Sale reports / Arkansas / North Arkansas Livestock Auction / 2020-06-03

North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Jun 3
● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Receipts
1,910 head
▲ 1,646 vs last sale 264▼ 368 vs year ago 2,278 · −16.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 1.00-4.00 higher than last weeks light test in a few classes. Feeder heifers mostly steady to 3.00 higher with the better 450-500 lbs 7.00 higher. Cows and bulls not reported due to time limits.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $145.81/cwt on 906 head.
Average price
$145.81
906 head · 563 lb average
Value per head Derived
$820
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$256
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$29.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.15
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546150.29820570
Medium and Large 1-2617138.98857225
Medium and Large 2542137.54745105
Medium and Large 3469120.415656thin
One grade step is worth $29.89/cwt here — about $256 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 sale906 hd
145.81
—
AR average8 barns · 2,060 hd
144.66
+1.15
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

94 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 · Steers40 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1314170.34/cwt167.00–175.0053513
Steers—Medium and Large 2326160.70/cwt152.50–168.005244
Steers—Medium and Large 2372147.87/cwt138.00–154.005505
Steers—Medium and Large 3375129.00/cwt129.00–129.004841
Steers—Medium and Large 1377167.69/cwt164.00–178.0063242
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy405138.00/cwt138.00–138.005591
Steers—Medium and Large 1406162.39/cwt155.00–163.0065974
Steers—Medium and Large 2424146.40/cwt135.00–154.0062115
Steers—Medium and Large 3460118.00/cwt118.00–118.005433
Steers—Medium and Large 1461161.01/cwt149.00–164.0074287
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476159.00/cwt159.00–159.0075711
Steers—Medium and Large 2479140.48/cwt129.00–154.0067319
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy497145.00/cwt145.00–145.007213
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy520135.00/cwt135.00–135.007021
Steers—Medium and Large 1527152.67/cwt147.00–159.5080570
Steers—Medium and Large 3530119.72/cwt110.00–130.006352
Steers—Medium and Large 2537141.03/cwt130.00–143.0075714
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2541145.63/cwt143.00–146.5078831
Steers—Medium and Large 1565144.38/cwt139.00–152.0081671
Steers—Medium and Large 2579133.81/cwt125.00–140.5077517
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2581141.73/cwt140.00–145.5082363
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned607141.75/cwt141.75–141.7586048
Steers—Medium and Large 1612141.54/cwt139.00–146.0086635
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620139.92/cwt137.00–142.0086812
Steers—Medium and Large 2631130.73/cwt118.50–137.0082510
Steers—Medium and Large 2659128.86/cwt125.00–131.5084911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned662131.13/cwt126.25–137.5086841
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned672133.50/cwt133.50–133.508973
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2674135.45/cwt132.00–138.7591360
Steers—Medium and Large 1675138.55/cwt137.00–140.0093512
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2708126.00/cwt126.00–126.008923
Steers—Medium and Large 2711124.51/cwt120.00–130.008854
Steers—Medium and Large 1713135.06/cwt128.00–137.7596320
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned732126.00/cwt126.00–126.0092225
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added739140.25/cwt140.25–140.251,03662
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2764129.50/cwt129.50–129.509894
Steers—Medium and Large 2768121.14/cwt110.00–127.009303
Steers—Medium and Large 1783126.49/cwt126.00–127.009904
Steers—Medium and Large 2835110.00/cwt110.00–110.009191
Steers—Medium and Large 2850114.00/cwt114.00–114.009691
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2305142.00/cwt142.00–142.004331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1328149.91/cwt143.00–156.0049225
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374145.19/cwt137.00–153.0054336
Heifers—Medium and Large 2379136.02/cwt134.00–138.005168
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2384139.00/cwt139.00–139.005349
Heifers—Medium and Large 3397109.00/cwt109.00–109.004335
Heifers—Medium and Large 3416113.98/cwt107.00–122.004744
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425140.18/cwt133.00–147.0059676
Heifers—Medium and Large 2433133.20/cwt125.00–143.0057714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2438136.00/cwt136.00–136.005968
Heifers—Medium and Large 3453110.40/cwt110.00–112.005005
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470140.22/cwt132.00–144.0065968
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480130.50/cwt130.50–130.506265
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy485112.00/cwt112.00–112.005431
Heifers—Medium and Large 2486127.27/cwt122.00–130.0061917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2512130.46/cwt128.00–132.0066818
Heifers—Medium and Large 2519121.29/cwt114.00–125.0062920
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy520123.00/cwt123.00–123.006402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1532132.10/cwt127.00–137.00703133
Heifers—Medium and Large 1566125.93/cwt121.00–130.0071347
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572122.52/cwt120.00–123.7570179
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573119.04/cwt115.00–122.0068212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy578114.50/cwt114.00–115.006622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned611122.66/cwt116.50–124.2574936
Heifers—Medium and Large 1619127.40/cwt115.00–132.0078935
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2632119.29/cwt116.00–120.7575424
Heifers—Medium and Large 2637110.95/cwt100.00–116.0070711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670118.00/cwt118.00–118.007911
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670110.09/cwt102.00–114.007383
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned709111.25/cwt111.25–111.2578922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1719115.86/cwt115.00–116.008337
Heifers—Medium and Large 2723101.49/cwt95.00–115.007349
Heifers—Medium and Large 1824105.00/cwt105.00–105.008654
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2305149.25/cwt149.00–150.004554
Bulls—Medium and Large 2389142.00/cwt142.00–142.005523
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415144.00/cwt144.00–144.005981
Bulls—Medium and Large 3439125.00/cwt125.00–125.005494
Bulls—Medium and Large 2440138.99/cwt138.00–140.006122
Bulls—Medium and Large 2487131.66/cwt122.00–140.006418
Bulls—Medium and Large 1489144.35/cwt144.00–147.007068
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy520122.00/cwt122.00–122.006341
Bulls—Medium and Large 2524120.77/cwt116.00–130.006333
Bulls—Medium and Large 1528135.45/cwt132.00–136.007157
Bulls—Medium and Large 2566126.82/cwt122.00–135.007185
Bulls—Medium and Large 1571136.06/cwt132.00–137.0077720
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615124.00/cwt124.00–124.007631
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623104.14/cwt100.00–110.006495
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned640121.00/cwt121.00–121.007741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy650115.50/cwt115.50–115.507513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1677121.85/cwt117.00–125.008257
Bulls—Medium and Large 1707112.62/cwt112.50–113.007964
Bulls—Medium and Large 2708103.00/cwt103.00–103.007294
Bulls—Medium and Large 1755116.00/cwt116.00–116.008761
Bulls—Medium and Large 287092.00/cwt92.00–92.008002

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.