Sale reports / Arkansas / North Arkansas Livestock Auction / 2022-05-18

North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, May 18
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
745 head
▲ 356 vs last sale 389▼ 261 vs year ago 1,006 · −25.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
162 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 166▼ 8 vs year ago 170 · −4.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 30▲ 0 vs year ago 40 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker steers under 600 lbs steady to 13.00 lower mostly 7.00-9.00 lower than last weeks light test. Stocker heifers 1.00-7.00 lower. The offering included mostly unweaned calves with some of them fleshy. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls near 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 $147.35/cwt on 305 head.
Average price
$147.35
305 head · 514 lb average
Value per head Derived
$757
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$237
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$39.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.24
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1497155.3477297
Medium and Large 1-2499149.5774691
Medium and Large 2544140.23762111
Medium and Large 3461116.135356thin
One grade step is worth $39.21/cwt here — about $237 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 sale305 hd
147.35
—
AR average8 barns · 1,710 hd
154.59
−7.24
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—Low1,55499.301,54312
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,35179.821,07916
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17475.2788463
CowsLean 85-90%High1,00559.8960245

Every lot

113 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2315183.67/cwt178.00–194.005793
Steers—Medium and Large 1325201.00/cwt201.00–201.006531
Steers—Medium and Large 2353194.03/cwt190.00–198.006852
Steers—Medium and Large 1376204.52/cwt204.00–205.007698
Steers—Medium and Large 2415179.30/cwt160.00–195.007445
Steers—Medium and Large 1433196.21/cwt189.00–205.0085010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2447197.00/cwt197.00–197.0088116
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468196.00/cwt196.00–196.009172
Steers—Medium and Large 1470196.21/cwt191.00–203.0092213
Steers—Medium and Large 2475171.28/cwt162.00–188.0081411
Steers—Medium and Large 1520190.46/cwt185.00–199.009904
Steers—Medium and Large 2527170.95/cwt166.00–175.009016
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535176.72/cwt172.25–187.5094551
Steers—Medium and Large 1564177.87/cwt165.50–188.001,00313
Steers—Medium and Large 2583158.78/cwt145.00–167.0092610
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy585160.00/cwt160.00–160.009361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2587165.20/cwt165.00–165.2597026
Steers—Medium and Large 2613155.45/cwt150.00–160.009539
Steers—Medium and Large 1617170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0498
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned620157.54/cwt155.00–160.009774
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2655165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,08111
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned663150.00/cwt150.00–150.009953
Steers—Medium and Large 2663146.87/cwt140.00–154.009742
Steers—Medium and Large 1718153.42/cwt153.00–153.501,1026
Steers—Medium and Large 2830130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0791
Steers—Medium and Large 2865134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,1591
Steers—Medium and Large 1890137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,2191
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323152.35/cwt150.00–157.004923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1332167.54/cwt165.00–171.005567
Heifers—Medium and Large 1381166.80/cwt160.00–173.0063619
Heifers—Medium and Large 2383157.96/cwt156.00–160.006052
Heifers—Medium and Large 3385127.00/cwt127.00–127.004891
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420119.96/cwt110.00–130.005043
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424148.62/cwt142.00–155.0063015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425160.00/cwt160.00–160.006802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy435154.00/cwt154.00–154.006702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2443150.00/cwt150.00–150.0066515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1460161.47/cwt155.00–163.007438
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy473150.00/cwt150.00–150.007109
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474155.61/cwt150.00–160.0073825
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474143.42/cwt129.00–150.0068019
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy475151.69/cwt149.00–156.007218
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521147.01/cwt146.00–150.0076628
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523155.71/cwt150.00–157.0081417
Heifers—Medium and Large 2524142.28/cwt132.00–152.0074620
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy525145.00/cwt145.00–145.007611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy558146.00/cwt146.00–146.008152
Heifers—Medium and Large 3560104.96/cwt100.00–110.005882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1566149.28/cwt145.00–150.5084516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574143.19/cwt142.50–145.0082214
Heifers—Medium and Large 2581137.72/cwt131.00–145.0080017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open604148.00/cwt148.00–148.008945
Heifers—Medium and Large 2617135.25/cwt130.00–137.0083415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1636141.33/cwt137.00–142.008997
Heifers—Medium and Large 2664134.00/cwt133.00–135.0089016
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open682132.00/cwt132.00–132.009002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1695141.00/cwt141.00–141.009801
Heifers—Medium and Large 2730120.00/cwt120.00–125.008761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open855125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0692
Heifers—Medium and Large 290595.00/cwt95.00–95.008601
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2311185.09/cwt167.00–195.005764
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323203.50/cwt196.00–207.006578
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375196.34/cwt189.00–202.0073622
Bulls—Medium and Large 2378173.33/cwt170.00–175.006553
Bulls—Medium and Large 1410181.54/cwt175.00–187.007447
Bulls—Medium and Large 2426162.78/cwt145.00–169.006934
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy474160.00/cwt160.00–160.007585
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476158.39/cwt144.00–169.007549
Bulls—Medium and Large 1486172.03/cwt166.00–175.008364
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522160.00/cwt160.00–160.008356
Bulls—Medium and Large 2524150.56/cwt141.00–162.007894
Bulls—Medium and Large 1528160.71/cwt154.00–171.5084911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1562157.48/cwt151.00–164.008857
Bulls—Medium and Large 2574140.02/cwt139.00–142.008043
Bulls—Medium and Large 1624154.98/cwt151.00–159.009675
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625149.48/cwt147.00–152.009342
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2627144.00/cwt144.00–144.009039
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy637140.36/cwt138.00–149.0089410
Bulls—Medium and Large 1663148.00/cwt148.00–148.009812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675132.51/cwt126.00–140.008944
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2687141.50/cwt141.50–141.509725
Bulls—Medium and Large 1711145.41/cwt139.00–147.001,0345
Bulls—Medium and Large 2830116.00/cwt116.00–116.009634
Bulls—Medium and Large 2855118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0092
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,38083.80/cwt82.00–85.001,1562
Bulls——1,46896.89/cwt95.00–100.001,4226
Bulls——1,771110.67/cwt108.00–114.001,9604
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight68734.78/cwt30.00–40.002393
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight76558.00/cwt58.00–58.004441
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight81044.09/cwt40.00–48.003574
Cows—Lean 85-90%94035.76/cwt29.00–45.003364
Cows—Lean 85-90%98863.78/cwt60.00–69.0063010
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00654.57/cwt50.00–58.005496
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07364.84/cwt62.00–68.006965
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14673.42/cwt69.00–76.5084117
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16673.24/cwt69.00–75.5085432
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20479.77/cwt76.00–88.5096026
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,32773.31/cwt70.00–75.009733
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35781.32/cwt75.00–87.001,10413
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1451,500.00/cwt1,500.00–1,500.0017,1751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-280891.00/cwt91.00–91.007352
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-284080.85/cwt77.00–84.006792
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed740550.00/cwt550.00–550.004,0701
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2770775.00/cwt775.00–775.005,9681
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed655600.00/cwt600.00–600.003,9301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-290079.00/cwt79.00–79.007111
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,00575.50/cwt71.50–80.007592
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0831,059.42/cwt800.00–1,250.0011,4743
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,09587.00/cwt87.00–87.009531
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,09773.08/cwt68.00–78.008028
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3531,122.41/cwt950.00–1,200.0015,1863
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28921,285.00/cwt1,285.00–1,285.0011,4622
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0821,625.00/cwt1,625.00–1,625.0017,5836

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.