Sale reports / Arkansas / North Arkansas Livestock Auction / 2020-09-16

North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Sep 16
● Final115 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
803 head
▲ 587 vs last sale 216▲ 368 vs year ago 435 · +84.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
160 head
▲ 94 vs last sale 66▲ 105 vs year ago 55 · +190.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 8▲ 30 vs year ago 20 · +150.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders mostly steady to 5.00 lower on the few classes with enough for a trend last week. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls uneven with the high dressing 2.00 higher and the average dressing 1.00 lower than last weeks light test.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $124.93/cwt on 306 head.
Average price
$124.93
306 head · 519 lb average
Value per head Derived
$649
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$112
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$28.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.97
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1479132.1463294
Medium and Large 1-2592125.81744108
Medium and Large 2478119.1856993
Medium and Large 3504103.2852111thin
One grade step is worth $28.85/cwt here — about $112 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 sale306 hd
124.93
—
AR average9 barns · 1,752 hd
125.90
−0.97
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—Average1,52593.361,42414
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40062.4387410
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,16159.4769036
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low96450.5848836

Every lot

115 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1321171.55/cwt169.00–187.005518
Steers—Medium and Large 2338159.18/cwt159.00–160.005385
Steers—Medium and Large 1359175.34/cwt173.00–180.006293
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373159.00/cwt159.00–159.005936
Steers—Medium and Large 3410106.00/cwt106.00–106.004351
Steers—Medium and Large 2418140.40/cwt137.00–150.0058711
Steers—Medium and Large 1420156.00/cwt156.00–156.006551
Steers—Medium and Large 3450100.00/cwt100.00–100.004501
Steers—Medium and Large 1454152.19/cwt146.00–157.006915
Steers—Medium and Large 2468138.41/cwt128.00–142.006488
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2484143.43/cwt140.00–145.0069432
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2506139.74/cwt137.00–142.0070711
Steers—Medium and Large 1526142.51/cwt142.00–143.007506
Steers—Medium and Large 2528130.45/cwt125.00–136.006897
Steers—Medium and Large 1564143.27/cwt140.00–146.008087
Steers—Medium and Large 2571130.78/cwt124.00–140.007476
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572136.89/cwt136.00–138.0078323
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned600125.00/cwt125.00–125.007501
Steers—Medium and Large 1602144.00/cwt144.00–144.008672
Steers—Medium and Large 2617130.79/cwt128.00–136.008073
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2624136.50/cwt136.50–136.508526
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned633135.76/cwt134.50–137.008596
Steers—Medium and Large 1655139.00/cwt139.00–139.009102
Steers—Medium and Large 2668129.14/cwt125.00–133.508632
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2672135.64/cwt135.00–136.0091211
Steers—Medium and Large 1702135.50/cwt135.50–135.509512
Steers—Medium and Large 2705128.00/cwt128.00–128.009021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2722131.00/cwt131.00–131.009466
Steers—Medium and Large 2805115.00/cwt115.00–115.009261
Steers—Medium and Large 1820128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0502
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2928120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1143
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3315115.00/cwt115.00–115.003621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1319138.73/cwt134.00–144.004435
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy320125.00/cwt125.00–125.004001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2336129.77/cwt127.00–131.004365
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378124.82/cwt119.00–134.0047217
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380141.56/cwt135.00–145.5053824
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380106.00/cwt106.00–106.004031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425135.26/cwt130.00–138.5057522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2433132.00/cwt132.00–132.0057214
Heifers—Medium and Large 2439121.02/cwt115.00–125.0053119
Heifers—Medium and Large 3440111.00/cwt111.00–111.004881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1465127.41/cwt125.00–128.005925
Heifers—Medium and Large 2465120.93/cwt108.00–129.0056215
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470100.00/cwt100.00–100.004701
Heifers—Medium and Large 351098.00/cwt96.00–100.005002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1516126.68/cwt125.00–127.506548
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523124.55/cwt120.00–126.0065143
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526116.87/cwt109.00–127.0061522
Heifers—Medium and Large 2556118.98/cwt117.00–120.006623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568125.86/cwt124.00–128.0071517
Heifers—Medium and Large 3584101.62/cwt100.00–102.005935
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned600122.00/cwt122.00–122.007322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617127.50/cwt127.50–127.5078717
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630123.47/cwt122.00–125.007784
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned637106.01/cwt100.00–112.006754
Heifers—Medium and Large 2638114.51/cwt111.00–118.007312
Heifers—Medium and Large 268597.00/cwt97.00–97.006641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1690123.50/cwt123.50–123.508524
Heifers—Medium and Large 272398.97/cwt93.00–105.007163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open731124.00/cwt124.00–124.0090634
Heifers—Medium and Large 1745116.00/cwt116.00–116.008642
Heifers—Medium and Large 2770100.00/cwt100.00–100.007701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1845100.00/cwt100.00–100.008451
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2326143.94/cwt140.00–148.004697
Bulls—Medium and Large 1343152.52/cwt150.00–155.005232
Bulls—Medium and Large 3375118.00/cwt118.00–118.004431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1386160.93/cwt160.00–170.0062110
Bulls—Medium and Large 2389142.60/cwt129.00–145.005556
Bulls—Medium and Large 1413154.64/cwt150.00–159.006392
Bulls—Medium and Large 2432134.14/cwt123.50–150.0057915
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470114.91/cwt113.00–117.005402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1471144.26/cwt143.00–147.0067911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476125.18/cwt114.00–136.005967
Bulls—Medium and Large 1529131.70/cwt129.00–132.0069710
Bulls—Medium and Large 2534125.29/cwt120.00–127.006698
Bulls—Medium and Large 1571131.94/cwt123.00–134.507538
Bulls—Medium and Large 2574118.11/cwt110.00–122.0067814
Bulls—Medium and Large 2605119.00/cwt119.00–119.007201
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Unweaned618110.70/cwt108.00–116.006843
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620131.00/cwt131.00–131.008121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned633116.99/cwt115.00–119.007412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned663117.12/cwt114.00–123.007773
Bulls—Medium and Large 2678106.28/cwt104.00–113.0072111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Unweaned681112.50/cwt112.50–112.507667
Bulls—Medium and Large 1723114.58/cwt112.00–117.008282
Bulls—Medium and Large 2740113.00/cwt113.00–113.008361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1800104.00/cwt104.00–104.008321
Bulls—Medium and Large 287098.00/cwt98.00–98.008531
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,43886.89/cwt83.50–90.001,2495
Bulls——1,57396.96/cwt92.00–99.501,5259
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight74731.46/cwt30.00–34.002353
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight76535.00/cwt35.00–35.002681
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight80042.00/cwt42.00–42.003361
Cows—Lean 85-90%93034.68/cwt34.00–35.003233
Cows—Lean 85-90%99246.47/cwt45.00–48.004613
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00361.14/cwt59.00–63.006137
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00754.34/cwt49.50–57.0054718
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08756.74/cwt53.00–61.0061715
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21263.06/cwt61.00–66.0076418
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22351.56/cwt51.00–52.006313
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39463.14/cwt61.00–67.508809
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45056.00/cwt56.00–56.008121
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-283769.87/cwt64.00–74.005853
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-294062.73/cwt61.00–64.005902
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,032689.07/cwt600.00–720.007,1117
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,05856.33/cwt54.00–59.005966
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,06161.85/cwt54.50–66.006564
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,078818.70/cwt700.00–925.008,82611
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-285871.57/cwt66.00–86.006145
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0081,092.85/cwt1,085.00–1,100.0011,0162
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,150800.00/cwt800.00–800.009,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,210888.33/cwt800.00–935.0010,7493
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2931,089.82/cwt1,000.00–1,185.0014,0912
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5701,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0017,6631

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.