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North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Nov 13
● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
834 head
▼ 776 vs last sale 1,610▼ 2,173 vs year ago 3,007 · −72.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
145 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 156▲ 19 vs year ago 126 · +15.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 10▼ 20 vs year ago 45 · −44.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs 6.00-16.00 higher over 500 lbs 2.00-9.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly 4.00-12.00 higher with the better 300-400 lbs 25.00-34.00 higher. Supply was moderate with good demand on all classes of feeders including unweaned calves. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00-4.00 lower on a light test.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $283.65/cwt on 104 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −155.57 against this barn's trailing median of $439.22.
Average price
$283.65
104 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,554
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$137
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$36.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.23
vs AR average
−21.79 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543289.091,57086
Medium and Large 1-2573260.551,49311thin
Medium and Large 2566253.091,4337thin
One grade step is worth $36.00/cwt here — about $137 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale104 hd
283.65
—
AR average11 barns · 376 hd
271.43
+12.23
National average190 barns · 31,255 hd
305.44
−21.79
This barn, trailing median30 sales
439.22
−155.57
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—Average1,619143.322,32010
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,499117.281,75810
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,233113.481,39945
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06497.101,03350

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)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)970$1,2318
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,325$2,0653thin

Every lot

94 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1313345.55/cwt340.00–350.001,0823
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335314.19/cwt305.00–325.001,0534
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2358307.92/cwt300.00–323.001,1023
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1372341.81/cwt323.00–371.001,27211
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1621
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423326.09/cwt305.00–351.001,37939
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1479308.38/cwt297.00–317.001,47755
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2498260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2952
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1519297.53/cwt280.00–317.001,54449
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4561
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1-2573260.55/cwt252.00–271.001,49311
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2574248.61/cwt235.00–261.001,4276
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575277.92/cwt261.00–283.001,59837
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3605225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3611
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1611275.31/cwt263.00–283.001,68211
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2612241.90/cwt225.00–253.001,48014
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned623255.26/cwt245.00–257.001,59043
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned629249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,5668
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy655240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5722
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2655239.98/cwt238.00–241.001,5723
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned663234.44/cwt230.00–237.001,55417
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1668258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,7232
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3690210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4491
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1707254.19/cwt247.00–255.001,79720
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2738230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6972
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2792231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,8302
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Fleshy832232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,9303
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2895225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,0141
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2-3942156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,47016
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328303.62/cwt272.00–313.009964
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2374251.33/cwt230.00–269.009409
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1376299.69/cwt271.00–323.001,12723
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423240.34/cwt230.00–250.001,01712
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1426286.54/cwt269.00–322.001,22126
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2469240.26/cwt235.00–244.001,12714
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2469233.55/cwt225.00–251.001,0959
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1478267.15/cwt248.00–281.001,27725
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1517269.53/cwt238.00–278.001,39325
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2524242.00/cwt241.00–243.001,26825
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3525167.00/cwt167.00–167.008771
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2526230.10/cwt220.00–240.001,2109
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1569252.15/cwt234.00–262.001,43522
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2587222.01/cwt220.00–225.001,30311
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3590190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1211
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1619240.07/cwt230.00–246.001,48611
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned619226.17/cwt220.00–228.001,4006
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1657224.00/cwt220.00–225.001,4725
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Unweaned695210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4602
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2Unweaned700184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,2881
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2725175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2691
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1735222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,6321
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2758195.05/cwt180.00–210.001,4782
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1825210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7331
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2940180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6921
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2314279.97/cwt260.00–321.008794
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1338335.88/cwt325.00–339.001,1358
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1359336.90/cwt322.00–339.001,2098
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2371284.32/cwt270.00–293.001,0554
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1401318.83/cwt297.00–325.001,27911
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1465281.60/cwt272.00–295.001,30924
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475266.00/cwt266.00–266.001,2641
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1526272.47/cwt259.00–288.001,43321
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2543248.00/cwt247.00–249.001,3472
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1568251.81/cwt236.00–267.001,4308
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2590226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,3331
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615224.93/cwt221.00–229.001,3832
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Unweaned618227.51/cwt227.00–228.001,4062
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1624234.50/cwt226.00–245.001,4637
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1669232.97/cwt226.00–238.001,5596
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2676215.04/cwt200.00–220.001,4544
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1722221.00/cwt220.00–222.001,5963
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2748195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,4592
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1758222.76/cwt221.00–225.001,68916
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2790197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,5561
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1836223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,8647
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1925204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,8871
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1965201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,9401
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,440121.35/cwt113.00–130.001,7472
Bulls——1,611146.45/cwt140.00–154.002,3596
Bulls——1,820155.91/cwt155.00–157.002,8382
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95380.69/cwt75.00–85.007697
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01289.98/cwt85.00–95.0091114
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,104111.19/cwt110.00–113.001,2284
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,117103.42/cwt99.00–109.001,15525
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,220120.44/cwt118.00–127.001,46912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,236113.39/cwt110.00–118.001,40226
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,244101.91/cwt95.00–108.001,2687
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,427113.99/cwt112.00–117.001,6275
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,571120.57/cwt118.50–126.001,8945
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3252,064.62/head1,850.00–2,175.002,0653
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3745811.88/head800.00–825.008124
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,120124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,3891
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1951,649.79/head1,275.00–2,150.001,6504
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2946148.47/cwt119.00–167.001,4056

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.