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North Arkansas Livestock Market Report

GreenForest, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 16, 2020

466 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.70/cwt -1.82 vs last sale · ≈ $729/hd at 585 lb · 27 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.96/cwt ≈ $579/hd at 417 lb · 23 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $150.48/cwt +1.45 vs last sale · ≈ $787/hd at 523 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 466 2,970 769
Feeder cattle 356 2,970 425
Slaughter cattle 95 — 149
Replacement cattle 15 — 195

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers mostly steady to 6.00 lower with the better 450-500 lb steers 9.00 higher. Feeder bulls over 400 lbs 2.00-5.00 higher. Light test on most classes due to snow and cold in the area. No trend on cows and bulls not reported last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 3 171.00 $171.00 $670 -5.97
405 405 1 177.00 $177.00 $717 -1.88
450–469 460 18 161.00–175.00 $170.17 $783 +9.60
510–549 527 13 152.00–159.00 $153.84 $811 -1.15
555–578 569 8 138.00–148.50 $145.10 $826 +0.53
630–640 633 5 133.00–138.00 $136.39 $863 -1.27
670 670 1 135.00 $135.00 $904 -2.31
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
416 416 4 163.00 $163.00 $678 -12.24
504–542 523 22 150.00–151.00 $150.48 $787 +2.33
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 333 2 164.00–165.00 $164.52 $548 +1.71
370–385 378 2 143.00–155.00 $149.12 $564 -6.01
410–445 430 3 150.00–166.00 $155.09 $667 +4.96
462–495 473 3 136.00–152.00 $146.42 $693 +4.14
525 525 1 129.00 $129.00 $677 -12.57
625 625 1 126.00 $126.00 $788 +0.62
690–695 693 2 130.00–131.00 $130.50 $904 +8.54
750 750 1 123.00 $123.00 $922 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 125.00 $125.00 $588 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 326 4 142.00–148.00 $145.01 $473 -4.87
355–385 370 2 142.00–144.00 $143.04 $529 -2.49
405–445 422 8 134.00–138.00 $136.73 $577 -7.41
453–492 474 11 129.00–133.00 $130.55 $619 -5.49
500–545 522 16 123.00–133.00 $125.16 $653 -2.85
561–599 585 27 117.00–130.00 $124.70 $729 -4.75
600 unweaned 600 1 115.00 $115.00 $690 —
610–645 638 8 118.00–120.00 $118.74 $758 -6.07
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 331 6 130.00–138.00 $133.21 $441 +8.09
350–390 372 7 120.00–136.00 $126.29 $470 -0.63
400–440 423 14 115.00–137.00 $124.51 $527 -0.90
465–495 478 3 120.00–125.00 $121.66 $582 +0.04
482 value added 482 14 127.00 $127.00 $612 —
500–515 508 3 110.00–112.00 $111.32 $566 -5.38
560 560 1 116.00 $116.00 $650 +1.89
678 678 2 110.00 $110.00 $746 +1.01
765 765 1 100.00 $100.00 $765 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 value added 350 7 138.00 $138.00 $483 —
407 value added 407 13 142.00 $142.00 $578 —
430 430 10 135.00 $135.00 $580 —
453 value added 453 9 139.00 $139.00 $630 +5.00
506 506 4 123.50 $123.50 $625 -0.71
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690 690 1 100.00 $100.00 $690 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 160.00 $160.00 $496 -15.00
350–390 381 5 155.00–173.00 $164.53 $627 -2.20
411 411 8 166.00 $166.00 $682 +4.62
471–495 476 12 152.00–166.00 $160.51 $764 +8.94
500–530 517 5 144.00–155.00 $149.47 $773 +2.48
565–590 577 5 122.00–138.00 $131.34 $758 -2.76
605–608 607 3 127.00–135.00 $129.66 $787 +5.03
662 662 6 125.00 $125.00 $828 +3.91
705–730 718 2 121.00–122.00 $121.49 $872 +9.77
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 125.00 $125.00 $631 —
575 575 1 121.00 $121.00 $696 +6.41
625 625 1 115.00 $115.00 $719 -6.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1535 1256 80-85% 14 49.50–53.00 $51.20 $643 —
900–1480 1325 80-85% 29 43.50–49.50 $47.73 $632 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790 790 85-90% 1 41.00 $41.00 $324 —
820–825 823 85-90% 2 15.00–20.00 $17.51 $144 —
895–1095 1003 85-90% 5 32.00–40.00 $38.01 $381 —
960–1110 1016 85-90% 5 19.00–30.00 $26.03 $264 —
1060–1140 1100 85-90% 2 48.00–49.00 $48.52 $534 —
975–1290 1132 85-90% 10 40.00–47.00 $43.93 $497 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1915 1479 75-80% 8 50.00–54.50 $51.76 $766 —
1195–1660 1504 75-80% 4 47.00–48.00 $47.67 $717 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1500 1331 5 55.00–64.00 $59.87 $797 —
1320–1705 1543 4 72.50–79.00 $76.74 $1,184 —
1840 1840 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,546 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1230 1230 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 45.00 $45.00 $554
980–1465 1240 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 47.50–59.50 $53.96 $669
1370 1370 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 54.00 $54.00 $740
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1175–1220 1198 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 650.00–700.00 $674.53
1250–1355 1292 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 675.00–850.00 $783.90

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
955 955 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00 —
1260–1548 1452 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 775.00–1,100.00 $1,005.99 —

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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.