Sale reports / Arkansas / North Arkansas Livestock Auction / 2020-10-21

North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Oct 21
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
384 head
▼ 267 vs last sale 651▼ 106 vs year ago 490 · −21.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
84 head
▼ 83 vs last sale 167▼ 43 vs year ago 127 · −33.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 75 vs last sale 100▼ 65 vs year ago 90 · −72.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders 2.00-12.00 lower mostly 3.00-7.00 lower on a light test in some classes. Buyer activity was light on the offering of mostly unweaned calves. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 lower on a light test

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $123.74/cwt on 114 head. That ranks 1 of 12 comparable sales and sits −87.73 against this barn's trailing median of $211.46.
Average price
$123.74
114 head · 517 lb average
Value per head Derived
$639
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$162
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$59.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.72
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1494129.8264161
Medium and Large 2468123.2157628
Medium and Large 1-2622112.9170223
Medium and Large 368570.004802thin
One grade step is worth $59.82/cwt here — about $162 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 sale114 hd
123.74
—
AR average9 barns · 1,012 hd
124.46
−0.72
This barn, trailing median12 sales
211.46
−87.73
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

12 sales
243217191165median 211.4603/0404/0805/1307/1510/07
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $229.07, low $179.38, median $211.46 across 12 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—Low1,58971.081,1295thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,52249.8675920
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23749.7661627
CowsLean 85-90%High1,00839.6840021

Every lot

76 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1322168.78/cwt168.00–170.0054313
Steers—Medium and Large 2365138.38/cwt130.00–147.005052
Steers—Medium and Large 1368153.42/cwt146.00–166.005657
Steers—Medium and Large 1430139.89/cwt135.00–144.006029
Steers—Medium and Large 1465134.81/cwt130.00–138.0062710
Steers—Medium and Large 2485128.00/cwt128.00–128.006211
Steers—Medium and Large 1524126.06/cwt124.00–132.0066110
Steers—Medium and Large 2532120.00/cwt120.00–120.0063813
Steers—Medium and Large 2562118.09/cwt111.00–124.006643
Steers—Medium and Large 1566124.06/cwt120.00–127.007029
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned602120.00/cwt120.00–120.007222
Steers—Medium and Large 2635110.00/cwt110.00–110.006991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2649123.50/cwt123.50–123.508027
Steers—Medium and Large 2650118.00/cwt118.00–118.007671
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2683123.50/cwt123.50–123.508448
Steers—Medium and Large 1782120.50/cwt120.50–120.509424
Steers—Medium and Large 2805112.00/cwt112.00–112.009021
Steers—Medium and Large 1835119.00/cwt119.00–119.009941
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2326118.98/cwt112.00–125.003887
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370125.86/cwt125.00–130.004668
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370117.49/cwt108.00–121.0043516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425122.64/cwt118.00–128.0052114
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425111.01/cwt103.00–118.004724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1455115.00/cwt115.00–115.005231
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468110.68/cwt100.00–114.005188
Heifers—Medium and Large 1504110.67/cwt110.00–114.005586
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518105.00/cwt105.00–105.005443
Heifers—Medium and Large 2563108.48/cwt103.00–113.006119
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570117.95/cwt115.00–121.006722
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy59081.64/cwt80.00–85.004823
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630110.00/cwt110.00–110.006931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2663105.02/cwt100.00–110.006962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1678113.00/cwt110.00–114.007668
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315142.00/cwt142.00–142.004471
Bulls—Medium and Large 1327159.63/cwt157.00–167.005228
Bulls—Medium and Large 1369147.41/cwt144.00–156.005449
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373136.05/cwt135.00–137.005072
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418138.90/cwt135.00–143.005814
Bulls—Medium and Large 2435126.67/cwt121.00–128.0055111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1459131.60/cwt128.00–138.006049
Bulls—Medium and Large 2477124.33/cwt120.00–128.005937
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy520110.00/cwt110.00–110.005723
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525123.71/cwt117.00–133.006499
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527114.35/cwt113.00–117.006033
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2536115.00/cwt115.00–115.0061611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568105.38/cwt101.00–110.005993
Bulls—Medium and Large 1588115.39/cwt115.00–117.006785
Bulls—Medium and Large 1611116.66/cwt114.00–118.007136
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620113.00/cwt113.00–113.007011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned658109.00/cwt109.00–109.007173
Bulls—Medium and Large 1668109.48/cwt105.00–114.007312
Bulls—Medium and Large 368570.00/cwt70.00–70.004802
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2700111.00/cwt111.00–111.0077712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1730103.00/cwt103.00–103.007523
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,46065.63/cwt65.00–67.009583
Bulls——1,61583.50/cwt83.50–83.501,3491
Bulls——1,95075.00/cwt75.00–75.001,4631
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight78031.40/cwt30.00–32.002453
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight84524.50/cwt24.50–24.502071
Cows—Lean 85-90%98931.31/cwt29.50–34.003105
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01537.53/cwt35.50–39.003812
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09646.71/cwt44.50–49.005126
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11050.67/cwt49.50–51.505624
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18048.45/cwt45.00–51.5057216
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27253.38/cwt52.00–55.006799
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50649.39/cwt45.00–51.5074415
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51853.36/cwt52.00–54.508104
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,53544.00/cwt44.00–44.006752
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,77043.00/cwt43.00–43.007611
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,09246.97/cwt44.00–49.005133
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,240700.00/cwt700.00–700.008,6801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4101,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0014,1001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6151,242.07/cwt1,225.00–1,260.0020,0592
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2940775.00/cwt775.00–775.007,2852
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0221,189.68/cwt925.00–1,300.0012,15912
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-284862.00/cwt62.00–62.005262

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.