Sale reports / Arkansas / North Arkansas Livestock Auction / 2021-03-24

North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Mar 24
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
903 head
▲ 617 vs last sale 286▲ 685 vs year ago 218 · +314.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
130 head
▲ 90 vs last sale 40▼ 192 vs year ago 322 · −59.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
55 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 20▼ 5 vs year ago 60 · −8.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders mostly steady to 3.00 higher than last weeks light test in most classes except the better 600-650 lb heifers 2.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $159.98/cwt on 341 head.
Average price
$159.98
341 head · 522 lb average
Value per head Derived
$835
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$394
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$28.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.95
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1519165.37858135
Medium and Large 2492157.8077795
Medium and Large 1-2560156.14875106
Medium and Large 3339137.004645thin
One grade step is worth $28.37/cwt here — about $394 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 sale341 hd
159.98
—
AR average11 barns · 1,683 hd
155.03
+4.95
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—Low1,64584.671,39216
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,15762.3572233
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,37661.6684814
CowsLean 85-90%High97348.5947328

Every lot

109 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1322196.39/cwt191.00–199.006323
Steers—Medium and Large 3326135.00/cwt135.00–135.004404
Steers—Medium and Large 2330175.00/cwt175.00–175.005784
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy345170.00/cwt170.00–170.005871
Steers—Medium and Large 1360182.81/cwt182.00–185.006585
Steers—Medium and Large 2364171.06/cwt152.00–177.0062315
Steers—Medium and Large 3390145.00/cwt145.00–145.005661
Steers—Medium and Large 1427182.37/cwt174.00–193.0077931
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed427177.00/cwt177.00–177.0075623
Steers—Medium and Large 2427161.36/cwt156.00–173.0068910
Steers—Medium and Large 2476157.98/cwt155.00–159.007524
Steers—Medium and Large 1479177.41/cwt170.00–184.0085021
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2487172.13/cwt170.00–175.0083816
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed515158.08/cwt156.00–161.0081435
Steers—Medium and Large 1527164.79/cwt159.00–175.008689
Steers—Medium and Large 2527147.69/cwt143.00–156.007785
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2534152.91/cwt150.00–155.0081717
Steers—Medium and Large 2550149.00/cwt149.00–149.008201
Steers—Medium and Large 1572155.04/cwt148.00–162.0088742
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed577151.50/cwt151.50–151.5087415
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579148.50/cwt148.50–148.508608
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy614141.00/cwt141.00–141.008665
Steers—Medium and Large 1615148.81/cwt141.00–154.509158
Steers—Medium and Large 2628142.00/cwt142.00–142.008922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed631146.00/cwt146.00–146.0092122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635144.50/cwt144.00–145.0091810
Steers—Medium and Large 1671140.23/cwt137.00–144.009418
Steers—Medium and Large 2677125.75/cwt125.00–126.008514
Steers—Medium and Large 1720132.00/cwt132.00–132.009501
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2784128.16/cwt125.00–129.501,00510
Steers—Medium and Large 1810128.50/cwt128.50–128.501,0411
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2317136.59/cwt128.00–143.004333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320156.10/cwt150.00–162.0050040
Heifers—Medium and Large 3342125.00/cwt125.00–125.004283
Heifers—Medium and Large 2366142.01/cwt134.00–150.005207
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372149.49/cwt145.00–155.0055616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy382141.00/cwt141.00–141.005392
Heifers—Medium and Large 3410120.00/cwt120.00–120.004923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed421156.50/cwt156.50–156.5065921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421148.90/cwt145.00–154.5062726
Heifers—Medium and Large 2430136.36/cwt120.00–144.005869
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy442139.00/cwt139.00–139.006142
Heifers—Medium and Large 2464135.56/cwt127.00–141.0062910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473144.92/cwt138.00–148.0068515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy475136.00/cwt136.00–136.006463
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2478144.16/cwt142.00–145.0068915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed488146.00/cwt146.00–146.0071217
Heifers—Medium and Large 2514121.72/cwt120.00–127.006264
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517139.96/cwt136.00–146.0072439
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2551129.00/cwt129.00–129.0071128
Heifers—Medium and Large 2571122.98/cwt120.00–135.007027
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575136.66/cwt133.00–140.0078619
Heifers—Medium and Large 2614120.42/cwt115.00–126.007395
Heifers—Medium and Large 1619128.74/cwt127.00–131.007978
Heifers—Medium and Large 1677127.19/cwt125.00–134.008616
Heifers—Medium and Large 2680110.00/cwt110.00–110.007481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open777117.97/cwt117.00–120.009176
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open844119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,0044
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2320160.03/cwt154.00–164.005123
Bulls—Medium and Large 3320131.00/cwt131.00–131.004191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1342181.00/cwt178.00–182.006194
Bulls—Medium and Large 2361169.61/cwt164.00–175.006124
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380179.63/cwt179.00–180.006835
Bulls—Medium and Large 1413173.14/cwt169.00–181.0071524
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy420170.00/cwt170.00–170.007141
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430150.00/cwt150.00–150.006451
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy435143.00/cwt143.00–143.006221
Bulls—Medium and Large 2468145.21/cwt142.00–150.006804
Bulls—Medium and Large 1472163.38/cwt154.00–179.0077131
Bulls—Medium and Large 2513137.25/cwt132.00–145.007043
Bulls—Medium and Large 1522154.07/cwt149.00–160.0080418
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy539143.34/cwt142.00–146.007733
Bulls—Medium and Large 1577145.67/cwt140.00–150.0084117
Bulls—Medium and Large 2613118.07/cwt112.00–124.007242
Bulls—Medium and Large 1614139.72/cwt137.00–146.508584
Bulls—Medium and Large 1657134.68/cwt133.00–138.008853
Bulls—Medium and Large 1700129.00/cwt129.00–129.009031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1773118.51/cwt116.00–121.009162
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,45872.76/cwt60.00–80.001,0614
Bulls——1,50183.39/cwt80.00–88.001,2525
Bulls——1,85492.38/cwt90.00–97.001,7137
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight71025.00/cwt25.00–25.001781
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight82035.00/cwt35.00–35.002871
Cows—Lean 85-90%91627.87/cwt20.00–32.002554
Cows—Lean 85-90%98245.82/cwt42.00–48.504507
Cows—Lean 85-90%99362.09/cwt60.00–64.506176
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02555.09/cwt51.00–58.505659
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14658.30/cwt54.50–60.006688
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16163.64/cwt61.00–67.0073925
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35963.13/cwt61.00–66.508588
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39859.71/cwt58.00–61.508356
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3151,627.76/cwt1,500.00–1,800.0021,4052
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed800800.00/cwt800.00–800.006,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0251,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0010,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,160861.15/cwt850.00–875.009,9892
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,254751.40/cwt600.00–910.009,4234
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,310985.00/cwt985.00–985.0012,9041
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3371,095.96/cwt875.00–1,210.0014,6535
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2965975.00/cwt975.00–975.009,4091
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,04570.00/cwt70.00–70.007321
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,15559.00/cwt59.00–59.006811
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,191770.52/cwt635.00–950.009,1775
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,260976.53/cwt900.00–1,125.0012,3046
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,37361.57/cwt60.00–63.008452
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2845825.00/cwt825.00–825.006,9711
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2892850.00/cwt850.00–850.007,5822
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,005975.00/cwt975.00–975.009,7991
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-296775.03/cwt53.00–95.007263
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,05368.82/cwt67.00–71.007252

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.