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North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Oct 12
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,140 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 1,141▲ 509 vs year ago 631 · +80.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
127 head
▼ 73 vs last sale 200▲ 4 vs year ago 123 · +3.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 28▼ 25 vs year ago 60 · −41.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly 1.00-8.00 lower with the better 400-450 lb 2.00 higher. Had 2 loads of 799 lb yearling steers and 2 loads of 850 lb yearling steers that sold good. Feeder heifers mixed with the better heifers under 550 lbs and the plainer kind under 450 lbs mostly 2.00-7.00 higher weights over 550 lbs and the plainer kind over 450 lbs 5.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to 5.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $170.40/cwt on 546 head.
Average price
$170.40
546 head · 678 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,156
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$725
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$51.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.95
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1725174.291,263233
Medium and Large 1-2718173.551,246198
Medium and Large 2520158.67826110
Medium and Large 3439122.605385thin
One grade step is worth $51.69/cwt here — about $725 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 sale546 hd
170.40
—
AR average9 barns · 1,499 hd
161.45
+8.95
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—Low1,51995.691,45416
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45468.861,0018thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,19665.5878433
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,05549.0251748

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 Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,062$1,4446
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,020$1,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,103$1,1173thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,115$1,4001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,250$1,5251thin

Every lot

108 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3300131.00/cwt131.00–131.003931
Steers—Medium and Large 2333178.30/cwt155.00–190.0059413
Steers—Medium and Large 3365125.00/cwt125.00–125.004561
Steers—Medium and Large 1368196.62/cwt191.00–200.007246
Steers—Medium and Large 2375173.65/cwt150.00–188.0065118
Steers—Medium and Large 3420125.00/cwt125.00–125.005251
Steers—Medium and Large 1424177.85/cwt174.00–192.0075419
Steers—Medium and Large 2440160.41/cwt155.00–164.0070611
Steers—Medium and Large 1454183.43/cwt170.00–188.0083320
Steers—Medium and Large 2461159.04/cwt145.00–168.007337
Steers—Medium and Large 3480110.00/cwt110.00–110.005281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added484186.00/cwt186.00–186.009008
Steers—Medium and Large 2523149.18/cwt133.00–160.0078019
Steers—Medium and Large 1533176.64/cwt160.00–179.009419
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2534166.17/cwt155.00–174.0088732
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571159.32/cwt158.00–160.0091015
Steers—Medium and Large 2580150.87/cwt138.00–160.0087512
Steers—Medium and Large 1583166.78/cwt159.00–177.009728
Steers—Medium and Large 2628149.49/cwt144.00–168.009395
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned629140.00/cwt140.00–140.008815
Steers—Medium and Large 3630122.00/cwt122.00–122.007691
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned636153.13/cwt150.00–158.0097413
Steers—Medium and Large 2663158.79/cwt146.50–168.001,05311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2688156.81/cwt155.00–158.001,07915
Steers—Medium and Large 1715166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,1871
Steers—Medium and Large 1760169.54/cwt158.00–170.001,28926
Steers—Medium and Large 2769150.62/cwt147.00–153.001,1585
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2799178.25/cwt178.25–178.251,424128
Steers—Medium and Large 1850174.75/cwt174.75–174.751,485131
Steers—Medium and Large 2880135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1881
Steers—Medium and Large 2967135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,3053
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335141.00/cwt141.00–141.004721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1339152.49/cwt147.00–155.0051715
Heifers—Medium and Large 3360110.00/cwt110.00–110.003961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374159.31/cwt145.00–164.0059619
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376140.92/cwt129.00–151.005308
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2402155.00/cwt155.00–155.0062310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424135.77/cwt130.00–142.0057614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1431158.60/cwt152.00–163.0068434
Heifers—Medium and Large 3438114.12/cwt91.00–122.005004
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Value Added466164.00/cwt164.00–164.007644
Heifers—Medium and Large 3466113.26/cwt100.00–125.005285
Heifers—Medium and Large 1479155.95/cwt149.00–161.0074738
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480134.33/cwt130.00–147.0064517
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Natural496176.00/cwt176.00–176.0087346
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy513120.00/cwt120.00–120.006162
Heifers—Medium and Large 3519114.67/cwt104.00–120.005955
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525130.93/cwt124.00–140.0068720
Heifers—Medium and Large 1529152.04/cwt147.00–156.0080426
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added532162.00/cwt162.00–162.008622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2549142.00/cwt142.00–142.007806
Heifers—Medium and Large 3568114.52/cwt114.00–115.006502
Heifers—Medium and Large 2586132.68/cwt125.00–138.0077828
Heifers—Medium and Large 1590145.00/cwt145.00–145.008562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned602132.00/cwt132.00–132.007953
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned608110.06/cwt105.00–115.006692
Heifers—Medium and Large 361096.00/cwt96.00–96.005861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1612143.16/cwt136.00–144.0087610
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620114.84/cwt110.00–120.007122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2667144.00/cwt144.00–144.0096013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open673145.00/cwt145.00–145.009763
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675142.00/cwt142.00–142.009596
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2727132.00/cwt132.00–132.009605
Heifers—Medium and Large 1735138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,0142
Heifers—Medium and Large 2750129.00/cwt129.00–129.009681
Heifers—Medium and Large 3770100.00/cwt100.00–100.007701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1779138.01/cwt132.00–140.001,0754
Heifers—Medium and Large 2875110.00/cwt110.00–110.009632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1905124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,1221
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2333160.60/cwt155.00–173.005355
Bulls—Medium and Large 1363173.03/cwt167.00–176.006283
Bulls—Medium and Large 2395165.00/cwt165.00–165.006521
Bulls—Medium and Large 2417150.27/cwt135.00–160.006279
Bulls—Medium and Large 1480157.90/cwt156.00–159.0075810
Bulls—Medium and Large 2488144.75/cwt135.00–154.007065
Bulls—Medium and Large 3495120.00/cwt120.00–120.005941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1527153.79/cwt149.00–160.0081018
Bulls—Medium and Large 2535140.21/cwt126.00–151.007507
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575142.82/cwt134.00–151.0082112
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578125.97/cwt120.00–136.007286
Bulls—Medium and Large 1607140.33/cwt140.00–142.008529
Bulls—Medium and Large 2640137.00/cwt137.00–137.008772
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665141.00/cwt141.00–141.009381
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675131.02/cwt122.00–133.008848
Bulls—Medium and Large 2740119.00/cwt119.00–119.008812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2760130.00/cwt130.00–130.009881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2815110.11/cwt105.00–117.008977
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,42982.11/cwt75.00–88.001,1734
Bulls——1,46995.22/cwt89.00–102.001,3997
Bulls——1,662107.21/cwt102.00–115.001,7825
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight85015.00/cwt15.00–15.001281
Cows—Lean 85-90%98934.83/cwt25.00–45.0034411
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06551.31/cwt45.00–55.0054622
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07568.00/cwt68.00–68.007311
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10758.32/cwt55.00–62.0064613
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18264.51/cwt60.00–68.0076318
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21055.00/cwt55.00–55.006663
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21369.83/cwt68.00–73.0084712
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43969.27/cwt67.00–72.009977
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56066.00/cwt66.00–66.001,0301
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1151,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0201,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,02096.55/cwt96.00–103.0098512
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,050100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0621,444.25/head1,225.00–1,500.001,4446
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1031,116.81/head925.00–1,350.001,1173
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,22168.60/cwt54.00–76.008385
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251

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.