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North Arkansas Livestock Market Report

GreenForest, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 5, 2021

350 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.78/cwt -8.90 vs last sale · ≈ $667/hd at 526 lb · 26 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.33/cwt -10.96 vs last sale · ≈ $616/hd at 469 lb · 21 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $139.30/cwt -11.57 vs last sale · ≈ $797/hd at 572 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 350 554 704
Feeder cattle 268 452 566
Slaughter cattle 65 70 83
Replacement cattle 17 32 55

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week Feeder steers and heifers 5.00-11.00 lower on a light test in some classes. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 lower. A light run due to muddy conditions in the trade area.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 177.00 $177.00 $566 -3.36
395 395 1 163.00 $163.00 $644 -8.00
400–448 432 3 154.00–161.00 $156.16 $675 -15.64
498 498 2 156.00 $156.00 $777 -1.00
508 508 6 130.00 $130.00 $660 -32.40
500–542 524 6 149.00–151.50 $150.61 $789 -11.79
562–595 572 17 136.00–142.00 $139.30 $797 -11.57
605 605 4 142.00 $142.00 $859 -5.33
628 unweaned 628 7 131.00 $131.00 $823 —
721 unweaned 721 4 121.00 $121.00 $872 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 135.00 $135.00 $587 -13.57
515–548 537 3 125.00–127.00 $125.64 $675 —
585 585 1 127.00 $127.00 $743 -8.00
600–645 626 4 129.00–134.00 $131.54 $823 +1.50
750–795 772 3 110.00–120.00 $113.67 $878 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 144.00 $144.00 $439 -14.64
365 365 1 138.00 $138.00 $504 -17.09
445–448 447 3 132.00–133.00 $132.67 $593 -10.51
450–493 469 21 129.00–134.50 $131.33 $616 -10.96
510–546 526 26 124.00–131.50 $126.78 $667 -8.90
553–595 567 10 120.00–124.50 $123.03 $698 -7.73
605–635 621 6 119.50–122.00 $120.39 $748 -6.89
658 unweaned 658 7 113.50 $113.50 $747 —
666 666 7 124.00 $124.00 $826 -0.49
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–390 385 2 130.00–131.00 $130.51 $502 -10.22
412–415 414 4 120.00–132.00 $127.99 $530 -5.52
430 430 1 110.00 $110.00 $473 -23.51
455–475 468 3 127.00–128.00 $127.68 $598 -3.92
615–630 623 2 106.00–117.00 $111.43 $694 -12.39
655 655 1 105.00 $105.00 $688 -6.40
760 760 1 107.00 $107.00 $813 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
694 694 6 114.50 $114.50 $795 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 120.00 $120.00 $432 ±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
328 328 2 179.00 $179.00 $587 +8.26
374 374 5 166.00 $166.00 $621 +0.17
405–445 420 7 153.00–164.00 $158.04 $664 -2.21
465–499 485 7 149.00–162.00 $153.26 $743 -2.52
500–545 529 7 140.00–153.00 $145.28 $769 -4.80
550–595 568 3 130.00–135.00 $132.07 $750 -12.66
611–637 619 10 128.00–130.00 $129.38 $801 -3.75
650–680 668 3 119.00–124.00 $120.96 $808 -5.77
705–720 711 5 116.00–124.00 $119.98 $853 +2.63
755 755 1 116.00 $116.00 $876 +0.52
935 935 1 100.00 $100.00 $935 —
960 960 1 97.00 $97.00 $931 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–430 420 4 145.00–154.00 $149.61 $628 +1.62
480–482 481 3 145.00–146.00 $145.33 $699 —
505–515 513 4 125.00–136.00 $133.29 $684 +0.28
565 565 4 122.00 $122.00 $689 -1.65
715 715 1 115.00 $115.00 $822 +11.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1395 1178 80-85% 17 62.50–69.00 $65.93 $777 —
1065–1650 1284 80-85% 6 51.00–62.00 $59.73 $767 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880 880 85-90% 1 39.00 $39.00 $343 —
860–1010 934 85-90% 4 50.00–57.00 $53.35 $498 —
935 935 85-90% 1 45.00 $45.00 $421 —
960–1240 1069 85-90% 7 58.00–64.00 $60.91 $651 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1610 1396 75-80% 5 63.00–67.50 $64.69 $903 -2.87

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1425 1293 2 80.00–81.00 $80.55 $1,042 —
1415–2255 1684 7 82.00–88.00 $86.17 $1,451 —
1440–1975 1722 10 90.00–100.00 $94.33 $1,624 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
695–900 776 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 60.00–93.00 $78.67 $610

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
1050–1285 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 850.00–950.00 $895.52
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1065 1065 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 72.00 $72.00 $767

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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
1695 1695 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,685.00 $1,685.00 —

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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.