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North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Nov 17
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,039 head
▼ 1,010 vs last sale 2,049▼ 1 vs year ago 1,040 · −0.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
233 head
▼ 67 vs last sale 300▲ 5 vs year ago 228 · +2.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
150 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 134▲ 50 vs year ago 100 · +50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 2.00 lower except the better 600-650 lbs 1.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly steady to 3.00 lower except the better 400-450 lbs and 500-550 lbs 1.00 higher. No trend on cows and bulls not reported last week. Only a few cows observed today due to time.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.92/cwt on 350 head.
Average price
$131.92
350 head · 487 lb average
Value per head Derived
$643
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$215
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$34.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.86
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1488140.47685146
Medium and Large 1-2508133.0267582
Medium and Large 2484125.8861091
Medium and Large 3442106.4347031
One grade step is worth $34.04/cwt here — about $215 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 sale350 hd
131.92
—
AR average9 barns · 2,318 hd
134.78
−2.86
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—High1,62978.081,27230
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,55553.008241thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,24347.005842thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low80323.601894thin

Every lot

99 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 1322177.74/cwt175.00–180.005723
Steers—Medium and Large 2330168.95/cwt164.00–172.005587
Steers—Medium and Large 2368154.96/cwt149.00–168.0057010
Steers—Medium and Large 1377176.72/cwt172.00–185.0066616
Steers—Medium and Large 1419175.59/cwt165.00–181.0073618
Steers—Medium and Large 2428146.28/cwt140.00–162.0062614
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2431166.67/cwt165.00–169.0071818
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added469178.00/cwt178.00–178.008357
Steers—Medium and Large 1486162.97/cwt159.00–170.0079224
Steers—Medium and Large 2490150.51/cwt150.00–151.007372
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2499165.00/cwt165.00–165.008237
Steers—Medium and Large 2517146.43/cwt137.00–151.0075713
Steers—Medium and Large 1527159.54/cwt155.00–162.0084125
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535155.00/cwt155.00–155.008298
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added552164.90/cwt164.50–165.0091010
Steers—Medium and Large 1572153.21/cwt147.00–160.0087621
Steers—Medium and Large 2585142.00/cwt142.00–142.008311
Steers—Medium and Large 1605156.00/cwt156.00–156.009443
Steers—Medium and Large 2615134.12/cwt129.00–139.008252
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned619144.24/cwt127.00–150.0089326
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned635135.19/cwt132.00–138.0085817
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned660144.00/cwt144.00–144.009503
Steers—Medium and Large 2670142.00/cwt142.00–142.009511
Steers—Medium and Large 1672145.02/cwt144.00–146.009754
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned718137.00/cwt137.00–137.009846
Steers—Medium and Large 1727137.31/cwt136.00–139.009983
Steers—Medium and Large 1756139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0514
Steers—Medium and Large 1820142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,1641
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3323115.04/cwt110.00–120.003727
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330127.89/cwt115.00–139.0042210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1333148.40/cwt140.00–151.0049413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1365152.13/cwt138.50–160.0055518
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377126.79/cwt118.00–142.0047810
Heifers—Medium and Large 3377111.66/cwt105.00–120.004213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2395143.00/cwt143.00–143.005655
Heifers—Medium and Large 341891.00/cwt91.00–91.003803
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424148.01/cwt145.00–154.0062828
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428125.71/cwt120.00–135.0053814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2432140.00/cwt140.00–140.0060512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1466143.66/cwt133.00–149.0066918
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added466142.23/cwt141.50–143.0066312
Heifers—Medium and Large 3471108.42/cwt102.00–114.0051112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2481130.74/cwt115.00–138.0062926
Heifers—Medium and Large 3500105.00/cwt105.00–105.005251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521139.12/cwt130.00–145.5072523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529129.68/cwt124.00–133.5068643
Heifers—Medium and Large 2533122.65/cwt115.00–129.0065412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy535122.00/cwt122.00–122.006532
Heifers—Medium and Large 356095.04/cwt90.00–100.005324
Heifers—Medium and Large 2574123.02/cwt120.00–127.507069
Heifers—Medium and Large 1579132.75/cwt127.00–139.0076918
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy585105.00/cwt105.00–105.006141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned611124.55/cwt123.50–125.0076121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2613122.97/cwt120.50–125.5075410
Heifers—Medium and Large 3650100.00/cwt100.00–100.006501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670127.00/cwt127.00–127.008511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open688126.77/cwt126.00–130.008725
Heifers—Medium and Large 2693107.99/cwt106.00–110.007482
Heifers—Medium and Large 2710115.00/cwt115.00–115.008171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open730130.00/cwt130.00–130.009491
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open772135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0423
Heifers—Medium and Large 2825100.00/cwt100.00–100.008251
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323175.31/cwt172.00–179.005662
Bulls—Medium and Large 2345148.00/cwt148.00–148.005111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2374146.64/cwt132.00–162.0054811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1382165.79/cwt150.00–173.006335
Bulls—Medium and Large 2408141.55/cwt130.00–160.005789
Bulls—Medium and Large 341695.17/cwt90.00–100.003966
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418157.04/cwt156.00–165.006569
Bulls—Medium and Large 1460153.94/cwt146.00–162.0070812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465133.76/cwt125.00–143.0062212
Bulls—Medium and Large 3465115.00/cwt115.00–115.005351
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515137.17/cwt120.00–144.0070621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1517148.16/cwt144.00–152.0076633
Bulls—Medium and Large 1572140.32/cwt132.00–147.0080312
Bulls—Medium and Large 2583130.35/cwt120.00–138.007603
Bulls—Medium and Large 1612138.42/cwt135.00–140.008475
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623115.92/cwt105.00–131.007226
Bulls—Medium and Large 2655117.66/cwt115.00–119.007713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1678137.17/cwt125.00–144.009309
Bulls—Medium and Large 1712130.83/cwt119.00–138.009326
Bulls—Medium and Large 2725102.45/cwt100.00–105.007432
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,47869.17/cwt65.00–73.001,0228
Bulls——1,63279.65/cwt75.00–82.001,30015
Bulls——1,79784.90/cwt82.00–89.501,5267
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight74522.20/cwt19.00–25.001652
Cows—Lean 85-90%86025.00/cwt25.00–25.002152
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22044.00/cwt44.00–44.005371
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26550.00/cwt50.00–50.006331
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55553.00/cwt53.00–53.008241
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 4731262.39/cwt210.00–320.001,9184
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2880800.00/cwt800.00–800.007,0401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,08545.00/cwt45.00–45.004881
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,223825.05/cwt800.00–850.0010,0902
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,28053.44/cwt53.00–54.006842
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,32045.00/cwt45.00–45.005941
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,54058.50/cwt58.50–58.509011
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 4820380.00/cwt380.00–380.003,1164
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,01362.04/cwt54.00–72.006282

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.