143.00	1,148	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	157.62/cwt	137.00–173.00	757	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	139.75/cwt	134.00–146.00	804	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	892	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,186	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	134.39/cwt	128.00–136.00	720	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	139.96/cwt	136.00–144.00	1,075	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	514	133.09/cwt	127.00–141.00	684	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	602	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	722	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	830	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	971	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	480	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	523	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	409	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	479	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	585	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	527	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,586	64.83/cwt	60.00–70.00	1,028	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	55.82/cwt	54.00–58.00	759	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	28.05/cwt	22.00–32.00	245	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	50.19/cwt	47.00–55.50	569	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,135	46.71/cwt	44.00–49.00	530	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	54.60/cwt	49.50–58.50	652	32
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	62.84/cwt	58.50–67.00	824	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	40.57/cwt	37.50–43.00	404	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,165	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	652	1
Bulls	—	—	1,623	90.86/cwt	89.50–91.50	1,475	3
Bulls	—	—	1,567	84.24/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,320	3
Bulls	—	—	1,254	65.36/cwt	57.00–74.00	820	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	822.81/cwt	700.00–1,025.00	9,380	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	947.73/cwt	710.00–1,035.00	10,093	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	840	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	463	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	468	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,406	62.30/cwt	60.00–67.00	876	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	730	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	62.71/cwt	58.00–69.00	674	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	15,840	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	715	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	286	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	806.54/cwt	660.00–950.00	7,581	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	61.00/cwt	56.00–66.00	625	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	8,968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	860	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	946	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	750	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	107.61/cwt	100.00–113.00	617	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	723	115.09/cwt	109.00–120.00	832	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	910	110.52/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,006	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	564	124.57/cwt	120.00–128.00	703	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	116.83/cwt	110.00–122.00	740	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	557	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	428	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	342	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	121.77/cwt	112.00–130.00	701	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	713	111.66/cwt	111.00–113.00	796	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	146.76/cwt	145.00–151.00	697	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	339	137.02/cwt	132.00–147.00	464	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	676	126.37/cwt	122.00–132.00	854	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	512	117.68/cwt	110.00–132.00	603	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	110.02/cwt	106.00–113.00	677	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	368	151.12/cwt	145.00–156.00	556	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	152.84/cwt	152.00–157.00	643	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	130.33/cwt	128.00–134.00	813	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	474	131.98/cwt	130.00–135.00	626	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	675	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	574	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	714	128.65/cwt	122.00–134.00	919	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 Oct 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 464Last week 570Year ago 3,478

Slaughter CattleReceipts 133Last week 106Year ago 111

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 40Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	472	130.00–142.00	136.71
9	—	373	120.00–139.00	135.01
4	—	619	128.00–133.00	131.21
17	—	516	125.00–138.00	130.80
2	—	820	113.00–120.00	116.46
1	—	960	110.00	110.00
4	—	331	138.00–145.00	140.54
17	—	410	130.00–139.00	136.23
4	—	730	122.00–131.00	126.23
2	—	858	118.00–122.00	119.98
1	—	905	110.00	110.00
2	—	798	125.00	125.00
11	—	582	123.00–134.50	129.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	676	133.00	133.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	80.00	80.00
1	—	605	92.00	92.00
1	—	450	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	111.00–133.00	122.33
2	—	835	123.00	123.00
9	—	471	114.00–129.00	125.85
9	—	524	101.00–124.00	115.04
4	—	669	105.00–120.00	115.12
10	—	419	105.00–125.00	115.88
2	—	320	124.00–130.00	126.86
5	—	573	100.00–113.00	107.61
5	—	723	109.00–120.00	115.09
10	—	633	110.00–122.00	116.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	730	120.00	120.00
3	—	605	124.00	124.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	617	145.00–154.00	149.99
29	—	524	142.00–151.00	147.68
5	—	372	167.00–177.00	171.51
9	—	724	142.00–147.00	143.67
3	—	663	136.00–148.00	143.87
4	—	431	153.00–174.00	163.03
6	—	829	131.00–143.00	138.46
7	—	480	137.00–173.00	157.62
4	—	575	134.00–146.00	139.75
3	—	892	133.00	133.00
2	—	768	136.00–144.00	139.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	129.00	129.00
1	—	615	131.00	131.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	667	128.00–140.00	135.07
2	—	870	128.00	128.00
3	—	624	133.00–135.00	134.34
6	—	575	129.00–138.00	132.58
3	—	702	135.00	135.00
2	—	775	131.00–132.00	131.51
5	—	536	128.00–136.00	134.39
1	—	430	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	806	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	514	127.00–141.00	133.09
1	—	830	117.00	117.00
1	—	860	110.00	110.00
2	—	910	107.00–114.00	110.52
2	—	382	174.00	174.00
6	—	564	120.00–128.00	124.57
2	—	342	159.00	159.00
4	—	475	145.00–151.00	146.76
22	—	676	122.00–132.00	126.37
1	—	785	108.00	108.00
6	—	421	152.00–157.00	152.84
6	—	624	128.00–134.00	130.33
5	—	714	122.00–134.00	128.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	602	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	109.00	109.00
4	—	409	117.00	117.00
1	—	585	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	576	112.00–130.00	121.77
3	—	713	111.00–113.00	111.66
3	—	339	132.00–147.00	137.02
1	—	680	107.00	107.00
10	—	512	110.00–132.00	117.68
5	—	615	106.00–113.00	110.02
3	—	368	145.00–156.00	151.12
4	—	474	130.00–135.00	131.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	110.00	110.00
1	—	675	85.00	85.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,586	60.00–70.00	64.83
2	—	1,360	54.00–58.00	55.82
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	875	22.00–32.00	28.05
28	—	1,133	47.00–55.50	50.19
5	—	995	37.50–43.00	40.57
1	—	1,165	56.00	56.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,135	44.00–49.00	46.71
32	—	1,194	49.50–58.50	54.60
23	—	1,312	58.50–67.00	62.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,623	89.50–91.50	90.86
3	—	1,567	80.00–86.00	84.24
4	—	1,254	57.00–74.00	65.36

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,140	700.00–1,025.00	822.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,065	710.00–1,035.00	947.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,400	60.00	60.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,406	60.00–67.00	62.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,075	58.00–69.00	62.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,025	56.00–66.00	61.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	760.00	760.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	52.00	52.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	55.00	55.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	715	40.00	40.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	745	98.00	98.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	940	660.00–950.00	806.54
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	1,200.00	1,200.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

North Arkansas Livestock - GreenForest, AR

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Slaughter Cattle

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