Sale reports / Arkansas / North Arkansas Livestock Auction / 2022-10-26

North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Oct 26
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
501 head
▼ 237 vs last sale 738▼ 98 vs year ago 599 · −16.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
87 head
▼ 56 vs last sale 143▼ 83 vs year ago 170 · −48.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 35▲ 5 vs year ago 35 · +14.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00-5.00 higher with the better 500-550 lbs 12.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly steady to 6.00 higher except the better 400-550 lbs steady to 2.00 lower. The supply included several weaned calves. Slaughter cows mixed with the breaker cows steady to 1.00 higher boner and lean cows steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00 lower 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 $144.44/cwt on 176 head.
Average price
$144.44
176 head · 527 lb average
Value per head Derived
$761
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$269
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$42.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.89
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549154.0684675
Medium and Large 1-2515147.4776036
Medium and Large 2505134.5268057
Medium and Large 3518111.385778thin
One grade step is worth $42.69/cwt here — about $269 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 sale176 hd
144.44
—
AR average9 barns · 1,341 hd
141.56
+2.89
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—Average1,61394.131,5186thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,44266.659618thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,21563.1176726
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02552.5353833

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)1,271$1,31914
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,088$1,2254thin
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,090$7502thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)785$8251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,250$1,2751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,193$1,0712thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,270$1,0001thin

Every lot

109 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 1335195.00/cwt195.00–195.006533
Steers—Medium and Large 1355186.00/cwt186.00–186.006602
Steers—Medium and Large 2375165.00/cwt165.00–165.006192
Steers—Medium and Large 1403187.53/cwt179.00–200.007569
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added407186.00/cwt186.00–186.007576
Steers—Medium and Large 2418161.31/cwt155.00–168.006742
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added442207.00/cwt207.00–207.009152
Steers—Medium and Large 3465120.00/cwt120.00–120.005581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added468196.00/cwt196.00–196.009179
Steers—Medium and Large 2485165.78/cwt145.00–175.0080411
Steers—Medium and Large 1530193.34/cwt175.00–199.001,02510
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy530168.00/cwt168.00–168.008902
Steers—Medium and Large 2530151.87/cwt145.00–166.008054
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added535170.00/cwt170.00–170.009109
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added538195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0492
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573160.00/cwt160.00–160.009176
Steers—Medium and Large 2576155.02/cwt152.00–158.008936
Steers—Medium and Large 1582170.50/cwt162.00–175.0099210
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned608161.00/cwt161.00–161.009792
Steers—Medium and Large 2628150.82/cwt138.00–161.0094712
Steers—Medium and Large 2665156.62/cwt156.00–159.001,0425
Steers—Medium and Large 1670174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,1665
Steers—Medium and Large 1730164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,1973
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2730163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,1905
Steers—Medium and Large 1752165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2416
Steers—Medium and Large 2792154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,2202
Steers—Medium and Large 1810172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,39717
Steers—Medium and Large 2895145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,2981
Steers—Medium and Large 2985123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,2121
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,163136.50/cwt136.50–136.501,5877
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,252137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,7153
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1314156.94/cwt155.00–161.004937
Heifers—Medium and Large 2337144.80/cwt140.00–153.004885
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373156.72/cwt155.00–160.005853
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2374149.00/cwt149.00–149.005575
Heifers—Medium and Large 2384143.62/cwt135.00–151.005527
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423134.99/cwt126.00–148.0057111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1436158.21/cwt147.00–163.006907
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added440156.00/cwt156.00–156.006864
Heifers—Medium and Large 3463114.00/cwt114.00–114.005285
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481152.00/cwt152.00–152.007317
Heifers—Medium and Large 2484145.14/cwt140.00–149.0070210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1485157.15/cwt147.00–165.007626
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2500150.00/cwt150.00–150.007506
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525150.17/cwt146.00–152.0078812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527137.70/cwt136.00–139.007263
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added531168.00/cwt168.00–168.008924
Heifers—Medium and Large 3550110.00/cwt110.00–110.006051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567135.97/cwt134.00–140.007716
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575129.98/cwt125.00–140.007474
Heifers—Medium and Large 1580153.03/cwt140.00–166.0088818
Heifers—Medium and Large 1609143.33/cwt142.00–144.008733
Heifers—Medium and Large 3615107.00/cwt107.00–107.006581
Heifers—Medium and Large 2621120.74/cwt107.00–130.007506
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open643145.00/cwt145.00–145.009328
Heifers—Medium and Large 2659122.47/cwt120.00–125.0080710
Heifers—Medium and Large 3665104.00/cwt104.00–104.006921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open703158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,11112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2730120.00/cwt120.00–120.008761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1927127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,1773
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1332190.00/cwt190.00–190.006312
Bulls—Medium and Large 3355125.00/cwt125.00–125.004441
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375158.71/cwt125.00–170.005955
Bulls—Medium and Large 1395178.00/cwt178.00–178.007033
Bulls—Medium and Large 1411175.24/cwt164.00–177.007209
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428151.97/cwt140.00–165.006503
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2442167.00/cwt167.00–167.007389
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473159.51/cwt159.00–161.007546
Bulls—Medium and Large 1477166.00/cwt165.00–169.007924
Bulls—Medium and Large 3490110.00/cwt110.00–110.005391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1522157.79/cwt153.00–167.0082422
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523143.31/cwt139.00–148.007502
Bulls—Medium and Large 1558146.58/cwt144.00–156.008187
Bulls—Medium and Large 3560100.00/cwt100.00–100.005602
Bulls—Medium and Large 2585138.00/cwt138.00–138.008074
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy585120.00/cwt120.00–120.007021
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610127.37/cwt125.00–132.007773
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned627130.00/cwt130.00–130.008153
Bulls—Medium and Large 1640138.00/cwt138.00–138.008832
Bulls—Medium and Large 2662127.00/cwt126.00–130.008418
Bulls—Medium and Large 1671143.87/cwt139.00–149.009654
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned695131.00/cwt131.00–131.009102
Bulls—Medium and Large 1785125.00/cwt125.00–125.009811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2847112.67/cwt106.00–116.009543
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,34082.43/cwt75.00–88.501,1052
Bulls——1,69092.01/cwt90.00–94.001,5552
Bulls——1,808107.96/cwt106.00–110.001,9522
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94033.02/cwt25.00–40.003104
Cows—Lean 85-90%98146.18/cwt42.00–50.004539
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06056.74/cwt54.00–60.0060110
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06261.83/cwt61.00–64.0065710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16556.36/cwt55.00–57.006573
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20361.02/cwt58.00–64.0073412
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24267.24/cwt65.00–70.0083511
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44167.97/cwt67.00–69.509796
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44562.70/cwt62.00–63.509062
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-287562.00/cwt62.00–62.005431
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0881,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2254
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,090750.00/head750.00–750.007502
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,16566.98/cwt65.00–69.007803
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,22068.00/cwt68.00–68.008302
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,22259.00/cwt59.00–59.007212
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2711,319.41/head910.00–1,500.001,31914
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,27169.50/cwt64.00–77.008834
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,02589.00/cwt89.00–89.009121
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1931,070.91/head850.00–1,225.001,0712
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2701,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2785825.00/head825.00–825.008251

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.