Sale reports / Arkansas / North Arkansas Livestock Auction / 2020-11-18

North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Nov 18
● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,040 head
▼ 1,037 vs last sale 2,077▼ 745 vs year ago 1,785 · −41.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
228 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 229▲ 228 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
100 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 75▲ 100 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders mostly steady to 2.00 higher except a few better 600-700 lb steers 2.00 lower and the better 500-550 lb bulls 7.00 higher. No trend on cows and bulls not reported last week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $127.25/cwt on 394 head.
Average price
$127.25
394 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$680
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$180
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$30.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.96
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538130.20700253
Medium and Large 1-2542125.7768266
Medium and Large 2515119.3561572
Medium and Large 3520100.005203thin
One grade step is worth $30.20/cwt here — about $180 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 sale394 hd
127.25
—
AR average8 barns · 2,186 hd
128.21
−0.96
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—Low1,55672.851,13318
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,52349.537542thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,24346.2157414
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05838.9341215

Every lot

114 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2320163.00/cwt163.00–163.005221
Steers—Medium and Large 1333174.81/cwt172.00–176.0058210
Steers—Medium and Large 1358176.21/cwt166.00–186.006312
Steers—Medium and Large 2388153.00/cwt153.00–153.005943
Steers—Medium and Large 2415146.45/cwt145.00–148.006082
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2419151.85/cwt150.00–153.0063613
Steers—Medium and Large 1427165.65/cwt154.00–175.0070722
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed428181.00/cwt181.00–181.007752
Steers—Medium and Large 2476142.17/cwt132.00–148.006779
Steers—Medium and Large 1477156.66/cwt153.00–164.0074718
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2497148.00/cwt148.00–148.007369
Steers—Medium and Large 2515138.05/cwt132.00–142.007115
Steers—Medium and Large 1520149.16/cwt145.00–153.0077618
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523145.27/cwt141.00–146.5076032
Steers—Medium and Large 1566143.82/cwt138.00–146.0081430
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577138.50/cwt138.50–138.5079930
Steers—Medium and Large 2585129.83/cwt125.00–137.0076017
Steers—Medium and Large 1604136.82/cwt136.00–140.008265
Steers—Medium and Large 2618132.61/cwt125.00–135.008205
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned634131.08/cwt128.50–137.0083110
Steers—Medium and Large 1669133.34/cwt131.50–139.008924
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned669129.46/cwt125.00–131.008664
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned670117.00/cwt117.00–117.007841
Steers—Medium and Large 2678126.55/cwt120.00–134.008584
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned686130.00/cwt130.00–130.0089212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2692132.50/cwt132.50–132.509174
Steers—Medium and Large 2710121.71/cwt116.00–125.008643
Steers—Medium and Large 1715134.54/cwt132.00–135.0096211
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned730125.00/cwt125.00–125.009133
Steers—Medium and Large 1825130.98/cwt130.00–132.001,0814
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2848121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0266
Steers—Medium and Large 11,005110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1063
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1324143.86/cwt140.00–153.0046610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2324130.56/cwt125.00–135.004237
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374127.70/cwt120.00–134.004787
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377143.43/cwt140.00–146.505415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424140.03/cwt132.00–150.0059436
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425122.59/cwt112.00–131.0052110
Heifers—Medium and Large 3440100.00/cwt100.00–100.004401
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472125.41/cwt119.00–130.005928
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474133.68/cwt129.00–136.0063436
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481127.50/cwt127.50–127.5061315
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518121.92/cwt112.00–126.006329
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522128.96/cwt125.00–133.0067358
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2544126.57/cwt126.50–127.0068936
Heifers—Medium and Large 3545100.00/cwt100.00–100.005451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571129.66/cwt125.00–132.2574035
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575100.00/cwt100.00–100.005751
Heifers—Medium and Large 2581117.68/cwt105.00–124.0068411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2596124.00/cwt124.00–124.007398
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2603120.00/cwt120.00–120.007247
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned614115.88/cwt115.00–117.507129
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630108.95/cwt100.00–120.0068611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1637123.27/cwt120.00–124.0078511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open666129.50/cwt129.50–129.5086220
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned667113.00/cwt113.00–113.0075411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2669107.60/cwt100.00–120.007207
Heifers—Medium and Large 1677123.24/cwt119.00–125.5083418
Heifers—Medium and Large 1723114.55/cwt113.00–116.008282
Heifers—Medium and Large 2745103.00/cwt103.00–103.007671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1750120.00/cwt120.00–120.009001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2790110.00/cwt110.00–110.008691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1815115.00/cwt115.00–115.009371
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2320140.62/cwt138.00–143.004502
Bulls—Medium and Large 1343175.08/cwt165.00–177.006016
Bulls—Medium and Large 2374143.57/cwt138.00–151.005376
Bulls—Medium and Large 1383158.29/cwt154.00–162.006068
Bulls—Medium and Large 1419151.95/cwt147.00–164.0063714
Bulls—Medium and Large 2427139.87/cwt135.00–147.005978
Bulls—Medium and Large 1470145.64/cwt136.00–150.0068523
Bulls—Medium and Large 2484133.27/cwt125.00–143.006455
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518124.95/cwt117.00–129.006473
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519142.42/cwt130.00–145.5073918
Bulls—Medium and Large 1576130.68/cwt125.00–134.507538
Bulls—Medium and Large 2577123.86/cwt120.00–127.007157
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned613121.02/cwt118.00–123.007424
Bulls—Medium and Large 1619125.09/cwt120.00–128.007749
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Unweaned633117.96/cwt115.00–121.007472
Bulls—Medium and Large 1657126.08/cwt120.00–127.5082811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660118.72/cwt117.00–122.007843
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned663117.67/cwt117.00–118.007803
Bulls—Medium and Large 1712119.95/cwt114.00–124.008547
Bulls—Medium and Large 2713107.00/cwt107.00–107.007632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1767118.01/cwt117.00–119.009054
Bulls—Medium and Large 2770110.50/cwt110.00–111.008512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1865100.00/cwt100.00–100.008655
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 363560.00/cwt60.00–60.003811
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,41864.18/cwt59.00–68.009107
Bulls——1,57776.74/cwt75.00–79.001,2107
Bulls——1,76081.20/cwt80.00–84.001,4294
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05336.07/cwt30.00–40.003808
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05841.31/cwt40.00–43.504376
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09547.50/cwt47.50–47.505201
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14544.14/cwt41.00–47.005057
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14539.00/cwt39.00–39.004471
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,37349.83/cwt48.00–53.006846
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52349.53/cwt48.00–51.007542
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,7801,560.00/cwt1,560.00–1,560.0027,7681
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,270735.00/cwt735.00–735.009,3351
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,395975.70/cwt900.00–1,060.0013,6112
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,450929.72/cwt910.00–950.0013,4812
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5851,260.00/cwt1,260.00–1,260.0019,9711
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6001,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0017,2001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed813568.03/cwt550.00–600.004,6183
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-287075.00/cwt75.00–75.006531
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,04254.51/cwt46.50–73.005683
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,102862.04/cwt750.00–985.009,5005
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,19849.62/cwt43.00–59.0059422
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,26151.99/cwt45.00–59.006569
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,30544.00/cwt44.00–44.005741
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2775625.00/cwt625.00–625.004,8441
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed863599.28/cwt510.00–685.005,1723
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-287783.00/cwt83.00–83.007283
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2934893.40/cwt825.00–910.008,34413

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.