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North Arkansas Livestock Market Report

GreenForest, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 22, 2022

1,166 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $186.99/cwt +6.99 vs last sale · ≈ $987/hd at 528 lb · 61 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $185.79/cwt +6.79 vs last sale · ≈ $868/hd at 467 lb · 50 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $164.59/cwt +13.39 vs last sale · ≈ $858/hd at 521 lb · 46 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,166 625 1,872
Feeder cattle 1,032 483 1,629
Slaughter cattle 124 125 193
Replacement cattle 10 17 50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Stocker steers mostly 2.00-4.00 higher than last weeks light test. Stocker heifers steady to 7.00 higher. The offering included some groups of value added cattle that sold for a premium. Slaughter cows mostly steady. Slaughter bulls 4.00-6.00 higher than last weeks light test.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
329 329 4 199.00 $199.00 $655 —
392 392 6 200.00 $200.00 $784 —
400–442 411 15 186.00–193.00 $189.87 $780 —
456 456 8 175.00 $175.00 $798 -4.00
457–483 value added 469 42 180.00–205.00 $187.85 $881 —
517–536 526 42 172.00–185.00 $183.48 $965 +3.48
510–548 value added 532 19 190.50–201.00 $194.74 $1,036 —
564–594 589 33 175.00–180.00 $175.72 $1,035 +5.02
604 value added 604 28 168.00 $168.00 $1,015 —
676 676 4 168.00 $168.00 $1,136 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 207.00 $207.00 $673 -5.45
350–380 359 6 195.00–215.00 $207.69 $746 +2.23
380 380 2 189.00 $189.00 $718 -16.46
406–435 411 15 192.00–205.00 $201.76 $829 -6.75
455–480 462 18 195.00–207.00 $200.67 $927 +3.16
485 485 1 161.00 $161.00 $781 -36.51
505–532 521 16 189.00–199.00 $191.69 $999 -1.05
558–595 571 16 175.00–187.50 $181.35 $1,036 —
600–635 612 12 167.00–182.00 $173.40 $1,061 -1.01
632 value added 632 15 185.50 $185.50 $1,172 —
668–690 674 20 166.00–177.50 $174.57 $1,177 —
705–710 708 2 160.00–166.00 $162.99 $1,154 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–330 310 6 183.00–195.00 $190.80 $591 +2.13
355–365 360 3 165.00–190.00 $178.45 $642 -10.40
405–448 425 6 155.00–186.00 $172.82 $734 +7.59
460–495 470 11 158.00–185.00 $172.55 $811 +8.00
500–548 527 15 160.00–174.00 $168.44 $888 +4.80
555–595 575 4 150.00–167.00 $160.96 $926 +4.43
605–640 627 6 158.00–166.00 $160.67 $1,007 +13.42
670 670 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,052 +12.29
865 865 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,202 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 155.00 $155.00 $597 —
400 400 1 140.00 $140.00 $560 —
490 490 1 130.00 $130.00 $637 —
802 802 6 110.00 $110.00 $882 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
729 729 6 140.00 $140.00 $1,021 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–340 317 6 170.00–180.00 $175.69 $557 +0.69
354–390 361 13 164.00–169.00 $167.03 $603 -1.60
405–432 425 10 160.00–168.00 $164.85 $701 -4.78
458–495 469 23 157.00–177.50 $171.05 $802 +7.31
473 value added 473 8 175.00 $175.00 $828 —
501–538 value added 512 26 168.50–170.00 $168.98 $865 —
510–548 533 20 147.00–166.00 $158.89 $847 +7.69
550–590 573 13 150.00–157.00 $151.23 $867 -0.77
602 602 13 162.00 $162.00 $975 +12.00
608–645 632 13 145.00–157.50 $152.62 $965 +7.22
650–695 677 5 141.00–153.00 $144.12 $976 —
812 812 2 138.00 $138.00 $1,121 —
840 840 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,117 —
950 950 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,159 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376–388 value added 384 15 167.00–169.00 $167.65 $644 —
402–443 427 24 159.00–168.00 $162.40 $693 +2.40
472 472 6 156.00 $156.00 $736 —
511 value added 511 35 156.00 $156.00 $797 —
539 539 7 155.00 $155.00 $835 +1.83
552–565 value added 561 35 160.00–169.00 $162.53 $912 —
617 value added 617 17 145.00 $145.00 $895 —
691 691 7 144.00 $144.00 $995 —
765 765 5 137.50 $137.50 $1,052 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 311 4 141.00–167.00 $157.15 $489 +2.47
365–395 382 11 149.00–160.00 $152.98 $584 +3.90
419 value added 419 4 163.00 $163.00 $683 —
405–445 428 16 147.00–159.00 $154.96 $663 +9.19
450–496 482 16 144.00–157.00 $149.48 $720 +0.72
500–545 529 8 130.00–146.00 $139.12 $736 +3.23
550–580 562 6 132.00–143.00 $139.65 $785 -3.70
605–640 614 5 130.00–135.00 $131.00 $804 -0.16
702–748 725 4 100.00–123.00 $111.14 $806 —
765–790 782 3 114.00–118.00 $116.70 $913 +0.70
805 805 1 110.00 $110.00 $886 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 124.00 $124.00 $570 +9.97
538 538 2 121.00 $121.00 $651 +14.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 200.00 $200.00 $700 -7.00
425 425 3 181.00–184.00 $183.00 $778 -1.17
478 478 2 181.00 $181.00 $865 +8.49
470–490 480 2 160.00–162.00 $160.98 $773 -11.53
519–540 523 8 171.00–173.00 $171.88 $899 -19.12
552–590 565 7 159.00–168.00 $165.08 $933 -5.07
565 565 1 144.00 $144.00 $814 -26.15
603–642 627 10 150.00–164.00 $158.39 $993 —
670–680 673 3 138.00–152.00 $146.35 $985 +7.35
712–745 724 6 142.00–150.00 $145.28 $1,052 +8.82
765–778 775 5 138.00–144.00 $139.18 $1,079 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 325 2 164.00–170.00 $166.82 $542 -0.22
358–395 385 14 160.00–187.00 $175.45 $675 -0.84
410 410 2 150.00–172.00 $161.00 $660 +2.80
480–483 482 5 137.00–163.00 $144.77 $698 -12.43
500–545 528 3 139.00–165.00 $155.83 $823 -0.41
552 552 3 135.00 $135.00 $745 -14.23
701 701 4 125.00 $125.00 $876 +1.00
766 766 4 131.00 $131.00 $1,003 +19.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 488 24 176.00 $176.00 $859 —
595 595 11 156.50 $156.50 $931 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 2 134.00 $134.00 $529 —
572 572 2 115.00 $115.00 $658 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640–675 658 85-90% 2 33.00–33.50 $33.24 $219 —
700–815 758 85-90% 3 50.00–66.00 $59.74 $453 +0.65
830 830 85-90% 1 46.00 $46.00 $382 —
865 865 85-90% 1 48.00 $48.00 $415 +3.00
920–1010 965 85-90% 2 64.00–65.00 $64.52 $623 -7.49
890–1145 995 85-90% 11 69.00–76.50 $72.73 $724 +0.72
1005–1125 1059 85-90% 11 75.50–85.00 $80.45 $852 -0.28
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–980 942 80-85% 3 57.00–71.00 $65.63 $618 —
880–1295 1116 80-85% 10 73.00–81.50 $77.80 $868 -1.15
970–1430 1227 80-85% 17 83.00–92.50 $88.10 $1,081 +3.06
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1630 1323 75-80% 12 84.00–93.00 $89.31 $1,182 —
1250–1465 1358 75-80% 2 80.00–82.00 $81.08 $1,101 -7.63

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1340 1288 4 95.00–100.00 $97.56 $1,257 —
1525–1975 1674 9 115.00–132.00 $121.59 $2,035 —
1660–2400 2030 2 110.00–112.50 $111.48 $2,263 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
680–935 798 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 74.00–87.00 $80.58 $643
890 890 (<2 yrs)Open 1 106.00 $106.00 $943

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
890 890 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 77.00 $77.00 $685
1025 1025 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 84.00 $84.00 $861

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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
1025 1025 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805 805 1 71.00 $71.00 $572 —

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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.