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North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Jun 16

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050

← Jun 9Jun 16Jun 23 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

786 head

▼ 3,193 vs last sale 3,979▼ 74 vs year ago 860 · −8.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

195 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 162▲ 67 vs year ago 128 · +52.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

26 head

▼ 24 vs last sale 50▼ 9 vs year ago 35 · −25.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs mostly steady to 4.00 lower over 600 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. No trend on cows and bulls not reported last week.

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 $134.22/cwt on 341 head.

Average price

$134.22

341 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$712

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$232

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$30.70/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.35

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	138.21	748	169
Medium and Large 1-2	576	131.49	757	94
Medium and Large 2	452	130.01	588	74
Medium and Large 3	480	107.51	516	4thin

One grade step is worth $30.70/cwt here — about $232 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 sale341 hd

134.22

—

AR average7 barns · 1,495 hd

132.87

+1.35

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	—	High	1,603	92.40	1,481	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,335	66.16	883	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,185	64.31	762	72
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	994	58.94	586	47

Every lot

94 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	320	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	541	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	167.92/cwt	167.00–170.00	546	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	370	153.31/cwt	149.00–159.00	567	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	624	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	408	145.79/cwt	145.00–157.00	595	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	159.31/cwt	158.00–166.00	666	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	159.35/cwt	156.00–160.50	743	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	478	155.95/cwt	152.00–157.50	745	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	485	149.65/cwt	140.00–154.00	726	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	157.42/cwt	152.00–159.00	842	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	538	145.84/cwt	138.00–152.00	785	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	561	147.40/cwt	142.00–148.50	827	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	570	150.08/cwt	147.00–153.00	855	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	138.96/cwt	138.00–140.00	792	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	612	146.02/cwt	145.25–147.50	894	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	152.53/cwt	144.00–153.75	935	48
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	135.71/cwt	134.00–140.00	845	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	632	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	897	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	931	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	676	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	980	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	682	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	968	17
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	708	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	956	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	722	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	982	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	960	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,056	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	967	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,238	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	1,032	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,084	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	316	149.09/cwt	146.00–154.00	471	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	336	137.95/cwt	130.00–145.00	464	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	372	134.30/cwt	130.00–145.00	500	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	144.64/cwt	140.00–155.00	542	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	392	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	547	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	129.21/cwt	123.50–139.00	548	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	145.87/cwt	140.00–152.00	624	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	440	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	488	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	455	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	441	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	131.41/cwt	121.00–138.00	622	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	476	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	643	36
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	143.93/cwt	142.50–148.00	687	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	511	132.32/cwt	124.00–135.00	676	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	513	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	569	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	535	140.60/cwt	132.00–143.00	752	59
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	537	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	725	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	556	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	737	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	136.35/cwt	133.00–140.50	787	45
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	581	117.22/cwt	110.00–128.00	681	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	608	131.66/cwt	129.00–132.00	800	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	610	134.50/cwt	134.50–134.50	820	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	615	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	793	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	113.47/cwt	110.00–117.00	715	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	650	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	767	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	657	126.76/cwt	120.00–129.00	833	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	665	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	811	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	727	117.38/cwt	115.00–118.50	853	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	747	124.50/cwt	124.50–124.50	930	30
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	333	151.94/cwt	133.00–162.00	506	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	364	166.76/cwt	165.00–172.00	607	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	381	140.13/cwt	135.00–142.00	534	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	405	144.21/cwt	135.00–152.00	584	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	464	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	659	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	476	147.50/cwt	146.50–150.00	702	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	490	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	637	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	521	126.06/cwt	121.00–132.00	657	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	530	139.81/cwt	134.00–148.00	741	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	550	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	693	1
Bulls	—	Medium 1	555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	749	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	582	134.85/cwt	132.00–143.00	785	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	621	126.69/cwt	123.00–128.00	787	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	645	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	832	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	650	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	826	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	682	114.02/cwt	111.00–122.00	778	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	760	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	844	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	840	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	932	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,370	80.86/cwt	80.00–82.00	1,108	2
Bulls	—	—	1,522	90.92/cwt	86.50–94.50	1,384	6
Bulls	—	—	1,761	97.73/cwt	96.00–101.50	1,721	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	813	61.07/cwt	59.00–63.00	496	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	825	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	314	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	945	50.24/cwt	48.00–52.00	475	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	971	58.11/cwt	56.00–61.50	564	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	41.03/cwt	40.00–42.00	425	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,037	63.27/cwt	62.00–66.00	656	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,139	62.19/cwt	57.00–65.00	708	43
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,252	67.89/cwt	65.00–71.50	850	28
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,263	63.01/cwt	61.50–65.00	796	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	699	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,361	67.29/cwt	66.00–69.00	916	14
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	605	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	586	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,155	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	63.27/cwt	55.00–67.50	737	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,333	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	11,664	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	14,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,058	1,014.02/cwt	900.00–1,250.00	10,728	3
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	818	72.88/cwt	64.00–80.00	596	4

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 Jun 16, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 786Last week 3,979Year ago 860

Slaughter CattleReceipts 195Last week 162Year ago 128

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 50Year ago 35

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs mostly steady to 4.00 lower over 600 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. No trend on cows and bulls not reported last week.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	464	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	530	134.00–148.00	139.81
10	—	476	146.50–150.00	147.50
4	—	364	165.00–172.00	166.76
7	—	582	132.00–143.00	134.85
1	—	645	129.00	129.00
1	—	840	111.00	111.00
1	—	650	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	126.00	126.00
4	—	521	121.00–132.00	126.06
1	—	490	130.00	130.00
3	—	333	133.00–162.00	151.94
7	—	621	123.00–128.00	126.69
6	—	682	111.00–122.00	114.02
8	—	381	135.00–142.00	140.13
1	—	760	111.00	111.00
4	—	405	135.00–152.00	144.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	727	115.00–118.50	117.38
45	—	577	133.00–140.50	136.35
9	—	608	129.00–132.00	131.66
13	—	477	142.50–148.00	143.93
59	—	535	132.00–143.00	140.60
4	—	657	120.00–129.00	126.76
7	—	375	140.00–155.00	144.64
10	—	428	140.00–152.00	145.87
4	—	316	146.00–154.00	149.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	747	124.50	124.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	476	135.00	135.00
15	—	556	132.50	132.50
8	—	537	135.00	135.00
5	—	392	139.50	139.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	615	129.00	129.00
2	—	665	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	610	134.50	134.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	424	123.50–139.00	129.21
12	—	473	121.00–138.00	131.41
9	—	581	110.00–128.00	117.22
10	—	336	130.00–145.00	137.95
10	—	511	124.00–135.00	132.32
15	—	372	130.00–145.00	134.30
2	—	650	118.00	118.00
2	—	630	110.00–117.00	113.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	110.00–112.00	111.01
1	—	455	97.00	97.00
1	—	440	111.00	111.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	682	142.00	142.00
21	—	612	145.25–147.50	146.02
8	—	708	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
48	—	613	144.00–153.75	152.53
20	—	466	156.00–160.50	159.35
6	—	418	158.00–166.00	159.31
10	—	376	166.00	166.00
24	—	535	152.00–159.00	157.42
1	—	320	169.00	169.00
16	—	570	147.00–153.00	150.08
13	—	967	128.00	128.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	478	152.00–157.50	155.95
5	—	676	145.00	145.00
30	—	561	142.00–148.50	147.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	538	138.00–152.00	145.84
7	—	485	140.00–154.00	149.65
4	—	623	134.00–140.00	135.71
3	—	325	167.00–170.00	167.92
16	—	408	145.00–157.00	145.79
2	—	722	136.00	136.00
1	—	960	110.00	110.00
1	—	670	139.00	139.00
8	—	370	149.00–159.00	153.31
2	—	1,032	105.00	105.00
2	—	570	138.00–140.00	138.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	632	142.00	142.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,010	58.00	58.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,333	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	64.00	64.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	700.00	700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	—	1,165	55.00–67.50	63.27

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,058	900.00–1,250.00	1,014.02
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,050	1,350.00	1,350.00

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	4	—	818	64.00–80.00	72.88

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,761	96.00–101.50	97.73
6	—	1,522	86.50–94.50	90.92
2	—	1,370	80.00–82.00	80.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	38.00	38.00
2	—	813	59.00–63.00	61.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,361	66.00–69.00	67.29
5	—	1,263	61.50–65.00	63.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,035	40.00–42.00	41.03
4	—	945	48.00–52.00	50.24
23	—	1,037	62.00–66.00	63.27
15	—	971	56.00–61.50	58.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,139	57.00–65.00	62.19
1	—	1,270	55.00	55.00
28	—	1,252	65.00–71.50	67.89

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.