Sale reports / Arkansas / North Arkansas Livestock Auction / 2022-04-13

North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Apr 13
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
480 head
73 vs last sale 553 522 vs year ago 1,002 · 52.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
50 head
61 vs last sale 111 85 vs year ago 135 · 63.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
10 vs last sale 25 5 vs year ago 20 · 25.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs steady to 10.00 lower not enough over 600 lbs last week for a trend. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 2.00-10.00 lower 600-650 lbs 3.00 higher. Light run due to heavy rain in the area. Slaughter cows and bulls near steady on a light test in most classes.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $167.79/cwt on 221 head.
Average price
$167.79
221 head · 572 lb average
Value per head Derived
$960
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$309
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$44.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
7.82
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1509184.5793974
Medium and Large 2515162.5883729
Medium and Large 1-2628158.71996117
Medium and Large 3450140.006301thin
One grade step is worth $44.57/cwt here — about $309 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 sale221 hd
167.79
AR average10 barns · 1,583 hd
175.62
−7.82
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
BullsLow1,44199.781,43811
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,17585.761,00811
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,39484.751,1817thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average98460.4659513

Every lot, as filed

82 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1940115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0811
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2435156.00/cwt156.00–156.0067912
HeifersMedium and Large 1379166.15/cwt162.00–169.006304
HeifersMedium and Large 2685130.00/cwt130.00–130.008911
HeifersMedium and Large 1557151.12/cwt147.00–161.0084213
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2497155.00/cwt155.00–155.007705
HeifersMedium and Large 2382150.49/cwt140.00–156.005753
HeifersMedium and Large 1675135.88/cwt133.00–144.509174
HeifersMedium and Large 1604147.00/cwt147.00–147.008888
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Replacement6771,325.00/cwt1,325.00–1,325.008,97017
HeifersMedium and Large 2Replacement574825.00/cwt825.00–825.004,7364
HeifersMedium and Large 1481162.45/cwt158.00–168.007817
HeifersMedium and Large 1418164.48/cwt160.00–170.006888
SteersMedium and Large 2525159.06/cwt141.00–162.008357
SteersMedium and Large 2559164.00/cwt164.00–164.009176
SteersMedium and Large 3450140.00/cwt140.00–140.006301
SteersMedium and Large 1344201.95/cwt200.00–210.006955
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Fleshy742140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,03910
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy537180.55/cwt180.00–181.009709
SteersMedium and Large 2685152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,0411
SteersMedium and Large 1-2802145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,16316
SteersMedium and Large 1-2600160.00/cwt160.00–160.0096014
SteersMedium and Large 2405159.93/cwt154.00–166.006482
SteersMedium and Large 2398176.00/cwt176.00–176.007002
SteersMedium and Large 2486162.39/cwt150.00–182.007899
SteersMedium and Large 1-2698166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,1599
SteersMedium and Large 1351205.50/cwt203.00–210.007214
SteersMedium and Large 1412201.21/cwt200.00–210.008298
SteersMedium and Large 1-2573161.47/cwt160.00–172.0092558
SteersMedium and Large 1529195.35/cwt193.00–201.001,03311
SteersMedium and Large 1629159.91/cwt158.00–169.001,00617
SteersMedium and Large 2620166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,0292
SteersMedium and Large 1-2526175.00/cwt175.00–175.0092110
SteersMedium and Large 1472191.37/cwt184.00–208.0090317
SteersMedium and Large 1Unweaned620157.00/cwt157.00–157.009733
BullsMedium and Large 1429186.37/cwt180.00–190.008006
BullsMedium and Large 2482154.64/cwt143.00–169.007458
BullsMedium and Large 1365193.00/cwt193.00–193.007042
BullsMedium and Large 1935113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,0571
BullsMedium and Large 1618159.15/cwt155.00–162.009843
BullsMedium and Large 1460185.62/cwt181.00–189.0085410
CowsLean 85-90%1,01369.71/cwt66.00–72.007063
CowsLean 85-90%1,06377.43/cwt75.00–79.008234
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17585.76/cwt80.00–90.001,00811
CowsLean 85-90%86937.26/cwt33.00–47.003244
CowsLean 85-90%1,01059.07/cwt58.00–60.005972
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,45686.99/cwt85.00–88.001,2675
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,23879.14/cwt75.00–83.009802
Bulls1,32691.33/cwt83.00–95.001,2114
Bulls1,700114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,9381
Bulls1,475103.05/cwt101.00–108.001,5206
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-287568.00/cwt68.00–68.005951
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2700112.00/cwt112.00–112.007841
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0301,158.01/cwt925.00–1,325.0011,9282
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-296871.30/cwt59.00–82.006902
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1411,055.54/cwt800.00–1,300.0012,0446
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3301,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0015,9601
BullsMedium and Large 2635137.40/cwt125.00–150.008722
BullsMedium and Large 2315179.00/cwt179.00–179.005642
BullsMedium and Large 2388171.00/cwt171.00–171.006633
BullsMedium and Large 2695135.00/cwt135.00–135.009382
BullsMedium and Large 2745129.00/cwt129.00–129.009611
BullsMedium and Large 1852112.00/cwt112.00–112.009545
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open563148.00/cwt148.00–148.008335
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open830129.50/cwt129.50–129.501,0753
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy463160.00/cwt160.00–160.007413
BullsMedium and Large 1329196.32/cwt189.00–200.006463
BullsMedium and Large 1513180.43/cwt175.00–186.009267
BullsMedium and Large 2425173.09/cwt168.00–178.007366
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy480155.66/cwt150.00–159.007474
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open681139.52/cwt137.50–141.0095019
HeifersMedium and Large 2336152.58/cwt147.00–163.005134
HeifersMedium and Large 2537140.00/cwt140.00–140.007523
HeifersMedium and Large 3465110.00/cwt110.00–110.005121
HeifersMedium and Large 1715128.54/cwt123.00–134.009192
HeifersMedium and Large 1508150.65/cwt147.50–160.0076512
HeifersMedium and Large 1318168.41/cwt164.00–173.0053611
HeifersMedium and Large 2713101.07/cwt97.00–105.007212
HeifersMedium and Large 2765108.00/cwt108.00–108.008261
HeifersMedium and Large 2431147.58/cwt145.00–153.006366
HeifersMedium and Large 2461148.67/cwt146.00–150.006853
HeifersMedium and Large 2595141.00/cwt141.00–141.008391

How this sale compares

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.