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North Arkansas Livestock Market Report

GreenForest, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, May 25, 2022

2,135 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $141.60/cwt ≈ $1,311/hd at 926 lb · 110 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $166.39/cwt +1.19 vs last sale · ≈ $972/hd at 584 lb · 86 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $158.85/cwt ≈ $1,128/hd at 710 lb · 80 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,135 947 671
Feeder cattle 2,135 745 671
Slaughter cattle — 162 —
Replacement cattle — 40 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Stocker steers 2.00-10.00 lower mostly 4.00-6.00 lower except the better 400-450 lbs 1.00 higher. Stocker heifers under 450 lbs 1.00-2.00 higher 450-600 lbs 1.00-6.00 lower and 600-650 lb 5.00 higher. The offering included several large groups of feeder yearlings that had no trend from last week. Cows and bulls not reported due to time limits.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473–494 479 22 180.00–189.00 $186.47 $893 -9.53
517–533 526 34 170.50–175.50 $173.71 $914 -3.01
556–599 584 86 160.00–169.00 $166.39 $972 +1.19
608–634 616 25 160.00–165.00 $162.63 $1,002 —
661–696 691 32 147.00–161.50 $158.34 $1,094 —
710 710 80 158.85 $158.85 $1,128 —
775 775 14 144.00 $144.00 $1,116 —
822–840 838 44 140.00–144.00 $143.55 $1,203 —
859 859 77 145.00 $145.00 $1,246 —
926 926 110 141.60 $141.60 $1,311 —
978 978 24 137.00 $137.00 $1,340 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–337 332 4 206.00–211.00 $207.19 $688 +6.19
412–447 422 40 190.00–202.00 $197.49 $833 +1.28
484 484 4 173.00 $173.00 $837 -23.21
472–499 496 20 186.00–190.00 $186.38 $924 -9.83
500–543 528 22 175.00–190.00 $179.68 $949 -10.78
535–545 541 12 160.00–175.00 $166.03 $898 -24.43
560–592 584 76 162.00–173.00 $168.98 $987 +8.98
600–639 unweaned 608 46 152.00–164.00 $159.85 $972 +2.31
606–643 621 11 162.00–168.00 $164.84 $1,024 -5.16
666 unweaned 666 14 148.00 $148.00 $986 -2.00
666–691 671 36 154.00–163.00 $159.85 $1,073 —
700–718 712 23 148.00–164.00 $150.95 $1,075 -2.47
788 788 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,182 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 314 6 160.00–185.00 $176.95 $556 -6.72
350–395 374 12 178.00–190.00 $185.60 $694 -8.43
400 400 1 160.00 $160.00 $640 -19.30
400–448 427 38 163.00–180.00 $172.53 $737 -6.77
460–498 479 21 150.00–183.00 $169.52 $812 -1.76
500–545 522 32 157.00–175.00 $166.63 $870 -4.32
555–598 579 21 145.00–163.00 $157.85 $914 -0.93
604 thin fleshed 604 13 169.00 $169.00 $1,021 —
620–640 630 2 140.00–155.00 $147.62 $930 -7.83
655–690 675 15 131.00–154.00 $149.69 $1,010 +2.82
715–725 722 3 142.00–144.00 $143.34 $1,035 —
750 750 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,035 —
800 800 2 131.00 $131.00 $1,048 +1.00
920 920 5 130.00 $130.00 $1,196 —
984 984 5 135.00 $135.00 $1,328 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 313 3 145.00–147.00 $146.32 $458 —
385 385 1 126.00 $126.00 $485 —
408–445 418 10 130.00–148.00 $138.15 $577 —
480 480 1 131.00 $131.00 $629 —
505–520 515 3 127.00–141.00 $133.35 $687 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 332 3 167.00–171.00 $168.63 $560 +1.09
354 354 5 164.00 $164.00 $581 -2.80
350–398 382 34 161.00–175.00 $168.92 $645 +2.12
403–438 417 10 152.00–153.00 $152.58 $636 -7.42
400–442 425 44 156.00–167.00 $161.91 $688 +1.91
452–495 483 63 154.00–163.00 $157.15 $759 +5.46
490 490 1 154.00 $154.00 $755 +2.31
501 501 4 142.00 $142.00 $711 -13.71
508–546 525 50 149.00–155.00 $152.24 $799 +7.24
550–598 563 63 139.00–149.00 $146.44 $824 -2.84
605–645 618 27 140.00–150.00 $146.29 $904 -1.71
638 unweaned 638 3 130.00 $130.00 $829 —
675 unweaned 675 3 133.00 $133.00 $898 —
676 676 11 146.50 $146.50 $990 +5.50
705–708 707 15 139.00–144.00 $143.00 $1,011 —
710–730 720 2 121.00–131.00 $125.93 $907 —
755 755 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,034 —
900–925 913 2 119.00–125.00 $122.04 $1,114 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
462–482 479 32 149.00–158.00 $154.81 $742 -0.80
506–542 522 58 144.50–150.00 $147.81 $772 +0.80
563–580 577 19 137.00–141.00 $139.66 $806 -3.53
620 620 13 146.50 $146.50 $908 —
647 647 5 143.50 $143.50 $928 —
666–668 667 13 138.00–142.00 $140.15 $935 —
683 683 22 144.50 $144.50 $987 —
760 760 4 125.00 $125.00 $950 —
784 784 38 136.50 $136.50 $1,070 —
854 854 33 135.00 $135.00 $1,153 —
899 899 5 122.00 $122.00 $1,097 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 326 7 142.00–160.00 $153.18 $499 +0.83
355–395 374 8 144.00–156.00 $150.46 $563 -7.50
400–445 427 16 137.00–151.00 $145.14 $620 -3.48
455–495 473 23 130.00–152.00 $145.85 $690 +2.43
505–546 529 27 126.00–145.00 $136.15 $720 -6.13
554–590 566 16 125.00–139.00 $135.35 $766 -2.37
577 577 3 128.50 $128.50 $741 -9.22
601–615 608 8 138.00–142.00 $139.98 $851 +4.73
600–635 610 9 130.00–138.00 $134.36 $820 -0.89
650 650 2 136.00 $136.00 $884 +2.00
675 unweaned 675 3 128.00 $128.00 $864 —
682 682 2 137.00 $137.00 $934 +5.00
725 unweaned 725 1 126.00 $126.00 $914 —
740 740 1 125.00 $125.00 $925 +5.00
755–760 758 2 114.00–120.00 $117.01 $887 —
1032 1032 2 115.00 $115.00 $1,187 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–385 367 3 107.00–131.00 $119.00 $437 -8.00
435 435 1 115.00 $115.00 $500 -4.96
451–495 464 6 117.00–128.00 $126.04 $585 —
505–532 523 3 120.00 $120.00 $628 —
580 580 1 111.00 $111.00 $644 +6.04

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 197.00 $197.00 $709 +0.66
400–418 412 9 169.00–180.00 $172.79 $712 -8.75
479–499 491 16 171.00–174.00 $171.76 $843 -0.27
510–540 518 13 154.00–166.00 $163.34 $846 +2.63
568 568 4 165.00 $165.00 $937 +7.52
602–605 604 7 148.00–154.00 $151.44 $915 -3.54
730–738 735 5 133.00–147.00 $136.18 $1,001 -9.23
790 790 1 123.00 $123.00 $972 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 334 4 150.00–185.00 $174.18 $582 -10.91
350–380 366 7 150.00–184.00 $167.82 $614 -5.51
410–448 437 4 160.00–167.00 $162.47 $710 -0.31
460–495 478 2 150.00–155.00 $152.41 $729 -5.98
505–510 508 2 130.00–134.00 $132.01 $671 -18.55
593 593 3 139.00 $139.00 $824 -1.02
630 630 1 131.00 $131.00 $825 -18.48
650–695 673 2 127.00–130.00 $128.45 $864 -4.06
760 760 1 100.00 $100.00 $760 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301 301 4 145.00 $145.00 $436 —
355 355 2 131.00 $131.00 $465 —
424 424 4 130.00 $130.00 $551 —
580 580 1 120.00 $120.00 $696 —

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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.