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North Arkansas Livestock Market Report

GreenForest, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 18, 2021

903 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.65/cwt +5.48 vs last sale · ≈ $738/hd at 471 lb · 24 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $164.73/cwt +0.33 vs last sale · ≈ $950/hd at 577 lb · 18 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $169.92/cwt +1.41 vs last sale · ≈ $822/hd at 484 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 903 365 597
Feeder cattle 675 263 478
Slaughter cattle 163 82 100
Replacement cattle 65 20 19

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeders under 700 lbs mostly steady to 2.00 higher than last weeks light test. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 2.00-4.00 lower. Weather was cooler this week and buyers were active.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329–335 330 5 182.00–191.00 $189.17 $624 —
362–375 365 4 185.00–185.50 $185.37 $677 —
400–440 419 4 183.00–191.00 $187.87 $787 +10.02
460–482 476 12 173.00–182.00 $178.69 $851 +7.32
503–545 518 16 162.00–175.00 $168.82 $874 +2.52
550–588 577 18 160.00–170.00 $164.73 $950 +0.33
611–640 617 5 162.00–168.00 $166.75 $1,029 +2.01
620 unweaned 620 2 157.00 $157.00 $973 —
655–660 656 5 154.00–163.00 $160.39 $1,052 +2.39
710–728 719 8 145.00–158.00 $149.64 $1,076 —
785 785 2 154.00 $154.00 $1,209 —
852 852 2 144.00 $144.00 $1,227 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 4 175.00 $175.00 $595 —
350–388 375 5 150.00–179.00 $163.99 $615 —
415–448 431 8 160.00–166.00 $164.38 $708 +9.38
450–498 475 13 140.00–168.00 $159.70 $759 +9.70
502–540 527 9 136.00–156.00 $148.68 $784 +0.15
565–595 590 8 153.00–158.00 $154.49 $911 +4.49
606–642 625 9 151.00–156.00 $154.29 $964 +0.29
655–695 676 4 141.00–150.00 $146.42 $990 —
705–730 717 3 122.00–140.00 $132.37 $949 —
830 830 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,145 —
890 890 2 132.00 $132.00 $1,175 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
526–531 529 11 162.00–163.00 $162.36 $859 —
591 591 9 155.00 $155.00 $916 —
702 702 10 156.00 $156.00 $1,095 —
790 790 10 143.50 $143.50 $1,134 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 122.00 $122.00 $634 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 332 3 155.00–170.00 $159.60 $530 +2.60
355–375 363 3 155.00–164.00 $160.41 $582 —
420–445 439 4 153.50–155.00 $154.62 $679 -1.41
450–490 471 24 148.00–159.50 $156.65 $738 +5.48
511–545 517 9 143.00–150.00 $148.50 $768 +2.49
520 520 1 139.00 $139.00 $723 -15.50
560–585 571 7 139.00–144.50 $140.64 $803 -0.65
608 608 2 134.00 $134.00 $815 —
610–645 631 12 135.00–144.50 $140.71 $888 +1.04
635 unweaned 635 2 136.00 $136.00 $864 —
655 655 2 131.00 $131.00 $858 -6.07
650–660 657 6 134.00–136.00 $135.17 $888 -1.90
725–730 729 5 128.00–129.00 $128.20 $935 —
762–780 768 3 125.00–129.00 $127.65 $980 —
808–820 812 3 117.00–129.00 $124.96 $1,015 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–341 338 6 133.00–147.00 $142.89 $483 —
355–390 367 3 132.00–138.00 $135.87 $499 -7.67
400–448 425 11 130.00–149.00 $143.57 $610 +3.05
450–495 475 12 133.00–146.00 $140.05 $665 +4.99
500–540 521 7 127.00–141.00 $135.65 $707 -2.35
550–595 574 8 131.00–138.00 $134.50 $772 +2.00
615–640 628 5 126.00–138.00 $133.77 $840 +2.51
685–690 688 2 124.00–129.00 $126.49 $870 +0.98
765 765 1 118.00 $118.00 $903 +14.00
835 835 1 110.00 $110.00 $918 —
855 855 1 98.00 $98.00 $838 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
439 439 4 151.50 $151.50 $665 —
473–498 484 9 145.00–146.50 $145.69 $705 —
507–539 519 12 140.00–142.00 $141.06 $732 —
564–589 579 10 135.50–138.00 $137.03 $793 —
602 602 8 136.50 $136.50 $822 -7.50
658 658 3 133.00 $133.00 $875 —
690 690 4 138.00 $138.00 $952 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 2 132.00 $132.00 $512 —
440 440 1 110.00 $110.00 $484 —
450–475 458 3 110.00–114.00 $112.62 $516 -2.38
520 520 1 114.00 $114.00 $593 —
585 585 1 100.00 $100.00 $585 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–375 365 3 175.00–185.00 $181.58 $663 +7.58
455–497 484 17 165.00–176.00 $169.92 $822 +1.41
510–530 526 6 156.00–170.00 $165.70 $872 +1.80
555–590 567 12 149.00–172.00 $156.53 $888 -0.45
600–625 614 4 144.00–155.00 $149.15 $916 -0.78
638–648 unweaned 642 5 128.00–144.00 $137.54 $883 —
665–695 683 5 136.00–145.00 $140.90 $962 -1.08
700–735 711 4 131.00–146.00 $136.97 $974 -8.03
755–795 778 3 124.00–129.00 $126.96 $988 -5.38
830 830 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,104 —
860 860 2 120.00–123.00 $121.50 $1,045 —
985 985 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,113 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
436 436 10 182.00 $182.00 $794 —
516 516 10 165.00 $165.00 $851 —
597 597 16 153.00 $153.00 $913 —
772 772 10 131.00 $131.00 $1,011 —
865 865 11 108.50 $108.50 $939 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 317 3 146.00–156.00 $150.75 $478 -11.22
350–385 364 5 140.00–162.00 $155.36 $566 +5.36
405–440 415 6 137.00–163.00 $151.36 $628 -3.64
462–465 463 3 156.00–158.00 $157.33 $728 +7.33
510–545 526 4 135.00–140.00 $136.54 $718 -9.46
575–590 585 3 125.00–146.00 $136.43 $798 —
735 735 1 114.00 $114.00 $838 —
961 961 4 104.50 $104.50 $1,004 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 131.00 $131.00 $478 —
400 400 1 130.00 $130.00 $520 —
490 490 1 115.00 $115.00 $564 —
500 500 1 109.00 $109.00 $545 —
605 605 1 113.00 $113.00 $684 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1200 1118 80-85% 6 55.00–58.00 $56.70 $634 —
860–1370 1160 80-85% 20 59.50–68.00 $64.03 $743 -2.67
1195–1515 1319 80-85% 17 68.50–74.00 $71.21 $939 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1195 1037 85-90% 15 49.50–55.00 $52.77 $547 —
960–1365 1120 85-90% 10 56.50–63.00 $59.59 $667 —
1300–1335 1318 85-90% 2 70.00 $70.00 $923 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020 1020 75-80% 1 57.00 $57.00 $581 —
1400 1400 75-80% 1 67.00 $67.00 $938 —
1260–1765 1486 75-80% 8 69.50–75.50 $72.65 $1,080 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1530 1375 6 61.50–86.50 $77.58 $1,067 —
1340–2125 1721 4 97.00–100.00 $98.38 $1,693 —
1160–2085 1747 7 88.00–96.00 $92.83 $1,622 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
855–1120 1005 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 55.00–74.00 $65.83 $662
1005 1005 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 60.50 $60.50 $608
995–1365 1265 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 69.50–76.00 $72.64 $919
985–1485 1300 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 10 65.00–76.00 $70.25 $913
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
955–1470 1229 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 9 870.00–1,075.00 $992.43
1245–1355 1300 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 835.00–1,000.00 $920.99
1315 1315 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
592 592 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 400.00 $400.00
670–835 744 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 410.00–600.00 $526.50
790 790 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 500.00 $500.00
Small 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
795 795 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 65.00 $65.00 $517

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
940–1086 997 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 15 750.00–860.00 $803.97 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
905–1165 1032 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 850.00–1,025.00 $932.81 —
1240–1400 1320 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,200.00–1,250.00 $1,226.52 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 74.00 $74.00 $396 —
580 580 1 62.00 $62.00 $360 —

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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.