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North Arkansas Livestock Market Report

GreenForest, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 31, 2021

537 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.79/cwt +2.36 vs last sale · ≈ $679/hd at 466 lb · 28 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $155.01/cwt -0.03 vs last sale · ≈ $882/hd at 569 lb · 22 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $177.30/cwt -0.11 vs last sale · ≈ $823/hd at 464 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 537 1,088 813
Feeder cattle 416 903 650
Slaughter cattle 96 130 113
Replacement cattle 25 55 50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared top last week: Feeders mostly steady to 4.00 higher on a light test in some classes with the better 350-400 lb heifers 9.00 higher. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 4.00-5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–315 312 3 200.00–201.00 $200.67 $626 +4.28
370–380 377 6 185.00–190.00 $187.84 $708 +5.03
410–445 417 5 174.00–183.00 $181.08 $755 -1.29
450–473 464 16 172.00–180.00 $177.30 $823 -0.11
500–528 520 11 163.00–169.00 $165.44 $860 +0.65
550–591 569 22 146.00–164.00 $155.01 $882 -0.03
600–645 618 5 145.00–154.00 $149.27 $922 +0.46
629 unweaned 629 7 148.00 $148.00 $931 —
666–680 669 5 141.00–148.00 $146.58 $981 +6.35
695 695 2 129.00 $129.00 $897 -11.23
700–710 707 3 135.00–138.00 $136.00 $962 +4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 182.00 $182.00 $555 +7.00
360–378 374 5 160.00–169.00 $162.74 $609 -8.32
400–430 412 3 150.00–170.00 $159.80 $658 -1.56
450–495 478 12 153.00–165.00 $158.30 $757 +0.32
520–530 523 3 153.00 $153.00 $800 +5.31
595 595 1 144.00 $144.00 $857 —
600–635 615 3 134.00–141.00 $138.59 $852 -3.41
670–682 678 3 132.00–134.00 $132.66 $899 +6.91
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
618 618 3 140.00 $140.00 $865 -4.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 135.00 $135.00 $554 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 3 160.00 $160.00 $512 +3.90
350–395 380 15 150.00–169.00 $158.52 $602 +17.52
410–445 429 13 145.00–150.00 $146.98 $631 -1.92
450–485 466 28 140.00–149.50 $145.79 $679 +0.87
505–532 513 7 140.00–149.00 $143.68 $737 +3.72
554–580 557 11 134.00–138.00 $136.80 $762 +0.14
610–642 624 5 129.00 $129.00 $805 +0.26
630–643 unweaned 638 5 128.00–129.00 $128.40 $819 —
662 662 2 132.00 $132.00 $874 +4.81
699 699 7 126.00 $126.00 $881 -1.19
710 710 1 123.00 $123.00 $873 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 322 10 130.00–150.00 $138.62 $446 +2.03
362–395 371 5 137.00–155.00 $145.02 $538 +3.01
405–435 421 11 131.00–148.00 $138.52 $583 +2.16
460–495 480 15 125.00–142.00 $133.73 $642 -1.83
505–548 525 7 125.00–139.00 $129.71 $681 +7.99
575–598 592 4 118.00–130.00 $127.09 $752 +4.11
607 607 3 105.00 $105.00 $637 -15.42
610–630 615 4 115.00–117.00 $115.50 $710 -4.92
760 760 1 100.00 $100.00 $760 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
486 486 10 141.00 $141.00 $685 -3.16
578 578 8 130.00 $130.00 $751 +1.00
607 607 3 125.00 $125.00 $759 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 180.00 $180.00 $612 -1.00
370–390 381 7 173.00–189.00 $178.69 $681 -0.94
405–445 418 5 162.00–177.00 $171.83 $718 +1.83
450–495 464 10 158.00–170.00 $162.97 $756 -0.41
510–541 526 12 148.00–159.00 $155.54 $818 +1.47
555 555 3 144.00–157.00 $149.33 $829 +3.66
605–645 627 5 130.00–141.00 $138.55 $869 -1.17
662–665 663 6 131.00–135.50 $134.75 $893 +0.07
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 333 3 150.00–182.00 $163.70 $545 +3.67
380 380 1 160.00 $160.00 $608 -9.61
455–465 462 3 125.00–142.00 $133.99 $619 -11.22
520 520 2 120.00 $120.00 $624 -17.25
535 535 1 146.00 $146.00 $781 +8.75
635 635 1 125.00 $125.00 $794 +6.93
720 720 1 97.00 $97.00 $698 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 120.00 $120.00 $462 —
480 480 1 118.00 $118.00 $566 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960 960 80-85% 1 54.00 $54.00 $518 —
900–1510 1121 80-85% 7 60.00–63.00 $62.07 $696 +3.77
925–1475 1186 80-85% 24 63.50–73.00 $66.60 $790 +2.96
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740–840 790 85-90% 2 20.00–25.00 $22.34 $176 —
790–845 818 85-90% 2 40.00 $40.00 $327 +5.00
880–1040 964 85-90% 5 42.00–48.00 $45.07 $434 -0.75
925–995 964 85-90% 4 27.00–38.00 $34.84 $336 -10.98
875–1055 989 85-90% 6 55.00–59.00 $57.36 $567 -4.73
965–1225 1125 85-90% 4 62.00–68.00 $64.76 $729 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320–1345 1333 75-80% 2 58.00–64.00 $61.03 $814 —
1250–1765 1527 75-80% 8 64.50–73.50 $67.20 $1,026 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1690 1483 4 84.00–93.00 $88.61 $1,314 +15.85
1340–2330 1779 5 93.50–101.50 $96.50 $1,717 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
690–980 811 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 68.00–87.00 $80.04 $649

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975–1245 1103 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 600.00–760.00 $696.40
1030–1370 1180 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 735.00–900.00 $845.93
1300 1300 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1080–1375 1228 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 65.00–70.00 $67.20 $825
1275 1275 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 66.00 $66.00 $842

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
735–800 768 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 600.00–675.00 $639.09
950–1000 975 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 935.00–1,000.00 $968.33

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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
670 670 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $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.