Sale reports / Arkansas / North Arkansas Livestock Auction / 2020-02-19

North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Feb 19
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
464 head
▼ 2,272 vs last sale 2,736▲ 464 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
100 head
▲ 69 vs last sale 31▲ 100 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 20▲ 60 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs 8.00-11.00 higher over 400 lbs 3.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 650 lbs steady to 5.00 lower with the better heifers under 500 lbs 6.00-10.00 lower and 650-700 lbs 3.00 higher. No trend on cows and bulls not reported last week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.58/cwt on 187 head.
Average price
$140.58
187 head · 494 lb average
Value per head Derived
$694
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$198
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$15.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.20
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1500143.28716126
Medium and Large 2483135.1465360
Medium and Large 3405128.005181thin
One grade step is worth $15.28/cwt here — about $198 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 sale187 hd
140.58
—
AR average8 barns · 1,284 hd
140.38
+0.20
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—High1,64776.371,2586thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21158.3670739
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,40758.048179thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01645.6446430

Every lot

79 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2317186.00/cwt186.00–186.005903
Steers—Medium and Large 1332197.27/cwt187.00–215.0065513
Steers—Medium and Large 2375167.21/cwt156.00–173.006274
Steers—Medium and Large 1392194.43/cwt184.00–204.0076214
Steers—Medium and Large 1429187.50/cwt180.00–200.0080429
Steers—Medium and Large 2433172.67/cwt170.00–175.007483
Steers—Medium and Large 2484162.22/cwt156.00–165.007855
Steers—Medium and Large 1485176.06/cwt168.50–181.0085414
Steers—Medium and Large 2520158.78/cwt154.00–172.008267
Steers—Medium and Large 1521177.65/cwt165.00–186.5092630
Steers—Medium and Large 2555145.95/cwt140.00–152.008102
Steers—Medium and Large 1570164.21/cwt156.00–168.0093617
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy595154.00/cwt154.00–154.009162
Steers—Medium and Large 1617154.84/cwt147.00–158.009555
Steers—Medium and Large 2640135.00/cwt135.00–135.008641
Steers—Medium and Large 1661150.25/cwt149.00–153.009934
Steers—Medium and Large 1723140.29/cwt140.00–142.001,0147
Steers—Medium and Large 1772139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0733
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328145.11/cwt140.00–150.004762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1333158.77/cwt154.00–160.005295
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368144.24/cwt125.00–152.005318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1379155.75/cwt142.00–161.0059015
Heifers—Medium and Large 3405128.00/cwt128.00–128.005181
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425140.58/cwt127.00–142.0059718
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426151.21/cwt142.00–164.0064425
Heifers—Medium and Large 1462144.25/cwt142.00–145.5066618
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478134.11/cwt127.00–138.0064115
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515125.03/cwt122.00–128.006443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524141.73/cwt137.50–145.0074326
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573131.46/cwt130.00–139.0075310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2583122.94/cwt120.00–130.007174
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620132.67/cwt130.00–134.0082314
Heifers—Medium and Large 2637127.66/cwt125.00–130.008133
Heifers—Medium and Large 1656130.67/cwt130.00–134.0085712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2683124.59/cwt122.00–125.008517
Heifers—Medium and Large 1760121.00/cwt121.00–121.009201
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1337185.82/cwt185.00–187.006265
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370183.00/cwt183.00–183.006771
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425148.70/cwt148.00–150.006323
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473154.38/cwt152.00–157.007302
Bulls—Medium and Large 1487161.09/cwt156.00–171.007853
Bulls—Medium and Large 2513144.76/cwt142.00–145.507435
Bulls—Medium and Large 1524162.32/cwt155.00–170.008517
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy533139.33/cwt138.00–140.007433
Bulls—Medium and Large 1576149.06/cwt138.00–166.008596
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy578155.00/cwt155.00–155.008964
Bulls—Medium and Large 2595134.00/cwt134.00–134.007971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1605141.00/cwt141.00–141.008531
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615140.00/cwt140.00–140.008611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2688122.99/cwt121.00–125.008462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1732129.00/cwt129.00–129.009442
Bulls—Medium and Large 2790111.50/cwt111.50–111.508811
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 335275.00/cwt75.00–75.002644
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,55362.91/cwt60.00–65.009772
Bulls——1,57585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,3391
Bulls——1,73382.47/cwt80.00–83.501,4293
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight77342.38/cwt40.00–45.003282
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight85020.00/cwt20.00–20.001701
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight87236.66/cwt35.00–40.003203
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04558.46/cwt57.50–59.506112
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05643.12/cwt40.00–47.5045514
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06347.30/cwt44.00–50.005032
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07654.24/cwt51.00–57.505848
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21656.81/cwt54.00–59.0069121
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22361.77/cwt58.00–63.5075516
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26060.52/cwt60.00–61.007632
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44957.33/cwt54.00–60.008317
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-297576.00/cwt76.00–76.007411
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-299059.00/cwt59.00–59.005841
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0261,086.31/cwt800.00–1,185.0011,1465
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,21662.16/cwt56.00–69.007568
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2431,025.53/cwt800.00–1,185.0012,74718
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,295812.31/cwt800.00–825.0010,5192
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-293570.05/cwt60.00–80.006552
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1131,108.37/cwt1,025.00–1,200.0012,3362
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3851,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0016,2741
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,437984.81/cwt925.00–1,000.0014,1525
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4781,275.04/cwt1,250.00–1,300.0018,8452
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2688659.21/cwt650.00–700.004,5356

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.