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North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, May 19
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,006 head
▲ 640 vs last sale 366▲ 89 vs year ago 917 · +9.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
170 head
▲ 96 vs last sale 74▲ 15 vs year ago 155 · +9.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 28▼ 40 vs year ago 80 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs 4.00-9.00 higher over 500 lbs 1.00-4.00 higher than last weeks light test.. Feeder heifers steady to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 1.00-3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $154.77/cwt on 506 head.
Average price
$154.77
506 head · 571 lb average
Value per head Derived
$884
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$82
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$15.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.13
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1552157.47869210
Medium and Large 1-2592155.67922237
Medium and Large 2557141.5278859
One grade step is worth $15.95/cwt here — about $82 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 sale506 hd
154.77
—
AR average10 barns · 1,782 hd
156.90
−2.13
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—High1,46887.571,28620
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,49565.3597719
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,14762.1771376
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,01153.1553728

Every lot

108 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1310187.00/cwt187.00–187.005801
Steers—Medium and Large 2340160.00/cwt160.00–160.005441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2349175.00/cwt175.00–175.006119
Steers—Medium and Large 1353180.00/cwt180.00–180.006353
Steers—Medium and Large 2374157.03/cwt140.00–172.005875
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2395175.00/cwt175.00–175.0069111
Steers—Medium and Large 2418150.73/cwt145.00–155.006305
Steers—Medium and Large 1432171.74/cwt161.00–180.0074217
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2442169.19/cwt162.00–175.007489
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2459173.91/cwt173.00–174.5079836
Steers—Medium and Large 2476151.78/cwt140.00–158.007228
Steers—Medium and Large 1488165.38/cwt159.00–175.0080769
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy528150.00/cwt150.00–150.007924
Steers—Medium and Large 2529144.32/cwt129.00–148.0076312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2531164.13/cwt156.00–166.5087282
Steers—Medium and Large 1532166.99/cwt163.50–173.0088825
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2562147.23/cwt146.00–148.008278
Steers—Medium and Large 1573151.67/cwt147.50–155.5086918
Steers—Medium and Large 2574141.22/cwt135.00–148.008116
Steers—Medium and Large 1619147.55/cwt146.00–157.0091311
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned622144.97/cwt144.00–146.0090233
Steers—Medium and Large 2624135.02/cwt124.00–142.0084310
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2636144.00/cwt144.00–144.009167
Steers—Medium and Large 1657147.89/cwt144.00–154.0097213
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned662141.77/cwt141.00–143.0093913
Steers—Medium and Large 2663129.93/cwt125.00–140.008617
Steers—Medium and Large 1712140.50/cwt140.50–140.501,0002
Steers—Medium and Large 2730120.00/cwt120.00–120.008761
Steers—Medium and Large 1783130.97/cwt129.00–133.001,0252
Steers—Medium and Large 2795130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0341
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added802133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,06759
Steers—Medium and Large 2805110.00/cwt110.00–110.008861
Steers—Medium and Large 1825130.32/cwt127.00–133.001,0753
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2848130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1028
Steers—Medium and Large 2865119.01/cwt118.00–120.001,0292
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2914120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0974
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320140.43/cwt135.00–145.004493
Heifers—Medium and Large 1326149.38/cwt149.00–151.004878
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2369145.00/cwt145.00–145.0053511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377136.98/cwt125.00–142.005167
Heifers—Medium and Large 1384147.45/cwt145.00–150.0056618
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421146.06/cwt139.00–152.0061556
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429131.20/cwt124.00–136.005638
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468140.00/cwt132.00–148.0065547
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474125.27/cwt117.00–133.005946
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2479141.96/cwt135.00–142.5068092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy495130.00/cwt130.00–130.006441
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518123.97/cwt110.00–130.0064212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523132.61/cwt126.00–135.5069427
Heifers—Medium and Large 1561131.55/cwt124.00–135.0073824
Heifers—Medium and Large 2588118.84/cwt110.00–122.0069912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy595121.00/cwt121.00–121.007201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned612129.00/cwt129.00–129.007894
Heifers—Medium and Large 1613126.30/cwt125.00–127.007743
Heifers—Medium and Large 2621117.31/cwt103.00–122.007288
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open630126.50/cwt126.50–126.5079712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1660126.00/cwt126.00–126.008321
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665120.00/cwt120.00–120.007982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned672126.00/cwt126.00–126.008477
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open690121.50/cwt121.50–121.508384
Heifers—Medium and Large 1700124.00/cwt124.00–124.008681
Heifers—Medium and Large 2790108.00/cwt108.00–108.008531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1810114.00/cwt114.00–114.009231
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2310155.00/cwt155.00–155.004811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1332180.00/cwt168.00–180.005982
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy340160.00/cwt160.00–160.005441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1379167.51/cwt160.00–171.006353
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy385159.00/cwt159.00–159.006121
Bulls—Medium and Large 2385155.44/cwt151.00–160.005982
Bulls—Medium and Large 1431159.74/cwt155.00–165.006884
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480140.00/cwt140.00–140.006721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1488157.00/cwt157.00–157.007662
Bulls—Medium and Large 1526148.77/cwt146.00–150.007835
Bulls—Medium and Large 2537141.35/cwt140.00–142.007593
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565137.64/cwt135.00–143.007783
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578121.59/cwt120.00–125.007033
Bulls—Medium and Large 1604136.22/cwt135.00–138.008239
Bulls—Medium and Large 2685121.01/cwt119.00–123.008295
Bulls—Medium and Large 2700105.00/cwt105.00–105.007351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1712124.38/cwt121.00–126.008865
Bulls—Medium and Large 1780121.00/cwt121.00–121.009441
Bulls—Medium and Large 291493.76/cwt88.00–105.008576
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,22777.71/cwt75.00–79.009543
Bulls——1,30284.96/cwt80.00–90.001,10610
Bulls——1,80995.51/cwt90.00–99.001,7287
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight69529.00/cwt29.00–29.002021
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight83024.10/cwt20.00–28.002002
Cows—Lean 85-90%96833.05/cwt31.00–35.003202
Cows—Lean 85-90%97546.10/cwt44.00–49.504493
Cows—Lean 85-90%98955.81/cwt50.00–58.0055210
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08161.60/cwt59.00–63.5066611
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15059.90/cwt55.00–62.0068925
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15364.22/cwt62.00–68.0074049
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20552.00/cwt52.00–52.006271
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,25560.69/cwt60.00–62.007625
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58167.02/cwt63.00–71.501,06014
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-290073.95/cwt65.00–92.006665
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,03561.00/cwt61.00–61.006311
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28251,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.008,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,000675.00/cwt675.00–675.006,7501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,165726.01/cwt600.00–835.008,4585
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,23965.99/cwt62.00–73.008184
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,254974.61/cwt750.00–1,085.0012,2227
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2833921.19/cwt850.00–985.007,6743
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29681,004.91/cwt900.00–1,100.009,7282
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29851,150.00/cwt1,150.00–1,150.0011,3281
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2998674.87/cwt625.00–725.006,7352
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1451,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0012,5951

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.