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North Arkansas Livestock Market Report

GreenForest, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 26, 2021

830 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $149.22/cwt +3.60 vs last sale · ≈ $930/hd at 623 lb · 76 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $137.72/cwt +5.11 vs last sale · ≈ $723/hd at 525 lb · 59 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.83/cwt +3.70 vs last sale · ≈ $759/hd at 563 lb · 50 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 830 1,216 386
Feeder cattle 671 1,006 264
Slaughter cattle 144 170 92
Replacement cattle 15 40 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and bulls mostly steady to 4.00 higher except the better 500-550 lb steers 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers 1.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–310 305 2 186.00 $186.00 $567 -1.00
400–430 415 10 163.00–181.00 $171.62 $712 -0.12
459–495 476 26 163.00–180.00 $169.04 $805 +3.66
515–540 534 14 154.00–171.00 $162.64 $868 -4.35
550–595 566 4 146.00–155.00 $152.15 $861 +0.48
605–634 623 76 143.00–156.50 $149.22 $930 +1.67
656–685 662 8 139.00–140.00 $139.62 $924 -8.27
702 702 4 139.00 $139.00 $976 -1.50
770 770 3 129.00 $129.00 $993 -1.97
805 805 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,006 -5.32
1072 1072 2 102.00 $102.00 $1,093 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 164.00 $164.00 $549 +4.00
365–390 384 5 155.00–172.00 $168.16 $646 +11.13
400–445 432 13 145.00–160.00 $153.46 $663 +2.73
452–475 462 9 151.00–156.00 $154.20 $712 +2.42
517–545 525 11 144.00–156.00 $150.51 $790 +6.19
578–585 581 10 135.00–146.00 $139.43 $810 -1.79
615–645 634 13 125.00–139.00 $136.40 $865 +1.38
650–675 663 3 124.00–138.00 $133.32 $884 +3.39
710–725 718 2 118.00–128.00 $122.95 $883 +2.95
865 865 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,055 +2.99
920 920 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,104 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 4 154.00 $154.00 $631 -15.19
539–542 540 50 155.50–159.00 $157.53 $851 -6.60
557–595 576 6 146.00–146.50 $146.26 $842 -0.97
647 647 6 137.00 $137.00 $886 -7.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880 880 2 100.00 $100.00 $880 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 338 5 150.00–161.00 $152.72 $516 +3.34
350–395 372 9 146.00–157.00 $149.78 $557 +2.33
410–448 434 23 144.00–155.00 $147.54 $640 +1.48
452–495 471 31 136.00–144.00 $141.43 $666 +1.43
500–540 525 59 132.00–139.50 $137.72 $723 +5.11
550–595 563 50 128.00–137.00 $134.83 $759 +3.28
601–632 609 25 124.00–133.50 $130.34 $794 +4.04
650 650 1 122.00 $122.00 $793 -4.00
680–695 685 3 125.00–127.00 $126.32 $865 +0.32
722–745 730 4 122.50–127.00 $123.77 $904 -0.23
748 748 2 126.50 $126.50 $946 —
797 797 3 111.00 $111.00 $885 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 340 2 135.00–141.00 $137.96 $469 -2.47
355–395 372 3 125.00–135.00 $131.46 $489 -5.52
405–448 432 7 127.00–141.00 $135.74 $586 +4.54
450–490 463 12 120.00–132.00 $126.80 $587 +1.53
515–532 523 7 116.00–128.00 $123.34 $645 -0.63
550–595 578 4 116.00–124.00 $119.69 $692 +0.85
655–685 670 4 105.00–117.00 $113.56 $761 -6.44
700–740 715 4 103.00–124.00 $111.66 $798 —
785 785 1 98.00 $98.00 $769 -10.00
887 887 5 90.00 $90.00 $798 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 6 136.00 $136.00 $660 -5.96
516 516 4 131.50 $131.50 $679 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 110.00 $110.00 $528 —
650 650 1 88.00 $88.00 $572 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–385 376 4 169.00–175.00 $171.24 $644 +3.73
408–433 421 9 153.00–171.00 $160.00 $674 +0.26
455–492 471 7 150.00–159.50 $157.32 $741 +0.32
512–535 522 20 145.00–152.00 $149.52 $780 +0.75
550–575 565 7 142.00–146.00 $144.70 $818 +7.06
600–625 612 3 132.00–144.00 $136.67 $836 +0.45
658–665 660 4 127.00–136.00 $133.73 $883 —
710–728 722 3 125.50–127.00 $125.99 $910 +1.61
750 750 3 118.00–128.00 $124.67 $935 +3.67
800 800 1 112.00 $112.00 $896 —
920 920 1 105.00 $105.00 $966 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 160.00 $160.00 $512 +5.00
380–390 385 2 155.00–163.00 $158.95 $612 +3.51
400–445 418 7 135.00–156.00 $145.14 $607 —
455–495 475 10 141.00–152.00 $147.46 $700 +7.46
590 590 1 124.00 $124.00 $732 +2.41
635 635 1 129.00 $129.00 $819 —
665 665 1 115.00 $115.00 $765 -6.01
750 750 1 105.00 $105.00 $788 —
815 815 1 108.00 $108.00 $880 —
880 880 1 100.00 $100.00 $880 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1405 1198 80-85% 19 57.00–62.00 $60.44 $724 —
965–1515 1274 80-85% 28 62.00–70.00 $64.80 $826 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760 760 85-90% 1 45.00 $45.00 $342 —
885–940 913 85-90% 2 44.00–45.00 $44.52 $406 —
870–1065 968 85-90% 2 25.00–36.00 $31.05 $301 -2.00
850–1145 1028 85-90% 19 53.00–59.00 $56.12 $577 —
950–1250 1146 85-90% 7 61.00–64.50 $62.57 $717 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1510 1340 75-80% 3 60.00–63.00 $61.76 $828 —
1225–1810 1504 75-80% 17 63.00–70.00 $67.64 $1,017 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1200 1139 4 76.00–80.50 $78.47 $894 —
1175–2195 1550 5 81.50–90.00 $85.16 $1,320 —
1470–2240 1847 12 92.00–99.50 $95.66 $1,767 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
860–1280 1037 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 60.00–83.00 $71.40 $740

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1075–1350 1188 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 62.00–67.50 $63.76 $757
1260 1260 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 68.00 $68.00 $857
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1110–1485 1298 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 800.00–935.00 $877.25

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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
890 890 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
1655 1655 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —

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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.