Sale reports / Arkansas / North Arkansas Livestock Auction / 2020-04-08

North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Apr 8
● Final53 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
158 head
▼ 492 vs last sale 650▲ 158 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
38 head
▼ 75 vs last sale 113▲ 38 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
▼ 48 vs last sale 50▲ 2 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers uneven generally near steady on a very light test. Feeder heifers mostly 5.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls not fully tested had a lower undertone.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $137.84/cwt on 56 head.
Average price
$137.84
56 head · 605 lb average
Value per head Derived
$834
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$63
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 1-2
$27.94/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.81
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1593141.9484239
Medium and Large 2517138.5171510thin
Medium and Large 1-2794114.009057thin
One grade step is worth $27.94/cwt here — about −$63 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 sale56 hd
137.84
—
AR average7 barns · 1,342 hd
146.65
−8.81
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—Average1,55575.481,1746thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,38553.797452thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,22052.2963810
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03945.7147512

Every lot

53 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 2310165.00/cwt165.00–165.005121
Steers—Medium and Large 1315175.00/cwt175.00–175.005512
Steers—Medium and Large 1350159.00/cwt159.00–159.005571
Steers—Medium and Large 2440150.00/cwt150.00–150.006601
Steers—Medium and Large 1474165.66/cwt159.00–176.007854
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy482142.00/cwt142.00–142.006842
Steers—Medium and Large 2490145.00/cwt145.00–145.007111
Steers—Medium and Large 2515137.28/cwt129.00–140.007074
Steers—Medium and Large 1520143.62/cwt142.00–147.007473
Steers—Medium and Large 2550138.00/cwt138.00–138.007591
Steers—Medium and Large 1567147.22/cwt144.00–152.0083512
Steers—Medium and Large 1625130.00/cwt130.00–130.008131
Steers—Medium and Large 2640116.00/cwt116.00–116.007421
Steers—Medium and Large 1658135.95/cwt132.00–137.508959
Steers—Medium and Large 2675122.00/cwt122.00–122.008241
Steers—Medium and Large 1715129.00/cwt129.00–129.009221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2794114.00/cwt114.00–114.009057
Steers—Medium and Large 1920100.00/cwt100.00–100.009204
Feeder Cattle · Heifers12 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1315140.98/cwt140.00–142.004442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1381140.95/cwt138.00–145.005375
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385137.00/cwt137.00–137.005271
Heifers—Medium and Large 2417127.37/cwt119.00–132.005313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419138.48/cwt133.00–142.005808
Heifers—Medium and Large 1457136.99/cwt132.00–139.006267
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473123.32/cwt120.00–127.005833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518130.22/cwt125.00–134.0067510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535122.75/cwt118.00–125.006573
Heifers—Medium and Large 1556131.00/cwt131.00–131.007284
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2584118.00/cwt118.00–118.006895
Heifers—Medium and Large 1610115.00/cwt115.00–115.007021
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1345147.00/cwt147.00–147.005071
Bulls—Medium and Large 2385148.00/cwt148.00–148.005701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy405138.00/cwt138.00–138.005591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430155.00/cwt155.00–155.006671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1483141.10/cwt137.00–145.006822
Bulls—Medium and Large 2490135.00/cwt135.00–135.006621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1535138.00/cwt136.00–140.007382
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560120.00/cwt120.00–120.006721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1579131.71/cwt127.00–137.007634
Bulls—Medium and Large 1630128.00/cwt128.00–128.008061
Bulls—Medium and Large 2748105.00/cwt105.00–105.007852
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,16060.00/cwt60.00–60.006961
Bulls——1,48874.17/cwt72.00–76.501,1042
Bulls——1,73281.52/cwt80.00–83.501,4123
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight83343.32/cwt38.00–48.003612
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight85032.34/cwt30.00–35.002752
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10048.00/cwt48.00–48.005281
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13849.65/cwt46.00–53.505658
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20651.77/cwt50.00–54.006247
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33056.25/cwt55.50–57.007482
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38553.79/cwt52.50–55.007452
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-279099.00/cwt99.00–99.007821
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2985650.00/cwt650.00–650.006,4031

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.