Sale reports / Arkansas / North Arkansas Livestock Auction / 2020-06-10

North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Jun 10
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,601 head
▼ 309 vs last sale 1,910▲ 407 vs year ago 1,194 · +34.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
175 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 144▲ 21 vs year ago 154 · +13.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
75 head
▼ 80 vs last sale 155▲ 25 vs year ago 50 · +50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady to 5.00 lower. No trend, cows and bulls not reported last week. Only a small amount observed today due to time.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $140.86/cwt on 704 head.
Average price
$140.86
704 head · 559 lb average
Value per head Derived
$787
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$215
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$34.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.84
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1568145.30826238
Medium and Large 1-2565139.47788352
Medium and Large 2517138.79718102
Medium and Large 3551110.8361112thin
One grade step is worth $34.47/cwt here — about $215 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 sale704 hd
140.86
—
AR average9 barns · 1,892 hd
141.70
−0.84
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—High1,69598.361,66720
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,37564.508871thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,31557.007501thin

Every lot

109 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 1335171.97/cwt170.00–174.005762
Steers—Medium and Large 2337159.83/cwt157.50–163.005393
Steers—Medium and Large 1380156.56/cwt155.00–158.005954
Steers—Medium and Large 2383151.17/cwt141.00–156.005799
Steers—Medium and Large 3405128.00/cwt128.00–128.005181
Steers—Medium and Large 1425158.37/cwt158.00–160.0067332
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added435155.00/cwt155.00–155.006745
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2435150.50/cwt150.50–150.5065519
Steers—Medium and Large 2435144.49/cwt140.00–150.006299
Steers—Medium and Large 2469138.86/cwt132.00–152.0065112
Steers—Medium and Large 1484154.00/cwt152.00–156.007456
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2486144.36/cwt143.50–150.0070262
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added489147.60/cwt147.00–150.007225
Steers—Medium and Large 3492125.00/cwt125.00–125.006152
Steers—Medium and Large 1516152.58/cwt142.00–158.0078752
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522141.13/cwt137.00–147.0073752
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added527149.00/cwt149.00–149.007853
Steers—Medium and Large 2528133.65/cwt124.00–139.0070628
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added535147.00/cwt147.00–147.0078623
Steers—Medium and Large 3535110.00/cwt110.00–110.005891
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570139.50/cwt135.00–141.5079590
Steers—Medium and Large 3576106.00/cwt106.00–106.006117
Steers—Medium and Large 1577142.53/cwt135.00–145.0082257
Steers—Medium and Large 2578134.27/cwt129.00–136.007765
Steers—Medium and Large 2619129.36/cwt122.00–130.0080113
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned622133.00/cwt133.00–133.008279
Steers—Medium and Large 1626138.34/cwt135.00–144.0086622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned627130.23/cwt128.00–135.0081753
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2633140.50/cwt140.50–140.5088915
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added652140.00/cwt140.00–140.0091312
Steers—Medium and Large 3655100.00/cwt100.00–100.006551
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2667137.00/cwt137.00–137.009145
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned682127.50/cwt127.50–127.508709
Steers—Medium and Large 2686129.49/cwt125.00–130.0088810
Steers—Medium and Large 1689138.81/cwt135.50–139.5095639
Steers—Medium and Large 1707130.00/cwt130.00–130.009194
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned726124.00/cwt124.00–124.009004
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2743129.00/cwt129.00–129.0095811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2799120.00/cwt120.00–120.009596
Steers—Medium and Large 1835120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0022
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3315119.45/cwt118.00–121.003762
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328132.16/cwt127.00–136.004333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1334144.78/cwt142.00–147.0048410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added360150.00/cwt150.00–150.005402
Heifers—Medium and Large 2363132.71/cwt127.00–142.004825
Heifers—Medium and Large 1385142.50/cwt135.00–151.0054932
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added400138.00/cwt138.00–138.005524
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425127.54/cwt120.00–135.0054223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427132.67/cwt130.00–137.0056743
Heifers—Medium and Large 1440140.51/cwt137.00–143.0061831
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471125.45/cwt119.00–129.0059122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475132.06/cwt129.50–134.0062727
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added488131.50/cwt131.50–131.5064213
Heifers—Medium and Large 3490104.00/cwt104.00–104.005101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2494125.00/cwt125.00–125.0061831
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added505132.00/cwt132.00–132.006675
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy508110.15/cwt107.00–112.005608
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2513126.14/cwt120.00–127.50647116
Heifers—Medium and Large 352095.94/cwt94.50–99.004993
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523130.88/cwt126.00–133.0068532
Heifers—Medium and Large 2524117.19/cwt111.00–120.006146
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy536120.00/cwt120.00–120.006434
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565123.96/cwt119.00–129.5070010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2574117.12/cwt105.00–120.0067210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2582120.00/cwt120.00–120.0069830
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added588126.50/cwt126.50–126.5074414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1605123.57/cwt118.50–124.5074822
Heifers—Medium and Large 2605115.00/cwt115.00–115.006962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned607120.00/cwt120.00–120.0072813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626117.40/cwt115.00–123.5073559
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned641109.00/cwt109.00–109.006998
Heifers—Medium and Large 1678117.49/cwt115.00–120.007972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2679118.36/cwt118.00–118.5080421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned695100.00/cwt100.00–100.006951
Heifers—Medium and Large 2702103.00/cwt103.00–103.007232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1728115.00/cwt115.00–115.008372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2744116.80/cwt115.00–117.0086951
Heifers—Medium and Large 2775100.00/cwt100.00–100.007752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1825100.00/cwt100.00–100.008251
Heifers—Medium and Large 295883.00/cwt83.00–83.007952
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1310170.94/cwt167.00–173.005303
Bulls—Medium and Large 2323142.78/cwt135.00–147.504616
Bulls—Medium and Large 1356153.33/cwt152.00–160.005466
Bulls—Medium and Large 2383140.46/cwt132.00–153.005388
Bulls—Medium and Large 2436134.39/cwt130.00–139.005865
Bulls—Medium and Large 1439144.71/cwt143.50–154.0063516
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy458135.00/cwt135.00–135.006182
Bulls—Medium and Large 2462138.94/cwt136.00–143.006423
Bulls—Medium and Large 3473114.97/cwt110.00–120.005442
Bulls—Medium and Large 2522126.82/cwt120.00–135.006623
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525135.26/cwt128.00–140.007107
Bulls—Medium and Large 3530110.00/cwt110.00–110.005831
Bulls—Medium and Large 1557133.37/cwt128.00–136.007433
Bulls—Medium and Large 2559118.74/cwt113.00–122.006644
Bulls—Medium and Large 1611125.05/cwt118.00–127.507644
Bulls—Medium and Large 2624111.75/cwt107.00–116.006974
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned640119.00/cwt119.00–119.007621
Bulls—Medium and Large 2705100.00/cwt100.00–100.007051
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,54691.67/cwt86.00–96.001,4179
Bulls——1,817103.84/cwt97.00–110.001,88711
Slaughter Cattle · Cows2 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,31557.00/cwt57.00–57.007501
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37564.50/cwt64.50–64.508871
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2835775.00/cwt775.00–775.006,4711
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,265910.00/cwt910.00–910.0011,5121
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,295750.00/cwt750.00–750.009,7131
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3351,357.92/cwt1,325.00–1,385.0018,1282
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,215900.00/cwt900.00–900.0010,9353
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2201,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0014,64011
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,245775.00/cwt775.00–775.009,6491

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.