Sale reports / Arkansas / North Arkansas Livestock Auction / 2022-10-05

North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Oct 5
● Final115 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,141 head
▼ 439 vs last sale 1,580▲ 677 vs year ago 464 · +145.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
200 head
▲ 118 vs last sale 82▲ 67 vs year ago 133 · +50.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 15▼ 2 vs year ago 30 · −6.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 700 lbs mostly 2.00-6.00 lower except for some large groups of reputation calves 1.00-7.00 higher and had 3 loads of 858 lb yearling steers steady to firm. Feeder heifers mostly 5.00-10.00 lower except the groups of reputation 350-500 lb calves 7.00-9.00 higher. Most of the offering of weights under 600 lbs was unweaned calves. Slaughter cows 5.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter bulls uneven generally steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $174.23/cwt on 539 head.
Average price
$174.23
539 head · 644 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,122
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$301
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$52.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.99
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1535180.17964114
Medium and Large 1-2687175.381,204371
Medium and Large 2588155.3591351
Medium and Large 3518128.006633thin
One grade step is worth $52.17/cwt here — about $301 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 sale539 hd
174.23
—
AR average8 barns · 1,720 hd
166.24
+7.99
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—Average1,46593.961,37619
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,45267.8898621
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21565.9880243
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02555.5556942

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 (2-4 yrs)1,096$1,0075
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,108$8722thin

Every lot

115 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1300200.00/cwt200.00–200.006005
Steers—Medium and Large 2340150.00/cwt150.00–150.005101
Steers—Medium and Large 1373199.24/cwt176.00–202.0074324
Steers—Medium and Large 2418167.46/cwt165.00–170.007004
Steers—Medium and Large 1440175.00/cwt175.00–175.007708
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2453190.00/cwt190.00–190.0086157
Steers—Medium and Large 2466161.39/cwt151.00–170.007529
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full468150.00/cwt150.00–150.007022
Steers—Medium and Large 1497184.76/cwt178.00–187.009184
Steers—Medium and Large 2503152.62/cwt145.00–159.007683
Steers—Medium and Large 1514181.29/cwt170.00–192.0093220
Steers—Medium and Large 3518128.00/cwt128.00–128.006633
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520178.06/cwt178.00–179.0092689
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2576163.06/cwt161.00–164.5093937
Steers—Medium and Large 2580152.78/cwt145.00–160.0088615
Steers—Medium and Large 1581174.83/cwt162.00–186.001,01611
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned600155.00/cwt155.00–155.009301
Steers—Medium and Large 2629151.24/cwt145.00–156.009519
Steers—Medium and Large 1632182.15/cwt174.00–184.001,15111
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned645149.00/cwt149.00–149.009611
Steers—Medium and Large 1650172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,1181
Steers—Medium and Large 2655152.00/cwt147.00–157.009962
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned665158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,05110
Steers—Medium and Large 1735170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,25015
Steers—Medium and Large 1750152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,1401
Steers—Medium and Large 2788154.57/cwt147.00–162.001,2182
Steers—Medium and Large 1800157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,2561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2858172.10/cwt172.10–172.101,477188
Steers—Medium and Large 2873155.50/cwt155.50–155.501,3585
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328136.64/cwt130.00–147.004487
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2349155.00/cwt155.00–155.005417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1365148.92/cwt147.00–150.005443
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378139.91/cwt127.00–146.005295
Heifers—Medium and Large 3378119.16/cwt105.00–127.004503
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383164.00/cwt164.00–164.0062834
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423117.57/cwt115.00–120.004972
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427135.22/cwt127.00–141.005778
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428162.73/cwt156.00–166.006968
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2458162.44/cwt150.00–163.5074482
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469138.16/cwt125.00–145.006488
Heifers—Medium and Large 3478112.29/cwt110.00–116.005373
Heifers—Medium and Large 1484148.80/cwt145.00–157.0072012
Heifers—Medium and Large 3500110.00/cwt110.00–110.005501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2511147.64/cwt143.50–149.0075437
Heifers—Medium and Large 1514149.60/cwt144.00–162.007697
Heifers—Medium and Large 2533136.96/cwt130.00–144.007305
Heifers—Medium and Large 3560100.00/cwt100.00–100.005601
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open562145.00/cwt145.00–145.0081515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565150.61/cwt140.00–156.0085111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy570110.00/cwt110.00–110.006271
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578135.60/cwt120.00–140.0078414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2598135.00/cwt135.00–135.008077
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned605140.00/cwt140.00–140.008471
Heifers—Medium and Large 3605105.00/cwt105.00–105.006351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622143.00/cwt143.00–143.008895
Heifers—Medium and Large 2622129.51/cwt110.00–143.0080614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1628151.85/cwt141.00–156.5095417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned650130.00/cwt130.00–130.008451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1655142.00/cwt142.00–142.009301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open661151.25/cwt151.25–151.251,00055
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned665117.00/cwt117.00–117.007781
Heifers—Medium and Large 2677126.64/cwt118.00–129.008578
Heifers—Medium and Large 2715128.98/cwt128.00–130.009222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1730129.00/cwt129.00–129.009421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1753130.48/cwt125.00–136.009832
Heifers—Medium and Large 2755124.00/cwt124.00–124.009361
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,042121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,2615
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1300187.00/cwt187.00–187.005615
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325165.26/cwt160.00–171.005373
Bulls—Medium and Large 1358180.00/cwt180.00–180.006447
Bulls—Medium and Large 2378153.56/cwt146.00–165.005804
Bulls—Medium and Large 2413151.75/cwt127.00–165.0062710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1426164.00/cwt164.00–164.006996
Bulls—Medium and Large 2471146.40/cwt135.00–155.006909
Bulls—Medium and Large 1478154.61/cwt148.00–174.0073911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2521134.70/cwt125.00–140.007026
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525162.02/cwt153.00–170.008519
Bulls—Medium and Large 1559149.13/cwt142.00–157.0083413
Bulls—Medium and Large 2569134.81/cwt128.00–140.007676
Bulls—Medium and Large 3580110.00/cwt110.00–110.006381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1632142.24/cwt140.00–149.008994
Bulls—Medium and Large 2632131.19/cwt130.00–135.008294
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned640141.00/cwt141.00–141.009021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1656138.61/cwt137.00–145.009095
Bulls—Medium and Large 2676131.18/cwt113.00–141.008876
Bulls—Medium and Large 2700142.00/cwt142.00–142.009941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1738143.97/cwt139.00–151.001,06213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1754149.50/cwt149.50–149.501,1274
Bulls—Medium and Large 2775131.57/cwt128.00–139.001,0203
Bulls—Medium and Large 1842124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0442
Bulls—Medium and Large 2885113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,0001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1905115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0411
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,38994.43/cwt90.00–104.001,3129
Bulls——1,41282.97/cwt66.00–90.001,1726
Bulls——1,714109.39/cwt105.00–113.001,8754
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight73532.97/cwt31.00–35.002422
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight81043.00/cwt43.00–43.003481
Cows—Lean 85-90%93542.26/cwt34.00–47.003957
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04370.72/cwt68.00–74.007382
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06954.69/cwt50.00–60.0058513
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07263.29/cwt59.00–67.0067817
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09074.69/cwt72.00–82.508145
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17758.91/cwt55.00–60.006936
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24265.95/cwt60.00–69.0081932
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38060.00/cwt60.00–60.008281
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41567.33/cwt63.00–70.0095317
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,68773.59/cwt72.00–74.501,2413
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-280588.46/cwt87.00–90.007122
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0961,006.84/head810.00–1,125.001,0075
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,108872.12/head800.00–950.008722
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,17564.00/cwt64.00–64.007521
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,19367.26/cwt67.00–67.508022
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,20965.65/cwt65.00–66.007943
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-291872.41/cwt68.00–78.006652
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,10580.00/cwt80.00–80.008841

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.