Sale reports / Arkansas / North Arkansas Livestock Auction / 2023-10-25

North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Oct 25
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
780 head
▲ 191 vs last sale 589▲ 279 vs year ago 501 · +55.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
228 head
▲ 90 vs last sale 138▲ 141 vs year ago 87 · +162.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
100 head
▲ 70 vs last sale 30▲ 60 vs year ago 40 · +150.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 8.00-19.00 lower. Feeder heifers 12.00-21.00 lower. Demand was moderate at the lower prices. Quality was average to plain. Slaughter cows 1.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00-2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $200.02/cwt on 256 head.
Average price
$200.02
256 head · 596 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,192
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$176
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$71.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.97
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1472220.291,03932
Medium and Large 1-2649203.051,318148
Medium and Large 2542188.171,02071
Medium and Large 3581148.608645thin
One grade step is worth $71.69/cwt here — about $176 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 sale256 hd
200.02
—
AR average8 barns · 1,512 hd
213.99
−13.97
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—Low1,692109.961,86022
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42293.191,32522
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,23588.291,09053
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,07681.4587767

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)1,089$1,12720
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,118$91614
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,035$1,4503thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,398$1,3932thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)755$1,2001thin

Every lot

95 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1325277.00/cwt277.00–277.009001
Steers—Medium and Large 2335271.00/cwt271.00–271.009081
Steers—Medium and Large 2369250.36/cwt235.00–257.009244
Steers—Medium and Large 1378279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,0553
Steers—Medium and Large 1417270.01/cwt249.00–275.001,1267
Steers—Medium and Large 2423237.37/cwt222.00–242.001,00418
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2443250.80/cwt249.00–254.001,11114
Steers—Medium and Large 1465268.84/cwt254.00–277.001,25014
Steers—Medium and Large 2488239.24/cwt230.00–249.001,1673
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525259.64/cwt229.00–267.001,36383
Steers—Medium and Large 2532227.65/cwt225.00–229.001,2113
Steers—Medium and Large 1535261.51/cwt250.00–265.001,3999
Steers—Medium and Large 2571217.30/cwt190.00–226.001,2416
Steers—Medium and Large 1576244.65/cwt235.00–250.001,40914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2580222.32/cwt220.00–225.001,28920
Steers—Medium and Large 2621214.72/cwt210.00–224.001,3336
Steers—Medium and Large 2Unweaned630204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,2851
Steers—Medium and Large 1631231.91/cwt230.00–237.001,46311
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2669220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4728
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned708210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4872
Steers—Medium and Large 2718209.91/cwt200.00–220.001,5073
Steers—Medium and Large 1735230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2829227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,88217
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1343233.56/cwt230.00–237.008016
Heifers—Medium and Large 2345200.00/cwt200.00–200.006903
Heifers—Medium and Large 1367230.30/cwt227.00–235.008455
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368208.50/cwt199.00–225.007673
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370171.00/cwt171.00–171.006331
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy400150.00/cwt150.00–150.006001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1413226.03/cwt225.00–227.009342
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422195.17/cwt185.00–207.008245
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2434221.00/cwt221.00–221.009598
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469227.71/cwt221.00–233.001,0686
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474210.77/cwt180.00–217.0099912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2477217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,03515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524194.35/cwt194.00–195.001,01831
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526185.64/cwt178.00–205.0097615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1540214.32/cwt210.00–218.001,1573
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy558152.13/cwt125.00–180.008492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572208.51/cwt202.00–211.001,1936
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578191.08/cwt187.00–207.001,10414
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy580190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1021
Heifers—Medium and Large 2613177.26/cwt169.00–190.001,0874
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open616188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,15810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1633201.10/cwt196.00–206.001,2732
Heifers—Medium and Large 3634143.00/cwt143.00–143.009074
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open660197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,3002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,2771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2668180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2029
Heifers—Medium and Large 2685162.03/cwt160.00–170.001,1105
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open707222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,57060
Heifers—Medium and Large 2753160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2053
Heifers—Medium and Large 2802161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,2912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open942152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,4327
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open1,002140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,4038
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2368230.10/cwt225.00–235.008472
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378254.52/cwt252.00–257.009622
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy405147.00/cwt147.00–147.005951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420250.21/cwt231.00–257.001,05111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2438216.91/cwt200.00–235.009504
Bulls—Medium and Large 2460231.99/cwt231.00–234.001,0674
Bulls—Medium and Large 1485243.62/cwt225.00–251.001,1826
Bulls—Medium and Large 2514208.74/cwt195.00–228.001,0737
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy518147.48/cwt127.00–167.007642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1527235.89/cwt231.00–239.001,24311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565196.66/cwt169.00–211.001,1113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570224.81/cwt217.00–239.001,2816
Bulls—Medium and Large 1605222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,3431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Unweaned612200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2243
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623186.37/cwt180.00–196.001,1615
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy665140.00/cwt140.00–140.009311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,2763
Bulls—Medium and Large 1679192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,3047
Bulls—Medium and Large 2717156.37/cwt153.00–158.001,1213
Bulls—Medium and Large 2777167.82/cwt145.00–185.001,3043
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,44284.77/cwt70.00–90.001,2223
Bulls——1,626108.00/cwt102.00–112.001,7566
Bulls——1,780116.67/cwt113.00–121.002,07713
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94472.28/cwt66.00–77.006827
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08381.97/cwt78.00–86.0088855
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18688.60/cwt86.00–90.001,0515
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22888.05/cwt83.00–93.001,08141
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22994.43/cwt94.00–95.001,1617
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29681.62/cwt78.00–84.001,0585
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33889.93/cwt85.00–94.001,20316
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,645101.89/cwt95.00–105.001,6766
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed871137.22/cwt116.00–148.001,19532
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-298697.76/cwt84.00–126.009647
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0351,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4503
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0891,126.97/head950.00–1,525.001,12720
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,118915.82/head900.00–975.0091614
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,30090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,1701
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,39888.00/cwt88.00–88.001,2304
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27551,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3981,392.73/head1,385.00–1,400.001,3932

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.