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North Arkansas Livestock Market Report

GreenForest, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 6, 2022

689 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $196.54/cwt +3.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,021/hd at 519 lb · 40 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $174.11/cwt +1.37 vs last sale · ≈ $656/hd at 377 lb · 25 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $169.92/cwt -1.65 vs last sale · ≈ $731/hd at 430 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 689 1,086 736
Feeder cattle 553 885 610
Slaughter cattle 111 186 110
Replacement cattle 25 15 16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers mostly 1.00-5.00 lower except the better 500-550 lbs 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers 1.00-4.00 lower except the better 350-400 lbs 1.00 higher. Had some tiger stripe replacement heifers in the feeder sale that sold per head. Slaughter cows mostly 2.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls unevenly steady 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
318 318 4 212.00 $212.00 $674 -4.09
355–397 379 9 200.00–217.00 $205.78 $780 -1.20
415–448 426 12 189.00–219.00 $208.10 $887 -1.62
450–488 471 14 200.00–211.00 $201.50 $949 -5.26
493–498 495 5 178.00–191.00 $185.77 $920 -20.99
505 505 4 173.00 $173.00 $874 -20.13
500–545 521 36 189.00–205.00 $199.15 $1,038 +6.02
565 565 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,011 -16.22
625 625 1 162.00 $162.00 $1,012 -9.01
695 695 1 140.00 $140.00 $973 -26.05
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391 391 6 194.00 $194.00 $759 —
450–464 457 10 183.00–192.00 $187.57 $857 -4.43
591 591 7 179.00 $179.00 $1,058 —
633 value added 633 10 169.50 $169.50 $1,073 —
726 726 13 156.50 $156.50 $1,136 —
846 846 4 144.00 $144.00 $1,218 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 363 3 164.00–190.00 $177.08 $643 +1.51
400–430 413 6 175.00–191.00 $179.53 $741 -0.88
475–485 481 4 150.00–180.00 $167.44 $805 +2.84
500–545 520 7 145.00–180.00 $164.57 $856 -5.18
555–575 568 7 158.00–178.00 $165.38 $939 +1.20
645 645 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,000 +8.89
660–680 670 2 148.00–158.00 $152.93 $1,025 +5.93

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312–340 328 13 159.00–177.00 $170.59 $560 -4.16
350–395 377 25 165.00–182.00 $174.11 $656 +1.37
405–445 430 23 157.00–178.00 $169.92 $731 -1.65
450–490 471 23 158.00–172.50 $167.03 $787 -3.62
500–547 523 17 156.00–166.00 $160.79 $841 -1.55
555 555 2 145.00 $145.00 $805 -11.22
550–575 561 10 146.00–161.00 $152.70 $857 -3.52
600–640 628 5 137.00–150.00 $144.03 $905 -4.53
650 650 1 139.00 $139.00 $904 -3.71
700 700 1 126.00 $126.00 $882 —
711 711 7 162.00 $162.00 $1,152 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–348 334 5 148.00–160.00 $151.97 $508 -3.60
365–395 382 7 140.00–154.00 $149.13 $570 -0.68
400–445 424 17 135.00–161.00 $146.65 $622 -4.75
458–498 479 15 132.00–150.00 $143.63 $688 -5.69
500–540 520 7 134.00–152.00 $142.16 $739 -3.84
555–595 579 5 131.00–139.00 $135.77 $786 -0.25
600–630 615 2 120.00–135.00 $127.32 $783 —
705 705 1 110.00 $110.00 $776 -15.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–432 424 8 161.00–163.00 $162.27 $688 —
476 476 6 168.00 $168.00 $800 +10.00
510 510 4 158.00 $158.00 $806 —
625 625 3 140.00 $140.00 $875 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
677 677 15 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 102.00 $102.00 $403 —
405 405 1 130.00 $130.00 $526 +16.76
495 495 1 121.00 $121.00 $599 +4.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
575–580 578 2 1,225.00–1,425.00 $1,324.57 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 319 7 197.00–213.00 $206.33 $658 +5.17
360 360 1 160.00 $160.00 $576 -28.94
355–395 368 4 190.00–207.00 $194.57 $716 +5.63
425–440 433 2 194.00–199.00 $196.54 $851 +9.54
450–490 467 18 169.00–195.00 $185.12 $865 +14.77
500–525 510 3 175.00–186.00 $178.59 $911 +7.76
550–580 562 7 145.00–176.00 $167.22 $940 —
610–615 613 2 163.00–168.00 $165.49 $1,014 +12.76
650–680 664 5 147.00–158.00 $151.98 $1,009 +8.33
765 765 2 139.00 $139.00 $1,063 +9.93
840 840 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,008 +9.27
885 885 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,035 —
905 905 1 104.00 $104.00 $941 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 322 3 165.00–185.00 $174.36 $561 +1.74
350–390 374 5 147.00–165.00 $158.40 $592 -3.53
430 430 1 175.00 $175.00 $752 +22.34
475 475 1 159.00 $159.00 $755 +5.20
500–525 513 3 133.00–142.00 $137.97 $708 -8.61
565 565 1 140.00 $140.00 $791 -4.27
682 682 2 142.00 $142.00 $968 +22.00
810–845 828 2 104.00–108.00 $106.04 $878 —
870 870 1 108.00 $108.00 $940 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1450 1184 80-85% 14 72.00–80.00 $75.42 $893 —
1090–1570 1309 80-85% 37 81.00–90.50 $85.85 $1,124 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610–765 671 85-90% 4 16.00–24.00 $20.02 $134 —
750 750 85-90% 1 32.00 $32.00 $240 —
850–1275 1070 85-90% 11 49.00–61.00 $56.21 $601 -18.82
975–1240 1108 85-90% 2 26.00–35.00 $31.04 $344 —
1010–1205 1109 85-90% 7 74.00–82.00 $77.10 $855 —
960–1275 1122 85-90% 9 64.00–70.00 $66.42 $745 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215–1430 1353 75-80% 6 86.50–93.50 $89.27 $1,208 +14.13
1375 1375 75-80% 1 78.00 $78.00 $1,072 +2.86

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1420 1345 2 88.00–93.50 $90.60 $1,219 —
1270–1560 1368 5 99.00–108.00 $103.08 $1,410 —
1755–1945 1853 3 117.00–123.00 $120.36 $2,230 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
975–1010 993 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 59.00–82.00 $70.70 $702

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1095 1095 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 80.50 $80.50 $881
975–1245 1116 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 78.00–95.00 $88.64 $989
885–1450 1271 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 67.00–91.00 $81.34 $1,034
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1035 1035 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00

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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
1105 1105 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —
1435–1450 1443 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,500.00–1,525.00 $1,512.56 —

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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.