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North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Oct 20
● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
355 head
▼ 276 vs last sale 631▼ 29 vs year ago 384 · −7.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
106 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 123▲ 22 vs year ago 84 · +26.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 60▲ 20 vs year ago 25 · +80.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 1.00-8.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs 3.00-6.00 higher. Not enough over 600 lbs for a trend. Slaughter cows mixed with the breakers and boners steady and lean cows steady to 2.00 higher. Not enough bulls for a trend.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.40/cwt on 124 head.
Average price
$126.40
124 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$692
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$230
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$43.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.35
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1571136.2677862
Medium and Large 2505123.3762248
Medium and Large 358893.1654814thin
One grade step is worth $43.10/cwt here — about $230 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 sale124 hd
126.40
—
AR average7 barns · 957 hd
128.75
−2.35
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—Average1,44574.881,0826thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41361.478687thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,21757.1869635
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01839.0639828

Every lot

102 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2320159.00/cwt159.00–159.005091
Steers—Medium and Large 3320133.00/cwt133.00–133.004261
Steers—Medium and Large 1329183.17/cwt175.00–205.006034
Steers—Medium and Large 1373177.45/cwt176.00–179.006622
Steers—Medium and Large 2384164.50/cwt143.00–171.006325
Steers—Medium and Large 1415173.05/cwt164.00–178.007183
Steers—Medium and Large 2434152.32/cwt145.00–161.006618
Steers—Medium and Large 3435115.00/cwt115.00–115.005001
Steers—Medium and Large 1461171.94/cwt159.00–173.0079313
Steers—Medium and Large 2480147.95/cwt137.00–155.007104
Steers—Medium and Large 1517146.98/cwt132.00–167.0076013
Steers—Medium and Large 3520100.00/cwt100.00–100.005201
Steers—Medium and Large 2523139.81/cwt128.00–147.007316
Steers—Medium and Large 1575149.46/cwt144.50–155.0085917
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned605136.00/cwt136.00–136.008232
Steers—Medium and Large 2605135.00/cwt135.00–135.008171
Steers—Medium and Large 1617143.70/cwt142.00–147.008873
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned676136.16/cwt134.00–139.009209
Steers—Medium and Large 2705116.00/cwt116.00–116.008181
Steers—Medium and Large 1765140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0712
Steers—Medium and Large 1800143.50/cwt143.50–143.501,1483
Steers—Medium and Large 2960127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,2191
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320140.00/cwt140.00–140.004481
Heifers—Medium and Large 2321130.51/cwt124.00–138.004194
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365105.00/cwt105.00–105.003831
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370128.68/cwt125.00–135.004768
Heifers—Medium and Large 1390153.98/cwt139.00–156.006018
Heifers—Medium and Large 3415107.79/cwt100.00–114.004473
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418127.14/cwt115.00–135.005318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423146.15/cwt142.00–151.006185
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467127.14/cwt120.00–140.005949
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474143.32/cwt141.00–146.0067910
Heifers—Medium and Large 2513119.84/cwt105.00–128.006153
Heifers—Medium and Large 1535139.49/cwt138.50–140.507467
Heifers—Medium and Large 1554135.78/cwt134.00–136.007529
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560126.00/cwt126.00–126.007061
Heifers—Medium and Large 357898.98/cwt96.00–100.005724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy592125.00/cwt125.00–125.007404
Heifers—Medium and Large 2615118.12/cwt105.00–125.007263
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620130.21/cwt128.00–135.008074
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665129.02/cwt128.00–130.008582
Heifers—Medium and Large 2671121.22/cwt113.00–125.008138
Heifers—Medium and Large 1714126.73/cwt122.00–129.009054
Heifers—Medium and Large 371880.00/cwt80.00–80.005746
Heifers—Medium and Large 2725104.03/cwt100.00–108.007542
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy76096.00/cwt96.00–96.007301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1772123.00/cwt123.00–123.009502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1860126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0841
Heifers—Medium and Large 290595.00/cwt95.00–95.008601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1981112.75/cwt109.00–115.001,1064
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,010105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0611
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2377142.61/cwt138.00–160.005385
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380167.00/cwt167.00–167.006351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1414170.06/cwt164.00–182.007045
Bulls—Medium and Large 3415104.82/cwt100.00–110.004352
Bulls—Medium and Large 2432141.80/cwt132.00–145.006135
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473163.89/cwt160.00–168.007752
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478134.67/cwt130.00–149.006444
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523148.93/cwt135.00–158.007796
Bulls—Medium and Large 2535128.73/cwt118.00–134.006895
Bulls—Medium and Large 2563122.47/cwt119.00–126.006904
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570138.91/cwt131.00–143.0079211
Bulls—Medium and Large 3570103.00/cwt103.00–103.005871
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615110.00/cwt110.00–110.006771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618134.49/cwt134.00–135.008312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned622125.00/cwt125.00–125.007785
Bulls—Medium and Large 2663123.00/cwt122.00–124.008152
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675132.84/cwt132.00–134.008976
Bulls—Medium and Large 1734128.47/cwt126.00–133.009434
Bulls—Medium and Large 2745113.00/cwt113.00–113.008421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1765122.00/cwt122.00–122.009331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1800124.00/cwt124.00–124.009921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1890120.23/cwt117.50–123.001,0702
Bulls—Medium and Large 295085.00/cwt85.00–85.008081
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 343067.00/cwt67.00–67.002881
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,06565.11/cwt59.00–69.006933
Bulls——1,71588.00/cwt88.00–88.001,5091
Bulls——1,88082.98/cwt82.00–84.001,5602
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight64015.91/cwt14.00–20.001024
Cows—Lean 85-90%97027.24/cwt19.00–36.002647
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03745.52/cwt45.00–46.004723
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03841.40/cwt38.00–44.004306
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09550.52/cwt44.50–54.005536
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18654.65/cwt50.50–59.0064814
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,27057.55/cwt55.00–60.007315
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27161.10/cwt59.00–65.0077718
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35552.96/cwt52.00–54.007182
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43664.87/cwt62.00–68.009325
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2840800.00/cwt800.00–800.006,7201
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-290585.28/cwt80.00–90.007722
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2936891.81/cwt850.00–900.008,3476
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-294088.00/cwt88.00–88.008271
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-282872.91/cwt62.00–83.006042
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,15256.52/cwt45.00–65.006513
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,170856.07/cwt700.00–1,060.0010,0169
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,175750.00/cwt750.00–750.008,8131
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,24660.63/cwt56.00–65.007557
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2701,235.00/cwt1,235.00–1,235.0015,6851
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-283045.00/cwt45.00–45.003741
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2511,075.27/cwt910.00–1,260.0013,4522
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,320700.00/cwt700.00–700.009,2401
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3251,185.00/cwt1,185.00–1,185.0015,7011

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.