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North Arkansas Livestock Market Report

GreenForest, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 21, 2022

280 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $173.53/cwt -10.41 vs last sale · ≈ $838/hd at 483 lb · 13 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $182.60/cwt -2.80 vs last sale · ≈ $953/hd at 522 lb · 12 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $175.95/cwt ≈ $989/hd at 562 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 280 846 760
Feeder cattle 237 696 587
Slaughter cattle 35 115 118
Replacement cattle 8 35 55

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers 2.00-9.00 lower on a very light or no test in some classes. Slaughter cows 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00-3.00 lower on a light test.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 159.00 $159.00 $580 -29.45
420–430 428 4 155.00–183.00 $167.41 $717 -9.22
450–490 469 7 150.00–175.00 $163.88 $769 -4.74
500–535 524 8 161.00–180.00 $170.49 $893 -9.83
535 535 1 140.00 $140.00 $749 -40.32
580–590 585 4 165.00–169.00 $166.75 $975 +1.59
630 630 1 169.00 $169.00 $1,065 +2.58
660–675 671 7 155.00–164.00 $162.16 $1,088 —
755 755 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,019 —
820 820 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,222 -2.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 4 181.00 $181.00 $878 —
504–534 522 12 182.00–183.00 $182.60 $953 -2.80
556–588 562 10 172.00–177.00 $175.95 $989 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 2 205.00 $205.00 $636 -11.89
380 380 2 216.00 $216.00 $821 +8.44
408 408 2 186.00 $186.00 $759 -19.51
460 460 1 185.00 $185.00 $851 -3.00
505–512 510 3 183.00–195.00 $191.04 $974 -4.96
560 560 1 188.00 $188.00 $1,053 -2.39
608 unweaned 608 2 170.00 $170.00 $1,034 —
645 645 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,109 -7.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 124.00 $124.00 $521 —
470 470 1 147.00 $147.00 $691 +17.34
505 505 1 103.00 $103.00 $520 -20.59

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–345 340 2 143.00–160.00 $151.38 $515 +0.18
370 370 1 140.00 $140.00 $518 -22.87
400–430 409 7 135.00–155.00 $149.11 $610 -9.04
460 460 1 120.00 $120.00 $552 -37.40
460–490 478 5 135.00–160.00 $146.13 $699 -11.27
500–545 532 5 131.00–145.00 $137.88 $734 -13.97
570–595 585 6 130.00–142.00 $138.02 $807 -8.92
630 630 1 140.00 $140.00 $882 —
660 660 1 129.00 $129.00 $851 +4.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 338 2 174.00–175.00 $174.49 $590 -2.59
355–375 361 4 169.00–174.00 $171.72 $620 -3.98
430–442 438 3 158.00–172.00 $162.58 $712 -8.50
450–498 482 8 158.00–168.00 $162.53 $783 -9.04
520 520 1 155.00 $155.00 $806 -10.73
600 unweaned 600 1 149.00 $149.00 $894 —
625 625 1 153.00 $153.00 $956 -11.81
670 670 2 151.00 $151.00 $1,012 -9.00
780 780 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,108 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
558 558 7 151.00 $151.00 $843 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 110.00 $110.00 $385 -15.31
400–430 415 2 110.00–140.00 $125.54 $521 -14.46
465 465 1 125.00 $125.00 $581 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–347 345 4 201.00–206.00 $202.23 $698 —
405 405 1 187.00 $187.00 $757 -2.00
475–498 483 13 172.00–174.00 $173.53 $838 -10.41
505–538 517 8 161.00–172.00 $168.28 $870 -13.78
555–595 569 8 158.00–166.00 $161.18 $917 -7.10
600–620 606 4 162.00–170.00 $165.04 $1,000 -2.63
650–672 666 6 147.00–164.00 $151.43 $1,009 —
710 710 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,058 —
750 750 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,110 —
883 883 3 132.00 $132.00 $1,166 +6.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 170.00 $170.00 $536 —
400–435 426 4 140.00–150.00 $144.13 $614 -24.92
465–490 470 5 158.00–171.00 $168.29 $791 +3.29
515–530 520 6 161.00–168.00 $163.86 $852 +9.41
565 565 1 146.00 $146.00 $825 —
620 620 1 130.00 $130.00 $806 -27.35
658 658 2 115.00 $115.00 $757 —
825 825 1 120.00 $120.00 $990 +3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 110.00 $110.00 $468 -35.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1195 1045 80-85% 4 70.00–80.00 $73.96 $773 —
1095 1095 80-85% 1 68.00 $68.00 $745 —
1175–1530 1344 80-85% 6 80.00–87.50 $84.65 $1,138 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1165 988 85-90% 3 76.00–81.00 $79.04 $781 +13.04
1050 1050 85-90% 1 63.00 $63.00 $662 +10.95
1030–1135 1078 85-90% 3 69.00–73.00 $70.60 $761 -2.06

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1520 1173 5 71.00–88.00 $82.69 $970 —
1310–1795 1553 2 100.00–104.00 $101.69 $1,579 —
1405–1830 1688 3 108.00–113.00 $110.53 $1,866 -1.54

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1032 1032 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,075.00 $1,075.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1055–1230 1143 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 83.00–84.00 $83.54 $955

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
957 957 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —

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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.