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North Arkansas Livestock Market Report

GreenForest, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 27, 2022

693 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $156.06/cwt +0.56 vs last sale · ≈ $836/hd at 536 lb · 21 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $150.73/cwt ≈ $867/hd at 575 lb · 20 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $163.28/cwt +2.57 vs last sale · ≈ $792/hd at 485 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 693 668 522
Feeder cattle 520 450 424
Slaughter cattle 163 200 78
Replacement cattle 10 18 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: No trend sale not reported the past two weeks.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
316 316 5 185.00 $185.00 $585 —
394 394 6 180.00 $180.00 $709 —
479 479 4 173.00 $173.00 $829 -7.00
502 value added 502 5 170.00 $170.00 $853 —
600 value added 600 10 177.00 $177.00 $1,062 —
616 616 7 163.50 $163.50 $1,007 —
671 value added 671 8 172.00 $172.00 $1,154 —
688 688 6 166.00 $166.00 $1,142 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 175.00 $175.00 $656 +19.92
415–432 428 4 150.00–170.00 $165.15 $707 -20.42
475–485 480 3 150.00–166.00 $157.39 $755 -13.82
502–540 526 7 165.00–170.00 $167.17 $879 +4.03
550–595 570 4 146.00–170.00 $162.09 $924 +1.77
615–645 634 4 146.00–156.00 $152.57 $967 +7.61
655–672 666 5 150.00–166.00 $160.47 $1,069 +12.66
705–740 723 2 135.00–149.00 $142.17 $1,028 +7.62
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 379 4 185.00–194.00 $187.20 $709 -4.80
445 445 1 179.00 $179.00 $797 -13.75
520–535 527 3 175.00–181.00 $178.30 $940 -9.77
550–567 560 8 171.00–184.00 $175.93 $985 +10.93
700–742 728 3 154.00–165.00 $161.47 $1,176 +2.21
928 928 4 148.00 $148.00 $1,373 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 140.00 $140.00 $749 -7.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 334 12 164.00–170.00 $164.66 $550 -2.58
355–398 388 9 161.00–171.00 $167.85 $651 +2.59
408–445 423 10 161.00–170.00 $165.06 $698 +7.52
452–495 485 17 156.00–168.00 $163.28 $792 +2.06
500–547 536 21 148.00–160.50 $156.06 $836 -2.25
550–585 570 12 148.00–161.00 $157.64 $899 +2.56
600–648 623 6 145.00–159.00 $151.64 $945 -3.86
650–695 673 5 143.00–151.00 $145.92 $982 —
705 705 7 151.50 $151.50 $1,068 —
700–730 720 6 139.00–142.00 $140.33 $1,010 +10.33
820 820 4 144.00 $144.00 $1,181 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–330 322 5 140.00–160.00 $153.45 $494 +7.07
375–392 385 5 148.00–150.00 $149.20 $574 +5.56
400–440 418 6 136.00–157.00 $150.29 $628 +8.72
450–495 475 10 135.00–155.00 $143.90 $684 -1.38
500–540 530 10 128.00–145.00 $139.00 $737 +1.36
550–595 563 6 133.00–148.00 $140.43 $791 -1.29
600–622 612 5 130.00–148.00 $140.31 $859 +0.74
650–685 668 2 125.00–127.00 $126.03 $842 -9.95
705–730 720 5 119.00–131.50 $126.72 $912 -0.67
740 740 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,029 +11.61
750 750 1 114.00 $114.00 $855 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 4 160.00 $160.00 $624 —
445 445 3 154.00 $154.00 $685 —
458–495 479 7 148.00 $148.00 $709 -6.54
504 504 7 155.00 $155.00 $781 —
524 value added 524 8 156.50 $156.50 $820 —
568–579 575 20 146.00–154.00 $150.73 $867 —
640 640 5 147.50 $147.50 $944 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 126.00 $126.00 $592 —
540 540 1 125.00 $125.00 $675 +20.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 330 3 155.00–179.00 $167.68 $553 +0.08
390 390 2 150.00–166.00 $158.00 $616 -2.74
410–446 435 12 140.00–166.00 $157.34 $684 +2.24
450–495 469 9 150.00–163.00 $156.76 $735 +3.26
500–545 526 9 137.00–159.00 $152.61 $803 +15.98
550–575 563 7 140.00–158.00 $148.35 $835 +21.26
600–635 618 5 135.00–148.00 $139.81 $864 +6.10
662–693 682 6 118.00–134.00 $124.86 $852 -5.14
725–740 733 2 120.00–124.00 $122.02 $894 +12.02
750–765 758 2 125.00–129.00 $126.98 $963 —
800–813 811 6 121.00–126.00 $125.18 $1,015 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 313 3 180.00–182.00 $180.68 $566 +5.68
450 450 1 169.00 $169.00 $760 —
510–545 528 2 162.00 $162.00 $855 —
580 580 5 155.00 $155.00 $899 +11.00
600–631 621 10 150.00–159.00 $155.39 $965 +6.39
655–680 668 2 148.00 $148.00 $989 —
725–736 734 6 147.00–154.00 $148.15 $1,087 +38.15
750–780 769 6 133.00–137.00 $135.01 $1,038 —
888 888 4 125.00 $125.00 $1,110 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 6 150.50 $150.50 $775 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 145.00 $145.00 $435 —
385 385 1 131.00 $131.00 $504 —
450 450 1 133.00 $133.00 $598 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–680 595 85-90% 2 35.00–40.00 $37.86 $225 —
545–715 612 85-90% 3 16.00–35.00 $25.54 $156 —
800–1045 924 85-90% 15 25.00–44.00 $36.41 $336 —
905–1425 1047 85-90% 19 48.00–58.00 $54.21 $568 —
900–1330 1097 85-90% 20 58.50–66.00 $63.07 $692 -9.77
1075–1285 1170 85-90% 6 68.50–74.50 $70.85 $829 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940–1450 1198 80-85% 33 59.50–68.00 $64.10 $768 —
905–1355 1211 80-85% 7 47.00–58.00 $53.36 $646 -25.64
1020–1410 1226 80-85% 9 68.50–74.00 $70.73 $867 -8.27
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150 1150 75-80% 1 56.50 $56.50 $650 —
1170–1480 1271 75-80% 5 65.00–68.00 $66.92 $851 —
1145–1765 1452 75-80% 9 69.50–76.50 $71.83 $1,043 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120 1120 1 80.00 $80.00 $896 —
1355–2020 1606 7 88.00–94.00 $91.26 $1,466 —
1780–1940 1860 2 98.00–109.00 $103.74 $1,930 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
745–940 843 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 60.00–67.00 $63.09 $532

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1005 1005 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 70.00 $70.00 $704
1035–1235 1142 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 65.50–84.00 $73.10 $835
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1330–1360 1345 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 1,000.00–1,125.00 $1,063.20

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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.