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North Arkansas Livestock Market Report

GreenForest, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 19, 2022

916 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.74/cwt +6.74 vs last sale · ≈ $784/hd at 527 lb · 41 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $149.53/cwt +6.71 vs last sale · ≈ $845/hd at 565 lb · 33 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $157.01/cwt -9.92 vs last sale · ≈ $744/hd at 474 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 916 1,302 506
Feeder cattle 738 1,140 355
Slaughter cattle 143 127 106
Replacement cattle 35 35 45

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 700 lbs steady to 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly steady to 2.00 higher except some plainer 400-500 lbs 1.00-3.00 lower. Slaughter cows 1.00-2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady 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
305–345 332 3 188.00–200.00 $192.37 $639 —
352 352 7 191.00 $191.00 $672 -5.62
408–442 421 14 178.00–192.00 $182.11 $767 +4.26
450–492 473 27 172.00–190.00 $183.00 $866 -0.43
500–523 520 7 170.00–182.00 $180.35 $938 +3.71
550–595 591 13 161.00–179.00 $166.91 $986 +0.13
600–625 615 21 165.00–178.00 $176.42 $1,085 —
670 unweaned 670 2 158.00 $158.00 $1,059 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
397 397 6 188.00 $188.00 $746 —
493–496 494 13 160.00–173.00 $165.02 $815 —
506–544 516 19 160.00–180.00 $174.45 $900 +8.28
552 552 4 160.00 $160.00 $883 +0.68
607 607 12 167.00 $167.00 $1,014 —
687 687 12 159.50–163.00 $160.96 $1,106 +4.15
722 722 4 157.50 $157.50 $1,137 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 185.00 $185.00 $610 +6.70
357–385 366 6 160.00–183.00 $177.09 $648 +3.44
410–445 428 4 155.00–162.00 $159.18 $681 -1.23
455–485 465 11 156.00–168.00 $162.45 $755 +3.41
505–545 520 3 140.00–161.00 $150.29 $782 +1.11
563–595 576 22 150.00–155.00 $152.56 $879 +1.69
600–630 616 5 138.00–157.00 $145.88 $899 -3.61
635 unweaned 635 1 145.00 $145.00 $921 +5.00
652–670 657 4 136.00–160.00 $150.15 $986 -8.64
760–785 768 3 134.00–141.00 $136.38 $1,047 -14.24
840 840 2 154.00 $154.00 $1,294 —
865–890 873 6 149.00–150.00 $149.66 $1,307 +14.66
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 130.00 $130.00 $500 +5.00
420 420 3 120.00 $120.00 $504 -5.00
450 450 2 120.00 $120.00 $540 +10.00
570 570 1 125.00 $125.00 $712 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 145.00 $145.00 $493 -7.49
368–380 373 4 153.00–159.00 $155.79 $581 -3.52
405–448 437 19 155.00–165.00 $160.23 $700 +1.63
450–495 474 29 145.00–165.00 $157.01 $744 +1.06
500–540 521 23 144.00–160.00 $152.31 $794 +0.27
557–590 564 13 140.00–148.00 $146.20 $825 +1.20
620–640 624 15 138.00–147.00 $143.66 $896 +0.50
665–666 unweaned 666 6 137.00–138.00 $137.83 $918 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312–337 326 8 135.00–145.00 $141.35 $461 +0.35
350–395 368 10 130.00–147.00 $141.28 $520 +0.36
405–443 432 16 125.00–145.00 $134.53 $581 -1.24
477–497 485 15 122.00–140.00 $130.73 $634 -3.60
500–545 519 12 120.00–145.00 $133.11 $691 +2.18
555–590 566 8 125.00–135.00 $127.53 $722 -5.15
650–695 679 11 120.00–136.00 $128.42 $872 —
785–790 787 8 106.00–124.00 $110.50 $870 —
820 820 2 105.00 $105.00 $861 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
356–367 361 13 149.00–154.00 $151.35 $546 —
455–479 465 10 153.00–156.00 $154.76 $720 —
518–535 527 41 140.00–151.00 $148.74 $784 +6.74
579–585 581 8 138.00–140.00 $138.75 $806 —
649 649 6 134.00 $134.00 $870 —
712–715 713 9 131.00–137.00 $134.99 $962 +2.99
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 315 2 110.00–125.00 $117.38 $370 —
385 385 1 120.00 $120.00 $462 +10.00
405–430 417 3 110.00–125.00 $115.95 $484 +1.83
495 495 1 110.00 $110.00 $544 -3.26
515 515 1 105.00 $105.00 $541 -9.67
560 560 1 115.00 $115.00 $644 +0.48

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–395 378 3 186.00 $186.00 $703 +12.97
415–445 424 7 160.00–180.00 $176.58 $749 —
450–495 468 14 155.00–190.00 $176.21 $825 +18.31
502–545 520 14 150.00–169.00 $159.79 $831 +6.00
552–598 565 33 143.00–156.00 $149.53 $845 +6.71
610–640 622 6 136.00–151.00 $143.69 $894 +3.36
630 unweaned 630 1 130.00 $130.00 $819 —
650 650 1 139.00 $139.00 $904 -2.00
725–746 743 6 120.00–140.00 $123.25 $916 —
835 835 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,019 —
898 898 3 126.00 $126.00 $1,131 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–330 311 3 145.00–170.00 $161.17 $501 +0.57
380–395 385 3 141.00–160.00 $147.50 $568 -17.50
405–445 423 4 135.00–166.00 $149.11 $631 -1.16
430 430 3 135.00 $135.00 $580 -15.27
482 482 2 152.00 $152.00 $733 +7.25
525 525 1 151.00 $151.00 $793 +10.79
575–580 579 4 132.00–138.00 $135.25 $783 +9.28
610–635 629 14 125.00–138.00 $126.56 $796 -10.44
696 696 4 127.00 $127.00 $884 -4.02
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
771 771 4 120.00 $120.00 $925 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 2 122.00 $122.00 $439 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690 690 85-90% 1 30.00 $30.00 $207 —
940 940 85-90% 1 40.00 $40.00 $376 —
915–1250 995 85-90% 6 45.00–53.00 $49.78 $495 +14.95
885–1370 1092 85-90% 31 54.00–60.00 $57.46 $627 -10.54
1000–1300 1159 85-90% 8 60.00–65.50 $62.31 $722 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1335 1147 80-85% 3 56.00 $56.00 $642 —
630–1500 1171 80-85% 37 57.00–67.00 $62.77 $735 -1.74
1030–1435 1218 80-85% 6 67.00–68.50 $67.61 $823 -2.22
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1575 1409 75-80% 8 62.50–64.50 $63.63 $897 -5.64
1330–1620 1499 75-80% 7 65.00–71.50 $66.97 $1,004 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270 1270 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,092 —
1520–1975 1762 5 90.50–100.00 $95.59 $1,684 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
715–980 853 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 74.00–99.00 $86.36 $737

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
857–1155 912 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 13 750.00–1,100.00 $1,034.18
1055 1055 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
995 995 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 74.00 $74.00 $736
1045 1045 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 74.00 $74.00 $773
985–1355 1146 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 60.00–68.00 $63.26 $725

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
980 980 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00 —

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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.