Sale reports / Arkansas / North Arkansas Livestock Auction / 2021-01-06

North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Jan 6
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
689 head
▲ 333 vs last sale 356▼ 1,875 vs year ago 2,564 · −73.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
220 head
▲ 125 vs last sale 95▲ 220 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 15▲ 32 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to three weeks ago: Feeder steers and bulls mostly 2.00-6.00 lower except 350-400 lbs 5.00 higher than light test three weeks ago. Feeder heifers mostly 1.00-5.00 higher with the better 400-450 lbs 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows uneven with the breaker and boner cows 2.00-3.00 higher and lean cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.43/cwt on 259 head.
Average price
$131.43
259 head · 506 lb average
Value per head Derived
$665
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$191
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$33.91/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.75
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1505133.91676196
Medium and Large 1-2547124.6468224
Medium and Large 2486123.7260138
Medium and Large 3485100.004851thin
One grade step is worth $33.91/cwt here — about $191 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 sale259 hd
131.43
—
AR average5 barns · 671 hd
128.68
+2.75
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,65879.481,31822
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,47553.0678328
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,27851.7166157
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09440.1943934

Every lot

92 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2338160.00/cwt160.00–160.005412
Steers—Medium and Large 1371176.07/cwt165.00–180.0065316
Steers—Medium and Large 2414151.05/cwt140.00–156.006255
Steers—Medium and Large 1422170.51/cwt165.00–178.0072014
Steers—Medium and Large 1465162.90/cwt154.00–175.0075710
Steers—Medium and Large 2491144.13/cwt134.00–151.007085
Steers—Medium and Large 2517133.57/cwt125.00–140.006915
Steers—Medium and Large 1532151.88/cwt139.00–161.0080821
Steers—Medium and Large 3550107.00/cwt107.00–107.005891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574137.97/cwt133.50–140.0079210
Steers—Medium and Large 1576141.55/cwt138.00–145.5081528
Steers—Medium and Large 2576130.51/cwt120.00–135.007527
Steers—Medium and Large 2625122.10/cwt110.00–135.007632
Steers—Medium and Large 1628137.35/cwt135.00–139.008634
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned630135.00/cwt135.00–135.008511
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned650133.00/cwt133.00–133.008651
Steers—Medium and Large 2660120.00/cwt120.00–120.007922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2676132.56/cwt130.00–136.0089625
Steers—Medium and Large 1677134.72/cwt129.00–135.0091222
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned695125.00/cwt125.00–125.008697
Steers—Medium and Large 1710131.00/cwt131.00–131.009302
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2748127.50/cwt127.50–127.509546
Steers—Medium and Large 2770115.00/cwt115.00–115.008861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2777126.92/cwt125.00–128.509869
Steers—Medium and Large 1850125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0633
Steers—Medium and Large 292092.00/cwt92.00–92.008462
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330149.78/cwt139.00–156.0049415
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330134.67/cwt129.00–140.004442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371146.63/cwt142.00–150.0054420
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374128.73/cwt120.00–135.004819
Heifers—Medium and Large 1432144.94/cwt130.00–150.0062644
Heifers—Medium and Large 2433129.32/cwt125.00–132.005607
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469131.69/cwt128.00–137.0061831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476128.86/cwt128.00–130.5061311
Heifers—Medium and Large 3485100.00/cwt100.00–100.004851
Heifers—Medium and Large 2486126.40/cwt124.00–128.006145
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521126.75/cwt123.00–131.0066019
Heifers—Medium and Large 2534119.85/cwt117.00–122.006406
Heifers—Medium and Large 2574117.79/cwt115.00–120.006765
Heifers—Medium and Large 1577123.23/cwt120.00–125.0071121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2588120.00/cwt120.00–120.007066
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open593125.00/cwt125.00–125.0074117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623122.10/cwt120.00–125.0076110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625122.00/cwt122.00–122.007637
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660117.00/cwt117.00–117.007721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675115.00/cwt115.00–115.007761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open695124.00/cwt124.00–124.008622
Heifers—Medium and Large 2720100.50/cwt100.00–101.007242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1745115.00/cwt115.00–115.008571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open756121.50/cwt121.50–121.509199
Heifers—Medium and Large 2795110.00/cwt110.00–110.008751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1835112.00/cwt112.00–112.009351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open840116.50/cwt116.50–116.509795
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2369153.44/cwt140.00–160.005665
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373169.56/cwt164.00–175.006329
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2419155.65/cwt154.00–157.0065211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2427146.76/cwt137.00–150.006277
Bulls—Medium and Large 1434160.27/cwt155.00–170.006968
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470133.82/cwt129.00–143.006293
Bulls—Medium and Large 3485100.00/cwt100.00–100.004851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1487151.60/cwt145.00–160.0073813
Bulls—Medium and Large 2524131.22/cwt125.00–139.006888
Bulls—Medium and Large 1526142.67/cwt135.00–149.0075015
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573133.46/cwt129.00–138.0076511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2608109.00/cwt109.00–109.006632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1624128.69/cwt123.00–133.0080315
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665125.00/cwt125.00–125.008311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2666124.00/cwt124.00–124.008266
Bulls—Medium and Large 2685108.00/cwt108.00–108.007401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1723115.74/cwt114.00–119.008374
Bulls—Medium and Large 2760105.00/cwt105.00–105.007981
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,59074.70/cwt74.50–75.001,1883
Bulls——1,61978.64/cwt75.00–82.001,27316
Bulls——1,93788.74/cwt85.50–92.001,7193
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02129.50/cwt20.00–32.003017
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09335.91/cwt33.00–40.003929
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10645.50/cwt40.00–48.0050313
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16449.03/cwt48.00–50.005715
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22542.00/cwt42.00–42.005151
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26454.23/cwt51.50–57.5068527
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29249.70/cwt45.00–52.0064229
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37950.43/cwt48.00–52.0069513
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55855.33/cwt53.00–60.0086215
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0012,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,435950.00/cwt950.00–950.0013,6331
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5251,136.72/cwt1,125.00–1,150.0017,3352
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,18858.71/cwt58.00–59.006973
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,225776.35/cwt650.00–900.009,5104
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,22753.96/cwt48.00–61.006623
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,253775.57/cwt685.00–850.009,7182
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,25554.08/cwt47.00–60.006795
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,310800.00/cwt800.00–800.0010,4801

This sale against other markets

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.