Sale reports / Arkansas / North Arkansas Livestock Auction / 2022-10-19

North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Oct 19
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
738 head
▼ 402 vs last sale 1,140▲ 383 vs year ago 355 · +107.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
143 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 127▲ 37 vs year ago 106 · +34.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 35▼ 10 vs year ago 45 · −22.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 700 lbs steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly steady to 2.00 higher except some plainer 400-500 lbs 1.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady 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 $142.93/cwt on 296 head.
Average price
$142.93
296 head · 517 lb average
Value per head Derived
$738
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$294
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$37.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.11
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1514152.29783110
Medium and Large 1-2528146.4677387
Medium and Large 2518130.9067890
Medium and Large 3426114.734899thin
One grade step is worth $37.55/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 sale296 hd
142.93
—
AR average8 barns · 1,502 hd
140.82
+2.11
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—Average1,68093.991,5796thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,45165.1994615
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17662.9674046
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,07956.3560847

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 Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)912$1,03413
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,055$8251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)980$8501thin

Every lot

101 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2330185.00/cwt185.00–185.006111
Steers—Medium and Large 1332192.37/cwt188.00–200.006393
Steers—Medium and Large 1352191.00/cwt191.00–191.006727
Steers—Medium and Large 2366177.09/cwt160.00–183.006486
Steers—Medium and Large 3385130.00/cwt130.00–130.005011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2397188.00/cwt188.00–188.007466
Steers—Medium and Large 3420120.00/cwt120.00–120.005043
Steers—Medium and Large 1421182.11/cwt178.00–192.0076714
Steers—Medium and Large 2428159.18/cwt155.00–162.006814
Steers—Medium and Large 3450120.00/cwt120.00–120.005402
Steers—Medium and Large 2465162.45/cwt156.00–168.0075511
Steers—Medium and Large 1473183.00/cwt172.00–190.0086627
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2494165.02/cwt160.00–173.0081513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2516174.45/cwt160.00–180.0090019
Steers—Medium and Large 1520180.35/cwt170.00–182.009387
Steers—Medium and Large 2520150.29/cwt140.00–161.007823
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2552160.00/cwt160.00–160.008834
Steers—Medium and Large 3570125.00/cwt125.00–125.007131
Steers—Medium and Large 2576152.56/cwt150.00–155.0087922
Steers—Medium and Large 1591166.91/cwt161.00–179.0098613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2607167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,01412
Steers—Medium and Large 1615176.42/cwt165.00–178.001,08521
Steers—Medium and Large 2616145.88/cwt138.00–157.008995
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned635145.00/cwt145.00–145.009211
Steers—Medium and Large 2657150.15/cwt136.00–160.009864
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned670158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,0592
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2687160.96/cwt159.50–163.001,10612
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2722157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,1374
Steers—Medium and Large 2768136.38/cwt134.00–141.001,0473
Steers—Medium and Large 2840154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,2942
Steers—Medium and Large 2873149.66/cwt149.00–150.001,3076
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3315117.38/cwt110.00–125.003702
Heifers—Medium and Large 2326141.35/cwt135.00–145.004618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1340145.00/cwt145.00–145.004931
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2361151.35/cwt149.00–154.0054613
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368141.28/cwt130.00–147.0052010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373155.79/cwt153.00–159.005814
Heifers—Medium and Large 3385120.00/cwt120.00–120.004621
Heifers—Medium and Large 3417115.95/cwt110.00–125.004843
Heifers—Medium and Large 2432134.53/cwt125.00–145.0058116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1437160.23/cwt155.00–165.0070019
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465154.76/cwt153.00–156.0072010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474157.01/cwt145.00–165.0074429
Heifers—Medium and Large 2485130.73/cwt122.00–140.0063415
Heifers—Medium and Large 3495110.00/cwt110.00–110.005451
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515105.00/cwt105.00–105.005411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2519133.11/cwt120.00–145.0069112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521152.31/cwt144.00–160.0079423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527148.74/cwt140.00–151.0078441
Heifers—Medium and Large 3560115.00/cwt115.00–115.006441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1564146.20/cwt140.00–148.0082513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2566127.53/cwt125.00–135.007228
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2581138.75/cwt138.00–140.008068
Heifers—Medium and Large 1624143.66/cwt138.00–147.0089615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2649134.00/cwt134.00–134.008706
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned666137.83/cwt137.00–138.009186
Heifers—Medium and Large 2679128.42/cwt120.00–136.0087211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2713134.99/cwt131.00–137.009629
Heifers—Medium and Large 2787110.50/cwt106.00–124.008708
Heifers—Medium and Large 2820105.00/cwt105.00–105.008612
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2311161.17/cwt145.00–170.005013
Bulls—Medium and Large 3360122.00/cwt122.00–122.004392
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378186.00/cwt186.00–186.007033
Bulls—Medium and Large 2385147.50/cwt141.00–160.005683
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423149.11/cwt135.00–166.006314
Bulls—Medium and Large 1424176.58/cwt160.00–180.007497
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Full430135.00/cwt135.00–135.005813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468176.21/cwt155.00–190.0082514
Bulls—Medium and Large 2482152.00/cwt152.00–152.007332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520159.79/cwt150.00–169.0083114
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525151.00/cwt151.00–151.007931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565149.53/cwt143.00–156.0084533
Bulls—Medium and Large 2579135.25/cwt132.00–138.007834
Bulls—Medium and Large 1622143.69/cwt136.00–151.008946
Bulls—Medium and Large 2629126.56/cwt125.00–138.0079614
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned630130.00/cwt130.00–130.008191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1650139.00/cwt139.00–139.009041
Bulls—Medium and Large 2696127.00/cwt127.00–127.008844
Bulls—Medium and Large 1743123.25/cwt120.00–140.009166
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2771120.00/cwt120.00–120.009254
Bulls—Medium and Large 1835122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1898126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,1313
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,27086.00/cwt86.00–86.001,0921
Bulls——1,76295.59/cwt90.50–100.001,6845
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight69030.00/cwt30.00–30.002071
Cows—Lean 85-90%94040.00/cwt40.00–40.003761
Cows—Lean 85-90%99549.78/cwt45.00–53.004956
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09257.46/cwt54.00–60.0062731
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14756.00/cwt56.00–56.006423
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15962.31/cwt60.00–65.507228
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17162.77/cwt57.00–67.0073537
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21867.61/cwt67.00–68.508236
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40963.63/cwt62.50–64.508978
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49966.97/cwt65.00–71.501,0047
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-285386.36/cwt74.00–99.007374
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29121,034.18/head750.00–1,100.001,03413
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-299574.00/cwt74.00–74.007361
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,04574.00/cwt74.00–74.007731
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,055825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,14663.26/cwt60.00–68.007255
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2980850.00/head850.00–850.008501

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.