Sale reports / Arkansas / North Arkansas Livestock Auction / 2019-11-06

North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Nov 6
● Final124 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Receipts
2,224 head
▲ 1,963 vs last sale 261▲ 2,224 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders steady to 10.00 higher mostly 3.00-8.00 higher than last weeks light test. The offering included several groups of Value Added cattle that sold for 2.00-10.00 premium. Cows and bulls not reported today due to time.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $146.24/cwt on 911 head.
Average price
$146.24
911 head · 584 lb average
Value per head Derived
$854
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$23
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$48.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.95
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1575150.38864357
Medium and Large 1-2602147.93890383
Medium and Large 2549135.36743163
Medium and Large 3869102.138878thin
One grade step is worth $48.26/cwt here — about −$23 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 sale911 hd
146.24
—
AR average10 barns · 1,729 hd
145.29
+0.95
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

124 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 · Steers47 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1322167.71/cwt162.00–173.005408
Steers—Medium and Large 2332152.75/cwt150.00–153.0050715
Steers—Medium and Large 3365125.00/cwt125.00–125.004561
Steers—Medium and Large 1371158.48/cwt153.00–162.0058816
Steers—Medium and Large 2384151.51/cwt147.00–160.005829
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added392170.00/cwt170.00–170.0066620
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2398147.00/cwt147.00–147.0058525
Steers—Medium and Large 1422156.44/cwt149.00–162.0066017
Steers—Medium and Large 2434141.67/cwt139.00–146.006154
Steers—Medium and Large 3445122.00/cwt122.00–122.005431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2448148.00/cwt148.00–148.006637
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added454158.00/cwt158.00–158.0071714
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added468164.00/cwt164.00–164.0076812
Steers—Medium and Large 1479152.37/cwt145.00–165.0073037
Steers—Medium and Large 2480137.41/cwt127.00–143.0066035
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2493141.95/cwt138.00–147.0070016
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515153.00/cwt153.00–153.0078812
Steers—Medium and Large 1517152.85/cwt139.00–158.0079035
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522147.00/cwt147.00–147.0076712
Steers—Medium and Large 2536135.66/cwt128.00–140.0072725
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added543161.00/cwt161.00–161.0087427
Steers—Medium and Large 2569129.09/cwt124.00–135.0073513
Steers—Medium and Large 1572142.86/cwt135.00–147.0081754
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed584156.18/cwt155.50–158.0091215
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2584137.31/cwt130.00–140.0080244
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added586144.00/cwt144.00–144.008444
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned604134.00/cwt134.00–134.008095
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2606139.25/cwt139.25–139.2584431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned608131.00/cwt131.00–131.0079612
Steers—Medium and Large 2628128.47/cwt120.00–137.0080730
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned640115.00/cwt115.00–115.007361
Steers—Medium and Large 1643145.61/cwt141.00–147.0093621
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned660125.69/cwt124.00–130.0083014
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added682156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,064140
Steers—Medium and Large 1690142.00/cwt142.00–142.009801
Steers—Medium and Large 2690129.66/cwt120.00–132.0089511
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2691131.16/cwt130.00–135.0090625
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added700154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,07865
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2709135.51/cwt130.00–144.0096127
Steers—Medium and Large 2722122.65/cwt118.00–135.008869
Steers—Medium and Large 1730142.99/cwt135.00–146.001,04419
Steers—Medium and Large 1752133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,0002
Steers—Medium and Large 2766133.47/cwt132.00–135.001,0224
Steers—Medium and Large 1808132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0677
Steers—Medium and Large 2875116.86/cwt109.00–125.001,0232
Steers—Medium and Large 2970120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1641
Steers—Medium and Large 31,02395.00/cwt95.00–95.009726
Feeder Cattle · Heifers49 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320144.17/cwt136.00–147.0046112
Heifers—Medium and Large 3323104.85/cwt100.00–110.003393
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added325146.00/cwt146.00–146.004753
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328127.09/cwt120.00–134.004176
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2352138.00/cwt138.00–138.0048615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1357138.00/cwt138.00–138.004933
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370124.20/cwt117.00–130.004607
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added390137.00/cwt137.00–137.0053412
Heifers—Medium and Large 3395110.00/cwt110.00–110.004352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419135.35/cwt129.00–140.0056737
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added422140.00/cwt140.00–140.005916
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425106.00/cwt106.00–106.004511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427123.28/cwt116.00–128.0052630
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2443128.00/cwt128.00–128.0056721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added450139.00/cwt139.00–139.0062622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added465138.00/cwt138.00–138.0064211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468130.12/cwt124.00–134.0060955
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478120.57/cwt110.00–125.0057635
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518114.20/cwt103.00–123.0059219
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525100.00/cwt100.00–100.005251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1532126.87/cwt120.00–131.0067547
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed532125.00/cwt125.00–125.006652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2540122.00/cwt122.00–122.006596
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added541134.50/cwt134.50–134.507287
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added548133.00/cwt133.00–133.0072916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2552122.50/cwt122.50–122.506767
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added554134.00/cwt134.00–134.007424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572129.13/cwt121.00–135.0073941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2572113.14/cwt110.00–117.0064713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added574130.00/cwt130.00–130.007464
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2601122.00/cwt122.00–122.007336
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added603116.00/cwt116.00–116.006999
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610115.24/cwt110.00–120.007035
Heifers—Medium and Large 1617123.97/cwt121.00–125.0076527
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added620137.00/cwt137.00–137.0084910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open631138.50/cwt138.50–138.5087411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed641130.00/cwt130.00–130.008338
Heifers—Medium and Large 3645100.00/cwt100.00–100.006451
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670110.23/cwt105.00–116.0073918
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2698122.00/cwt122.00–122.008526
Heifers—Medium and Large 1721118.00/cwt118.00–118.008514
Heifers—Medium and Large 2722109.93/cwt100.00–117.007949
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy735112.00/cwt112.00–112.008232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open755139.85/cwt139.85–139.851,05668
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2759117.00/cwt117.00–117.008884
Heifers—Medium and Large 1763118.80/cwt113.00–120.009066
Heifers—Medium and Large 2850100.00/cwt100.00–100.008501
Heifers—Medium and Large 294090.00/cwt90.00–90.008464
Heifers—Medium and Large 297285.00/cwt85.00–85.008264
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1328166.05/cwt157.00–173.0054516
Bulls—Medium and Large 2333144.31/cwt139.00–150.004813
Bulls—Medium and Large 3368113.22/cwt100.00–127.004172
Bulls—Medium and Large 2372141.35/cwt132.00–149.005267
Bulls—Medium and Large 1390155.30/cwt150.00–160.5060612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1419141.04/cwt137.00–148.005915
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420110.00/cwt110.00–110.004621
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425131.10/cwt120.00–143.005578
Bulls—Medium and Large 2474124.31/cwt116.00–134.0058928
Bulls—Medium and Large 1485141.00/cwt141.00–141.006841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515130.11/cwt128.00–135.0067010
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523120.77/cwt108.00–126.0063213
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568118.06/cwt112.00–124.006717
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2576124.00/cwt124.00–124.0071414
Bulls—Medium and Large 1580123.45/cwt120.00–127.007164
Bulls—Medium and Large 1613126.00/cwt126.00–126.007725
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Unweaned61598.00/cwt98.00–98.006032
Bulls—Medium and Large 2619116.56/cwt110.00–120.007228
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665123.00/cwt123.00–123.008181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned670110.00/cwt110.00–110.007371
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675113.71/cwt111.00–115.007683
Bulls—Medium and Large 2720112.52/cwt110.00–115.008102
Bulls—Medium and Large 1721118.64/cwt114.00–122.0085514
Bulls—Medium and Large 2769103.55/cwt100.00–114.007964
Bulls—Medium and Large 1795111.00/cwt111.00–111.008821
Bulls—Medium and Large 384880.00/cwt80.00–80.006782
Bulls—Medium and Large 187099.00/cwt99.00–99.008614
Bulls—Medium and Large 2890100.00/cwt100.00–100.008901

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.