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North Arkansas Livestock Market Report

GreenForest, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 27, 2021

804 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $164.39/cwt +17.41 vs last sale · ≈ $853/hd at 519 lb · 49 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.84/cwt +2.52 vs last sale · ≈ $693/hd at 475 lb · 45 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $184.93/cwt +11.88 vs last sale · ≈ $786/hd at 425 lb · 32 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 804 506 424
Feeder cattle 599 355 199
Slaughter cattle 170 106 110
Replacement cattle 35 45 115

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 550 lbs mostly 10.00-16.00 higher over 550 lbs 1.00-3.00 higher on a light comparsion. Feeder heifers mostly steady to 6.00 lower except 400-500 lbs 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows mostly steady to 2.00 higher with the high dressing breaker cows 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to firm on a light test.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–324 314 7 200.00–203.00 $200.82 $631 +17.65
365–385 371 17 175.00–185.00 $178.57 $662 +1.12
391 value added 391 4 198.00 $198.00 $774 —
408–431 425 32 170.00–195.00 $184.93 $786 +11.88
450 value added 450 7 198.00 $198.00 $891 —
451–493 462 22 166.00–176.00 $173.09 $800 +1.15
511 value added 511 6 169.00 $169.00 $864 —
500–542 520 43 149.00–170.00 $163.75 $852 +16.77
555–598 576 16 146.00–165.00 $153.14 $882 +3.68
612–645 628 10 140.00–155.00 $147.17 $924 +3.47
650–678 669 5 143.50–148.00 $144.68 $968 —
771 771 4 146.50 $146.50 $1,130 +6.50
802 802 3 145.00 $145.00 $1,163 +1.50
890 890 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,210 —
955 955 3 132.50 $132.50 $1,265 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 2 179.00 $179.00 $623 +20.00
360–395 374 9 149.00–169.00 $157.79 $590 -6.71
425–430 428 3 157.00–160.00 $158.67 $679 +6.35
470 470 2 151.00–160.00 $155.50 $731 +7.55
540–545 544 4 130.00–145.00 $139.27 $758 -0.54
560–585 575 8 120.00–145.00 $133.05 $765 —
660 660 1 138.50 $138.50 $914 —
770 770 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,047 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 5 142.00 $142.00 $831 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–480 470 2 106.00–120.00 $112.85 $530 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318 318 2 149.00 $149.00 $474 +9.00
362–376 365 19 145.00–146.00 $145.16 $530 -8.82
400 value added 400 5 155.00 $155.00 $620 —
424–429 426 21 132.00–154.50 $147.97 $630 +1.82
465 value added 465 7 149.50 $149.50 $695 —
453–495 477 38 141.00–148.00 $145.16 $692 +1.84
500–545 534 23 129.00–144.00 $133.15 $711 -6.34
550–595 559 15 125.00–135.00 $132.15 $739 -3.63
605–625 611 8 127.00–131.00 $129.37 $790 -0.84
605–630 unweaned 613 3 120.00–128.50 $125.59 $770 —
652 unweaned 652 2 125.00 $125.00 $815 —
650–662 657 8 128.00–134.00 $131.89 $867 +2.87
735 735 1 122.00 $122.00 $897 -4.73
850–865 858 2 110.00–114.00 $111.98 $961 -14.02
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 313 2 130.00–143.00 $136.24 $426 +5.73
352–390 364 4 125.00–136.00 $130.14 $474 +1.46
407–422 416 8 124.00–132.00 $129.37 $538 +2.23
455–470 463 8 120.00–130.00 $123.74 $573 -3.40
510–537 530 4 129.00–136.00 $130.68 $693 +10.84
550–595 575 8 115.00–128.00 $123.55 $710 -2.45
600–638 621 8 120.00–125.00 $121.93 $757 +3.81
660–672 668 7 105.00–125.00 $115.57 $772 -5.65
735 735 1 108.00 $108.00 $794 +3.97
775 775 2 107.00–110.00 $108.50 $841 +12.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 7 140.00 $140.00 $627 —
518 518 6 134.00 $134.00 $694 —
534 value added 534 10 135.00 $135.00 $721 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 120.00 $120.00 $384 —
425 425 1 110.00 $110.00 $468 +2.21

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–442 432 13 153.00–195.00 $169.06 $730 -1.00
470–498 489 10 149.00–157.00 $152.48 $746 -11.41
505–540 521 7 141.00–153.00 $147.53 $769 -1.40
555–590 568 7 132.00–145.00 $137.16 $779 -1.75
620 620 1 130.00 $130.00 $806 -4.49
650–695 667 3 125.00–136.00 $131.20 $875 -1.64
715–747 739 4 122.00–131.00 $124.18 $918 -4.29
765–780 770 3 123.00–124.00 $123.67 $952 +1.67
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 165.00 $165.00 $536 —
360–380 370 3 160.00–169.00 $164.03 $607 +21.42
440 440 1 151.00 $151.00 $664 +9.20
475–495 485 2 146.00–149.00 $147.53 $716 +12.86
545 545 1 120.00 $120.00 $654 -8.73
580 580 2 120.00–121.00 $120.50 $699 -1.97
605–625 615 2 120.00 $120.00 $738 +10.00
692 692 2 110.00 $110.00 $761 -13.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 120.00 $120.00 $492 +15.18
555 555 1 100.00 $100.00 $555 -3.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1425 1185 80-85% 5 47.00–50.00 $48.26 $572 -6.39
995–1450 1200 80-85% 44 50.00–59.00 $55.25 $663 —
960–1450 1262 80-85% 22 59.50–70.00 $63.90 $806 +2.80
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1245 1028 85-90% 4 20.00–35.00 $28.49 $293 -12.91
915–1200 1054 85-90% 8 35.00–46.00 $41.43 $437 —
990–1270 1108 85-90% 15 46.00–53.50 $50.14 $556 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1550 1394 75-80% 9 55.00–60.00 $56.71 $791 —
1420–1755 1564 75-80% 7 65.00–72.00 $68.92 $1,078 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1695 1388 3 69.00–73.00 $70.27 $975 —
1410–1925 1606 7 76.00–86.50 $82.15 $1,319 —
1040–1965 1621 6 88.00–95.50 $89.79 $1,455 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
860–1190 1022 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 54.00–84.00 $68.42 $699

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1045–1125 1085 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 610.00–750.00 $682.58
1135–1175 1155 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 980.00–985.00 $982.54
1160–1455 1295 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 730.00–1,000.00 $837.48
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
810 810 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 68.00 $68.00 $551
1105–1450 1278 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 60.00–65.00 $62.84 $803

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870–970 918 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 750.00–970.00 $827.46
940–985 958 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 810.00–900.00 $867.27

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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
1195 1195 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,085.00 $1,085.00 —
1260 1260 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 780.00 $780.00 -295.27
1285–1310 1298 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 875.00–1,125.00 $1,001.20 —
1310–1420 1365 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 960.00–1,275.00 $1,123.85 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468–495 477 3 66.00–69.00 $67.96 $324 —

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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.