Sale reports / Arkansas / North Arkansas Livestock Auction / 2021-02-03

North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Feb 3
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
616 head
▲ 471 vs last sale 145▲ 536 vs year ago 80 · +670.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
93 head
▲ 66 vs last sale 27▲ 50 vs year ago 43 · +116.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 5▼ 35 vs year ago 70 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders mostly steady to 5.00 higher than last weeks very light test in a few classes. Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-2.00 higher than last weeks light test.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.32/cwt on 264 head.
Average price
$134.32
264 head · 491 lb average
Value per head Derived
$659
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$131
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$8.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.87
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1509136.49695186
Medium and Large 1-2475133.5763514thin
Medium and Large 2440128.2056464
One grade step is worth $8.29/cwt here — about $131 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 sale264 hd
134.32
—
AR average7 barns · 1,155 hd
133.45
+0.87
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—Average1,77386.161,52728
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,67360.541,0132thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22857.5370627
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00044.9444924

Every lot

85 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2332173.29/cwt165.00–179.005753
Steers—Medium and Large 1371189.99/cwt186.00–195.007057
Steers—Medium and Large 2381157.80/cwt153.00–175.0060116
Steers—Medium and Large 1421182.86/cwt175.00–188.0077025
Steers—Medium and Large 2426159.10/cwt155.00–170.006788
Steers—Medium and Large 1457180.63/cwt172.00–186.0082511
Steers—Medium and Large 2476158.79/cwt142.00–172.0075617
Steers—Medium and Large 2517149.59/cwt140.00–158.007739
Steers—Medium and Large 1521168.20/cwt157.50–175.0087611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529170.00/cwt170.00–170.008998
Steers—Medium and Large 2575138.71/cwt137.00–145.0079810
Steers—Medium and Large 1578150.83/cwt142.00–159.0087216
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned607146.54/cwt137.00–148.008898
Steers—Medium and Large 1617147.37/cwt141.00–149.0090911
Steers—Medium and Large 2675127.57/cwt125.00–133.008613
Steers—Medium and Large 1683138.74/cwt135.00–139.5094812
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2704133.50/cwt133.50–133.509407
Steers—Medium and Large 2708128.50/cwt128.50–128.509105
Steers—Medium and Large 1710137.00/cwt137.00–137.009731
Steers—Medium and Large 2775128.00/cwt128.00–128.009921
Steers—Medium and Large 1870125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0881
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1317150.93/cwt146.00–155.004786
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330135.55/cwt125.00–144.0044723
Heifers—Medium and Large 2372128.80/cwt121.00–140.004796
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377149.65/cwt144.00–154.0056425
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy385120.00/cwt120.00–120.004621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2386140.00/cwt140.00–140.005404
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427146.52/cwt143.00–152.0062621
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427132.19/cwt125.00–138.005649
Heifers—Medium and Large 2456130.52/cwt126.00–132.005954
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473134.00/cwt134.00–134.006345
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476142.75/cwt132.00–148.0067942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1527135.50/cwt132.00–141.007146
Heifers—Medium and Large 2531121.90/cwt117.00–126.006479
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2549128.00/cwt128.00–128.007035
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573127.53/cwt121.00–132.0073161
Heifers—Medium and Large 2583116.64/cwt112.00–120.006809
Heifers—Medium and Large 1605124.79/cwt122.00–126.0075510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2618116.46/cwt115.00–118.007202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned635121.00/cwt121.00–121.007681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1660124.33/cwt120.00–129.008216
Heifers—Medium and Large 2695117.50/cwt117.50–117.508171
Heifers—Medium and Large 2710105.00/cwt105.00–105.007461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open744123.39/cwt123.00–125.009185
Heifers—Medium and Large 1755110.00/cwt110.00–110.008311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open790113.00/cwt113.00–113.008931
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325162.00/cwt162.00–162.005271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1342184.19/cwt181.00–186.006307
Bulls—Medium and Large 1408177.17/cwt175.00–185.0072315
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy425150.00/cwt150.00–150.006381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1474170.44/cwt158.00–180.008086
Bulls—Medium and Large 2482139.61/cwt125.00–153.006738
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523155.88/cwt144.00–160.0081515
Bulls—Medium and Large 2524128.49/cwt120.00–140.006734
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570121.00/cwt121.00–121.006901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575142.00/cwt142.00–142.008173
Bulls—Medium and Large 1621132.84/cwt128.00–134.008257
Bulls—Medium and Large 1668117.49/cwt116.00–119.007852
Bulls—Medium and Large 2690112.00/cwt112.00–112.007731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1725113.00/cwt113.00–113.008191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1765118.00/cwt118.00–118.009031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1845111.00/cwt111.00–111.009383
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,42871.91/cwt68.00–78.001,0276
Bulls——1,65684.60/cwt82.00–87.501,4018
Bulls——1,98793.15/cwt88.00–94.001,85114
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight82032.50/cwt32.00–33.002672
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight83020.00/cwt20.00–20.001661
Cows—Lean 85-90%97138.92/cwt35.00–42.003785
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01851.37/cwt47.00–54.505238
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05231.73/cwt29.00–34.003343
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07458.58/cwt55.00–64.006295
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19654.31/cwt52.00–56.0065013
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25760.52/cwt57.00–65.0076114
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,67360.54/cwt58.50–62.501,0132
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-277869.76/cwt60.00–80.005433
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,215800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,7201
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,305788.21/cwt750.00–860.0010,2863
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed844663.90/cwt550.00–735.005,6034
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,01072.39/cwt67.00–78.007313
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,066809.69/cwt700.00–1,075.008,6317
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,080950.00/cwt950.00–950.0010,2601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,10058.50/cwt58.50–58.506441
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,133737.46/cwt700.00–760.008,3553
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,20072.00/cwt72.00–72.008641
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,30759.52/cwt57.00–67.007783

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.