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North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Apr 2
● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
638 head
▼ 147 vs last sale 785▲ 118 vs year ago 520 · +22.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
124 head
▼ 58 vs last sale 182▲ 19 vs year ago 105 · +18.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
185 head
▲ 125 vs last sale 60▲ 165 vs year ago 20 · +825.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mixed with the 300-450 lbs 3.00-24.00 lower with most being unweaned calves 450-600 lbs 5.00-24.00 higher with most of them weaned and not enough oved 600 lbs for a trend. Feeder heifers mixed from from 10.00 higher to 5.00 lower generally steady except the better 300-350 lbs 18.00 higher. Supply was light with good demand especially on the weaned offering. Slaughter cows mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to firm.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $302.27/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −97.33 against this barn's trailing median of $399.60.
Average price
$302.27
37 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,627
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$85
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$29.61/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.26
vs AR average
−19.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1533307.871,64230
Medium and Large 2560278.271,5577thin
One grade step is worth $29.61/cwt here — about $85 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 sale37 hd
302.27
—
AR average9 barns · 254 hd
304.53
−2.26
National average178 barns · 12,751 hd
321.38
−19.11
This barn, trailing median31 sales
399.60
−97.33
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—High1,531170.472,61019
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,392143.181,9935thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,172141.471,65825
CowsLean 85-90%High1,013118.251,19753

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)1,073$2,18454
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,333$1,9003thin
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,119$1,78923
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)865$1,0251thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)812$2,0754thin
Bred Heifers2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)(<2 yrs)868$1,7402thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,258$3,1007
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,152$2,78445
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,233$2,3989
Cow-Calf PairsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,242$2,3506
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)865$2,2001thin

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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1318440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,3998
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2340397.00/cwt397.00–397.001,3501
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1355425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,5097
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3372347.00/cwt347.00–347.001,2914
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2373390.03/cwt385.00–395.001,4552
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1-2381413.00/cwt413.00–413.001,5747
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,5481
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1433415.92/cwt400.00–427.001,8018
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2458343.77/cwt339.00–360.001,5745
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1463382.10/cwt353.00–395.001,76918
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy481344.16/cwt330.00–349.001,6554
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3493310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5283
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy495280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3861
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1-2496340.94/cwt337.00–344.001,69116
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2518314.35/cwt310.00–319.001,6282
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1519353.09/cwt349.00–365.001,8334
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy548331.00/cwt331.00–331.001,8144
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2568308.36/cwt304.00–313.001,7512
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1574345.63/cwt330.00–357.001,98426
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1600322.50/cwt315.00–330.001,9352
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625298.42/cwt285.00–311.001,8652
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1700296.00/cwt296.00–296.002,0721
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2738261.98/cwt260.00–264.001,9332
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1765291.00/cwt291.00–291.002,2262
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1327402.54/cwt355.00–427.001,31626
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328337.48/cwt307.00–355.001,10714
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3358292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,0452
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed366352.00/cwt352.00–352.001,2885
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2369322.39/cwt315.00–325.001,1904
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1370384.99/cwt367.00–405.001,42435
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Fleshy370353.00/cwt353.00–353.001,3062
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3405280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1341
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418382.60/cwt355.00–403.001,59930
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2432330.03/cwt310.00–341.001,4263
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1464345.84/cwt325.00–367.001,60517
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476313.41/cwt310.00–330.001,49212
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1511317.32/cwt307.00–335.001,62216
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy520280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,4561
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2545302.00/cwt302.00–302.001,6461
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1562298.39/cwt287.00–309.001,67713
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2562274.31/cwt270.00–290.001,5426
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1613289.22/cwt277.00–295.001,7735
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620251.00/cwt251.00–251.001,5561
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2685236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,6174
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2771206.08/cwt185.00–217.001,5893
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2870215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,8711
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2337387.79/cwt360.00–395.001,3079
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1343409.08/cwt400.00–421.001,4039
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2374361.57/cwt330.00–380.001,35213
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1389399.05/cwt397.00–402.001,5527
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420371.92/cwt360.00–399.001,5625
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy430325.87/cwt300.00–350.001,4012
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2438336.86/cwt313.00–345.001,4754
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1480352.42/cwt347.00–367.001,6926
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2489329.70/cwt315.00–337.001,61212
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2510317.50/cwt315.00–320.001,6192
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515339.04/cwt320.00–360.001,7469
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy518318.44/cwt310.00–335.001,6503
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2583303.39/cwt295.00–312.001,7692
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1588310.25/cwt309.00–315.001,8248
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1622308.37/cwt291.00–320.001,9188
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2695249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,7314
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1714266.68/cwt266.00–272.001,9049
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1750256.00/cwt237.00–275.001,9202
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1850249.00/cwt249.00–249.002,1171
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3380220.00/cwt220.00–220.008361
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,280158.94/cwt151.00–164.002,0344
Bulls——1,573191.12/cwt189.00–194.003,0062
Bulls——1,602170.84/cwt165.00–177.002,73713
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94091.69/cwt85.00–103.008629
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,006110.61/cwt105.00–115.001,11310
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,022124.84/cwt119.00–132.001,27626
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,072136.23/cwt132.00–141.001,4608
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,165138.13/cwt135.00–141.001,60911
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,178144.10/cwt141.00–148.001,69714
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,323140.63/cwt140.00–142.001,8613
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,495147.00/cwt147.00–147.002,1982
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28122,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0754
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28681,740.27/head1,600.00–1,875.001,7402
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28651,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2950131.03/cwt128.00–134.001,2452
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,013140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,4185
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0732,183.73/head1,700.00–2,600.002,18454
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1191,789.06/head1,600.00–2,150.001,78923
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3331,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9003
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1472,809.20/head2,075.00–3,050.002,80932
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1662,720.39/head2,050.00–3,250.002,72013
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2072,385.52/head1,400.00–2,500.002,3868
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2422,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3506
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2583,100.00/head3,100.00–3,100.003,1007
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4452,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2806189.65/cwt183.00–191.001,5297
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,038141.23/cwt135.00–145.001,46610
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28652,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001

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.