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North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Aug 19
● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
478 head
▲ 76 vs last sale 402▲ 298 vs year ago 180 · +165.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
100 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 92▲ 39 vs year ago 61 · +63.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 12▼ 1 vs year ago 20 · −5.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs 2.00-6.00 higher, not enough over 600 lbs for a trend. Feeder heifers mostly steady to 5.00 higher with some plainer kind over 450 lbs 2.00-5.00 lower on a light test. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.62/cwt on 175 head.
Average price
$128.62
175 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$697
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$232
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$30.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.98
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546133.7073094
Medium and Large 1-2583127.8374620
Medium and Large 2525122.6364356
Medium and Large 3483103.204985thin
One grade step is worth $30.50/cwt here — about $232 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
128.62
—
AR average9 barns · 1,600 hd
133.60
−4.98
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—High1,46483.841,22717
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45160.1287211
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17859.4070029
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03049.2750827

Every lot

94 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 2330164.00/cwt164.00–164.005413
Steers—Medium and Large 1392167.39/cwt165.00–170.006565
Steers—Medium and Large 2405152.00/cwt152.00–152.006161
Steers—Medium and Large 1418163.23/cwt160.00–165.006823
Steers—Medium and Large 1483161.07/cwt153.00–166.0077826
Steers—Medium and Large 3505110.00/cwt110.00–110.005561
Steers—Medium and Large 2510147.00/cwt147.00–147.007501
Steers—Medium and Large 1526158.57/cwt150.00–167.0083422
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added529165.00/cwt165.00–165.008735
Steers—Medium and Large 1564158.01/cwt157.00–160.008915
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added572159.00/cwt159.00–159.009093
Steers—Medium and Large 2578139.44/cwt132.00–145.008068
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned600143.00/cwt143.00–143.008581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2602144.01/cwt142.00–148.0086715
Steers—Medium and Large 2620131.00/cwt131.00–131.008121
Steers—Medium and Large 1640150.00/cwt150.00–150.009601
Steers—Medium and Large 1662144.78/cwt141.00–145.0095818
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2677139.15/cwt138.00–140.0094214
Steers—Medium and Large 2683131.56/cwt128.00–135.008992
Steers—Medium and Large 2709129.00/cwt127.00–130.009153
Steers—Medium and Large 1720140.17/cwt140.00–140.501,0093
Steers—Medium and Large 2760128.48/cwt125.00–132.009762
Steers—Medium and Large 1763137.98/cwt137.00–139.001,0532
Steers—Medium and Large 2825125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0311
Steers—Medium and Large 1830130.99/cwt130.00–132.001,0872
Steers—Medium and Large 1886132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,1744
Steers—Medium and Large 2970110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0672
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333135.56/cwt128.00–138.004514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1379145.35/cwt140.00–154.0055113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2379131.54/cwt125.00–140.004996
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380105.00/cwt105.00–105.003991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1413144.83/cwt136.00–148.0059811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428130.23/cwt125.00–135.005574
Heifers—Medium and Large 3445101.00/cwt101.00–101.004491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469136.05/cwt130.00–140.0063811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471125.87/cwt121.00–128.005936
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added473139.00/cwt139.00–139.006573
Heifers—Medium and Large 3502110.00/cwt110.00–110.005522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1516135.67/cwt134.00–139.0070017
Heifers—Medium and Large 2532119.95/cwt110.00–125.006389
Heifers—Medium and Large 1564133.31/cwt130.00–136.0075214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added566136.50/cwt136.50–136.507737
Heifers—Medium and Large 2571116.96/cwt109.00–122.006687
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579125.00/cwt125.00–125.007245
Heifers—Medium and Large 358590.00/cwt90.00–90.005271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2601122.00/cwt122.00–122.007338
Heifers—Medium and Large 2611117.80/cwt116.00–120.0072010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1622132.55/cwt126.00–135.0082411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1661123.50/cwt122.00–125.008166
Heifers—Medium and Large 2678117.53/cwt115.00–120.007972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open710130.00/cwt130.00–130.009232
Heifers—Medium and Large 2713106.29/cwt92.00–110.007585
Heifers—Medium and Large 1733115.00/cwt115.00–115.008433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open932102.00/cwt102.00–102.009516
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1340181.00/cwt181.00–181.006151
Bulls—Medium and Large 2368148.98/cwt145.00–155.005487
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380121.00/cwt121.00–121.004601
Bulls—Medium and Large 2415142.00/cwt142.00–142.005891
Bulls—Medium and Large 1426151.63/cwt151.00–155.006466
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470147.00/cwt147.00–147.006911
Bulls—Medium and Large 3495111.00/cwt111.00–111.005491
Bulls—Medium and Large 3515110.00/cwt110.00–110.005671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1516144.21/cwt133.00–151.007449
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527127.98/cwt121.00–132.006745
Bulls—Medium and Large 1579138.63/cwt135.00–142.008036
Bulls—Medium and Large 2590132.00/cwt132.00–132.007791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620127.20/cwt127.00–128.007895
Bulls—Medium and Large 2622117.25/cwt110.00–121.007293
Bulls—Medium and Large 1668132.67/cwt132.00–133.008863
Bulls—Medium and Large 2689109.00/cwt109.00–109.007517
Bulls—Medium and Large 1715123.00/cwt123.00–123.008791
Bulls—Medium and Large 2740111.00/cwt111.00–111.008211
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,37284.72/cwt82.50–85.501,16210
Bulls——1,46077.39/cwt75.50–79.501,1305
Bulls——1,93095.59/cwt94.00–97.001,8452
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight76025.00/cwt25.00–25.001901
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight78550.00/cwt50.00–50.003931
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight81044.00/cwt44.00–44.003561
Cows—Lean 85-90%95037.00/cwt37.00–37.003521
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00352.47/cwt49.00–56.0052610
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05344.43/cwt41.00–48.004689
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15759.96/cwt58.00–62.006945
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15849.84/cwt48.00–52.005773
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17958.52/cwt57.00–60.006909
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20662.28/cwt60.00–65.5075116
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45058.63/cwt57.00–60.008504
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45160.97/cwt60.00–63.008857
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2955700.00/cwt700.00–700.006,6851
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,230850.00/cwt850.00–850.0010,4551
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,315735.00/cwt735.00–735.009,6651
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4051,325.00/cwt1,325.00–1,325.0018,6161
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,203793.63/cwt775.00–810.009,5472
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,282950.82/cwt900.00–1,000.0012,1903
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28911,078.11/cwt950.00–1,100.009,6066

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.