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North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Dec 14
● Final118 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,752 head
▲ 730 vs last sale 1,022▲ 668 vs year ago 1,084 · +61.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
208 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 177▼ 48 vs year ago 256 · −18.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 40▼ 225 vs year ago 260 · −86.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers under 700 lbs steady to 8.00 higher mostly 2.00-5.00 higher. The offering included several groups of weaned cattle some of them value added that sold for a premium. Had some loads of 700-800 lb yearlings that dold good. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 6.00 higher on a light test.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $178.29/cwt on 1,098 head.
Average price
$178.29
1,098 head · 658 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,174
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$639
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$59.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.60
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1677180.111,220611
Medium and Large 1-2669178.241,192377
Medium and Large 2519169.71880107
Medium and Large 3480121.005813thin
One grade step is worth $59.11/cwt here — about $639 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 sale1,098 hd
178.29
—
AR average7 barns · 1,949 hd
180.89
−2.60
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—Average1,58299.011,56610
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,31871.529426thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,15469.3780143
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06059.7863417

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,168$1,0002thin

Every lot

118 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1326208.24/cwt202.00–211.0067917
Steers—Medium and Large 2333173.22/cwt160.00–181.005774
Steers—Medium and Large 1376217.56/cwt200.00–230.0081829
Steers—Medium and Large 2392182.25/cwt177.00–197.007146
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added420198.00/cwt198.00–198.008322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2421196.06/cwt195.00–199.0082516
Steers—Medium and Large 1423201.41/cwt200.00–202.008525
Steers—Medium and Large 2438184.92/cwt175.00–196.0081017
Steers—Medium and Large 3445120.00/cwt120.00–120.005342
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy448150.00/cwt150.00–150.006723
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added453192.02/cwt190.00–195.008705
Steers—Medium and Large 1457195.73/cwt191.00–204.008944
Steers—Medium and Large 2461179.28/cwt167.00–190.008264
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2477195.59/cwt195.00–196.009337
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2511186.83/cwt175.00–202.0095551
Steers—Medium and Large 1521193.25/cwt180.00–210.001,00713
Steers—Medium and Large 2529166.39/cwt150.00–177.0088019
Steers—Medium and Large 2Value Added538178.00/cwt178.00–178.009589
Steers—Medium and Large 3550123.00/cwt123.00–123.006771
Steers—Medium and Large 2572158.22/cwt148.00–167.0090520
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2579171.13/cwt165.00–175.0099131
Steers—Medium and Large 1580180.74/cwt176.00–198.001,04818
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added586179.50/cwt179.50–179.501,0529
Steers—Medium and Large 1608174.42/cwt167.00–175.001,06046
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added622184.19/cwt180.00–185.001,14636
Steers—Medium and Large 2624153.30/cwt145.00–159.0095710
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned643157.57/cwt155.00–168.001,0135
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned660161.54/cwt158.00–163.001,06618
Steers—Medium and Large 1661173.46/cwt173.00–179.001,14713
Steers—Medium and Large 2675154.96/cwt146.00–160.001,0467
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2678177.80/cwt169.00–179.501,20555
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2717164.44/cwt157.00–167.001,17940
Steers—Medium and Large 1720177.92/cwt169.00–180.001,281369
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned740160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1841
Steers—Medium and Large 2775160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2401
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2789176.50/cwt176.50–176.501,393129
Steers—Medium and Large 1793177.20/cwt167.00–177.501,40567
Steers—Medium and Large 1823164.16/cwt164.00–165.001,3516
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2848162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,3743
Feeder Cattle · Heifers43 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1316170.90/cwt160.00–175.0054012
Heifers—Medium and Large 2326148.51/cwt139.00–167.004847
Heifers—Medium and Large 3350120.00/cwt120.00–120.004201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2366163.40/cwt162.00–168.005989
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368184.02/cwt171.00–189.006778
Heifers—Medium and Large 2371146.37/cwt140.00–160.005436
Heifers—Medium and Large 3405113.00/cwt113.00–113.004581
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423150.95/cwt143.00–160.0063911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430180.24/cwt166.00–190.0077543
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Replacement442160.00/cwt160.00–160.007074
Heifers—Medium and Large 3450130.00/cwt130.00–130.005852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added452183.00/cwt183.00–183.008274
Heifers—Medium and Large 1461177.99/cwt152.00–181.0082135
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477143.89/cwt130.00–153.0068625
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2484154.00/cwt154.00–154.007458
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added503176.00/cwt176.00–176.0088510
Heifers—Medium and Large 3510105.00/cwt105.00–105.005361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added512173.00/cwt173.00–173.0088614
Heifers—Medium and Large 2513141.77/cwt128.00–155.0072718
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528171.79/cwt159.00–176.0090764
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2535149.00/cwt149.00–149.007976
Heifers—Medium and Large 3550105.00/cwt105.00–105.005781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2552154.00/cwt154.00–154.0085013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570167.15/cwt160.00–169.0095321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy574148.08/cwt144.00–152.008504
Heifers—Medium and Large 2576140.35/cwt130.00–146.0080813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added579173.50/cwt173.50–173.501,00511
Heifers—Medium and Large 3610115.00/cwt115.00–115.007021
Heifers—Medium and Large 2619135.20/cwt126.00–146.0083724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open625161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,0067
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added626169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,05812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1628157.63/cwt156.00–161.009903
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open646159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,02715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1655156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,0222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full659148.00/cwt148.00–148.009754
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open696151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,0519
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added725154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,1174
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open735149.38/cwt145.00–152.001,0988
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open742144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0682
Heifers—Medium and Large 2775126.00/cwt126.00–126.009771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open786147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,1555
Heifers—Medium and Large 2852110.00/cwt110.00–110.009372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1866129.96/cwt125.00–133.001,1255
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325204.00/cwt204.00–204.006633
Bulls—Medium and Large 2340175.00/cwt175.00–175.005951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1389195.39/cwt194.00–200.007604
Bulls—Medium and Large 2391152.00/cwt152.00–152.005941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418191.00/cwt191.00–191.0079810
Bulls—Medium and Large 2435164.00/cwt164.00–164.007134
Bulls—Medium and Large 2455160.00/cwt160.00–160.007281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1482179.72/cwt175.00–190.008663
Bulls—Medium and Large 3488128.31/cwt125.00–130.006263
Bulls—Medium and Large 2522142.28/cwt135.00–150.007437
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523163.05/cwt161.00–165.008532
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573131.09/cwt115.00–141.0075113
Bulls—Medium and Large 2613134.26/cwt134.00–135.008238
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625146.10/cwt140.00–152.009132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1650148.00/cwt148.00–148.009621
Bulls—Medium and Large 2662135.28/cwt130.00–138.008964
Bulls—Medium and Large 1708135.03/cwt133.00–146.009569
Bulls—Medium and Large 1845123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,0391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1865132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,1422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1945114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,0771
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,45083.00/cwt83.00–83.001,2041
Bulls——1,53093.22/cwt90.00–98.001,4265
Bulls——1,679110.24/cwt103.00–116.001,8514
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96351.50/cwt50.00–53.004962
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06462.06/cwt57.00–65.0066010
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07342.90/cwt42.00–44.004602
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10568.97/cwt68.00–70.007623
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12964.65/cwt60.00–69.0073016
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16972.16/cwt69.50–74.0084427
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30172.03/cwt70.00–74.009375
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40069.00/cwt69.00–69.009661
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,02772.00/cwt72.00–72.007393
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,03472.00/cwt72.00–72.007448
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,15370.00/cwt69.00–71.0080712
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1681,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0002
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-286888.84/cwt87.00–91.007712

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.