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North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Aug 11

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050

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Feeder Cattle receipts

263 head

▼ 576 vs last sale 839▼ 139 vs year ago 402 · −34.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

82 head

▼ 45 vs last sale 127▼ 10 vs year ago 92 · −10.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 45 vs last sale 65▲ 8 vs year ago 12 · +66.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 400-700 lbs steady to 5.00 higher with not enough in other weight classes for a trend. Feeder bulls 400-600 lbs 4.00 to 8.00 higher. Light run of feeders due to extreme heat in the area. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to 1.00 higher.

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 $141.62/cwt on 103 head.

Average price

$141.62

103 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$757

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$205

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

$32.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.89

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	147.37	769	56
Medium and Large 1-2	531	143.70	762	10thin
Medium and Large 2	556	132.83	739	36
Medium and Large 3	490	115.00	564	1thin

One grade step is worth $32.37/cwt here — about $205 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

141.62

—

AR average9 barns · 1,546 hd

143.51

−1.89

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	—	Average	1,709	98.36	1,681	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,414	71.80	1,015	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,149	67.02	770	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,028	54.84	564	23

Every lot

72 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 · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	659	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	433	177.85/cwt	173.00–181.00	770	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	458	171.37/cwt	168.00–175.00	785	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	713	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	166.30/cwt	160.00–170.00	861	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	148.53/cwt	147.00–150.00	795	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	555	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	833	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	164.40/cwt	155.00–167.50	919	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	620	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	955	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	640	164.74/cwt	155.00–175.00	1,054	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,035	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	343	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	490	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	345	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	542	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	371	143.54/cwt	131.00–151.00	533	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	156.03/cwt	151.00–159.00	662	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	433	140.52/cwt	135.00–145.00	608	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	466	151.17/cwt	147.00–154.00	704	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	135.06/cwt	128.00–144.00	640	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	490	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	564	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	514	146.01/cwt	141.00–149.00	750	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	520	154.50/cwt	154.50–154.50	803	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	731	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	141.29/cwt	139.00–144.00	811	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	762	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	611	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	880	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	131.26/cwt	123.00–142.00	811	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	645	139.67/cwt	138.00–140.50	901	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	656	137.07/cwt	135.00–137.50	899	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	688	125.51/cwt	125.00–126.00	864	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	690	138.50/cwt	138.50–138.50	956	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	723	120.24/cwt	110.00–130.00	869	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	760	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	790	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	915	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	988	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	915	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	915	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	333	161.97/cwt	158.00–166.00	539	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	570	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	398	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	693	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	430	173.03/cwt	170.00–176.00	744	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	430	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	667	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	465	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	698	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	479	168.51/cwt	160.00–173.00	807	11
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	517	163.90/cwt	159.00–167.00	847	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	545	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	796	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	563	156.98/cwt	154.00–161.00	884	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	628	149.93/cwt	144.00–154.00	942	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	665	141.98/cwt	141.00–143.00	944	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	718	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,041	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	783	132.34/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,036	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,175	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,011	1
Bulls	—	—	1,573	94.95/cwt	90.00–98.00	1,494	8
Bulls	—	—	1,872	102.32/cwt	99.00–108.00	1,915	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	835	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	292	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	840	31.00/cwt	31.00–31.00	260	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	986	57.44/cwt	54.00–60.00	566	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	997	54.81/cwt	49.00–58.00	546	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,070	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	738	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,080	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	729	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,082	63.22/cwt	61.00–65.00	684	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	32.79/cwt	30.00–35.00	356	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	66.70/cwt	64.00–69.50	767	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,218	71.95/cwt	70.00–73.50	876	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,528	72.73/cwt	70.50–74.00	1,111	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	78.18/cwt	75.00–83.00	840	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	69.42/cwt	68.00–71.00	760	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	78.53/cwt	76.00–81.00	887	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,197	876.62/cwt	800.00–960.00	10,493	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	932	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,365	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	13,309	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,270	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	8,890	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,405	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	14,753	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	770	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	749	1

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 Aug 11, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 263Last week 839Year ago 402

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 127Year ago 92

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 65Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	108.00	108.00
9	—	424	151.00–159.00	156.03
6	—	656	135.00–137.50	137.07
3	—	645	138.00–140.50	139.67
11	—	514	141.00–149.00	146.01
11	—	466	147.00–154.00	151.17
2	—	345	157.00	157.00
7	—	574	139.00–144.00	141.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	690	138.50	138.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	520	154.50	154.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	433	135.00–145.00	140.52
2	—	723	110.00–130.00	120.24
9	—	618	123.00–142.00	131.26
5	—	371	131.00–151.00	143.54
2	—	688	125.00–126.00	125.51
2	—	575	130.00–135.00	132.50
7	—	474	128.00–144.00	135.06
1	—	760	104.00	104.00
1	—	915	100.00	100.00
1	—	530	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	115.00	115.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	343	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	611	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	145.00	145.00
11	—	479	160.00–173.00	168.51
3	—	783	130.00–137.00	132.34
3	—	563	154.00–161.00	156.98
2	—	398	174.00	174.00
2	—	665	141.00–143.00	141.98
2	—	430	170.00–176.00	173.03
10	—	517	159.00–167.00	163.90
5	—	628	144.00–154.00	149.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	333	158.00–166.00	161.97
1	—	545	146.00	146.00
1	—	465	150.00	150.00
1	—	430	155.00	155.00
2	—	380	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	155.00	155.00
2	—	535	147.00–150.00	148.53
1	—	620	154.00	154.00
1	—	475	150.00	150.00
1	—	555	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	559	155.00–167.50	164.40
5	—	458	168.00–175.00	171.37
5	—	433	173.00–181.00	177.85
2	—	655	158.00	158.00
19	—	640	155.00–175.00	164.74
9	—	518	160.00–170.00	166.30

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,095	68.00–71.00	69.42
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,197	800.00–960.00	876.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,130	76.00–81.00	78.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,365	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,295	72.00	72.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,075	75.00–83.00	78.18

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	1	—	1,405	1,050.00	1,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,270	700.00	700.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	770	100.00	100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	72.00	72.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,573	90.00–98.00	94.95
1	—	1,175	86.00	86.00
10	—	1,872	99.00–108.00	102.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,085	30.00–35.00	32.79
9	—	997	49.00–58.00	54.81
1	—	1,080	67.50	67.50
9	—	1,082	61.00–65.00	63.22

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	986	54.00–60.00	57.44
9	—	1,218	70.00–73.50	71.95
19	—	1,150	64.00–69.50	66.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	31.00	31.00
1	—	835	35.00	35.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,528	70.50–74.00	72.73
1	—	1,070	69.00	69.00

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.