North Arkansas Livestock Market Report

GreenForest, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 17, 2021

346 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.24/cwt +10.11 vs last sale · ≈ $677/hd at 463 lb · 20 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $138.19/cwt +4.58 vs last sale · ≈ $717/hd at 519 lb · 19 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.68/cwt +1.80 vs last sale · ≈ $615/hd at 419 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	346	894	199
Feeder cattle	286	696	87
Slaughter cattle	40	138	40
Replacement cattle	20	60	72

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 3.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly 2.00-4.00 higher with the better 450-500 lbs 10.00 higher. Feeder bulls 5.00-6.00 higher. Light or no test in some classes. Light run due to rain and mud in the area. Slaughter cows and bulls 5.00-6.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338–342	340	5	191.00–193.00	$192.60	$655	+1.60
370–385	378	2	185.00–186.00	$185.49	$701	+17.18
489–495	490	5	170.00–179.00	$177.18	$868	+10.18
518–535	523	10	164.00–168.00	$165.23	$864	+21.23
570	570	1	149.00	$149.00	$849	+14.00
614–626	621	12	146.00–147.00	$146.41	$909	+0.57
650–655	653	3	139.00–142.00	$139.99	$914	—
768	768	2	135.00	$135.00	$1,037	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	172.00	$172.00	$568	+3.23
350–368	363	9	150.00–176.00	$165.41	$600	+2.10
400–425	405	5	160.00–165.00	$163.95	$664	+4.04
450–455	453	3	150.00–165.00	$154.96	$702	-4.67
510–535	523	2	142.50–152.00	$147.14	$770	+13.40
638	638	2	130.00	$130.00	$829	—
755	755	1	125.00	$125.00	$944	-1.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
456–475	463	14	160.00–168.00	$162.93	$754	—
654	654	7	140.00	$140.00	$916	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	145.00	$145.00	$500	-13.86
382–395	389	6	144.00–146.00	$145.02	$564	-9.55
390	390	2	145.00	$145.00	$566	-9.57
400–428	419	12	139.00–151.00	$147.85	$619	+2.97
420	420	3	142.00	$142.00	$596	-2.88
458–485	463	20	140.00–149.00	$146.24	$677	+10.11
511–540	519	19	134.00–140.00	$138.19	$717	+4.38
555	555	1	132.00	$132.00	$733	-1.33
608–640	622	9	126.00–136.00	$131.43	$817	+4.33

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	340	6	144.00–147.00	$145.33	$494	+11.33
360–390	376	6	132.00–145.00	$136.78	$514	+2.48
408–420	412	3	133.00–136.00	$134.98	$556	+2.59
460–465	463	2	125.00–129.00	$127.01	$588	-1.32
505–510	506	4	122.00–134.00	$130.51	$660	+3.53
588–597	593	5	120.00–124.00	$122.41	$726	-1.59
685	685	1	120.00	$120.00	$822	+9.00
730	730	1	100.00	$100.00	$730	±0.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
656	656	11	133.00	$133.00	$872	+11.00
807	807	3	120.00	$120.00	$968	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	328	3	178.00–191.00	$184.50	$605	+4.19
357–378	365	5	185.00–188.00	$186.76	$682	+5.91
404–442	414	8	175.00–176.00	$175.73	$728	+3.83
458	458	2	150.00	$150.00	$687	-11.54
468	468	2	154.00	$154.00	$721	-7.54
510–525	518	2	154.00–156.00	$155.01	$803	+0.64
525	525	1	120.00	$120.00	$630	-34.37
560–570	564	5	137.00–142.00	$139.02	$784	+0.30
595	595	1	111.00	$111.00	$660	-27.72
640–645	643	4	131.00–134.00	$133.00	$855	-1.77
690	690	1	126.00	$126.00	$869	+2.60
710	710	1	123.00	$123.00	$873	+1.49
775–780	778	2	112.00–120.00	$116.01	$903	+3.01

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–430	415	2	141.00–152.00	$146.30	$607	-0.56
450–490	477	3	144.00–147.00	$144.94	$691	-0.52
545	545	1	142.00	$142.00	$774	+6.59
580	580	1	121.00	$121.00	$702	-10.33
620	620	2	120.00	$120.00	$744	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835	835	85-90%	1	38.00	$38.00	$317	—
865–915	890	85-90%	2	29.00–32.00	$30.54	$272	—
925–1410	1039	85-90%	10	47.50–55.00	$50.73	$527	—
1040–1175	1085	85-90%	3	58.00–62.00	$59.64	$647	+9.03

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1255	1096	80-85%	4	53.00–56.50	$55.39	$607	—
890–1410	1208	80-85%	6	60.00–68.00	$64.19	$775	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1550	1550	75-80%	1	56.50	$56.50	$876	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1790	1548	2	69.00–74.50	$72.18	$1,117	-8.32
1530–1900	1735	5	82.50–89.50	$86.43	$1,500	—
1755–1830	1793	2	92.50–95.00	$93.72	$1,680	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
725–795	760	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	55.00–72.00	$63.11	$480

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815	815	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00
980–1180 thin fleshed	1080	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	685.00–700.00	$691.81
1110–1255	1183	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	610.00–775.00	$697.56
1155–1300	1233	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	900.00–1,175.00	$1,002.67

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
920 thin fleshed	920	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	48.00	$48.00	$442

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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
1228	1228	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	1,800.00	$1,800.00	—

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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.