Sale reports / Arkansas / North Arkansas Livestock Auction / 2023-08-09

North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Aug 9
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
795 head
▲ 513 vs last sale 282▲ 297 vs year ago 498 · +59.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
171 head
▲ 91 vs last sale 80▲ 91 vs year ago 80 · +113.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
60 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 27▲ 46 vs year ago 14 · +328.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 7.00-14.00 higher than the light test in a few classes last week. Feeder heifers 6.00-12.00 higher. Good demand with cooler weather this week. Slaughter cows mixed with breakers steady to 5.00 lower and boner and lean cows mostly steady to 1.00 higher. 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 $243.52/cwt on 347 head.
Average price
$243.52
347 head · 530 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,291
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$529
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$72.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.04
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543247.201,343253
Medium and Large 1-2514244.311,25744
Medium and Large 2480226.241,08648
Medium and Large 3465175.008142thin
One grade step is worth $72.20/cwt here — about $529 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 sale347 hd
243.52
—
AR average11 barns · 1,739 hd
233.48
+10.04
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—Low1,600132.672,12313
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,215112.261,36393
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,308112.191,46814
CowsLean 85-90%High94995.1090226

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)890$1,2251thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)815$1,0001thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)840$1,1501thin

Every lot

99 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2330263.00/cwt263.00–263.008681
Steers—Medium and Large 1335321.00/cwt321.00–321.001,0753
Steers—Medium and Large 3350175.00/cwt175.00–175.006131
Steers—Medium and Large 2370267.22/cwt263.00–271.009892
Steers—Medium and Large 1375304.10/cwt297.00–310.001,1403
Steers—Medium and Large 1410298.55/cwt295.00–305.001,22412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,1337
Steers—Medium and Large 2444263.72/cwt240.00–273.001,1714
Steers—Medium and Large 1477287.38/cwt274.00–300.001,37115
Steers—Medium and Large 2479245.10/cwt228.00–255.001,1745
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,27212
Steers—Medium and Large 2537251.68/cwt241.00–264.001,3528
Steers—Medium and Large 1538290.74/cwt263.00–295.001,56416
Steers—Medium and Large 1557284.23/cwt251.00–301.001,5833
Steers—Medium and Large 2583237.97/cwt230.00–247.001,3873
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2587245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,43811
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added588293.00/cwt293.00–293.001,7233
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added618290.06/cwt285.00–293.001,79319
Steers—Medium and Large 1618260.66/cwt260.00–262.001,6113
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added626263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,6466
Steers—Medium and Large 2639236.99/cwt225.00–243.001,5143
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added658273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,7962
Steers—Medium and Large 2679233.67/cwt230.00–241.001,58713
Steers—Medium and Large 1683254.05/cwt241.00–258.001,73525
Steers—Medium and Large 1722242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,7472
Steers—Medium and Large 1751245.25/cwt239.00–249.001,8428
Steers—Medium and Large 1838234.49/cwt225.00–236.001,9657
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330265.86/cwt245.00–275.008774
Heifers—Medium and Large 2340239.38/cwt236.00–241.008143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374267.68/cwt245.00–289.001,00135
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374232.14/cwt220.00–245.0086812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424262.72/cwt248.00–270.001,11428
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426232.63/cwt200.00–252.009917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2445263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,17019
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465175.00/cwt175.00–175.008142
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467226.62/cwt217.00–238.001,05810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477257.38/cwt240.00–268.001,22837
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2481240.06/cwt234.00–244.001,15513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524244.25/cwt235.00–254.001,28027
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530225.96/cwt218.00–230.001,1983
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2549230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2634
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added562240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3494
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569241.07/cwt225.00–255.001,37259
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2651
Heifers—Medium and Large 2627206.34/cwt205.00–207.001,2943
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open631231.13/cwt230.00–236.001,45812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1660225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open678239.50/cwt239.50–239.501,62419
Heifers—Medium and Large 2692209.67/cwt209.00–211.001,4513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2700165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2716214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,5328
Heifers—Medium and Large 1745201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,4971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open749216.50/cwt216.50–216.501,6225
Heifers—Medium and Large 1790200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open812226.25/cwt226.25–226.251,83718
Heifers—Medium and Large 2815190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1826216.50/cwt216.50–216.501,7885
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2313235.08/cwt220.00–249.007362
Bulls—Medium and Large 1340292.02/cwt275.00–307.0099316
Bulls—Medium and Large 3340200.00/cwt200.00–200.006801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1376289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,08710
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380235.02/cwt230.00–243.008938
Bulls—Medium and Large 1415300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2451
Bulls—Medium and Large 2416227.65/cwt211.00–251.0094715
Bulls—Medium and Large 1477250.18/cwt240.00–282.001,1936
Bulls—Medium and Large 2481227.75/cwt210.00–237.001,0956
Bulls—Medium and Large 1506251.46/cwt231.00–274.001,27210
Bulls—Medium and Large 2529229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,2119
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565242.07/cwt229.00–256.001,36819
Bulls—Medium and Large 2605208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,2584
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620241.60/cwt235.00–249.001,4989
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1671216.45/cwt211.00–233.001,45213
Bulls—Medium and Large 2702201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,4112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1717216.10/cwt205.00–219.001,5499
Bulls—Medium and Large 1770206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,5861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1823198.00/cwt197.00–199.001,6302
Bulls—Medium and Large 2830140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1875192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,6801
Bulls—Medium and Large 2881157.42/cwt154.00–166.001,3877
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,390116.54/cwt114.00–119.001,6202
Bulls——1,638142.51/cwt134.00–151.002,3349
Bulls——1,638104.53/cwt104.00–105.001,7122
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight72084.00/cwt84.00–84.006051
Cows—Lean 85-90%87585.47/cwt83.00–87.007484
Cows—Lean 85-90%89072.00/cwt72.00–72.006412
Cows—Lean 85-90%97797.27/cwt90.00–102.0095013
Cows—Lean 85-90%994106.36/cwt104.00–110.001,0576
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,099105.24/cwt97.00–109.001,15725
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,257114.84/cwt110.00–119.001,44468
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,306116.91/cwt114.00–120.001,5274
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,309110.30/cwt107.00–112.001,44410
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2795140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1131
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28151,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28901,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,195117.09/cwt110.00–123.001,3996
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,264117.66/cwt111.00–119.501,48748
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28401,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501

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.