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North Arkansas Livestock Market Report

GreenForest, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 3, 2022

791 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $169.75/cwt +19.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,015/hd at 598 lb · 76 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $163.25/cwt ≈ $1,102/hd at 675 lb · 72 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $160.25/cwt +2.61 vs last sale · ≈ $913/hd at 570 lb · 33 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 791 693 1,031
Feeder cattle 651 520 839
Slaughter cattle 105 163 127
Replacement cattle 35 10 65

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 5.00 higher on a light test in some classes. Feeder heifers steady to 8.00 higher mostly 4.00-7.00 higher. Had two loads of green open yearling heifers that sold good. Slaughter cows 7.00-11.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 6.00-7.00 higher 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
325 325 2 192.00 $192.00 $624 —
365–385 376 7 185.00–203.00 $192.28 $723 +5.08
400–440 428 10 181.00–202.00 $189.70 $812 +10.70
450–488 470 8 176.00–185.00 $179.97 $846 —
505–540 528 7 175.00–184.00 $178.09 $940 -0.21
550–557 555 14 169.00–177.00 $175.00 $971 -0.93
601–645 608 6 163.00–185.00 $181.11 $1,101 —
655–674 665 8 159.00–171.00 $165.83 $1,103 —
805 805 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,199 —
886 886 7 162.00 $162.00 $1,435 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 175.00 $175.00 $525 —
390–395 393 2 159.00–176.00 $167.55 $658 -7.45
405–447 422 10 156.00–174.00 $166.14 $701 +0.99
452–495 467 9 160.00–177.00 $170.35 $796 +12.96
510 510 2 149.00–153.00 $151.00 $770 -16.17
525–545 533 4 158.00–171.00 $166.69 $888 -0.48
550–592 576 10 154.00–169.00 $163.97 $944 +1.88
612–625 616 5 142.00–160.00 $147.25 $907 -5.32
720–740 730 2 140.00–155.00 $147.60 $1,077 +5.43
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
583 583 12 173.00 $173.00 $1,009 —
608–609 609 10 160.00–165.00 $163.50 $996 ±0.00
678 678 12 170.00 $170.00 $1,153 +4.00
782 782 6 155.00 $155.00 $1,212 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 1 130.00 $130.00 $826 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432 432 5 161.50 $161.50 $698 +7.50
598 598 76 169.75 $169.75 $1,015 +19.02
640 640 4 154.50 $154.50 $989 +7.00
675 675 72 163.25 $163.25 $1,102 —
724 724 7 142.00 $142.00 $1,028 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–346 341 14 163.00–179.00 $173.37 $591 +8.71
375 375 6 170.00 $170.00 $638 +2.15
400–435 412 7 167.00–176.00 $172.29 $710 +7.23
450–495 475 13 158.00–169.00 $164.04 $779 +0.76
500–545 523 21 154.00–165.00 $160.36 $839 +4.30
551–585 566 27 154.00–162.50 $160.08 $906 +2.44
587 587 6 161.00 $161.00 $945 +3.36
600–638 614 8 150.00–157.00 $153.05 $940 +1.41
631 631 4 158.50 $158.50 $1,000 +6.86
670 670 2 145.00 $145.00 $972 -0.92
677 677 7 154.50 $154.50 $1,046 +8.58
750–790 770 3 131.00–142.00 $136.24 $1,049 —
789 789 6 143.00 $143.00 $1,128 —
870 870 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,166 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–315 310 2 151.00–157.00 $154.05 $478 +0.60
355–398 376 8 145.00–161.00 $153.80 $578 +4.60
410–445 428 6 149.00–167.00 $156.74 $671 +6.45
450–495 468 9 137.00–159.00 $150.50 $704 +6.60
505–545 533 4 130.00–143.00 $137.10 $731 -1.90
555–585 574 10 130.00–150.00 $137.90 $792 -2.53
610–620 617 3 130.00–139.00 $135.70 $837 -4.61
660–685 676 4 115.00–140.00 $130.93 $885 +4.90
725 725 1 120.00 $120.00 $870 -6.72
787 787 3 125.00 $125.00 $984 —
865 865 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,055 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 335 2 120.00–125.00 $122.43 $410 —
405 405 1 125.00 $125.00 $506 —
Medium and Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 2 90.00 $90.00 $324 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 328 6 150.00–185.00 $170.79 $560 +3.11
370–395 383 2 150.00–155.00 $152.58 $584 -5.42
425–432 430 7 155.00–160.00 $156.44 $673 -0.90
450–477 466 5 150.00–165.00 $155.35 $724 -1.41
508–547 525 12 130.00–155.00 $147.20 $773 -5.41
590 590 1 135.00 $135.00 $796 -13.35
600–615 608 3 128.00–145.00 $137.74 $837 -2.07
695 695 1 125.00 $125.00 $869 +0.14
722–730 726 4 125.00–132.00 $128.98 $936 +6.96
765 765 1 129.00 $129.00 $987 +2.02
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 330 3 181.00–207.00 $195.61 $646 +14.93
355–358 357 3 175.00–182.00 $179.68 $641 —
420–427 426 6 180.00–193.00 $182.14 $776 —
455–490 468 3 166.00–184.00 $172.53 $807 +3.53
500–545 508 6 156.00–164.00 $159.29 $809 -2.71
550–567 563 6 155.00–162.00 $157.14 $885 +2.14
635 635 2 145.00 $145.00 $921 -10.39
690 690 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,049 +4.00
715–735 723 4 144.00–150.00 $146.53 $1,059 -1.62
780 780 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,022 -4.01
785 785 1 125.00 $125.00 $981 -10.01
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–398 392 3 120.00–141.00 $134.21 $526 +3.21
455–460 458 2 125.00–130.00 $127.49 $584 -5.51
525 525 1 129.00 $129.00 $677 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 5 149.00 $149.00 $894 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1325 1325 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1345 1156 80-85% 15 67.00–76.50 $73.07 $845 —
1005–1550 1237 80-85% 28 77.00–92.50 $82.01 $1,014 +11.28
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–995 905 85-90% 4 50.00–60.00 $55.12 $499 +18.71
955–1250 1034 85-90% 8 62.00–75.00 $68.10 $704 +13.89
900–1285 1101 85-90% 8 75.00–84.00 $78.40 $863 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295 1295 75-80% 1 75.00 $75.00 $971 +8.08
1340–1450 1401 75-80% 6 79.00–86.00 $82.93 $1,162 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1415 1300 2 75.00–81.00 $78.27 $1,018 —
1760–1945 1853 2 96.50–100.00 $98.16 $1,819 -5.58
1780–2010 1903 3 110.00–112.00 $111.38 $2,120 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1155 1155 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1050–1353 1264 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 12 1,000.00–1,200.00 $1,123.17
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
905 905 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 50.00 $50.00 $452
1060–1125 1093 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 71.00–72.00 $71.49 $781

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
781–807 799 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 13 1,450.00–1,475.00 $1,467.48

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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.