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North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-08-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Aug 25

● Final66 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050

← Aug 18Aug 25Sep 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

161 head

▼ 514 vs last sale 675▼ 1,832 vs year ago 1,993 · −91.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

42 head

▼ 121 vs last sale 163▼ 26 vs year ago 68 · −38.2%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▼ 58 vs last sale 65▼ 8 vs year ago 15 · −53.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough feeders for an accurate trend however there was a weaker undertone. Light run today due to extreme heat in the area. Slaughter cows 1.00-5.00 lower on a light test. Slaughter bulls steady to 5.00 lower.

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 $136.43/cwt on 61 head.

Average price

$136.43

61 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$693

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$287

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

$39.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.59

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	500	145.56	728	31
Medium and Large 1-2	527	139.00	732	10thin
Medium and Large 2	553	127.19	703	14thin
Medium and Large 3	414	106.52	441	6thin

One grade step is worth $39.04/cwt here — about $287 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 sale61 hd

136.43

—

AR average8 barns · 1,759 hd

142.02

−5.59

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	1,593	85.80	1,367	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,525	68.50	1,045	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,220	63.79	778	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,098	51.59	567	8thin

Every lot

66 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	323	179.40/cwt	177.00–182.00	579	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	384	160.31/cwt	141.00–177.00	616	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	180.55/cwt	179.00–182.00	776	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	430	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	555	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Full	440	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	572	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	722	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	485	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	800	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	773	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	167.48/cwt	165.00–173.00	864	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	880	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	630	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	844	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	325	133.75/cwt	128.00–139.00	435	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	340	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	571	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	156.94/cwt	152.00–173.00	593	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	382	113.37/cwt	103.00–121.00	433	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	418	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	418	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	428	132.94/cwt	131.00–135.00	569	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	145.67/cwt	143.50–155.00	628	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	465	146.09/cwt	145.00–146.50	679	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	484	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	692	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	490	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	676	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	500	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	495	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	523	142.34/cwt	140.00–143.50	744	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	535	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	674	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	560	137.76/cwt	137.00–138.50	771	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	569	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	768	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	583	128.05/cwt	125.00–133.00	747	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	618	129.55/cwt	125.00–134.00	801	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	800	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	734	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	718	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	948	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	762	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,021	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	772	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	896	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	925	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,138	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	325	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	614	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	340	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	486	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	365	155.07/cwt	140.00–175.00	566	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	377	176.01/cwt	175.00–178.00	664	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	420	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	693	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	433	166.92/cwt	162.00–176.00	723	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	460	153.16/cwt	149.00–166.00	705	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	476	142.46/cwt	139.00–154.00	678	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	819	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	530	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	694	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	570	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	781	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	619	142.20/cwt	138.00–145.00	880	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	756	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	690	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	945	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	718	135.34/cwt	133.00–138.00	972	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	763	128.05/cwt	125.00–131.00	977	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	775	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	977	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	805	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,087	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	880	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,100	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,410	76.98/cwt	66.00–81.50	1,085	5
Bulls	—	—	1,606	87.58/cwt	83.50–91.50	1,407	7
Bulls	—	—	1,870	96.33/cwt	94.00–99.00	1,801	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	48.83/cwt	45.50–52.00	488	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,117	54.51/cwt	53.00–55.50	609	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,190	62.66/cwt	55.00–66.00	746	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,200	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	510	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,303	66.89/cwt	66.00–67.50	872	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	68.50/cwt	68.50–68.50	1,045	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	880	835.00/cwt	835.00–835.00	7,348	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,228	937.68/cwt	850.00–1,025.00	11,515	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,295	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	822	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,165	1,347.39/cwt	1,225.00–1,425.00	15,697	3

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 25, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 161Last week 675Year ago 1,993

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 163Year ago 68

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 65Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	131.00–135.00	132.94
2	—	618	125.00–134.00	129.55
1	—	490	138.00	138.00
2	—	325	128.00–139.00	133.75
1	—	680	108.00	108.00
3	—	583	125.00–133.00	128.05
2	—	772	116.00	116.00
1	—	535	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	382	103.00–121.00	113.37
2	—	418	100.00	100.00
1	—	500	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	340	168.00	168.00
2	—	718	132.00	132.00
2	—	560	137.00–138.50	137.76
1	—	925	123.00	123.00
2	—	762	134.00	134.00
1	—	630	127.00	127.00
7	—	431	143.50–155.00	145.67
3	—	523	140.00–143.50	142.34
6	—	378	152.00–173.00	156.94
5	—	465	145.00–146.50	146.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	569	135.00	135.00
5	—	484	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	134.00	134.00
2	—	323	177.00–182.00	179.40
1	—	575	153.00	153.00
7	—	384	141.00–177.00	160.31
1	—	515	150.00	150.00
1	—	475	152.00	152.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	516	165.00–173.00	167.48
2	—	430	179.00–182.00	180.55
1	—	485	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	156.00	156.00
5	—	377	175.00–178.00	176.01
1	—	690	137.00	137.00
2	—	325	189.00	189.00
1	—	880	125.00	125.00
1	—	805	135.00	135.00
7	—	433	162.00–176.00	166.92
4	—	619	138.00–145.00	142.20
4	—	460	149.00–166.00	153.16
3	—	718	133.00–138.00	135.34
2	—	763	125.00–131.00	128.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	143.00	143.00
5	—	476	139.00–154.00	142.46
3	—	365	140.00–175.00	155.07
1	—	625	121.00	121.00
1	—	570	137.00	137.00
1	—	775	126.00	126.00
1	—	420	165.00	165.00
1	—	530	131.00	131.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	42.50	42.50
2	—	1,000	45.50–52.00	48.83
5	—	1,117	53.00–55.50	54.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	68.50	68.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,303	66.00–67.50	66.89
11	—	1,190	55.00–66.00	62.66

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,410	66.00–81.50	76.98
3	—	1,870	94.00–99.00	96.33
7	—	1,606	83.50–91.50	87.58

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	—	880	835.00	835.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,228	850.00–1,025.00	937.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,295	63.50	63.50

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	—	1,165	1,225.00–1,425.00	1,347.39

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.