Sale reports / Arkansas / North Arkansas Livestock Auction / 2022-04-06

North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Apr 6
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
553 head
▼ 332 vs last sale 885▼ 57 vs year ago 610 · −9.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
111 head
▼ 75 vs last sale 186▲ 1 vs year ago 110 · +0.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 15▲ 9 vs year ago 16 · +56.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly 1.00-5.00 lower except the better 500-550 lbs 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers 1.00-4.00 lower except the better 350-400 lbs 1.00 higher. Had some tiger stripe replacement heifers in the feeder sale that sold per head. Slaughter cows mostly 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls unevenly steady on a light test.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.05/cwt on 210 head.
Average price
$158.05
210 head · 467 lb average
Value per head Derived
$739
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$266
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$47.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.88
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1468165.27774127
Medium and Large 1-2484159.9177421
Medium and Large 2461143.9066459
Medium and Large 3432117.675083thin
One grade step is worth $47.61/cwt here — about $266 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 sale210 hd
158.05
—
AR average8 barns · 1,506 hd
157.18
+0.88
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—Average1,509105.771,59610
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,35687.661,1897thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,27582.991,05851
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03856.7658934

Every lot

93 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1318212.00/cwt212.00–212.006744
Steers—Medium and Large 2363177.08/cwt164.00–190.006433
Steers—Medium and Large 1379205.78/cwt200.00–217.007809
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2391194.00/cwt194.00–194.007596
Steers—Medium and Large 2413179.53/cwt175.00–191.007416
Steers—Medium and Large 1426208.10/cwt189.00–219.0088712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2457187.57/cwt183.00–192.0085710
Steers—Medium and Large 1471201.50/cwt200.00–211.0094914
Steers—Medium and Large 2481167.44/cwt150.00–180.008054
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy495185.77/cwt178.00–191.009205
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy505173.00/cwt173.00–173.008744
Steers—Medium and Large 2520164.57/cwt145.00–180.008567
Steers—Medium and Large 1521199.15/cwt189.00–205.001,03836
Steers—Medium and Large 1565179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,0111
Steers—Medium and Large 2568165.38/cwt158.00–178.009397
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2591179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,0587
Steers—Medium and Large 1625162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,0131
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added633169.50/cwt169.50–169.501,07310
Steers—Medium and Large 2645155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0001
Steers—Medium and Large 2670152.93/cwt148.00–158.001,0252
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy695140.00/cwt140.00–140.009731
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2726156.50/cwt156.50–156.501,13613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2846144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,2184
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1328170.59/cwt159.00–177.0056013
Heifers—Medium and Large 2334151.97/cwt148.00–160.005085
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377174.11/cwt165.00–182.0065625
Heifers—Medium and Large 2382149.13/cwt140.00–154.005707
Heifers—Medium and Large 3395102.00/cwt102.00–102.004031
Heifers—Medium and Large 3405130.00/cwt130.00–130.005271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424162.27/cwt161.00–163.006888
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424146.65/cwt135.00–161.0062217
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430169.92/cwt157.00–178.0073123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471167.03/cwt158.00–172.5078723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476168.00/cwt168.00–168.008006
Heifers—Medium and Large 2479143.63/cwt132.00–150.0068815
Heifers—Medium and Large 3495121.00/cwt121.00–121.005991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2510158.00/cwt158.00–158.008064
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520142.16/cwt134.00–152.007397
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523160.79/cwt156.00–166.0084117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy555145.00/cwt145.00–145.008052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1561152.70/cwt146.00–161.0085710
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Replacement5781,324.57/cwt1,225.00–1,425.007,6562
Heifers—Medium and Large 2579135.77/cwt131.00–139.007865
Heifers—Medium and Large 2615127.32/cwt120.00–135.007832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625140.00/cwt140.00–140.008753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1628144.03/cwt137.00–150.009055
Heifers—Medium and Large 1650139.00/cwt139.00–139.009041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Replacement6771,500.00/cwt1,500.00–1,500.0010,15515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1700126.00/cwt126.00–126.008821
Heifers—Medium and Large 2705110.00/cwt110.00–110.007761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement711162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,1527
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1319206.33/cwt197.00–213.006587
Bulls—Medium and Large 2322174.36/cwt165.00–185.005613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy360160.00/cwt160.00–160.005761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1368194.57/cwt190.00–207.007164
Bulls—Medium and Large 2374158.40/cwt147.00–165.005925
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430175.00/cwt175.00–175.007531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1433196.54/cwt194.00–199.008512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1467185.12/cwt169.00–195.0086518
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475159.00/cwt159.00–159.007551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1510178.59/cwt175.00–186.009113
Bulls—Medium and Large 2513137.97/cwt133.00–142.007083
Bulls—Medium and Large 1562167.22/cwt145.00–176.009407
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565140.00/cwt140.00–140.007911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1613165.49/cwt163.00–168.001,0142
Bulls—Medium and Large 1664151.98/cwt147.00–158.001,0095
Bulls—Medium and Large 2682142.00/cwt142.00–142.009682
Bulls—Medium and Large 1765139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0632
Bulls—Medium and Large 2828106.04/cwt104.00–108.008782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1840120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0081
Bulls—Medium and Large 2870108.00/cwt108.00–108.009401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1885117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,0351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1905104.00/cwt104.00–104.009411
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,34590.60/cwt88.00–93.501,2192
Bulls——1,368103.08/cwt99.00–108.001,4105
Bulls——1,853120.36/cwt117.00–123.002,2303
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight67120.02/cwt16.00–24.001344
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight75032.00/cwt32.00–32.002401
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07056.21/cwt49.00–61.0060111
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10831.04/cwt26.00–35.003442
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10977.10/cwt74.00–82.008557
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12266.42/cwt64.00–70.007459
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18475.42/cwt72.00–80.0089314
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,30985.85/cwt81.00–90.501,12437
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35389.27/cwt86.50–93.501,2086
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37578.00/cwt78.00–78.001,0731
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1051,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0015,4701
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4431,512.56/cwt1,500.00–1,525.0021,8264
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-299370.70/cwt59.00–82.007022
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0351,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0012,4201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,09580.50/cwt80.50–80.508811
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,11688.64/cwt78.00–95.009894
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,27181.34/cwt67.00–91.001,0348

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.