North Arkansas Livestock Market Report

GreenForest, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 14, 2021

1,216 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $143.97/cwt ≈ $950/hd at 660 lb · 57 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.53/cwt +1.36 vs last sale · ≈ $820/hd at 572 lb · 52 head

heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $146.43/cwt ≈ $1,129/hd at 771 lb · 51 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,216	469	822
Feeder cattle	1,025	351	680
Slaughter cattle	156	83	92
Replacement cattle	35	35	50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last weeks: Feeder steers under 500 lbs 6.00-12.00 higher over 500 lbs 1.00-8.00 higher than last weeks light test. Feeder heifers steady to 6.00 higher. Feeder bulls under 550 lbs 2.00-8.00 higher over 550 lbs 2.00-4.00 lower. Supply moderate with a good demand. Slaughter cows steady to 5.00 higher on the small amount observed due to time limits. Slaughter bulls 12.00 higher with bidding active.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	21	162.50	$162.50	$853	—
592–597	593	31	152.00–153.50	$152.24	$903	—
629	629	7	150.00	$150.00	$944	—
653–673	657	38	140.50–155.00	$145.63	$957	—
656–675 unweaned	665	19	136.50–144.50	$140.65	$935	—
723	723	13	149.50	$149.50	$1,081	—
735 unweaned	735	7	139.00	$139.00	$1,022	—
771	771	41	148.00	$148.00	$1,141	—
772 unweaned	772	10	140.00	$140.00	$1,081	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
352–380	361	3	176.00	$176.00	$635	+1.00
425–445	442	9	180.00–188.00	$182.67	$807	+10.96
484 value added	484	6	187.50	$187.50	$908	—
485–498	495	16	158.00–187.00	$174.20	$862	+12.36
510 value added	510	7	186.50	$186.50	$951	—
512–545	535	17	165.00–180.50	$175.54	$939	+3.85
554–595	565	32	156.00–172.00	$166.93	$943	+8.12
572 value added	572	5	179.50	$179.50	$1,027	—
610 unweaned	610	5	156.00	$156.00	$952	—
610–630	622	5	152.00–157.00	$154.57	$961	+1.81
655–665	659	5	147.00–152.00	$149.19	$983	+1.14
700–745	715	4	145.00–146.00	$145.49	$1,040	+0.99

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	323	2	167.00–173.00	$169.88	$549	-5.12
360–385	376	11	162.00–168.00	$164.65	$619	+15.19
405–445	422	5	156.00–166.00	$161.63	$682	—
450–495	476	6	140.00–160.00	$153.46	$730	+5.66
500–535	519	13	148.00–160.00	$155.35	$806	+6.06
555–595	569	10	140.00–150.00	$144.12	$820	-2.28
605–640	626	8	133.00–150.00	$140.01	$876	—
670	670	2	135.00–139.00	$137.00	$918	-0.34
700–725	713	5	136.00–142.00	$139.62	$995	+4.95
755–785	772	3	120.00–134.00	$126.97	$980	-4.51
820–832	828	5	123.00–140.00	$133.65	$1,107	—
856	856	9	136.00	$136.00	$1,164	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	2	160.00–165.00	$162.50	$544	+0.50
373–398	383	5	154.00–158.00	$156.34	$599	+2.78
410–448	425	14	150.00–159.00	$155.08	$659	+3.60
450–498	483	43	140.00–158.00	$151.71	$733	+6.79
500–548	528	36	141.00–153.00	$146.58	$774	+2.77
550–590	569	45	137.00–146.50	$142.84	$813	+0.67
588 value added	588	7	148.00	$148.00	$870	—
622–634 unweaned	630	10	132.00–135.00	$132.89	$837	-3.90
625–648	634	8	137.00–139.00	$137.25	$870	-0.26
650–685	664	13	126.00–135.00	$129.77	$862	+2.27
665	665	2	150.00	$150.00	$998	+22.50
710 unweaned	710	4	126.00	$126.00	$895	—
710–745	722	5	123.00–133.00	$127.97	$924	+0.77
780–795	788	2	124.00–126.00	$125.01	$985	+7.01
790	790	2	129.00	$129.00	$1,019	+11.00
815	815	1	124.00	$124.00	$1,011	+2.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–348	330	10	144.00–156.00	$151.54	$500	+7.54
350–395	375	16	130.00–148.00	$139.68	$524	+1.86
410–445	429	16	131.00–147.00	$137.47	$590	-0.40
455–480	468	12	132.00–143.00	$136.67	$640	+4.84
500–545	527	10	128.00–142.50	$136.20	$718	+1.04
550–590	574	12	120.00–136.00	$132.69	$762	+9.00
610–645	621	8	119.00–130.00	$126.35	$785	—
650–695	667	9	109.00–127.00	$115.43	$770	-4.57
750	750	3	117.00	$117.00	$878	—
770	770	1	112.00	$112.00	$862	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
533	533	9	137.00	$137.00	$730	—
575–590	583	10	134.00–139.50	$138.19	$806	—
605	605	3	134.00	$134.00	$811	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328	328	2	120.00	$120.00	$394	—
440	440	1	101.00	$101.00	$444	-17.20
580	580	1	111.00	$111.00	$644	+1.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	339	4	170.00–179.00	$172.92	$586	-6.08
350–370	360	6	171.00–175.00	$173.32	$624	+3.32
400–449	433	10	157.00–174.00	$161.85	$701	+7.85
460–480	467	12	149.00–166.00	$164.00	$766	+7.92
500–535	518	11	147.00–161.00	$156.26	$809	+2.16
555–563	561	11	141.00–150.00	$146.10	$820	-4.15
600–640	620	5	137.00–146.00	$140.73	$873	-1.28
662–680	667	4	134.00–141.00	$136.53	$911	—
702–740	709	6	128.00–133.00	$131.84	$935	+3.34
750	750	1	124.00	$124.00	$930	—
820–825	823	2	123.00–124.00	$123.50	$1,016	—
1036	1036	4	102.00	$102.00	$1,057	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	149.00	$149.00	$484	—
365–385	375	2	155.00	$155.00	$581	+1.00
405–445	426	12	135.00–157.00	$147.74	$629	+1.42
450–498	477	16	134.00–155.00	$143.90	$686	+3.90
515–545	527	9	129.00–147.00	$137.39	$724	—
560–590	579	6	137.00–147.00	$140.62	$814	—
605–615	610	2	118.00–136.00	$127.07	$775	+4.05
660–680	670	2	124.00–130.00	$127.04	$851	—
750–795	771	4	109.00–118.00	$112.72	$869	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	1	120.00	$120.00	$582	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–1425	1082	80-85%	16	60.00–66.50	$62.37	$675	+6.37
1210–1250	1230	80-85%	2	58.00–60.00	$59.02	$726	—
1205–1535	1340	80-85%	3	69.00–81.00	$74.17	$994	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–930	903	85-90%	2	50.00–55.00	$52.42	$473	+0.42
1000	1000	85-90%	1	65.00	$65.00	$650	+5.29
955–1175	1070	85-90%	3	58.00–61.00	$59.01	$631	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390	1390	75-80%	1	65.00	$65.00	$904	-4.56
1340–1675	1502	75-80%	3	71.00–84.00	$75.80	$1,139	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1720	1402	3	75.00–86.00	$81.49	$1,142	—
1235–1545	1430	8	89.50–100.00	$94.12	$1,346	—
1630–2075	1763	9	102.00–112.00	$107.56	$1,896	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1310	1310	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	935.00	$935.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1560	1560	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	72.00	$72.00	$1,123

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
830	830	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—
970–1020	995	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,000.00–1,125.00	$1,064.07	—
1000	1000	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—
1030–1295	1161	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	925.00–1,025.00	$967.64	—
1030–1505	1299	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	5	750.00–1,160.00	$983.82	—

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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.