Sale reports / Arkansas / North Arkansas Livestock Auction / 2025-03-05

North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Mar 5
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
650 head
▼ 1,945 vs last sale 2,595▲ 245 vs year ago 405 · +60.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
105 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 121▲ 23 vs year ago 82 · +28.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
225 head
▲ 200 vs last sale 25▲ 215 vs year ago 10 · +2,150.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mixed with the better 300-350 lb and the better 450-550 lbs 3.00-12.00 higher all other classes mostly 4.00-10.00 lower with more unweaned calves in the offering. Feeder heifers mixed from 5.00 higher to 10.00 lower generally steady to weak. Light supply with good demand on most classes of feeder cattle. No trend on cows and bulls not reported last week. Had a special replacement cow sale along with the regular sale. Demand was good for replacement cows with active bidding.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $288.14/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −111.46 against this barn's trailing median of $399.60.
Average price
$288.14
59 head · 529 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,526
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$134
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$36.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.04
vs AR average
−16.88 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1521300.941,56836
Medium and Large 1-2543279.001,5156thin
Medium and Large 2543264.261,43417thin
One grade step is worth $36.68/cwt here — about $134 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 sale59 hd
288.14
—
AR average10 barns · 435 hd
297.18
−9.04
National average185 barns · 16,988 hd
305.02
−16.88
This barn, trailing median31 sales
399.60
−111.46
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—High1,692171.932,90919
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,433138.811,9898thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,200131.561,57937
CowsLean 85-90%High1,050115.101,20829

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)1,155$2,61864
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,103$1,9207
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,084$1,70110
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,015$1,5001thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)960$2,83711
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,035$2,1001thin
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,240$2,4862thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)959$2,1854thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,294$3,38147
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,219$2,99743
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,443$2,9253thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,255$2,16011
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)879$3,0505

Every lot

106 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1274505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,38414
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2298350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0434
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1313457.11/cwt425.00–470.001,43112
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3320345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,1041
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370412.84/cwt409.00–429.001,52815
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375333.63/cwt299.00–370.001,2514
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3375321.00/cwt321.00–321.001,2041
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2387390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,5098
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy410355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,4561
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1419411.72/cwt405.00–425.001,7257
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420371.83/cwt331.00–395.001,5623
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1467384.97/cwt381.00–391.001,7986
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2484324.59/cwt312.00–351.001,57110
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2511329.00/cwt329.00–329.001,6817
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1514351.73/cwt333.00–367.001,80823
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2555268.45/cwt268.00–271.001,4907
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Fleshy580298.06/cwt270.00–313.001,72917
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1584321.84/cwt316.00–335.001,8807
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2600287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,7221
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1623312.93/cwt295.00–319.001,9504
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2653259.68/cwt241.00–266.001,6964
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1673283.94/cwt280.00–292.001,9116
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2755269.00/cwt269.00–269.002,0311
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1810251.00/cwt251.00–251.002,0331
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2314327.08/cwt300.00–343.001,0276
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1316380.23/cwt350.00–394.001,20216
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2355324.12/cwt320.00–340.001,1515
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy360327.00/cwt327.00–327.001,1774
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3373263.34/cwt220.00–290.009825
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Fleshy380250.00/cwt250.00–250.009501
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1385360.70/cwt339.00–381.001,38915
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2414309.42/cwt275.00–322.001,28110
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1424345.20/cwt327.00–375.001,46432
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3450185.00/cwt185.00–185.008331
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1459337.78/cwt319.00–377.001,55020
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1-2479308.90/cwt305.00–313.001,48010
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2479288.91/cwt265.00–315.001,3845
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521300.94/cwt293.00–309.001,56836
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2526270.42/cwt240.00–297.001,42211
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2543279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,5156
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573252.96/cwt247.00–265.001,4496
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1628260.68/cwt255.00–263.001,6376
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2635240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5241
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2690222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,5323
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open710190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3496
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2727209.75/cwt190.00–220.001,5253
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1800235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,8801
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2825211.22/cwt200.00–223.001,7432
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open840204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,7147
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2320370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,1841
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1328412.05/cwt400.00–435.001,3523
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1360398.72/cwt395.00–400.001,4354
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385349.04/cwt315.00–377.001,3443
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1422392.33/cwt381.00–415.001,65624
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2424337.99/cwt323.00–362.001,4336
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy465300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3951
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2468312.99/cwt300.00–327.001,4652
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473348.94/cwt332.00–365.001,6502
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2515295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,5192
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1534328.30/cwt319.00–339.001,75310
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2563271.54/cwt267.00–280.001,5293
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1568294.05/cwt287.00–307.001,6709
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615291.98/cwt291.00–293.001,7962
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620263.54/cwt250.00–272.001,6343
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1650253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,6451
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1Fleshy690263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,8151
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1706261.80/cwt257.00–263.001,8485
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2722212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,5312
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2770230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7711
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2875190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6631
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1885219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,9383
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 11,005185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,8592
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,386144.91/cwt131.00–153.002,0084
Bulls——1,667169.43/cwt163.00–178.002,8247
Bulls——1,867187.62/cwt179.00–194.003,5038
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%87880.00/cwt80.00–80.007023
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,049105.99/cwt100.00–111.001,1127
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,071122.47/cwt114.00–128.001,31215
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,099129.76/cwt129.00–130.001,4264
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,137119.21/cwt117.00–121.001,3553
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,205136.57/cwt132.00–142.001,64617
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,207128.72/cwt124.00–132.001,55417
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,418129.17/cwt128.00–130.001,8322
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,438142.02/cwt139.00–144.002,0426
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-29592,185.01/head1,800.00–2,500.002,1854
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,2402,485.58/head2,300.00–2,650.002,4862
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,833213.49/cwt206.00–220.003,9132
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0151,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0841,700.84/head1,100.00–2,250.001,70110
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,098148.26/cwt144.00–153.001,6282
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1031,919.82/head1,425.00–2,700.001,9207
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1552,617.64/head1,850.00–3,000.002,61864
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29602,836.81/head2,350.00–3,100.002,83711
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0352,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28793,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0505
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs10 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9751,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1782,805.24/head2,600.00–2,850.002,8056
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1993,391.31/head3,350.00–3,400.003,3917
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2193,067.86/head2,800.00–3,200.003,06811
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2312,067.82/head2,000.00–2,200.002,0686
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2322,943.49/head2,650.00–3,100.002,94330
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2682,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3173,477.21/head3,250.00–3,900.003,47736
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4432,925.00/head2,925.00–2,925.002,9253
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4522,775.00/head2,775.00–2,775.002,7752
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2901182.32/cwt172.00–211.001,6434

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.