Sale reports / Arkansas / North Arkansas Livestock Auction / 2023-01-18

North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Jan 18
● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
741 head
▼ 1,622 vs last sale 2,363▲ 638 vs year ago 103 · +619.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
251 head
▲ 68 vs last sale 183▲ 229 vs year ago 22 · +1,040.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
100 head
▲ 70 vs last sale 30▲ 94 vs year ago 6 · +1,566.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 14.00 lower mostly 6.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to 12.00 lower mostly 6.00-10.00 lower. Quality not as good as last week with more unweaned calves in the offering. No trend on cows and bulls not reported last week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $162.04/cwt on 263 head.
Average price
$162.04
263 head · 503 lb average
Value per head Derived
$815
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$224
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$53.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.57
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1499172.61862126
Medium and Large 1-2549158.5887044
Medium and Large 2484151.0673188
Medium and Large 3535119.206385thin
One grade step is worth $53.41/cwt here — about $224 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 sale263 hd
162.04
—
AR average7 barns · 1,811 hd
166.60
−4.57
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—Average1,54791.931,42210
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47678.311,15616
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21374.8090780
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07863.3668360

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)1,100$1,25217
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,075$1,1089
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,237$9353thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,145$1,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,125$1,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,357$1,2326
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,190$1,0372thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)803$1,65017

Every lot

94 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1333224.16/cwt221.00–235.007466
Steers—Medium and Large 3365145.00/cwt145.00–145.005291
Steers—Medium and Large 1372226.50/cwt213.00–239.008439
Steers—Medium and Large 2385200.00/cwt200.00–200.007701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2409207.00/cwt207.00–207.008475
Steers—Medium and Large 2415195.00/cwt195.00–195.008091
Steers—Medium and Large 1430215.83/cwt212.00–223.009289
Steers—Medium and Large 2450175.00/cwt175.00–175.007881
Steers—Medium and Large 1477208.61/cwt205.00–212.009953
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2486187.00/cwt187.00–187.0090921
Steers—Medium and Large 3525120.00/cwt120.00–120.006301
Steers—Medium and Large 1526195.18/cwt191.00–197.001,02718
Steers—Medium and Large 2526171.02/cwt165.00–190.0090011
Steers—Medium and Large 2574166.62/cwt154.00–176.009569
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579181.27/cwt179.00–182.001,05034
Steers—Medium and Large 1605174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,0532
Steers—Medium and Large 2614168.79/cwt161.00–172.001,0364
Steers—Medium and Large 3633140.00/cwt140.00–140.008863
Steers—Medium and Large 1673173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,1643
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673167.31/cwt165.00–170.001,12611
Steers—Medium and Large 2728166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,2082
Steers—Medium and Large 2785146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,1461
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2807163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,3153
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315164.90/cwt155.00–175.005199
Heifers—Medium and Large 1329188.46/cwt186.00–192.006207
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378161.91/cwt145.00–170.0061211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1379186.67/cwt174.00–193.0070712
Heifers—Medium and Large 3408130.00/cwt130.00–130.005302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1415185.76/cwt170.00–193.0077115
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421158.63/cwt140.00–170.0066811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2466151.32/cwt140.00–160.0070514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476177.07/cwt168.00–185.0084330
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2483164.71/cwt160.00–175.0079623
Heifers—Medium and Large 3490130.00/cwt130.00–130.006371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517170.59/cwt160.00–174.0088229
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2518158.55/cwt156.00–161.008216
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535152.31/cwt141.00–160.0081519
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573139.15/cwt130.00–168.0079720
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575163.44/cwt157.00–172.009407
Heifers—Medium and Large 2600137.00/cwt137.00–137.008221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open603165.00/cwt165.00–165.009957
Heifers—Medium and Large 1607155.55/cwt151.00–160.0094411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2626150.00/cwt150.00–150.009394
Heifers—Medium and Large 1655147.00/cwt147.00–147.009631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668146.00/cwt146.00–146.009753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open678150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0178
Heifers—Medium and Large 2685131.00/cwt131.00–131.008971
Heifers—Medium and Large 3685103.00/cwt103.00–103.007062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1710140.90/cwt140.00–146.001,0007
Heifers—Medium and Large 2758110.00/cwt110.00–110.008342
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1324210.26/cwt209.00–215.006815
Bulls—Medium and Large 1377208.87/cwt206.00–223.0078716
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380174.31/cwt160.00–189.006622
Bulls—Medium and Large 2417149.24/cwt141.00–173.006224
Bulls—Medium and Large 3428130.00/cwt130.00–130.005562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1433196.25/cwt190.00–209.008509
Bulls—Medium and Large 1469189.01/cwt185.00–200.0088611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2471166.53/cwt161.00–171.0078410
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515178.47/cwt170.00–192.009196
Bulls—Medium and Large 2538156.69/cwt140.00–168.0084314
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568154.20/cwt149.00–165.008768
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575167.95/cwt153.00–174.5096626
Bulls—Medium and Large 3579122.52/cwt120.00–125.007092
Bulls—Medium and Large 2634142.11/cwt130.00–151.009017
Bulls—Medium and Large 3650123.00/cwt123.00–123.008001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1669164.90/cwt152.00–166.001,10322
Bulls—Medium and Large 2694125.00/cwt125.00–125.008684
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 379594.00/cwt94.00–94.007471
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,39282.62/cwt76.00–92.001,1505
Bulls——1,65394.15/cwt92.00–96.001,5562
Bulls——1,733105.98/cwt102.00–112.001,8373
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02938.83/cwt25.00–51.004004
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05056.87/cwt53.00–60.0059711
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06164.15/cwt60.00–70.5068130
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14473.09/cwt70.00–79.0083615
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17972.88/cwt67.00–78.0085944
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19664.92/cwt60.00–67.0077610
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27781.84/cwt78.00–89.001,04526
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42375.96/cwt74.00–78.001,0818
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52980.66/cwt78.00–84.001,2338
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1901,036.82/head1,025.00–1,050.001,0372
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3571,231.57/head1,100.00–1,250.001,2326
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-292876.33/cwt62.00–89.007085
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,02273.42/cwt64.00–77.007503
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,108.11/head950.00–1,225.001,1089
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,252.28/head800.00–1,525.001,25217
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,14075.02/cwt70.00–83.008556
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,18772.79/cwt48.00–83.008647
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,237935.00/head935.00–935.009353
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-265477.56/cwt72.00–95.005077
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-271554.00/cwt54.00–54.003861
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy8031,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,65017
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1451,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501

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.