Sale reports / Arkansas / North Arkansas Livestock Auction / 2022-09-28

North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Sep 28
● Final123 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,580 head
▲ 1,343 vs last sale 237▲ 1,010 vs year ago 570 · +177.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
82 head
▲ 47 vs last sale 35▼ 24 vs year ago 106 · −22.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 8▼ 25 vs year ago 40 · −62.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs mostly steady to 4.00 lower than last weeks very light test not enough over 600 lbs for a trend last week. Had several yearlings and some Value Added cattle that were in good demand including 4 loads of 7 to 8 weight yearling steers. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $176.17/cwt on 899 head.
Average price
$176.17
899 head · 658 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,158
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$551
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$26.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.93
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1610182.601,113323
Medium and Large 1-2737173.711,280426
Medium and Large 2537169.41909149
Medium and Large 3360156.005621thin
One grade step is worth $26.60/cwt here — about $551 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 sale899 hd
176.17
—
AR average7 barns · 1,587 hd
170.24
+5.93
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—High1,547102.531,58614
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44680.661,1676thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,24172.3289814
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02563.7065311

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 (5-8 yrs)1,115$9502thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,020$9344thin

Every lot

123 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 · Steers46 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1319201.82/cwt192.00–208.006444
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added322209.00/cwt209.00–209.006736
Steers—Medium and Large 2335182.53/cwt160.00–190.0061110
Steers—Medium and Large 3360156.00/cwt156.00–156.005621
Steers—Medium and Large 1362197.63/cwt194.00–201.007154
Steers—Medium and Large 2376172.38/cwt161.00–185.006485
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2384200.00/cwt200.00–200.007688
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2410176.00/cwt176.00–176.007224
Steers—Medium and Large 1425187.69/cwt173.00–195.0079815
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added433176.31/cwt175.00–178.0076314
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added439208.62/cwt206.00–213.0091613
Steers—Medium and Large 2440168.48/cwt155.00–170.0074113
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2464183.00/cwt183.00–183.0084914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added467200.00/cwt200.00–200.0093415
Steers—Medium and Large 1469182.78/cwt176.00–186.0085726
Steers—Medium and Large 2476170.07/cwt155.00–180.0081016
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy480170.00/cwt170.00–170.008162
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added483211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,0199
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added516200.37/cwt195.00–203.001,03412
Steers—Medium and Large 1517188.24/cwt175.00–197.0097329
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526176.86/cwt175.00–188.0093020
Steers—Medium and Large 2527169.46/cwt158.00–176.0089327
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added538175.89/cwt175.00–177.009469
Steers—Medium and Large 2564162.81/cwt151.00–169.0091811
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added568192.80/cwt188.00–194.001,0955
Steers—Medium and Large 1570183.76/cwt170.00–192.001,04721
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2587169.25/cwt166.00–180.0099313
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added609171.01/cwt170.00–175.001,04120
Steers—Medium and Large 2610157.67/cwt155.00–163.009623
Steers—Medium and Large 1622183.20/cwt165.00–189.001,14039
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added626185.32/cwt181.00–187.001,16021
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added630180.26/cwt170.00–184.001,13610
Steers—Medium and Large 1676178.84/cwt165.00–181.501,20929
Steers—Medium and Large 2677154.36/cwt149.00–157.001,0453
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2684163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,1159
Steers—Medium and Large 1710171.74/cwt169.00–174.001,21945
Steers—Medium and Large 2717155.93/cwt140.00–160.001,1185
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2734175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,28535
Steers—Medium and Large 1755175.39/cwt170.00–177.501,32443
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2764167.32/cwt162.75–172.001,278118
Steers—Medium and Large 2789163.18/cwt141.00–165.501,28711
Steers—Medium and Large 1821163.65/cwt160.00–164.501,34416
Steers—Medium and Large 1855155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3251
Steers—Medium and Large 2860149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,2811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2862171.25/cwt171.25–171.251,476163
Steers—Medium and Large 2910146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,3291
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3313120.98/cwt110.00–130.003793
Heifers—Medium and Large 2322144.64/cwt140.00–150.004667
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added360155.00/cwt155.00–155.005582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2363155.00/cwt155.00–155.005638
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370133.56/cwt132.00–135.004942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added375170.00/cwt170.00–170.006386
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377158.95/cwt155.00–167.005996
Heifers—Medium and Large 2383147.78/cwt135.00–159.005668
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430165.04/cwt164.00–166.0071018
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2431161.39/cwt159.00–163.0069624
Heifers—Medium and Large 2435142.75/cwt135.00–154.0062119
Heifers—Medium and Large 3435115.17/cwt100.00–130.005014
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added438155.00/cwt155.00–155.006792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy442145.00/cwt145.00–145.006412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added446170.00/cwt170.00–170.007587
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2459154.72/cwt148.00–157.0071023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added460166.00/cwt166.00–166.007645
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475161.27/cwt149.00–174.0076613
Heifers—Medium and Large 2482145.47/cwt135.00–154.0070127
Heifers—Medium and Large 3493114.73/cwt100.00–120.005664
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2510154.00/cwt154.00–154.007854
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added521165.00/cwt165.00–165.008606
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524154.96/cwt147.00–164.0081237
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526138.09/cwt125.00–146.0072610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added557157.00/cwt157.00–157.008745
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565153.11/cwt149.00–156.5086511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568135.30/cwt130.00–144.007697
Heifers—Medium and Large 1574156.20/cwt140.00–163.0089724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open585159.43/cwt158.00–161.5093320
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added601155.50/cwt155.00–157.5093515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned601140.00/cwt140.00–140.008414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1619149.92/cwt144.00–156.009288
Heifers—Medium and Large 2636135.82/cwt119.00–145.008645
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open646140.00/cwt140.00–140.009048
Heifers—Medium and Large 2652130.00/cwt130.00–130.008482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added659159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,0486
Heifers—Medium and Large 1684157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,0747
Heifers—Medium and Large 2700138.00/cwt138.00–138.009661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1845145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,2252
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2321184.82/cwt172.00–189.005935
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325194.48/cwt193.00–196.006322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380186.00/cwt186.00–186.007071
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380172.24/cwt150.00–180.0065513
Bulls—Medium and Large 2415166.83/cwt145.00–179.0069216
Bulls—Medium and Large 1424173.77/cwt168.00–178.007375
Bulls—Medium and Large 2472156.86/cwt145.00–164.0074010
Bulls—Medium and Large 1477166.91/cwt162.00–169.0079613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2500163.00/cwt163.00–163.008156
Bulls—Medium and Large 2519147.59/cwt140.00–155.0076610
Bulls—Medium and Large 1530164.16/cwt160.00–167.008709
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2560155.00/cwt155.00–155.0086817
Bulls—Medium and Large 1569155.90/cwt150.00–160.0088714
Bulls—Medium and Large 2584141.84/cwt140.00–146.0082810
Bulls—Medium and Large 1610152.56/cwt140.00–159.0093112
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625146.00/cwt146.00–146.009131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1655153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,0021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2671143.00/cwt143.00–143.009608
Bulls—Medium and Large 2715115.00/cwt115.00–115.008222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1735125.00/cwt125.00–125.009191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1758155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1756
Bulls—Medium and Large 1810129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0451
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,485100.06/cwt92.00–107.001,48610
Bulls——1,703108.71/cwt107.00–111.001,8514
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96259.72/cwt54.00–64.005756
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10068.48/cwt66.00–72.007535
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,17376.11/cwt73.00–79.008932
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17368.00/cwt68.00–68.007982
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22374.65/cwt68.50–79.0091310
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29048.00/cwt48.00–48.006191
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,51082.00/cwt82.00–82.001,2381
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58382.94/cwt80.50–87.001,3134
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,03572.00/cwt72.00–72.007451
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-299071.99/cwt67.00–76.007134
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,00072.00/cwt72.00–72.007201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,020933.91/head800.00–1,085.009344
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,06572.00/cwt72.00–72.007671
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,115949.55/head925.00–975.009502

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.