Sale reports / Arkansas / North Arkansas Livestock Auction / 2022-02-16

North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Feb 16
● Final120 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
750 head
▼ 1,650 vs last sale 2,400▲ 750 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
172 head
▲ 98 vs last sale 74▲ 172 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
175 head
▲ 155 vs last sale 20▲ 175 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mixed mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs mostly 2.00-5.00 lower except the better 350-400 lbs 3.00 higher. Quality not as good as last week with more unweaned calves in the offering. No trend on cows and bulls not reported last week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $185.58/cwt on 238 head.
Average price
$185.58
238 head · 521 lb average
Value per head Derived
$967
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$471
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$76.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.94
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541190.191,03080
Medium and Large 2425188.8680279
Medium and Large 1-2599179.301,07577
Medium and Large 3493113.505592thin
One grade step is worth $76.69/cwt here — about $471 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 sale238 hd
185.58
—
AR average9 barns · 1,756 hd
172.64
+12.94
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—Average1,689101.371,71228
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,45282.841,2039thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,25177.0196339
CowsLean 85-90%High1,01053.8054347

Every lot

120 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 2315182.00/cwt182.00–182.005731
Steers—Medium and Large 1320210.84/cwt205.00–216.006752
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added321211.03/cwt209.25–213.0067728
Steers—Medium and Large 2381188.31/cwt182.00–195.007174
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added405192.50/cwt192.50–192.5078015
Steers—Medium and Large 2421179.18/cwt160.00–185.007545
Steers—Medium and Large 1436211.13/cwt200.00–219.0092114
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy450189.00/cwt189.00–189.008512
Steers—Medium and Large 3455127.00/cwt127.00–127.005781
Steers—Medium and Large 2473176.20/cwt168.00–185.008338
Steers—Medium and Large 1474207.03/cwt201.00–216.009815
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added484207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,00221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2484193.37/cwt190.00–200.009369
Steers—Medium and Large 1525201.15/cwt189.00–212.001,05620
Steers—Medium and Large 2528166.10/cwt149.00–183.008775
Steers—Medium and Large 3530100.00/cwt100.00–100.005301
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2532164.00/cwt164.00–164.008726
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy535174.00/cwt174.00–174.009311
Steers—Medium and Large 1562181.27/cwt165.00–188.001,01912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added569175.00/cwt175.00–175.0099619
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy575156.00/cwt156.00–156.008971
Steers—Medium and Large 2578159.50/cwt151.00–168.009225
Steers—Medium and Large 2600159.00/cwt159.00–159.009542
Steers—Medium and Large 1614176.76/cwt165.00–180.001,0859
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned622163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,0143
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added658157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,0333
Steers—Medium and Large 2675156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,0532
Steers—Medium and Large 1683166.32/cwt163.00–168.001,1369
Steers—Medium and Large 1705159.99/cwt158.00–162.001,1282
Steers—Medium and Large 2705154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,0861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added801155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,24222
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325150.18/cwt140.00–167.004887
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added333178.00/cwt178.00–178.005936
Heifers—Medium and Large 1345167.50/cwt165.00–170.005782
Heifers—Medium and Large 3345120.00/cwt120.00–120.004141
Heifers—Medium and Large 3353117.99/cwt116.00–120.004174
Heifers—Medium and Large 1361175.97/cwt160.00–181.0063518
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370147.94/cwt145.00–150.005473
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added383160.00/cwt160.00–160.006139
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419177.00/cwt177.00–177.0074223
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427147.37/cwt140.00–157.006298
Heifers—Medium and Large 1431171.72/cwt165.00–177.0074021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy455140.00/cwt140.00–140.006371
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480114.00/cwt114.00–114.005471
Heifers—Medium and Large 2486146.56/cwt130.00–150.007129
Heifers—Medium and Large 1487162.70/cwt156.00–171.0079218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1509165.29/cwt150.00–171.5084128
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523139.70/cwt124.00–154.0073112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2537150.00/cwt150.00–150.008063
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy550138.50/cwt138.00–139.007622
Heifers—Medium and Large 2572138.34/cwt130.00–148.007916
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Full600120.00/cwt120.00–120.007201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1605159.75/cwt154.00–170.009663
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open606158.50/cwt158.50–158.5096113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2617129.68/cwt129.00–130.008003
Heifers—Medium and Large 3650114.00/cwt114.00–114.007411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1660150.32/cwt144.00–156.009923
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665121.55/cwt118.00–125.008082
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy700129.00/cwt129.00–129.009032
Heifers—Medium and Large 2705126.46/cwt121.00–132.008924
Heifers—Medium and Large 1735138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0141
Heifers—Medium and Large 378599.00/cwt99.00–99.007771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1860126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0842
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1308205.70/cwt205.00–207.006343
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325148.18/cwt145.00–151.004822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1372192.38/cwt189.00–200.007167
Bulls—Medium and Large 2376177.02/cwt162.00–183.006665
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy405185.00/cwt185.00–185.007493
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418197.98/cwt195.00–200.008285
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423172.31/cwt145.00–190.007296
Bulls—Medium and Large 1459182.89/cwt175.00–200.008398
Bulls—Medium and Large 2467157.36/cwt144.00–174.007359
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523148.22/cwt143.00–155.007754
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525179.00/cwt179.00–179.009401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2540170.00/cwt170.00–170.009185
Bulls—Medium and Large 1561164.39/cwt153.00–175.0092210
Bulls—Medium and Large 2567150.71/cwt145.00–157.008553
Bulls—Medium and Large 1616160.36/cwt152.00–165.009884
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625135.00/cwt135.00–135.008441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1660155.81/cwt147.00–158.001,0286
Bulls—Medium and Large 2667128.66/cwt125.00–133.008583
Bulls—Medium and Large 2729137.75/cwt134.00–141.001,0044
Bulls—Medium and Large 1735138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1755145.69/cwt140.00–153.001,1003
Bulls—Medium and Large 2755120.00/cwt120.00–120.009061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1813142.94/cwt136.00–150.001,1622
Bulls—Medium and Large 2820119.00/cwt119.00–119.009761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1855143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,2231
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,21871.29/cwt60.00–80.008682
Bulls——1,59395.32/cwt85.00–101.001,51813
Bulls——1,857112.04/cwt103.00–118.002,08113
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96630.42/cwt28.00–34.002945
Cows—Lean 85-90%98649.73/cwt43.00–55.0049021
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03560.76/cwt56.00–66.0062913
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05867.77/cwt62.00–70.007178
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20472.16/cwt70.00–74.008699
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26578.46/cwt75.00–83.0099330
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45282.84/cwt79.00–88.001,2039
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,15084.00/cwt84.00–84.009661
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-289061.00/cwt61.00–61.005431
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-293760.68/cwt57.00–66.005693
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0451,010.41/cwt925.00–1,100.0010,5592
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,08091.00/cwt91.00–91.009831
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,115850.00/cwt850.00–850.009,4781
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,12073.29/cwt68.00–78.008212
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,17375.86/cwt71.00–79.008902
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,17580.00/cwt80.00–80.009401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,177980.93/cwt850.00–1,060.0011,5465
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,258990.33/cwt875.00–1,110.0012,4585
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs8 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed755800.00/cwt800.00–800.006,0401
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29881,099.18/cwt1,075.00–1,125.0010,8602
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,018955.28/cwt900.00–1,000.009,7252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1611,328.42/cwt1,300.00–1,350.0015,4232
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2281,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0012,2802
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2331,067.50/cwt1,050.00–1,100.0013,1623
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,244989.55/cwt900.00–1,100.0012,3105
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3101,144.07/cwt1,060.00–1,225.0014,9872
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-290680.31/cwt70.00–96.007284
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2760717.96/cwt700.00–735.005,4562
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2805860.48/cwt800.00–900.006,9274

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.