Sale reports / Arkansas / North Arkansas Livestock Auction / 2022-06-29

North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Jun 29
● Final115 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,017 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 1,032▲ 281 vs year ago 736 · +38.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
322 head
▲ 198 vs last sale 124▲ 152 vs year ago 170 · +89.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 10▲ 33 vs year ago 17 · +194.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Stocker steers mostly steady to 4.00 higher with the better 550-600 lbs 8.00 higher. Stocker heifers under 500 lbs mostly steady to 2.00 lower over 500 lbs 1.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 4.00-6.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $178.98/cwt on 390 head.
Average price
$178.98
390 head · 572 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,024
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$195
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$52.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.49
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1536190.701,023153
Medium and Large 1-2604176.591,067145
Medium and Large 2580163.5494991
Medium and Large 3600138.008281thin
One grade step is worth $52.70/cwt here — about $195 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 sale390 hd
178.98
—
AR average8 barns · 1,271 hd
170.49
+8.49
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—Average1,488104.481,55521
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40584.521,18715
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19081.92975119
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03073.9376287

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)918$9002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,645$1,6751thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,224$1,2897
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,091$1,1064thin

Every lot

115 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 1335205.00/cwt205.00–205.006876
Steers—Medium and Large 2342185.00/cwt185.00–185.006334
Steers—Medium and Large 1389203.48/cwt201.00–206.007924
Steers—Medium and Large 2419181.87/cwt168.00–192.007629
Steers—Medium and Large 1427204.74/cwt200.00–213.0087419
Steers—Medium and Large 2478173.52/cwt167.00–185.008296
Steers—Medium and Large 1485199.78/cwt190.00–213.0096928
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added496185.00/cwt185.00–185.009186
Steers—Medium and Large 1521191.84/cwt188.00–206.0099921
Steers—Medium and Large 2523168.44/cwt145.00–185.0088124
Steers—Medium and Large 1560190.27/cwt180.00–205.501,06640
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2562184.39/cwt167.00–190.001,03681
Steers—Medium and Large 2579159.86/cwt140.00–165.0092615
Steers—Medium and Large 3600138.00/cwt138.00–138.008281
Steers—Medium and Large 2618160.65/cwt160.00–162.009933
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added620175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0856
Steers—Medium and Large 1626177.62/cwt173.00–182.001,11219
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2644168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,0826
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2664163.46/cwt154.00–167.001,08534
Steers—Medium and Large 1670171.67/cwt171.00–172.001,1506
Steers—Medium and Large 2678155.67/cwt150.00–164.001,05515
Steers—Medium and Large 1700160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1201
Steers—Medium and Large 2718147.28/cwt141.00–150.001,0579
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2745162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,20712
Steers—Medium and Large 1763160.61/cwt155.00–166.001,2259
Steers—Medium and Large 2775150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1632
Steers—Medium and Large 2875145.37/cwt135.00–151.001,2724
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3305135.00/cwt135.00–135.004121
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320159.53/cwt157.00–160.005106
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330166.75/cwt165.00–168.005508
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373155.87/cwt150.00–159.005813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380166.27/cwt159.00–177.0063228
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380129.00/cwt129.00–129.004901
Heifers—Medium and Large 3410139.00/cwt139.00–139.005702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419164.84/cwt160.00–170.006916
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424150.20/cwt134.00–159.0063712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2440159.50/cwt159.50–159.507026
Heifers—Medium and Large 1465169.07/cwt161.00–174.0078620
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480100.00/cwt100.00–100.004801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy482155.00/cwt155.00–155.007473
Heifers—Medium and Large 2483147.67/cwt139.00–160.0071319
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2486155.02/cwt152.00–156.0075315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy502146.00/cwt146.00–146.007332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1516161.22/cwt154.00–169.0083239
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2516154.29/cwt152.00–158.0079619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added533159.00/cwt159.00–159.008479
Heifers—Medium and Large 2534143.69/cwt139.00–150.0076716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open538164.00/cwt164.00–164.008825
Heifers—Medium and Large 1564158.57/cwt150.00–168.0089461
Heifers—Medium and Large 3565115.00/cwt115.00–115.006501
Heifers—Medium and Large 2574138.04/cwt130.00–147.0079212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578148.21/cwt147.00–150.0085715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open598165.00/cwt165.00–165.009872
Heifers—Medium and Large 3600110.00/cwt110.00–110.006602
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open610142.00/cwt142.00–142.008661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617142.00/cwt142.00–142.008768
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open622157.00/cwt157.00–157.009772
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623132.21/cwt120.00–139.0082413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1632154.02/cwt147.00–157.009738
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open651157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,0229
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy672135.00/cwt135.00–135.009072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673145.12/cwt143.00–150.009778
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675126.45/cwt120.00–133.008542
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open682132.00/cwt132.00–132.009002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2683150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0253
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open700126.00/cwt126.00–126.008822
Heifers—Medium and Large 2715112.63/cwt105.00–120.008053
Heifers—Medium and Large 1733136.48/cwt130.00–143.001,0002
Heifers—Medium and Large 2848110.00/cwt110.00–110.009333
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1300200.00/cwt200.00–200.006004
Bulls—Medium and Large 2329181.73/cwt150.00–191.005986
Bulls—Medium and Large 2374166.08/cwt150.00–175.006214
Bulls—Medium and Large 3390135.00/cwt135.00–135.005272
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424159.54/cwt154.00–175.006766
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430180.00/cwt180.00–180.007741
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430142.00/cwt142.00–142.006111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468179.25/cwt179.00–180.008394
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473152.90/cwt141.00–169.007238
Bulls—Medium and Large 1530171.84/cwt162.00–176.0091110
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530154.53/cwt145.00–160.008198
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570143.59/cwt135.00–155.008188
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573162.83/cwt162.00–163.009336
Bulls—Medium and Large 3583117.60/cwt110.00–125.006862
Bulls—Medium and Large 2613144.08/cwt138.00–150.008838
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623155.61/cwt153.00–159.009698
Bulls—Medium and Large 1674146.27/cwt140.00–154.009865
Bulls—Medium and Large 2678133.98/cwt132.00–135.009083
Bulls—Medium and Large 1714138.37/cwt134.00–145.009885
Bulls—Medium and Large 2724128.29/cwt118.00–135.009297
Bulls—Medium and Large 2752123.00/cwt123.00–123.009252
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,18691.85/cwt80.00–100.001,0897
Bulls——1,559107.37/cwt100.00–110.001,6748
Bulls——1,746115.37/cwt113.00–118.502,0146
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight68550.00/cwt50.00–50.003431
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight73036.00/cwt36.00–36.002631
Cows—Lean 85-90%86460.85/cwt55.00–65.005264
Cows—Lean 85-90%99345.18/cwt42.00–50.004492
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00672.64/cwt69.00–76.0073137
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08579.15/cwt75.00–87.5085942
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13778.36/cwt72.00–82.0089159
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24285.43/cwt82.00–92.501,06160
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33186.19/cwt84.00–91.001,1479
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51682.01/cwt81.00–83.001,2436
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-281074.04/cwt66.00–81.506002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2918900.00/head900.00–900.009002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-297370.69/cwt60.00–80.006882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,21283.99/cwt76.00–86.001,01813
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,27084.08/cwt72.50–87.001,0688
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-272574.00/cwt74.00–74.005372
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29701,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0151,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1901,186.40/head1,000.00–1,325.001,1862
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2241,288.66/head1,200.00–1,350.001,2897
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6451,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2750115.00/cwt115.00–115.008631

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.