Sale reports / Arkansas / North Arkansas Livestock Auction / 2020-11-11

North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Nov 11
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Receipts
2,077 head
▲ 1,741 vs last sale 336▲ 827 vs year ago 1,250 · +66.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs 8.00-14.00 higher over 500 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers 3.00-6.00 higher. Feeder bulls mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Had several large groups of good quality calves with good buyer activity. Cows and bulls not reported 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 $142.38/cwt on 967 head.
Average price
$142.38
967 head · 561 lb average
Value per head Derived
$799
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$105
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$13.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.47
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549146.88806383
Medium and Large 1-2578140.73814483
Medium and Large 2527133.20702101
One grade step is worth $13.68/cwt here — about $105 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 sale967 hd
142.38
—
AR average8 barns · 2,522 hd
143.85
−1.47
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

92 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 2325152.12/cwt140.00–165.004942
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2326164.00/cwt164.00–164.0053515
Steers—Medium and Large 1327174.23/cwt170.00–175.005706
Steers—Medium and Large 2355150.00/cwt150.00–150.005331
Steers—Medium and Large 1380169.33/cwt159.00–184.0064334
Steers—Medium and Large 1426162.81/cwt154.00–176.0069433
Steers—Medium and Large 2427141.48/cwt128.00–155.0060418
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2437161.72/cwt149.50–167.0070751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2474150.00/cwt150.00–150.007119
Steers—Medium and Large 2477135.34/cwt125.00–146.0064630
Steers—Medium and Large 1480157.77/cwt150.00–167.0075777
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518141.24/cwt138.00–145.50732129
Steers—Medium and Large 2520132.30/cwt125.00–137.0068822
Steers—Medium and Large 1522150.04/cwt140.00–159.0078347
Steers—Medium and Large 1565140.87/cwt135.00–145.0079613
Steers—Medium and Large 2573131.66/cwt125.00–135.007548
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2583135.41/cwt129.00–140.0078996
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned609133.71/cwt124.00–137.5081460
Steers—Medium and Large 1615141.70/cwt138.00–144.0087135
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620138.56/cwt130.00–142.0085943
Steers—Medium and Large 2620125.08/cwt118.00–131.007754
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned629126.21/cwt124.00–132.5079426
Steers—Medium and Large 2661130.96/cwt128.00–135.008664
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned665115.00/cwt115.00–115.007651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2674129.50/cwt129.50–129.508736
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned681127.98/cwt121.00–129.5087242
Steers—Medium and Large 1683135.38/cwt135.00–137.0092510
Steers—Medium and Large 1704133.41/cwt130.00–134.009397
Steers—Medium and Large 2705121.44/cwt113.00–130.008562
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned708127.62/cwt127.00–130.0090424
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added713138.75/cwt138.75–138.7598974
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned718124.60/cwt120.00–125.0089513
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned720110.00/cwt110.00–110.007924
Steers—Medium and Large 2770121.66/cwt121.00–122.009373
Steers—Medium and Large 1776132.33/cwt130.00–135.001,0273
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned780126.50/cwt126.50–126.509871
Steers—Medium and Large 1800129.50/cwt129.00–130.001,0362
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2823135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,11110
Steers—Medium and Large 2855116.00/cwt116.00–116.009921
Steers—Medium and Large 2925125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1561
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325143.46/cwt130.00–150.0046611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328130.32/cwt125.00–132.0042714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370141.24/cwt130.00–154.0052338
Heifers—Medium and Large 2394126.66/cwt121.00–137.0049911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2411135.00/cwt135.00–135.0055513
Heifers—Medium and Large 3415100.00/cwt100.00–100.004151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423138.64/cwt130.00–143.0058665
Heifers—Medium and Large 2439122.93/cwt117.00–130.0054025
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470132.74/cwt125.00–139.0062478
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472124.54/cwt110.00–130.0058825
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481132.23/cwt129.00–134.25636108
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521129.03/cwt125.00–137.00672132
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525118.51/cwt110.00–124.0062212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2540126.00/cwt126.00–126.006807
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open567133.75/cwt133.75–133.7575816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573126.76/cwt120.00–129.50726139
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580118.07/cwt106.00–120.006858
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2581123.53/cwt118.00–127.0071833
Heifers—Medium and Large 2615107.80/cwt100.00–116.006632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1622123.86/cwt119.50–127.5077033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned633118.18/cwt118.00–119.0074816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned652110.00/cwt110.00–110.007177
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned655110.00/cwt110.00–110.007213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open663124.00/cwt124.00–124.008228
Heifers—Medium and Large 2663107.18/cwt100.00–116.007113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670117.97/cwt116.00–120.007902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1715121.00/cwt121.00–121.008651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open718120.00/cwt120.00–120.0086210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2729106.73/cwt104.00–110.007787
Heifers—Medium and Large 2780108.00/cwt108.00–108.008422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1815114.00/cwt114.00–114.009291
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378159.52/cwt159.00–160.006032
Bulls—Medium and Large 2385155.00/cwt155.00–155.005971
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424137.85/cwt127.00–142.005849
Bulls—Medium and Large 1426151.36/cwt150.00–166.0064512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2471129.97/cwt119.00–136.0061215
Bulls—Medium and Large 1492142.73/cwt140.00–153.007028
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523123.39/cwt115.00–129.0064510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1528135.15/cwt130.00–144.0071426
Bulls—Medium and Large 2564122.12/cwt115.00–128.0068914
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565131.00/cwt131.00–131.007405
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned607119.49/cwt118.00–122.007254
Bulls—Medium and Large 2613121.49/cwt121.00–122.007452
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618122.49/cwt120.00–125.007572
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665112.00/cwt112.00–112.007452
Bulls—Medium and Large 1677123.72/cwt121.50–127.0083821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned684114.00/cwt114.00–114.007805
Bulls—Medium and Large 1725118.00/cwt118.00–118.008561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2730107.03/cwt104.00–112.007813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1840109.00/cwt109.00–109.009161
Bulls—Medium and Large 2885100.00/cwt100.00–100.008851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1890106.51/cwt105.00–107.009484

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.