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North Arkansas Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · GreenForest, Arkansas · Wed, Jun 10
● Final59 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2050
Feeder Cattle receipts
310 head
1,674 vs last sale 1,984 310 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
85 head
35 vs last sale 50 85 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
2 vs last sale 17 19 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 10.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 10.00-20.00 higher. Slaughter cows 5.00-10.00 lower. Slaughter bull not enough to establish a trend.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $441.46/cwt on 69 head, up $1.85 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 24 comparable sales and sits 18.65 against this barn's trailing median of $460.10.
Average price
$441.46
1.85 vs prior sale
69 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,444
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$264
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$58.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.40
vs AR average
12.26 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1553443.142,45167
Medium and Large 2568385.002,1872thin
One grade step is worth $58.14/cwt here — about $264 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

24 sales
500458415373median 460.1012/1704/0805/2007/0808/19
Steers 500–600 lb: high $486.30, low $387.02, median $460.10 across 24 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale69 hd
441.46
AR average7 barns · 307 hd
436.06
+5.40
National average163 barns · 9,671 hd
453.72
−12.26
This barn, trailing median24 sales
460.10
−18.65
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
BullsHigh1,798227.004,0812thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,405185.552,60811
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,178169.882,00029
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,042146.171,52312

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 Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,435$3,0501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,213$2,0772thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)940$3,4502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,124$3,7665
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,095$2,5852thin

Every lot, as filed

59 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600590398.00/cwt398.00–398.002,3488
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750745333.00/cwt333.00–333.002,4812
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550517392.04/cwt379.00–409.002,02715
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550510420.00/cwt420.00–420.002,14213
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600584364.89/cwt350.00–381.002,1314
SteersMedium and Large 1-2350–400380510.00/cwt510.00–510.001,9386
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700672355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,3863
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800780339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,6442
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500470430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,0211
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650615361.00/cwt361.00–361.002,2209
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600589413.13/cwt400.00–431.002,43316
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600568457.00/cwt457.00–457.002,59626
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650600350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,1004
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700676389.05/cwt361.00–396.002,63025
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450422497.74/cwt481.00–510.002,1008
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500482427.52/cwt417.00–433.002,0613
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400350570.00/cwt570.00–570.001,9951
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550514460.00/cwt460.00–460.002,3647
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400379459.47/cwt437.00–467.001,7414
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600568385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,1872
SteersMedium and Large 1-2400–450428451.53/cwt450.00–453.001,9336
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550515443.24/cwt430.00–449.002,28318
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500462463.00/cwt463.00–463.002,1392
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650622367.77/cwt353.00–382.002,2884
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750737283.35/cwt280.00–285.002,0883
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600565371.00/cwt371.00–371.002,0961
BullsMedium and Large 1-2450–500488401.00/cwt401.00–401.001,9574
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550540375.00/cwt375.00–375.002,0251
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500480395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,8961
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850835283.00/cwt283.00–283.002,3631
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400370480.00/cwt480.00–480.001,7761
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500485330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6013
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450402509.00/cwt509.00–509.002,04610
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400355500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,7751
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350333519.34/cwt500.00–533.001,7295
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450415442.59/cwt435.00–457.001,8373
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450430446.88/cwt430.00–461.001,9228
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550509439.02/cwt413.00–445.002,23513
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500463430.09/cwt413.00–447.001,9912
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700678347.97/cwt341.00–355.002,3592
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600565421.00/cwt421.00–421.002,3793
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650612350.20/cwt331.00–357.002,1434
BullsMedium and Large 1-29403,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0952,585.27/head2,300.00–2,825.002,5852
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1243,766.37/head3,750.00–3,850.003,7665
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2132,077.32/head1,950.00–2,200.002,0772
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,4353,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,280179.00/cwt179.00–179.002,2911
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,245191.01/cwt173.00–215.002,3783
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2968284.29/cwt265.00–297.002,7523
Stock CowsMedium and Large 21,290187.00/cwt187.00–187.002,4121
CowsBoner 80-85%1,196172.19/cwt167.00–177.002,05911
CowsBoner 80-85%1,277185.01/cwt181.00–190.002,3637
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,330179.00/cwt179.00–179.002,3811
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,413186.21/cwt183.00–190.002,63110
CowsLean 85-90%1,015137.11/cwt135.00–139.001,3923
Bulls1,798227.00/cwt227.00–227.004,0812
CowsBoner 80-85%1,096157.93/cwt155.00–165.001,73111
CowsLean 85-90%1,051149.19/cwt145.00–151.001,5689

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.