Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs steady to 5.00 lower over 600 lbs steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder heifers mixed with the better kind mostly steady to 4.00 higher and the plainer kind mostly steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows mostly steady to 4.00 lower with quality not as good as last week. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.81/cwt on 232 head.

Average price

$132.81

232 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$699

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$153

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$36.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.13

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	485	136.29	660	49
Medium and Large 1	559	135.95	760	124
Medium and Large 2	492	125.45	617	54
Medium and Large 3	507	100.00	507	5thin

One grade step is worth $36.29/cwt here — about $153 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 sale232 hd

132.81

—

AR average9 barns · 1,731 hd

130.67

+2.13

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	1,643	81.48	1,339	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,386	59.05	818	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,230	56.60	696	52
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,064	45.49	484	31

Every lot, as filed

100 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 1-2	—	513	159.62/cwt	159.50–160.00	819	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	164.57/cwt	160.00–174.00	681	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	378	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	677	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	699	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	132.75/cwt	132.75–132.75	734	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	701	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	178.38/cwt	175.00–180.00	606	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	133.74/cwt	120.00–142.00	837	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	136.52/cwt	135.00–141.00	932	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	150.04/cwt	147.00–155.00	512	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	119.94/cwt	114.00–126.00	631	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	119.50/cwt	119.00–120.00	699	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	153.05/cwt	143.00–159.00	571	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	664	145.92/cwt	142.00–151.00	969	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	800	147.67/cwt	143.00–150.00	1,181	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	140.64/cwt	140.00–142.00	595	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	100.00/cwt	90.00–110.00	470	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	130.77/cwt	120.00–138.00	616	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	131.34/cwt	130.00–134.00	817	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	133.01/cwt	129.00–139.50	759	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	128.82/cwt	122.00–140.00	490	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	532	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	136.34/cwt	132.00–141.00	706	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	490	141.22/cwt	138.00–145.00	692	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	611	127.34/cwt	121.00–129.00	778	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	650	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	908	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	153.63/cwt	145.00–160.00	897	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	845	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	779	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	855	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,043	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	152.60/cwt	147.00–154.00	801	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	419	176.67/cwt	170.00–180.00	740	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,076	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	147.00/cwt	143.00–147.00	919	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	534	160.82/cwt	157.00–162.50	859	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	154.28/cwt	139.00–160.00	751	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	952	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,261	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	142.58/cwt	139.50–145.00	1,088	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	871	141.17/cwt	136.50–145.00	1,230	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	197.60/cwt	185.00–204.00	630	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	178.99/cwt	178.00–183.00	766	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	140.39/cwt	131.00–145.00	811	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	134.27/cwt	125.00–139.00	826	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	997	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	434	162.35/cwt	160.00–172.00	705	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	183.27/cwt	177.00–190.00	583	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	671	132.36/cwt	128.00–140.00	888	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	143.83/cwt	137.00–147.00	813	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,254	59.80/cwt	58.00–61.50	750	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	51.21/cwt	47.00–53.00	569	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	29.57/cwt	25.00–33.50	297	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	60.94/cwt	60.00–62.00	873	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	57.15/cwt	54.00–59.00	766	5
Bulls	—	—	1,732	85.02/cwt	84.00–86.50	1,473	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,140	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	502	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	54.95/cwt	51.00–58.00	669	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	58.46/cwt	55.00–61.50	626	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	39.28/cwt	34.00–42.00	415	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	740	22.50/cwt	20.00–25.00	167	2
Bulls	—	—	1,990	89.64/cwt	87.50–91.00	1,784	3
Bulls	—	—	1,395	74.44/cwt	68.00–77.50	1,038	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	776.08/cwt	750.00–800.00	8,521	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,360	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	13,600	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	787	76.87/cwt	57.00–90.00	605	18
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	755	40.66/cwt	39.00–42.00	307	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	830.00/cwt	830.00–830.00	6,599	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	54.70/cwt	49.50–59.50	621	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	920.00/cwt	920.00–920.00	11,638	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	64.40/cwt	61.50–69.00	725	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,370	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	66.62/cwt	59.00–72.00	825	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	11,295	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	159.38/cwt	153.00–169.00	743	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	659	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	830	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	337	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	465	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	135.31/cwt	130.00–140.00	437	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	708	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	780	131.42/cwt	130.00–132.00	1,025	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	128.54/cwt	118.00–138.00	541	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	680	136.50/cwt	136.50–136.50	928	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	431	146.63/cwt	135.00–152.00	632	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	669	119.74/cwt	113.00–125.00	801	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	777	113.70/cwt	112.00–114.50	883	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	363	178.49/cwt	178.00–179.00	648	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	135.69/cwt	130.00–140.00	642	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	161.10/cwt	147.00–175.00	585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	810	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	428	147.44/cwt	130.00–158.00	631	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	629	136.66/cwt	134.00–137.00	860	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	607	122.65/cwt	119.00–125.00	744	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	518	134.82/cwt	128.00–139.00	698	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	738	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	812	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	490	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	149.07/cwt	140.00–158.00	774	17

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 Nov 3, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 587Last week 599Year ago 336

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 170Year ago 160

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 35Year ago 55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	513	159.50–160.00	159.62
7	—	378	179.00	179.00
5	—	635	143.00	143.00
26	—	583	145.00	145.00
12	—	419	170.00–180.00	176.67
4	—	952	132.50	132.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	414	160.00–174.00	164.57
3	—	340	175.00–180.00	178.38
5	—	626	120.00–142.00	133.74
4	—	683	135.00–141.00	136.52
1	—	855	122.00	122.00
5	—	525	147.00–154.00	152.60
6	—	487	139.00–160.00	154.28
6	—	578	131.00–145.00	140.39
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	183.00	183.00
22	—	664	142.00–151.00	145.92
3	—	800	143.00–150.00	147.67
12	—	584	145.00–160.00	153.63
1	—	475	164.00	164.00
6	—	742	145.00	145.00
4	—	625	143.00–147.00	147.00
14	—	534	157.00–162.50	160.82
11	—	763	139.50–145.00	142.58
10	—	871	136.50–145.00	141.17
4	—	319	185.00–204.00	197.60
7	—	428	178.00–183.00	178.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	553	132.75	132.75
5	—	527	133.00	133.00
18	—	423	140.00–142.00	140.64
5	—	464	140.00	140.00
4	—	659	126.00	126.00
4	—	337	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	341	147.00–155.00	150.04
8	—	373	143.00–159.00	153.05
1	—	775	130.00	130.00
17	—	622	130.00–134.00	131.34
23	—	571	129.00–139.50	133.01
16	—	518	132.00–141.00	136.34
5	—	490	138.00–145.00	141.22
1	—	660	128.00	128.00
7	—	431	135.00–152.00	146.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	526	114.00–126.00	119.94
2	—	585	119.00–120.00	119.50
11	—	471	120.00–138.00	130.77
11	—	380	122.00–140.00	128.82
8	—	323	130.00–140.00	135.31
1	—	730	110.00	110.00
5	—	421	118.00–138.00	128.54
1	—	610	115.00	115.00
1	—	815	110.00	110.00
5	—	669	113.00–125.00	119.74
3	—	777	112.00–114.50	113.70
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	90.00–110.00	100.00
3	—	532	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	611	121.00–129.00	127.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	708	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	780	130.00–132.00	131.42
2	—	680	136.50	136.50
9	—	629	134.00–137.00	136.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	615	125.00–139.00	134.27
1	—	755	132.00	132.00
11	—	434	160.00–172.00	162.35
3	—	318	177.00–190.00	183.27
7	—	671	128.00–140.00	132.36
8	—	565	137.00–147.00	143.83
5	—	466	153.00–169.00	159.38
2	—	363	178.00–179.00	178.49
1	—	810	125.00	125.00
17	—	519	140.00–158.00	149.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	473	130.00–140.00	135.69
2	—	363	147.00–175.00	161.10
7	—	428	130.00–158.00	147.44
3	—	607	119.00–125.00	122.65
3	—	518	128.00–139.00	134.82
3	—	738	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	98.00	98.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,254	58.00–61.50	59.80
1	—	1,140	44.00	44.00
31	—	1,218	51.00–58.00	54.95
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,112	47.00–53.00	51.21
4	—	1,003	25.00–33.50	29.57
2	—	1,070	55.00–61.50	58.46
4	—	1,056	34.00–42.00	39.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,432	60.00–62.00	60.94
5	—	1,340	54.00–59.00	57.15
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	740	20.00–25.00	22.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,732	84.00–86.50	85.02
3	—	1,990	87.50–91.00	89.64
6	—	1,395	68.00–77.50	74.44

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)	2	—	1,098	750.00–800.00	776.08
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,135	49.50–59.50	54.70
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,265	920.00	920.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,125	61.50–69.00	64.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	930	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,238	59.00–72.00	66.62
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,360	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	900.00	900.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	18	—	787	57.00–90.00	76.87
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	755	39.00–42.00	40.66
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	795	830.00	830.00

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