Sale reports / Arkansas / North Arkansas Livestock Auction / 2023-07-19

North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Jul 19
● Final75 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
389 head
▼ 899 vs last sale 1,288▼ 61 vs year ago 450 · −13.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
97 head
▼ 133 vs last sale 230▼ 103 vs year ago 200 · −51.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 43▲ 2 vs year ago 18 · +11.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Not enough feeder steers in most classes for a trend with a few classes 3.00-7.00 higher. Feeder heifers mixed with the better kind 5.00 higher to 5.00 lower generally steady with a light test in some classes and the plainer kind mostly 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. Light run due to extreme heat and most of the area received some rain.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $215.93/cwt on 150 head.
Average price
$215.93
150 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,171
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$405
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$62.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.81
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1518232.261,20451
Medium and Large 2503209.751,05548
Medium and Large 1-2608206.881,25849
Medium and Large 3470170.007992thin
One grade step is worth $62.26/cwt here — about $405 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 sale150 hd
215.93
—
AR average9 barns · 1,470 hd
216.74
−0.81
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—High1,607130.862,1047thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,542109.481,68813
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,192100.591,19946
CowsLean 85-90%Average99385.5284922

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)1,286$1,5406
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,344$1,2354thin

Every lot

75 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1315284.68/cwt275.00–290.008973
Steers—Medium and Large 2325268.20/cwt245.00–273.0087213
Steers—Medium and Large 1362299.00/cwt299.00–299.001,0823
Steers—Medium and Large 2371263.18/cwt259.00–269.009765
Steers—Medium and Large 2438254.97/cwt253.00–257.001,1172
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy448265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,1872
Steers—Medium and Large 1457267.75/cwt252.00–274.001,22414
Steers—Medium and Large 2475243.69/cwt233.00–251.001,1588
Steers—Medium and Large 1511254.27/cwt244.00–265.001,2994
Steers—Medium and Large 2527247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,3023
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2546241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,31616
Steers—Medium and Large 1565243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,3731
Steers—Medium and Large 2569233.82/cwt229.00–236.001,3307
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned615235.00/cwt230.00–240.001,4452
Steers—Medium and Large 2665230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5303
Steers—Medium and Large 2720217.45/cwt215.00–220.001,5662
Steers—Medium and Large 1775219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,6971
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2835231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,92914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2870221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,92310
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2316232.11/cwt220.00–235.007335
Heifers—Medium and Large 1343249.01/cwt247.00–251.008542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371247.88/cwt237.00–260.009205
Heifers—Medium and Large 2372223.68/cwt220.00–229.008323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423250.86/cwt245.00–252.001,0616
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424222.85/cwt203.00–229.009456
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2433230.00/cwt230.00–230.009965
Heifers—Medium and Large 2466215.42/cwt212.00–225.001,00411
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470170.00/cwt170.00–170.007992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473234.72/cwt233.00–236.001,11011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1669
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy522219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,1432
Heifers—Medium and Large 2529203.57/cwt184.00–220.001,07713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2540221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,19333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1557223.68/cwt222.00–227.001,2463
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568204.30/cwt196.00–220.001,1604
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615230.50/cwt210.00–234.001,41811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2640189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,2102
Heifers—Medium and Large 2713180.49/cwt180.00–181.001,2872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2893154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,37511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2920165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,5181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1985180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,7731
Heifers—Medium and Large 21,010162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,6361
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,020171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,7441
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1300265.00/cwt265.00–265.007951
Bulls—Medium and Large 3300160.00/cwt160.00–160.004801
Bulls—Medium and Large 2323237.29/cwt235.00–239.007665
Bulls—Medium and Large 2370230.00/cwt230.00–230.008511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380263.40/cwt257.00–265.001,0015
Bulls—Medium and Large 2410215.00/cwt215.00–215.008821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1435263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,1443
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1487250.86/cwt250.00–255.001,2227
Bulls—Medium and Large 1538237.70/cwt222.00–250.001,2796
Bulls—Medium and Large 2540225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2152
Bulls—Medium and Large 2577215.51/cwt207.00–220.001,2436
Bulls—Medium and Large 1580224.48/cwt220.00–229.001,3029
Bulls—Medium and Large 1660203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,3401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2770195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,5021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1785193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,5151
Bulls—Medium and Large 2890154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,3713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1910186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,6931
Bulls—Medium and Large 2940150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4102
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,540123.45/cwt122.00–125.001,9013
Bulls——1,658136.42/cwt132.00–142.002,2624
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight74074.00/cwt74.00–74.005481
Cows—Lean 85-90%89269.31/cwt69.00–70.006183
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00685.88/cwt80.00–90.0086412
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05994.84/cwt90.00–99.001,0046
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18498.61/cwt90.00–103.001,16833
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,212105.61/cwt103.00–113.001,28013
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38397.48/cwt95.00–100.001,3482
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,571111.66/cwt106.00–120.001,75411
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2861,539.89/head1,100.00–1,660.001,5406
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,480108.31/cwt105.00–115.001,6038
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3441,234.57/head1,185.00–1,285.001,2354

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.