Sale reports / Arkansas / North Arkansas Livestock Auction / 2019-07-10

North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Jul 10
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,033 head
▲ 288 vs last sale 745▲ 1,033 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
157 head
▲ 48 vs last sale 109▲ 157 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
100 head
▲ 88 vs last sale 12▲ 100 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and bulls mostly steady to 4.00 higher except the better 400-450 lb steers 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00-2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $140.02/cwt on 395 head.
Average price
$140.02
395 head · 644 lb average
Value per head Derived
$901
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$219
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$17.15/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.27
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551150.3282883
Medium and Large 2589138.34815139
Medium and Large 1-2762136.791,043156
Medium and Large 3457133.1660917thin
One grade step is worth $17.15/cwt here — about $219 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 sale395 hd
140.02
—
AR average5 barns · 620 hd
140.29
−0.27
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—High1,53282.691,26717
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,53362.039517thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,29460.1677918
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,09653.8859027

Every lot

113 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2320161.55/cwt158.00–165.005172
Steers—Medium and Large 1368169.59/cwt165.00–171.006246
Steers—Medium and Large 3368137.38/cwt135.00–140.005062
Steers—Medium and Large 2370160.00/cwt160.00–160.005921
Steers—Medium and Large 3417138.00/cwt138.00–138.0057510
Steers—Medium and Large 1428161.72/cwt161.00–163.006928
Steers—Medium and Large 2430153.06/cwt150.00–156.0065812
Steers—Medium and Large 1463159.41/cwt156.00–164.007387
Steers—Medium and Large 2485148.50/cwt140.00–153.0072024
Steers—Medium and Large 3523124.49/cwt124.00–125.006512
Steers—Medium and Large 1529154.38/cwt149.00–158.0081718
Steers—Medium and Large 2537141.08/cwt138.00–145.0075823
Steers—Medium and Large 1557148.19/cwt142.00–157.0082522
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added562147.00/cwt147.00–147.0082611
Steers—Medium and Large 2581136.19/cwt134.00–140.0079111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2599139.00/cwt139.00–139.008336
Steers—Medium and Large 1600138.00/cwt138.00–138.008282
Steers—Medium and Large 3607120.00/cwt120.00–120.007283
Steers—Medium and Large 2618134.73/cwt129.00–138.0083332
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628137.37/cwt136.00–138.0086316
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned636135.87/cwt135.50–136.5086411
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned641135.00/cwt135.00–135.008656
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added657140.00/cwt140.00–140.009208
Steers—Medium and Large 2670130.09/cwt128.00–135.0087210
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2681135.00/cwt135.00–135.009194
Steers—Medium and Large 1697143.00/cwt143.00–143.009977
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned698135.00/cwt135.00–135.009422
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned705125.00/cwt125.00–125.0088111
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned721132.00/cwt132.00–132.009524
Steers—Medium and Large 2738129.00/cwt129.00–129.0095212
Steers—Medium and Large 2788126.00/cwt126.00–126.009932
Steers—Medium and Large 2821122.59/cwt113.00–125.001,0067
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2824140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,15443
Steers—Medium and Large 1855125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0691
Steers—Medium and Large 2870120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2890133.50/cwt133.50–133.501,18846
Steers—Medium and Large 2905106.00/cwt106.00–106.009592
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368146.52/cwt143.00–150.005392
Heifers—Medium and Large 2372133.71/cwt125.00–142.004979
Heifers—Medium and Large 3415124.00/cwt124.00–124.005151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1417142.80/cwt138.00–147.0059512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429134.89/cwt122.00–138.5057932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added454146.00/cwt146.00–146.006634
Heifers—Medium and Large 1458136.44/cwt136.00–137.006257
Heifers—Medium and Large 2482132.20/cwt130.00–135.0063710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2485135.42/cwt135.00–136.0065721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added496138.00/cwt138.00–138.0068410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2512126.61/cwt123.00–134.0064815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528133.54/cwt130.00–137.0070523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567131.41/cwt127.00–134.0074514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added568134.00/cwt134.00–134.007619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571129.11/cwt125.00–135.0073725
Heifers—Medium and Large 2576122.62/cwt116.00–127.0070618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2600125.00/cwt125.00–125.0075014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned610126.14/cwt125.00–127.0076931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned614120.00/cwt120.00–120.007376
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623127.75/cwt126.00–129.0079617
Heifers—Medium and Large 2629121.73/cwt115.00–125.0076612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned659126.00/cwt126.00–126.008307
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2672125.00/cwt125.00–125.008404
Heifers—Medium and Large 1680121.44/cwt120.00–129.008266
Heifers—Medium and Large 2680119.99/cwt115.00–122.008168
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned703127.00/cwt127.00–127.008939
Heifers—Medium and Large 1707126.86/cwt122.00–129.0089714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2735115.00/cwt115.00–115.008451
Heifers—Medium and Large 2758115.00/cwt115.00–115.008722
Heifers—Medium and Large 2815103.00/cwt103.00–103.008391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1825110.00/cwt110.00–110.009081
Heifers—Medium and Large 2863106.00/cwt106.00–106.009155
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1335165.00/cwt165.00–165.005531
Bulls—Medium and Large 3345135.00/cwt135.00–135.004661
Bulls—Medium and Large 1371167.98/cwt162.00–170.006235
Bulls—Medium and Large 2377149.35/cwt145.00–151.005634
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425158.14/cwt155.00–162.0067220
Bulls—Medium and Large 2429148.78/cwt142.00–156.006385
Bulls—Medium and Large 2461131.92/cwt125.00–140.006084
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468152.75/cwt150.00–160.0071517
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515143.39/cwt142.00–144.0073813
Bulls—Medium and Large 2516136.91/cwt125.00–139.0070613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1555134.67/cwt131.00–137.007473
Bulls—Medium and Large 2587129.11/cwt117.00–137.0075813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620127.00/cwt127.00–127.007871
Bulls—Medium and Large 2621122.27/cwt120.00–126.007598
Bulls—Medium and Large 1670126.00/cwt126.00–126.008441
Bulls—Medium and Large 2681109.56/cwt103.00–123.007467
Bulls—Medium and Large 2700107.00/cwt107.00–107.007491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1736110.67/cwt109.00–111.008156
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned745100.00/cwt100.00–100.007451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1822100.00/cwt100.00–100.008223
Bulls—Medium and Large 286090.00/cwt90.00–90.007742
Bulls—Medium and Large 296097.00/cwt97.00–97.009311
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 371250.00/cwt50.00–50.003562
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,51064.00/cwt64.00–64.009661
Bulls——1,51786.30/cwt83.50–90.501,3099
Bulls——1,55480.72/cwt76.00–84.001,2547
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight83054.00/cwt54.00–54.004481
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight85848.49/cwt48.00–49.004162
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12054.71/cwt51.00–58.0061316
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14060.14/cwt58.50–62.006864
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14046.97/cwt45.00–48.005354
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29057.20/cwt54.00–59.007388
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29862.53/cwt59.00–68.0081210
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47259.42/cwt58.50–60.508753
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57863.98/cwt59.00–67.501,0104
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2755100.00/cwt100.00–100.007551
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-289063.79/cwt57.00–69.005683
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,047705.71/cwt700.00–735.007,3897
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,05560.00/cwt60.00–60.006331
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,140872.12/cwt800.00–900.009,9427
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,16057.75/cwt53.00–61.5067021
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1611,039.82/cwt950.00–1,125.0012,0724
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2121,033.37/cwt800.00–1,125.0012,52438
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3261,042.18/cwt800.00–1,350.0013,8197

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.