Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly 2.00-8.00 higher with the better 400-450 lbs 14.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs 5.00-12.00 higher over 400 lbs 2.00-8.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $151.87/cwt on 216 head.

Average price

$151.87

216 head · 559 lb average

Value per head Derived

$849

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$41

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

$57.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.14

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	157.60	868	136
Medium and Large 1-2	587	151.04	886	26
Medium and Large 2	558	139.28	777	52
Medium and Large 3	828	100.00	828	2thin

One grade step is worth $57.60/cwt here — about $41 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 sale216 hd

151.87

—

AR average7 barns · 837 hd

141.72

+10.14

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	1,576	82.17	1,295	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,383	64.86	897	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,220	57.87	706	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,037	41.05	426	46

Every lot, as filed

112 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	—	515	135.66/cwt	131.00–143.00	699	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	132.43/cwt	127.00–135.00	763	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	135.50/cwt	135.50–135.50	1,057	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	800	127.50/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,020	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	790	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	790	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	146.50/cwt	142.00–151.00	983	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	115.74/cwt	109.00–128.00	789	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	119.37/cwt	115.00–126.00	620	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	332	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	574	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	158.40/cwt	148.00–161.00	580	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	138.41/cwt	131.00–143.00	646	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	145.57/cwt	142.00–150.00	480	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	421	104.34/cwt	100.00–107.00	439	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	128.28/cwt	120.00–135.00	613	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	605	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	139.82/cwt	135.00–150.00	603	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	131.18/cwt	125.00–142.00	477	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	132.83/cwt	132.00–134.00	843	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	147.92/cwt	141.00–151.00	561	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	121.22/cwt	118.00–125.00	703	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	119.94/cwt	110.00–132.00	511	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	687	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	927	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	660	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	845	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	122.19/cwt	109.00–129.00	753	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	135.01/cwt	125.00–146.00	718	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	135.03/cwt	130.00–140.00	782	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	815	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	951	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	132.36/cwt	130.00–136.00	641	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	437	177.28/cwt	170.00–184.00	775	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	662	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	894	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	151.73/cwt	140.00–162.00	639	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	588	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	788	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,060	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	865	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	865	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	131.68/cwt	128.00–135.00	942	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	139.50/cwt	136.00–143.00	837	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	156.34/cwt	149.00–164.00	815	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	164.63/cwt	154.00–168.00	782	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	895	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	912	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	866	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	677	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,009	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	174.13/cwt	169.00–175.00	662	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	806	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,104	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	148.30/cwt	139.00–152.00	847	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	348	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	602	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	415	160.16/cwt	157.00–163.00	665	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	671	133.37/cwt	127.00–139.00	895	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	850	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	132.47/cwt	128.00–135.00	829	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	835	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	994	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	123.77/cwt	118.00–127.00	941	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	62.82/cwt	52.00–68.50	812	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	54.83/cwt	50.00–58.50	632	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	29.15/cwt	20.00–36.00	284	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,124	56.98/cwt	53.50–61.00	640	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	64.86/cwt	62.00–70.00	897	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,136	45.08/cwt	42.00–47.00	512	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	47.91/cwt	45.50–52.50	525	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	39.16/cwt	35.00–44.00	395	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	745	16.00/cwt	16.00–16.00	119	1
Bulls	—	—	1,458	77.40/cwt	75.50–80.00	1,128	3
Bulls	—	—	1,287	69.08/cwt	60.00–75.00	889	3
Bulls	—	—	1,728	88.86/cwt	85.00–92.00	1,536	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	749	731.22/cwt	685.00–750.00	5,477	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	860	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	9,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	959.07/cwt	760.00–1,100.00	9,255	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,176	682.98/cwt	470.00–985.00	8,032	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	55.43/cwt	43.00–62.00	640	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	754	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903	42.00/cwt	42.00–42.00	379	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	809	61.79/cwt	55.50–83.00	500	7
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	614	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	449	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,342	926.91/cwt	750.00–1,050.00	12,439	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	11,733	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	75.24/cwt	68.00–85.00	928	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	69.05/cwt	61.00–76.00	753	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	959	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	817	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	980	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	631	133.54/cwt	132.00–135.00	843	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	—	661	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	859	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Unweaned	—	670	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	710	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	114.48/cwt	114.00–115.00	429	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	126.74/cwt	124.00–129.00	913	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	96.63/cwt	95.00–100.00	657	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	835	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	865	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	571	125.78/cwt	108.00–134.00	718	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	139.68/cwt	126.00–145.00	663	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	150.79/cwt	132.00–157.00	783	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	368	161.83/cwt	157.00–165.00	596	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	467	157.10/cwt	156.00–162.00	734	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	522	127.54/cwt	125.00–136.00	666	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	137.86/cwt	133.00–148.00	782	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	445	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	681	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	469	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	600	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	309	175.79/cwt	175.00–179.00	543	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	331	160.12/cwt	157.00–163.00	530	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,122	674.44/cwt	620.00–700.00	7,567	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	6,418	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	8,418	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,750	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 Oct 13, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 631Last week 464Year ago 651

Slaughter CattleReceipts 123Last week 133Year ago 167

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 30Year ago 100

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	515	131.00–143.00	135.66
10	—	576	127.00–135.00	132.43
21	—	467	131.00–143.00	138.41
12	—	330	142.00–150.00	145.57
19	—	431	135.00–150.00	139.82
1	—	660	128.00	128.00
3	—	635	132.00–134.00	132.83
18	—	379	141.00–151.00	147.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	682	109.00–128.00	115.74
8	—	519	115.00–126.00	119.37
15	—	478	120.00–135.00	128.28
1	—	810	110.00	110.00
4	—	364	125.00–142.00	131.18
1	—	700	101.00	101.00
9	—	580	118.00–125.00	121.22
8	—	426	110.00–132.00	119.94
7	—	616	109.00–129.00	122.19
1	—	760	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	421	100.00–107.00	104.34
1	—	610	100.00	100.00
2	—	375	114.00–115.00	114.48
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	105.00	105.00
1	—	670	106.00	106.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	687	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	660	128.00	128.00
15	—	817	120.00	120.00
8	—	631	132.00–135.00	133.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	661	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	780	135.50	135.50
2	—	800	120.00–135.00	127.50
2	—	332	173.00	173.00
6	—	366	148.00–161.00	158.40
6	—	532	125.00–146.00	135.01
5	—	579	130.00–140.00	135.03
5	—	484	130.00–136.00	132.36
2	—	662	135.00	135.00
10	—	421	140.00–162.00	151.73
7	—	715	128.00–135.00	131.68
2	—	600	136.00–143.00	139.50
3	—	912	95.00	95.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	100.00	100.00
1	—	865	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	671	142.00–151.00	146.50
21	—	437	170.00–184.00	177.28
6	—	731	145.00	145.00
40	—	521	149.00–164.00	156.34
15	—	475	154.00–168.00	164.63
1	—	895	133.00	133.00
9	—	380	169.00–175.00	174.13
11	—	806	137.00	137.00
13	—	571	139.00–152.00	148.30
2	—	348	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	516	158.00	158.00
5	—	647	147.00	147.00
3	—	588	134.00	134.00
6	—	677	149.00	149.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	415	157.00–163.00	160.16
5	—	671	127.00–139.00	133.37
1	—	850	120.00	120.00
4	—	626	128.00–135.00	132.47
1	—	835	119.00	119.00
5	—	760	118.00–127.00	123.77
4	—	720	124.00–129.00	126.74
13	—	519	132.00–157.00	150.79
5	—	368	157.00–165.00	161.83
10	—	467	156.00–162.00	157.10
6	—	567	133.00–148.00	137.86
5	—	309	175.00–179.00	175.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	110.00	110.00
3	—	680	95.00–100.00	96.63
1	—	460	102.00	102.00
1	—	600	95.00	95.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	122.00	122.00
1	—	835	116.00	116.00
1	—	865	112.00	112.00
12	—	571	108.00–134.00	125.78
6	—	475	126.00–145.00	139.68
5	—	522	125.00–136.00	127.54
1	—	445	153.00	153.00
5	—	331	157.00–163.00	160.12

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,293	52.00–68.50	62.82
19	—	1,152	50.00–58.50	54.83
4	—	1,136	42.00–47.00	45.08
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	975	20.00–36.00	29.15
4	—	1,124	53.50–61.00	56.98
17	—	1,095	45.50–52.50	47.91
13	—	1,009	35.00–44.00	39.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,383	62.00–70.00	64.86
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	16.00	16.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,458	75.50–80.00	77.40
3	—	1,287	60.00–75.00	69.08
8	—	1,728	85.00–92.00	88.86

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	749	685.00–750.00	731.22
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	80.00	80.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	1,000.00	1,000.00
(<2 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	5	—	682	90.00	90.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	965	760.00–1,100.00	959.07
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	—	1,176	470.00–985.00	682.98
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	6	—	1,155	43.00–62.00	55.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	955	47.00	47.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,235	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,233	68.00–85.00	75.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,090	61.00–76.00	69.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,370	70.00	70.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	79.00	79.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	903	42.00	42.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	809	55.50–83.00	61.79
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,342	750.00–1,050.00	926.91
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,122	620.00–700.00	674.44
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	910.00	910.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,375	1,000.00	1,000.00

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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