Sale reports / Arkansas / North Arkansas Livestock Auction / 2022-08-17

North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Aug 17
● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
320 head
▼ 178 vs last sale 498▼ 355 vs year ago 675 · −52.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
104 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 80▼ 59 vs year ago 163 · −36.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 51 vs last sale 14▲ 0 vs year ago 65 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers steady to 7.00 higher on a very light test. Feeder heifers 1.00-9.00 higher mostly 3.00-5.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to firm 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 $164.25/cwt on 114 head.
Average price
$164.25
114 head · 475 lb average
Value per head Derived
$780
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$294
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$53.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.66
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1468169.5779383
Medium and Large 2496151.1675030
Medium and Large 3430116.004991thin
One grade step is worth $53.57/cwt here — about $294 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 sale114 hd
164.25
—
AR average7 barns · 1,032 hd
158.59
+5.66
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—High1,645108.431,7837thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,46178.311,14414
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,22778.0095730
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01861.7362834

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)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,358$1,35525
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,238$1,1382thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)850$8232thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)785$7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)999$9174thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,160$8601thin

Every lot

79 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2316176.81/cwt165.00–190.005594
Steers—Medium and Large 2367175.18/cwt165.00–185.006433
Steers—Medium and Large 1373213.49/cwt213.00–214.007962
Steers—Medium and Large 2409170.00/cwt170.00–170.006957
Steers—Medium and Large 1418204.83/cwt200.00–206.0085611
Steers—Medium and Large 2474175.70/cwt165.00–180.008338
Steers—Medium and Large 1484184.88/cwt184.00–185.008958
Steers—Medium and Large 2525164.01/cwt162.00–165.008613
Steers—Medium and Large 1533186.32/cwt181.00–189.009933
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2542181.00/cwt181.00–181.009814
Steers—Medium and Large 1555182.95/cwt178.00–188.001,0152
Steers—Medium and Large 3570117.82/cwt108.00–128.006722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,0273
Steers—Medium and Large 2578171.34/cwt169.00–176.009903
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy592172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,0182
Steers—Medium and Large 3620130.00/cwt130.00–130.008061
Steers—Medium and Large 2640163.51/cwt162.00–165.001,0464
Steers—Medium and Large 1648175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1343
Steers—Medium and Large 1659170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1204
Steers—Medium and Large 3675120.00/cwt120.00–120.008101
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy682160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0913
Steers—Medium and Large 2682157.42/cwt140.00–166.001,0743
Steers—Medium and Large 1755165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2461
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1316178.11/cwt165.00–185.0056312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375158.41/cwt155.00–166.005947
Heifers—Medium and Large 1384178.00/cwt171.00–183.0068413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420170.99/cwt164.00–177.0071816
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421155.92/cwt140.00–163.006564
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430116.00/cwt116.00–116.004991
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471160.36/cwt150.00–165.007557
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473173.71/cwt165.00–179.0082215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1527163.37/cwt157.00–174.0086111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530140.00/cwt140.00–140.007421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568168.00/cwt168.00–168.009545
Heifers—Medium and Large 2576147.83/cwt145.00–151.008526
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620129.19/cwt125.00–135.008014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1628154.00/cwt154.00–154.009672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned645149.00/cwt149.00–149.009611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1685154.73/cwt154.00–157.001,0604
Heifers—Medium and Large 1734142.04/cwt140.00–144.001,0434
Heifers—Medium and Large 2820136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,1151
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2328174.51/cwt160.00–185.005723
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330194.20/cwt188.00–200.006413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1369196.59/cwt183.00–200.007255
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380174.33/cwt170.00–180.006626
Bulls—Medium and Large 1422186.13/cwt171.00–200.0078512
Bulls—Medium and Large 2433170.81/cwt165.00–176.007404
Bulls—Medium and Large 1464183.83/cwt173.00–187.008539
Bulls—Medium and Large 2513150.05/cwt139.00–161.007702
Bulls—Medium and Large 1522172.99/cwt165.00–180.009039
Bulls—Medium and Large 2572148.46/cwt139.00–155.008493
Bulls—Medium and Large 1578169.67/cwt166.00–173.0098113
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615144.00/cwt144.00–144.008861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1617168.85/cwt150.00–176.001,0427
Bulls—Medium and Large 2655130.00/cwt130.00–130.008521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1672154.52/cwt151.00–160.001,0386
Bulls—Medium and Large 1776163.37/cwt146.50–174.001,2685
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,534108.01/cwt105.00–110.501,6574
Bulls——1,788123.49/cwt123.00–124.002,2082
Bulls——1,80080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,4401
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight72545.71/cwt39.00–53.003312
Cows—Lean 85-90%90944.53/cwt40.00–51.004056
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00458.74/cwt55.00–64.0059011
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11078.00/cwt78.00–78.008662
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11072.15/cwt64.00–76.0080113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14671.34/cwt68.00–75.008184
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23278.74/cwt75.00–83.0097025
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43586.00/cwt86.00–86.001,2341
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45679.45/cwt76.00–83.501,15713
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53063.50/cwt63.50–63.509721
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2785700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2850822.96/head685.00–950.008232
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,00575.00/cwt75.00–75.007541
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2381,138.43/head1,125.00–1,150.001,1382
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,25881.79/cwt75.00–85.001,02923
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3581,355.11/head1,275.00–1,375.001,35525
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-296878.24/cwt75.00–81.007572
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2999917.36/head825.00–1,150.009174
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,160860.00/head860.00–860.008601

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.