Sale reports / Arkansas / North Arkansas Livestock Auction / 2023-07-12

North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Jul 12
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,288 head
▲ 105 vs last sale 1,183▲ 838 vs year ago 450 · +186.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
230 head
▲ 76 vs last sale 154▲ 30 vs year ago 200 · +15.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
43 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 35▲ 25 vs year ago 18 · +138.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers steady to 19.00 higher mostly 3.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers mixed mostly 3.00-10.00 higher except the better 400-550 lbs steady to 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower on the small amount observed due to time limits. Slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $249.55/cwt on 451 head.
Average price
$249.55
451 head · 580 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,448
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$288
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$25.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.69
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1571260.311,487211
Medium and Large 1-2652244.731,595131
Medium and Large 2511234.511,199109
One grade step is worth $25.80/cwt here — about $288 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 sale451 hd
249.55
—
AR average7 barns · 1,789 hd
238.86
+10.69
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—Low1,617122.551,98117
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,226104.281,2799thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,06598.641,05120
CowsLean 85-90%Average89579.9471519

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)1,073$1,1882thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)927$1,1803thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,285$1,7316
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,175$1,2001thin

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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1315309.11/cwt301.00–317.0097411
Steers—Medium and Large 2343270.07/cwt260.00–280.009262
Steers—Medium and Large 1360288.34/cwt279.00–297.001,03814
Steers—Medium and Large 2373249.22/cwt235.00–270.0093010
Steers—Medium and Large 2434245.36/cwt239.00–255.001,06525
Steers—Medium and Large 1448265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,1873
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468243.02/cwt235.00–254.001,13716
Steers—Medium and Large 2474238.44/cwt229.00–249.001,13013
Steers—Medium and Large 1478264.29/cwt253.00–275.001,26321
Steers—Medium and Large 1514266.74/cwt248.00–273.001,37113
Steers—Medium and Large 2527233.07/cwt230.00–245.001,22816
Steers—Medium and Large 1561256.61/cwt239.00–270.001,44048
Steers—Medium and Large 2577226.25/cwt212.00–232.001,30529
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,30511
Steers—Medium and Large 1615263.25/cwt248.50–272.001,61966
Steers—Medium and Large 2629211.57/cwt206.00–220.001,3318
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2632267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,68712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2669246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,64663
Steers—Medium and Large 2679220.92/cwt215.00–241.001,5005
Steers—Medium and Large 1692235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,62624
Steers—Medium and Large 2700208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,4561
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2727243.50/cwt243.50–243.501,77024
Steers—Medium and Large 1735243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,7861
Steers—Medium and Large 1785230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8061
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2866230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,9925
Steers—Medium and Large 1922207.79/cwt206.00–210.001,9169
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2312217.35/cwt210.00–220.0067810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2318239.00/cwt239.00–239.007607
Heifers—Medium and Large 3335190.00/cwt190.00–190.006371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1336246.12/cwt237.00–250.0082718
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374222.34/cwt203.00–243.0083210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1379252.44/cwt235.00–276.0095734
Heifers—Medium and Large 1405245.68/cwt239.00–247.009956
Heifers—Medium and Large 2416218.83/cwt209.00–236.0091010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430235.28/cwt230.00–238.001,01215
Heifers—Medium and Large 3445168.00/cwt168.00–168.007481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477244.12/cwt234.00–255.001,16416
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478212.99/cwt200.00–234.001,01835
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480174.17/cwt130.00–190.008365
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2486230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1185
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525208.66/cwt195.00–226.001,09525
Heifers—Medium and Large 1532235.94/cwt224.00–242.001,25535
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2535212.41/cwt210.00–219.001,13619
Heifers—Medium and Large 2562208.42/cwt200.00–211.001,17111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1564229.26/cwt220.00–238.001,29336
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy568212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,2043
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2587215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open592234.50/cwt234.50–234.501,38817
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open612228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,39517
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,3141
Heifers—Medium and Large 2636186.53/cwt180.00–191.001,1864
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2638188.33/cwt182.00–197.001,2027
Heifers—Medium and Large 2650193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,2551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned650187.50/cwt185.00–190.001,2192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open660221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,4598
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2676190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2845
Heifers—Medium and Large 1695211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,4662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1710215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5271
Heifers—Medium and Large 2710172.00/cwt169.00–175.001,2212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open737230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,69550
Heifers—Medium and Large 2775155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2013
Heifers—Medium and Large 2950132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,2541
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1310284.93/cwt281.00–297.008834
Bulls—Medium and Large 2313250.42/cwt230.00–257.0078414
Bulls—Medium and Large 1365269.17/cwt255.00–279.0098222
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365254.65/cwt230.00–263.0092921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1406245.79/cwt244.00–251.009985
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2417246.98/cwt241.00–251.001,03013
Bulls—Medium and Large 2417232.98/cwt200.00–247.009728
Bulls—Medium and Large 1454253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,1495
Bulls—Medium and Large 2477220.67/cwt210.00–229.001,0536
Bulls—Medium and Large 1527222.75/cwt221.00–225.001,17413
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530211.62/cwt192.00–224.001,1225
Bulls—Medium and Large 1564218.60/cwt215.00–224.001,2335
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578190.47/cwt180.00–199.001,10112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2594205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2186
Bulls—Medium and Large 2606190.01/cwt184.00–223.001,1519
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned611191.15/cwt190.00–195.001,1689
Bulls—Medium and Large 1619208.74/cwt197.00–219.001,2928
Bulls—Medium and Large 2674179.02/cwt170.00–195.001,20724
Bulls—Medium and Large 1677220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4893
Bulls—Medium and Large 2718176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,2646
Bulls—Medium and Large 1720211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,5191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1765198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,5151
Bulls—Medium and Large 2790167.00/cwt160.00–174.001,3192
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,37599.51/cwt99.00–100.001,3682
Bulls——1,601117.86/cwt105.00–123.001,8876
Bulls——1,681130.79/cwt124.00–140.002,1999
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight72573.00/cwt73.00–73.005291
Cows—Lean 85-90%81545.00/cwt45.00–45.003671
Cows—Lean 85-90%84675.27/cwt72.00–79.006379
Cows—Boner 80-85%86583.00/cwt83.00–83.007181
Cows—Lean 85-90%94186.32/cwt80.00–90.008124
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02194.54/cwt92.00–100.009654
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04994.05/cwt89.00–97.0098710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,106105.47/cwt99.00–110.001,1669
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,16396.57/cwt92.00–100.001,1233
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,258108.14/cwt105.00–113.001,3606
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2851,731.03/head1,710.00–1,825.001,7316
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2787104.95/cwt90.00–115.008267
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29271,179.72/head900.00–1,375.001,1803
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0731,187.82/head1,050.00–1,325.001,1882
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,150102.53/cwt100.00–105.001,1792
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,168106.65/cwt105.00–108.001,2462

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.