Sale reports / Arkansas / North Arkansas Livestock Auction / 2022-04-20

North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Apr 20
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
908 head
▲ 428 vs last sale 480▲ 456 vs year ago 452 · +100.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
181 head
▲ 131 vs last sale 50▲ 81 vs year ago 100 · +81.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 15▼ 5 vs year ago 25 · −20.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 3.00-10.00 higher mostly 3.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers steady to 6.00 higher mostly 3.00-4.00 higher. The offering included several groups of good quality unweaned calves. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $186.19/cwt on 359 head.
Average price
$186.19
359 head · 497 lb average
Value per head Derived
$926
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$393
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$51.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.16
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2488191.07932158
Medium and Large 1512189.22968144
Medium and Large 2490165.4381056
Medium and Large 3385140.005391thin
One grade step is worth $51.07/cwt here — about $393 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 sale359 hd
186.19
—
AR average8 barns · 955 hd
178.02
+8.16
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—Low1,554100.441,56117
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,41983.441,18416
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18979.8094947
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low99060.2359667

Every lot

101 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 2302184.00/cwt184.00–184.005562
Steers—Medium and Large 1325204.95/cwt196.00–210.006666
Steers—Medium and Large 1378214.82/cwt200.00–225.008126
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2379213.00/cwt213.00–213.0080726
Steers—Medium and Large 2381166.79/cwt160.00–172.006356
Steers—Medium and Large 3385140.00/cwt140.00–140.005391
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy422147.00/cwt147.00–147.006202
Steers—Medium and Large 1427206.97/cwt199.00–219.0088422
Steers—Medium and Large 2433177.07/cwt158.00–183.0076718
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2434207.00/cwt207.00–207.0089854
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy436187.00/cwt187.00–187.008154
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy473169.00/cwt169.00–169.007999
Steers—Medium and Large 2479163.98/cwt157.00–180.007858
Steers—Medium and Large 1480198.44/cwt184.00–205.0095331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2493180.00/cwt180.00–180.0088726
Steers—Medium and Large 2514166.82/cwt158.00–176.008577
Steers—Medium and Large 1517189.89/cwt189.00–190.009829
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520176.52/cwt176.00–177.0091819
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy541175.00/cwt172.00–177.009475
Steers—Medium and Large 1567177.28/cwt166.00–180.001,00545
Steers—Medium and Large 2583151.22/cwt133.00–162.008823
Steers—Medium and Large 2616159.35/cwt146.00–166.509825
Steers—Medium and Large 1622170.71/cwt165.50–181.001,0625
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed624174.78/cwt170.00–179.001,09111
Steers—Medium and Large 2658154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,0132
Steers—Medium and Large 1666172.01/cwt168.00–174.501,1469
Steers—Medium and Large 1705158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,1141
Steers—Medium and Large 2732125.00/cwt125.00–125.009152
Steers—Medium and Large 1760155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2768153.50/cwt153.50–153.501,17913
Steers—Medium and Large 2845126.00/cwt126.00–138.001,0651
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3318121.70/cwt113.00–130.003872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1326168.47/cwt165.00–177.005494
Heifers—Medium and Large 2336155.17/cwt144.00–163.005214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1367172.13/cwt162.00–176.0063231
Heifers—Medium and Large 2369153.31/cwt148.00–159.0056612
Heifers—Medium and Large 3405126.00/cwt126.00–126.005101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1407167.69/cwt161.00–172.0068257
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy425157.00/cwt157.00–157.006675
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426149.20/cwt137.00–159.0063610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1464161.59/cwt160.00–166.0075024
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2469158.00/cwt158.00–158.0074123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy470145.42/cwt135.00–154.006835
Heifers—Medium and Large 3476118.60/cwt111.00–121.0056514
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477142.38/cwt134.00–146.0067912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1512155.60/cwt150.00–164.0079723
Heifers—Medium and Large 2521140.37/cwt136.00–148.007318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy535140.00/cwt140.00–140.007491
Heifers—Medium and Large 3550110.00/cwt110.00–110.006051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1567152.02/cwt148.00–158.0086224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy575130.00/cwt130.00–130.007482
Heifers—Medium and Large 2589139.28/cwt134.00–143.508207
Heifers—Medium and Large 1604152.70/cwt142.00–157.0092211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2632132.03/cwt130.00–136.008343
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675126.09/cwt123.00–129.008512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open748135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0105
Heifers—Medium and Large 1770135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1835123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open920134.25/cwt134.25–134.251,23561
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1332198.26/cwt197.00–200.006585
Bulls—Medium and Large 1379190.32/cwt184.00–199.007218
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed388200.00/cwt200.00–200.007762
Bulls—Medium and Large 2388172.58/cwt162.00–184.006703
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed410200.00/cwt200.00–200.008201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423192.99/cwt184.00–199.008164
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy424168.22/cwt165.00–178.007134
Bulls—Medium and Large 2440160.00/cwt160.00–160.007041
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465150.51/cwt139.00–162.007004
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy472160.00/cwt160.00–160.007552
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy490149.00/cwt149.00–149.007301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1493180.03/cwt170.00–185.008883
Bulls—Medium and Large 1509175.59/cwt169.00–179.0089411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy520169.00/cwt169.00–169.008791
Bulls—Medium and Large 2524153.54/cwt145.00–161.008057
Bulls—Medium and Large 1580164.82/cwt159.00–171.009569
Bulls—Medium and Large 2588147.96/cwt145.00–151.008702
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy590154.00/cwt154.00–154.009091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1612160.37/cwt157.00–162.009813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1682147.67/cwt147.00–148.001,0073
Bulls—Medium and Large 1707144.99/cwt141.00–147.001,0253
Bulls—Medium and Large 2780124.00/cwt124.00–124.009671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1845121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0221
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25085.08/cwt80.00–91.501,0646
Bulls——1,518103.27/cwt95.00–106.001,5686
Bulls——1,961115.48/cwt109.50–119.002,2655
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight69033.11/cwt30.00–36.002282
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight71841.03/cwt40.00–42.002952
Cows—Boner 80-85%91564.00/cwt64.00–64.005861
Cows—Lean 85-90%93846.41/cwt38.00–50.0043513
Cows—Lean 85-90%98354.10/cwt45.00–60.0053213
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01666.95/cwt60.00–73.0068025
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09775.54/cwt73.50–79.0082912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15575.66/cwt71.50–79.0087417
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21982.77/cwt79.00–86.001,00929
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40278.77/cwt76.00–82.001,1046
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42986.24/cwt83.00–89.001,23210
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0951,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0012,0451
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-297072.00/cwt72.00–72.006981
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1591,173.98/cwt1,100.00–1,210.0013,6064
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1711,055.21/cwt750.00–1,285.0012,3576
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5601,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0020,2801

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.