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North Arkansas Livestock Market Report

GreenForest, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 28, 2022

1,677 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $171.25/cwt ≈ $1,476/hd at 862 lb · 163 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $167.32/cwt ≈ $1,278/hd at 764 lb · 118 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.60/cwt ≈ $909/hd at 577 lb · 49 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,677 280 716
Feeder cattle 1,580 237 570
Slaughter cattle 82 35 106
Replacement cattle 15 8 40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs mostly steady to 4.00 lower than last weeks very light test not enough over 600 lbs for a trend last week. Had several yearlings and some Value Added cattle that were in good demand including 4 loads of 7 to 8 weight yearling steers. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
322 value added 322 6 209.00 $209.00 $673 —
384 384 8 200.00 $200.00 $768 —
410 410 4 176.00 $176.00 $722 —
464 464 14 183.00 $183.00 $849 +2.00
467 value added 467 15 200.00 $200.00 $934 —
502–530 526 20 175.00–188.00 $176.86 $930 -5.74
586–590 587 13 166.00–180.00 $169.25 $993 -6.70
612–632 value added 626 21 181.00–187.00 $185.32 $1,160 —
684 684 9 163.00 $163.00 $1,115 —
705–745 734 35 175.00 $175.00 $1,284 —
751–782 764 118 162.75–172.00 $167.32 $1,278 —
862 862 163 171.25 $171.25 $1,476 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–330 319 4 192.00–208.00 $201.82 $644 -3.18
350–395 362 4 194.00–201.00 $197.63 $715 -18.37
410–428 425 15 173.00–195.00 $187.69 $798 +1.69
428–446 value added 439 13 206.00–213.00 $208.62 $916 —
452–485 469 26 176.00–186.00 $182.78 $857 -2.22
480 480 2 170.00 $170.00 $816 -15.00
483 value added 483 9 211.00 $211.00 $1,019 —
508–520 value added 516 12 195.00–203.00 $200.37 $1,034 —
501–539 517 29 175.00–197.00 $188.24 $973 -2.80
568–570 value added 568 5 188.00–194.00 $192.80 $1,095 —
558–595 570 21 170.00–192.00 $183.76 $1,047 -4.24
610–632 622 39 165.00–189.00 $183.20 $1,140 +11.20
618–634 value added 630 10 170.00–184.00 $180.26 $1,136 —
673–682 676 29 165.00–181.50 $178.84 $1,209 —
703–723 710 45 169.00–174.00 $171.74 $1,219 —
753–760 755 43 170.00–177.50 $175.39 $1,324 —
820–827 821 16 160.00–164.50 $163.65 $1,344 —
855 855 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,325 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 335 10 160.00–190.00 $182.53 $611 —
370–390 376 5 161.00–185.00 $172.38 $648 +13.38
426–442 value added 433 14 175.00–178.00 $176.31 $763 —
405–445 440 13 155.00–170.00 $168.48 $741 +1.07
450–490 476 16 155.00–180.00 $170.07 $810 +6.19
505–548 527 27 158.00–176.00 $169.46 $893 -1.03
535–541 value added 538 9 175.00–177.00 $175.89 $946 —
550–585 564 11 151.00–169.00 $162.81 $918 -3.94
608–614 value added 609 20 170.00–175.00 $171.01 $1,041 —
610 610 3 155.00–163.00 $157.67 $962 -11.33
670–680 677 3 149.00–157.00 $154.36 $1,045 -7.80
710–730 717 5 140.00–160.00 $155.93 $1,118 —
750–796 789 11 141.00–165.50 $163.18 $1,287 +28.18
860 860 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,281 —
910 910 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,329 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 156.00 $156.00 $562 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 value added 375 6 170.00 $170.00 $638 —
370–383 377 6 155.00–167.00 $158.95 $599 -12.77
412–442 430 18 164.00–166.00 $165.04 $710 +2.46
442 442 2 145.00 $145.00 $641 -17.58
446 value added 446 7 170.00 $170.00 $758 —
460 value added 460 5 166.00 $166.00 $764 —
455–492 475 13 149.00–174.00 $161.27 $766 -1.26
521 value added 521 6 165.00 $165.00 $860 —
503–548 524 37 147.00–164.00 $154.96 $812 -0.04
557 value added 557 5 157.00 $157.00 $874 —
559–595 574 24 140.00–163.00 $156.20 $897 —
575–599 585 20 158.00–161.50 $159.43 $933 —
601–602 value added 601 15 155.00–157.50 $155.50 $935 —
601 unweaned 601 4 140.00 $140.00 $841 -9.00
600–635 619 8 144.00–156.00 $149.92 $928 -3.08
659 value added 659 6 159.00 $159.00 $1,048 —
684 684 7 157.00 $157.00 $1,074 +6.00
845 845 2 145.00 $145.00 $1,225 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 322 7 140.00–150.00 $144.64 $466 -6.74
350–398 383 8 135.00–159.00 $147.78 $566 +7.78
400–446 435 19 135.00–154.00 $142.75 $621 -6.36
438 value added 438 2 155.00 $155.00 $679 —
450–495 482 27 135.00–154.00 $145.47 $701 -0.66
505–538 526 10 125.00–146.00 $138.09 $726 +0.21
550–585 568 7 130.00–144.00 $135.30 $769 -2.72
630–645 636 5 119.00–145.00 $135.82 $864 -4.18
652 652 2 130.00 $130.00 $848 +1.00
700 700 1 138.00 $138.00 $966 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 value added 360 2 155.00 $155.00 $558 —
363 363 8 155.00 $155.00 $563 —
417–441 431 24 159.00–163.00 $161.39 $696 —
451–478 459 23 148.00–157.00 $154.72 $710 —
510 510 4 154.00 $154.00 $785 —
561–568 565 11 149.00–156.50 $153.11 $865 +2.11
646 646 8 140.00 $140.00 $904 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 313 3 110.00–130.00 $120.98 $379 —
355–385 370 2 132.00–135.00 $133.56 $494 +23.56
430–445 435 4 100.00–130.00 $115.17 $501 -10.37
485–495 493 4 100.00–120.00 $114.73 $566 -10.27

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–322 321 5 172.00–189.00 $184.82 $593 +14.82
360–395 380 13 150.00–180.00 $172.24 $655 —
400–435 415 16 145.00–179.00 $166.83 $692 +22.70
465–490 472 10 145.00–164.00 $156.86 $740 -11.43
517–525 519 10 140.00–155.00 $147.59 $766 -16.27
578–598 584 10 140.00–146.00 $141.84 $828 -4.16
625 625 1 146.00 $146.00 $912 +16.00
700–730 715 2 115.00 $115.00 $822 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–330 325 2 193.00–196.00 $194.48 $632 -7.75
380 380 1 186.00 $186.00 $707 —
408–448 424 5 168.00–178.00 $173.77 $737 -13.23
456–498 477 13 162.00–169.00 $166.91 $796 -6.62
508–544 530 9 160.00–167.00 $164.16 $870 -4.12
550–590 569 14 150.00–160.00 $155.90 $887 -5.28
600–620 610 12 140.00–159.00 $152.56 $931 -12.48
655 655 1 153.00 $153.00 $1,002 +1.57
735 735 1 125.00 $125.00 $919 -24.00
758 758 6 155.00 $155.00 $1,175 +7.00
810 810 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,045 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 6 163.00 $163.00 $815 —
560 560 17 155.00 $155.00 $868 —
671 671 8 143.00 $143.00 $960 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1200 1173 80-85% 2 68.00 $68.00 $798 —
1040–1435 1223 80-85% 10 68.50–79.00 $74.65 $913 —
1290 1290 80-85% 1 48.00 $48.00 $619 —
1510 1510 80-85% 1 82.00 $82.00 $1,238 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–1150 962 85-90% 6 54.00–64.00 $59.72 $575 -19.32
1040–1170 1100 85-90% 5 66.00–72.00 $68.48 $753 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1215 1173 75-80% 2 73.00–79.00 $76.11 $893 —
1460–1780 1583 75-80% 4 80.50–87.00 $82.94 $1,313 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1765 1485 10 92.00–107.00 $100.06 $1,486 —
1660–1810 1703 4 107.00–111.00 $108.71 $1,851 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1035 1035 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 72.00 $72.00 $745

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
890–1135 990 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 67.00–76.00 $71.99 $713
1000 1000 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 72.00 $72.00 $720
1065 1065 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 72.00 $72.00 $767
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960–1080 1020 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 800.00–1,085.00 $933.91
1095–1135 1115 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 925.00–975.00 $949.55

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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.