Sale reports / Arkansas / North Arkansas Livestock Auction / 2019-06-19

North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Jun 19
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,180 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 1,194▲ 1,180 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
117 head
▼ 37 vs last sale 154▲ 117 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 50▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 4.00 lower except the better 500-550 lbs 1.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00-4.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $145.50/cwt on 465 head.
Average price
$145.50
465 head · 563 lb average
Value per head Derived
$819
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$93
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$4.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.14
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1584147.53862194
Medium and Large 1-2574146.9184384
Medium and Large 3432143.006183thin
Medium and Large 2539142.76769184
One grade step is worth $4.78/cwt here — about $93 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 sale465 hd
145.50
—
AR average8 barns · 1,675 hd
143.36
+2.14
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—Average1,57983.981,32610
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,47265.889707thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23761.7076331
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08557.0962034

Every lot

101 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2324167.82/cwt165.00–173.005447
Steers—Medium and Large 1340177.00/cwt177.00–177.006021
Steers—Medium and Large 1369169.99/cwt168.00–175.006276
Steers—Medium and Large 2382164.12/cwt162.00–168.0062715
Steers—Medium and Large 2428154.21/cwt147.00–159.0066014
Steers—Medium and Large 3432143.00/cwt143.00–143.006183
Steers—Medium and Large 1434160.00/cwt160.00–160.006945
Steers—Medium and Large 1460161.16/cwt155.00–165.007419
Steers—Medium and Large 2471149.19/cwt142.00–158.0070336
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517154.14/cwt150.00–156.2579730
Steers—Medium and Large 2520142.86/cwt135.00–150.0074325
Steers—Medium and Large 1522158.25/cwt152.00–161.5082653
Steers—Medium and Large 1569150.84/cwt147.00–153.5085822
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy570140.00/cwt140.00–140.007981
Steers—Medium and Large 2575137.99/cwt123.00–145.0079326
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2591146.51/cwt142.00–149.0086637
Steers—Medium and Large 2616132.55/cwt127.00–138.0081734
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned628142.11/cwt135.00–144.0089246
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned637135.00/cwt135.00–135.0086017
Steers—Medium and Large 2658132.93/cwt125.00–135.0087519
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned670133.35/cwt129.00–135.0089334
Steers—Medium and Large 1680140.00/cwt140.00–140.009525
Steers—Medium and Large 1712129.55/cwt129.50–130.0092211
Steers—Medium and Large 2755119.76/cwt118.00–125.009044
Steers—Medium and Large 1780132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0301
Steers—Medium and Large 2800120.00/cwt120.00–120.009601
Steers—Medium and Large 2940110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0341
Steers—Medium and Large 2995100.00/cwt100.00–100.009952
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1317152.41/cwt148.00–157.004838
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328135.60/cwt131.00–140.004452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1365146.23/cwt140.00–150.005346
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385137.13/cwt122.00–142.0052817
Heifers—Medium and Large 3424115.98/cwt108.00–127.004925
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430133.99/cwt127.00–138.0057613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1433140.89/cwt140.00–143.5061030
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468138.64/cwt133.00–144.0064940
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476130.45/cwt117.00–136.0062131
Heifers—Medium and Large 3490126.00/cwt126.00–126.006172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522135.41/cwt131.00–138.0070774
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522131.21/cwt125.50–135.0068531
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523127.03/cwt123.00–131.0066415
Heifers—Medium and Large 3533109.67/cwt109.00–110.005853
Heifers—Medium and Large 1564130.53/cwt126.00–131.5073634
Heifers—Medium and Large 2584124.11/cwt117.00–126.0072525
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2585129.22/cwt128.00–130.0075637
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy585126.00/cwt126.00–126.007371
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned600122.00/cwt122.00–122.007322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1619127.89/cwt125.00–129.0079215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623124.68/cwt124.00–125.0077715
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623121.33/cwt115.00–124.007569
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned627123.61/cwt120.00–124.0077518
Heifers—Medium and Large 3650107.00/cwt107.00–107.006961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned665123.50/cwt123.50–123.508214
Heifers—Medium and Large 2682120.00/cwt120.00–120.008187
Heifers—Medium and Large 1695123.00/cwt123.00–123.008551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1708118.77/cwt117.00–121.008414
Heifers—Medium and Large 2723117.00/cwt117.00–117.008462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1750117.00/cwt117.00–117.008782
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy765100.00/cwt100.00–100.007651
Heifers—Medium and Large 2770108.00/cwt108.00–108.008321
Heifers—Medium and Large 296594.00/cwt94.00–94.009071
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330153.47/cwt145.00–158.005063
Bulls—Medium and Large 3350136.00/cwt136.00–136.004761
Bulls—Medium and Large 2368146.20/cwt140.00–152.005382
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380156.57/cwt153.00–168.005953
Bulls—Medium and Large 2426144.16/cwt138.00–150.006149
Bulls—Medium and Large 1435155.00/cwt155.00–155.006741
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478140.20/cwt130.00–143.5067012
Bulls—Medium and Large 3483121.50/cwt120.00–122.005874
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528134.91/cwt132.00–140.007128
Bulls—Medium and Large 1536140.31/cwt139.00–143.007523
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568129.50/cwt115.00–136.0073617
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575134.16/cwt133.00–136.0077114
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575110.00/cwt110.00–110.006331
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Unweaned600124.00/cwt124.00–124.007442
Bulls—Medium and Large 2605127.00/cwt127.00–127.007682
Bulls—Medium and Large 1637122.40/cwt122.00–123.007805
Bulls—Medium and Large 2650126.00/cwt126.00–126.008191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1660125.50/cwt125.50–125.508289
Bulls—Medium and Large 2700106.00/cwt106.00–106.007421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1722118.98/cwt118.00–122.008595
Bulls—Medium and Large 2780113.00/cwt113.00–113.008811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1815109.00/cwt109.00–109.008881
Bulls—Medium and Large 197096.00/cwt96.00–96.009312
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,35681.29/cwt75.00–85.001,1025
Bulls——1,53568.50/cwt68.50–68.501,0511
Bulls——1,86891.21/cwt87.00–93.001,7044
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight89054.00/cwt54.00–54.004811
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06555.15/cwt52.00–58.0058719
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11848.52/cwt48.00–49.005422
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12861.85/cwt59.00–65.0069812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18657.45/cwt55.00–60.006819
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25863.44/cwt60.00–67.0079822
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47265.88/cwt61.00–70.009707
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,15257.83/cwt54.00–62.006669
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,232876.38/cwt775.00–975.0010,7978
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,233925.30/cwt885.00–1,025.0011,4096
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,075954.19/cwt925.00–975.0010,2582
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,170725.00/cwt725.00–725.008,4831
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,330800.00/cwt800.00–800.0010,6401
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6151,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0016,5541

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.