Sale reports / Arkansas / North Arkansas Livestock Auction / 2019-10-30

North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Oct 30
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
261 head
▼ 229 vs last sale 490▲ 261 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
80 head
▼ 47 vs last sale 127▲ 80 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
▼ 56 vs last sale 90▲ 34 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders mostly steady to 7.00 higher instances 10.00 higher on a light test with a very light or no test on most steers. Slaughter cows 1.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00-4.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.72/cwt on 94 head.
Average price
$124.72
94 head · 492 lb average
Value per head Derived
$614
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$22
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$15.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.30
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1470128.8860568
Medium and Large 2551113.8562726
One grade step is worth $15.03/cwt here — about −$22 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 sale94 hd
124.72
—
AR average10 barns · 1,695 hd
120.43
+4.30
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—High1,76870.471,24616
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47449.147244thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,22543.5953413
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05536.7938841

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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2375139.00/cwt139.00–139.005211
Steers—Medium and Large 1450145.00/cwt145.00–145.006531
Steers—Medium and Large 2465136.00/cwt136.00–136.006321
Steers—Medium and Large 1500135.00/cwt135.00–135.006751
Steers—Medium and Large 2532131.66/cwt129.00–135.007003
Steers—Medium and Large 1592132.00/cwt132.00–132.007816
Steers—Medium and Large 2607120.00/cwt120.00–120.007283
Steers—Medium and Large 2650120.00/cwt120.00–120.007801
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned688125.00/cwt125.00–125.008602
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2718135.00/cwt135.00–135.009694
Steers—Medium and Large 2720115.00/cwt115.00–115.008281
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned770100.00/cwt100.00–100.007701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2820132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0823
Steers—Medium and Large 1955110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0511
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2303127.44/cwt120.00–135.003862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1346138.28/cwt136.00–142.0047813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370130.00/cwt130.00–130.004811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376137.99/cwt135.00–144.0051911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424122.58/cwt120.00–125.005206
Heifers—Medium and Large 1434132.01/cwt130.00–133.0057310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2455119.00/cwt118.00–120.005412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1484125.35/cwt124.00–129.006075
Heifers—Medium and Large 1507118.99/cwt118.00–120.006035
Heifers—Medium and Large 2538108.00/cwt108.00–108.005812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1564120.15/cwt118.00–122.0067812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2576111.02/cwt104.00–114.006394
Heifers—Medium and Large 1603122.07/cwt114.00–125.0073612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy695100.00/cwt100.00–100.006951
Heifers—Medium and Large 2718101.95/cwt100.00–112.007326
Heifers—Medium and Large 2752115.00/cwt115.00–115.008652
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1304160.00/cwt160.00–160.004866
Bulls—Medium and Large 2323145.26/cwt141.00–150.004692
Bulls—Medium and Large 1372153.86/cwt146.00–162.0057215
Bulls—Medium and Large 2372140.24/cwt136.00–145.005227
Bulls—Medium and Large 2417133.60/cwt125.00–140.005573
Bulls—Medium and Large 1419148.36/cwt140.00–154.006229
Bulls—Medium and Large 1466140.27/cwt135.00–143.0065414
Bulls—Medium and Large 2488123.93/cwt117.00–131.006053
Bulls—Medium and Large 2510125.00/cwt125.00–125.006381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1529130.30/cwt127.00–139.0068915
Bulls—Medium and Large 2563117.47/cwt115.00–120.006612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1580125.00/cwt125.00–125.007251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1633123.00/cwt123.00–123.007793
Bulls—Medium and Large 2633111.61/cwt110.00–115.007063
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675120.00/cwt120.00–120.008101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1750111.00/cwt111.00–111.008331
Bulls—Medium and Large 2780104.00/cwt104.00–104.008111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy80087.00/cwt87.00–87.006961
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 374541.50/cwt41.50–41.503096
Dairy Steers—Medium and Large 376240.00/cwt40.00–40.003054
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,62069.47/cwt66.50–70.501,1256
Bulls——1,64864.07/cwt63.00–65.001,0562
Bulls——1,90972.82/cwt71.50–74.001,3908
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight83636.12/cwt31.00–38.503024
Cows—Lean 85-90%97322.62/cwt20.00–25.502202
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05433.33/cwt24.00–38.0035118
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10441.84/cwt38.00–43.5046215
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20347.48/cwt46.00–50.505714
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22142.72/cwt39.50–46.505228
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,22345.54/cwt44.00–47.005572
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30844.27/cwt43.50–45.005792
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34535.00/cwt35.00–35.004711
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,64054.01/cwt53.50–54.508862
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,03080.00/cwt80.00–80.008241
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,07344.52/cwt40.50–54.004786
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,178904.99/cwt850.00–950.0010,6612
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,49553.00/cwt53.00–53.007921
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2752108.52/cwt105.00–109.008168
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-283592.00/cwt92.00–92.007685
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,04645.00/cwt45.00–45.004718

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.