Sale reports / Arkansas / North Arkansas Livestock Auction / 2021-01-20

North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Jan 20
● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
865 head
▼ 1,198 vs last sale 2,063▲ 730 vs year ago 135 · +540.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
264 head
▲ 140 vs last sale 124▲ 223 vs year ago 41 · +543.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
320 head
▲ 270 vs last sale 50▲ 270 vs year ago 50 · +540.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 550 lbs mostly steady to 2.00 higher over 550 lbs steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to 4.00 lower with some groups of guaranteed open 1.00-3.00 higher. Feeder bulls steady to 6.00 higher except 500-550 lbs 6.00 lower. No trend on cows and bulls not reported last week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.26/cwt on 365 head.
Average price
$130.26
365 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$693
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$18
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$27.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.83
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1522132.65693253
Medium and Large 1-2567126.7271879
Medium and Large 2499122.5161229
Medium and Large 3674105.507114thin
One grade step is worth $27.15/cwt here — about −$18 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 sale365 hd
130.26
—
AR average9 barns · 2,382 hd
129.43
+0.83
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
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,49251.8077313
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25051.6664671
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,09244.9049048

Every lot

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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1334187.68/cwt184.00–195.006274
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2369175.00/cwt175.00–175.0064615
Steers—Medium and Large 1370185.07/cwt181.00–191.006856
Steers—Medium and Large 2380153.00/cwt153.00–153.005811
Steers—Medium and Large 1416180.20/cwt175.00–184.007508
Steers—Medium and Large 2433157.09/cwt154.00–170.0068022
Steers—Medium and Large 1456170.14/cwt165.00–171.007767
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469156.00/cwt156.00–156.0073216
Steers—Medium and Large 2472152.12/cwt145.00–157.0071815
Steers—Medium and Large 3475131.00/cwt131.00–131.006221
Steers—Medium and Large 3505116.00/cwt116.00–116.005861
Steers—Medium and Large 2521133.11/cwt125.00–138.006948
Steers—Medium and Large 1526159.06/cwt150.00–168.0083729
Steers—Medium and Large 2568131.92/cwt126.00–138.007492
Steers—Medium and Large 1571150.55/cwt145.00–153.0086031
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added592149.00/cwt149.00–149.0088214
Steers—Medium and Large 1614141.42/cwt135.00–146.0086810
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2627136.00/cwt136.00–136.008539
Steers—Medium and Large 2632133.02/cwt129.00–135.008413
Steers—Medium and Large 3636116.50/cwt116.50–116.507416
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added646141.00/cwt141.00–141.0091120
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2682131.00/cwt131.00–131.0089310
Steers—Medium and Large 1696140.00/cwt140.00–140.009747
Steers—Medium and Large 2715118.45/cwt116.00–121.008472
Steers—Medium and Large 1729127.53/cwt126.50–136.009309
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2752122.00/cwt122.00–122.009173
Steers—Medium and Large 1775123.04/cwt122.50–127.0095412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2859121.50/cwt121.50–121.501,0444
Steers—Medium and Large 2868110.00/cwt110.00–110.0095516
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1319147.41/cwt144.00–150.004707
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330140.00/cwt140.00–140.004621
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy375120.00/cwt120.00–120.004501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1383148.65/cwt141.00–152.0056917
Heifers—Medium and Large 2388131.69/cwt126.00–136.005119
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426142.72/cwt135.00–149.0060818
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428128.12/cwt125.00–135.005484
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465119.00/cwt119.00–119.005531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471134.62/cwt129.00–137.0063463
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2485132.57/cwt130.00–135.0064319
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522131.37/cwt120.00–137.0068658
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525117.03/cwt114.00–120.006142
Heifers—Medium and Large 2566115.00/cwt110.00–120.006515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567124.48/cwt123.00–125.0070632
Heifers—Medium and Large 3585106.00/cwt106.00–106.006201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open589132.50/cwt132.50–132.5078030
Heifers—Medium and Large 1590124.90/cwt123.00–125.0073719
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added595129.00/cwt129.00–129.0076819
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open610123.79/cwt123.00–125.007555
Heifers—Medium and Large 1621121.66/cwt116.00–123.0075614
Heifers—Medium and Large 2635115.00/cwt115.00–115.007301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added648125.00/cwt125.00–125.0081010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1657120.66/cwt120.00–122.007933
Heifers—Medium and Large 3660100.00/cwt100.00–100.006601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2679117.50/cwt117.50–117.507989
Heifers—Medium and Large 2695110.00/cwt110.00–110.007651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1700117.00/cwt117.00–117.008191
Heifers—Medium and Large 2717110.37/cwt108.00–113.007913
Heifers—Medium and Large 3725108.00/cwt108.00–108.007832
Heifers—Medium and Large 2750111.00/cwt111.00–111.008331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open752116.50/cwt116.50–116.508768
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1319188.74/cwt185.00–190.006024
Bulls—Medium and Large 2320160.52/cwt160.00–161.005142
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375151.00/cwt151.00–151.005661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378179.67/cwt175.00–188.0067913
Bulls—Medium and Large 1419167.93/cwt157.00–172.007045
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475156.51/cwt147.00–161.0074317
Bulls—Medium and Large 2509134.54/cwt132.00–138.006854
Bulls—Medium and Large 1535137.98/cwt132.00–144.0073811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1566136.02/cwt132.00–139.007704
Bulls—Medium and Large 1627131.40/cwt120.00–140.008248
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630120.00/cwt120.00–120.007561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1669128.47/cwt124.00–131.0085912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2690117.00/cwt117.00–117.008071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1765109.00/cwt109.00–109.008341
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight73014.00/cwt14.00–14.001021
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03330.48/cwt30.00–31.003152
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06837.50/cwt34.00–40.504016
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07245.73/cwt42.00–49.0049028
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20152.27/cwt49.00–55.0062811
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23448.98/cwt45.00–52.0060437
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26854.57/cwt51.50–58.0069234
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49049.99/cwt47.00–52.007455
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49452.93/cwt52.00–54.007918
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,095600.00/cwt600.00–600.006,5701
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,281802.81/cwt725.00–975.0010,28415
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4501,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0015,2252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4731,012.22/cwt950.00–1,110.0014,9103
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-283365.80/cwt55.00–80.005483
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,110835.00/cwt835.00–835.009,2691
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,11362.40/cwt61.00–64.006952
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,118884.17/cwt775.00–1,025.009,8853
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,17159.35/cwt54.50–64.0069533
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2541,710.00/cwt1,710.00–1,710.0021,4435
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,254765.24/cwt700.00–860.009,59616
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,26052.00/cwt52.00–52.006551
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,28451.59/cwt47.00–58.0066273
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,3081,619.39/cwt1,585.00–1,660.0021,18227
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,346817.66/cwt700.00–875.0011,0068
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,397833.61/cwt685.00–960.0011,64693
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,05674.23/cwt60.00–84.007845

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.