Sale reports / Arkansas / North Arkansas Livestock Auction / 2023-07-26

North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Jul 26
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
529 head
▲ 140 vs last sale 389▲ 9 vs year ago 520 · +1.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
90 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 97▼ 73 vs year ago 163 · −44.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
47 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 20▲ 37 vs year ago 10 · +370.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 9.00 higher mostly 3.00-9.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly steady to 6.00 higher. Supply light with good demand. Slaughter cows 4.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00-3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $225.62/cwt on 175 head.
Average price
$225.62
175 head · 505 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,140
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$438
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$43.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.08
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1514233.451,20090
Medium and Large 1-2479229.251,09730
Medium and Large 2513212.471,09151
Medium and Large 3401189.757614thin
One grade step is worth $43.70/cwt here — about $438 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 sale175 hd
225.62
—
AR average9 barns · 1,099 hd
221.54
+4.08
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—High1,658132.152,19111
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,392113.331,57712
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,176106.291,25042
CowsLean 85-90%Average99196.5695715

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/Aged (>5 yrs)1,271$1,44026
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,230$1,4252thin

Every lot

81 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 1336314.00/cwt295.00–331.001,0556
Steers—Medium and Large 1363308.66/cwt289.00–319.001,1205
Steers—Medium and Large 2396263.68/cwt235.00–273.001,0448
Steers—Medium and Large 2416242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,0075
Steers—Medium and Large 1440272.37/cwt269.00–284.001,19814
Steers—Medium and Large 3455228.02/cwt220.00–230.001,0375
Steers—Medium and Large 1474274.56/cwt261.00–283.001,3015
Steers—Medium and Large 2486243.72/cwt239.00–246.001,1843
Steers—Medium and Large 1508263.83/cwt259.00–275.001,3409
Steers—Medium and Large 2514229.40/cwt215.00–251.001,17914
Steers—Medium and Large 3540195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0531
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2549254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,39421
Steers—Medium and Large 3558193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,0776
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577237.64/cwt236.00–238.501,37118
Steers—Medium and Large 1590246.43/cwt244.00–261.001,4547
Steers—Medium and Large 2636238.88/cwt227.00–240.001,51911
Steers—Medium and Large 1640241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,5421
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned646244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,5767
Steers—Medium and Large 1668254.00/cwt254.00–254.001,6974
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2691235.93/cwt230.00–238.001,63015
Steers—Medium and Large 1708235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,6642
Steers—Medium and Large 1822229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,8822
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2824225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,85410
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320190.00/cwt190.00–190.006081
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333222.73/cwt200.00–235.007424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1345267.00/cwt267.00–267.009211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2363224.80/cwt200.00–238.008165
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370197.50/cwt195.00–200.007312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373249.63/cwt243.00–257.009314
Heifers—Medium and Large 2411224.83/cwt211.00–232.009248
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,04412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1442249.68/cwt245.00–251.001,10414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471234.66/cwt230.00–240.001,10526
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474220.89/cwt218.00–223.001,04711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477215.84/cwt200.00–227.001,0306
Heifers—Medium and Large 1514229.98/cwt223.00–232.001,18221
Heifers—Medium and Large 2524213.39/cwt202.00–223.001,1188
Heifers—Medium and Large 3545174.00/cwt174.00–174.009481
Heifers—Medium and Large 2561211.24/cwt205.00–215.001,1857
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568227.40/cwt220.00–238.001,29217
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573217.11/cwt215.00–220.001,2447
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy615212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,3041
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623213.82/cwt209.00–219.001,3322
Heifers—Medium and Large 2663197.01/cwt180.00–212.001,3068
Heifers—Medium and Large 2725194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,4072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1745206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,5351
Heifers—Medium and Large 2770150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1795203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,6141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open842208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,7514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Replacement8431,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,50013
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1310295.00/cwt295.00–295.009151
Bulls—Medium and Large 2317249.33/cwt211.00–260.007905
Bulls—Medium and Large 2363254.83/cwt250.00–260.009252
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375307.31/cwt267.00–327.001,15211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1422263.19/cwt249.00–277.001,1117
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468245.02/cwt232.00–260.001,1477
Bulls—Medium and Large 2477220.85/cwt220.00–223.001,0536
Bulls—Medium and Large 1511230.40/cwt223.00–238.001,17710
Bulls—Medium and Large 2531222.40/cwt220.00–230.001,1815
Bulls—Medium and Large 1578226.51/cwt219.00–229.001,30916
Bulls—Medium and Large 2590200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1610228.00/cwt223.00–233.001,39110
Bulls—Medium and Large 2635195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1663206.34/cwt206.00–207.001,3683
Bulls—Medium and Large 2680204.00/cwt190.00–209.001,3875
Bulls—Medium and Large 1740213.43/cwt212.00–219.001,57914
Bulls—Medium and Large 1803193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,5503
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,31095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,2451
Bulls——1,503126.15/cwt122.00–128.001,8963
Bulls——1,774140.03/cwt134.00–145.002,4847
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92592.73/cwt88.00–95.008587
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04899.92/cwt95.00–106.001,0478
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,154103.08/cwt94.00–107.001,19026
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,213111.50/cwt108.00–120.001,35216
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,279106.58/cwt105.00–109.001,3634
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,448116.71/cwt109.00–124.001,6908
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,233113.50/cwt113.50–113.501,3995
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,270106.73/cwt105.00–108.501,35510
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2711,440.39/head1,425.00–1,460.001,44026
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1051,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3551,650.00/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.