Sale reports / Arkansas / North Arkansas Livestock Auction / 2019-09-25

North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Sep 25
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
460 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 435▲ 460 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
88 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 55▲ 88 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 20▲ 45 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 3.00 higher except the better 550-600 lbs 2.00 lower and 650-700 lbs 2.00-6.00 lower on a light test in some classes. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs 4.00-6.00 higher over 400 lbs mostly steady to weak except the 600-650 lb 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 4.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.58/cwt on 184 head.
Average price
$124.58
184 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$663
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$130
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$28.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.79
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549128.42705107
Medium and Large 2508119.7560875
Medium and Large 3575100.005752thin
One grade step is worth $28.42/cwt here — about $130 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
124.58
—
AR average9 barns · 1,358 hd
126.37
−1.79
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—Average1,55177.301,19911
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,47462.2591710
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,28558.5975326
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07752.9357028

Every lot

85 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1308172.00/cwt172.00–172.005302
Steers—Medium and Large 2310137.00/cwt137.00–137.004251
Steers—Medium and Large 2370145.48/cwt143.00–150.005389
Steers—Medium and Large 3420120.00/cwt120.00–120.005041
Steers—Medium and Large 2423136.23/cwt130.00–143.005762
Steers—Medium and Large 1447154.61/cwt151.00–158.0069110
Steers—Medium and Large 2468137.08/cwt134.00–140.006422
Steers—Medium and Large 1479152.91/cwt148.00–158.007329
Steers—Medium and Large 1511151.26/cwt148.00–156.0077312
Steers—Medium and Large 2530143.00/cwt143.00–143.007581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2578136.66/cwt130.00–140.0079012
Steers—Medium and Large 2580127.79/cwt120.00–132.007419
Steers—Medium and Large 1584142.01/cwt136.00–143.008297
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy595127.00/cwt127.00–127.007561
Steers—Medium and Large 1613141.74/cwt140.00–143.0086912
Steers—Medium and Large 2633129.86/cwt125.00–132.008227
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2658136.50/cwt134.50–138.008987
Steers—Medium and Large 1668140.00/cwt140.00–140.009355
Steers—Medium and Large 2673127.86/cwt122.00–135.0086012
Steers—Medium and Large 1700138.50/cwt138.50–138.509703
Steers—Medium and Large 2760122.68/cwt116.00–125.009324
Steers—Medium and Large 1765131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,0021
Steers—Medium and Large 2828121.76/cwt120.00–123.501,0082
Steers—Medium and Large 2895120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0741
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320145.02/cwt142.00–148.004644
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335130.42/cwt127.00–136.004376
Heifers—Medium and Large 1360144.13/cwt140.00–145.005196
Heifers—Medium and Large 2369126.82/cwt119.00–136.004689
Heifers—Medium and Large 1433134.62/cwt132.00–140.0058316
Heifers—Medium and Large 2433120.32/cwt117.00–125.005218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475129.04/cwt125.00–135.0061312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478121.92/cwt110.00–126.0058322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521126.04/cwt119.00–130.5065712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2529119.45/cwt112.00–125.006327
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575100.00/cwt100.00–100.005752
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580116.27/cwt112.00–117.006747
Heifers—Medium and Large 1584124.22/cwt123.00–129.0072521
Heifers—Medium and Large 2629115.47/cwt100.00–122.007265
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630128.69/cwt125.00–132.0081126
Heifers—Medium and Large 2666113.02/cwt103.00–117.507535
Heifers—Medium and Large 1669116.34/cwt115.00–119.007783
Heifers—Medium and Large 2732101.02/cwt100.00–103.007393
Heifers—Medium and Large 2778104.43/cwt100.00–109.008122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1802112.00/cwt112.00–112.008985
Heifers—Medium and Large 2805108.00/cwt108.00–108.008691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1865108.95/cwt106.00–112.009422
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330168.00/cwt168.00–168.005541
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375156.00/cwt156.00–156.005851
Bulls—Medium and Large 2387131.10/cwt120.00–142.005073
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420135.96/cwt135.00–138.005713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1447151.00/cwt151.00–151.006753
Bulls—Medium and Large 1460144.00/cwt144.00–144.006621
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465126.31/cwt120.00–132.0058713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518143.42/cwt138.00–149.007432
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518120.86/cwt110.00–127.006269
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560127.48/cwt120.00–130.007144
Bulls—Medium and Large 2583112.09/cwt108.00–116.006532
Bulls—Medium and Large 2608112.66/cwt100.00–124.006853
Bulls—Medium and Large 1629124.58/cwt116.00–128.007847
Bulls—Medium and Large 1663123.98/cwt123.00–125.008222
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665127.00/cwt127.00–127.008456
Bulls—Medium and Large 1719114.76/cwt114.00–116.008254
Bulls—Medium and Large 1770118.24/cwt117.50–119.009102
Bulls—Medium and Large 1818109.00/cwt109.00–109.008922
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,24970.73/cwt69.50–73.508834
Bulls——1,56384.55/cwt84.00–85.001,3222
Bulls——1,78779.65/cwt78.50–81.001,4235
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98647.20/cwt42.00–50.004658
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11054.71/cwt50.50–58.5060719
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17065.00/cwt65.00–65.007611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28156.55/cwt53.00–59.5072417
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29362.43/cwt60.00–65.008079
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38956.64/cwt54.00–58.507874
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53065.99/cwt62.00–71.501,0106
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-279354.91/cwt52.00–57.004353
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-287063.00/cwt63.00–63.005481
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2898955.46/cwt950.00–960.008,5802
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,030941.72/cwt825.00–1,035.009,7002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,22959.22/cwt56.00–64.007286
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,241901.50/cwt750.00–1,075.0011,18812
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,41061.16/cwt60.00–62.008622
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,065904.93/cwt850.00–985.009,6383
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,165813.30/cwt700.00–900.009,4752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1731,224.46/cwt1,000.00–1,435.0014,3632
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,442910.92/cwt875.00–950.0013,1353

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.