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North Arkansas Livestock Market Report

GreenForest, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 15, 2021

1,600 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.86/cwt +2.99 vs last sale · ≈ $711/hd at 468 lb · 99 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.53/cwt +3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $625/hd at 410 lb · 39 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $186.08/cwt +1.71 vs last sale · ≈ $860/hd at 462 lb · 38 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,600 1,351 466
Feeder cattle 1,084 1,050 356
Slaughter cattle 256 226 95
Replacement cattle 260 75 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly steady to 2.00 higher with the 500-600 lbs 6.00-12.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs mostly 1.00-7.00 higher. The feeder offering included several groups of weaned calves. Slaughter cows 2.00-4.00 higher on the limited amount observed.. Slaughter bulls not reported. There was several groups of replacement cows from special consignments.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–315 313 6 197.00–215.00 $209.55 $656 +13.77
350–385 363 15 190.00–215.00 $206.45 $749 +0.52
405–442 424 28 185.00–209.00 $200.97 $852 +1.44
450–485 462 38 172.00–199.00 $186.08 $860 +24.08
508–548 520 25 160.00–194.00 $179.44 $933 +12.41
550–580 566 30 154.00–183.00 $172.33 $975 +9.95
605 unweaned 605 1 150.00 $150.00 $908 +2.33
600–645 620 4 153.00–155.00 $154.52 $958 -2.88
655–695 672 14 144.00–159.00 $153.41 $1,031 -0.46
705–730 716 5 146.00–150.00 $147.01 $1,053 +0.98
820–835 827 5 142.00–151.00 $148.21 $1,226 —
870 870 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,322 +12.00
930 930 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,330 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 323 5 161.00–182.00 $172.79 $558 -3.05
355–395 374 8 163.00–175.00 $170.72 $638 +7.74
400–445 417 14 155.00–185.00 $170.91 $713 +6.16
456 thin fleshed 456 4 172.00 $172.00 $784 —
450–499 479 22 150.00–171.00 $162.82 $780 +0.85
500–540 512 18 153.00–160.00 $156.10 $799 +9.00
560 thin fleshed 560 2 157.00 $157.00 $879 —
565–595 582 8 140.00–156.00 $147.18 $857 +5.75
600–643 622 6 139.00–146.00 $142.62 $887 -6.07
680 680 1 143.00 $143.00 $972 +5.00
715 715 1 138.00 $138.00 $987 +3.31
750 750 1 123.00 $123.00 $922 -16.00
800 800 1 121.00 $121.00 $968 —
895 895 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,164 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 9 191.00 $191.00 $697 —
400–444 419 28 175.00–192.00 $185.02 $775 —
531 531 7 160.00 $160.00 $850 ±0.00
602–608 605 9 150.00–153.00 $151.67 $918 —
642 642 4 146.00 $146.00 $937 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 458 2 131.00 $131.00 $600 +1.00
628 628 5 134.00 $134.00 $842 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 343 18 155.00–160.00 $155.33 $533 +1.41
375–395 381 19 148.00–163.50 $159.24 $607 +7.51
400–440 410 39 135.00–158.00 $152.53 $625 +3.00
450–492 468 99 142.00–157.00 $151.86 $711 +2.99
500–545 523 32 138.00–151.00 $147.04 $769 +2.75
550–585 557 25 139.00–146.00 $142.62 $794 +1.08
605 unweaned 605 1 125.00 $125.00 $756 -7.05
638 638 2 135.00 $135.00 $861 -4.87
640 640 6 141.00 $141.00 $902 +1.13
666 666 7 141.00 $141.00 $939 +3.00
650–695 674 4 130.00–134.00 $131.54 $887 -6.46
700 700 1 133.00 $133.00 $931 +31.00
775 775 1 120.00 $120.00 $930 —
795 795 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,065 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 317 5 133.00–145.00 $141.86 $450 +0.76
350–395 373 15 133.00–145.00 $137.79 $514 -4.97
400–448 432 27 126.00–142.00 $135.11 $584 -0.40
450–495 475 20 121.00–142.00 $131.68 $625 -1.62
505–510 508 2 136.00–138.00 $137.00 $696 +6.75
576 thin fleshed 576 8 140.50 $140.50 $809 —
560–592 577 7 123.00–130.00 $128.30 $740 -0.46
600 600 1 128.00 $128.00 $768 +6.84
660–665 663 2 116.00–128.00 $122.02 $809 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
404–447 416 11 140.00–145.00 $143.53 $597 +1.53
530 530 6 138.00 $138.00 $731 -4.00
591–596 594 8 131.00–136.00 $133.51 $793 -4.28
606–648 626 27 133.50–136.00 $134.58 $842 +2.08
1114 1114 6 103.50 $103.50 $1,153 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 121.00 $121.00 $417 +3.00
350–390 376 5 110.00–129.00 $116.18 $437 —
400–445 423 6 104.00–125.00 $118.31 $500 —
450–480 471 6 97.00–123.00 $115.15 $542 —
505–525 513 3 90.00–128.00 $110.08 $565 -34.92
595 595 1 107.00 $107.00 $637 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 337 8 177.00–185.00 $182.43 $615 +2.87
350–395 372 18 175.00–189.00 $183.95 $684 +5.01
400–440 420 15 167.00–185.00 $170.57 $716 +1.96
468–491 481 18 158.00–180.00 $163.47 $786 -3.71
505–545 519 29 151.00–164.00 $158.39 $822 +2.46
550–591 580 20 140.00–155.00 $145.86 $846 -1.09
600–645 615 23 139.00–149.00 $146.89 $903 +0.99
650–672 664 6 142.00–148.00 $144.68 $961 +6.68
722–742 735 6 128.00–140.00 $136.07 $1,000 —
755–775 769 11 123.00–139.00 $134.74 $1,036 +1.74
815 815 3 128.00 $128.00 $1,043 —
865 865 1 115.00 $115.00 $995 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 150.00 $150.00 $488 -10.12
350 350 1 130.00 $130.00 $455 —
400–425 413 2 150.00–154.00 $152.06 $628 -10.03
450–485 466 7 142.00–159.00 $149.33 $696 +3.60
505 505 1 139.00 $139.00 $702 -7.72
665–695 676 5 123.00–130.00 $124.83 $844 +1.83
755–780 768 2 115.00–122.00 $118.56 $911 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1305 1178 80-85% 6 54.50–60.00 $56.85 $670 +3.33
1200 1200 80-85% 1 50.00 $50.00 $600 —
1195–1375 1296 80-85% 18 61.50–68.00 $64.39 $834 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1144–1535 1322 75-80% 20 63.50–72.50 $65.49 $866 +10.00
1470 1470 75-80% 1 60.00 $60.00 $882 -3.36
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125 1125 85-90% 1 42.00 $42.00 $472 -7.67
1160 1160 85-90% 1 62.00 $62.00 $719 —
1100–1225 1163 85-90% 2 54.00 $54.00 $628 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1053 1053 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 1,575.00 $1,575.00
1120–1374 1245 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 72 750.00–1,050.00 $955.22
1195–1312 1291 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 23 975.00–1,200.00 $1,145.56

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
510–931 772 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 25 875.00–1,675.00 $1,442.51
881–1050 921 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 22 975.00–1,750.00 $1,614.24
1480 1480 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
800 800 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 119.00 $119.00 $952

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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
1120 1120 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
1215 1215 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 +340.00
925–1430 1243 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 925.00–1,350.00 $1,206.27 +246.27
1366 1366 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 1,225.00 $1,225.00 +221.83
1570 1570 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —

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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.