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North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Nov 3
● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
587 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 599▲ 251 vs year ago 336 · +74.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
117 head
▼ 53 vs last sale 170▼ 43 vs year ago 160 · −26.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 35▼ 20 vs year ago 55 · −36.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs steady to 5.00 lower over 600 lbs steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder heifers mixed with the better kind mostly steady to 4.00 higher and the plainer kind mostly steady to 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows mostly steady to 4.00 lower with quality not as good as last week. 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 $132.81/cwt on 232 head.
Average price
$132.81
232 head · 527 lb average
Value per head Derived
$699
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$153
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$36.29/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 1-2485136.2966049
Medium and Large 1559135.95760124
Medium and Large 2492125.4561754
Medium and Large 3507100.005075thin
One grade step is worth $36.29/cwt here — about $153 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 sale232 hd
132.81
—
AR average9 barns · 1,731 hd
130.67
+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—Average1,64381.481,33914
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,38659.0581810
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23056.6069652
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06445.4948431

Every lot

100 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1319197.60/cwt185.00–204.006304
Steers—Medium and Large 2340178.38/cwt175.00–180.006063
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2378179.00/cwt179.00–179.006777
Steers—Medium and Large 1382183.00/cwt183.00–183.006993
Steers—Medium and Large 2414164.57/cwt160.00–174.006813
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2419176.67/cwt170.00–180.0074012
Steers—Medium and Large 1428178.99/cwt178.00–183.007667
Steers—Medium and Large 1475164.00/cwt164.00–164.007791
Steers—Medium and Large 2487154.28/cwt139.00–160.007516
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2513159.62/cwt159.50–160.0081927
Steers—Medium and Large 2525152.60/cwt147.00–154.008015
Steers—Medium and Large 1534160.82/cwt157.00–162.5085914
Steers—Medium and Large 2578140.39/cwt131.00–145.008116
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2583145.00/cwt145.00–145.0084526
Steers—Medium and Large 1584153.63/cwt145.00–160.0089712
Steers—Medium and Large 1625147.00/cwt143.00–147.009194
Steers—Medium and Large 2626133.74/cwt120.00–142.008375
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635143.00/cwt143.00–143.009085
Steers—Medium and Large 1664145.92/cwt142.00–151.0096922
Steers—Medium and Large 2683136.52/cwt135.00–141.009324
Steers—Medium and Large 1742145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0766
Steers—Medium and Large 1763142.58/cwt139.50–145.001,08811
Steers—Medium and Large 1800147.67/cwt143.00–150.001,1813
Steers—Medium and Large 2855122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,0431
Steers—Medium and Large 1871141.17/cwt136.50–145.001,23010
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2952132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,2614
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323135.31/cwt130.00–140.004378
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2337138.00/cwt138.00–138.004654
Heifers—Medium and Large 1341150.04/cwt147.00–155.005128
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373153.05/cwt143.00–159.005718
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380128.82/cwt122.00–140.0049011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421128.54/cwt118.00–138.005415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423140.64/cwt140.00–142.0059518
Heifers—Medium and Large 1431146.63/cwt135.00–152.006327
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2464140.00/cwt140.00–140.006505
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470100.00/cwt90.00–110.004702
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471130.77/cwt120.00–138.0061611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1490141.22/cwt138.00–145.006925
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518136.34/cwt132.00–141.0070616
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526119.94/cwt114.00–126.006314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527133.00/cwt133.00–133.007015
Heifers—Medium and Large 3532100.00/cwt100.00–100.005323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2553132.75/cwt132.75–132.7573413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571133.01/cwt129.00–139.5075923
Heifers—Medium and Large 2585119.50/cwt119.00–120.006992
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610115.00/cwt115.00–115.007021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned611127.34/cwt121.00–129.0077820
Heifers—Medium and Large 1622131.34/cwt130.00–134.0081717
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open629136.66/cwt134.00–137.008609
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2659126.00/cwt126.00–126.008304
Heifers—Medium and Large 1660128.00/cwt128.00–128.008451
Heifers—Medium and Large 2669119.74/cwt113.00–125.008015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open680136.50/cwt136.50–136.509282
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy708100.00/cwt100.00–100.007082
Heifers—Medium and Large 2730110.00/cwt110.00–110.008031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1775130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0081
Heifers—Medium and Large 2777113.70/cwt112.00–114.508833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open780131.42/cwt130.00–132.001,0257
Heifers—Medium and Large 2815110.00/cwt110.00–110.008971
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1318183.27/cwt177.00–190.005833
Bulls—Medium and Large 1363178.49/cwt178.00–179.006482
Bulls—Medium and Large 2363161.10/cwt147.00–175.005852
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428147.44/cwt130.00–158.006317
Bulls—Medium and Large 1434162.35/cwt160.00–172.0070511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1466159.38/cwt153.00–169.007435
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473135.69/cwt130.00–140.006425
Bulls—Medium and Large 349098.00/cwt98.00–98.004801
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518134.82/cwt128.00–139.006983
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519149.07/cwt140.00–158.0077417
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565143.83/cwt137.00–147.008138
Bulls—Medium and Large 2607122.65/cwt119.00–125.007443
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615134.27/cwt125.00–139.008265
Bulls—Medium and Large 1671132.36/cwt128.00–140.008887
Bulls—Medium and Large 2738110.00/cwt110.00–110.008123
Bulls—Medium and Large 1755132.00/cwt132.00–132.009971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1810125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0131
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,39574.44/cwt68.00–77.501,0386
Bulls——1,73285.02/cwt84.00–86.501,4735
Bulls——1,99089.64/cwt87.50–91.001,7843
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight74022.50/cwt20.00–25.001672
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00329.57/cwt25.00–33.502974
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05639.28/cwt34.00–42.004154
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07058.46/cwt55.00–61.506262
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11251.21/cwt47.00–53.0056919
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14044.00/cwt44.00–44.005021
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21854.95/cwt51.00–58.0066931
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25459.80/cwt58.00–61.5075020
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34057.15/cwt54.00–59.007665
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43260.94/cwt60.00–62.008735
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2930900.00/cwt900.00–900.008,3701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,098776.08/cwt750.00–800.008,5212
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,12564.40/cwt61.50–69.007252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,13554.70/cwt49.50–59.506212
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,23866.62/cwt59.00–72.008252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,265920.00/cwt920.00–920.0011,6381
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,255900.00/cwt900.00–900.0011,2951
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3601,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0013,6001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed75540.66/cwt39.00–42.003072
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-278776.87/cwt57.00–90.0060518
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2795830.00/cwt830.00–830.006,5991

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.