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North Arkansas Livestock Market Report

GreenForest, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 12, 2021

468 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $161.85/cwt +5.69 vs last sale · ≈ $696/hd at 430 lb · 33 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.01/cwt +7.34 vs last sale · ≈ $603/hd at 431 lb · 25 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $163.79/cwt +23.48 vs last sale · ≈ $830/hd at 507 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 468 350 320
Feeder cattle 366 268 245
Slaughter cattle 74 65 60
Replacement cattle 28 17 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 5.00-10.00 higher instances 13.00 higher than last weeks light test. Feeder heifers 3.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter cows uneven with the high dressing breakers 1.00 higher and all other classes steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady. Quality of most feeder cattle was good with active bidding on the small offering.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 171.00 $171.00 $590 -6.00
360–390 371 15 169.00–178.00 $175.91 $653 +12.91
405–448 430 33 155.00–169.00 $161.85 $696 +5.69
450–492 471 6 150.00–168.50 $160.81 $757 +4.81
500–525 507 21 150.00–174.00 $163.79 $830 +33.79
550–579 561 17 147.00–154.50 $150.16 $842 +10.86
647 unweaned 647 3 141.50 $141.50 $916 +10.50
738 738 5 137.00 $137.00 $1,011 —
888 888 3 123.00 $123.00 $1,092 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
548 548 4 143.00 $143.00 $784 —
612–630 619 10 139.50–140.00 $139.80 $865 —
691 691 4 136.00 $136.00 $940 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 150.00 $150.00 $622 +15.00
465 465 1 132.00 $132.00 $614 —
530 530 1 145.00 $145.00 $768 +19.36
595 595 1 125.00 $125.00 $744 -2.00
725 725 1 120.00 $120.00 $870 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–346 337 10 142.00–154.00 $149.86 $505 +5.86
380–399 397 14 138.00–146.00 $143.18 $568 +5.18
400–448 431 25 132.00–153.00 $140.01 $603 +7.34
450–485 467 17 133.00–139.00 $135.47 $633 +4.14
493 493 3 125.00 $125.00 $616 -6.33
503–525 515 16 130.00–134.50 $132.86 $684 +6.08
550–590 566 6 123.00–132.00 $127.80 $723 +4.77
625–648 631 11 120.00–127.00 $123.34 $778 +2.95
692 692 2 118.00 $118.00 $817 -6.00
710–730 717 3 116.00–120.00 $118.15 $847 —
714–725 719 9 120.00–122.00 $121.10 $871 —
775 775 1 116.00 $116.00 $899 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 134.00 $134.00 $476 +3.49
400–445 418 4 120.00–130.00 $125.83 $526 -2.16
470–495 476 6 124.00–125.00 $124.83 $594 -2.85
505–545 525 10 112.00–126.00 $119.79 $629 —
560–580 570 2 119.00–123.00 $121.04 $690 —
600–642 627 6 99.00–110.00 $104.62 $656 -6.81
652 652 2 110.00 $110.00 $717 +5.00
680 680 4 112.00 $112.00 $762 +7.00
740 740 1 100.00 $100.00 $740 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
498 498 2 110.00 $110.00 $548 —
645 645 1 85.00 $85.00 $548 —
780 780 1 80.00 $80.00 $624 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–372 367 4 157.00–170.00 $160.65 $590 -5.35
425–445 435 7 155.00–166.00 $159.10 $692 +1.06
475 475 1 154.00 $154.00 $732 +0.74
510–532 525 3 149.00–157.00 $151.59 $796 +6.31
570–598 589 6 128.00–138.00 $135.35 $797 +3.28
640 640 1 130.00 $130.00 $832 +0.62
650–685 663 3 120.00–132.00 $124.26 $824 +3.30
781 781 4 110.00 $110.00 $859 -6.00
920 920 1 98.00 $98.00 $902 -2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 2 148.00–151.00 $149.50 $576 —
425–440 433 2 150.00 $150.00 $650 +0.39
475 475 1 151.00 $151.00 $717 +5.67
540–545 543 2 134.00–145.00 $139.47 $757 +6.18
610–620 618 4 117.00–129.00 $126.04 $779 —
690 690 1 101.00 $101.00 $697 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1350 1095 80-85% 11 54.00–62.00 $58.99 $646 —
1050–1520 1248 80-85% 18 62.00–66.50 $64.54 $805 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660–815 750 85-90% 3 20.00–28.00 $22.90 $172 —
905 905 85-90% 1 32.00 $32.00 $290 -21.35
915–980 948 85-90% 2 59.50–62.00 $60.79 $576 +15.79
985 985 85-90% 1 32.00 $32.00 $315 —
905–1300 1038 85-90% 3 50.00–57.00 $52.63 $546 —
880–1225 1068 85-90% 5 44.00–48.00 $46.93 $501 -13.98
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1265 1200 75-80% 2 58.00–62.00 $60.11 $721 —
1325–1645 1474 75-80% 7 62.50–67.50 $65.76 $969 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020 1020 1 87.00 $87.00 $887 —
1290–1505 1396 4 68.00–80.00 $74.12 $1,035 —
1480–2070 1770 8 91.00–98.00 $93.63 $1,657 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
760 760 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 80.00 $80.00 $608

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1020–1420 1223 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 60.00–70.50 $64.82 $793
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1120 1120 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,035.00 $1,035.00
1175–1395 1278 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 700.00–910.00 $809.76
1500 1500 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,010.00 $1,010.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–865 862 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 775.00–985.00 $943.58

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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
795–1050 942 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,025.00–1,200.00 $1,150.75 —

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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.