Sale reports / Arkansas / North Arkansas Livestock Auction / 2020-04-29

North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Apr 29
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
895 head
▲ 278 vs last sale 617▲ 895 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
121 head
▼ 49 vs last sale 170▲ 121 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 65▲ 50 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders under 700 lbs mostly steady to 5.00 lower with the better 400-500 lb steers 1.00-2.00 higher and the better 350-450 lb heifers 1.00-4.00 higher with more new crop calves in the offering.. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00-4.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.78/cwt on 367 head.
Average price
$131.78
367 head · 472 lb average
Value per head Derived
$623
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$122
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$29.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.08
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1478134.37642179
Medium and Large 1-2466133.16620120
Medium and Large 2468123.3157865
Medium and Large 3494105.345203thin
One grade step is worth $29.03/cwt here — about $122 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 sale367 hd
131.78
—
AR average8 barns · 1,580 hd
129.70
+2.08
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—High1,50873.371,10611
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,38559.738272thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21059.3771829
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02846.1747566

Every lot

97 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2303172.00/cwt172.00–172.005217
Steers—Medium and Large 2305153.00/cwt153.00–153.004671
Steers—Medium and Large 1317183.44/cwt178.00–187.0058212
Steers—Medium and Large 3345115.00/cwt115.00–115.003971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2368163.50/cwt163.50–163.5060233
Steers—Medium and Large 1384167.85/cwt162.00–173.0064511
Steers—Medium and Large 2385160.00/cwt160.00–160.006161
Steers—Medium and Large 1413171.88/cwt155.00–176.0071016
Steers—Medium and Large 2433145.75/cwt135.00–149.006315
Steers—Medium and Large 3460110.00/cwt110.00–110.005062
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2467158.97/cwt150.00–163.00742100
Steers—Medium and Large 1471157.79/cwt151.00–164.0074326
Steers—Medium and Large 2480147.31/cwt145.00–149.007074
Steers—Medium and Large 2513138.98/cwt135.00–142.007135
Steers—Medium and Large 1528150.60/cwt145.00–156.0079523
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2533142.96/cwt139.00–145.5076215
Steers—Medium and Large 2567135.12/cwt125.00–139.007668
Steers—Medium and Large 1571140.10/cwt138.00–142.0080017
Steers—Medium and Large 1613137.61/cwt130.00–143.0084417
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2622132.64/cwt130.00–135.0082511
Steers—Medium and Large 2631115.99/cwt110.00–120.007325
Steers—Medium and Large 2670119.60/cwt118.00–120.008015
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2713130.00/cwt130.00–130.009276
Steers—Medium and Large 1740129.53/cwt120.00–130.0095920
Steers—Medium and Large 2754125.00/cwt125.00–125.009438
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2322134.39/cwt132.00–135.004335
Heifers—Medium and Large 1329152.46/cwt146.00–157.0050210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2367131.36/cwt120.00–143.0048214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2369146.00/cwt146.00–146.0053924
Heifers—Medium and Large 1381150.60/cwt138.00–158.0057441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424139.70/cwt132.00–142.0059216
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426126.98/cwt125.00–130.005417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2432135.00/cwt135.00–135.0058339
Heifers—Medium and Large 3445116.00/cwt116.00–116.005161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1465131.07/cwt125.00–135.0060930
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470132.47/cwt132.00–135.0062331
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474123.78/cwt115.00–132.0058720
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2514125.00/cwt125.00–125.006437
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518122.43/cwt116.00–125.006348
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy518122.15/cwt120.00–127.006335
Heifers—Medium and Large 3518100.01/cwt97.00–103.005182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523128.10/cwt125.00–131.0067035
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569120.58/cwt117.00–124.0068625
Heifers—Medium and Large 2574110.00/cwt100.00–120.006314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1619123.03/cwt115.00–130.0076212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625110.00/cwt110.00–110.006882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2633117.30/cwt117.00–118.0074319
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670120.00/cwt120.00–120.008045
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670100.00/cwt100.00–100.006702
Heifers—Medium and Large 2730100.00/cwt100.00–100.007302
Heifers—Medium and Large 2750100.00/cwt100.00–100.007501
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1315181.00/cwt181.00–181.005701
Bulls—Medium and Large 2369139.03/cwt135.00–142.005134
Bulls—Medium and Large 1377153.69/cwt153.00–155.005793
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy383132.00/cwt132.00–132.005063
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424138.36/cwt130.00–144.005879
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426146.00/cwt146.00–146.006228
Bulls—Medium and Large 1466142.00/cwt142.00–142.006626
Bulls—Medium and Large 2485135.00/cwt135.00–135.006551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy498132.00/cwt132.00–132.006572
Bulls—Medium and Large 2521127.28/cwt126.00–130.006633
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525135.20/cwt129.00–145.0071020
Bulls—Medium and Large 1560128.96/cwt126.00–130.007224
Bulls—Medium and Large 2572111.00/cwt111.00–111.006352
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615120.71/cwt118.00–127.0074211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2631112.14/cwt110.00–113.007087
Bulls—Medium and Large 1678114.41/cwt106.00–123.007762
Bulls—Medium and Large 272096.96/cwt94.00–100.006982
Bulls—Medium and Large 280090.00/cwt90.00–90.007201
Bulls—Medium and Large 291084.00/cwt84.00–84.007642
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 338367.00/cwt67.00–67.002573
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,36864.66/cwt60.00–69.008855
Bulls——1,45376.01/cwt75.00–78.001,1043
Bulls——1,79785.23/cwt83.50–87.501,5323
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight87352.50/cwt52.00–53.004582
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight88520.25/cwt20.00–21.001794
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight90942.57/cwt42.00–45.003875
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight92034.49/cwt34.00–35.003172
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01140.29/cwt36.00–44.004077
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05355.73/cwt53.00–62.0058722
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05831.14/cwt25.00–35.003296
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08849.15/cwt44.00–54.0053518
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19954.95/cwt52.00–58.006597
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21360.78/cwt57.00–65.0073722
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38559.73/cwt59.50–60.008272
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,04557.24/cwt49.00–65.005984
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,055650.00/cwt650.00–650.006,8581
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,063734.64/cwt650.00–785.007,8093
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,06350.69/cwt42.00–59.005398
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-283692.50/cwt92.50–92.507737
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-291169.67/cwt53.00–95.006357
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed855775.00/cwt775.00–775.006,6261
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2920785.00/cwt785.00–785.007,2221
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed940550.00/cwt550.00–550.005,1701
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,098887.49/cwt810.00–950.009,7452
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4251,110.00/cwt1,110.00–1,110.0015,8182
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2935960.00/cwt960.00–960.008,9763

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.