Sale reports / Arkansas / North Arkansas Livestock Auction / 2019-08-21

North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Aug 21
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
180 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 192▲ 180 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
61 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 30▲ 61 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 29▲ 20 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 bulls 3.00-6.00 higher on a light test in a few classes. Feeder heifers steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady. Slaughter bulls not fully tested. Hot weather still hampering livestock movement.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.04/cwt on 75 head.
Average price
$119.04
75 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$638
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$229
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$21.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.74
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1528126.6066926
Medium and Large 2557116.3664843
Medium and Large 3417105.514406thin
One grade step is worth $21.09/cwt here — about $229 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 sale75 hd
119.04
—
AR average8 barns · 710 hd
123.78
−4.74
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—Average1,63478.801,2877thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45861.688995thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,25861.6077526
CowsLean 85-90%High1,00249.1849312

Every lot

70 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2390156.00/cwt156.00–156.006081
Steers—Medium and Large 2445142.00/cwt142.00–142.006321
Steers—Medium and Large 2478137.81/cwt130.00–144.006598
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535144.00/cwt144.00–144.007706
Steers—Medium and Large 1538147.01/cwt145.00–152.007915
Steers—Medium and Large 1575141.98/cwt139.00–144.008167
Steers—Medium and Large 2583133.49/cwt132.00–135.007784
Steers—Medium and Large 1600137.00/cwt137.00–137.008221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2604137.00/cwt137.00–137.008275
Steers—Medium and Large 2622131.66/cwt130.00–135.008193
Steers—Medium and Large 2675127.48/cwt125.00–130.008602
Steers—Medium and Large 2700128.00/cwt126.00–130.008962
Steers—Medium and Large 2762126.00/cwt126.00–126.009603
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330130.36/cwt126.00–135.004302
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375108.27/cwt100.00–113.004064
Heifers—Medium and Large 2383128.78/cwt120.00–135.004934
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420120.00/cwt120.00–120.005041
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425100.00/cwt100.00–100.004251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430130.00/cwt130.00–130.005592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy458120.00/cwt120.00–120.005502
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470119.89/cwt110.00–125.005633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478128.69/cwt125.00–131.006153
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519127.87/cwt126.00–132.006647
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525119.21/cwt112.00–125.0062611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1574125.87/cwt123.00–131.0072212
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575100.00/cwt100.00–100.005751
Heifers—Medium and Large 2582116.66/cwt111.00–123.0067910
Heifers—Medium and Large 2619116.77/cwt110.00–120.007234
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665107.05/cwt100.00–114.007122
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy695100.00/cwt100.00–100.006951
Heifers—Medium and Large 273097.00/cwt94.00–100.007082
Heifers—Medium and Large 279098.33/cwt85.00–105.007773
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1340170.49/cwt170.00–171.005802
Bulls—Small and Medium 2375120.00/cwt120.00–120.004501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380167.00/cwt167.00–167.006351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423151.21/cwt146.00–157.006402
Bulls—Medium and Large 2433144.00/cwt144.00–144.006242
Bulls—Small and Medium 1450100.00/cwt100.00–100.004501
Bulls—Medium and Large 2458137.24/cwt135.00–139.006294
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519139.63/cwt134.00–145.007256
Bulls—Medium and Large 1580134.00/cwt134.00–134.007771
Bulls—Medium and Large 2590129.00/cwt129.00–129.007611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned620118.00/cwt118.00–118.007321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1645127.00/cwt127.00–127.008191
Bulls—Medium and Large 2645109.00/cwt109.00–109.007031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned663120.00/cwt120.00–120.007962
Bulls—Medium and Large 2695112.00/cwt112.00–112.007781
Bulls—Medium and Large 2700100.00/cwt100.00–100.007001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1728113.52/cwt109.00–123.008263
Bulls—Medium and Large 1755109.00/cwt109.00–109.008231
Bulls—Medium and Large 196080.00/cwt80.00–80.007681
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,38064.78/cwt64.50–65.008942
Bulls——1,69388.74/cwt88.50–89.001,5022
Bulls——1,76381.52/cwt79.00–83.501,4373
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight75343.38/cwt38.00–48.003272
Cows—Boner 80-85%92550.00/cwt50.00–50.004631
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00744.30/cwt38.00–46.504465
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09455.48/cwt53.50–58.006074
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11060.00/cwt60.00–60.006661
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16157.23/cwt55.00–58.506645
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29963.27/cwt60.50–68.5082220
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42558.00/cwt58.00–58.008271
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46662.60/cwt60.00–66.509184
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,06567.25/cwt65.00–70.007162
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,13760.36/cwt55.00–64.006863
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,270909.64/cwt800.00–1,035.0011,5522
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,28868.57/cwt59.00–76.008836
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed810650.00/cwt650.00–650.005,2651
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,175750.00/cwt750.00–750.008,8131
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,250944.65/cwt800.00–1,075.0011,8082

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.