North Arkansas Livestock Market Report

GreenForest, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 21, 2020

493 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $117.49/cwt -1.05 vs last sale · ≈ $435/hd at 370 lb · 16 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.64/cwt -3.21 vs last sale · ≈ $521/hd at 425 lb · 14 head

light 3-weight M&L 1 steers $168.78/cwt -3.49 vs last sale · ≈ $543/hd at 322 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	493	918	707
Feeder cattle	384	651	490
Slaughter cattle	84	167	127
Replacement cattle	25	100	90

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeders 2.00-12.00 lower mostly 3.00-7.00 lower on a light test in some classes. Buyer activity was light on the offering of mostly unweaned calves. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00 lower on a light test

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
318–332	322	13	168.00–170.00	$168.78	$543	-3.49
358–385	368	7	146.00–166.00	$153.42	$565	-5.06
418–441	430	9	135.00–144.00	$139.89	$602	-8.39
450–468	465	10	130.00–138.00	$134.81	$627	-12.67
505–528	524	10	124.00–132.00	$126.06	$661	-10.57
555–592	566	9	120.00–127.00	$124.06	$702	-8.22
602 unweaned	602	2	120.00	$120.00	$722	-5.75
782	782	4	120.50	$120.50	$942	—
835	835	1	119.00	$119.00	$994	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–370	365	2	130.00–147.00	$138.38	$505	-2.92
485	485	1	128.00	$128.00	$621	-5.92
512–540	532	13	120.00	$120.00	$638	-2.50
550–575	562	3	111.00–124.00	$118.09	$664	-8.12
635	635	1	110.00	$110.00	$698	-10.04
650	650	1	118.00	$118.00	$767	-5.50
805	805	1	112.00	$112.00	$902	+2.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
649	649	7	123.50	$123.50	$802	—
683	683	8	123.50	$123.50	$844	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	326	7	112.00–125.00	$118.98	$388	+2.04
355–395	370	16	108.00–121.00	$117.49	$435	-1.05
400–435	425	4	103.00–118.00	$111.01	$472	-6.81
455–495	468	8	100.00–114.00	$110.68	$518	-6.87
510–535	518	3	105.00	$105.00	$544	+9.00
552–595	563	9	103.00–113.00	$108.48	$611	+23.48
580–595	590	3	80.00–85.00	$81.64	$482	-33.36
630	630	1	110.00	$110.00	$693	+0.19
660–665	663	2	100.00–110.00	$105.02	$696	-5.98

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–382	370	8	125.00–130.00	$125.86	$466	-7.26
400–449	425	14	118.00–128.00	$122.64	$521	-3.21
455	455	1	115.00	$115.00	$523	-11.90
504–505	504	6	110.00–114.00	$110.67	$558	-15.88
560–580	570	2	115.00–121.00	$117.95	$672	-1.52
676–680	678	8	110.00–114.00	$113.00	$766	-7.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	327	8	157.00–167.00	$159.63	$522	-10.37
350–398	369	9	144.00–156.00	$147.41	$544	-2.09
405–428	418	4	135.00–143.00	$138.90	$581	—
450–490	459	9	128.00–138.00	$131.60	$604	-6.42
520	520	3	110.00	$110.00	$572	-17.91
500–540	525	9	117.00–133.00	$123.71	$649	-4.20
580–590	588	5	115.00–117.00	$115.39	$678	-5.78
609–615	611	6	114.00–118.00	$116.66	$713	-2.09
658 unweaned	658	3	109.00	$109.00	$717	—
665–670	668	2	105.00–114.00	$109.48	$731	-6.20
730	730	3	103.00	$103.00	$752	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	142.00	$142.00	$447	+10.09
355–390	373	2	135.00–137.00	$136.05	$507	+0.12
400–444	435	11	121.00–128.00	$126.67	$551	-5.80
455–490	477	7	120.00–128.00	$124.33	$593	+1.17
500–545	527	3	113.00–117.00	$114.35	$603	-3.10
560–580	568	3	101.00–110.00	$105.38	$599	-0.35
620	620	1	113.00	$113.00	$701	+0.57

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
536	536	11	115.00	$115.00	$616	—
700	700	12	111.00	$111.00	$777	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685	685	2	70.00	$70.00	$480	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1370	1180	80-85%	16	45.00–51.50	$48.45	$572	—
1100–1390	1272	80-85%	9	52.00–55.00	$53.38	$679	—
1480–1590	1535	80-85%	2	44.00	$44.00	$675	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–820	780	85-90%	3	30.00–32.00	$31.40	$245	—
845	845	85-90%	1	24.50	$24.50	$207	-10.50
880–1120	989	85-90%	5	29.50–34.00	$31.31	$310	-9.73
855–1175	1015	85-90%	2	35.50–39.00	$37.53	$381	-10.81
1000–1255	1096	85-90%	6	44.50–49.00	$46.71	$512	—
995–1315	1110	85-90%	4	49.50–51.50	$50.67	$562	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1770	1506	75-80%	15	45.00–51.50	$49.39	$744	—
1385–1720	1518	75-80%	4	52.00–54.50	$53.36	$810	—
1770	1770	75-80%	1	43.00	$43.00	$761	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1375–1600	1460	3	65.00–67.00	$65.63	$958	—
1615	1615	1	83.50	$83.50	$1,349	—
1950	1950	1	75.00	$75.00	$1,462	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
848	848	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	62.00	$62.00	$526

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
985–1150	1092	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	44.00–49.00	$46.97	$513

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1240	1240	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
1410	1410	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
940	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	775.00	$775.00
925–1110	1022	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	12	925.00–1,300.00	$1,189.68

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1575–1655	1615	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,225.00–1,260.00	$1,242.07	—

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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.