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North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Aug 31
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
483 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 505▼ 147 vs year ago 630 · −23.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
92 head
▲ 16 vs last sale 76▼ 28 vs year ago 120 · −23.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 10▲ 17 vs year ago 13 · +130.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers mixed with the better kind steady to 4.00 lower except 500-600 lbs 2.00-3.00 higher and the plainer kind steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 5.00 higher with the full advance on high dressing boner and breaker cows. Slaughter bulls steady to weak on a very light test.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $165.92/cwt on 196 head.
Average price
$165.92
196 head · 502 lb average
Value per head Derived
$833
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$451
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$73.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.33
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1507173.35879106
Medium and Large 1-2488166.7981419thin
Medium and Large 2500156.1978169
Medium and Large 3428100.004282thin
One grade step is worth $73.35/cwt here — about $451 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 sale196 hd
165.92
—
AR average8 barns · 1,355 hd
162.60
+3.33
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—Low1,51299.781,5097thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,39688.721,23813
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19582.9099132
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,06272.1576628

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)1,053$9865
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,075$1,0501thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)895$1,1251thin

Every lot

86 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 2300205.00/cwt205.00–205.006151
Steers—Medium and Large 1310224.00/cwt224.00–224.006941
Steers—Medium and Large 3330160.00/cwt160.00–160.005281
Steers—Medium and Large 2364186.20/cwt176.00–201.006788
Steers—Medium and Large 1368222.62/cwt215.00–231.008192
Steers—Medium and Large 2400200.00/cwt200.00–200.008001
Steers—Medium and Large 3405160.00/cwt160.00–160.006481
Steers—Medium and Large 1415206.48/cwt205.00–208.008572
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added418218.00/cwt218.00–218.009113
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added461208.00/cwt208.00–208.009594
Steers—Medium and Large 1467198.05/cwt190.00–210.0092523
Steers—Medium and Large 3500150.00/cwt150.00–150.007501
Steers—Medium and Large 1520192.74/cwt188.00–194.001,00223
Steers—Medium and Large 2530180.00/cwt180.00–180.009541
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added551199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,0967
Steers—Medium and Large 2560176.07/cwt172.00–180.009862
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2590185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0929
Steers—Medium and Large 1613182.95/cwt180.00–187.001,1219
Steers—Medium and Large 2634165.72/cwt160.00–168.001,0516
Steers—Medium and Large 1678173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,1734
Steers—Medium and Large 2790164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,2963
Steers—Medium and Large 1805169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,3601
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325176.33/cwt174.00–180.005733
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328164.79/cwt155.00–170.005414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373174.62/cwt171.00–179.006515
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376162.02/cwt150.00–169.0060910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added401175.00/cwt175.00–175.007025
Heifers—Medium and Large 3428100.00/cwt100.00–100.004282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1433174.82/cwt168.00–184.0075718
Heifers—Medium and Large 2435164.68/cwt159.00–170.0071620
Heifers—Medium and Large 2459163.85/cwt153.00–170.007526
Heifers—Medium and Large 1462177.00/cwt175.00–181.0081816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2484170.00/cwt170.00–170.008234
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522174.75/cwt163.00–185.5091237
Heifers—Medium and Large 2529151.08/cwt144.00–161.007994
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2533161.41/cwt160.00–162.0086010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added558172.00/cwt172.00–172.009604
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569169.78/cwt164.00–173.0096612
Heifers—Medium and Large 2569148.88/cwt138.00–157.0084714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2614149.23/cwt145.00–155.009165
Heifers—Medium and Large 1639165.59/cwt162.00–167.001,0587
Heifers—Medium and Large 1683165.38/cwt162.00–167.001,1303
Heifers—Medium and Large 2771137.26/cwt135.00–140.001,0584
Heifers—Medium and Large 1810148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,1991
Heifers—Medium and Large 2810112.00/cwt112.00–112.009071
Heifers—Medium and Large 2935125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1691
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325196.82/cwt193.00–201.006402
Bulls—Medium and Large 2340191.92/cwt170.00–200.006538
Bulls—Medium and Large 2382184.58/cwt172.00–193.0070513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1387201.40/cwt197.00–215.007795
Bulls—Medium and Large 3410130.00/cwt130.00–130.005331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1416191.57/cwt188.00–196.007978
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423174.32/cwt160.00–184.0073716
Bulls—Medium and Large 2469164.79/cwt147.00–181.007736
Bulls—Medium and Large 1485183.22/cwt180.00–190.0088918
Bulls—Medium and Large 1513179.22/cwt170.00–185.0091922
Bulls—Medium and Large 3520117.00/cwt117.00–117.006081
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528162.42/cwt160.00–165.008587
Bulls—Medium and Large 1555169.00/cwt169.00–169.009381
Bulls—Medium and Large 2585158.24/cwt147.00–165.009268
Bulls—Medium and Large 2619155.40/cwt153.00–156.009625
Bulls—Medium and Large 1626165.62/cwt161.00–170.001,0379
Bulls—Medium and Large 1662158.64/cwt154.00–161.001,0503
Bulls—Medium and Large 2692144.00/cwt144.00–144.009963
Bulls—Medium and Large 1730152.52/cwt150.00–155.001,1132
Bulls—Medium and Large 2775121.00/cwt121.00–121.009381
Bulls—Medium and Large 2825123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0151
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,36077.49/cwt71.00–85.001,0542
Bulls——1,569105.54/cwt99.00–109.001,6563
Bulls——1,580113.44/cwt112.00–115.001,7922
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91547.92/cwt46.00–50.004382
Cows—Lean 85-90%93861.63/cwt59.00–63.005785
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09573.34/cwt65.00–78.0080312
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11981.80/cwt80.00–86.009159
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12379.52/cwt74.00–83.0089316
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21069.24/cwt68.00–70.008382
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27588.72/cwt84.00–92.501,13114
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36691.93/cwt90.00–94.001,2569
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46381.49/cwt80.00–82.001,1924
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-286079.00/cwt79.00–79.006791
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,053985.90/head900.00–1,100.009865
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,17283.79/cwt69.00–90.009827
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,22793.08/cwt91.00–95.501,1423
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28951,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-283682.75/cwt65.00–100.006928
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501

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.