Sale reports / Arkansas / North Arkansas Livestock Auction / 2020-04-15

North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Apr 15
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
378 head
▲ 220 vs last sale 158▲ 378 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
31 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 38▲ 31 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 2▲ 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Not enough steers and bulls in most classes last week for a trend 550-600 Lbs steady and other classes had a higher undertone. Feeder heifers mostly 4.00-9.00 higher than last weeks light test. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to firm on a very light test.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.81/cwt on 163 head.
Average price
$129.81
163 head · 492 lb average
Value per head Derived
$639
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$257
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$27.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.34
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1484135.67657104
Medium and Large 1-2573124.6471411thin
Medium and Large 2494118.5258547
Medium and Large 3370108.004001thin
One grade step is worth $27.67/cwt here — about $257 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 sale163 hd
129.81
—
AR average6 barns · 615 hd
129.47
+0.34
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—Average1,46384.911,2426thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,13162.597085thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,06052.9056117

Every lot

72 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed324190.00/cwt190.00–190.006167
Steers—Medium and Large 1340185.68/cwt185.00–186.006313
Steers—Medium and Large 2375152.95/cwt152.00–155.005743
Steers—Medium and Large 1378174.29/cwt160.00–183.0065911
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed381189.18/cwt185.00–191.0072110
Steers—Medium and Large 1426169.98/cwt160.00–175.007245
Steers—Medium and Large 2450144.00/cwt138.00–150.006484
Steers—Medium and Large 1469158.13/cwt152.00–168.0074216
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518158.00/cwt158.00–158.008187
Steers—Medium and Large 2518130.34/cwt120.00–140.006752
Steers—Medium and Large 1523156.75/cwt145.00–169.008207
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy525140.00/cwt140.00–140.007351
Steers—Medium and Large 2550135.00/cwt135.00–135.007431
Steers—Medium and Large 1567146.54/cwt140.00–149.008317
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2576136.00/cwt136.00–136.007834
Steers—Medium and Large 2605128.00/cwt128.00–128.007741
Steers—Medium and Large 1622138.16/cwt133.00–145.0085913
Steers—Medium and Large 2655108.00/cwt108.00–108.007071
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2694121.50/cwt121.50–121.508439
Steers—Medium and Large 1808109.00/cwt109.00–109.008816
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2853101.00/cwt101.00–101.008626
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315120.00/cwt120.00–120.003781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1322147.17/cwt143.00–156.004747
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed333158.00/cwt158.00–158.005263
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed351160.00/cwt160.00–160.005624
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370132.40/cwt128.00–135.004903
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370108.00/cwt108.00–108.004001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1379150.42/cwt144.00–158.005708
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420143.33/cwt136.00–149.0060220
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430126.20/cwt108.00–135.0054313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469120.16/cwt110.00–130.005649
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472138.20/cwt132.00–144.5065221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2491141.00/cwt141.00–141.006927
Heifers—Medium and Large 1513136.36/cwt124.00–143.007006
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526114.60/cwt110.00–120.006039
Heifers—Medium and Large 1555123.63/cwt120.00–132.0068610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2567112.72/cwt110.00–114.006397
Heifers—Medium and Large 2608109.49/cwt107.00–112.006662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1610123.14/cwt110.00–126.0075118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1653104.68/cwt103.00–108.006843
Heifers—Medium and Large 267899.00/cwt99.00–99.006712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1700102.00/cwt102.00–102.007144
Heifers—Medium and Large 270594.00/cwt94.00–94.006631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-271696.00/cwt96.00–96.006874
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325170.33/cwt165.00–174.005544
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy338159.00/cwt159.00–159.005373
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378159.42/cwt150.00–168.006032
Bulls—Medium and Large 2390142.00/cwt142.00–142.005541
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424140.99/cwt130.00–147.005984
Bulls—Medium and Large 1431150.64/cwt147.00–157.006494
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475140.00/cwt140.00–140.006651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1478152.50/cwt140.00–171.0072910
Bulls—Medium and Large 2510130.00/cwt130.00–130.006633
Bulls—Medium and Large 1535138.00/cwt138.00–138.007382
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573113.03/cwt111.00–116.006483
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy590100.00/cwt100.00–100.005902
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620111.50/cwt105.00–118.006912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1715106.00/cwt106.00–106.007581
Bulls—Medium and Large 178597.00/cwt97.00–97.007611
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,17075.00/cwt75.00–75.008781
Bulls——1,52286.89/cwt85.50–91.501,3225
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight90046.00/cwt46.00–46.004141
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight91255.30/cwt54.00–57.005043
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight95030.00/cwt30.00–30.002851
Cows—Boner 80-85%96557.00/cwt57.00–57.005501
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06546.03/cwt45.00–47.004902
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11860.79/cwt57.00–64.006806
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14850.15/cwt48.00–55.005764
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17363.99/cwt63.00–65.007514
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,220800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,7601
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2730723.29/cwt700.00–750.005,2802
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,470925.00/cwt925.00–925.0013,5981

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.