North Arkansas Livestock Market Report

GreenForest, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 4, 2022

775 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $153.97/cwt ≈ $855/hd at 555 lb · 58 head

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $168.80/cwt ≈ $1,133/hd at 671 lb · 57 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $173.71/cwt ≈ $985/hd at 567 lb · 52 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	775	761	350
Feeder cattle	649	520	268
Slaughter cattle	100	156	65
Replacement cattle	26	85	17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Stocker steers under 700 lbs steady to 4.00 higher instances 10.00-15.00 higher with quality better than last week with several groups of weaned cattle. Not enough feeder steers over 700 lbs for a trend last week. Stocker heifers under 600 lbs mostly 2.00-7.00 higher instances 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
557–588	567	52	165.00–174.50	$173.71	$985	—
661–677	671	57	168.00–170.00	$168.80	$1,133	—
737	737	21	164.50	$164.50	$1,212	—
795	795	25	152.00	$152.00	$1,208	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–347	340	9	210.00–216.00	$213.63	$726	+4.76
360–390	373	7	210.00–220.00	$212.37	$792	+2.37
405–428	417	10	200.00–216.00	$209.35	$873	+4.24
458–495	464	19	185.00–220.00	$209.87	$974	+15.57
500–540	528	23	180.00–203.00	$195.87	$1,034	+5.77
612–635	615	17	160.00–182.00	$178.12	$1,095	+10.26
653	653	21	169.00	$169.00	$1,104	-0.50
810–840	818	11	149.50–155.00	$153.46	$1,255	—
945	945	2	134.00	$134.00	$1,266	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	322	3	174.00–200.00	$186.02	$599	+4.02
395	395	1	181.00	$181.00	$715	-6.15
400–440	412	6	170.00–185.00	$178.12	$734	+5.29
475	475	1	169.00	$169.00	$803	-1.36
510–535	518	6	151.00–171.00	$165.68	$858	+8.14
585	585	1	162.00	$162.00	$948	+2.21
600	600	1	158.00	$158.00	$948	—
675–689	685	6	143.50–150.00	$144.82	$992	—
720	720	1	131.00	$131.00	$943	—
790	790	1	136.00	$136.00	$1,074	+13.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	2	118.00	$118.00	$602	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
508	508	13	155.00	$155.00	$787	+9.00
554	554	49	155.25	$155.25	$860	—
563	563	9	147.00	$147.00	$828	—
650	650	6	133.00	$133.00	$864	—
656	656	29	148.50	$148.50	$974	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–338	322	10	160.00–180.00	$172.82	$556	—
363–390	377	9	159.00–176.00	$168.78	$636	+2.18
405–435	416	15	159.00–166.00	$163.20	$679	-2.02
458–495	470	16	153.00–169.50	$163.91	$770	+7.47
500–548	533	31	149.00–170.00	$164.58	$877	+17.58
570–585	578	2	142.00–147.00	$144.53	$835	-5.86
628	628	3	148.00	$148.00	$929	-0.67
640	640	1	145.00	$145.00	$928	-3.67
735	735	1	130.00	$130.00	$956	-1.97
750	750	1	133.00	$133.00	$998	—
851	851	4	131.50	$131.50	$1,119	+4.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	153.00	$153.00	$474	+1.66
355–375	365	2	139.00–147.00	$142.89	$522	+12.89
405–440	421	4	136.00–155.00	$142.71	$601	-2.02
450–498	474	10	126.00–150.00	$142.54	$676	-4.90
575–595	591	5	130.00–140.00	$138.05	$816	+2.85
755	755	1	121.00	$121.00	$914	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655	655	1	105.00	$105.00	$688	—
890	890	4	82.00	$82.00	$730	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	200.00	$200.00	$650	+1.00
405–440	421	4	170.00–200.00	$180.50	$760	+2.50
450–485	464	11	170.00–186.00	$179.93	$835	+3.06
500–535	518	8	165.00–175.00	$168.67	$874	+2.67
570–595	578	7	150.00–169.00	$162.41	$939	-3.03
605–615	613	6	156.00–164.00	$159.67	$979	+4.52
652–695	669	11	155.00–159.00	$156.87	$1,049	+11.32
720–740	725	4	141.00–146.00	$142.28	$1,032	-9.72
805	805	1	120.00	$120.00	$966	-4.00
875	875	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,050	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–325	323	2	156.00–165.00	$160.47	$518	-18.56
350–390	368	3	150.00–175.00	$162.13	$597	-25.87
435	435	1	147.00	$147.00	$639	-20.50
487	487	3	164.00	$164.00	$799	+11.80
525	525	1	150.00	$150.00	$788	+2.43

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–380	373	2	131.00–132.00	$131.51	$491	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705	705	85-90%	1	28.00	$28.00	$197	-16.00
710–805	758	85-90%	2	35.00–38.00	$36.59	$277	—
890–1140	973	85-90%	6	47.00–59.00	$52.32	$509	+0.52
910–1120	1015	85-90%	2	72.50–76.00	$74.07	$752	+7.27
865–1235	1017	85-90%	3	34.00–40.00	$36.43	$370	-30.37
870–1275	1076	85-90%	16	56.00–68.00	$63.85	$687	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1315	1151	80-85%	15	67.00–77.00	$71.97	$828	-10.97
935–1385	1172	80-85%	6	57.00–68.00	$63.96	$750	-18.98
1085–1310	1232	80-85%	8	76.50–82.00	$79.65	$981	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1550	1424	75-80%	4	71.50–76.50	$73.43	$1,046	—
1505–1680	1620	75-80%	3	65.00–69.00	$66.58	$1,079	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1470	1306	6	81.00–94.00	$87.81	$1,147	+0.47
1200–2325	1626	10	95.00–107.00	$101.30	$1,647	—
1710–2075	1893	8	110.00–123.00	$115.74	$2,191	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
835–1255	1067	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	82.00–95.00	$85.78	$915

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
810–1235	1008	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	57.00–68.00	$62.29	$628
890–1275	1083	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	66.00–81.00	$74.83	$810

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890 thin fleshed	890	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
945	945	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1060–1190	1139	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	1,500.00–1,650.00	$1,615.09	—
1210	1210	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—
1525–1635	1546	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	1,500.00–1,850.00	$1,714.58	—

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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.