Sale reports / Arkansas / North Arkansas Livestock Auction / 2023-05-10

North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, May 10
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
858 head
▲ 85 vs last sale 773▲ 469 vs year ago 389 · +120.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
122 head
▼ 100 vs last sale 222▼ 44 vs year ago 166 · −26.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 50 vs last sale 75▼ 5 vs year ago 30 · −16.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 550 lbs 4.00-10.00 lower 550-650 lbs 1.00-6.00 higher no trend on weights over 650 lbs. Feeder heifers mostly 4.00-10.00 higher with some plainer 400-600 lbs steady to 5.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. 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 $211.36/cwt on 340 head.
Average price
$211.36
340 head · 486 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,028
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$229
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$46.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.28
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1468219.071,025253
Medium and Large 2506189.7195955
Medium and Large 1-2605188.071,13831
Medium and Large 3460173.007961thin
One grade step is worth $46.07/cwt here — about $229 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 sale340 hd
211.36
—
AR average11 barns · 2,189 hd
204.08
+7.28
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—Low1,538114.591,76213
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,36992.921,27212
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,12690.601,02041
CowsLean 85-90%High98367.2666127

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)1,310$1,3001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,100$1,1924thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,000$1,2751thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)665$7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$1,0601thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)760$1,0753thin

Every lot

106 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2321241.51/cwt220.00–251.007754
Steers—Medium and Large 1339258.22/cwt251.00–265.0087515
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2350250.00/cwt250.00–250.008756
Steers—Medium and Large 3360202.57/cwt200.00–205.007292
Steers—Medium and Large 2372234.76/cwt232.00–245.008736
Steers—Medium and Large 1387258.00/cwt255.00–261.009986
Steers—Medium and Large 2426236.18/cwt231.00–243.001,0067
Steers—Medium and Large 1428256.27/cwt255.00–258.001,09721
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy432232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,0022
Steers—Medium and Large 1466254.54/cwt251.00–255.001,18629
Steers—Medium and Large 3480198.81/cwt190.00–208.009542
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2484244.51/cwt239.00–247.001,18328
Steers—Medium and Large 2487221.61/cwt215.00–237.001,07910
Steers—Medium and Large 2505228.00/cwt220.00–232.001,1513
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2522238.32/cwt237.50–239.001,24426
Steers—Medium and Large 1523243.43/cwt240.00–253.001,27318
Steers—Medium and Large 3530193.07/cwt186.00–200.001,0232
Steers—Medium and Large 1564235.30/cwt226.00–242.001,32716
Steers—Medium and Large 2579201.47/cwt185.00–210.001,1674
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy605211.82/cwt201.00–214.001,2826
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2613217.57/cwt215.00–219.001,33411
Steers—Medium and Large 2614197.21/cwt190.00–211.001,21111
Steers—Medium and Large 2660160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2699206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,44023
Steers—Medium and Large 1723196.00/cwt195.00–197.001,4172
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2778179.72/cwt174.00–185.501,39818
Steers—Medium and Large 1785189.99/cwt189.00–191.001,4912
Steers—Medium and Large 1865179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,5481
Steers—Medium and Large 2925166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,5361
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1329237.24/cwt220.00–240.0078110
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333214.53/cwt210.00–219.007142
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370203.62/cwt190.00–211.007539
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375227.16/cwt217.00–237.0085246
Heifers—Medium and Large 2411202.70/cwt190.00–214.0083310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418230.29/cwt214.00–240.0096358
Heifers—Medium and Large 3460173.00/cwt173.00–173.007961
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469195.60/cwt187.00–200.0091711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473210.33/cwt208.00–213.0099516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy480210.40/cwt200.00–213.001,01011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1484217.96/cwt214.00–224.001,05530
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy505195.00/cwt195.00–195.009851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515215.47/cwt198.00–222.001,11058
Heifers—Medium and Large 2533191.25/cwt187.00–195.001,0198
Heifers—Medium and Large 2572178.28/cwt166.00–187.001,0206
Heifers—Medium and Large 1579203.07/cwt194.00–207.501,17630
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy605185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1613190.51/cwt190.00–191.001,1682
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623175.98/cwt175.00–177.001,0964
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2662179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,1855
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open679174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,1815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1687173.29/cwt169.00–181.001,1913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1760169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,2842
Heifers—Medium and Large 2830135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open897140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2565
Heifers—Medium and Large 2958130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2453
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1304255.07/cwt237.00–261.007754
Bulls—Medium and Large 3312161.00/cwt161.00–161.005022
Bulls—Medium and Large 2328225.00/cwt225.00–225.007383
Bulls—Medium and Large 1363248.29/cwt239.00–255.009014
Bulls—Medium and Large 2378215.05/cwt200.00–235.008134
Bulls—Medium and Large 1419241.83/cwt235.00–251.001,01312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy425215.00/cwt215.00–215.009142
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425177.00/cwt177.00–177.007521
Bulls—Medium and Large 2431205.61/cwt195.00–221.008866
Bulls—Medium and Large 1454233.74/cwt217.00–241.001,0618
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470208.46/cwt190.00–219.0098016
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy477212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,0115
Bulls—Medium and Large 3500155.00/cwt155.00–155.007751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy520195.05/cwt190.00–200.001,0142
Bulls—Medium and Large 2526187.58/cwt160.00–206.009879
Bulls—Medium and Large 1530213.25/cwt200.00–232.001,13012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573203.13/cwt193.00–211.001,16416
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2580186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,0795
Bulls—Medium and Large 2590175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1630182.61/cwt180.00–185.001,1505
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy665165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0973
Bulls—Medium and Large 1672184.97/cwt175.00–195.001,2435
Bulls—Medium and Large 1703177.65/cwt175.00–179.001,2493
Bulls—Medium and Large 1770173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,3325
Bulls—Medium and Large 2790157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,2401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2832138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,1482
Bulls—Medium and Large 1890147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,3081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1900175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,5751
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,387109.49/cwt104.00–114.001,5193
Bulls——1,48094.98/cwt94.00–96.001,4062
Bulls——1,609121.40/cwt117.00–126.001,9538
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight74037.72/cwt35.00–40.002793
Cows—Lean 85-90%90569.64/cwt67.00–71.006305
Cows—Boner 80-85%91579.00/cwt79.00–79.007231
Cows—Lean 85-90%97654.37/cwt44.00–60.005317
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03678.68/cwt74.00–84.008159
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08988.22/cwt84.00–93.0096126
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21195.84/cwt93.00–103.001,16114
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21388.69/cwt88.00–89.001,0763
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31096.00/cwt93.00–101.001,2585
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41190.72/cwt89.00–94.001,2807
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,060.00/head1,060.00–1,060.001,0601
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2915117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,0711
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,010103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,0401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,191.74/head785.00–1,450.001,1924
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,21299.87/cwt94.00–103.001,2103
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3101,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27601,075.00/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.