Sale reports / Arkansas / North Arkansas Livestock Auction / 2019-06-12

North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Jun 12
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,194 head
▼ 1,084 vs last sale 2,278▲ 1,194 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
154 head
▲ 154 vs last sale 0▲ 154 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 50 vs last sale 0▲ 50 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs steady to 4.00 higher 600-700 lbs 2.00-7.00 higher. No trend for slaughter cows and bulls due to not reporting them last week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $153.95/cwt on 467 head.
Average price
$153.95
467 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$831
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$15
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2
$17.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.91
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2511158.95813167
Medium and Large 1553154.71856217
Medium and Large 2562141.9479883
One grade step is worth $17.01/cwt here — about $15 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 sale467 hd
153.95
—
AR average8 barns · 1,271 hd
149.04
+4.91
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—Average1,54881.481,26121
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44158.898488thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20558.7070738
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02251.2052347

Every lot

97 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1305185.00/cwt185.00–185.005641
Steers—Medium and Large 2335160.00/cwt160.00–160.005361
Steers—Medium and Large 1372176.96/cwt175.00–181.006583
Steers—Medium and Large 2383165.55/cwt158.00–173.006342
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2396170.50/cwt170.50–170.5067516
Steers—Medium and Large 2418155.38/cwt150.00–159.006495
Steers—Medium and Large 1426174.16/cwt170.00–180.007426
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2431163.89/cwt162.50–165.007069
Steers—Medium and Large 1474164.86/cwt154.00–169.0078148
Steers—Medium and Large 2484149.84/cwt142.00–156.0072516
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2486169.50/cwt169.50–169.5082456
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2519153.45/cwt150.50–157.0079622
Steers—Medium and Large 2520145.19/cwt138.00–152.5075510
Steers—Medium and Large 1537157.38/cwt155.00–160.0084560
Steers—Medium and Large 2570138.91/cwt134.00–142.0079217
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571148.03/cwt147.00–148.2584564
Steers—Medium and Large 1576152.45/cwt144.00–153.5087830
Steers—Medium and Large 2613137.80/cwt132.00–140.0084514
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned614144.54/cwt144.00–144.7588746
Steers—Medium and Large 1628151.43/cwt142.00–154.5095111
Steers—Medium and Large 1661140.40/cwt140.00–142.009285
Steers—Medium and Large 2663134.01/cwt127.00–141.0088815
Steers—Medium and Large 2700123.00/cwt123.00–123.008611
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned755124.00/cwt124.00–124.009366
Steers—Medium and Large 2803120.00/cwt120.00–120.009642
Steers—Medium and Large 1820120.00/cwt120.00–120.009841
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2327140.66/cwt140.00–142.004603
Heifers—Medium and Large 1347146.00/cwt146.00–146.005073
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370149.05/cwt145.00–154.5055113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2382137.24/cwt136.00–140.005243
Heifers—Medium and Large 3390128.00/cwt128.00–128.004991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415141.51/cwt138.00–146.0058737
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427133.19/cwt120.00–138.0056910
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430120.00/cwt120.00–120.005161
Heifers—Medium and Large 3474118.29/cwt116.00–120.005614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478138.27/cwt134.00–142.50661100
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478132.26/cwt127.00–138.0063221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520133.50/cwt133.50–133.5069411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2521125.41/cwt122.00–129.0065311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528135.00/cwt132.00–138.00713100
Heifers—Medium and Large 3540110.00/cwt110.00–110.005941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2562120.81/cwt114.00–126.006798
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573131.64/cwt127.00–135.0075450
Heifers—Medium and Large 357596.00/cwt96.00–96.005521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned604124.00/cwt124.00–124.007494
Heifers—Medium and Large 1612126.98/cwt124.00–130.0077715
Heifers—Medium and Large 2618119.84/cwt109.50–126.0074115
Heifers—Medium and Large 2668117.74/cwt109.00–122.007876
Heifers—Medium and Large 368092.00/cwt92.00–92.006261
Heifers—Medium and Large 2722112.28/cwt110.00–116.008113
Heifers—Medium and Large 379092.00/cwt92.00–92.007273
Heifers—Medium and Large 281494.00/cwt94.00–94.007657
Heifers—Medium and Large 393680.00/cwt80.00–80.007498
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3305138.00/cwt138.00–138.004211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2323149.89/cwt148.00–152.004842
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380155.50/cwt145.00–159.005914
Bulls—Medium and Large 1383161.66/cwt159.00–170.006194
Bulls—Medium and Large 1408158.82/cwt150.00–170.0064816
Bulls—Medium and Large 2435148.69/cwt134.00–157.0064715
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470122.00/cwt122.00–122.005731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1476150.73/cwt145.00–155.0071711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476141.15/cwt129.00–152.006727
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520150.40/cwt138.00–159.0078247
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528135.10/cwt127.00–141.0071315
Bulls—Medium and Large 2564128.63/cwt116.00–137.007255
Bulls—Medium and Large 3578110.00/cwt110.00–110.006362
Bulls—Medium and Large 1582140.91/cwt133.00–142.0082023
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623123.79/cwt118.00–131.007713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625132.50/cwt132.00–133.008282
Bulls—Medium and Large 368287.00/cwt87.00–87.005932
Bulls—Medium and Large 2685117.46/cwt115.00–120.008052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1734124.28/cwt117.00–128.009123
Bulls—Medium and Large 2750105.00/cwt105.00–105.007882
Bulls—Medium and Large 290586.00/cwt86.00–86.007782
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,01880.00/cwt80.00–80.008142
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,31362.76/cwt57.00–69.008242
Bulls——1,36579.66/cwt74.50–83.501,08710
Bulls——1,80387.67/cwt83.50–93.001,5819
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight79837.57/cwt35.00–40.003006
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight84248.24/cwt45.00–52.004063
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight89554.00/cwt54.00–54.004831
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01744.05/cwt41.00–48.004488
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08554.31/cwt49.50–58.0058920
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10860.42/cwt58.00–63.006699
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19161.49/cwt59.00–64.0073211
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21057.56/cwt52.50–60.0069627
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42060.15/cwt58.00–62.008543
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45358.14/cwt57.00–59.508455
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,01359.55/cwt55.00–63.506032
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2928916.37/cwt850.00–975.008,5042
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,130992.31/cwt950.00–1,025.0011,2132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,21465.28/cwt59.00–75.007927
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,31456.88/cwt54.00–60.007478
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-2800777.00/cwt750.00–810.006,2162
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,160820.00/cwt820.00–820.009,5121
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2831,093.42/cwt950.00–1,175.0014,0292
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3621,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0014,64213

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.