Sale reports / Arkansas / North Arkansas Livestock Auction / 2024-02-07

North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Feb 7
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
606 head
▼ 242 vs last sale 848▼ 1,458 vs year ago 2,064 · −70.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
61 head
▼ 129 vs last sale 190▼ 63 vs year ago 124 · −50.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 15▲ 0 vs year ago 10 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mixed with under 450 lbs 6.00 lower on a very light test over 450 lbs 1.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly steady to 10.00 higher instances 19.00 higher. The offering included several unweaned calves with good demand on the weaned cattle. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 higher on a light test. Slaughter bulls mixed but about steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $250.09/cwt on 254 head.
Average price
$250.09
254 head · 507 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,268
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$398
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$78.70/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.54
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2467258.701,20827
Medium and Large 1505257.651,301171
Medium and Large 2535223.601,19555
Medium and Large 3450180.008101thin
One grade step is worth $78.70/cwt here — about $398 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 sale254 hd
250.09
—
AR average7 barns · 1,975 hd
250.62
−0.54
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—Low1,601123.231,97320
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,450105.051,5236thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,243103.231,28314
CowsLean 85-90%High1,04975.7579515

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,065$1,3692thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,020$1,5113thin

Every lot

86 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1345350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2081
Steers—Medium and Large 1358337.84/cwt331.00–352.001,2093
Steers—Medium and Large 2370289.00/cwt289.00–289.001,0691
Steers—Medium and Large 2419288.99/cwt275.00–300.001,21116
Steers—Medium and Large 1437315.17/cwt297.00–324.001,3778
Steers—Medium and Large 1479312.97/cwt305.00–319.001,4999
Steers—Medium and Large 2495270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3371
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added521314.00/cwt314.00–314.001,6368
Steers—Medium and Large 1527302.37/cwt277.00–310.001,59326
Steers—Medium and Large 2540250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3504
Steers—Medium and Large 1567281.10/cwt269.00–292.001,59420
Steers—Medium and Large 2590251.33/cwt249.00–256.001,4833
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2591269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,5904
Steers—Medium and Large 2625250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2633257.92/cwt255.00–259.501,63314
Steers—Medium and Large 1637259.32/cwt259.00–260.001,6523
Steers—Medium and Large 1655251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,6441
Steers—Medium and Large 2680229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,5571
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2684240.51/cwt240.00–241.001,6458
Steers—Medium and Large 2730213.34/cwt210.00–215.001,5576
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2738235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7344
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy741230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7044
Steers—Medium and Large 2765233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,7822
Steers—Medium and Large 2847208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,7623
Steers—Medium and Large 1973208.00/cwt208.00–208.002,0243
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2305259.51/cwt259.00–260.007922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1332293.97/cwt289.00–306.009767
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371276.10/cwt265.00–304.001,02417
Heifers—Medium and Large 2381237.66/cwt230.00–241.009054
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added422275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,16115
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427241.85/cwt233.00–253.001,0335
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429278.71/cwt257.00–298.001,19625
Heifers—Medium and Large 3450180.00/cwt180.00–180.008101
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471235.19/cwt225.00–247.001,1088
Heifers—Medium and Large 1480266.56/cwt259.00–293.001,27929
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added484274.83/cwt272.00–276.001,33021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2516241.35/cwt241.00–242.001,24511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521258.62/cwt248.00–269.001,34725
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy525240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2601
Heifers—Medium and Large 2529230.82/cwt220.00–241.001,22115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570233.44/cwt230.00–235.001,33113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2582220.04/cwt210.00–225.001,28111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2605205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1614223.71/cwt215.00–233.001,3748
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added636231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,4697
Heifers—Medium and Large 2638194.94/cwt180.00–210.001,2442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open670214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,4342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673201.63/cwt200.00–213.001,3578
Heifers—Medium and Large 2683200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3665
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open712210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4956
Heifers—Medium and Large 2732150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1805195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,5702
Heifers—Medium and Large 2870165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,4361
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1300339.00/cwt339.00–339.001,0171
Bulls—Medium and Large 2363274.74/cwt250.00–291.009979
Bulls—Medium and Large 1385321.21/cwt317.00–325.001,2375
Bulls—Medium and Large 2405291.00/cwt291.00–291.001,1791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1431310.31/cwt304.00–320.001,33711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1463313.10/cwt291.00–319.001,45014
Bulls—Medium and Large 1526276.79/cwt269.00–279.001,4567
Bulls—Medium and Large 2531269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,4286
Bulls—Medium and Large 3545145.00/cwt145.00–145.007901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1563283.87/cwt259.00–293.001,59831
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575236.01/cwt235.00–237.001,3572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1629236.33/cwt235.00–237.001,4873
Bulls—Medium and Large 1713215.77/cwt203.00–229.001,5382
Bulls—Medium and Large 2767165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2663
Bulls—Medium and Large 1785214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,6801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy984124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,2205
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3718116.99/cwt115.00–119.008402
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,442120.63/cwt117.00–123.001,7398
Bulls——1,698127.68/cwt123.00–136.002,16811
Bulls——1,80595.00/cwt95.00–95.001,7151
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94360.40/cwt58.00–65.005705
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01976.43/cwt73.00–78.007795
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08196.90/cwt90.00–103.001,0474
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,17086.36/cwt83.00–93.001,0103
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,21096.49/cwt96.00–97.001,1682
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,24087.00/cwt87.00–87.001,0791
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,315107.85/cwt104.00–112.001,4189
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,372110.71/cwt109.00–113.001,5193
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52799.38/cwt95.00–102.001,5183
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0651,369.25/head1,200.00–1,550.001,3692
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,140105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,1971
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,075107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,1501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0201,511.15/head1,475.00–1,550.001,5113

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.