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North Arkansas Livestock Market Report

GreenForest, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 22, 2021

760 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $130.45/cwt -11.61 vs last sale · ≈ $556/hd at 426 lb · 22 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $153.28/cwt -15.13 vs last sale · ≈ $803/hd at 524 lb · 20 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $147.55/cwt ≈ $724/hd at 491 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 760 763 543
Feeder cattle 587 630 368
Slaughter cattle 118 120 140
Replacement cattle 55 13 35

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend sale not reported last two weeks.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
347 347 3 151.00 $151.00 $524 —
390–395 394 7 140.00–160.00 $157.17 $619 -6.20
400–448 432 7 139.00–154.00 $148.31 $641 -3.57
460–490 477 13 131.00–146.00 $137.13 $654 -17.22
500–545 525 11 125.00–148.00 $140.95 $740 -7.95
555–580 573 7 125.00–136.00 $131.88 $756 -13.24
600–635 613 18 122.00–141.00 $133.63 $819 -15.79
695 695 1 136.00 $136.00 $945 -13.97
702 702 2 135.00 $135.00 $948 -6.22
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–376 371 7 161.00–173.00 $168.49 $625 -15.07
410–430 421 9 155.00–169.00 $162.11 $682 -21.61
455–477 473 7 150.00–154.00 $152.88 $723 -14.77
505–545 524 20 143.00–159.00 $153.28 $803 -15.13
557–595 569 10 143.00–158.00 $152.65 $869 -12.37
635–640 638 4 149.00–150.00 $149.50 $954 -11.20
658 658 3 138.50 $138.50 $911 -14.97
715–716 716 8 136.00–147.00 $140.87 $1,009 -6.38
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
489–493 491 18 146.00–150.00 $147.55 $724 —
634 634 12 143.50 $143.50 $910 —
732 732 8 141.00 $141.00 $1,032 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 2 120.00 $120.00 $534 -13.97

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–343 330 9 135.00–140.00 $138.05 $456 -17.95
354–398 368 9 132.00–144.00 $137.21 $505 -20.45
408–443 427 12 132.00–139.00 $135.88 $580 -14.12
470–485 479 6 134.00–135.00 $134.67 $645 -17.11
515–545 532 10 130.00–140.00 $132.80 $706 -18.19
565–592 580 14 126.00–141.00 $134.47 $780 -9.31
610 unweaned 610 1 127.00 $127.00 $775 —
605–640 619 14 130.00–139.00 $135.28 $837 -6.11
658–675 661 8 124.00–139.00 $136.20 $900 -4.28
702–742 721 15 120.00–134.00 $127.49 $919 -6.02
850 850 1 105.00 $105.00 $892 -29.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 3 138.00 $138.00 $480 -3.01
350–395 377 10 115.00–138.00 $130.42 $492 -11.61
400–436 426 22 113.00–136.00 $130.45 $556 -11.61
460–490 480 11 110.00–134.00 $127.03 $610 -7.76
500–545 518 7 115.00–129.00 $122.49 $634 -12.16
585 585 1 112.00 $112.00 $655 -22.66
605–645 628 4 108.00–120.00 $116.36 $731 -6.94
655–695 681 12 105.00–124.00 $117.80 $802 -5.68
775 775 1 100.00 $100.00 $775 -11.68
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 8 133.00 $133.00 $576 —
466 466 5 130.00 $130.00 $606 -13.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 110.00 $110.00 $380 -9.17
375 375 1 110.00 $110.00 $412 -10.00
450–495 483 5 91.00–107.00 $97.62 $472 -14.81
530 530 1 95.00 $95.00 $504 -20.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 140.00 $140.00 $420 -18.00
395 395 1 135.00 $135.00 $533 -41.14
415–420 418 2 120.00–147.00 $133.58 $558 -13.68
450–497 474 16 118.00–137.00 $124.84 $592 -25.16
522–545 530 9 120.00–135.00 $125.55 $665 -20.68
555–585 575 7 110.00–130.00 $120.67 $694 -18.13
610–625 616 4 118.00–125.00 $122.73 $756 -5.12
650 unweaned 650 1 110.00 $110.00 $715 —
655–675 665 6 107.00–124.00 $118.97 $791 -3.03
745 745 5 110.00 $110.00 $820 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 158.00 $158.00 $624 —
425–440 435 3 154.00 $154.00 $670 —
460–498 485 3 145.00–159.00 $154.58 $750 -10.42
500–535 518 6 135.00–137.00 $136.02 $705 -26.09
557–570 564 6 130.00–134.00 $132.02 $745 -22.18
630 630 1 139.00 $139.00 $876 -11.68
675 675 1 123.00 $123.00 $830 -23.72
705–722 716 3 124.00–127.00 $124.98 $895 -7.02
750 750 1 125.00 $125.00 $938 -15.42
805 805 1 121.00 $121.00 $974 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 125.00 $125.00 $444 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115 1115 80-85% 1 52.00 $52.00 $580 —
985–1285 1175 80-85% 19 55.00–63.00 $59.67 $701 -5.34
1090–1435 1266 80-85% 18 63.00–66.00 $64.12 $812 -8.09
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1195 1058 85-90% 6 45.00–51.00 $47.80 $506 -10.63
995–1270 1130 85-90% 13 52.00–58.00 $55.73 $630 —
990–1300 1145 85-90% 2 62.00 $62.00 $710 —
1100–1195 1148 85-90% 2 32.00–37.00 $34.60 $397 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1405 1284 75-80% 6 55.00–62.00 $59.39 $763 —
1320–1800 1525 75-80% 12 63.00–70.50 $65.75 $1,003 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1160 1103 3 77.50–82.00 $79.82 $880 —
1420–1975 1562 6 85.00–90.00 $87.78 $1,371 —
1685–2045 1838 3 92.00–98.00 $94.53 $1,737 +2.06

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
895 895 (<2 yrs)Open 1 105.00 $105.00 $940
905–1070 988 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 70.00–73.00 $71.37 $705

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
930–1355 1207 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 14 750.00–1,175.00 $1,013.03
1125–1300 1227 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 750.00–860.00 $804.14
1195–1335 1245 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 900.00–1,325.00 $1,071.57
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1030–1115 1073 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 65.00–71.00 $67.88 $728
955–1380 1227 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 57.50–71.00 $63.11 $774
1105–1620 1371 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 7 58.00–69.00 $66.23 $908

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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
1270 1270 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —
1295–1365 1330 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 830.00–1,000.00 $917.24 —
1240–1437 1337 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 7 840.00–1,200.00 $1,120.89 —

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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.