Sale reports / Arkansas / North Arkansas Livestock Auction / 2023-06-28

North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Jun 28
● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,183 head
▲ 1,183 vs last sale 0▲ 166 vs year ago 1,017 · +16.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
154 head
▲ 154 vs last sale 0▼ 168 vs year ago 322 · −52.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 0▼ 15 vs year ago 50 · −30.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: No trend sale not reported last week. Some cattle with considerable hair and bulls sold at a discount due to the heat wave in the area.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $221.05/cwt on 480 head.
Average price
$221.05
480 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,208
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$499
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$56.37/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.33
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1572231.561,325281
Medium and Large 1-2528218.481,15378
Medium and Large 2502200.851,007109
Medium and Large 3472175.1882612thin
One grade step is worth $56.37/cwt here — about $499 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 sale480 hd
221.05
—
AR average9 barns · 1,893 hd
214.72
+6.33
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—High1,541117.481,81016
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,405103.601,45617
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,185100.161,18743
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01188.5189539

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)1,042$1,1826
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$1,1001thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)740$1,0101thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,148$9782thin

Every lot

102 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1323294.88/cwt283.00–308.009523
Steers—Medium and Large 2329260.84/cwt255.00–270.0085810
Steers—Medium and Large 1365290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0591
Steers—Medium and Large 2386242.54/cwt237.00–257.009366
Steers—Medium and Large 1426279.35/cwt254.00–291.001,1909
Steers—Medium and Large 2434235.47/cwt225.00–250.001,02242
Steers—Medium and Large 2470235.09/cwt210.00–245.001,10539
Steers—Medium and Large 1480263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,2624
Steers—Medium and Large 2524222.13/cwt199.00–241.001,16457
Steers—Medium and Large 1537247.31/cwt240.00–252.001,32826
Steers—Medium and Large 3555193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,0712
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added561270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,51531
Steers—Medium and Large 1573246.14/cwt240.00–250.001,41015
Steers—Medium and Large 2583213.18/cwt200.00–221.001,2433
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned610215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3122
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added618254.26/cwt250.00–257.001,57130
Steers—Medium and Large 1620235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623231.65/cwt226.00–234.001,44317
Steers—Medium and Large 2629212.19/cwt199.00–225.001,33514
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned630212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,33612
Steers—Medium and Large 1664235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5609
Steers—Medium and Large 2678212.56/cwt202.00–217.001,44125
Steers—Medium and Large 2726206.09/cwt200.00–216.001,4966
Steers—Medium and Large 1Natural727229.50/cwt229.50–229.501,66847
Steers—Medium and Large 2769199.92/cwt190.00–208.001,5377
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2774220.62/cwt220.00–221.001,70813
Steers—Medium and Large 1805220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7714
Steers—Medium and Large 2980197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,9311
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2311219.57/cwt200.00–231.006839
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2350242.50/cwt242.50–242.5084913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy368182.06/cwt181.00–185.006704
Heifers—Medium and Large 2371216.15/cwt211.00–223.008027
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375169.73/cwt150.00–190.006362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377244.35/cwt227.00–257.0092113
Heifers—Medium and Large 3410180.00/cwt180.00–180.007381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425256.38/cwt230.00–265.501,09047
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426214.32/cwt200.00–225.0091326
Heifers—Medium and Large 3459171.16/cwt155.00–195.007864
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy460191.00/cwt191.00–191.008791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2463225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0428
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475244.25/cwt222.00–247.001,16029
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476211.40/cwt196.00–225.001,00617
Heifers—Medium and Large 3518182.03/cwt170.00–193.009434
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy520180.00/cwt180.00–180.009361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522237.35/cwt230.00–244.001,23915
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523204.40/cwt195.00–210.001,06919
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526218.97/cwt218.00–220.001,15232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added532247.43/cwt245.00–248.001,31646
Heifers—Medium and Large 2571192.48/cwt185.00–200.001,0996
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573223.78/cwt215.00–234.001,28236
Heifers—Medium and Large 3590170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0031
Heifers—Medium and Large 2605182.48/cwt180.00–185.001,1042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1627220.26/cwt215.50–226.001,3819
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2634209.29/cwt185.00–215.001,32718
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open637228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,4528
Heifers—Medium and Large 1666212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,4125
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2666187.86/cwt184.00–193.001,2517
Heifers—Medium and Large 2688157.34/cwt147.00–170.001,0829
Heifers—Medium and Large 2722164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,1842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open742197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,4627
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Natural750206.50/cwt206.50–206.501,54962
Heifers—Medium and Large 2765172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,3161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1780183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,4271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1860171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,4711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1915179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,6382
Heifers—Medium and Large 2935163.80/cwt155.00–166.001,5325
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2320261.19/cwt240.00–269.008364
Bulls—Medium and Large 1340271.00/cwt271.00–271.009211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1355259.00/cwt259.00–259.009191
Bulls—Medium and Large 2361231.31/cwt215.00–241.008357
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2384259.00/cwt259.00–259.009957
Bulls—Medium and Large 1400253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,0121
Bulls—Medium and Large 3405170.00/cwt170.00–170.006891
Bulls—Medium and Large 2432226.69/cwt217.00–235.0097923
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473213.13/cwt200.00–227.001,0089
Bulls—Medium and Large 2516200.07/cwt180.00–213.001,0328
Bulls—Medium and Large 1527241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,2705
Bulls—Medium and Large 1555220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2565190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0749
Bulls—Medium and Large 2572190.37/cwt180.00–200.001,08912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1655192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,2581
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675174.12/cwt170.00–178.001,17510
Bulls—Medium and Large 2810166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,3451
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,32193.16/cwt86.00–100.001,2314
Bulls——1,456114.62/cwt110.00–125.001,6694
Bulls——1,693131.06/cwt128.00–143.002,2198
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97378.88/cwt75.00–83.007686
Cows—Lean 85-90%99298.80/cwt97.00–102.009806
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02089.07/cwt84.00–94.0090926
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11570.00/cwt70.00–70.007811
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,179104.92/cwt102.00–109.001,23719
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19096.40/cwt92.00–100.001,14724
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39895.25/cwt92.00–100.001,3326
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,409108.16/cwt104.00–114.001,52411
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2931107.24/cwt99.00–116.009984
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27401,010.00/head1,010.00–1,010.001,0101
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-297099.00/cwt99.00–99.009601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0421,182.44/head1,050.00–1,300.001,1826
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,09798.83/cwt95.00–102.001,0843
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,190102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,2141
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,148978.08/head900.00–1,060.009782

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.