Sale reports / Arkansas / North Arkansas Livestock Auction / 2019-10-02

North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Oct 2
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,296 head
▲ 836 vs last sale 460▲ 1,296 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
83 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 88▲ 83 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 45▲ 30 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly 2.00-8.00 lower except some large groups of value added yearlings selling very good. Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 lower except the better heifers over 450 lbs steady to 4.00 higher with some value added yearlings selling for a premium. Slaughter cows mostly steady. Slaughter bulls 2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.33/cwt on 529 head.
Average price
$127.33
529 head · 572 lb average
Value per head Derived
$728
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$443
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$40.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.01
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2663138.86920208
Medium and Large 1512130.50668166
Medium and Large 2529114.6360797
Medium and Large 348698.1947758
One grade step is worth $40.67/cwt here — about $443 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 sale529 hd
127.33
—
AR average10 barns · 2,110 hd
126.33
+1.01
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—Low1,64577.281,27112
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,49362.309303thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,20558.2370226
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01649.1149915

Every lot

119 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1315177.00/cwt177.00–177.005581
Steers—Medium and Large 2325142.00/cwt142.00–142.004621
Steers—Medium and Large 3348125.00/cwt125.00–125.004352
Steers—Medium and Large 1368160.57/cwt150.00–166.005913
Steers—Medium and Large 2370141.60/cwt140.00–142.005245
Steers—Medium and Large 2427141.87/cwt135.00–145.0060611
Steers—Medium and Large 3428112.42/cwt107.00–115.004813
Steers—Medium and Large 3467108.82/cwt104.00–119.005083
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475138.53/cwt135.00–145.0065811
Steers—Medium and Large 1478151.00/cwt151.00–151.007222
Steers—Medium and Large 2480135.32/cwt117.00–140.0065017
Steers—Medium and Large 3515105.00/cwt105.00–105.005412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2517142.71/cwt142.00–143.007387
Steers—Medium and Large 2535127.37/cwt120.00–136.0068113
Steers—Medium and Large 1537148.97/cwt140.00–151.0080014
Steers—Medium and Large 1567134.23/cwt131.00–141.0076129
Steers—Medium and Large 2578125.86/cwt117.00–130.0072713
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2595135.00/cwt135.00–135.008036
Steers—Medium and Large 3595100.00/cwt100.00–100.005951
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned605131.00/cwt131.00–131.0079315
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned611134.67/cwt134.00–136.008233
Steers—Medium and Large 2635125.60/cwt120.00–133.0079818
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added673142.00/cwt142.00–142.009569
Steers—Medium and Large 1675140.00/cwt140.00–140.009451
Steers—Medium and Large 2681126.00/cwt123.00–135.008589
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added717144.80/cwt143.00–145.001,038104
Steers—Medium and Large 2721124.46/cwt115.00–129.008975
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added758147.58/cwt140.00–148.751,11982
Steers—Medium and Large 1768139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0687
Steers—Medium and Large 2775129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0003
Steers—Medium and Large 1800130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0402
Steers—Medium and Large 2865110.00/cwt110.00–110.009521
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed305161.00/cwt161.00–161.004915
Heifers—Medium and Large 3318114.00/cwt114.00–114.003632
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328128.38/cwt122.00–133.004213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1338143.99/cwt143.00–145.004872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1367136.00/cwt136.00–136.004993
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377120.88/cwt110.00–130.004567
Heifers—Medium and Large 337999.26/cwt96.00–110.003769
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422129.30/cwt128.00–130.5054626
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425122.07/cwt110.00–127.0051917
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430104.60/cwt95.00–110.004507
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed435143.00/cwt143.00–143.0062224
Heifers—Medium and Large 3469101.11/cwt95.00–105.004744
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476117.41/cwt110.00–127.0055920
Heifers—Medium and Large 1490129.60/cwt124.00–133.0063523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2508125.00/cwt125.00–125.006359
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524125.86/cwt123.00–129.0066028
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy530100.00/cwt100.00–100.005301
Heifers—Medium and Large 353095.27/cwt95.00–100.0050533
Heifers—Medium and Large 2531114.37/cwt104.00–122.0060710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572127.79/cwt121.00–133.0073132
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575101.51/cwt100.00–103.005842
Heifers—Medium and Large 2577109.50/cwt100.00–120.0063216
Heifers—Medium and Large 360090.00/cwt90.00–90.005401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added613143.75/cwt134.50–145.00881102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned618117.53/cwt114.00–119.007267
Heifers—Medium and Large 2629111.09/cwt100.00–119.006995
Heifers—Medium and Large 1633129.03/cwt119.00–134.008173
Heifers—Medium and Large 2671107.38/cwt104.00–115.007218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1710115.00/cwt115.00–115.008172
Heifers—Medium and Large 2724107.74/cwt105.00–110.007807
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added729135.00/cwt135.00–135.0098497
Heifers—Medium and Large 1757117.00/cwt117.00–117.008863
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added768123.00/cwt123.00–123.009458
Heifers—Medium and Large 2770100.00/cwt100.00–100.007703
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1322158.67/cwt150.00–173.005119
Bulls—Medium and Large 2327134.40/cwt125.00–147.004395
Bulls—Medium and Large 3345100.00/cwt100.00–100.003451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1350162.00/cwt162.00–162.005671
Bulls—Medium and Large 2371124.37/cwt120.00–135.004618
Bulls—Medium and Large 3392112.31/cwt100.00–120.004408
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed398160.00/cwt160.00–160.0063716
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425112.47/cwt110.00–120.004784
Bulls—Medium and Large 2431124.53/cwt120.00–131.0053718
Bulls—Medium and Large 1439140.00/cwt140.00–140.006155
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed461160.00/cwt160.00–160.0073818
Bulls—Medium and Large 1478134.01/cwt133.00–135.006412
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478121.65/cwt106.00–135.0058124
Bulls—Medium and Large 3495100.00/cwt100.00–100.004951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1511138.91/cwt134.00–144.0071024
Bulls—Medium and Large 2526124.35/cwt107.00–132.006547
Bulls—Medium and Large 3535100.00/cwt100.00–100.005351
Bulls—Medium and Large 3560106.00/cwt106.00–106.005941
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568115.21/cwt109.00–122.0065417
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575126.14/cwt120.00–130.0072511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Unweaned60596.00/cwt96.00–96.005811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2611106.61/cwt103.00–110.006515
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618124.13/cwt120.00–130.0076714
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Unweaned67092.00/cwt92.00–92.006161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1671125.75/cwt125.00–126.008444
Bulls—Medium and Large 2681102.58/cwt100.00–108.006993
Bulls—Medium and Large 2700106.00/cwt106.00–106.007421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1720115.00/cwt111.00–119.008282
Bulls—Medium and Large 2760102.00/cwt102.00–102.007751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1805113.68/cwt112.00–115.509153
Bulls—Medium and Large 2880102.00/cwt102.00–102.008981
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 387851.00/cwt51.00–51.004483
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 399845.50/cwt45.50–45.504542
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,62477.49/cwt73.50–80.501,25810
Bulls——1,69570.00/cwt70.00–70.001,1871
Bulls——1,80582.50/cwt82.50–82.501,4891
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight80747.23/cwt43.50–50.003813
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight81336.67/cwt35.00–38.502982
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight87057.00/cwt57.00–57.004961
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03345.20/cwt41.00–48.004673
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05050.00/cwt50.00–50.005251
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10254.43/cwt51.00–58.006006
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20362.94/cwt59.50–66.007578
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23756.46/cwt51.50–60.0069816
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36056.00/cwt56.00–56.007621
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,47559.50/cwt59.50–59.508781
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56065.45/cwt64.50–66.501,0212
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1101,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0011,6551
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-296557.00/cwt57.00–57.005501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,030950.00/cwt950.00–950.009,7851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,10859.34/cwt49.00–67.006574
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,12364.30/cwt52.00–79.0072211
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,01870.23/cwt63.00–75.007153

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.