Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 2.00 lower except the better 600-650 lbs 1.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly steady to 3.00 lower except the better 400-450 lbs and 500-550 lbs 1.00 higher. No trend on cows and bulls not reported last week. Only a few cows observed today due to time.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.92/cwt on 350 head.

Average price

$131.92

350 head · 487 lb average

Value per head Derived

$643

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$215

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

$34.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.86

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	488	140.47	685	146
Medium and Large 1-2	508	133.02	675	82
Medium and Large 2	484	125.88	610	91
Medium and Large 3	442	106.43	470	31

One grade step is worth $34.04/cwt here — about $215 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 sale350 hd

131.92

—

AR average9 barns · 2,318 hd

134.78

−2.86

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	1,629	78.08	1,272	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,555	53.00	824	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,243	47.00	584	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	803	23.60	189	4thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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 2	—	693	107.99/cwt	106.00–110.00	748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	122.97/cwt	120.50–125.50	754	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	148.40/cwt	140.00–151.00	494	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	122.65/cwt	115.00–129.00	654	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	123.02/cwt	120.00–127.50	706	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	152.13/cwt	138.50–160.00	555	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	611	124.55/cwt	123.50–125.00	761	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	148.01/cwt	145.00–154.00	628	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	529	129.68/cwt	124.00–133.50	686	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	605	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	146.28/cwt	140.00–162.00	626	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	175.59/cwt	165.00–181.00	736	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	176.72/cwt	172.00–185.00	666	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	565	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	466	142.23/cwt	141.50–143.00	663	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	143.66/cwt	133.00–149.00	669	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	150.51/cwt	150.00–151.00	737	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	829	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	146.43/cwt	137.00–151.00	757	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	139.12/cwt	130.00–145.50	725	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	134.12/cwt	129.00–139.00	825	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	168.95/cwt	164.00–172.00	558	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	159.54/cwt	155.00–162.00	841	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	486	162.97/cwt	159.00–170.00	792	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	499	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	823	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	718	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	984	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	166.67/cwt	165.00–169.00	718	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	951	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	944	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	137.31/cwt	136.00–139.00	998	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	153.21/cwt	147.00–160.00	876	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	154.96/cwt	149.00–168.00	570	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	756	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,051	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	177.74/cwt	175.00–180.00	572	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	660	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	950	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	469	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	835	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	552	164.90/cwt	164.50–165.00	910	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	831	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	635	135.19/cwt	132.00–138.00	858	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	—	619	144.24/cwt	127.00–150.00	893	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,164	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	145.02/cwt	144.00–146.00	975	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	323	175.31/cwt	172.00–179.00	566	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	408	141.55/cwt	130.00–160.00	578	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	460	153.94/cwt	146.00–162.00	708	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	418	157.04/cwt	156.00–165.00	656	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	572	140.32/cwt	132.00–147.00	803	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	148.16/cwt	144.00–152.00	766	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,555	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	824	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	537	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	633	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	25.00/cwt	25.00–25.00	215	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	745	22.20/cwt	19.00–25.00	165	2
Bulls	—	—	1,797	84.90/cwt	82.00–89.50	1,526	7
Bulls	—	—	1,632	79.65/cwt	75.00–82.00	1,300	15
Bulls	—	—	1,478	69.17/cwt	65.00–73.00	1,022	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	488	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,040	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 4	—	820	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	3,116	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	62.04/cwt	54.00–72.00	628	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,540	58.50/cwt	58.50–58.50	901	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	594	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	825.05/cwt	800.00–850.00	10,090	2
Bred Cows	Small 4	—	731	262.39/cwt	210.00–320.00	1,918	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	53.44/cwt	53.00–54.00	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	130.35/cwt	120.00–138.00	760	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	382	165.79/cwt	150.00–173.00	633	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	416	95.17/cwt	90.00–100.00	396	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	465	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	117.66/cwt	115.00–119.00	771	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	612	138.42/cwt	135.00–140.00	847	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	535	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	137.17/cwt	120.00–144.00	706	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	579	132.75/cwt	127.00–139.00	769	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	710	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	817	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	—	688	126.77/cwt	126.00–130.00	872	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	380	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	127.89/cwt	115.00–139.00	422	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	126.79/cwt	118.00–142.00	478	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	115.04/cwt	110.00–120.00	372	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	108.42/cwt	102.00–114.00	511	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	125.71/cwt	120.00–135.00	538	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	130.74/cwt	115.00–138.00	629	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	730	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	949	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	772	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,042	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	585	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	137.17/cwt	125.00–144.00	930	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	712	130.83/cwt	119.00–138.00	932	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	374	146.64/cwt	132.00–162.00	548	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	111.66/cwt	105.00–120.00	421	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	95.04/cwt	90.00–100.00	532	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	133.76/cwt	125.00–143.00	622	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	725	102.45/cwt	100.00–105.00	743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	345	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	623	115.92/cwt	105.00–131.00	722	6

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 17, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,039Last week 2,049Year ago 1,040

Slaughter CattleReceipts 233Last week 300Year ago 228

Replacement CattleReceipts 150Last week 134Year ago 100

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	693	106.00–110.00	107.99
12	—	533	115.00–129.00	122.65
9	—	574	120.00–127.50	123.02
1	—	825	100.00	100.00
1	—	710	115.00	115.00
10	—	330	115.00–139.00	127.89
10	—	377	118.00–142.00	126.79
14	—	428	120.00–135.00	125.71
26	—	481	115.00–138.00	130.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	613	120.50–125.50	122.97
43	—	529	124.00–133.50	129.68
12	—	432	140.00	140.00
5	—	395	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	333	140.00–151.00	148.40
18	—	365	138.50–160.00	152.13
28	—	424	145.00–154.00	148.01
18	—	466	133.00–149.00	143.66
23	—	521	130.00–145.50	139.12
18	—	579	127.00–139.00	132.75
1	—	670	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	611	123.50–125.00	124.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	466	141.50–143.00	142.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	535	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	100.00	100.00
3	—	418	91.00	91.00
1	—	500	105.00	105.00
7	—	323	110.00–120.00	115.04
12	—	471	102.00–114.00	108.42
3	—	377	105.00–120.00	111.66
4	—	560	90.00–100.00	95.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	688	126.00–130.00	126.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	130.00	130.00
3	—	772	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	428	140.00–162.00	146.28
2	—	490	150.00–151.00	150.51
13	—	517	137.00–151.00	146.43
2	—	615	129.00–139.00	134.12
7	—	330	164.00–172.00	168.95
1	—	670	142.00	142.00
10	—	368	149.00–168.00	154.96
1	—	585	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	419	165.00–181.00	175.59
16	—	377	172.00–185.00	176.72
25	—	527	155.00–162.00	159.54
24	—	486	159.00–170.00	162.97
3	—	605	156.00	156.00
3	—	727	136.00–139.00	137.31
21	—	572	147.00–160.00	153.21
4	—	756	139.00	139.00
3	—	322	175.00–180.00	177.74
1	—	820	142.00	142.00
4	—	672	144.00–146.00	145.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	535	155.00	155.00
7	—	499	165.00	165.00
18	—	431	165.00–169.00	166.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	718	137.00	137.00
3	—	660	144.00	144.00
26	—	619	127.00–150.00	144.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	469	178.00	178.00
10	—	552	164.50–165.00	164.90
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	635	132.00–138.00	135.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	323	172.00–179.00	175.31
12	—	460	146.00–162.00	153.94
9	—	418	156.00–165.00	157.04
12	—	572	132.00–147.00	140.32
33	—	517	144.00–152.00	148.16
5	—	382	150.00–173.00	165.79
5	—	612	135.00–140.00	138.42
9	—	678	125.00–144.00	137.17
6	—	712	119.00–138.00	130.83
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	408	130.00–160.00	141.55
3	—	583	120.00–138.00	130.35
3	—	655	115.00–119.00	117.66
21	—	515	120.00–144.00	137.17
11	—	374	132.00–162.00	146.64
12	—	465	125.00–143.00	133.76
2	—	725	100.00–105.00	102.45
1	—	345	148.00	148.00
6	—	623	105.00–131.00	115.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	416	90.00–100.00	95.17
1	—	465	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,555	53.00	53.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	44.00	44.00
1	—	1,265	50.00	50.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	860	25.00	25.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	745	19.00–25.00	22.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,797	82.00–89.50	84.90
15	—	1,632	75.00–82.00	79.65
8	—	1,478	65.00–73.00	69.17

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,085	45.00	45.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	880	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,540	58.50	58.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,320	45.00	45.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,223	800.00–850.00	825.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,280	53.00–54.00	53.44
Bred Cows — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	731	210.00–320.00	262.39
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 4$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	820	380.00	380.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,013	54.00–72.00	62.04

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