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North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Aug 10
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
498 head
▼ 153 vs last sale 651▲ 235 vs year ago 263 · +89.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
80 head
▼ 25 vs last sale 105▼ 2 vs year ago 82 · −2.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 35▼ 6 vs year ago 20 · −30.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly 2.00-6.00 higher on a light test in some classes. Feeder heifers mostly 1.00-5.00 higher except the 350-450 lbs 1.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls 4.00-8.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.92/cwt on 227 head.
Average price
$158.92
227 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$855
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$320
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$39.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.37
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1529168.10889141
Medium and Large 1-2605150.4691124
Medium and Large 2545143.2778154
Medium and Large 3444128.185698thin
One grade step is worth $39.92/cwt here — about $320 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale227 hd
158.92
—
AR average9 barns · 1,211 hd
154.55
+4.37
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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—Average1,464111.861,63715
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,44087.271,2574thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,23285.941,05832
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05767.7171626

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)1,118$1,0597
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,050$1,3001thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 2—473168.56/cwt165.00–172.007972
SteersMedium and Large 2—658155.06/cwt145.00–160.001,0203
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—786158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,2427
HeifersMedium and Large 1—508162.48/cwt152.00–167.5082515
SteersMedium and Large 2—835140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1691
SteersMedium and Large 3—500140.00/cwt140.00–140.007001
SteersMedium and Large 2—855135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1541
SteersMedium and Large 3—575135.00/cwt135.00–135.007763
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—576170.00/cwt170.00–170.009795
HeifersMedium and Large 2—421148.86/cwt133.00–162.006277
SteersMedium and Large 2—402170.30/cwt169.00–180.0068518
HeifersMedium and Large 1—705144.01/cwt140.00–145.001,0155
HeifersMedium and Large 1—462169.35/cwt160.00–177.007829
HeifersMedium and Large 1—424166.85/cwt160.00–173.007074
HeifersMedium and Large 1Replacement—600165.00/cwt165.00–165.009905
HeifersMedium and Large 2—380141.00/cwt141.00–141.005361
SteersMedium and Large 2—611163.50/cwt155.00–167.009996
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—562153.50/cwt153.50–153.5086314
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—632145.00/cwt145.00–145.009164
HeifersMedium and Large 2—683135.99/cwt134.00–138.009292
HeifersMedium and Large 2—474150.11/cwt140.00–155.0071214
HeifersMedium and Large 3—335125.21/cwt118.00–132.004192
SteersMedium and Large 2—355175.00/cwt175.00–175.006211
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—504171.00/cwt171.00–171.0086214
SteersMedium and Large 2—565158.56/cwt140.00–171.008968
SteersMedium and Large 1—470178.00/cwt178.00–178.008371
SteersMedium and Large 1—845150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2681
SteersMedium and Large 2—520163.49/cwt155.00–170.008505
SteersMedium and Large 2—335181.09/cwt175.00–184.006073
SteersMedium and Large 1—617178.12/cwt173.00–186.001,0994
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—646167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,0794
SteersMedium and Large 1—775162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,2562
SteersMedium and Large 1—330203.39/cwt199.00–209.006716
SteersMedium and Large 1—360200.00/cwt200.00–200.007202
SteersMedium and Large 1—654167.41/cwt162.00–169.001,0955
SteersMedium and Large 1—418192.31/cwt188.00–197.008042
SteersMedium and Large 1—710168.10/cwt160.00–170.001,1948
SteersMedium and Large 1—531186.67/cwt180.00–188.009918
SteersMedium and Large 1—568181.22/cwt173.00–198.001,0295
BullsMedium and Large 1—790135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0671
BullsMedium and Large 1—627163.58/cwt157.00–165.001,02615
BullsMedium and Large 1—362183.39/cwt180.00–185.006643
BullsMedium and Large 1—342195.00/cwt195.00–195.006672
BullsMedium and Large 1—800135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0802
BullsMedium and Large 1—920126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,1591
CowsLean 85-90%—1,12259.20/cwt55.00–63.006645
CowsLean 85-90%—1,11481.08/cwt77.00–88.009037
CowsLean 85-90%—89543.58/cwt35.00–50.003904
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,43090.98/cwt90.00–92.001,3012
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,45083.55/cwt82.00–85.001,2112
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,26690.82/cwt88.00–96.001,15016
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,19582.51/cwt78.00–86.0098614
CowsLean 85-90%—1,04972.27/cwt65.00–76.0075810
Bulls——1,403106.84/cwt104.00–110.001,4994
Bulls——1,532118.78/cwt114.00–125.001,8209
Bulls——1,27890.75/cwt89.00–92.001,1602
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,21370.93/cwt70.00–72.008602
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,04093.00/cwt93.00–93.009671
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1181,058.94/head900.00–1,175.001,0597
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0501,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—83576.00/cwt76.00–76.006351
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,06882.21/cwt77.00–88.008783
BullsMedium and Large 2—484150.92/cwt140.00–164.007306
BullsMedium and Large 1—530169.85/cwt160.00–173.0090020
BullsMedium and Large 1—412181.77/cwt166.00–194.007498
BullsMedium and Large 2—417156.21/cwt155.00–160.006514
BullsMedium and Large 1—462170.89/cwt167.50–192.0079011
BullsMedium and Large 1—569158.02/cwt154.00–169.0089915
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—405155.00/cwt155.00–155.006281
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—595148.00/cwt148.00–148.008811
HeifersMedium and Large 1—568162.35/cwt156.00–164.0092214
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open—688147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,0116
BullsMedium and Large 1—685155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0621
BullsMedium and Large 2—385160.00/cwt160.00–160.006161
HeifersMedium and Large 2—721135.00/cwt135.00–135.009734
HeifersMedium and Large 3—370135.00/cwt135.00–135.005001
HeifersMedium and Large 1—675151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,0191
HeifersMedium and Large 1—370168.98/cwt165.00–176.006259
HeifersMedium and Large 2—330155.00/cwt155.00–155.005121
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open—520177.00/cwt177.00–177.0092062
HeifersMedium and Large 2—522147.34/cwt135.00–153.0076914
HeifersMedium and Large 3—445130.00/cwt130.00–130.005791
HeifersMedium and Large 1—885126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,1151
HeifersMedium and Large 1—770139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0701
HeifersMedium and Large 2—824119.61/cwt119.00–120.009865
HeifersMedium and Large 1—642153.76/cwt146.00–155.0098711
HeifersMedium and Large 2—620146.00/cwt146.00–146.009051
HeifersMedium and Large 2—571135.61/cwt135.00–138.007745
HeifersMedium and Large 3—455135.00/cwt135.00–135.006141
HeifersMedium and Large 3—537125.00/cwt125.00–125.006713
HeifersMedium and Large 1—313175.00/cwt175.00–175.005482

How this sale compares

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.