Sale reports / Arkansas / North Arkansas Livestock Auction / 2019-05-22

North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, May 22
● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
← earliestMay 22May 29 →
Feeder Cattle receipts
445 head
▲ 445 vs last sale 0▲ 445 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
126 head
▲ 126 vs last sale 0▲ 126 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▲ 28 vs last sale 0▲ 28 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 4.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers 1.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $132.14/cwt on 184 head.
Average price
$132.14
184 head · 528 lb average
Value per head Derived
$698
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$85
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$7.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.30
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1517134.84697113
Medium and Large 2503128.1064443
Medium and Large 1-2614127.4978228
One grade step is worth $7.34/cwt here — about −$85 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 sale184 hd
132.14
—
AR average3 barns · 415 hd
134.44
−2.30
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,57782.651,30315
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,38654.927618thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21853.7265456
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00549.5349832

Every lot

74 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1335185.00/cwt185.00–185.006201
Steers—Medium and Large 1361167.58/cwt166.00–172.006054
Steers—Medium and Large 2391152.57/cwt150.00–167.005976
Steers—Medium and Large 2426156.95/cwt155.00–160.0066915
Steers—Medium and Large 1467159.90/cwt155.00–167.007475
Steers—Medium and Large 2467145.69/cwt135.00–153.0068015
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2487154.50/cwt154.50–154.5075215
Steers—Medium and Large 1526150.96/cwt148.00–154.0079416
Steers—Medium and Large 2526143.47/cwt135.00–150.0075523
Steers—Medium and Large 1576145.89/cwt141.00–147.008408
Steers—Medium and Large 2581141.02/cwt135.00–145.008198
Steers—Medium and Large 1614142.78/cwt142.00–144.008775
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2616145.00/cwt145.00–145.0089311
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned633142.50/cwt142.50–142.509025
Steers—Medium and Large 1660140.48/cwt139.00–142.009272
Steers—Medium and Large 2669130.78/cwt125.00–137.008755
Steers—Medium and Large 2705131.04/cwt125.00–137.009242
Steers—Medium and Large 2750120.00/cwt120.00–120.009001
Steers—Medium and Large 1985100.00/cwt100.00–100.009851
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372150.69/cwt149.00–154.0056110
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380134.68/cwt130.00–139.005123
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415133.23/cwt130.00–140.0055312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425140.92/cwt140.00–144.0059912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470137.04/cwt130.00–141.5064434
Heifers—Medium and Large 2489133.67/cwt130.00–137.006549
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523134.19/cwt132.00–135.0070212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526124.33/cwt120.00–131.006547
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy560128.00/cwt128.00–128.007171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569130.97/cwt127.00–140.0074522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573128.87/cwt125.00–130.007389
Heifers—Medium and Large 2576120.72/cwt120.00–126.006958
Heifers—Medium and Large 1608126.14/cwt126.00–126.5076711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2618125.02/cwt120.00–130.007732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2633126.84/cwt126.00–127.0080319
Heifers—Medium and Large 1672127.66/cwt127.00–129.008586
Heifers—Medium and Large 1713121.19/cwt120.00–122.008645
Heifers—Medium and Large 2735118.50/cwt118.50–118.508711
Heifers—Medium and Large 283598.00/cwt98.00–98.008181
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380174.00/cwt174.00–174.006611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420159.49/cwt159.00–160.006702
Bulls—Medium and Large 2467142.93/cwt140.00–145.006673
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475150.09/cwt140.00–153.007139
Bulls—Medium and Large 1510154.40/cwt150.00–155.507875
Bulls—Medium and Large 2516134.80/cwt127.00–142.006964
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580130.00/cwt130.00–130.007541
Bulls—Medium and Large 1583144.83/cwt142.00–147.008447
Bulls—Medium and Large 1630136.25/cwt135.00–137.508582
Bulls—Medium and Large 1705125.00/cwt125.00–125.008811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1760118.00/cwt118.00–118.008971
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 344070.00/cwt70.00–70.003081
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,50480.93/cwt78.00–84.501,2178
Bulls——1,66084.61/cwt82.00–88.001,4057
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight84338.46/cwt37.00–40.003242
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight85550.37/cwt49.00–53.004313
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00750.77/cwt47.00–54.0051118
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02440.73/cwt38.00–45.004174
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,10046.00/cwt46.00–46.005061
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13044.97/cwt44.00–46.005082
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13956.05/cwt54.00–58.506385
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21152.83/cwt48.00–57.0064041
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25357.88/cwt55.00–61.5072513
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33653.32/cwt51.00–55.007124
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54760.03/cwt57.00–62.009293
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,140925.00/cwt925.00–925.0010,5451
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 21,535835.00/cwt835.00–835.0012,8171
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2888827.83/cwt810.00–900.007,3516
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2965625.00/cwt625.00–625.006,0311
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,095812.67/cwt775.00–850.008,8992
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,10080.00/cwt80.00–80.008801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,11858.43/cwt56.00–60.006534
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2051,025.87/cwt960.00–1,085.0012,3622
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-280374.17/cwt68.00–80.005962
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-288355.02/cwt52.00–61.004863
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-289259.61/cwt56.00–64.005323

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.