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North Arkansas Livestock Market Report

GreenForest, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 19, 2022

131 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 131 1,879 1,449
Feeder cattle 103 1,879 865
Slaughter cattle 22 — 264
Replacement cattle 6 — 320

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Not enough in any class for an accurate price trend. A light run due to wet muddy conditions and forecast freezing rain and snow this afternoon.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–340 338 2 195.00–207.00 $200.96 $679 -4.16
390 390 1 195.00 $195.00 $760 -7.34
410–425 418 2 172.00–206.00 $188.69 $789 -9.82
541 541 6 178.00 $178.00 $963 -6.15
555–560 558 2 165.00–166.00 $165.50 $923 -9.87
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–395 390 2 153.00–170.00 $161.61 $630 -16.80
460–465 464 4 158.00–166.00 $159.98 $742 +0.93
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 125.00 $125.00 $494 —
445 445 1 124.00 $124.00 $552 —
490 490 1 120.00 $120.00 $588 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 150.00–162.00 $156.00 $499 -11.75
370 370 4 155.00 $155.00 $574 -5.17
408 408 2 145.00 $145.00 $592 -15.21
455 455 1 140.00 $140.00 $637 -19.65
510–526 524 7 140.00–148.00 $146.89 $770 -7.72
610 610 1 137.00 $137.00 $836 -10.11
850 850 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,080 -3.00
985 985 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,182 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 135.00 $135.00 $425 -5.46
350–395 373 3 126.00–134.00 $130.26 $486 -12.91
415 415 1 140.00 $140.00 $581 +2.00
475 475 1 120.00 $120.00 $570 -14.21
600 600 1 125.00 $125.00 $750 -5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 323 3 115.00–125.00 $118.45 $383 -9.32
355–375 365 2 110.00–125.00 $117.29 $428 -6.17
445 445 1 120.00 $120.00 $534 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 182.00 $182.00 $701 -8.51
427 427 3 163.00 $163.00 $696 -14.49
460–462 462 7 160.00–170.00 $168.58 $779 -6.45
555–580 571 6 143.50–156.00 $150.79 $861 -0.35
605–625 615 2 139.00–145.00 $142.05 $874 -1.70
672 672 2 144.50 $144.50 $971 +5.17
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 318 2 141.00–170.00 $155.84 $496 —
350–365 358 2 160.00–162.00 $161.02 $576 -0.35
475–480 478 2 103.00–152.00 $127.63 $610 -31.53
565–580 573 2 126.00–130.00 $127.97 $733 -7.03
600 600 1 134.00 $134.00 $804 +6.56

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1470 1275 80-85% 6 65.00–71.50 $68.44 $873 —
1460–1555 1508 80-85% 2 61.00–65.00 $62.94 $949 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1390 1220 85-90% 3 54.50–57.00 $55.90 $682 —
1335–1355 1345 85-90% 2 47.00–48.00 $47.50 $639 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225 1225 75-80% 1 61.50 $61.50 $753 —
1345–1530 1438 75-80% 2 69.00–71.00 $70.06 $1,007 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375 1375 1 57.00 $57.00 $784 —
1540 1540 1 87.00 $87.00 $1,340 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1170–1370 1257 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 61.00–68.00 $63.59 $799
1500 1500 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 71.00 $71.00 $1,065

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
955 955 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,079

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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
895 895 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00 —

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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.