Sale reports / Arkansas / North Arkansas Livestock Auction / 2023-04-12

North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Apr 12
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
850 head
▲ 258 vs last sale 592▲ 370 vs year ago 480 · +77.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
183 head
▲ 107 vs last sale 76▲ 133 vs year ago 50 · +266.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 6▲ 30 vs year ago 15 · +200.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers under 500 lbs steady to 14.00 lower over 500 lbs steady to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly steady to 7.00 lower. The offering included several new crop calves that were not as desirable as last week with some of them fleshy. Breaker cows 2.00 lower boner and lean cows steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $204.05/cwt on 336 head.
Average price
$204.05
336 head · 490 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,000
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$363
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$46.19/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.30
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1500212.491,063160
Medium and Large 1-2516200.691,03694
Medium and Large 2441193.4185376
Medium and Large 3421166.297006thin
One grade step is worth $46.19/cwt here — about $363 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 sale336 hd
204.05
—
AR average9 barns · 1,615 hd
198.75
+5.30
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—Average1,546116.171,79620
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,41897.511,38319
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,12995.851,08244
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low99077.9877255

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)953$1,1002thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,092$1,4002thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,229$1,53320
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,193$1,3902thin

Every lot

110 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 1Fleshy315249.00/cwt249.00–249.007841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320249.50/cwt245.00–260.0079810
Steers—Medium and Large 2326249.12/cwt231.00–265.0081210
Steers—Medium and Large 1330279.92/cwt272.00–291.009243
Steers—Medium and Large 1363272.22/cwt269.00–279.009885
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy365264.27/cwt259.00–268.009654
Steers—Medium and Large 3370154.73/cwt150.00–160.005732
Steers—Medium and Large 2382240.85/cwt205.00–260.009204
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2390260.29/cwt250.00–269.001,01517
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added395260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0273
Steers—Medium and Large 1426262.83/cwt251.00–275.001,12013
Steers—Medium and Large 2426233.44/cwt200.00–238.0099411
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2440252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,1094
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added452266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,20213
Steers—Medium and Large 1456263.31/cwt262.00–271.001,2017
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472247.55/cwt238.00–257.001,16815
Steers—Medium and Large 3475193.00/cwt193.00–193.009171
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy479253.49/cwt253.00–254.001,2148
Steers—Medium and Large 2482230.58/cwt215.00–238.001,11122
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy512230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1782
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added515265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,36526
Steers—Medium and Large 1527254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,3393
Steers—Medium and Large 2529215.34/cwt195.00–220.001,1399
Steers—Medium and Large 2565201.40/cwt196.00–207.001,1382
Steers—Medium and Large 1567231.79/cwt219.00–238.001,31411
Steers—Medium and Large 2600200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2001
Steers—Medium and Large 1615219.31/cwt210.00–228.001,3498
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added616233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,43519
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy628200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2562
Steers—Medium and Large 1676212.02/cwt210.00–213.001,4333
Steers—Medium and Large 2680201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,3671
Steers—Medium and Large 1718187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,3432
Steers—Medium and Large 2798165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3172
Steers—Medium and Large 2875172.44/cwt167.00–178.001,5092
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy309215.53/cwt215.00–217.006664
Heifers—Medium and Large 3315170.00/cwt170.00–170.005361
Heifers—Medium and Large 2324204.94/cwt197.00–210.0066416
Heifers—Medium and Large 1339229.34/cwt215.00–236.007778
Heifers—Medium and Large 2369196.48/cwt185.00–210.0072514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373229.04/cwt221.00–237.0085422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy374227.00/cwt227.00–227.008494
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377218.03/cwt210.00–227.0082219
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419210.94/cwt204.00–216.0088412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424226.35/cwt208.00–234.0096035
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428194.37/cwt190.00–210.0083213
Heifers—Medium and Large 3434165.94/cwt150.00–176.007204
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy438210.33/cwt210.00–211.009213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1466223.53/cwt215.00–225.001,04224
Heifers—Medium and Large 2466193.28/cwt175.00–201.009017
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475164.00/cwt164.00–164.007791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479213.97/cwt210.00–221.001,02529
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy480216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,0372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1506207.27/cwt205.00–211.001,0497
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2516204.26/cwt203.00–206.001,05417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy516199.03/cwt198.00–200.001,0274
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527187.99/cwt175.00–197.0099116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1558193.49/cwt192.00–195.001,0802
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573182.59/cwt173.00–189.001,0468
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy575192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,1042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2586178.37/cwt170.00–190.001,0457
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615184.89/cwt175.00–190.001,13711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2640165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0561
Heifers—Medium and Large 2685156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,0691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open716191.61/cwt165.00–196.751,37227
Heifers—Medium and Large 1775170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open805164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,3202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1830156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,2951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1940125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2957126.50/cwt126.50–126.501,21110
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1315262.33/cwt250.00–271.008264
Bulls—Medium and Large 2336202.67/cwt195.00–221.006814
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy345235.00/cwt235.00–235.008111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2378222.85/cwt220.00–225.0084210
Bulls—Medium and Large 1384261.25/cwt259.00–272.001,0038
Bulls—Medium and Large 1429242.65/cwt235.00–252.001,0416
Bulls—Medium and Large 2441225.34/cwt222.00–237.009948
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468250.88/cwt235.00–256.001,17416
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy470180.00/cwt180.00–180.008462
Bulls—Medium and Large 2471198.77/cwt190.00–210.0093611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1515219.27/cwt213.00–230.001,12912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523201.70/cwt185.00–217.001,05518
Bulls—Medium and Large 3550149.00/cwt149.00–149.008201
Bulls—Medium and Large 2563201.92/cwt185.00–219.001,1372
Bulls—Medium and Large 1563197.07/cwt186.00–203.001,1103
Bulls—Medium and Large 1627202.82/cwt195.00–206.001,2726
Bulls—Medium and Large 2640194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,2421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1659186.70/cwt183.00–191.001,2304
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy688156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,0732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1785150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2919134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,2315
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,17388.54/cwt84.00–92.001,0392
Bulls——1,456108.20/cwt101.00–115.001,5755
Bulls——1,638123.48/cwt117.00–137.002,02313
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89569.70/cwt65.00–76.0062411
Cows—Boner 80-85%90581.46/cwt79.00–84.007372
Cows—Lean 85-90%97159.67/cwt50.00–64.0057910
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01384.57/cwt79.00–89.0085728
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08592.96/cwt90.00–96.001,0096
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13293.93/cwt88.00–99.001,06330
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,158103.03/cwt98.00–107.001,19312
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,378101.67/cwt98.00–107.001,4017
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,1201
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44596.46/cwt95.00–98.001,39411
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0921,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4002
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0701,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1931,389.88/head1,275.00–1,475.001,3902
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2371,547.87/head1,150.00–1,610.001,54819
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2785111.23/cwt91.00–116.0087311
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-284585.00/cwt85.00–85.007181
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29531,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1002

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.