Sale reports / Arkansas / North Arkansas Livestock Auction / 2020-05-13

North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, May 13
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
245 head
▼ 321 vs last sale 566▲ 245 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 83▲ 60 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▼ 40 vs last sale 55▲ 15 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls steady to 9.00 higher mostly 3.00-6.00 higher on a light test in most classes. Feeder heifers steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls not fully tested. Light run due to rainy conditions in the area.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $148.64/cwt on 95 head.
Average price
$148.64
95 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$806
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$138
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$17.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.32
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548151.9583377
Medium and Large 2517134.4769518thin
One grade step is worth $17.49/cwt here — about $138 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 sale95 hd
148.64
—
AR average7 barns · 849 hd
148.32
+0.32
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—High1,66185.061,4136thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18259.8070729
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,47758.798683thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00052.7652717

Every lot

71 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2313147.50/cwt147.00–148.004622
Steers—Medium and Large 1370156.44/cwt152.00–161.005792
Steers—Medium and Large 2400146.00/cwt140.00–152.005842
Steers—Medium and Large 1405160.00/cwt160.00–160.006481
Steers—Medium and Large 1469159.68/cwt150.00–165.0074918
Steers—Medium and Large 2470141.55/cwt140.00–143.006652
Steers—Medium and Large 2512127.50/cwt127.50–127.506532
Steers—Medium and Large 1538154.11/cwt150.00–160.0082922
Steers—Medium and Large 2561130.16/cwt125.00–135.007306
Steers—Medium and Large 1579151.09/cwt139.00–156.0087521
Steers—Medium and Large 2636128.58/cwt120.00–135.008184
Steers—Medium and Large 1645135.00/cwt135.00–135.008712
Steers—Medium and Large 1665138.18/cwt136.00–139.0091911
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2341129.50/cwt129.00–130.004424
Heifers—Medium and Large 2371132.77/cwt130.00–135.004934
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373137.99/cwt137.00–139.005152
Heifers—Medium and Large 3400109.00/cwt109.00–109.004361
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423126.30/cwt120.00–130.005348
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy425131.00/cwt131.00–131.005571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1440134.91/cwt132.50–140.005943
Heifers—Medium and Large 3460104.00/cwt104.00–104.004781
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476123.09/cwt118.00–128.005869
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477128.65/cwt127.50–131.006146
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515129.33/cwt126.00–130.006666
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528123.68/cwt120.00–128.006535
Heifers—Medium and Large 3545100.00/cwt100.00–100.005451
Heifers—Medium and Large 3558100.00/cwt100.00–100.005582
Heifers—Medium and Large 2576113.92/cwt107.00–120.506565
Heifers—Medium and Large 1583124.31/cwt120.00–126.5072513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615121.00/cwt118.50–123.007446
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655104.00/cwt104.00–104.006811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2745106.00/cwt106.00–106.007904
Heifers—Medium and Large 279094.00/cwt94.00–94.007431
Heifers—Medium and Large 182299.00/cwt99.00–99.008142
Heifers—Medium and Large 287590.00/cwt90.00–90.007884
Heifers—Medium and Large 297288.00/cwt88.00–88.008552
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2340148.81/cwt136.00–162.005062
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365140.84/cwt135.00–149.005146
Bulls—Medium and Large 1385151.19/cwt150.00–156.005825
Bulls—Medium and Large 3405122.00/cwt122.00–122.004941
Bulls—Medium and Large 2411137.45/cwt130.00–143.005655
Bulls—Medium and Large 1477140.36/cwt135.00–150.006706
Bulls—Medium and Large 2477132.44/cwt130.00–136.0063212
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515129.00/cwt129.00–129.006641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525138.43/cwt135.00–142.007272
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy540120.00/cwt120.00–120.006482
Bulls—Medium and Large 1553129.99/cwt128.00–132.007192
Bulls—Medium and Large 2590129.00/cwt129.00–129.007611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615130.00/cwt130.00–130.008001
Bulls—Medium and Large 272596.00/cwt96.00–96.006962
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,28062.50/cwt62.50–62.508001
Bulls——1,59387.59/cwt87.00–88.001,3952
Bulls——1,83390.90/cwt89.50–92.501,6663
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight78534.00/cwt34.00–34.002671
Cows—Lean 85-90%97347.15/cwt45.00–49.004594
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00655.15/cwt51.00–59.005559
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08859.31/cwt59.00–60.006453
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10057.33/cwt54.00–59.0063113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22050.00/cwt50.00–50.006101
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25062.59/cwt60.00–66.0078215
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43360.94/cwt60.00–62.008732
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56554.50/cwt54.50–54.508531
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,05558.00/cwt58.00–58.006121
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,090650.00/cwt650.00–650.007,0851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,160785.00/cwt785.00–785.009,1061
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,168913.76/cwt900.00–925.0010,6732
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,20563.00/cwt63.00–63.007591
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2855775.00/cwt775.00–775.006,6261
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-282086.00/cwt86.00–86.007051
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,10067.00/cwt67.00–67.007371
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2651,034.19/cwt1,000.00–1,075.0013,0833

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.