Sale reports / Arkansas / North Arkansas Livestock Auction / 2022-08-24

North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Aug 24
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
505 head
▲ 185 vs last sale 320▲ 344 vs year ago 161 · +213.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
76 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 104▲ 34 vs year ago 42 · +81.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 55 vs last sale 65▲ 3 vs year ago 7 · +42.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 4.00-7.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs steady to 8.00 higher yearlings over 600 lbs 6.00-12.00 higher. Supply light and demand good. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to firm.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $166.89/cwt on 192 head.
Average price
$166.89
192 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$910
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$300
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$37.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.57
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1519172.35894123
Medium and Large 1-2756161.001,21729
Medium and Large 2475154.8573639
Medium and Large 3440135.005941thin
One grade step is worth $37.35/cwt here — about $300 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 sale192 hd
166.89
—
AR average8 barns · 984 hd
161.31
+5.57
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—High1,481109.421,62113
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,46379.981,1706thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20479.5095722
CowsLean 85-90%Low95962.9460327

Every lot

81 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 1333218.59/cwt216.00–221.007282
Steers—Medium and Large 2340186.50/cwt185.00–188.006342
Steers—Medium and Large 1380217.54/cwt212.00–226.008273
Steers—Medium and Large 2420195.00/cwt195.00–195.008192
Steers—Medium and Large 1422212.50/cwt212.00–214.008974
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2464183.59/cwt180.00–186.0085210
Steers—Medium and Large 3465130.00/cwt130.00–130.006051
Steers—Medium and Large 2470179.47/cwt165.00–183.008447
Steers—Medium and Large 1481189.14/cwt189.00–190.009107
Steers—Medium and Large 1508191.95/cwt182.00–206.009757
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2558170.00/cwt170.00–170.009494
Steers—Medium and Large 1570189.49/cwt181.00–191.001,08012
Steers—Medium and Large 2571166.98/cwt151.00–176.009539
Steers—Medium and Large 1628180.68/cwt174.00–186.501,13521
Steers—Medium and Large 2633164.76/cwt160.00–170.001,0436
Steers—Medium and Large 1655175.95/cwt169.00–183.001,1522
Steers—Medium and Large 2690162.54/cwt157.00–168.001,1222
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2713168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,1986
Steers—Medium and Large 1740175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2954
Steers—Medium and Large 2Full770140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2794173.74/cwt169.00–175.501,37948
Steers—Medium and Large 2865153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,3231
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2910155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,4115
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1305180.40/cwt174.00–187.005503
Heifers—Medium and Large 2309150.03/cwt149.00–151.004644
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373158.28/cwt140.00–165.005909
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375178.59/cwt169.00–186.0067015
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429161.52/cwt160.00–168.006936
Heifers—Medium and Large 1431180.41/cwt175.00–186.5077827
Heifers—Medium and Large 3440135.00/cwt135.00–135.005941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1461177.32/cwt168.00–184.0081713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2484162.46/cwt145.00–170.007868
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518151.18/cwt135.00–163.007833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523171.57/cwt160.00–181.0089719
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy555156.00/cwt156.00–156.008661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1566167.23/cwt165.00–168.009474
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580155.00/cwt155.00–155.008993
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610148.03/cwt147.00–150.009033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618168.43/cwt152.00–173.501,04124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1682161.42/cwt161.00–164.001,1017
Heifers—Medium and Large 2685139.00/cwt139.00–139.009522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1725154.57/cwt145.00–164.001,12110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open756161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,21729
Heifers—Medium and Large 2995105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0451
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1315207.00/cwt207.00–207.006521
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330183.00/cwt183.00–183.006041
Bulls—Medium and Large 3330152.00/cwt152.00–152.005021
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375175.04/cwt170.00–178.006566
Bulls—Medium and Large 1386198.28/cwt193.00–200.007654
Bulls—Medium and Large 1432191.85/cwt190.00–193.008298
Bulls—Medium and Large 2435168.35/cwt165.00–170.007323
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473187.56/cwt186.00–189.0088713
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476168.39/cwt150.00–181.008027
Bulls—Medium and Large 2513157.49/cwt155.00–160.008082
Bulls—Medium and Large 1521175.47/cwt169.00–183.009147
Bulls—Medium and Large 2563152.50/cwt150.00–153.008596
Bulls—Medium and Large 1574178.32/cwt170.00–181.001,02411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1602169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,0172
Bulls—Medium and Large 2643153.24/cwt145.00–156.009854
Bulls—Medium and Large 1731152.33/cwt143.00–155.001,1149
Bulls—Medium and Large 2855117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,0001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1869129.25/cwt128.50–130.001,1234
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,06383.40/cwt74.00–92.008872
Bulls——1,419105.92/cwt101.00–109.001,5036
Bulls——1,723124.04/cwt113.00–134.002,1375
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight64528.02/cwt15.00–37.001813
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight66050.00/cwt50.00–50.003301
Cows—Lean 85-90%88456.25/cwt54.00–60.004974
Cows—Lean 85-90%99572.56/cwt65.00–78.0072210
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02050.71/cwt50.00–53.005174
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12569.57/cwt69.00–70.007832
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14582.37/cwt79.00–86.009435
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17983.71/cwt82.00–86.009875
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22379.42/cwt75.00–82.0097115
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44584.00/cwt84.00–84.001,2141
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46779.17/cwt75.00–82.001,1615
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-281291.51/cwt87.00–98.007433
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-286584.00/cwt84.00–84.007271
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-298085.00/cwt85.00–85.008331
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,10783.70/cwt76.00–87.009273
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,14583.40/cwt82.00–85.009552

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.