Sale reports / Arkansas / North Arkansas Livestock Auction / 2020-07-15

North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Jul 15
● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
680 head
▼ 326 vs last sale 1,006▲ 263 vs year ago 417 · +63.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
92 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 76▲ 22 vs year ago 70 · +31.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 15▲ 35 vs year ago 15 · +233.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders steady to 4.00 higher with quality good to average. Some groups of Value Added cattle selling for a premium . Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $143.84/cwt on 256 head.
Average price
$143.84
256 head · 606 lb average
Value per head Derived
$872
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$72
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$15.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.68
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1579148.03858178
Medium and Large 1-2701135.0194654
Medium and Large 2593132.6178624
One grade step is worth $15.42/cwt here — about $72 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 sale256 hd
143.84
—
AR average9 barns · 1,795 hd
140.16
+3.68
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—Average1,40490.241,2679thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,39463.0387917
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18962.3974237
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,01856.9357917

Every lot

100 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1333182.95/cwt177.00–189.006092
Steers—Medium and Large 1365166.42/cwt161.00–172.006072
Steers—Medium and Large 2380142.00/cwt142.00–142.005401
Steers—Medium and Large 2435142.00/cwt142.00–142.006181
Steers—Medium and Large 1439153.30/cwt150.00–158.006736
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added449160.00/cwt160.00–160.0071810
Steers—Medium and Large 1478156.37/cwt148.00–159.7574717
Steers—Medium and Large 2488143.51/cwt143.00–144.007002
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added490160.79/cwt158.00–161.2578820
Steers—Medium and Large 1515150.08/cwt147.00–156.0077310
Steers—Medium and Large 2522136.11/cwt130.00–140.007108
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added546151.00/cwt151.00–151.008249
Steers—Medium and Large 1571145.36/cwt140.00–152.0083046
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added572151.73/cwt151.50–152.0086817
Steers—Medium and Large 2583132.67/cwt130.00–134.007733
Steers—Medium and Large 1613144.85/cwt140.00–150.008889
Steers—Medium and Large 2635134.49/cwt134.00–135.008542
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2647136.25/cwt136.25–136.2588211
Steers—Medium and Large 1651142.00/cwt142.00–142.009246
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2678139.53/cwt139.00–140.0094619
Steers—Medium and Large 2685127.00/cwt127.00–127.008701
Steers—Medium and Large 1708134.62/cwt134.00–135.009538
Steers—Medium and Large 2727122.46/cwt111.00–127.008905
Steers—Medium and Large 1763134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0223
Steers—Medium and Large 1815131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,06819
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2848126.50/cwt126.50–126.501,0737
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2874112.00/cwt112.00–112.009798
Steers—Medium and Large 1895122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0923
Steers—Medium and Large 2915116.50/cwt116.50–116.501,0661
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed305141.00/cwt141.00–141.004301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1322144.05/cwt143.00–145.004645
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330117.00/cwt117.00–117.003861
Heifers—Medium and Large 2337131.64/cwt129.00–136.004445
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377146.25/cwt144.00–152.005514
Heifers—Medium and Large 2396127.40/cwt125.00–128.005055
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added401146.00/cwt146.00–146.005854
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418127.04/cwt120.00–135.0053113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424138.04/cwt132.00–144.0058522
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430114.00/cwt114.00–114.004901
Heifers—Medium and Large 3460104.00/cwt104.00–104.004781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468135.34/cwt132.00–136.5063317
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added476135.25/cwt135.25–135.2564415
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478127.23/cwt122.00–131.0060818
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy490120.00/cwt120.00–120.005882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added514133.61/cwt131.50–138.0068724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522129.62/cwt125.00–134.0067729
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy530112.00/cwt112.00–112.005941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2533122.90/cwt118.00–127.0065512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2542126.00/cwt126.00–126.006836
Heifers—Medium and Large 2574119.54/cwt110.00–124.0068610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1576124.32/cwt122.00–127.507168
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2598122.50/cwt122.50–122.507336
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added600128.50/cwt128.50–128.5077112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1608122.00/cwt122.00–122.007423
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy615102.00/cwt102.00–102.006271
Heifers—Medium and Large 2628113.37/cwt109.50–118.007127
Heifers—Medium and Large 2723102.42/cwt100.00–105.007402
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1364163.79/cwt163.00–165.005965
Bulls—Medium and Large 2379140.90/cwt130.00–150.005345
Bulls—Medium and Large 1431150.23/cwt149.00–154.006474
Bulls—Medium and Large 2435133.00/cwt133.00–133.005791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy439139.00/cwt139.00–139.006104
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465134.00/cwt131.00–137.006232
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468145.15/cwt141.00–151.006798
Bulls—Medium and Large 2510134.30/cwt128.00–143.006856
Bulls—Medium and Large 1530140.91/cwt137.00–146.5074718
Bulls—Medium and Large 1576132.29/cwt125.00–141.0076213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1622127.94/cwt117.00–134.0079619
Bulls—Medium and Large 2628110.49/cwt109.00–112.006942
Bulls—Medium and Large 2668111.68/cwt110.00–115.007463
Bulls—Medium and Large 1680123.92/cwt119.00–125.508434
Bulls—Medium and Large 1722118.24/cwt113.00–122.008543
Bulls—Medium and Large 1765115.45/cwt113.00–118.008832
Bulls—Medium and Large 183399.95/cwt94.00–106.008332
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 349568.50/cwt68.50–68.503391
Dairy Steers—Large 357060.00/cwt60.00–60.003421
Dairy Steers—Large 365868.50/cwt68.50–68.504512
Dairy Steers—Large 376662.00/cwt62.00–62.004755
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,13579.53/cwt78.50–80.509032
Bulls——1,23883.47/cwt81.00–86.001,0332
Bulls——1,57897.23/cwt93.50–100.501,5345
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight70534.00/cwt34.00–34.002401
Cows—Lean 85-90%95057.15/cwt54.00–59.505436
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00549.69/cwt48.00–51.004993
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12663.13/cwt62.00–64.007117
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17459.65/cwt56.00–62.5070019
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20465.29/cwt62.50–69.0078618
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31859.62/cwt58.00–61.007866
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43664.89/cwt62.00–68.0093211
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,02869.93/cwt65.50–74.007194
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,148982.65/cwt935.00–1,025.0011,2812
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,21166.87/cwt62.00–76.008108
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,212803.18/cwt735.00–950.009,7357
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,24263.05/cwt60.00–65.007833
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,325895.68/cwt785.00–1,000.0011,8684
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-294080.90/cwt80.00–82.007602
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-297767.96/cwt57.00–80.006646
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2151,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0012,7581
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,293989.49/cwt950.00–1,025.0012,7948
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5351,285.00/cwt1,285.00–1,285.0019,7251

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.