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North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Name: North Arkansas Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-10-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-10-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Oct 6

● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050

← Sep 29Oct 6Oct 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

464 head

▼ 106 vs last sale 570▼ 3,014 vs year ago 3,478 · −86.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

133 head

▲ 27 vs last sale 106▲ 22 vs year ago 111 · +19.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 10 vs last sale 40▼ 15 vs year ago 45 · −33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly steady to 5.00 lower except a few better kind under 500 lbs 2.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly 1.00-5.00 lower except 450-500 lbs 3.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower with the quality better than last week. Slaughter bulls 1.00-3.00 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 $125.39/cwt on 166 head.

Average price

$125.39

166 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$678

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$221

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

$43.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.77

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	520	132.04	686	86
Medium and Large 1-2	683	126.00	861	15thin
Medium and Large 2	535	117.79	630	62
Medium and Large 3	523	89.00	466	3thin

One grade step is worth $43.04/cwt here — about $221 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 sale166 hd

125.39

—

AR average7 barns · 1,722 hd

127.16

−1.77

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	1,459	78.67	1,148	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,556	63.63	990	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,233	56.93	702	61
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,094	47.25	517	37

Every lot

104 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	372	171.51/cwt	167.00–177.00	638	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	410	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	513	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	430	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	598	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	431	163.03/cwt	153.00–174.00	703	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	157.62/cwt	137.00–173.00	757	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	524	147.68/cwt	142.00–151.00	774	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	536	134.39/cwt	128.00–136.00	720	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	575	139.75/cwt	134.00–146.00	804	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	132.58/cwt	129.00–138.00	762	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	615	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	806	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	617	149.99/cwt	145.00–154.00	925	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	624	134.34/cwt	133.00–135.00	838	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	663	143.87/cwt	136.00–148.00	954	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	667	135.07/cwt	128.00–140.00	901	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	675	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	871	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	702	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	948	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	724	143.67/cwt	142.00–147.00	1,040	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	768	139.96/cwt	136.00–144.00	1,075	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	775	131.51/cwt	131.00–132.00	1,019	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	806	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,104	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	829	138.46/cwt	131.00–143.00	1,148	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	870	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,114	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	892	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,186	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	320	126.86/cwt	124.00–130.00	406	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	331	140.54/cwt	138.00–145.00	465	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	135.01/cwt	120.00–139.00	504	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	122.33/cwt	111.00–133.00	456	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	410	136.23/cwt	130.00–139.00	559	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	419	115.88/cwt	105.00–125.00	486	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	450	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	428	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	471	125.85/cwt	114.00–129.00	593	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	136.71/cwt	130.00–142.00	645	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	412	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	516	130.80/cwt	125.00–138.00	675	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	524	115.04/cwt	101.00–124.00	603	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	573	107.61/cwt	100.00–113.00	617	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	129.61/cwt	123.00–134.50	754	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	605	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	750	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	605	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	557	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	131.21/cwt	128.00–133.00	812	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	633	116.83/cwt	110.00–122.00	740	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	669	115.12/cwt	105.00–120.00	770	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	676	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	899	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	723	115.09/cwt	109.00–120.00	832	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	730	126.23/cwt	122.00–131.00	921	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	876	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	798	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	998	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	820	116.46/cwt	113.00–120.00	955	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	835	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,027	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	858	119.98/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,029	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	905	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	996	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	960	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,056	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	339	137.02/cwt	132.00–147.00	464	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	342	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	544	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	368	151.12/cwt	145.00–156.00	556	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	382	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	665	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	409	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	479	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	421	152.84/cwt	152.00–157.00	643	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	435	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	479	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	474	131.98/cwt	130.00–135.00	626	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	475	146.76/cwt	145.00–151.00	697	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	480	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	523	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	512	117.68/cwt	110.00–132.00	603	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	514	133.09/cwt	127.00–141.00	684	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	564	124.57/cwt	120.00–128.00	703	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	576	121.77/cwt	112.00–130.00	701	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	585	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	527	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	602	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	722	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	615	110.02/cwt	106.00–113.00	677	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	624	130.33/cwt	128.00–134.00	813	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	675	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	574	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	676	126.37/cwt	122.00–132.00	854	22
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	680	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	728	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	713	111.66/cwt	111.00–113.00	796	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	714	128.65/cwt	122.00–134.00	919	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	785	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	848	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	830	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	971	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	860	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	946	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	910	110.52/cwt	107.00–114.00	1,006	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,254	65.36/cwt	57.00–74.00	820	4
Bulls	—	—	1,567	84.24/cwt	80.00–86.00	1,320	3
Bulls	—	—	1,623	90.86/cwt	89.50–91.50	1,475	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	875	28.05/cwt	22.00–32.00	245	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	995	40.57/cwt	37.50–43.00	404	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,133	50.19/cwt	47.00–55.50	569	28
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,135	46.71/cwt	44.00–49.00	530	6
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,165	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	652	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	54.60/cwt	49.50–58.50	652	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,312	62.84/cwt	58.50–67.00	824	23
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,360	55.82/cwt	54.00–58.00	759	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,586	64.83/cwt	60.00–70.00	1,028	13
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	61.00/cwt	56.00–66.00	625	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	947.73/cwt	710.00–1,035.00	10,093	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	62.71/cwt	58.00–69.00	674	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	822.81/cwt	700.00–1,025.00	9,380	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	760.00/cwt	760.00–760.00	8,968	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	840	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,406	62.30/cwt	60.00–67.00	876	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	715	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	286	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	850	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	468	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	890	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	463	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	730	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	806.54/cwt	660.00–950.00	7,581	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	15,840	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 Oct 6, 2021

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 464Last week 570Year ago 3,478

Slaughter CattleReceipts 133Last week 106Year ago 111

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 40Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	472	130.00–142.00	136.71
9	—	373	120.00–139.00	135.01
4	—	619	128.00–133.00	131.21
17	—	516	125.00–138.00	130.80
2	—	820	113.00–120.00	116.46
1	—	960	110.00	110.00
4	—	331	138.00–145.00	140.54
17	—	410	130.00–139.00	136.23
4	—	730	122.00–131.00	126.23
2	—	858	118.00–122.00	119.98
1	—	905	110.00	110.00
2	—	798	125.00	125.00
11	—	582	123.00–134.50	129.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	676	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	80.00	80.00
1	—	605	92.00	92.00
1	—	450	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	373	111.00–133.00	122.33
2	—	835	123.00	123.00
9	—	471	114.00–129.00	125.85
9	—	524	101.00–124.00	115.04
4	—	669	105.00–120.00	115.12
10	—	419	105.00–125.00	115.88
2	—	320	124.00–130.00	126.86
5	—	573	100.00–113.00	107.61
5	—	723	109.00–120.00	115.09
10	—	633	110.00–122.00	116.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	730	120.00	120.00
3	—	605	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	617	145.00–154.00	149.99
29	—	524	142.00–151.00	147.68
5	—	372	167.00–177.00	171.51
9	—	724	142.00–147.00	143.67
3	—	663	136.00–148.00	143.87
4	—	431	153.00–174.00	163.03
6	—	829	131.00–143.00	138.46
7	—	480	137.00–173.00	157.62
4	—	575	134.00–146.00	139.75
3	—	892	133.00	133.00
2	—	768	136.00–144.00	139.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	675	129.00	129.00
1	—	615	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	667	128.00–140.00	135.07
2	—	870	128.00	128.00
3	—	624	133.00–135.00	134.34
6	—	575	129.00–138.00	132.58
3	—	702	135.00	135.00
2	—	775	131.00–132.00	131.51
5	—	536	128.00–136.00	134.39
1	—	430	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	806	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	514	127.00–141.00	133.09
1	—	830	117.00	117.00
1	—	860	110.00	110.00
2	—	910	107.00–114.00	110.52
2	—	382	174.00	174.00
6	—	564	120.00–128.00	124.57
2	—	342	159.00	159.00
4	—	475	145.00–151.00	146.76
22	—	676	122.00–132.00	126.37
1	—	785	108.00	108.00
6	—	421	152.00–157.00	152.84
6	—	624	128.00–134.00	130.33
5	—	714	122.00–134.00	128.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	602	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	480	109.00	109.00
4	—	409	117.00	117.00
1	—	585	90.00	90.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	576	112.00–130.00	121.77
3	—	713	111.00–113.00	111.66
3	—	339	132.00–147.00	137.02
1	—	680	107.00	107.00
10	—	512	110.00–132.00	117.68
5	—	615	106.00–113.00	110.02
3	—	368	145.00–156.00	151.12
4	—	474	130.00–135.00	131.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	110.00	110.00
1	—	675	85.00	85.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,586	60.00–70.00	64.83
2	—	1,360	54.00–58.00	55.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	875	22.00–32.00	28.05
28	—	1,133	47.00–55.50	50.19
5	—	995	37.50–43.00	40.57
1	—	1,165	56.00	56.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,135	44.00–49.00	46.71
32	—	1,194	49.50–58.50	54.60
23	—	1,312	58.50–67.00	62.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,623	89.50–91.50	90.86
3	—	1,567	80.00–86.00	84.24
4	—	1,254	57.00–74.00	65.36

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)	5	—	1,140	700.00–1,025.00	822.81
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	—	1,065	710.00–1,035.00	947.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,400	60.00	60.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	—	1,406	60.00–67.00	62.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,075	58.00–69.00	62.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	1,025	56.00–66.00	61.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,180	760.00	760.00

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	1	—	890	52.00	52.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	55.00	55.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	715	40.00	40.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	745	98.00	98.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	—	940	660.00–950.00	806.54

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	—	1,320	1,200.00	1,200.00

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.