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North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Aug 10
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
498 head
▼ 153 vs last sale 651▲ 235 vs year ago 263 · +89.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
80 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 105▼ 2 vs year ago 82 · −2.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 35▼ 6 vs year ago 20 · −30.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly 2.00-6.00 higher on a light test in some classes. Feeder heifers mostly 1.00-5.00 higher except the 350-450 lbs 1.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00-8.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.92/cwt on 227 head.
Average price
$158.92
227 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$855
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$320
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$39.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.37
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1529168.10889141
Medium and Large 1-2605150.4691124
Medium and Large 2545143.2778154
Medium and Large 3444128.185698thin
One grade step is worth $39.92/cwt here — about $320 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 sale227 hd
158.92
—
AR average9 barns · 1,211 hd
154.55
+4.37
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—Average1,464111.861,63715
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,44087.271,2574thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23285.941,05832
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05767.7171626

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,118$1,0597
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,050$1,3001thin

Every lot

91 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1330203.39/cwt199.00–209.006716
Steers—Medium and Large 2335181.09/cwt175.00–184.006073
Steers—Medium and Large 2355175.00/cwt175.00–175.006211
Steers—Medium and Large 1360200.00/cwt200.00–200.007202
Steers—Medium and Large 2402170.30/cwt169.00–180.0068518
Steers—Medium and Large 1418192.31/cwt188.00–197.008042
Steers—Medium and Large 1470178.00/cwt178.00–178.008371
Steers—Medium and Large 2473168.56/cwt165.00–172.007972
Steers—Medium and Large 3500140.00/cwt140.00–140.007001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2504171.00/cwt171.00–171.0086214
Steers—Medium and Large 2520163.49/cwt155.00–170.008505
Steers—Medium and Large 1531186.67/cwt180.00–188.009918
Steers—Medium and Large 2565158.56/cwt140.00–171.008968
Steers—Medium and Large 1568181.22/cwt173.00–198.001,0295
Steers—Medium and Large 3575135.00/cwt135.00–135.007763
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2576170.00/cwt170.00–170.009795
Steers—Medium and Large 2611163.50/cwt155.00–167.009996
Steers—Medium and Large 1617178.12/cwt173.00–186.001,0994
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2646167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,0794
Steers—Medium and Large 1654167.41/cwt162.00–169.001,0955
Steers—Medium and Large 2658155.06/cwt145.00–160.001,0203
Steers—Medium and Large 1710168.10/cwt160.00–170.001,1948
Steers—Medium and Large 1775162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,2562
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2786158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,2427
Steers—Medium and Large 2835140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1691
Steers—Medium and Large 1845150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2681
Steers—Medium and Large 2855135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1541
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1313175.00/cwt175.00–175.005482
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330155.00/cwt155.00–155.005121
Heifers—Medium and Large 3335125.21/cwt118.00–132.004192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370168.98/cwt165.00–176.006259
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370135.00/cwt135.00–135.005001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380141.00/cwt141.00–141.005361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy405155.00/cwt155.00–155.006281
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421148.86/cwt133.00–162.006277
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424166.85/cwt160.00–173.007074
Heifers—Medium and Large 3445130.00/cwt130.00–130.005791
Heifers—Medium and Large 3455135.00/cwt135.00–135.006141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1462169.35/cwt160.00–177.007829
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474150.11/cwt140.00–155.0071214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1508162.48/cwt152.00–167.5082515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open520177.00/cwt177.00–177.0092062
Heifers—Medium and Large 2522147.34/cwt135.00–153.0076914
Heifers—Medium and Large 3537125.00/cwt125.00–125.006713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2562153.50/cwt153.50–153.5086314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568162.35/cwt156.00–164.0092214
Heifers—Medium and Large 2571135.61/cwt135.00–138.007745
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy595148.00/cwt148.00–148.008811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement600165.00/cwt165.00–165.009905
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620146.00/cwt146.00–146.009051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2632145.00/cwt145.00–145.009164
Heifers—Medium and Large 1642153.76/cwt146.00–155.0098711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,0191
Heifers—Medium and Large 2683135.99/cwt134.00–138.009292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open688147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,0116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1705144.01/cwt140.00–145.001,0155
Heifers—Medium and Large 2721135.00/cwt135.00–135.009734
Heifers—Medium and Large 1770139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2824119.61/cwt119.00–120.009865
Heifers—Medium and Large 1885126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,1151
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1342195.00/cwt195.00–195.006672
Bulls—Medium and Large 1362183.39/cwt180.00–185.006643
Bulls—Medium and Large 2385160.00/cwt160.00–160.006161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1412181.77/cwt166.00–194.007498
Bulls—Medium and Large 2417156.21/cwt155.00–160.006514
Bulls—Medium and Large 1462170.89/cwt167.50–192.0079011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2484150.92/cwt140.00–164.007306
Bulls—Medium and Large 1530169.85/cwt160.00–173.0090020
Bulls—Medium and Large 1569158.02/cwt154.00–169.0089915
Bulls—Medium and Large 1627163.58/cwt157.00–165.001,02615
Bulls—Medium and Large 1685155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1790135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1800135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0802
Bulls—Medium and Large 1920126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,1591
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,27890.75/cwt89.00–92.001,1602
Bulls——1,403106.84/cwt104.00–110.001,4994
Bulls——1,532118.78/cwt114.00–125.001,8209
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89543.58/cwt35.00–50.003904
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04972.27/cwt65.00–76.0075810
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11481.08/cwt77.00–88.009037
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12259.20/cwt55.00–63.006645
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19582.51/cwt78.00–86.0098614
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21370.93/cwt70.00–72.008602
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26690.82/cwt88.00–96.001,15016
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43090.98/cwt90.00–92.001,3012
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45083.55/cwt82.00–85.001,2112
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,04093.00/cwt93.00–93.009671
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,06882.21/cwt77.00–88.008783
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1181,058.94/head900.00–1,175.001,0597
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-283576.00/cwt76.00–76.006351

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.