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North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Aug 18
● Final124 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
675 head
▲ 412 vs last sale 263▲ 197 vs year ago 478 · +41.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
163 head
▲ 81 vs last sale 82▲ 63 vs year ago 100 · +63.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 20▲ 46 vs year ago 19 · +242.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeders under 700 lbs mostly steady to 2.00 higher than last weeks light test. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00-4.00 lower. Weather was cooler this week and buyers were active.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.53/cwt on 201 head.
Average price
$140.53
201 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$756
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$277
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$29.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.33
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1558145.3381186
Medium and Large 1-2554140.4677850
Medium and Large 2504136.8168957
Medium and Large 3462115.735358thin
One grade step is worth $29.60/cwt here — about $277 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 sale201 hd
140.53
—
AR average6 barns · 1,009 hd
140.20
+0.33
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—High1,61088.751,42917
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,43170.521,00910
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21765.8580143
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08956.5761627

Every lot

124 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1330189.17/cwt182.00–191.006245
Steers—Medium and Large 2340175.00/cwt175.00–175.005954
Steers—Medium and Large 1365185.37/cwt185.00–185.506774
Steers—Medium and Large 2375163.99/cwt150.00–179.006155
Steers—Medium and Large 1419187.87/cwt183.00–191.007874
Steers—Medium and Large 2431164.38/cwt160.00–166.007088
Steers—Medium and Large 2475159.70/cwt140.00–168.0075913
Steers—Medium and Large 1476178.69/cwt173.00–182.0085112
Steers—Medium and Large 1518168.82/cwt162.00–175.0087416
Steers—Medium and Large 3520122.00/cwt122.00–122.006341
Steers—Medium and Large 2527148.68/cwt136.00–156.007849
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529162.36/cwt162.00–163.0085911
Steers—Medium and Large 1577164.73/cwt160.00–170.0095018
Steers—Medium and Large 2590154.49/cwt153.00–158.009118
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2591155.00/cwt155.00–155.009169
Steers—Medium and Large 1617166.75/cwt162.00–168.001,0295
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned620157.00/cwt157.00–157.009732
Steers—Medium and Large 2625154.29/cwt151.00–156.009649
Steers—Medium and Large 1656160.39/cwt154.00–163.001,0525
Steers—Medium and Large 2676146.42/cwt141.00–150.009904
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Gaunt702156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,09510
Steers—Medium and Large 2717132.37/cwt122.00–140.009493
Steers—Medium and Large 1719149.64/cwt145.00–158.001,0768
Steers—Medium and Large 1785154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,2092
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2790143.50/cwt143.50–143.501,13410
Steers—Medium and Large 2830138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,1451
Steers—Medium and Large 1852144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,2272
Steers—Medium and Large 2890132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,1752
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1332159.60/cwt155.00–170.005303
Heifers—Medium and Large 2338142.89/cwt133.00–147.004836
Heifers—Medium and Large 1363160.41/cwt155.00–164.005823
Heifers—Medium and Large 2367135.87/cwt132.00–138.004993
Heifers—Medium and Large 3388132.00/cwt132.00–132.005122
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425143.57/cwt130.00–149.0061011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1439154.62/cwt153.50–155.006794
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2439151.50/cwt151.50–151.506654
Heifers—Medium and Large 3440110.00/cwt110.00–110.004841
Heifers—Medium and Large 3458112.62/cwt110.00–114.005163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471156.65/cwt148.00–159.5073824
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475140.05/cwt133.00–146.0066512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2484145.69/cwt145.00–146.507059
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517148.50/cwt143.00–150.007689
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519141.06/cwt140.00–142.0073212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy520139.00/cwt139.00–139.007231
Heifers—Medium and Large 3520114.00/cwt114.00–114.005931
Heifers—Medium and Large 2521135.65/cwt127.00–141.007077
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571140.64/cwt139.00–144.508037
Heifers—Medium and Large 2574134.50/cwt131.00–138.007728
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2579137.03/cwt135.50–138.0079310
Heifers—Medium and Large 3585100.00/cwt100.00–100.005851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2602136.50/cwt136.50–136.508228
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy608134.00/cwt134.00–134.008152
Heifers—Medium and Large 2628133.77/cwt126.00–138.008405
Heifers—Medium and Large 1631140.71/cwt135.00–144.5088812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned635136.00/cwt136.00–136.008642
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy655131.00/cwt131.00–131.008582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1657135.17/cwt134.00–136.008886
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2658133.00/cwt133.00–133.008753
Heifers—Medium and Large 2688126.49/cwt124.00–129.008702
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open690138.00/cwt138.00–138.009524
Heifers—Medium and Large 1729128.20/cwt128.00–129.009355
Heifers—Medium and Large 2765118.00/cwt118.00–118.009031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1768127.65/cwt125.00–129.009803
Heifers—Medium and Large 1812124.96/cwt117.00–129.001,0153
Heifers—Medium and Large 2835110.00/cwt110.00–110.009191
Heifers—Medium and Large 285598.00/cwt98.00–98.008381
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2317150.75/cwt146.00–156.004783
Bulls—Medium and Large 2364155.36/cwt140.00–162.005665
Bulls—Medium and Large 1365181.58/cwt175.00–185.006633
Bulls—Medium and Large 3365131.00/cwt131.00–131.004781
Bulls—Medium and Large 3400130.00/cwt130.00–130.005201
Bulls—Medium and Large 2415151.36/cwt137.00–163.006286
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2436182.00/cwt182.00–182.0079410
Bulls—Medium and Large 2463157.33/cwt156.00–158.007283
Bulls—Medium and Large 1484169.92/cwt165.00–176.0082217
Bulls—Medium and Large 3490115.00/cwt115.00–115.005641
Bulls—Medium and Large 3500109.00/cwt109.00–109.005451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2516165.00/cwt165.00–165.0085110
Bulls—Medium and Large 1526165.70/cwt156.00–170.008726
Bulls—Medium and Large 2526136.54/cwt135.00–140.007184
Bulls—Medium and Large 1567156.53/cwt149.00–172.0088812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2585136.43/cwt125.00–146.007983
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2597153.00/cwt153.00–153.0091316
Bulls—Medium and Large 3605113.00/cwt113.00–113.006841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1614149.15/cwt144.00–155.009164
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned642137.54/cwt128.00–144.008835
Bulls—Medium and Large 1683140.90/cwt136.00–145.009625
Bulls—Medium and Large 1711136.97/cwt131.00–146.009744
Bulls—Medium and Large 2735114.00/cwt114.00–114.008381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2772131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,01110
Bulls—Medium and Large 1778126.96/cwt124.00–129.009883
Bulls—Medium and Large 1830133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,1041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1860121.50/cwt120.00–123.001,0452
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2865108.50/cwt108.50–108.5093911
Bulls—Medium and Large 2961104.50/cwt104.50–104.501,0044
Bulls—Medium and Large 1985113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,1131
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 353574.00/cwt74.00–74.003961
Dairy Steers—Large 358062.00/cwt62.00–62.003601
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,37577.58/cwt61.50–86.501,0676
Bulls——1,72198.38/cwt97.00–100.001,6934
Bulls——1,74792.83/cwt88.00–96.001,6227
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,02057.00/cwt57.00–57.005811
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03752.77/cwt49.50–55.0054715
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11856.70/cwt55.00–58.006346
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12059.59/cwt56.50–63.0066710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16064.03/cwt59.50–68.0074320
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,31870.00/cwt70.00–70.009232
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,31971.21/cwt68.50–74.0093917
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40067.00/cwt67.00–67.009381
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48672.65/cwt69.50–75.501,0808
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 2-3997803.97/cwt750.00–860.008,01615
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,032932.81/cwt850.00–1,025.009,6273
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3201,226.52/cwt1,200.00–1,250.0016,1902
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-3592400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,3682
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-3744526.50/cwt410.00–600.003,9174
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-3790500.00/cwt500.00–500.003,9501
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 2-379565.00/cwt65.00–65.005171
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,00565.83/cwt55.00–74.006624
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,00560.50/cwt60.50–60.506081
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,229992.43/cwt870.00–1,075.0012,1979
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,26572.64/cwt69.50–76.009194
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,300920.99/cwt835.00–1,000.0011,9732
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,30070.25/cwt65.00–76.0091310
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3151,175.00/cwt1,175.00–1,175.0015,4511

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.