Sale reports / Arkansas / North Arkansas Livestock Auction / 2023-01-11

North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Jan 11
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Receipts
2,363 head
▲ 1,300 vs last sale 1,063▲ 484 vs year ago 1,879 · +25.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00-12.00 higher mostly 5.00-7.00 higher. Feeder heifers 1.00-13.00 higher mostly 3.00-8.00 higher. The offering was mostly long weaned cattle with a few of them Value Added. Supply was heavy and demand good. Cows and bulls not reported due to time limits.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $189.14/cwt on 1,072 head.
Average price
$189.14
1,072 head · 634 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,199
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$503
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$42.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.11
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1622195.781,218652
Medium and Large 1-2683180.041,230344
Medium and Large 2521176.4191966
Medium and Large 3468152.9071510thin
One grade step is worth $42.88/cwt here — about $503 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 sale1,072 hd
189.14
—
AR average6 barns · 2,777 hd
194.25
−5.11
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

108 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 · Steers42 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1325230.62/cwt219.00–250.0075012
Steers—Medium and Large 2329198.16/cwt187.00–205.006527
Steers—Medium and Large 3348165.00/cwt165.00–165.005742
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy350285.00/cwt285.00–285.009982
Steers—Medium and Large 2350195.00/cwt195.00–195.006831
Steers—Medium and Large 3352160.00/cwt160.00–160.005632
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2366215.00/cwt215.00–215.007874
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added368251.00/cwt251.00–251.009242
Steers—Medium and Large 1368227.03/cwt215.00–251.0083524
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy409255.05/cwt250.00–259.001,04316
Steers—Medium and Large 1419225.93/cwt209.00–251.0094720
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422215.00/cwt215.00–215.009075
Steers—Medium and Large 2426183.82/cwt175.00–191.007838
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2461206.54/cwt200.00–210.0095215
Steers—Medium and Large 3468159.00/cwt159.00–159.007443
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added471228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,07414
Steers—Medium and Large 1475221.72/cwt204.00–232.001,05355
Steers—Medium and Large 2487184.73/cwt165.00–200.0090015
Steers—Medium and Large 1524209.25/cwt197.00–222.001,09657
Steers—Medium and Large 2525170.21/cwt160.00–184.0089410
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535187.64/cwt183.00–192.001,00445
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0567
Steers—Medium and Large 2573165.73/cwt151.00–173.009505
Steers—Medium and Large 1584195.11/cwt181.00–206.501,139100
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2614177.36/cwt175.00–179.001,08925
Steers—Medium and Large 1618191.67/cwt180.00–200.001,18549
Steers—Medium and Large 2625169.81/cwt163.00–175.001,06114
Steers—Medium and Large 3625134.00/cwt134.00–134.008383
Steers—Medium and Large 1668184.45/cwt173.00–192.501,23224
Steers—Medium and Large 2679149.77/cwt140.00–159.001,0174
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2684179.62/cwt166.00–180.251,22997
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added714183.50/cwt183.50–183.501,31060
Steers—Medium and Large 2718156.02/cwt151.00–161.001,1202
Steers—Medium and Large 1730177.34/cwt168.00–180.001,29576
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added735175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,28610
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2736173.03/cwt168.00–175.001,27449
Steers—Medium and Large 1765177.02/cwt160.00–178.501,35497
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2793172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,36422
Steers—Medium and Large 1820170.91/cwt165.00–189.001,40137
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2828173.75/cwt173.75–173.751,43965
Steers—Medium and Large 1913162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,4796
Steers—Medium and Large 1950162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,5391
Feeder Cattle · Heifers49 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2314179.00/cwt179.00–179.005626
Heifers—Medium and Large 1317189.00/cwt170.00–206.0059910
Heifers—Medium and Large 2321164.00/cwt158.00–170.0052610
Heifers—Medium and Large 3342115.00/cwt115.00–115.003934
Heifers—Medium and Large 2363161.03/cwt145.00–176.005852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378198.75/cwt183.00–210.0075139
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2390176.00/cwt176.00–176.006863
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added395203.00/cwt203.00–203.008026
Heifers—Medium and Large 3413136.19/cwt107.00–147.005626
Heifers—Medium and Large 2414159.94/cwt140.00–170.0066210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420174.15/cwt171.00–177.0073113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added427201.00/cwt201.00–201.0085812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427192.84/cwt176.00–202.0082352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy465170.00/cwt170.00–170.007911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added474191.00/cwt191.00–191.0090518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475186.63/cwt174.00–197.0088676
Heifers—Medium and Large 2481157.92/cwt135.00–179.0076013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2483170.18/cwt162.00–173.0082233
Heifers—Medium and Large 3483124.41/cwt120.00–132.006016
Heifers—Medium and Large 3505125.00/cwt125.00–125.006311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2516165.02/cwt160.00–170.0085214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open525167.00/cwt167.00–167.008776
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526154.15/cwt150.00–160.008116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528180.96/cwt172.00–187.0095564
Heifers—Medium and Large 1563171.22/cwt162.00–183.0096430
Heifers—Medium and Large 2577150.21/cwt139.00–158.008679
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2587156.01/cwt154.00–158.0091610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open590179.39/cwt178.00–180.001,05823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open596177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,05536
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610138.13/cwt130.00–146.008432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625156.68/cwt151.00–159.0097914
Heifers—Medium and Large 3625111.00/cwt95.00–126.006942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open632172.80/cwt167.00–176.001,09224
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added642173.50/cwt173.50–173.501,1149
Heifers—Medium and Large 3650116.00/cwt116.00–116.007541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673163.42/cwt148.00–173.001,10022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open690167.58/cwt163.00–169.001,15617
Heifers—Medium and Large 2693133.66/cwt131.00–135.009263
Heifers—Medium and Large 2705132.00/cwt132.00–132.009311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1720140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open721171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,23327
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open731163.29/cwt158.00–165.001,19429
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open780162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,2643
Heifers—Medium and Large 1781142.18/cwt135.00–144.001,1105
Heifers—Medium and Large 2781128.42/cwt120.00–135.001,0034
Heifers—Medium and Large 2810130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open811154.53/cwt149.00–159.001,2539
Heifers—Medium and Large 1825150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1855121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0351
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1320197.38/cwt190.00–205.006322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378205.43/cwt195.00–211.0077716
Bulls—Medium and Large 2434173.15/cwt170.00–176.007516
Bulls—Medium and Large 1436198.08/cwt189.00–210.0086411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1474194.01/cwt173.00–209.0092020
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480173.89/cwt168.00–178.008356
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525168.00/cwt160.00–184.008823
Bulls—Medium and Large 1528184.23/cwt174.00–198.0097325
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2535166.00/cwt166.00–166.008884
Bulls—Medium and Large 1563174.07/cwt161.00–186.0098024
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565164.98/cwt164.00–166.009322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy585153.00/cwt153.00–153.008951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1613162.57/cwt155.00–169.009979
Bulls—Medium and Large 1667160.09/cwt158.00–166.001,0689
Bulls—Medium and Large 2680144.00/cwt144.00–144.009791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1716155.67/cwt140.00–158.001,1158
Bulls—Medium and Large 1950102.00/cwt102.00–102.009691

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.