Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 1.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 3.00-6.00 higher. Not enough over 600 lbs for a trend. Slaughter cows mixed with the breakers and boners steady and lean cows steady to 2.00 higher. Not enough bulls for a trend.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.40/cwt on 124 head.

Average price

$126.40

124 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$692

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$230

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

$43.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.35

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	571	136.26	778	62
Medium and Large 2	505	123.37	622	48
Medium and Large 3	588	93.16	548	14thin

One grade step is worth $43.10/cwt here — about $230 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 sale124 hd

126.40

—

AR average7 barns · 957 hd

128.75

−2.35

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	1,445	74.88	1,082	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,413	61.47	868	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,217	57.18	696	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,018	39.06	398	28

Every lot, as filed

102 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 2	—	384	164.50/cwt	143.00–171.00	632	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,084	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	772	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	950	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	130.21/cwt	128.00–135.00	807	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,061	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	143.50/cwt	143.50–143.50	1,148	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	676	136.16/cwt	134.00–139.00	920	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	143.32/cwt	141.00–146.00	679	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	981	112.75/cwt	109.00–115.00	1,106	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	554	135.78/cwt	134.00–136.00	752	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	714	126.73/cwt	122.00–129.00	905	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	535	139.49/cwt	138.50–140.50	746	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	146.15/cwt	142.00–151.00	618	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	107.79/cwt	100.00–114.00	447	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	119.84/cwt	105.00–128.00	615	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	127.14/cwt	115.00–135.00	531	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	104.03/cwt	100.00–108.00	754	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	153.98/cwt	139.00–156.00	601	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	128.68/cwt	125.00–135.00	476	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	127.14/cwt	120.00–140.00	594	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	118.12/cwt	105.00–125.00	726	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	130.51/cwt	124.00–138.00	419	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	121.22/cwt	113.00–125.00	813	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	520	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	171.94/cwt	159.00–173.00	793	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	605	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	823	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	183.17/cwt	175.00–205.00	603	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	147.95/cwt	137.00–155.00	710	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	960	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,219	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	434	152.32/cwt	145.00–161.00	661	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	177.45/cwt	176.00–179.00	662	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	139.81/cwt	128.00–147.00	731	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	143.70/cwt	142.00–147.00	887	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,071	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	173.05/cwt	164.00–178.00	718	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	509	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	430	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	146.98/cwt	132.00–167.00	760	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	149.46/cwt	144.50–155.00	859	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	933	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	622	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	778	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	163.89/cwt	160.00–168.00	775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	148.93/cwt	135.00–158.00	779	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	414	170.06/cwt	164.00–182.00	704	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	734	128.47/cwt	126.00–133.00	943	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	50.52/cwt	44.50–54.00	553	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,355	52.96/cwt	52.00–54.00	718	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,436	64.87/cwt	62.00–68.00	932	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	54.65/cwt	50.50–59.00	648	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	27.24/cwt	19.00–36.00	264	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	41.40/cwt	38.00–44.00	430	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,270	57.55/cwt	55.00–60.00	731	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,271	61.10/cwt	59.00–65.00	777	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,037	45.52/cwt	45.00–46.00	472	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	640	15.91/cwt	14.00–20.00	102	4
Bulls	—	—	1,880	82.98/cwt	82.00–84.00	1,560	2
Bulls	—	—	1,065	65.11/cwt	59.00–69.00	693	3
Bulls	—	—	1,715	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,509	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	6,720	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	85.28/cwt	80.00–90.00	772	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	827	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	8,813	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,152	56.52/cwt	45.00–65.00	651	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	1,235.00/cwt	1,235.00–1,235.00	15,685	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	374	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	936	891.81/cwt	850.00–900.00	8,347	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	856.07/cwt	700.00–1,060.00	10,016	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	72.91/cwt	62.00–83.00	604	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,246	60.63/cwt	56.00–65.00	755	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	9,240	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,185.00/cwt	1,185.00–1,185.00	15,701	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,251	1,075.27/cwt	910.00–1,260.00	13,452	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	128.73/cwt	118.00–134.00	689	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	663	123.00/cwt	122.00–124.00	815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	122.47/cwt	119.00–126.00	690	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	415	104.82/cwt	100.00–110.00	435	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	142.61/cwt	138.00–160.00	538	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	138.91/cwt	131.00–143.00	792	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	950	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	478	134.67/cwt	130.00–149.00	644	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	132.84/cwt	132.00–134.00	897	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	592	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	740	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	432	141.80/cwt	132.00–145.00	613	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	890	120.23/cwt	117.50–123.00	1,070	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	800	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	992	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	134.49/cwt	134.00–135.00	831	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	718	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	574	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	905	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	129.02/cwt	128.00–130.00	858	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	578	98.98/cwt	96.00–100.00	572	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	760	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	730	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 20, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 355Last week 631Year ago 384

Slaughter CattleReceipts 106Last week 123Year ago 84

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 60Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	384	143.00–171.00	164.50
4	—	480	137.00–155.00	147.95
1	—	960	127.00	127.00
1	—	605	135.00	135.00
8	—	434	145.00–161.00	152.32
1	—	705	116.00	116.00
6	—	523	128.00–147.00	139.81
1	—	320	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	800	143.50	143.50
13	—	461	159.00–173.00	171.94
4	—	329	175.00–205.00	183.17
2	—	373	176.00–179.00	177.45
3	—	617	142.00–147.00	143.70
2	—	765	140.00	140.00
3	—	415	164.00–178.00	173.05
13	—	517	132.00–167.00	146.98
17	—	575	144.50–155.00	149.46
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	676	134.00–139.00	136.16
2	—	605	136.00	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	115.00	115.00
1	—	320	133.00	133.00
1	—	520	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	126.00	126.00
2	—	772	123.00	123.00
4	—	620	128.00–135.00	130.21
1	—	1,010	105.00	105.00
10	—	474	141.00–146.00	143.32
4	—	981	109.00–115.00	112.75
9	—	554	134.00–136.00	135.78
4	—	714	122.00–129.00	126.73
7	—	535	138.50–140.50	139.49
5	—	423	142.00–151.00	146.15
8	—	390	139.00–156.00	153.98
2	—	665	128.00–130.00	129.02
1	—	320	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	126.00	126.00
3	—	513	105.00–128.00	119.84
8	—	418	115.00–135.00	127.14
2	—	725	100.00–108.00	104.03
8	—	370	125.00–135.00	128.68
9	—	467	120.00–140.00	127.14
3	—	615	105.00–125.00	118.12
4	—	321	124.00–138.00	130.51
8	—	671	113.00–125.00	121.22
1	—	905	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	100.00–114.00	107.79
1	—	365	105.00	105.00
6	—	718	80.00	80.00
4	—	578	96.00–100.00	98.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	592	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	96.00	96.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	67.00	67.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	122.00	122.00
2	—	473	160.00–168.00	163.89
6	—	523	135.00–158.00	148.93
5	—	414	164.00–182.00	170.06
4	—	734	126.00–133.00	128.47
11	—	570	131.00–143.00	138.91
6	—	675	132.00–134.00	132.84
2	—	890	117.50–123.00	120.23
1	—	800	124.00	124.00
1	—	380	167.00	167.00
2	—	618	134.00–135.00	134.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	622	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	535	118.00–134.00	128.73
2	—	663	122.00–124.00	123.00
4	—	563	119.00–126.00	122.47
1	—	745	113.00	113.00
5	—	377	138.00–160.00	142.61
1	—	950	85.00	85.00
1	—	615	110.00	110.00
4	—	478	130.00–149.00	134.67
5	—	432	132.00–145.00	141.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	100.00–110.00	104.82
1	—	570	103.00	103.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,095	44.50–54.00	50.52
7	—	970	19.00–36.00	27.24
6	—	1,038	38.00–44.00	41.40
5	—	1,270	55.00–60.00	57.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,355	52.00–54.00	52.96
5	—	1,436	62.00–68.00	64.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,186	50.50–59.00	54.65
18	—	1,271	59.00–65.00	61.10
3	—	1,037	45.00–46.00	45.52
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	640	14.00–20.00	15.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,880	82.00–84.00	82.98
3	—	1,065	59.00–69.00	65.11
1	—	1,715	88.00	88.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	840	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	905	80.00–90.00	85.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	88.00	88.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	936	850.00–900.00	891.81
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,175	750.00	750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	—	1,152	45.00–65.00	56.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,270	1,235.00	1,235.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	9	—	1,170	700.00–1,060.00	856.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	828	62.00–83.00	72.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	—	1,246	56.00–65.00	60.63
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	45.00	45.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	700.00	700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,325	1,185.00	1,185.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,251	910.00–1,260.00	1,075.27

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