North Arkansas Livestock Market Report

GreenForest, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 1, 2021

763 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $143.78/cwt +6.02 vs last sale · ≈ $814/hd at 566 lb · 33 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $150.68/cwt +8.48 vs last sale · ≈ $933/hd at 619 lb · 31 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 steers $151.88/cwt +21.88 vs last sale · ≈ $653/hd at 430 lb · 23 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	763	210	490
Feeder cattle	630	161	400
Slaughter cattle	120	42	70
Replacement cattle	13	7	20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 1.00-3.00 higher than a very light test in a few classes last week last week. Feeder heifers 1.00-5.00 higher than last weeks light test in a few classes. Slaughter cows 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls near steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	175.00	$175.00	$534	-4.40
360–395	373	6	147.00–175.00	$163.37	$609	+3.06
400–440	430	23	144.00–170.00	$151.88	$653	+21.88
455–485	467	22	145.00–162.00	$154.35	$721	+2.35
500–535	512	15	145.00–158.00	$148.90	$762	-1.10
555–585	568	8	136.00–152.00	$145.12	$824	-7.88
610–645	622	3	147.00–154.00	$149.42	$929	+15.42
650–675	663	3	148.00–153.00	$149.97	$994	—
710–730	718	4	137.00–148.00	$141.22	$1,014	—
870–880	875	2	110.00–140.00	$124.91	$1,093	—
1000	1000	1	117.00	$117.00	$1,170	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–397	383	6	180.00–185.00	$183.56	$703	—
415–445	435	4	183.00–186.00	$183.72	$799	+3.17
455–476	471	6	165.00–177.00	$167.65	$790	+2.65
505–541	526	14	160.00–171.00	$168.41	$886	+0.93
550–595	576	19	158.00–174.00	$165.02	$951	—
605–635	620	7	155.00–163.00	$160.70	$996	—
650–698	684	4	152.50–155.00	$153.47	$1,050	—
715	715	2	145.00–149.50	$147.25	$1,053	—
755	755	1	154.00	$154.00	$1,163	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440	426	5	130.00–135.00	$133.97	$571	+4.97
450–485	468	2	110.00–124.00	$117.26	$549	—
510–547	538	4	113.00–130.00	$125.97	$678	—
570	570	1	120.00	$120.00	$684	—
675	675	1	100.00	$100.00	$675	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
508	508	6	159.00	$159.00	$808	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	2	156.00	$156.00	$484	-12.00
350–390	379	15	150.00–164.00	$157.66	$598	+0.72
415	415	1	150.00	$150.00	$622	+4.33
450–497	474	21	145.00–163.00	$151.78	$719	+5.69
500–525	511	8	146.00–154.00	$150.99	$772	+8.65
550–598	566	33	139.00–150.00	$143.78	$814	+6.02
600–640	615	15	138.00–146.00	$141.39	$870	+14.39
650–660	654	4	137.00–144.00	$140.48	$919	—
700–725	713	2	133.00–134.00	$133.51	$952	+1.51
765–780	771	5	135.00–138.00	$136.80	$1,055	+2.80
800	800	2	128.00	$128.00	$1,024	—
868–895	873	8	133.00–135.00	$134.00	$1,170	—
930	930	1	127.00	$127.00	$1,181	+4.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–345	343	2	140.00–142.00	$141.01	$484	+7.26
350–392	364	14	135.00–145.00	$142.03	$517	—
400–448	436	19	128.00–150.00	$142.06	$619	+9.12
455–495	476	22	120.00–142.00	$134.79	$642	-3.21
500–545	529	18	125.00–143.00	$134.65	$712	+8.65
550–590	578	6	130.00–137.00	$134.66	$778	+6.61
600–645	616	8	113.00–130.00	$123.30	$760	-6.25
665–685	675	2	122.00–125.00	$123.48	$833	+15.48
710–740	725	2	115.00–125.00	$120.10	$871	—
758–770	762	3	110.00–115.00	$111.68	$851	-4.32

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
498	498	5	143.00	$143.00	$712	±0.00
562–569	565	10	139.00–142.00	$140.79	$795	+5.79
1045	1045	3	106.00	$106.00	$1,108	—
1144	1144	7	89.50	$89.50	$1,024	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
322–337	331	5	118.00–121.00	$119.17	$394	—
390	390	1	120.00	$120.00	$468	+6.63
400–435	416	5	110.00–125.00	$118.92	$495	+18.92
450–480	466	7	100.00–125.00	$112.43	$524	—
520	520	1	115.00	$115.00	$598	+16.00
550–565	558	2	100.00–115.00	$107.60	$600	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	1	165.00	$165.00	$792	+11.84
501–541	519	16	153.00–165.00	$162.11	$841	+6.11
562–594	580	19	148.00–157.00	$154.20	$894	—
600–645	619	31	143.00–153.50	$150.68	$933	+8.48
655–688	673	16	138.00–153.00	$146.72	$987	+9.72
730	730	1	132.00	$132.00	$964	-3.34
755–795	766	7	132.00–145.00	$140.42	$1,076	+12.37

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	158.00	$158.00	$474	—
350–375	363	2	172.00–180.00	$176.14	$639	+21.07
420–445	432	10	140.00–160.00	$147.26	$636	-17.74
490–495	493	2	150.00	$150.00	$740	+7.54
515–533	528	5	143.00–148.00	$146.23	$772	+15.23
565–595	579	9	120.00–144.00	$138.80	$804	+1.80
602–635	607	8	120.00–141.00	$127.85	$776	+6.85
660	660	1	122.00	$122.00	$805	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	120.00	$120.00	$534	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1135	1090	80-85%	4	54.50–60.00	$57.98	$632	—
955–1380	1153	80-85%	22	61.50–69.00	$65.01	$750	—
1105–1510	1294	80-85%	20	69.50–77.50	$72.21	$934	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1115	988	85-90%	5	44.00–54.00	$49.86	$493	—
970–1280	1093	85-90%	12	55.00–62.00	$58.43	$639	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1420	1364	75-80%	4	65.00–69.50	$67.84	$925	—
1215–1740	1459	75-80%	11	70.50–77.00	$73.90	$1,078	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1410	1273	5	62.00–80.00	$74.24	$945	—
1080–2405	1478	10	82.00–90.50	$87.84	$1,298	—
1565–2195	1805	4	92.00–94.00	$92.47	$1,669	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
780–875	823	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	70.00–87.00	$78.20	$644

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1165–1330	1241	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	4	1,000.00–1,050.00	$1,021.71

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
920–930	925	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	62.00	$62.00	$574

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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
840	840	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,010.00	$1,010.00	—

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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.