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North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-05-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, May 5

● Final65 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050

← Apr 28May 5May 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

268 head

▼ 184 vs last sale 452▼ 298 vs year ago 566 · −52.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

65 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 70▼ 18 vs year ago 83 · −21.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 32▼ 38 vs year ago 55 · −69.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week Feeder steers and heifers 5.00-11.00 lower on a light test in some classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower. A light run due to muddy conditions in the trade area.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.83/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$124.83

103 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$674

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$114

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2

$11.71/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.66

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	126.21	680	82
Medium and Large 2	494	121.49	601	14thin
Medium and Large 3	360	120.00	432	1thin
Medium and Large 1-2	694	114.50	795	6thin

One grade step is worth $11.71/cwt here — about −$114 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 sale103 hd

124.83

—

AR average10 barns · 1,191 hd

131.49

−6.66

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	—	Low	1,663	89.87	1,494	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,396	64.69	903	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,206	64.31	775	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,003	55.67	558	13

Every lot

65 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	566	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	395	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	644	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	432	156.16/cwt	154.00–161.00	675	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	435	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	587	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	498	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	777	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	508	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	660	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	150.61/cwt	149.00–151.50	789	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	537	125.64/cwt	125.00–127.00	675	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	572	139.30/cwt	136.00–142.00	797	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	743	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	605	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	859	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	626	131.54/cwt	129.00–134.00	823	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	628	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	823	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	721	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	872	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	772	113.67/cwt	110.00–120.00	878	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	305	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	439	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	360	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	432	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	365	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	504	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	385	130.51/cwt	130.00–131.00	502	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	414	127.99/cwt	120.00–132.00	530	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Full	430	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	473	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	447	132.67/cwt	132.00–133.00	593	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	127.68/cwt	127.00–128.00	598	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	131.33/cwt	129.00–134.50	616	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	126.78/cwt	124.00–131.50	667	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	567	123.03/cwt	120.00–124.50	698	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	120.39/cwt	119.50–122.00	748	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	111.43/cwt	106.00–117.00	694	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	655	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	688	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	658	113.50/cwt	113.50–113.50	747	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	666	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	826	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	694	114.50/cwt	114.50–114.50	795	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	760	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	813	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	328	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	587	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	374	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	621	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	420	158.04/cwt	153.00–164.00	664	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	420	149.61/cwt	145.00–154.00	628	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	481	145.33/cwt	145.00–146.00	699	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	485	153.26/cwt	149.00–162.00	743	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	513	133.29/cwt	125.00–136.00	684	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	529	145.28/cwt	140.00–153.00	769	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	565	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	689	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	568	132.07/cwt	130.00–135.00	750	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	619	129.38/cwt	128.00–130.00	801	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	668	120.96/cwt	119.00–124.00	808	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	711	119.98/cwt	116.00–124.00	853	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	715	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	822	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	755	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	876	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	935	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	935	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	960	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	931	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,293	80.55/cwt	80.00–81.00	1,042	2
Bulls	—	—	1,684	86.17/cwt	82.00–88.00	1,451	7
Bulls	—	—	1,722	94.33/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,624	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	880	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	343	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	934	53.35/cwt	50.00–57.00	498	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	935	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	421	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,069	60.91/cwt	58.00–64.00	651	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	65.93/cwt	62.50–69.00	777	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,284	59.73/cwt	51.00–62.00	767	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,396	64.69/cwt	63.00–67.50	903	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	9,263	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	767	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,200	895.52/cwt	850.00–950.00	10,746	4
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,695	1,685.00/cwt	1,685.00–1,685.00	28,561	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	776	78.67/cwt	60.00–93.00	610	8

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.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

North Arkansas Livestock - GreenForest, AR

Wed May 5, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 268Last week 452Year ago 566

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 70Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 32Year ago 55

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	179.00	179.00
7	—	485	149.00–162.00	153.26
7	—	420	153.00–164.00	158.04
3	—	668	119.00–124.00	120.96
3	—	568	130.00–135.00	132.07
10	—	619	128.00–130.00	129.38
1	—	960	97.00	97.00
1	—	755	116.00	116.00
7	—	529	140.00–153.00	145.28
5	—	374	166.00	166.00
1	—	935	100.00	100.00
5	—	711	116.00–124.00	119.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	115.00	115.00
4	—	420	145.00–154.00	149.61
3	—	481	145.00–146.00	145.33
4	—	565	122.00	122.00
4	—	513	125.00–136.00	133.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	605	142.00	142.00
6	—	524	149.00–151.50	150.61
2	—	498	156.00	156.00
17	—	572	136.00–142.00	139.30
3	—	432	154.00–161.00	156.16
1	—	395	163.00	163.00
1	—	320	177.00	177.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	721	121.00	121.00
7	—	628	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	508	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	772	110.00–120.00	113.67
3	—	537	125.00–127.00	125.64
1	—	585	127.00	127.00
1	—	435	135.00	135.00
4	—	626	129.00–134.00	131.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	567	120.00–124.50	123.03
1	—	365	138.00	138.00
3	—	447	132.00–133.00	132.67
26	—	526	124.00–131.50	126.78
21	—	469	129.00–134.50	131.33
1	—	305	144.00	144.00
6	—	621	119.50–122.00	120.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	658	113.50	113.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	666	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	105.00	105.00
2	—	623	106.00–117.00	111.43
4	—	414	120.00–132.00	127.99
3	—	468	127.00–128.00	127.68
2	—	385	130.00–131.00	130.51
1	—	760	107.00	107.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	694	114.50	114.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,396	63.00–67.50	64.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,178	62.50–69.00	65.93
6	—	1,284	51.00–62.00	59.73

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	39.00	39.00
1	—	935	45.00	45.00
7	—	1,069	58.00–64.00	60.91
4	—	934	50.00–57.00	53.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,293	80.00–81.00	80.55
10	—	1,722	90.00–100.00	94.33
7	—	1,684	82.00–88.00	86.17

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	950	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	72.00	72.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,200	850.00–950.00	895.52

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,695	1,685.00	1,685.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	—	776	60.00–93.00	78.67

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.