Cattle Market Pulse

North Arkansas Livestock Market Report

GreenForest, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock · usually sells Wednesdays

Sale of Wednesday, July 22, 2026

253 head sold ·Official USDA report · Past reports (254)

light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $334.00/cwt ≈ $2,836/hd at 849 lb · 57 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $369.24/cwt -37.52 vs last sale · ≈ $2,119/hd at 574 lb · 19 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $407.00/cwt -24.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,580/hd at 634 lb · 15 head
GreenForest, AR 8-weight steers sold at $334/cwt this week. The class is down $9 from its mid-June peak of $343/cwt. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 253 335 320
Feeder cattle 226 256 277
Slaughter cattle 15 68 32
Replacement cattle 12 11 11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Comparted to last week: Not enough feeder steers or heifers for an accurate trend. Supply light due to extreme heat in the area. But there was a load of 57 steers 849lbs which sold for 334.00/cwt. No trend on slaughter cows and bulls.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
373–380 375 4 483.00–520.00 $510.62 $1,915 -30.56
423 value added 423 3 473.00 $473.00 $2,001 —
432 432 2 450.00 $450.00 $1,944 -58.93
475–488 484 3 419.00–441.00 $433.80 $2,100 -34.65
502–505 503 6 440.00–441.00 $440.50 $2,216 +0.50
588 588 4 385.00 $385.00 $2,264 -55.00
634 value added 634 15 407.00 $407.00 $2,580 -34.00
725 725 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,465 -49.00
849 value added 849 57 334.00 $334.00 $2,836 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 2 389.00 $389.00 $1,575 -101.00
470 470 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,833 -17.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 4 445.00 $445.00 $1,655 -90.75
415–448 439 6 427.00–443.00 $433.70 $1,904 —
455–475 460 4 415.00–419.00 $417.97 $1,923 -26.36
507–548 523 12 367.00–391.00 $381.63 $1,996 -36.34
550–571 565 12 354.00–367.00 $359.47 $2,031 -47.29
589 value added 589 7 386.00 $386.00 $2,274 —
602–645 614 4 331.00–357.00 $348.44 $2,139 -13.34
875 875 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,362 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,540 -64.17
425–445 435 2 350.00–380.00 $365.34 $1,589 -86.29
450–498 474 4 355.00–367.00 $361.30 $1,713 -39.97
525–545 538 3 350.00–363.00 $354.71 $1,908 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
477 477 6 385.00 $385.00 $1,836 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 383 2 435.00–479.00 $456.28 $1,748 -63.72
420–440 430 2 420.00–421.00 $420.49 $1,808 -104.51
480–497 488 11 405.00–420.00 $415.05 $2,025 -35.16
515 515 1 397.00 $397.00 $2,045 -44.00
570–592 589 9 381.00–389.00 $383.20 $2,257 -16.80
604–620 611 7 353.00–369.00 $359.96 $2,199 -48.53
680 680 1 323.00 $323.00 $2,196 -40.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,677 —
415 415 1 409.00 $409.00 $1,697 -62.00
550 550 1 367.00 $367.00 $2,018 -3.00
645 645 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,128 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1030 1008 80-85% 2 157.00–163.00 $159.93 $1,612 -5.07
1055–1115 1078 80-85% 5 169.00–178.00 $175.77 $1,895 -0.63
1250–1290 1268 80-85% 3 187.00–194.00 $191.30 $2,426 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1740 1740 1 215.00 $215.00 $3,741 —
1665–1850 1758 2 237.00–241.00 $239.11 $4,204 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1140–1190 1165 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 181.00–197.00 $188.83 $2,200
1220 1220 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 205.00 $205.00 $2,501
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1320 1320 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 197.00 $197.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
865–1150 983 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 3,350.00–3,800.00 $3,556.30
1175–1305 1240 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 3,250.00–3,400.00 $3,328.93
1340 1340 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,750.00 $2,750.00
1355 1355 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,600.00 $3,600.00

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Price trend

high 491.62 low 347.99 Jul 2025 Jul 2026

550–599 lb Medium and Large 1 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.

Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.

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