Sale reports / Arkansas / North Arkansas Livestock Auction / 2022-03-09

North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Mar 9
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
724 head
▼ 1,219 vs last sale 1,943▲ 28 vs year ago 696 · +4.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
230 head
▲ 130 vs last sale 100▲ 92 vs year ago 138 · +66.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
223 head
▲ 190 vs last sale 33▲ 163 vs year ago 60 · +271.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers 1.00-13.00 lower mostly 5.00-10.00 lower with full decline on unweaned calves. No trend on cows and bulls not reported last week. Had several groups ofreplacement cows from herd sellouts.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.35/cwt on 207 head.
Average price
$146.35
207 head · 459 lb average
Value per head Derived
$672
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$238
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$42.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.29
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1451156.99709117
Medium and Large 1-2483143.8069523
Medium and Large 2478132.1163154
Medium and Large 3412114.1747113thin
One grade step is worth $42.82/cwt here — about $238 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 sale207 hd
146.35
—
AR average10 barns · 1,989 hd
150.64
−4.29
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—High1,574106.041,66922
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40183.101,16424
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21777.5794454
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02055.5856742

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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1327210.41/cwt190.00–220.0068818
Steers—Medium and Large 3340123.00/cwt123.00–123.004181
Steers—Medium and Large 2357166.90/cwt165.00–170.005967
Steers—Medium and Large 1380202.50/cwt192.00–216.0077011
Steers—Medium and Large 3385129.00/cwt129.00–129.004971
Steers—Medium and Large 1414205.69/cwt185.00–219.0085219
Steers—Medium and Large 2424149.01/cwt145.00–165.006325
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy450170.00/cwt170.00–170.007651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2461173.09/cwt155.00–177.0079823
Steers—Medium and Large 1472196.73/cwt181.00–208.0092913
Steers—Medium and Large 2474157.07/cwt149.00–174.0074512
Steers—Medium and Large 3505137.00/cwt137.00–137.006921
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2506185.41/cwt176.00–188.0093814
Steers—Medium and Large 2525163.86/cwt160.00–178.0086011
Steers—Medium and Large 1529191.35/cwt182.00–201.001,0127
Steers—Medium and Large 1552184.51/cwt174.00–188.001,0184
Steers—Medium and Large 2577162.22/cwt161.00–166.009365
Steers—Medium and Large 2604148.93/cwt145.00–160.009008
Steers—Medium and Large 1614163.76/cwt160.00–165.001,0055
Steers—Medium and Large 2725135.00/cwt135.00–135.009791
Steers—Medium and Large 3765110.00/cwt110.00–110.008421
Steers—Medium and Large 2795114.00/cwt114.00–114.009061
Steers—Medium and Large 2850135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1481
Steers—Medium and Large 2950119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,1311
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3319120.73/cwt113.00–128.003854
Heifers—Medium and Large 1331170.91/cwt155.00–177.0056619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2332153.00/cwt153.00–153.005085
Heifers—Medium and Large 2334138.23/cwt125.00–152.0046210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371162.85/cwt152.00–172.0060410
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375112.63/cwt103.00–122.004222
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376145.97/cwt130.00–155.005494
Heifers—Medium and Large 3415110.00/cwt100.00–120.004574
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy419149.22/cwt147.00–152.006254
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424158.04/cwt149.00–169.0067031
Heifers—Medium and Large 2431132.39/cwt124.00–144.005719
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2441147.00/cwt147.00–147.006484
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470114.00/cwt114.00–114.005361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473158.66/cwt147.00–164.0075014
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474132.49/cwt121.00–147.0062815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1514153.26/cwt137.00–158.0078826
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518140.21/cwt138.00–142.007267
Heifers—Medium and Large 2524131.26/cwt125.00–137.006888
Heifers—Medium and Large 3545112.00/cwt112.00–112.006101
Heifers—Medium and Large 2558124.49/cwt124.00–125.006952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570144.99/cwt137.00–152.008266
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580139.00/cwt139.00–139.008067
Heifers—Medium and Large 1616134.40/cwt132.00–136.008285
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625128.44/cwt125.00–132.008032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned655129.00/cwt129.00–129.008451
Heifers—Medium and Large 3660110.00/cwt110.00–110.007261
Heifers—Medium and Large 2735119.00/cwt119.00–119.008751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1855119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,0171
Heifers—Medium and Large 2882111.00/cwt111.00–111.009792
Heifers—Medium and Large 291592.00/cwt92.00–92.008421
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1305196.00/cwt196.00–196.005981
Bulls—Medium and Large 3325112.00/cwt112.00–112.003641
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330160.00/cwt160.00–160.005281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1366191.66/cwt182.00–195.007018
Bulls—Medium and Large 2366166.51/cwt159.00–170.0060911
Bulls—Medium and Large 3369113.55/cwt100.00–130.004194
Bulls—Medium and Large 1422179.56/cwt168.00–188.007589
Bulls—Medium and Large 3428126.19/cwt115.00–137.005402
Bulls—Medium and Large 2437157.08/cwt142.00–170.006867
Bulls—Medium and Large 3450113.00/cwt113.00–113.005091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1471170.77/cwt168.00–176.008043
Bulls—Medium and Large 2472143.27/cwt141.00–145.006768
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy484147.46/cwt144.00–151.007144
Bulls—Medium and Large 2503134.00/cwt133.00–135.006742
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520167.60/cwt162.00–179.008729
Bulls—Medium and Large 1568150.81/cwt141.00–160.008577
Bulls—Medium and Large 2588133.95/cwt130.00–138.007882
Bulls—Medium and Large 3590117.00/cwt117.00–117.006901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1613151.38/cwt150.00–154.009283
Bulls—Medium and Large 1666142.73/cwt136.00–146.009517
Bulls—Medium and Large 1745132.00/cwt132.00–132.009831
Bulls—Medium and Large 278095.00/cwt95.00–95.007411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1785130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2825110.00/cwt110.00–110.009082
Bulls—Medium and Large 1940100.00/cwt100.00–100.009401
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,14885.81/cwt82.00–92.009853
Bulls——1,453102.09/cwt95.00–108.001,48310
Bulls——1,851117.17/cwt110.00–129.002,1699
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight69221.49/cwt15.00–28.001495
Cows—Lean 85-90%93535.88/cwt25.00–44.003358
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02657.21/cwt53.00–60.005875
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08265.18/cwt62.50–69.0070513
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15573.30/cwt69.00–79.5084711
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20983.45/cwt76.00–88.001,00930
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21771.73/cwt65.00–76.0087321
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29259.72/cwt57.00–64.007723
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35559.00/cwt59.00–59.007991
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38185.28/cwt80.00–88.001,17819
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50678.78/cwt77.50–79.501,1864
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,7082,324.54/cwt1,450.00–2,750.0039,7033
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed785850.00/cwt850.00–850.006,6731
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-297087.00/cwt87.00–87.008441
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0451,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0010,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,04594.00/cwt94.00–94.009821
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,07079.00/cwt79.00–79.008451
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1221,244.84/cwt1,125.00–1,300.0013,9676
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,17883.52/cwt66.00–100.009844
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,26276.15/cwt66.00–84.009619
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-284178.99/cwt58.00–102.006648
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed843619.51/cwt525.00–700.005,2222
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1681,406.01/cwt1,250.00–1,550.0016,42219
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2302,250.00/cwt2,250.00–2,250.0027,67513
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3781,918.72/cwt1,900.00–1,950.0026,44023
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5751,825.00/cwt1,825.00–1,825.0028,7441
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29801,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0010,0451

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.