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North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Oct 15
● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
575 head
▲ 85 vs last sale 490▼ 282 vs year ago 857 · −32.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
105 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 115▼ 80 vs year ago 185 · −43.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 45▼ 135 vs year ago 160 · −84.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs 10.00-20.00 higher 500-650 lbs steady to 13.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly 1.00-8.00 higher instances 12.00 higher. Supply was moderate with good demand with the offering being mostly unweaned calves. Slaughter cows uneven generally steady. Not enough slaughter bulls for a trend.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $353.21/cwt on 81 head. That ranks 9 of 31 comparable sales and sits −46.39 against this barn's trailing median of $399.60.
Average price
$353.21
81 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,929
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$560
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$98.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.69
vs AR average
−44.65 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539363.431,95847
Medium and Large 1-2555350.631,94727
Medium and Large 2573306.381,7565thin
Medium and Large 3528265.001,3982thin
One grade step is worth $98.43/cwt here — about $560 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 sale81 hd
353.21
—
AR average9 barns · 478 hd
357.90
−4.69
National average180 barns · 19,448 hd
397.86
−44.65
This barn, trailing median31 sales
399.60
−46.39
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—Average1,516181.812,7565thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,495162.032,42216
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,166156.561,82528
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,040136.811,42330

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)1,218$2,3096
Bred Cows2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,310$2,0001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,090$1,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,223$2,9082thin

Every lot

86 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 1323541.44/cwt525.00–555.001,7493
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1381508.33/cwt490.00–537.001,9377
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2388400.17/cwt350.00–451.001,5532
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1413474.73/cwt455.00–487.001,9613
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2417405.99/cwt385.00–425.001,69316
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,3602
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473441.32/cwt421.00–492.002,08745
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1-2514410.40/cwt405.00–421.002,10912
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518426.51/cwt421.00–435.002,2095
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2536392.27/cwt380.00–399.002,10319
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2563357.49/cwt355.00–360.002,0132
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1580385.76/cwt371.00–413.002,23714
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1-2600375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,25019
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,4064
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2638350.03/cwt325.00–361.002,23311
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1-2692350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,42210
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2Fleshy700300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1001
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2715351.00/cwt351.00–351.002,5101
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1730360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,6281
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Fleshy755317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,3931
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2785337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,6451
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2845345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,9152
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1914343.00/cwt343.00–343.003,1354
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1321453.14/cwt432.00–485.001,45517
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2334354.22/cwt325.00–380.001,18310
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2371378.76/cwt350.00–425.001,40517
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1383435.31/cwt425.00–461.001,66712
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423422.68/cwt399.00–437.001,78821
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2441361.26/cwt351.00–395.001,59318
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3445309.00/cwt309.00–309.001,3751
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added447443.00/cwt443.00–443.001,98014
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3460290.00/cwt280.00–300.001,3342
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1462396.01/cwt359.00–411.001,83032
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2487345.73/cwt325.00–367.001,68410
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3500250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2501
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1535364.11/cwt339.00–389.001,94841
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1-2547343.00/cwt343.00–343.001,8768
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2553351.00/cwt351.00–351.001,94113
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3555280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5541
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1564358.81/cwt352.00–370.002,0246
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1-2Value Added571360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,0566
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573306.38/cwt300.00–331.001,7565
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,0301
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2Fleshy620245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5192
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2629305.43/cwt300.00–310.001,9215
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1661319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,10912
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2667307.40/cwt307.00–309.002,0505
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1730307.00/cwt307.00–307.002,2411
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2740297.00/cwt297.00–297.002,1981
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2830290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,4071
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open913299.00/cwt299.00–299.002,7303
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1327514.98/cwt440.00–530.001,68413
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2340402.61/cwt395.00–410.001,3692
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1355457.17/cwt450.00–460.001,6239
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2355425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,5091
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1411451.90/cwt435.00–487.001,85715
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1Fleshy425367.00/cwt367.00–367.001,5601
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2438387.43/cwt375.00–400.001,6972
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3440250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1001
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473364.92/cwt350.00–380.001,7262
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1491414.02/cwt380.00–437.002,03317
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1526378.72/cwt360.00–391.001,99214
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2561308.52/cwt300.00–313.001,7313
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1581350.43/cwt345.00–353.002,0363
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1640340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,1761
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2645333.00/cwt333.00–333.002,1481
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1800323.00/cwt323.00–323.002,5841
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,420169.92/cwt163.00–178.002,4132
Bulls——1,580189.74/cwt183.00–195.002,9983
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%987116.81/cwt109.00–122.001,1537
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,045141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,4731
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,054134.41/cwt130.00–137.001,4175
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,055150.40/cwt148.00–155.001,5874
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,057143.79/cwt140.00–148.001,52014
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,126154.02/cwt149.00–158.001,73416
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,235161.66/cwt158.00–168.001,99711
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,398156.03/cwt155.00–158.002,1813
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,517163.42/cwt159.00–167.002,47913
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed8351,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,120145.84/cwt125.00–164.001,6334
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2942,490.32/head2,300.00–2,600.002,4905
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3102,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2232,907.82/head2,400.00–3,475.002,9082
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2924203.79/cwt165.00–228.001,8837
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,085160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,7361

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.