Sale reports / Arkansas / North Arkansas Livestock Auction / 2022-02-09

North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Feb 9
● Final118 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Receipts
2,400 head
▲ 1,977 vs last sale 423▲ 2,400 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: The better feeder steers 9.00-20.00 higher and the plainer kind 2.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers 5.00-20.00 higher mostly 7.00-15.00 higher. The offering included mostly weaned cattle with some being Value Added that sold for a premium. Good buyer attendance with active bidding. Cows and bulls not reported due to time limits.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $177.32/cwt on 1,108 head.
Average price
$177.32
1,108 head · 626 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,111
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$462
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$54.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.63
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1623181.471,131686
Medium and Large 2532171.2491198
Medium and Large 1-2664171.051,136319
Medium and Large 3527126.926695thin
One grade step is worth $54.55/cwt here — about $462 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 sale1,108 hd
177.32
—
AR average4 barns · 1,229 hd
175.69
+1.63
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

118 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 · Steers46 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2328187.79/cwt180.00–200.006164
Steers—Medium and Large 1340213.45/cwt210.00–217.007262
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added375215.00/cwt215.00–215.008067
Steers—Medium and Large 1376215.81/cwt192.00–227.0081129
Steers—Medium and Large 2379180.06/cwt170.00–195.0068211
Steers—Medium and Large 3415125.00/cwt125.00–125.005191
Steers—Medium and Large 2426175.65/cwt160.00–193.007488
Steers—Medium and Large 1428206.94/cwt188.00–215.0088611
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added429215.00/cwt215.00–215.009225
Steers—Medium and Large 1469209.42/cwt192.00–219.0098257
Steers—Medium and Large 2473175.61/cwt162.50–185.008316
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added475210.00/cwt210.00–210.009988
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added481197.71/cwt181.00–207.009518
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added504211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,06311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2514185.00/cwt185.00–185.0095110
Steers—Medium and Large 3518133.30/cwt120.00–147.006902
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added520207.38/cwt202.00–211.001,07810
Steers—Medium and Large 1521200.70/cwt186.00–213.001,04678
Steers—Medium and Large 2525165.66/cwt159.00–178.0087013
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added544179.19/cwt172.00–182.0097514
Steers—Medium and Large 3565121.00/cwt121.00–121.006841
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added567192.74/cwt192.50–193.001,09317
Steers—Medium and Large 2570151.96/cwt139.00–159.008664
Steers—Medium and Large 1571185.70/cwt167.00–195.001,06039
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2582167.65/cwt165.00–169.009769
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added607186.10/cwt185.50–187.001,13069
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added610164.25/cwt159.00–166.001,0028
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620176.68/cwt164.00–182.751,09589
Steers—Medium and Large 3620122.00/cwt122.00–122.007561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2624167.57/cwt160.00–169.501,04628
Steers—Medium and Large 2624155.89/cwt153.00–161.009736
Steers—Medium and Large 1630175.23/cwt165.00–182.001,104100
Steers—Medium and Large 2676158.01/cwt156.00–159.001,0684
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2685160.34/cwt152.00–164.001,09824
Steers—Medium and Large 1686167.36/cwt160.00–169.501,14875
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added694158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,09710
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added723164.87/cwt154.00–165.751,192107
Steers—Medium and Large 1726161.21/cwt153.00–164.501,17069
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2763163.50/cwt163.50–163.501,24830
Steers—Medium and Large 2778138.77/cwt129.00–149.001,0802
Steers—Medium and Large 1780160.89/cwt155.00–167.751,25584
Steers—Medium and Large 1848152.25/cwt152.25–152.251,29122
Steers—Medium and Large 1916158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,4478
Steers—Medium and Large 1950145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,3782
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2975142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,3854
Steers—Medium and Large 11,060127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,3461
Feeder Cattle · Heifers52 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1327177.24/cwt163.00–180.005809
Heifers—Medium and Large 3335122.50/cwt122.50–122.504102
Heifers—Medium and Large 2345154.00/cwt147.00–168.005313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy360145.00/cwt145.00–145.005222
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365110.00/cwt110.00–110.004021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371172.07/cwt151.00–182.0063836
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added380190.00/cwt190.00–190.007224
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380148.48/cwt147.00–150.005642
Heifers—Medium and Large 3418117.79/cwt111.00–125.004922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added421180.00/cwt180.00–180.007588
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425149.21/cwt140.00–157.006348
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added430162.00/cwt162.00–162.006972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1434177.84/cwt157.00–187.0077260
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471146.95/cwt138.00–154.0069210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added480178.51/cwt176.00–182.0085712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1482170.34/cwt157.00–182.0082180
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added482157.92/cwt152.00–161.007616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2492150.00/cwt150.00–150.007384
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy500147.00/cwt147.00–147.007351
Heifers—Medium and Large 3500120.00/cwt120.00–120.006001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open510167.58/cwt166.00–168.0085510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2516175.75/cwt175.75–175.7590733
Heifers—Medium and Large 2517140.88/cwt137.00–150.007288
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524168.04/cwt147.00–174.0088122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added526173.67/cwt168.00–175.5091421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added544165.00/cwt164.00–167.0089812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open562161.00/cwt161.00–161.0090522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added567162.56/cwt162.00–163.5092224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578156.24/cwt143.00–168.0090325
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open581159.64/cwt153.50–165.75928100
Heifers—Medium and Large 2586149.14/cwt145.00–152.008745
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added591162.11/cwt157.00–163.0095819
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added601158.00/cwt158.00–158.0095010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2615135.04/cwt130.00–140.008302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1622149.36/cwt140.00–157.0092917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open622148.00/cwt148.00–148.009213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2627162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,01935
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added634154.27/cwt149.00–157.0097812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added655156.41/cwt150.00–159.001,02428
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660130.00/cwt130.00–130.008581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added661148.00/cwt148.00–148.009789
Heifers—Medium and Large 1667145.43/cwt142.00–149.009709
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open680152.11/cwt143.00–158.001,03472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open686143.12/cwt140.00–144.0098213
Heifers—Medium and Large 3688110.00/cwt110.00–110.007572
Heifers—Medium and Large 2720111.00/cwt111.00–111.007991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open728145.16/cwt138.00–148.001,05722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added736155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,14113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open750140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1775138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0703
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open832136.24/cwt133.00–137.001,13416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1840134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,1261
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1300200.00/cwt199.00–202.006003
Bulls—Medium and Large 1372190.69/cwt180.00–213.0070910
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380170.00/cwt170.00–170.006461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1419195.00/cwt191.00–203.0081711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420155.00/cwt155.00–155.006511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470152.00/cwt152.00–152.007141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1477179.29/cwt174.00–181.0085514
Bulls—Medium and Large 3492125.66/cwt112.00–140.006186
Bulls—Medium and Large 2512130.16/cwt125.00–139.006663
Bulls—Medium and Large 1529169.28/cwt160.00–172.0089522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1551163.13/cwt160.00–164.008998
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573143.78/cwt138.00–148.008243
Bulls—Medium and Large 2608138.33/cwt133.00–144.008413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625153.35/cwt141.00–159.009589
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665154.75/cwt154.50–156.001,02912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1717142.51/cwt131.00–153.001,0223
Bulls—Medium and Large 1750150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1251
Bulls—Medium and Large 2805125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1810134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1880122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0741

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.