Sale reports / Arkansas / North Arkansas Livestock Auction / 2020-09-23

North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Sep 23
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
368 head
▼ 435 vs last sale 803▼ 92 vs year ago 460 · −20.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
140 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 160▲ 52 vs year ago 88 · +59.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 50▼ 10 vs year ago 45 · −22.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls mostly 1.00-5.00 lower except the better 400-500 lb steers 1.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 1.00-5.00 higher 600-700 lbs steady. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00 lower. The feeder offering included mostly bawling calves.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $138.17/cwt on 112 head.
Average price
$138.17
112 head · 533 lb average
Value per head Derived
$736
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$216
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$34.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.12
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1520147.4876850
Medium and Large 2547131.9272158
Medium and Large 3490112.505514thin
One grade step is worth $34.98/cwt here — about $216 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 sale112 hd
138.17
—
AR average9 barns · 1,302 hd
142.29
−4.12
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—Low1,48783.321,23915
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43357.0481713
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,12255.7362548
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02544.2845436

Every lot

90 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2300145.00/cwt145.00–145.004351
Steers—Medium and Large 1348164.00/cwt164.00–164.005716
Steers—Medium and Large 1360171.00/cwt171.00–171.006161
Steers—Medium and Large 2385150.67/cwt132.00–156.005807
Steers—Medium and Large 1425157.35/cwt154.00–165.006696
Steers—Medium and Large 2425149.01/cwt148.00–150.006332
Steers—Medium and Large 3445120.00/cwt120.00–120.005342
Steers—Medium and Large 2477131.01/cwt125.00–142.0062512
Steers—Medium and Large 1482157.25/cwt149.00–161.007589
Steers—Medium and Large 2509127.69/cwt120.00–138.006508
Steers—Medium and Large 3515100.00/cwt100.00–100.005151
Steers—Medium and Large 1523138.69/cwt135.00–145.007258
Steers—Medium and Large 3555110.00/cwt110.00–110.006111
Steers—Medium and Large 2576130.03/cwt124.00–133.007498
Steers—Medium and Large 1583139.43/cwt135.00–144.0081312
Steers—Medium and Large 2620128.26/cwt119.00–135.007959
Steers—Medium and Large 1653136.58/cwt136.50–137.008926
Steers—Medium and Large 2670127.50/cwt127.50–127.508541
Steers—Medium and Large 2714124.74/cwt120.00–129.008919
Steers—Medium and Large 1755131.00/cwt131.00–131.009891
Steers—Medium and Large 2780115.00/cwt115.00–115.008971
Steers—Medium and Large 1835126.50/cwt126.50–126.501,0561
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1326141.51/cwt140.00–142.004614
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333130.96/cwt130.00–132.004362
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365129.51/cwt128.00–130.004734
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373145.29/cwt141.00–150.005422
Heifers—Medium and Large 2413123.51/cwt122.00–125.005102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428136.27/cwt131.00–141.005835
Heifers—Medium and Large 3453102.49/cwt100.00–105.004642
Heifers—Medium and Large 2464122.07/cwt120.00–125.0056613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1467128.41/cwt125.00–134.006007
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524128.91/cwt124.00–133.0067518
Heifers—Medium and Large 2531113.54/cwt110.00–120.006034
Heifers—Medium and Large 3540105.00/cwt105.00–105.005671
Heifers—Medium and Large 2555116.94/cwt110.00–124.006492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy565101.00/cwt101.00–101.005711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578129.37/cwt126.00–135.0074812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1622123.33/cwt118.00–127.507677
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630114.67/cwt102.00–119.007225
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655111.00/cwt111.00–111.007271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1669124.37/cwt122.00–126.008325
Heifers—Medium and Large 2770101.00/cwt101.00–101.007781
Heifers—Medium and Large 285599.97/cwt95.00–105.008552
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1333148.98/cwt147.00–151.004962
Bulls—Medium and Large 2385142.89/cwt134.00–147.005503
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415150.13/cwt144.00–156.0062313
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420134.59/cwt133.00–139.005657
Bulls—Medium and Large 1451149.00/cwt147.00–153.006724
Bulls—Medium and Large 2487130.33/cwt125.00–132.006356
Bulls—Medium and Large 1507134.33/cwt134.00–135.006813
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525120.53/cwt114.00–128.006333
Bulls—Medium and Large 1550129.00/cwt129.00–129.007102
Bulls—Medium and Large 2577114.76/cwt111.00–120.0066210
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Unweaned580110.00/cwt110.00–110.006381
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610119.00/cwt119.00–119.007261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned623115.97/cwt115.00–118.007223
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Unweaned64585.00/cwt85.00–85.005481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1648123.00/cwt123.00–123.007973
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned692114.00/cwt114.00–114.007892
Bulls—Medium and Large 2710100.00/cwt100.00–100.007101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1742105.50/cwt104.00–107.007834
Bulls—Medium and Large 276599.00/cwt99.00–99.007571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1790109.00/cwt109.00–109.008611
Bulls—Medium and Large 286092.00/cwt92.00–92.007911
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,27077.50/cwt74.50–80.009843
Bulls——1,53583.68/cwt80.00–86.001,28410
Bulls——1,57590.25/cwt90.00–90.501,4212
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight82540.00/cwt40.00–40.003301
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00841.02/cwt38.00–45.004138
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02356.97/cwt55.50–59.005832
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02848.62/cwt45.00–51.005004
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03550.16/cwt45.00–54.0051917
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04532.39/cwt27.00–36.003388
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10254.63/cwt50.50–57.5060230
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19060.11/cwt57.50–63.0071514
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42353.57/cwt50.00–57.507626
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44160.02/cwt58.00–64.008657
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 1-21,050500.00/cwt500.00–500.005,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,075825.00/cwt825.00–825.008,8691
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,220783.74/cwt710.00–835.009,5624
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,240850.00/cwt850.00–850.0010,5401
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2690485.00/cwt485.00–485.003,3471
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,015575.00/cwt575.00–575.005,8361
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,05867.57/cwt58.00–77.007152
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,142720.32/cwt575.00–785.008,2268
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,20357.99/cwt57.50–58.506983
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,217794.99/cwt750.00–840.009,6753
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,42556.00/cwt56.00–56.007981
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,03574.00/cwt74.00–74.007661
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2900550.00/cwt550.00–550.004,9501

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.