Sale reports / Arkansas / North Arkansas Livestock Auction / 2023-04-19

North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Apr 19
● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,348 head
▲ 498 vs last sale 850▲ 440 vs year ago 908 · +48.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
221 head
▲ 38 vs last sale 183▲ 40 vs year ago 181 · +22.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 45▲ 45 vs year ago 20 · +225.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers under 700 lbs 2.00-7.00 higher not enough over 700 lbs last week for a trend. The offering included several groups of 700-800 lb yearlings. Demand was good all classes of cattle. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $230.88/cwt on 642 head.
Average price
$230.88
642 head · 608 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,404
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$610
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$51.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.18
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1574242.081,389252
Medium and Large 2482228.451,10050
Medium and Large 1-2654223.121,459338
Medium and Large 3408191.007782thin
One grade step is worth $51.08/cwt here — about $610 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 sale642 hd
230.88
—
AR average10 barns · 1,922 hd
230.70
+0.18
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—High1,528113.001,72718
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,42597.311,3873thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,16688.281,02914
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low98471.2770165

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 Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)886$1,25019
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)888$1,0753thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)805$9754thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,154$1,16418
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,213$1,1399

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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1323292.05/cwt271.00–310.0094321
Steers—Medium and Large 2330257.00/cwt257.00–257.008481
Steers—Medium and Large 1368279.53/cwt269.00–298.001,0299
Steers—Medium and Large 2380245.34/cwt223.00–255.0093212
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2387263.87/cwt253.00–273.001,0219
Steers—Medium and Large 3395200.00/cwt200.00–200.007901
Steers—Medium and Large 1415265.81/cwt251.00–283.001,10333
Steers—Medium and Large 2416241.65/cwt235.00–250.001,0057
Steers—Medium and Large 3420182.00/cwt182.00–182.007641
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2462253.07/cwt244.00–260.001,16978
Steers—Medium and Large 1475265.00/cwt250.00–272.001,25917
Steers—Medium and Large 2477228.97/cwt215.00–250.001,09216
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy497243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,2083
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy510227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,1581
Steers—Medium and Large 1522250.79/cwt237.00–252.001,30943
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524236.53/cwt230.00–242.001,23917
Steers—Medium and Large 2527216.62/cwt200.00–226.001,1425
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2550225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2384
Steers—Medium and Large 1568234.82/cwt224.00–245.001,33412
Steers—Medium and Large 2574218.69/cwt216.00–220.001,2553
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy575217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,2481
Steers—Medium and Large 2600187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,1221
Steers—Medium and Large 1609226.41/cwt212.00–231.001,37926
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned614215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3205
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,3587
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2651205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3356
Steers—Medium and Large 1661215.21/cwt209.00–220.001,4236
Steers—Medium and Large 2707197.34/cwt190.00–201.001,3953
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2721214.09/cwt207.00–215.001,544132
Steers—Medium and Large 2755185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3971
Steers—Medium and Large 1773214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,65475
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2776205.50/cwt205.50–205.501,59569
Steers—Medium and Large 2810163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,3201
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2839199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,67016
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1321231.66/cwt221.00–239.0074429
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325175.00/cwt175.00–175.005691
Heifers—Medium and Large 2327191.57/cwt185.00–200.006263
Heifers—Medium and Large 1367236.95/cwt222.00–246.0087056
Heifers—Medium and Large 3368182.18/cwt173.00–187.006703
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372219.45/cwt211.00–223.0081613
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374203.38/cwt187.00–220.0076114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2405220.00/cwt220.00–220.008913
Heifers—Medium and Large 3408165.00/cwt165.00–165.006732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428230.22/cwt215.00–241.0098544
Heifers—Medium and Large 2441207.96/cwt190.00–218.0091711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1467230.03/cwt215.00–233.001,074110
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470166.00/cwt160.00–172.007802
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475197.22/cwt190.00–203.009375
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520212.98/cwt190.00–223.001,10736
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523183.37/cwt176.00–190.009599
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523144.98/cwt140.00–150.007582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2535195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0435
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy538170.00/cwt170.00–170.009152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open542213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,1547
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy542180.00/cwt180.00–180.009763
Heifers—Medium and Large 2577180.49/cwt171.00–187.001,0417
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open579215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2455
Heifers—Medium and Large 1579191.95/cwt185.00–197.001,11118
Heifers—Medium and Large 3585147.50/cwt135.00–160.008632
Heifers—Medium and Large 2618164.59/cwt160.00–169.001,0172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open619192.79/cwt180.00–196.001,19316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620188.07/cwt180.00–192.001,16616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1655181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,1864
Heifers—Medium and Large 3665129.00/cwt129.00–129.008581
Heifers—Medium and Large 2685170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open687193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,3265
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open693181.50/cwt181.50–181.501,25819
Heifers—Medium and Large 1700162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,1341
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open705168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,1841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open712180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1770170.66/cwt168.00–172.001,3143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open780171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,3341
Heifers—Medium and Large 2793127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,0113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open802188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,5089
Heifers—Medium and Large 1825175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4441
Heifers—Medium and Large 2860120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0321
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1307305.97/cwt275.00–314.009398
Bulls—Medium and Large 2368227.70/cwt213.00–241.008385
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378271.46/cwt265.00–275.001,02611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1408230.99/cwt230.00–238.0094216
Bulls—Medium and Large 3415200.00/cwt200.00–200.008301
Bulls—Medium and Large 2422223.06/cwt210.00–240.009415
Bulls—Medium and Large 1467237.93/cwt220.00–245.001,11117
Bulls—Medium and Large 2477200.14/cwt190.00–210.009553
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527199.07/cwt190.00–213.001,0495
Bulls—Medium and Large 1531225.03/cwt217.00–236.001,19510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy543194.93/cwt180.00–210.001,0584
Bulls—Medium and Large 2555194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,0771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1585201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,1761
Bulls—Medium and Large 2635160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1638191.92/cwt185.00–199.001,2242
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1730198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,4451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1845160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3521
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,34886.43/cwt80.00–90.001,1653
Bulls——1,399110.36/cwt105.00–114.001,5445
Bulls——1,647122.29/cwt117.00–129.002,01410
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight68550.00/cwt50.00–50.003431
Cows—Lean 85-90%85954.97/cwt42.00–64.004729
Cows—Lean 85-90%97970.24/cwt66.00–76.0068840
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08083.57/cwt79.00–89.0090313
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14891.63/cwt87.00–97.001,0529
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16895.79/cwt89.00–102.001,1192
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19882.25/cwt78.00–86.009855
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39098.97/cwt98.00–100.001,3762
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49594.00/cwt94.00–94.001,4051
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,03589.00/cwt89.00–89.009211
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1011,068.23/head900.00–1,300.001,0687
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1821,208.17/head1,100.00–1,300.001,20810
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2131,139.01/head1,000.00–1,300.001,1399
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2451,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2805975.00/head975.00–975.009754
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28861,249.87/head1,000.00–1,425.001,25019
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28881,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0753

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.