Sale reports / Arkansas / North Arkansas Livestock Auction / 2022-09-21

North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Sep 21
● Final77 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
237 head
▼ 459 vs last sale 696▼ 350 vs year ago 587 · −59.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 80 vs last sale 115▼ 83 vs year ago 118 · −70.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 35▼ 47 vs year ago 55 · −85.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers 2.00-9.00 lower on a very light or no test in some classes. Slaughter cows 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00-3.00 lower on a light test.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $172.51/cwt on 78 head.
Average price
$172.51
78 head · 528 lb average
Value per head Derived
$910
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$321
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$66.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.69
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1472190.8790114thin
Medium and Large 1-2532179.8095626
Medium and Large 2552163.8590535
Medium and Large 3465124.675803thin
One grade step is worth $66.20/cwt here — about $321 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 sale78 hd
172.51
—
AR average7 barns · 996 hd
171.81
+0.69
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—Average1,40494.841,33110
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21379.2596111
CowsLean 85-90%High1,03573.137577thin

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)1,032$1,0753thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)957$1,5003thin

Every lot

77 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 1310205.00/cwt205.00–205.006362
Steers—Medium and Large 2365159.00/cwt159.00–159.005801
Steers—Medium and Large 1380216.00/cwt216.00–216.008212
Steers—Medium and Large 1408186.00/cwt186.00–186.007592
Steers—Medium and Large 3420124.00/cwt124.00–124.005211
Steers—Medium and Large 2428167.41/cwt155.00–183.007174
Steers—Medium and Large 1460185.00/cwt185.00–185.008511
Steers—Medium and Large 2469163.88/cwt150.00–175.007697
Steers—Medium and Large 3470147.00/cwt147.00–147.006911
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2485181.00/cwt181.00–181.008784
Steers—Medium and Large 3505103.00/cwt103.00–103.005201
Steers—Medium and Large 1510191.04/cwt183.00–195.009743
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522182.60/cwt182.00–183.0095312
Steers—Medium and Large 2524170.49/cwt161.00–180.008938
Steers—Medium and Large 2Full535140.00/cwt140.00–140.007491
Steers—Medium and Large 1560188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,0531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2562175.95/cwt172.00–177.0098910
Steers—Medium and Large 2585166.75/cwt165.00–169.009754
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned608170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0342
Steers—Medium and Large 2630169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,0651
Steers—Medium and Large 1645172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,1091
Steers—Medium and Large 2671162.16/cwt155.00–164.001,0887
Steers—Medium and Large 2755135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0191
Steers—Medium and Large 2820149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,2221
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1338174.49/cwt174.00–175.005902
Heifers—Medium and Large 2340151.38/cwt143.00–160.005152
Heifers—Medium and Large 3350110.00/cwt110.00–110.003851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1361171.72/cwt169.00–174.006204
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370140.00/cwt140.00–140.005181
Heifers—Medium and Large 2409149.11/cwt135.00–155.006107
Heifers—Medium and Large 3415125.54/cwt110.00–140.005212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1438162.58/cwt158.00–172.007123
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy460120.00/cwt120.00–120.005521
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465125.00/cwt125.00–125.005811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478146.13/cwt135.00–160.006995
Heifers—Medium and Large 1482162.53/cwt158.00–168.007838
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520155.00/cwt155.00–155.008061
Heifers—Medium and Large 2532137.88/cwt131.00–145.007345
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2558151.00/cwt151.00–151.008437
Heifers—Medium and Large 2585138.02/cwt130.00–142.008076
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned600149.00/cwt149.00–149.008941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625153.00/cwt153.00–153.009561
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630140.00/cwt140.00–140.008821
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660129.00/cwt129.00–129.008511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,0122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1780142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,1081
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315170.00/cwt170.00–170.005361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1345202.23/cwt201.00–206.006984
Bulls—Medium and Large 1405187.00/cwt187.00–187.007571
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425110.00/cwt110.00–110.004681
Bulls—Medium and Large 2426144.13/cwt140.00–150.006144
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470168.29/cwt158.00–171.007915
Bulls—Medium and Large 1483173.53/cwt172.00–174.0083813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1517168.28/cwt161.00–172.008708
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520163.86/cwt161.00–168.008526
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565146.00/cwt146.00–146.008251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1569161.18/cwt158.00–166.009178
Bulls—Medium and Large 1606165.04/cwt162.00–170.001,0004
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620130.00/cwt130.00–130.008061
Bulls—Medium and Large 2658115.00/cwt115.00–115.007572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1666151.43/cwt147.00–164.001,0096
Bulls—Medium and Large 1710149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,0581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1750148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,1101
Bulls—Medium and Large 2825120.00/cwt120.00–120.009901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1883132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,1663
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,17382.69/cwt71.00–88.009705
Bulls——1,553101.69/cwt100.00–104.001,5792
Bulls——1,688110.53/cwt108.00–113.001,8663
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98879.04/cwt76.00–81.007813
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04573.96/cwt70.00–80.007734
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05063.00/cwt63.00–63.006621
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07870.60/cwt69.00–73.007613
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09568.00/cwt68.00–68.007451
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34484.65/cwt80.00–87.501,1386
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0321,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0753
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,14383.54/cwt83.00–84.009552
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29571,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5003

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.