Sale reports / Arkansas / North Arkansas Livestock Auction / 2023-04-26

North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Apr 26
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
675 head
▼ 673 vs last sale 1,348▲ 155 vs year ago 520 · +29.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
223 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 221▲ 67 vs year ago 156 · +42.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
100 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 65▲ 15 vs year ago 85 · +17.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers1.00-7.00 lower except the better 400-450 lbs 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs mostly 4.00-8.00 lower; 500-650 lbs steady to 3.00 lower. Quality of most cattle not as good as last week. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $206.20/cwt on 246 head.
Average price
$206.20
246 head · 461 lb average
Value per head Derived
$950
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$292
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$55.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.84
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2438213.6193529
Medium and Large 1470213.451,003135
Medium and Large 2458194.7689275
Medium and Large 3406158.216437thin
One grade step is worth $55.40/cwt here — about $292 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 sale246 hd
206.20
—
AR average10 barns · 1,689 hd
202.36
+3.84
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—High1,539112.961,73825
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,36998.641,35017
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,16693.461,08975
CowsLean 85-90%Low95577.1473762

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,085$1,24721
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,154$1,1138
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,015$1,1153thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)880$1,0001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)880$9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,136$1,55317
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,165$1,0752thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)1,000$1,6501thin

Every lot

105 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1232313.00/cwt313.00–313.0072610
Steers—Medium and Large 1305298.93/cwt295.00–301.009123
Steers—Medium and Large 1360274.59/cwt274.00–275.009895
Steers—Medium and Large 3360203.25/cwt190.00–210.007323
Steers—Medium and Large 2373243.54/cwt235.00–248.009083
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy375247.00/cwt247.00–247.009261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2416252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,04810
Steers—Medium and Large 1421272.57/cwt263.00–284.001,14811
Steers—Medium and Large 2425240.62/cwt231.00–249.001,0235
Steers—Medium and Large 3438190.17/cwt180.00–200.008332
Steers—Medium and Large 1472257.89/cwt250.00–272.001,2178
Steers—Medium and Large 2476210.30/cwt138.00–234.001,0014
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2482246.79/cwt246.00–247.001,19018
Steers—Medium and Large 1506248.01/cwt240.00–255.001,25514
Steers—Medium and Large 2510219.94/cwt212.00–230.001,1225
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2514230.51/cwt226.00–235.001,18510
Steers—Medium and Large 2568204.58/cwt202.00–207.001,1622
Steers—Medium and Large 1577225.69/cwt220.00–232.001,30219
Steers—Medium and Large 1611220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3444
Steers—Medium and Large 2628208.02/cwt206.00–210.001,3062
Steers—Medium and Large 1689214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,4744
Steers—Medium and Large 2765181.50/cwt180.00–183.001,3882
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2766189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,4484
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1232250.00/cwt250.00–250.0058011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1316227.52/cwt220.00–230.0071914
Heifers—Medium and Large 3339172.48/cwt167.00–175.005853
Heifers—Medium and Large 2341198.24/cwt180.00–216.0067611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1365223.49/cwt220.00–232.008168
Heifers—Medium and Large 2381199.79/cwt180.00–212.0076110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2389219.22/cwt219.00–220.008539
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy415206.00/cwt206.00–206.008554
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420222.86/cwt212.00–226.0093616
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421201.85/cwt188.00–220.0085022
Heifers—Medium and Large 3440145.00/cwt145.00–145.006382
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy445175.00/cwt175.00–175.007791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2449210.00/cwt210.00–210.009437
Heifers—Medium and Large 1464221.87/cwt214.00–226.001,02912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2465211.67/cwt210.00–214.0098413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473202.93/cwt194.00–214.0096014
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473150.00/cwt150.00–150.007102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy478204.55/cwt203.00–206.009782
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521209.78/cwt197.00–221.001,09338
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526186.88/cwt175.00–193.009834
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570192.49/cwt189.00–203.001,0978
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0351
Heifers—Medium and Large 2602169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,0172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615187.70/cwt183.00–192.001,15413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open624182.90/cwt180.00–186.001,1414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open659186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,2264
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660166.21/cwt160.00–170.001,0974
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open685170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1705178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,2551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open736189.50/cwt189.50–189.501,3954
Heifers—Medium and Large 2740140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0361
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2318177.56/cwt175.00–180.005654
Bulls—Medium and Large 1340276.15/cwt270.00–280.0093918
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2361243.00/cwt243.00–243.008778
Bulls—Medium and Large 1363265.00/cwt265.00–265.009623
Bulls—Medium and Large 2379231.18/cwt208.00–245.008768
Bulls—Medium and Large 2410203.50/cwt200.00–207.008342
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430229.17/cwt225.00–245.009859
Bulls—Medium and Large 1474227.48/cwt220.00–233.001,0787
Bulls—Medium and Large 2482205.28/cwt180.00–215.009896
Bulls—Medium and Large 2513213.95/cwt212.00–216.001,0982
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy520209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,0871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1528213.92/cwt210.00–218.001,1298
Bulls—Medium and Large 1563207.08/cwt190.00–221.001,16617
Bulls—Medium and Large 2590190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1621201.62/cwt196.00–216.001,2527
Bulls—Medium and Large 1670200.35/cwt180.00–208.001,34216
Bulls—Medium and Large 2671168.97/cwt167.00–170.001,1343
Bulls—Medium and Large 2713155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1053
Bulls—Medium and Large 1731182.00/cwt177.00–187.001,3305
Bulls—Medium and Large 1770173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,3321
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,29892.41/cwt88.00–97.501,1992
Bulls——1,478109.64/cwt103.00–113.001,62010
Bulls——1,623118.67/cwt116.00–123.001,92613
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight64540.00/cwt40.00–40.002581
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight70054.96/cwt48.00–61.003852
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight74075.00/cwt75.00–75.005551
Cows—Lean 85-90%94371.10/cwt65.00–76.0067015
Cows—Lean 85-90%96780.55/cwt74.00–86.0077937
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08560.00/cwt60.00–60.006511
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08790.23/cwt89.00–94.009815
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10582.00/cwt82.00–82.009061
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13190.01/cwt84.00–94.001,01838
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20497.41/cwt94.00–105.001,17336
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31092.07/cwt91.00–94.001,2064
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,387100.66/cwt95.00–106.001,39613
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,445126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,8211
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28801,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2880900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0151,115.38/head1,050.00–1,185.001,1153
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0991,415.29/head1,275.00–1,650.001,4155
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1511,610.73/head1,100.00–1,925.001,61112
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1601,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1701,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2940107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,0061
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,01093.00/cwt93.00–93.009392
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,02484.00/cwt84.00–84.008607
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0851,247.15/head1,110.00–1,500.001,24721
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1541,112.58/head1,010.00–1,235.001,1138
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,17189.38/cwt87.00–92.001,04713
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-298697.57/cwt93.00–103.009624
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501

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.