Sale reports / Arkansas / North Arkansas Livestock Auction / 2021-02-24

North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Feb 24
● Final76 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
420 head
▲ 420 vs last sale 0▲ 224 vs year ago 196 · +114.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
83 head
▲ 83 vs last sale 0▲ 56 vs year ago 27 · +207.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 0▲ 30 vs year ago 10 · +300.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend sale has been closed last two weeks due to inclement weather. However the bidding was active on cattle suitable to graze.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.10/cwt on 153 head.
Average price
$131.10
153 head · 519 lb average
Value per head Derived
$680
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$186
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$16.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.95
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1490137.2267375
Medium and Large 1-2572127.1372746
Medium and Large 2516122.5863230
Medium and Large 3403121.004872thin
One grade step is worth $16.22/cwt here — about $186 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 sale153 hd
131.10
—
AR average3 barns · 274 hd
129.16
+1.95
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—High1,72086.131,48115
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,33563.768512thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19860.2072126
CowsLean 85-90%High1,08352.4156721

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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1323205.89/cwt200.00–216.006657
Steers—Medium and Large 2370175.00/cwt175.00–175.006481
Steers—Medium and Large 1381194.47/cwt188.00–200.007416
Steers—Medium and Large 3420125.00/cwt125.00–125.005251
Steers—Medium and Large 1440190.19/cwt185.00–197.0083710
Steers—Medium and Large 2445159.00/cwt159.00–159.007081
Steers—Medium and Large 2474161.57/cwt154.00–165.007666
Steers—Medium and Large 1481172.48/cwt167.00–182.008306
Steers—Medium and Large 1516169.59/cwt161.00–184.0087514
Steers—Medium and Large 2538155.34/cwt154.00–158.008366
Steers—Medium and Large 1559155.26/cwt150.00–160.0086811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568157.00/cwt157.00–157.0089227
Steers—Medium and Large 2575142.00/cwt142.00–142.008171
Steers—Medium and Large 1626141.24/cwt140.00–145.008844
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2641142.00/cwt142.00–142.009109
Steers—Medium and Large 2690130.00/cwt130.00–130.008971
Steers—Medium and Large 1835125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0441
Feeder Cattle · Heifers20 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320130.00/cwt130.00–130.004161
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320127.00/cwt127.00–127.004061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376150.82/cwt145.00–156.005679
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376129.78/cwt121.00–135.004886
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422144.43/cwt134.00–153.0060913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424132.01/cwt130.00–134.005604
Heifers—Medium and Large 2459124.47/cwt120.00–127.005714
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472135.07/cwt130.00–138.0063815
Heifers—Medium and Large 3485115.00/cwt115.00–115.005581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515134.49/cwt130.00–138.0069322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2522130.00/cwt130.00–130.0067922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527126.29/cwt124.00–129.006667
Heifers—Medium and Large 1584130.76/cwt125.00–132.0076413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1608125.00/cwt125.00–125.007602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618124.49/cwt122.00–125.0076924
Heifers—Medium and Large 2635116.44/cwt109.00–124.007392
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675122.00/cwt122.00–122.008241
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675118.00/cwt118.00–118.007971
Heifers—Medium and Large 2720108.00/cwt108.00–108.007781
Heifers—Medium and Large 2754100.00/cwt100.00–100.007544
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1340190.00/cwt190.00–190.006461
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375161.58/cwt160.00–163.006062
Bulls—Medium and Large 1379192.84/cwt185.00–200.0073111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1426188.93/cwt186.00–192.008056
Bulls—Medium and Large 2435156.00/cwt156.00–156.006791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475171.17/cwt162.00–180.008135
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476144.22/cwt134.00–158.006865
Bulls—Medium and Large 1524163.04/cwt154.00–184.008549
Bulls—Medium and Large 2532133.94/cwt125.00–140.0071313
Bulls—Medium and Large 2561122.00/cwt122.00–122.006845
Bulls—Medium and Large 1579143.12/cwt139.00–146.0082913
Bulls—Medium and Large 1617128.05/cwt122.00–133.007903
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665115.00/cwt115.00–115.007651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1684126.52/cwt125.00–127.008654
Bulls—Medium and Large 1730120.00/cwt120.00–120.008761
Bulls—Medium and Large 2760106.00/cwt106.00–106.008061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1860105.00/cwt105.00–105.009032
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,57284.74/cwt80.00–87.001,3325
Bulls——1,61867.77/cwt64.00–72.001,0972
Bulls——1,83891.59/cwt89.00–94.501,6838
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01030.00/cwt30.00–30.003032
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06040.66/cwt40.00–42.004313
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07853.79/cwt49.00–57.005808
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11461.04/cwt58.50–64.006808
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15456.08/cwt53.00–58.506478
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21862.03/cwt59.00–66.5075618
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33563.76/cwt62.00–65.508512
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,150810.00/cwt810.00–810.009,3151
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,320950.00/cwt950.00–950.0012,5401
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-294080.00/cwt80.00–80.007521
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,00054.00/cwt54.00–54.005401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0231,009.94/cwt785.00–1,185.0010,3322
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,173852.53/cwt835.00–865.0010,0002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,19660.12/cwt56.00–63.007195
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,24666.19/cwt59.00–79.008255
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,7501,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0018,8131
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-288375.22/cwt60.00–92.0066412
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-288572.00/cwt72.00–72.006372
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2860664.59/cwt600.00–710.005,7152

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.