Sale reports / Arkansas / North Arkansas Livestock Auction / 2023-03-29

North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Mar 29
● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
860 head
▲ 77 vs last sale 783▼ 25 vs year ago 885 · −2.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
160 head
▲ 69 vs last sale 91▼ 26 vs year ago 186 · −14.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
160 head
▲ 120 vs last sale 40▲ 145 vs year ago 15 · +966.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs mostly steady to 5.00 higher not enough over 600 lbs last week for a trend. Feeder heifers 1.00-9.00 higher mostly 3.00-7.00 higher. Good run with good demand. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $205.56/cwt on 367 head.
Average price
$205.56
367 head · 500 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,027
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$411
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$76.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.98
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1485211.731,026287
Medium and Large 1-2623186.741,16438
Medium and Large 2493185.2091338
Medium and Large 3457134.826154thin
One grade step is worth $76.92/cwt here — about $411 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 sale367 hd
205.56
—
AR average10 barns · 1,355 hd
196.58
+8.98
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—Average1,478116.441,72125
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,387104.911,4554thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16097.341,12935
CowsLean 85-90%Average98681.6280562

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)Young (2-4 yrs)961$1,40612
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,113$1,09117
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)923$1,77516
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)898$1,50313
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,315$1,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,034$1,95521
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,243$1,5506
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,224$1,33219
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,143$1,1093thin

Every lot

114 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1316270.99/cwt259.00–282.008569
Steers—Medium and Large 1361261.50/cwt252.00–269.009447
Steers—Medium and Large 3388180.68/cwt171.00–190.007012
Steers—Medium and Large 2390230.00/cwt220.00–240.008972
Steers—Medium and Large 3405120.00/cwt120.00–120.004861
Steers—Medium and Large 2410226.18/cwt210.00–237.009277
Steers—Medium and Large 1429259.60/cwt255.00–268.001,1147
Steers—Medium and Large 2455221.00/cwt217.00–225.001,0064
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2482233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,1236
Steers—Medium and Large 1485243.79/cwt232.00–260.001,18230
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy505225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1361
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy510155.00/cwt155.00–155.007911
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added514257.00/cwt257.00–257.001,3217
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2533229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,22112
Steers—Medium and Large 1535239.83/cwt230.00–255.001,28325
Steers—Medium and Large 2538207.29/cwt201.00–220.001,1153
Steers—Medium and Large 1583220.49/cwt215.00–224.001,28513
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy612185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1323
Steers—Medium and Large 1621210.04/cwt190.00–225.001,30420
Steers—Medium and Large 2638189.36/cwt188.00–194.001,20813
Steers—Medium and Large 1664202.18/cwt185.00–206.001,34214
Steers—Medium and Large 2668180.32/cwt177.00–187.001,2053
Steers—Medium and Large 2712175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2466
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy730183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,3362
Steers—Medium and Large 1744180.99/cwt180.00–183.001,3473
Steers—Medium and Large 2800169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,3522
Steers—Medium and Large 1838172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,4414
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2311214.58/cwt210.00–218.006674
Heifers—Medium and Large 1317227.89/cwt210.00–247.0072221
Heifers—Medium and Large 2366204.55/cwt190.00–215.007498
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373228.90/cwt211.00–240.0085431
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425132.09/cwt124.00–140.005612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427191.60/cwt177.00–208.008185
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428224.77/cwt210.00–230.0096266
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added442222.00/cwt222.00–222.0098110
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469188.02/cwt177.00–200.008824
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476216.98/cwt200.00–235.001,03363
Heifers—Medium and Large 3488137.54/cwt135.00–140.006712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy492195.00/cwt195.00–195.009592
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy500155.00/cwt155.00–155.007751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515202.21/cwt197.00–216.001,04134
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525175.00/cwt170.00–180.009192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open555201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,11619
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2562186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,0456
Heifers—Medium and Large 1579197.59/cwt186.00–204.001,14426
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580174.26/cwt170.00–183.001,0113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added581192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,11614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1631177.54/cwt175.00–180.001,1207
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open646170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0986
Heifers—Medium and Large 1658175.90/cwt164.00–178.001,1577
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open720145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1742161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,1952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open814165.44/cwt161.00–167.001,3478
Heifers—Medium and Large 1820146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,1971
Heifers—Medium and Large 2820130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0661
Heifers—Medium and Large 2855120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1868142.08/cwt138.00–146.001,2332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open970134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,3008
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy310185.00/cwt185.00–185.005741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1321249.03/cwt240.00–270.0079910
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370205.47/cwt190.00–215.007606
Bulls—Medium and Large 1381250.09/cwt225.00–257.0095312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy398215.00/cwt215.00–215.008562
Bulls—Medium and Large 2409202.81/cwt190.00–210.008294
Bulls—Medium and Large 1413236.44/cwt215.00–249.0097612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1481222.91/cwt200.00–236.001,07215
Bulls—Medium and Large 1511222.95/cwt204.00–232.001,13931
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525185.41/cwt181.00–190.009732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1572205.23/cwt194.00–223.001,17410
Bulls—Medium and Large 1616199.33/cwt193.00–201.001,2286
Bulls—Medium and Large 1673184.48/cwt184.00–185.001,2422
Bulls—Medium and Large 2685165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1302
Bulls—Medium and Large 1722165.97/cwt155.00–172.001,1983
Bulls—Medium and Large 1760157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,1931
Bulls—Medium and Large 2765144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,1021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1815148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,2061
Bulls—Medium and Large 2895125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1191
Bulls—Medium and Large 2948120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1382
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3330107.00/cwt107.00–107.003531
Dairy Steers—Large 3388108.61/cwt106.00–114.004213
Dairy Steers—Large 351090.00/cwt90.00–90.004591
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,35595.82/cwt88.00–100.001,2985
Bulls——1,378113.66/cwt105.00–116.001,5668
Bulls——1,596126.88/cwt119.00–136.002,02512
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight67579.00/cwt79.00–79.005331
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight78577.00/cwt77.00–77.006041
Cows—Lean 85-90%82356.62/cwt50.00–64.004664
Cows—Lean 85-90%92973.43/cwt65.00–77.0068211
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00492.66/cwt90.00–96.0093011
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02283.72/cwt78.00–89.0085635
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12092.66/cwt88.00–98.001,03814
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13080.00/cwt80.00–80.009041
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,217102.66/cwt98.00–111.001,24919
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,378108.83/cwt104.00–113.001,5002
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,395101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,4092
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,3151,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed655602.60/head560.00–650.006032
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28751,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2255
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1431,109.18/head1,025.00–1,150.001,1093
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1452,409.20/head2,350.00–2,500.002,40914
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2241,331.71/head1,150.00–1,400.001,33219
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2431,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5506
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29611,406.28/head1,335.00–1,650.001,40612
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-297894.09/cwt90.00–98.009202
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,093108.92/cwt102.00–118.001,1902
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,10593.41/cwt89.00–97.001,0324
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,11290.93/cwt76.00–105.001,01112
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1131,091.32/head850.00–1,325.001,09117
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28981,503.13/head950.00–1,775.001,50313
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29231,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,77516
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2940120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1281
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-278898.14/cwt80.00–120.0077316
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-289591.61/cwt90.00–95.008203

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.