Sale reports / Arkansas / North Arkansas Livestock Auction / 2023-02-08

North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Feb 8
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
2,064 head
▲ 1,323 vs last sale 741▼ 336 vs year ago 2,400 · −14.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
124 head
▼ 127 vs last sale 251▲ 50 vs year ago 74 · +67.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 90 vs last sale 100▼ 10 vs year ago 20 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend sale not reported two weeks ago and was closed last week due to weather. However feeders were sharply higher than the last sale reported. The offering included mostly weaned calves and yearlings. The supply was heavy and demand good.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $206.15/cwt on 996 head.
Average price
$206.15
996 head · 566 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,167
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$580
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$83.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.50
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1561211.561,188554
Medium and Large 1-2585200.101,171377
Medium and Large 2500196.1898064
Medium and Large 3475128.006081thin
One grade step is worth $83.56/cwt here — about $580 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 sale996 hd
206.15
—
AR average3 barns · 1,299 hd
203.65
+2.50
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—Low1,608103.751,66822
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,51091.001,3741thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19982.5198920
CowsLean 85-90%High99673.037278thin

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,215$1,1101thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,085$9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)985$1,0001thin

Every lot

98 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2323232.43/cwt222.00–239.007515
Steers—Medium and Large 2323213.14/cwt200.00–222.006884
Steers—Medium and Large 1335239.00/cwt239.00–239.0080112
Steers—Medium and Large 2363201.87/cwt196.00–210.007334
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365226.23/cwt225.00–227.0082624
Steers—Medium and Large 1377248.07/cwt234.00–261.0093524
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed401266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,06710
Steers—Medium and Large 2425206.04/cwt175.00–220.0087612
Steers—Medium and Large 1428236.01/cwt218.00–248.001,01042
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2439228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,00119
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2458219.80/cwt217.50–227.001,00734
Steers—Medium and Large 1460235.89/cwt216.00–251.001,08542
Steers—Medium and Large 3475128.00/cwt128.00–128.006081
Steers—Medium and Large 2487208.91/cwt192.00–215.001,01716
Steers—Medium and Large 2524189.71/cwt169.00–195.0099414
Steers—Medium and Large 1527218.18/cwt200.00–232.001,150108
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2538208.39/cwt195.00–217.001,12143
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added541221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,19613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2560190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,06419
Steers—Medium and Large 2578177.39/cwt173.00–183.001,0257
Steers—Medium and Large 1580207.82/cwt190.00–216.001,205116
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy588178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,0472
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added589205.50/cwt205.50–205.501,21035
Steers—Medium and Large 2600175.50/cwt175.50–175.501,0532
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2612180.80/cwt173.50–198.001,10628
Steers—Medium and Large 1625196.18/cwt186.00–205.001,226122
Steers—Medium and Large 1660188.79/cwt184.00–193.001,24627
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2672188.14/cwt184.00–191.001,264117
Steers—Medium and Large 2688165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1352
Steers—Medium and Large 2700175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2251
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2718184.40/cwt175.00–187.501,32435
Steers—Medium and Large 1727182.90/cwt180.00–185.001,33040
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2795175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3915
Steers—Medium and Large 2838163.48/cwt157.00–170.001,3702
Steers—Medium and Large 1846169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,4304
Steers—Medium and Large 1938171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,6045
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328152.63/cwt150.00–155.005012
Heifers—Medium and Large 3333112.97/cwt100.00–125.003762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1342209.55/cwt195.00–224.007179
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2363193.00/cwt193.00–193.007017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377212.52/cwt195.00–224.0080141
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380128.40/cwt121.00–136.004882
Heifers—Medium and Large 2383171.74/cwt164.00–180.006582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421198.90/cwt180.00–208.0083755
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429162.98/cwt140.00–177.0069929
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2443180.00/cwt180.00–180.0079711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468188.42/cwt175.00–200.0088277
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471182.71/cwt170.00–212.0086162
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474161.48/cwt145.00–175.0076529
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added496216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,0717
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517179.63/cwt164.00–186.0092993
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520153.11/cwt140.00–169.0079618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2536175.26/cwt170.00–184.0093984
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575162.88/cwt162.00–165.0093774
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575152.69/cwt135.00–166.0087820
Heifers—Medium and Large 1579178.02/cwt159.00–186.001,03127
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open588180.30/cwt162.00–186.001,06030
Heifers—Medium and Large 2611152.98/cwt148.00–154.009356
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open612177.05/cwt164.00–180.001,08449
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618163.70/cwt161.00–168.001,01223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1669162.27/cwt154.00–165.001,0864
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670146.00/cwt146.00–146.009781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open675166.01/cwt164.00–169.001,12115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open698164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,1454
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open709167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,18813
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open775148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,1472
Heifers—Medium and Large 2820130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open854158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,34920
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1305230.67/cwt220.00–241.007042
Bulls—Medium and Large 2340192.50/cwt185.00–200.006552
Bulls—Medium and Large 3345110.00/cwt110.00–110.003801
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370170.81/cwt150.00–190.006322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1384217.28/cwt211.00–221.008348
Bulls—Medium and Large 2418172.62/cwt164.00–190.007223
Bulls—Medium and Large 1437217.84/cwt201.00–228.0095212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1471211.20/cwt205.00–217.0099510
Bulls—Medium and Large 2505154.00/cwt154.00–154.007781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1516182.38/cwt177.00–195.0094114
Bulls—Medium and Large 1577175.52/cwt161.00–179.001,0137
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580169.68/cwt169.00–170.009843
Bulls—Medium and Large 1609165.33/cwt155.00–174.001,0075
Bulls—Medium and Large 1674165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1124
Bulls—Medium and Large 2680145.00/cwt145.00–145.009863
Bulls—Medium and Large 1740151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,1172
Bulls—Medium and Large 2885112.00/cwt112.00–112.009911
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3302100.00/cwt100.00–100.003025
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,468100.42/cwt98.00–106.001,4748
Bulls——1,48590.11/cwt89.00–94.001,3385
Bulls——1,801114.29/cwt108.00–122.002,0589
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97570.45/cwt65.00–75.006875
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03077.32/cwt76.00–79.007963
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14480.69/cwt77.00–83.0092314
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32886.76/cwt85.00–90.001,1526
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51091.00/cwt91.00–91.001,3741
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29851,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-273567.00/cwt67.00–67.004921
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,085950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2151,110.00/head1,110.00–1,110.001,1101

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.