Sale reports / Arkansas / North Arkansas Livestock Auction / 2022-04-27

North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Apr 27
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
520 head
▼ 388 vs last sale 908▲ 68 vs year ago 452 · +15.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
156 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 181▲ 86 vs year ago 70 · +122.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
85 head
▲ 65 vs last sale 20▲ 53 vs year ago 32 · +165.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly 1.00-4.00 lower except the better 500-600 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers 1.00-5.00 lower. Quality of most feeders not as good as last week. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.33/cwt on 191 head.
Average price
$146.33
191 head · 527 lb average
Value per head Derived
$772
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$330
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$28.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.90
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547151.41829100
Medium and Large 1-2571143.4881935
Medium and Large 2471140.5866251
Medium and Large 3405123.204995thin
One grade step is worth $28.21/cwt here — about $330 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 sale191 hd
146.33
—
AR average8 barns · 1,176 hd
152.23
−5.90
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—High1,691107.021,81022
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,38283.211,15022
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17080.8194638
CowsLean 85-90%Average98958.3857734

Every lot

105 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 1325208.87/cwt195.00–216.006797
Steers—Medium and Large 2325182.00/cwt182.00–182.005921
Steers—Medium and Large 2372187.15/cwt165.00–205.006964
Steers—Medium and Large 1379210.00/cwt205.00–213.0079617
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy390190.00/cwt190.00–190.007413
Steers—Medium and Large 1412205.11/cwt200.00–211.008455
Steers—Medium and Large 2426172.83/cwt165.00–188.007365
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy446179.22/cwt175.00–192.0079910
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2458190.65/cwt180.00–192.5087314
Steers—Medium and Large 2475170.36/cwt150.00–183.0080913
Steers—Medium and Large 1477194.30/cwt189.00–211.009275
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy516164.00/cwt164.00–164.008469
Steers—Medium and Large 1517190.10/cwt182.00–199.009839
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520178.00/cwt178.00–178.0092617
Steers—Medium and Large 2533157.54/cwt155.00–160.008402
Steers—Medium and Large 1562181.12/cwt180.00–188.001,0187
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy564166.00/cwt166.00–166.009367
Steers—Medium and Large 2567159.79/cwt150.00–170.009063
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned602166.00/cwt166.00–166.009993
Steers—Medium and Large 1624167.86/cwt166.00–172.001,0476
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned660160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0564
Steers—Medium and Large 1661169.50/cwt169.50–169.501,12013
Steers—Medium and Large 2775123.00/cwt123.00–123.009531
Steers—Medium and Large 1890132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,1751
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333151.34/cwt148.00–160.005045
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy360150.00/cwt150.00–150.005401
Heifers—Medium and Large 3360130.00/cwt130.00–130.004682
Heifers—Medium and Large 1364166.60/cwt162.00–176.006065
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy370130.00/cwt130.00–130.004812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2371160.00/cwt160.00–160.005945
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375146.73/cwt142.00–158.0055011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418165.22/cwt156.00–173.0069116
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424144.73/cwt132.00–155.0061411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy430158.73/cwt154.00–162.0068314
Heifers—Medium and Large 3435118.67/cwt118.00–120.005163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471156.44/cwt150.00–169.007374
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476147.44/cwt143.00–150.007024
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2485153.18/cwt152.00–155.0074310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy488152.61/cwt152.00–153.007455
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2509146.00/cwt146.00–146.0074310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520141.39/cwt138.00–146.007355
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521154.09/cwt148.00–163.5080315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy533147.00/cwt147.00–147.007843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573150.39/cwt146.00–153.008627
Heifers—Medium and Large 2581135.20/cwt128.00–142.007865
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620148.67/cwt147.00–149.009226
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623138.00/cwt138.00–138.008603
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open645147.00/cwt147.00–147.009485
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655111.00/cwt111.00–111.007271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1668142.17/cwt137.00–148.009505
Heifers—Medium and Large 2723112.26/cwt110.00–115.008124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1728131.97/cwt129.00–135.009612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open745137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,02113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1865127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open99099.00/cwt99.00–99.009805
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open1,005108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,0853
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1338199.00/cwt199.00–199.006733
Bulls—Medium and Large 2338179.03/cwt175.00–183.006052
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375188.00/cwt188.00–188.007051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380195.16/cwt190.00–200.007424
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy389168.00/cwt168.00–168.006544
Bulls—Medium and Large 3410132.00/cwt132.00–132.005411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1445178.00/cwt178.00–178.007923
Bulls—Medium and Large 2445167.50/cwt160.00–175.007452
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478152.20/cwt140.00–159.007286
Bulls—Medium and Large 1482176.87/cwt175.00–180.0085313
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy495150.00/cwt150.00–150.007432
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515166.00/cwt166.00–166.008552
Bulls—Medium and Large 2519147.57/cwt138.00–156.007667
Bulls—Medium and Large 1572165.44/cwt157.00–174.009463
Bulls—Medium and Large 2600125.00/cwt125.00–125.007501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1622155.15/cwt145.00–168.0096513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1668145.55/cwt137.00–152.009728
Bulls—Medium and Large 2730110.00/cwt110.00–110.008031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1742152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,1282
Bulls—Medium and Large 1760145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1022
Bulls—Medium and Large 2790103.00/cwt103.00–103.008142
Bulls—Medium and Large 1820124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0171
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,30987.34/cwt75.00–94.001,1434
Bulls——1,51098.97/cwt95.00–102.001,4944
Bulls——1,852114.95/cwt110.00–121.502,12914
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight73044.00/cwt44.00–44.003211
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight85015.00/cwt15.00–15.001281
Cows—Lean 85-90%96538.33/cwt36.00–42.003703
Cows—Lean 85-90%97851.80/cwt44.00–57.0050711
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01666.80/cwt60.00–72.0067914
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04376.49/cwt73.00–80.007984
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14973.95/cwt70.00–78.008509
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17782.94/cwt79.00–88.0097629
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29560.00/cwt60.00–60.007771
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37085.17/cwt82.00–88.001,16717
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45680.70/cwt79.00–81.501,1754
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3626484.79/cwt400.00–520.003,03514
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-286376.07/cwt71.00–81.006562
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,02075.17/cwt61.00–83.507672
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,11579.42/cwt72.00–86.0088612
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-283491.64/cwt73.00–126.007644
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-291066.95/cwt61.00–72.006092
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-289098.00/cwt98.00–98.008721
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28981,019.35/cwt885.00–1,100.009,1545
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2903106.56/cwt106.00–107.009622
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29721,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.009,7202
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3677648.01/cwt590.00–700.004,38720
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 3869735.31/cwt685.00–750.006,3904
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1031,167.86/cwt1,075.00–1,250.0012,8812

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.