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North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Oct 30
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
652 head
▼ 71 vs last sale 723▲ 452 vs year ago 200 · +226.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
190 head
▼ 39 vs last sale 229▲ 105 vs year ago 85 · +123.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 30▲ 15 vs year ago 5 · +300.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mixed not enough under 400 lbs for a trend the better 400-500 lbs 5.00-9.00 higher 500-650 lbs and plainer 400-500 lb steady to 11.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs mostly 1.00-9.00 lower except the better 450-500 lbs 2.00 higher the better 600-650 lbs steady and the plainer yearlings 13.00 higher. Supply was light with less demand for the unweaned fleshy calves. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls about steady on a light test.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $226.73/cwt on 83 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −172.88 against this barn's trailing median of $399.60.
Average price
$226.73
83 head · 531 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,204
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$265
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$46.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.98
vs AR average
−33.73 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1528232.021,22455
Medium and Large 1-2512226.001,15710thin
Medium and Large 2556214.191,19016thin
Medium and Large 3518185.129592thin
One grade step is worth $46.90/cwt here — about $265 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 sale83 hd
226.73
—
AR average10 barns · 639 hd
231.71
−4.98
National average194 barns · 26,693 hd
260.46
−33.73
This barn, trailing median31 sales
399.60
−172.88
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

31 sales
451403355306median 399.6003/0404/2906/2409/0910/28
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $437.39, low $320.30, median $399.60 across 31 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—Average1,536146.392,2498thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,431121.751,74220
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,245116.141,44666
CowsLean 85-90%High1,02696.1498644

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)1,095$1,7251thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,017$1,3589
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,320$1,8501thin

Every lot

110 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
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1315355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,1182
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0051
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2Fleshy420243.50/cwt230.00–251.001,0233
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3420190.00/cwt190.00–190.007981
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1421311.63/cwt287.00–320.001,31213
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2432259.67/cwt255.00–279.001,1225
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1476290.00/cwt275.00–295.001,3808
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2478264.23/cwt253.00–272.001,2639
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2481269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,2949
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1529275.26/cwt270.00–283.001,4566
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2529246.30/cwt233.00–267.001,30312
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575240.95/cwt227.00–250.001,3856
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1587264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,5503
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy592231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,3682
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy600205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2301
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5311
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1630256.00/cwt256.00–256.001,6131
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned635249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,58112
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2642250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6056
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Full655220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4414
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2695225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5641
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2713227.01/cwt225.00–229.001,6192
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2790215.50/cwt214.00–217.001,7022
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1326271.35/cwt267.00–281.0088510
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330253.66/cwt235.00–265.008373
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3340200.00/cwt200.00–200.006801
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3373194.69/cwt175.00–210.007263
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2376234.79/cwt210.00–249.0088316
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1385258.11/cwt255.00–273.0099411
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1416260.54/cwt257.00–267.001,0845
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1-2416249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,0364
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2427231.61/cwt220.00–251.0098923
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3431196.23/cwt186.00–209.008464
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1466246.81/cwt235.00–262.001,15019
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2469225.38/cwt211.00–231.001,05721
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3478200.00/cwt200.00–200.009562
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy485226.77/cwt220.00–229.001,1004
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2Fleshy500200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0001
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1510232.93/cwt225.00–249.001,18838
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2512226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,15710
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2516217.78/cwt211.00–220.001,1244
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3518185.12/cwt180.00–190.009592
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1567229.99/cwt224.00–232.001,30417
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575214.17/cwt207.00–217.001,23111
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Unweaned603190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1463
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618228.99/cwt221.00–231.001,4155
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2621214.29/cwt209.00–219.001,3316
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned624220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3734
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1662225.81/cwt212.00–228.001,49510
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned662213.21/cwt213.00–214.001,41110
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2695204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,4181
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1715215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5371
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,3371
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2Fleshy720180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2961
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1770205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5791
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2772197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,5212
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open788204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,6083
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2995172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,7111
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2337264.80/cwt240.00–300.008926
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1341337.80/cwt310.00–340.001,15213
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2370270.00/cwt270.00–270.009991
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375323.33/cwt317.00–327.001,2129
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy375240.00/cwt240.00–240.009001
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1409309.43/cwt290.00–313.001,2667
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2438246.65/cwt245.00–250.001,0803
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3445200.00/cwt200.00–200.008902
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1-2470258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,21314
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473239.05/cwt220.00–254.001,13116
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1474265.10/cwt254.00–279.001,25727
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3484206.30/cwt190.00–222.009984
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy488255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2443
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530222.72/cwt205.00–237.001,1805
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1534248.23/cwt230.00–258.001,32632
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3543200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0862
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2Fleshy570194.87/cwt190.00–200.001,1112
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1576226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,3025
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2585219.77/cwt210.00–228.001,2869
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy593206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,2225
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2Unweaned608203.46/cwt200.00–207.001,2372
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2611219.16/cwt208.00–225.001,3393
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned622215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3372
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5001
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1664219.74/cwt219.00–220.001,4594
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned672208.84/cwt200.00–214.001,40316
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2679206.32/cwt204.00–211.001,40116
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1720216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,5551
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2730200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4601
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1765207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,5841
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2795176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,3991
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1870198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,7233
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2965177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,7081
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,335135.85/cwt133.00–139.001,8142
Bulls——1,400140.23/cwt139.00–143.001,9633
Bulls——1,807159.57/cwt153.00–170.002,8833
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97081.27/cwt79.00–85.0078811
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,032105.20/cwt100.00–113.001,08616
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05593.56/cwt90.00–99.0098714
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,063114.37/cwt113.00–116.001,2163
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,237116.14/cwt110.00–120.001,43736
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,239105.59/cwt99.00–110.001,30812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,264123.17/cwt120.00–128.001,55718
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,423118.55/cwt113.00–122.001,68711
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,434127.50/cwt124.00–135.001,8288
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,495111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,6591
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2948136.77/cwt120.00–167.001,2973
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3201,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2830107.00/cwt107.00–107.008881
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0171,358.09/head1,000.00–1,525.001,3589
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0951,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,128119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,3422

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.