Sale reports / Arkansas / North Arkansas Livestock Auction / 2022-08-03

North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Aug 3
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
651 head
▲ 131 vs last sale 520▼ 188 vs year ago 839 · −22.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
105 head
▼ 58 vs last sale 163▼ 22 vs year ago 127 · −17.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 10▼ 30 vs year ago 65 · −46.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher on a light test in some classes. Feeder heifers steady to 8.00 higher mostly 4.00-7.00 higher. Had two loads of green open yearling heifers that sold good. Slaughter cows 7.00-11.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 6.00-7.00 higher 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 $159.44/cwt on 345 head.
Average price
$159.44
345 head · 579 lb average
Value per head Derived
$923
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$721
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 4
$75.09/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.60
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2633165.091,045164
Medium and Large 1538160.58865125
Medium and Large 2525143.3175351
Medium and Large 3358123.294423thin
Medium and Large 436090.003242thin
One grade step is worth $75.09/cwt here — about $721 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 sale345 hd
159.44
—
AR average8 barns · 1,508 hd
152.84
+6.60
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—Average1,71698.141,6857thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,38681.801,1347thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20978.8995443
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03569.6272120

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,264$1,12312
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,155$7501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)799$1,46713
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,325$1,5002thin

Every lot

98 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 2300175.00/cwt175.00–175.005251
Steers—Medium and Large 1325192.00/cwt192.00–192.006242
Steers—Medium and Large 1376192.28/cwt185.00–203.007237
Steers—Medium and Large 2393167.55/cwt159.00–176.006582
Steers—Medium and Large 2422166.14/cwt156.00–174.0070110
Steers—Medium and Large 1428189.70/cwt181.00–202.0081210
Steers—Medium and Large 2467170.35/cwt160.00–177.007969
Steers—Medium and Large 1470179.97/cwt176.00–185.008468
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy510151.00/cwt149.00–153.007702
Steers—Medium and Large 1528178.09/cwt175.00–184.009407
Steers—Medium and Large 2533166.69/cwt158.00–171.008884
Steers—Medium and Large 1555175.00/cwt169.00–177.0097114
Steers—Medium and Large 2576163.97/cwt154.00–169.0094410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2583173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,00912
Steers—Medium and Large 1608181.11/cwt163.00–185.001,1016
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2609163.50/cwt160.00–165.0099610
Steers—Medium and Large 2616147.25/cwt142.00–160.009075
Steers—Medium and Large 3635130.00/cwt130.00–130.008261
Steers—Medium and Large 1665165.83/cwt159.00–171.001,1038
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2678170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,15312
Steers—Medium and Large 2730147.60/cwt140.00–155.001,0772
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2782155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2126
Steers—Medium and Large 1805149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,1991
Steers—Medium and Large 1886162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,4357
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2310154.05/cwt151.00–157.004782
Heifers—Medium and Large 3335122.43/cwt120.00–125.004102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1341173.37/cwt163.00–179.0059114
Heifers—Medium and Large 436090.00/cwt90.00–90.003242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375170.00/cwt170.00–170.006386
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376153.80/cwt145.00–161.005788
Heifers—Medium and Large 3405125.00/cwt125.00–125.005061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1412172.29/cwt167.00–176.007107
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428156.74/cwt149.00–167.006716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2432161.50/cwt161.50–161.506985
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468150.50/cwt137.00–159.007049
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475164.04/cwt158.00–169.0077913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523160.36/cwt154.00–165.0083921
Heifers—Medium and Large 2533137.10/cwt130.00–143.007314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1566160.08/cwt154.00–162.5090627
Heifers—Medium and Large 2574137.90/cwt130.00–150.0079210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open587161.00/cwt161.00–161.009456
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open598169.75/cwt169.75–169.751,01576
Heifers—Medium and Large 1614153.05/cwt150.00–157.009408
Heifers—Medium and Large 2617135.70/cwt130.00–139.008373
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open631158.50/cwt158.50–158.501,0004
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open640154.50/cwt154.50–154.509894
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670145.00/cwt145.00–145.009722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open675163.25/cwt163.25–163.251,10272
Heifers—Medium and Large 2676130.93/cwt115.00–140.008854
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open677154.50/cwt154.50–154.501,0467
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open724142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0287
Heifers—Medium and Large 2725120.00/cwt120.00–120.008701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1770136.24/cwt131.00–142.001,0493
Heifers—Medium and Large 2787125.00/cwt125.00–125.009843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open789143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,1286
Heifers—Medium and Large 2865122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1870134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,1661
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2328170.79/cwt150.00–185.005606
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330195.61/cwt181.00–207.006463
Bulls—Medium and Large 1357179.68/cwt175.00–182.006413
Bulls—Medium and Large 2383152.58/cwt150.00–155.005842
Bulls—Medium and Large 3392134.21/cwt120.00–141.005263
Bulls—Medium and Large 1426182.14/cwt180.00–193.007766
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430156.44/cwt155.00–160.006737
Bulls—Medium and Large 3458127.49/cwt125.00–130.005842
Bulls—Medium and Large 2466155.35/cwt150.00–165.007245
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468172.53/cwt166.00–184.008073
Bulls—Medium and Large 1508159.29/cwt156.00–164.008096
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525147.20/cwt130.00–155.0077312
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525129.00/cwt129.00–129.006771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1563157.14/cwt155.00–162.008856
Bulls—Medium and Large 2590135.00/cwt135.00–135.007971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2600149.00/cwt149.00–149.008945
Bulls—Medium and Large 2608137.74/cwt128.00–145.008373
Bulls—Medium and Large 1635145.00/cwt145.00–145.009212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1690152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,0491
Bulls—Medium and Large 2695125.00/cwt125.00–125.008691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1723146.53/cwt144.00–150.001,0594
Bulls—Medium and Large 2726128.98/cwt125.00–132.009364
Bulls—Medium and Large 2765129.00/cwt129.00–129.009871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1780131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,0221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy785125.00/cwt125.00–125.009811
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,30078.27/cwt75.00–81.001,0182
Bulls——1,85398.16/cwt96.50–100.001,8192
Bulls——1,903111.38/cwt110.00–112.002,1203
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90555.12/cwt50.00–60.004994
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03468.10/cwt62.00–75.007048
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10178.40/cwt75.00–84.008638
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15673.07/cwt67.00–76.5084515
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23782.01/cwt77.00–92.501,01428
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29575.00/cwt75.00–75.009711
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40182.93/cwt79.00–86.001,1626
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3251,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-290550.00/cwt50.00–50.004531
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,09371.49/cwt71.00–72.007812
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,155750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2641,123.17/head1,000.00–1,200.001,12312
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27991,467.48/head1,450.00–1,475.001,46713

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.