Sale reports / Arkansas / North Arkansas Livestock Auction / 2023-02-22

North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Feb 22
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,270 head
▲ 698 vs last sale 572▲ 520 vs year ago 750 · +69.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
202 head
▲ 107 vs last sale 95▲ 30 vs year ago 172 · +17.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
225 head
▲ 195 vs last sale 30▲ 50 vs year ago 175 · +28.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 1.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly 4.00-7.00 higher with the better 450-500 lbs 12.00 higher. The offering included several long weaned cattle that were in good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 higher. There was several groups of replacement cows and bred heifers that sold well with active bidding.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $213.66/cwt on 522 head.
Average price
$213.66
522 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,183
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$580
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$71.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.63
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1555219.861,220260
Medium and Large 1-2580215.881,252180
Medium and Large 2503195.4698271
Medium and Large 3431148.3764011thin
One grade step is worth $71.49/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 sale522 hd
213.66
—
AR average6 barns · 1,495 hd
204.03
+9.63
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—Average1,566111.011,73820
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,35894.061,2785thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,19389.211,06426
CowsLean 85-90%Low99370.7370339

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)1,019$1,3555
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)913$1,34911
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,159$1,07215
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)890$1,0508
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)932$1,95059
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,021$1,7358
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,283$1,4172thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,335$1,3751thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)990$1,95013

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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1310253.59/cwt240.00–257.0078615
Steers—Medium and Large 2320220.13/cwt210.00–240.007044
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed345236.00/cwt236.00–236.008144
Steers—Medium and Large 3345140.00/cwt140.00–140.004831
Steers—Medium and Large 3370157.04/cwt154.00–158.005814
Steers—Medium and Large 2376207.17/cwt202.00–216.007796
Steers—Medium and Large 1379254.49/cwt235.00–262.0096514
Steers—Medium and Large 1424244.98/cwt230.00–256.001,03921
Steers—Medium and Large 3430150.97/cwt133.00–173.006493
Steers—Medium and Large 2431203.75/cwt193.00–219.0087812
Steers—Medium and Large 1468231.76/cwt229.00–232.001,08533
Steers—Medium and Large 2476202.65/cwt184.00–215.0096512
Steers—Medium and Large 3480138.00/cwt138.00–138.006621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2488208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,0157
Steers—Medium and Large 1517229.90/cwt213.00–239.001,18913
Steers—Medium and Large 2520189.75/cwt171.00–210.0098712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2531228.11/cwt204.00–229.501,211130
Steers—Medium and Large 3535145.00/cwt145.00–145.007761
Steers—Medium and Large 1576214.73/cwt192.00–227.001,23741
Steers—Medium and Large 2585181.72/cwt175.00–189.001,0634
Steers—Medium and Large 1611213.29/cwt190.00–216.001,30385
Steers—Medium and Large 3615128.00/cwt128.00–128.007871
Steers—Medium and Large 2626180.40/cwt170.00–188.001,1299
Steers—Medium and Large 1658200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3163
Steers—Medium and Large 2673164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,1045
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2681183.79/cwt179.00–186.001,25213
Steers—Medium and Large 1702189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,32728
Steers—Medium and Large 2710160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1361
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2746175.50/cwt175.50–175.501,3095
Steers—Medium and Large 2750170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2774179.25/cwt179.25–179.251,38725
Steers—Medium and Large 1840170.80/cwt170.50–172.001,4355
Steers—Medium and Large 2840156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,3101
Steers—Medium and Large 1920168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,5462
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2319173.87/cwt165.00–185.0055510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320215.38/cwt199.00–225.0068914
Heifers—Medium and Large 3362138.88/cwt116.00–150.005033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377210.89/cwt197.00–216.0079515
Heifers—Medium and Large 2379170.14/cwt150.00–189.0064513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418168.43/cwt155.00–185.0070414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430203.54/cwt190.00–218.0087526
Heifers—Medium and Large 3432146.70/cwt145.00–150.006343
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed441186.00/cwt186.00–186.008205
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465145.40/cwt141.00–150.006762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472200.01/cwt181.00–212.0094459
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473165.47/cwt144.00–180.0078329
Heifers—Medium and Large 2521164.18/cwt150.00–171.0085516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1527184.39/cwt175.00–193.0097228
Heifers—Medium and Large 2564150.72/cwt147.00–158.0085010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open566184.34/cwt180.00–185.001,04329
Heifers—Medium and Large 1574170.49/cwt159.00–183.0097917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open631176.03/cwt175.50–177.001,11123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1636155.60/cwt150.00–160.009905
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Replacement6471,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,12516
Heifers—Medium and Large 2673137.58/cwt130.00–145.009262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open678170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,15315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open718167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,1996
Heifers—Medium and Large 2723140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0124
Heifers—Medium and Large 2750135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open877125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0966
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2322199.89/cwt160.00–217.006445
Bulls—Medium and Large 1328240.79/cwt229.00–245.0079015
Bulls—Medium and Large 2366190.46/cwt189.00–193.006978
Bulls—Medium and Large 1370226.29/cwt212.00–235.008375
Bulls—Medium and Large 1416222.54/cwt213.00–238.009267
Bulls—Medium and Large 2427185.96/cwt180.00–200.007945
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470182.28/cwt181.00–189.008576
Bulls—Medium and Large 1477209.44/cwt189.00–231.0099919
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518211.74/cwt193.00–221.001,09722
Bulls—Medium and Large 2521178.07/cwt165.00–187.0092820
Bulls—Medium and Large 1572177.81/cwt169.00–188.001,0177
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575159.05/cwt130.00–171.009154
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618175.63/cwt170.00–184.001,0857
Bulls—Medium and Large 2637155.00/cwt155.00–155.009874
Bulls—Medium and Large 1688167.37/cwt164.00–169.001,1523
Bulls—Medium and Large 2698135.00/cwt135.00–135.009422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1705167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,1771
Bulls—Medium and Large 2710133.00/cwt133.00–133.009441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1773146.68/cwt139.00–163.001,1344
Bulls—Medium and Large 2835130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1865138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,1944
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,46691.22/cwt88.00–96.001,3374
Bulls——1,509109.95/cwt100.00–115.001,6597
Bulls——1,654120.64/cwt115.00–130.001,9959
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight75532.30/cwt30.00–35.002442
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight77060.00/cwt60.00–60.004621
Cows—Lean 85-90%95345.25/cwt41.00–50.004312
Cows—Lean 85-90%96664.97/cwt58.00–69.006287
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01574.95/cwt70.00–79.0076120
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07184.25/cwt82.00–92.009027
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13874.57/cwt72.00–77.008492
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14985.97/cwt80.00–90.0098813
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25595.71/cwt92.00–101.001,20111
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28296.94/cwt93.00–100.001,2433
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47389.74/cwt88.00–92.001,3222
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2831,417.45/head1,325.00–1,500.001,4172
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3351,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28901,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0508
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29131,349.29/head1,200.00–1,400.001,34911
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0191,355.05/head1,210.00–1,400.001,3555
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,07585.44/cwt72.00–95.009187
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1591,072.18/head1,035.00–1,175.001,07215
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,20588.00/cwt88.00–88.001,0601
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2790100.65/cwt83.00–116.007952
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-292280.42/cwt69.00–90.0074112
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,00479.89/cwt72.00–92.008025
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29901,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,95013
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29321,949.74/head1,800.00–2,150.001,95059
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0211,735.00/head1,735.00–1,735.001,7358

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.