North Arkansas Livestock Market Report

GreenForest, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 30, 2021

923 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $138.97/cwt -7.01 vs last sale · ≈ $938/hd at 675 lb · 47 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.88/cwt -1.54 vs last sale · ≈ $806/hd at 589 lb · 45 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.47/cwt +8.25 vs last sale · ≈ $659/hd at 435 lb · 29 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	923	1,629	1,112
Feeder cattle	736	1,629	842
Slaughter cattle	170	—	160
Replacement cattle	17	—	110

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeders steady to 7.00 lower mostly 1.00-4.00 lower except the better 400-450 lb heifers 8.00 higher. Quality and condition of most feeders not as good as last week. No trend on cows and bulls not reported last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	335	3	154.00–167.00	$158.07	$530	-9.46
360–390	373	5	150.00–156.00	$152.78	$570	-9.22
410–443	428	12	133.00–155.00	$149.79	$641	+1.45
460–498	482	18	138.00–154.00	$146.19	$705	-4.28
510–549	538	13	137.00–148.00	$143.06	$770	-3.36
550–590	577	17	126.00–144.00	$139.22	$803	+0.60
601–635	617	19	128.00–144.00	$137.52	$848	-0.21
660–680	669	6	130.00–139.00	$134.82	$902	+0.57
711–725	718	2	126.00–136.00	$130.95	$940	-1.80
760–795	778	2	123.00–125.00	$124.02	$965	—
867	867	17	129.25	$129.25	$1,121	+7.24

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580–595	584	16	144.00–146.00	$144.87	$846	-2.04
602–620	607	8	143.50	$143.50	$871	-2.51
672 unweaned	672	42	138.25	$138.25	$929	—
699	699	5	145.00	$145.00	$1,014	-0.98

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	323	2	175.00–191.00	$182.69	$590	+0.34
365	365	3	166.00–168.00	$166.67	$608	-3.85
414	414	4	153.50	$153.50	$635	-14.29
412–440	428	8	156.00–165.00	$161.20	$690	-6.59
460–480	470	4	152.00–155.00	$153.47	$721	-7.82
500–536	526	12	151.00–157.00	$155.08	$816	-3.46
555–595	567	19	142.00–150.00	$147.24	$835	-4.69
620 unweaned	620	1	143.00	$143.00	$887	-3.34
635	635	1	146.00	$146.00	$927	-7.49
655–690	673	2	140.00–141.00	$140.51	$946	-7.00
700–720	710	2	134.00–136.00	$135.01	$959	+3.01
760–791	787	8	140.00–141.50	$141.32	$1,112	-0.89

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745	745	2	100.00	$100.00	$745	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	318	8	143.00–154.00	$149.33	$475	+2.33
362–399	377	19	143.00–149.00	$145.87	$550	-8.00
405–448	435	29	144.00–153.00	$151.47	$659	+8.25
450–480	464	6	136.00–142.00	$140.20	$651	-4.45
500–548	523	29	134.00–143.50	$140.59	$735	-0.19
560–596	589	45	128.00–139.25	$136.88	$806	-0.25
600–625 unweaned	613	2	124.00–125.00	$124.51	$763	-2.07
610–618	616	4	133.00	$133.00	$819	-0.49
655–684 unweaned	664	27	115.00–129.75	$125.25	$832	—
720–745	739	4	116.00–120.00	$116.97	$864	-4.05
760–787	780	4	117.00–120.00	$119.27	$930	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–325	320	3	128.00–143.00	$133.34	$427	-3.24
350–395	373	8	120.00–141.00	$130.30	$486	-6.98
402–440	424	11	122.00–141.00	$132.91	$564	-1.31
455–498	480	24	119.00–137.00	$130.14	$625	-0.98
500–545	519	17	120.00–137.00	$129.21	$671	+9.21
562–595	576	9	117.00–130.00	$122.58	$706	-0.07
615–638	629	8	107.00–122.00	$117.40	$738	-3.09
680–695	688	3	116.00–122.00	$120.00	$826	+3.81
710–725	718	2	108.00–112.00	$109.98	$790	+7.04
765	765	3	89.00	$89.00	$681	-11.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
522–549	533	25	132.00–136.00	$134.99	$719	-0.87
658	658	3	123.00	$123.00	$809	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328	328	3	164.00	$164.00	$538	-2.96
355–360	358	13	165.00–170.00	$166.07	$595	-0.92
406–448	429	18	140.00–154.00	$148.87	$639	+1.03
455–464	462	16	145.00–153.00	$148.11	$684	-1.35
511–525	514	13	143.00–146.00	$144.77	$744	-0.34
555–598	576	6	136.00–146.50	$140.41	$809	-1.64
610 unweaned	610	3	120.00	$120.00	$732	—
615–620	617	3	138.00–140.00	$139.33	$860	+2.50
655–665	660	2	133.00–134.00	$133.50	$881	+3.54
701–730	705	8	116.00–120.00	$119.48	$842	-5.49
762	762	3	114.00	$114.00	$869	-9.00
838	838	3	101.00	$101.00	$846	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	320	3	140.00–162.00	$149.65	$479	-4.29
389	389	5	154.00	$154.00	$599	-1.47
430	430	2	138.00	$138.00	$593	+5.64
470–485	475	4	132.00–144.00	$137.54	$653	+2.38
535–540	538	2	135.00	$135.00	$726	+5.03
695	695	1	122.00	$122.00	$848	+2.33

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000	1000	80-85%	1	56.00	$56.00	$560	—
915–1320	1125	80-85%	23	59.50–65.50	$63.31	$712	—
1010–1395	1181	80-85%	34	65.50–74.50	$67.95	$802	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735–805	782	85-90%	3	43.00–45.00	$44.31	$347	—
830	830	85-90%	1	55.00	$55.00	$456	—
905	905	85-90%	1	51.50	$51.50	$466	—
860–1100	950	85-90%	23	55.00–62.00	$59.46	$565	—
960–1330	1090	85-90%	12	63.50–69.00	$65.93	$719	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1295	1195	75-80%	2	64.00–64.50	$64.27	$768	—
1080–1755	1483	75-80%	12	65.00–69.00	$66.93	$993	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1635	1309	4	75.00–82.00	$78.64	$1,029	—
1620–1835	1711	4	91.50–98.50	$94.12	$1,610	—
1650–1805	1728	2	87.00–88.50	$87.78	$1,517	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1120	1120	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	89.00	$89.00	$997
1165	1165	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	65.50	$65.50	$763

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1055	1055	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	810.00	$810.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
788–1215	907	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	810.00–1,225.00	$1,006.90

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
760–762	761	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	77.00–87.00	$80.33	$611

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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.