Sale reports / Arkansas / North Arkansas Livestock Auction / 2021-01-13

North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Jan 13
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Receipts
2,063 head
▲ 1,374 vs last sale 689▲ 2,063 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: The better steers under 700 lbs 5.00-10.00 higher and the plainer kind and bulls 1.00-5.00 higher. The better heifers under 600 lbs 2.00-5.00 higher 600-700 lbs and plainer kind steady to 2.00 higher. Most of the offering was weaned cattle with some of them being Value Added with two rounds of shots. Cows and bulls not reported due to time limits.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $146.62/cwt on 963 head.
Average price
$146.62
963 head · 606 lb average
Value per head Derived
$889
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$174
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$53.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.78
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1562157.06882473
Medium and Large 2556138.3176971
Medium and Large 1-2664136.48907416
Medium and Large 3685103.337083thin
One grade step is worth $53.73/cwt here — about $174 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 sale963 hd
146.62
—
AR average9 barns · 2,598 hd
148.40
−1.78
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

108 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 · Steers46 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2320160.00/cwt160.00–160.005121
Steers—Medium and Large 1327186.72/cwt172.00–196.006116
Steers—Medium and Large 1382184.54/cwt175.00–196.0070532
Steers—Medium and Large 2398160.00/cwt160.00–160.006372
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added407190.08/cwt188.00–194.0077417
Steers—Medium and Large 2427155.50/cwt135.00–165.0066412
Steers—Medium and Large 1433177.87/cwt169.00–191.0077037
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2442161.53/cwt159.00–165.0071412
Steers—Medium and Large 1467173.05/cwt158.00–183.0080837
Steers—Medium and Large 2467145.84/cwt133.00–155.0068110
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474154.35/cwt153.00–157.0073216
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added478177.60/cwt173.00–183.0084922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added491161.00/cwt161.00–161.0079122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2511160.00/cwt160.00–160.008187
Steers—Medium and Large 1521157.72/cwt146.00–167.0082273
Steers—Medium and Large 2528138.70/cwt129.00–144.0073215
Steers—Medium and Large 1563151.57/cwt140.00–154.0085340
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added567145.92/cwt145.00–147.0082711
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added568153.63/cwt148.00–160.0087342
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2569137.36/cwt133.75–145.0078271
Steers—Medium and Large 2579133.21/cwt125.00–138.007717
Steers—Medium and Large 3595110.00/cwt110.00–110.006551
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy606133.00/cwt133.00–133.008064
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added610150.50/cwt150.50–150.509189
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2616140.00/cwt134.00–142.0086229
Steers—Medium and Large 1621143.35/cwt135.00–149.0089042
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added627139.00/cwt139.00–139.008729
Steers—Medium and Large 2629131.08/cwt124.00–136.0082413
Steers—Medium and Large 1664144.04/cwt133.00–148.5095625
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670130.67/cwt130.00–132.0087515
Steers—Medium and Large 2675123.78/cwt120.00–125.008364
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy680126.00/cwt126.00–126.008572
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added689148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,0208
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added705136.00/cwt136.00–136.0095930
Steers—Medium and Large 1705125.84/cwt125.00–127.0088712
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added710145.25/cwt145.25–145.251,03126
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2721128.41/cwt123.00–130.5092633
Steers—Medium and Large 3730100.00/cwt100.00–100.007302
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added759131.00/cwt131.00–131.00994125
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2773122.00/cwt122.00–122.0094312
Steers—Medium and Large 1787127.88/cwt126.75–129.001,00622
Steers—Medium and Large 2795122.00/cwt122.00–122.009702
Steers—Medium and Large 1808122.20/cwt122.00–123.009875
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2827121.67/cwt117.00–124.001,00624
Steers—Medium and Large 2828111.83/cwt110.00–113.009265
Steers—Medium and Large 1881121.50/cwt121.50–121.501,07012
Feeder Cattle · Heifers44 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3300117.00/cwt117.00–117.003511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2307134.37/cwt125.00–140.004138
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323152.30/cwt145.00–160.0049219
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375111.00/cwt111.00–111.004162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1385150.05/cwt145.00–152.5057819
Heifers—Medium and Large 2388131.27/cwt126.00–138.005099
Heifers—Medium and Large 3417106.60/cwt105.00–110.004453
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423148.44/cwt140.00–157.0062845
Heifers—Medium and Large 2431128.88/cwt120.00–139.0055518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2440136.20/cwt134.50–137.0059919
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added442147.00/cwt147.00–147.006506
Heifers—Medium and Large 3463111.02/cwt110.00–112.005142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476136.93/cwt130.00–140.0065240
Heifers—Medium and Large 2479125.80/cwt118.00–134.0060327
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open511137.50/cwt137.50–137.5070321
Heifers—Medium and Large 2513119.60/cwt112.00–124.0061420
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added516134.74/cwt133.00–135.0069524
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523133.28/cwt125.00–141.0069786
Heifers—Medium and Large 1560129.14/cwt123.00–133.0072328
Heifers—Medium and Large 3565105.00/cwt105.00–105.005931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open570122.00/cwt122.00–122.006954
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open573128.68/cwt124.00–132.0073715
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573117.23/cwt110.00–120.006727
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580125.62/cwt120.00–127.0072934
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open585128.23/cwt128.00–129.5075051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added597125.50/cwt125.50–125.5074925
Heifers—Medium and Large 1611122.40/cwt120.00–125.0074812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2626110.31/cwt100.00–114.006919
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open627122.50/cwt122.50–122.507688
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2630116.34/cwt115.00–119.0073311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned630115.00/cwt115.00–115.007253
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open638122.56/cwt120.00–124.0078214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open661125.50/cwt125.50–125.5083020
Heifers—Medium and Large 2666114.17/cwt110.00–117.007606
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open679118.00/cwt118.00–118.008018
Heifers—Medium and Large 1680112.00/cwt112.00–112.007621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added682117.33/cwt115.00–120.0080021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2683116.50/cwt116.50–116.5079614
Heifers—Medium and Large 2709109.30/cwt106.00–110.007756
Heifers—Medium and Large 1728116.04/cwt112.00–120.008454
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open734109.50/cwt109.50–109.508044
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added756120.00/cwt120.00–120.0090720
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open763111.00/cwt111.00–111.008479
Heifers—Medium and Large 280590.00/cwt90.00–90.007251
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2345153.00/cwt153.00–153.005281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375177.00/cwt172.00–182.006642
Bulls—Medium and Large 2390145.00/cwt145.00–145.005661
Bulls—Medium and Large 2414142.57/cwt135.00–151.005904
Bulls—Medium and Large 1422161.83/cwt160.00–169.0068311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470133.50/cwt125.00–142.006272
Bulls—Medium and Large 1471155.96/cwt153.00–157.007355
Bulls—Medium and Large 1524144.20/cwt135.00–156.0075610
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530130.00/cwt130.00–130.006891
Bulls—Medium and Large 2550125.00/cwt125.00–125.006881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573134.43/cwt132.00–137.0077021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1638123.99/cwt122.00–126.007912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2638119.65/cwt119.00–121.007633
Bulls—Medium and Large 2653111.00/cwt110.00–112.007252
Bulls—Medium and Large 1673121.96/cwt120.00–124.008212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1743108.00/cwt108.00–108.008023
Bulls—Medium and Large 1760112.99/cwt112.00–113.508593
Bulls—Medium and Large 1818105.00/cwt105.00–105.008592

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.