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North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Oct 16
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
857 head
▼ 55 vs last sale 912▲ 268 vs year ago 589 · +45.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
185 head
▼ 48 vs last sale 233▲ 47 vs year ago 138 · +34.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
160 head
▲ 90 vs last sale 70▲ 130 vs year ago 30 · +433.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers mixed mostly steady to 6.00 lower except the better 350-450 lbs 3.00-14.00 higher. Supply moderate with good demand on most classes of cattle. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 3.00-5.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $265.15/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −174.07 against this barn's trailing median of $439.22.
Average price
$265.15
53 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,435
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$202
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$30.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.51
vs AR average
−34.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551281.551,55023
Medium and Large 1-2523259.001,3555thin
Medium and Large 2536251.291,34825
One grade step is worth $30.26/cwt here — about $202 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale53 hd
265.15
—
AR average8 barns · 440 hd
267.66
−2.51
National average188 barns · 32,793 hd
299.33
−34.18
This barn, trailing median30 sales
439.22
−174.07
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales
500447394340median 439.2203/0405/0607/0809/0910/28
Steers 500–600 lb: high $486.30, low $354.31, median $439.22 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—High1,531144.472,21221
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,427125.401,78914
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,269120.031,52450
CowsLean 85-90%High1,084103.531,12233

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,035$1,9256
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,205$1,8501thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,019$1,8325
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,174$1,79463
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,075$1,9001thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)816$1,85923
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)793$1,6757
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)982$1,6723thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,326$2,13311

Every lot

112 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1330351.33/cwt347.00–367.001,1595
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2338310.58/cwt300.00–321.001,0502
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1363337.00/cwt315.00–347.001,22313
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2378314.33/cwt310.00–317.001,18810
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3385231.00/cwt231.00–231.008891
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425280.40/cwt257.00–299.001,1924
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1435310.06/cwt307.00–311.001,3494
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2450283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,2748
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2463268.27/cwt254.00–277.001,24211
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475299.79/cwt283.00–310.001,42413
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2523259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,3555
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2524255.04/cwt230.00–271.001,33619
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1538289.42/cwt282.00–317.001,55711
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1562274.33/cwt265.00–278.001,54212
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575239.41/cwt223.00–259.001,3776
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1616269.27/cwt260.00–273.001,65922
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned617256.36/cwt250.00–258.001,58210
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2623244.00/cwt243.00–245.001,52016
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2628232.82/cwt221.00–244.001,4622
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned656241.35/cwt235.00–245.001,58311
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2678234.98/cwt221.00–241.001,5939
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1705245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7271
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Unweaned707225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5913
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2718230.39/cwt221.00–240.001,6545
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1-2721252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,81775
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1-2761248.00/cwt248.00–248.001,88771
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2769227.52/cwt220.00–235.001,7505
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2932204.53/cwt172.00–222.001,9063
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2303250.00/cwt250.00–250.007583
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325268.05/cwt265.00–277.008714
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2364241.80/cwt225.00–260.0088011
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1376274.89/cwt268.00–286.001,03412
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425272.76/cwt250.00–285.001,15920
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2445232.53/cwt220.00–234.001,0359
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3450200.00/cwt200.00–200.009001
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2472227.86/cwt215.00–240.001,07527
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy480205.21/cwt180.00–218.009853
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1483246.50/cwt235.00–257.001,19129
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1530238.90/cwt230.00–253.001,26624
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2531218.76/cwt210.00–230.001,16215
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2532234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,24511
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3568180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0223
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2569227.95/cwt223.00–233.001,29714
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570233.12/cwt233.00–234.001,32933
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2574216.32/cwt210.00–225.001,2429
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2600213.50/cwt209.00–218.001,2812
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1610226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,3791
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy630181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,1401
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1-2637220.96/cwt218.00–225.001,40812
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned638218.70/cwt217.00–220.001,3957
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned653217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,4173
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2676202.69/cwt190.00–207.001,3709
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1686224.11/cwt224.00–225.001,5379
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1701208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,4587
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2710190.85/cwt180.00–202.001,3552
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open795217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,7252
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2810161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,3041
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open824190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5669
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2935189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,7671
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2305280.00/cwt271.00–289.008542
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1338343.75/cwt343.00–346.001,1624
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2370265.61/cwt257.00–274.009832
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1395302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,1931
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2433273.00/cwt273.00–273.001,1822
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1436280.60/cwt277.00–299.001,22312
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3445224.00/cwt224.00–224.009971
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475272.00/cwt272.00–272.001,2921
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2484243.90/cwt229.00–257.001,18027
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3500196.00/cwt196.00–196.009801
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2517239.20/cwt225.00–253.001,2373
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1533257.00/cwt252.00–258.001,3706
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1567251.40/cwt237.00–264.001,4257
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570234.58/cwt234.00–237.001,3375
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1-2575247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,4205
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3575193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,1101
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2622214.99/cwt213.00–217.001,3375
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1645228.47/cwt225.00–239.001,4744
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2Unweaned665196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,3031
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1678226.42/cwt224.00–228.001,5355
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1728213.80/cwt213.00–214.001,5565
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2760198.62/cwt195.00–206.001,5103
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1773216.47/cwt213.00–220.001,6732
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1800211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,6881
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2880191.55/cwt187.00–196.001,6862
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,467146.12/cwt135.00–150.002,14413
Bulls——1,524131.17/cwt122.00–138.001,9995
Bulls——1,822159.50/cwt158.00–163.002,9063
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02384.74/cwt80.00–89.008676
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02992.42/cwt90.00–101.009518
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,106110.22/cwt105.00–114.001,2198
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,140116.98/cwt115.00–120.001,33411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,175108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,2691
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,237117.04/cwt110.00–121.001,44832
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,336126.38/cwt121.00–135.001,68817
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,400121.55/cwt119.00–124.001,7025
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,442127.54/cwt125.00–138.001,8399
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2815170.63/cwt130.00–190.001,3917
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2962135.24/cwt120.00–142.001,3017
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2875174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,5231
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0191,831.67/head1,600.00–2,075.001,8325
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0351,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9256
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,095121.64/cwt115.00–129.001,3323
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,108140.07/cwt126.00–167.001,5524
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,135115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,3051
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1741,793.54/head1,275.00–2,300.001,79463
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2051,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27931,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6757
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28161,859.36/head1,650.00–1,950.001,85923
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29821,671.86/head1,025.00–2,075.001,6723
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2962,148.46/head2,000.00–2,250.002,1489
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4622,065.42/head1,950.00–2,175.002,0652

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.