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North Arkansas Livestock Market Report

GreenForest, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 31, 2022

605 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $174.75/cwt +3.18 vs last sale · ≈ $912/hd at 522 lb · 37 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $199.52/cwt +10.38 vs last sale · ≈ $930/hd at 466 lb · 27 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $192.74/cwt +0.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,002/hd at 520 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 605 591 763
Feeder cattle 483 505 630
Slaughter cattle 92 76 120
Replacement cattle 30 10 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers mixed with the better kind steady to 4.00 lower except 500-600 lbs 2.00-3.00 higher and the plainer kind steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 5.00 higher with the full advance on high dressing boner and breaker cows. Slaughter bulls steady to weak on a very light test.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 224.00 $224.00 $694 +5.41
350–385 368 2 215.00–231.00 $222.62 $819 +5.08
410–420 415 2 205.00–208.00 $206.48 $857 -6.02
418 value added 418 3 218.00 $218.00 $911 —
461 value added 461 4 208.00 $208.00 $959 —
459–478 467 23 190.00–210.00 $198.05 $925 +8.91
508–538 520 23 188.00–194.00 $192.74 $1,002 +0.79
551 value added 551 7 199.00 $199.00 $1,096 —
603–624 613 9 180.00–187.00 $182.95 $1,121 +2.27
670–680 678 4 173.00 $173.00 $1,173 -2.95
805 805 1 169.00 $169.00 $1,360 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 205.00 $205.00 $615 —
350–385 364 8 176.00–201.00 $186.20 $678 —
400 400 1 200.00 $200.00 $800 +5.00
530 530 1 180.00 $180.00 $954 —
550–570 560 2 172.00–180.00 $176.07 $986 +9.09
600–648 634 6 160.00–168.00 $165.72 $1,051 +0.96
790 790 3 164.00 $164.00 $1,296 +24.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 9 185.00 $185.00 $1,092 +15.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 160.00 $160.00 $528 —
405 405 1 160.00 $160.00 $648 —
500 500 1 150.00 $150.00 $750 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 3 174.00–180.00 $176.33 $573 -4.07
350–390 373 5 171.00–179.00 $174.62 $651 -3.97
400–448 433 18 168.00–184.00 $174.82 $757 -5.59
450–485 462 16 175.00–181.00 $177.00 $818 -0.32
500–545 522 37 163.00–185.50 $174.75 $912 +3.18
558 value added 558 4 172.00 $172.00 $960 —
555–579 569 12 164.00–173.00 $169.78 $966 +2.55
620–643 639 7 162.00–167.00 $165.59 $1,058 -2.84
665–692 683 3 162.00–167.00 $165.38 $1,130 +3.96
810 810 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,199 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–345 328 4 155.00–170.00 $164.79 $541 +14.76
360–390 376 10 150.00–169.00 $162.02 $609 +3.74
400–447 435 20 159.00–170.00 $164.68 $716 +3.16
450–480 459 6 153.00–170.00 $163.85 $752 +1.39
500–545 529 4 144.00–161.00 $151.08 $799 -0.10
550–591 569 14 138.00–157.00 $148.88 $847 -6.12
605–630 614 5 145.00–155.00 $149.23 $916 +1.20
755–795 771 4 135.00–140.00 $137.26 $1,058 —
810 810 1 112.00 $112.00 $907 —
935 935 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,169 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
401 value added 401 5 175.00 $175.00 $702 —
484 484 4 170.00 $170.00 $823 —
525–536 533 10 160.00–162.00 $161.41 $860 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 2 100.00 $100.00 $428 -35.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 325 2 193.00–201.00 $196.82 $640 -10.18
385–395 387 5 197.00–215.00 $201.40 $779 +3.12
400–438 416 8 188.00–196.00 $191.57 $797 -0.28
450–495 485 18 180.00–190.00 $183.22 $889 -4.34
501–524 513 22 170.00–185.00 $179.22 $919 +3.75
555 555 1 169.00 $169.00 $938 -9.32
610–640 626 9 161.00–170.00 $165.62 $1,037 -3.38
658–670 662 3 154.00–161.00 $158.64 $1,050 —
725–735 730 2 150.00–155.00 $152.52 $1,113 +0.19
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–348 340 8 170.00–200.00 $191.92 $653 +8.92
350–398 382 13 172.00–193.00 $184.58 $705 +9.54
400–445 423 16 160.00–184.00 $174.32 $737 +5.97
455–495 469 6 147.00–181.00 $164.79 $773 -3.60
500–540 528 7 160.00–165.00 $162.42 $858 +4.93
580–590 585 8 147.00–165.00 $158.24 $926 +5.74
615–620 619 5 153.00–156.00 $155.40 $962 +2.16
692 692 3 144.00 $144.00 $996 —
775 775 1 121.00 $121.00 $938 —
825 825 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,015 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 130.00 $130.00 $533 —
520 520 1 117.00 $117.00 $608 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1325 1123 80-85% 16 74.00–83.00 $79.52 $893 +9.95
925–1495 1210 80-85% 2 68.00–70.00 $69.24 $838 -10.18
1115–1400 1275 80-85% 14 84.00–92.50 $88.72 $1,131 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–950 915 85-90% 2 46.00–50.00 $47.92 $438 —
890–1015 938 85-90% 5 59.00–63.00 $61.63 $578 —
935–1210 1095 85-90% 12 65.00–78.00 $73.34 $803 —
1000–1300 1119 85-90% 9 80.00–86.00 $81.80 $915 -0.57
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1605 1366 75-80% 9 90.00–94.00 $91.93 $1,256 —
1360–1535 1463 75-80% 4 80.00–82.00 $81.49 $1,192 +2.32

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1460 1360 2 71.00–85.00 $77.49 $1,054 —
1480–1671 1569 3 99.00–109.00 $105.54 $1,656 —
1515–1645 1580 2 112.00–115.00 $113.44 $1,792 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
645–1080 836 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 65.00–100.00 $82.75 $692

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
860 860 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 79.00 $79.00 $679
1020–1375 1172 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 7 69.00–90.00 $83.79 $982
1110–1450 1227 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 91.00–95.50 $93.08 $1,142
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910–1170 1053 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 900.00–1,100.00 $985.90

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1075 1075 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
895 895 (<2 yrs)Open 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —

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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.