Cattle Market Pulse

North Arkansas Livestock Market Report

GreenForest, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 26, 2022

628 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $157.79/cwt -2.00 vs last sale · ≈ $824/hd at 522 lb · 22 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.03/cwt +6.83 vs last sale · ≈ $888/hd at 580 lb · 18 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $172.50/cwt ≈ $1,397/hd at 810 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 628 916 804
Feeder cattle 501 738 599
Slaughter cattle 87 143 170
Replacement cattle 40 35 35

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00-5.00 higher with the better 500-550 lbs 12.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly steady to 6.00 higher except the better 400-550 lbs steady to 2.00 lower. The supply included several weaned calves. Slaughter cows mixed with the breaker cows steady to 1.00 higher boner and lean cows steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 3.00 lower 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
335 335 3 195.00 $195.00 $653 +2.63
355 355 2 186.00 $186.00 $660 -5.00
400–405 403 9 179.00–200.00 $187.53 $756 +5.42
442 value added 442 2 207.00 $207.00 $915 —
505–537 530 10 175.00–199.00 $193.34 $1,025 +12.99
530 530 2 168.00 $168.00 $890 -12.35
538 value added 538 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,049 —
580–583 582 10 162.00–175.00 $170.50 $992 +3.59
608 unweaned 608 2 161.00 $161.00 $979 —
657–690 670 5 174.00 $174.00 $1,166 —
730 730 3 164.00 $164.00 $1,197 —
752 752 6 165.00 $165.00 $1,241 —
810 810 17 172.50 $172.50 $1,397 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 165.00 $165.00 $619 -12.09
405–430 418 2 155.00–168.00 $161.31 $674 +2.13
455–495 485 11 145.00–175.00 $165.78 $804 +3.33
515–545 530 4 145.00–166.00 $151.87 $805 +1.58
565–590 576 6 152.00–158.00 $155.02 $893 +2.46
612–648 628 12 138.00–161.00 $150.82 $947 +4.94
660–685 665 5 156.00–159.00 $156.62 $1,042 +6.47
792 792 2 154.00 $154.00 $1,220 +17.62
895 895 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,298 -4.66
985 985 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,212 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
407 value added 407 6 186.00 $186.00 $757 —
468 value added 468 9 196.00 $196.00 $917 —
535 value added 535 9 170.00 $170.00 $910 —
573 573 6 160.00 $160.00 $917 ±0.00
730 730 5 163.00 $163.00 $1,190 +5.50
1163 1163 7 136.50 $136.50 $1,587 —
1252 1252 3 137.00 $137.00 $1,715 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 120.00 $120.00 $558 ±0.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 314 7 155.00–161.00 $156.94 $493 +11.94
355–385 373 3 155.00–160.00 $156.72 $585 +0.93
425–445 436 7 147.00–163.00 $158.21 $690 -2.02
455–492 485 6 147.00–165.00 $157.15 $762 +0.14
505–540 525 12 146.00–152.00 $150.17 $788 -2.14
531 value added 531 4 168.00 $168.00 $892 —
550–598 580 18 140.00–166.00 $153.03 $888 +6.83
608–610 609 3 142.00–144.00 $143.33 $873 -0.33
703 703 12 158.00 $158.00 $1,111 —
927 927 3 127.00 $127.00 $1,177 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–340 337 5 140.00–153.00 $144.80 $488 +3.45
360–395 384 7 135.00–151.00 $143.62 $552 +2.34
400–440 423 11 126.00–148.00 $134.99 $571 +0.46
455–498 484 10 140.00–149.00 $145.14 $702 +14.41
510–540 527 3 136.00–139.00 $137.70 $726 +4.59
560–595 575 4 125.00–140.00 $129.98 $747 +2.45
600–635 621 6 107.00–130.00 $120.74 $750 —
651–667 659 10 120.00–125.00 $122.47 $807 -5.95
730 730 1 120.00 $120.00 $876 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
374 374 5 149.00 $149.00 $557 -2.35
440 value added 440 4 156.00 $156.00 $686 —
481 481 7 152.00 $152.00 $731 -2.76
500 500 6 150.00 $150.00 $750 +1.26
558–572 567 6 134.00–140.00 $135.97 $771 -2.78
643 643 8 145.00 $145.00 $932 +11.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
463 463 5 114.00 $114.00 $528 +4.00
550 550 1 110.00 $110.00 $605 -5.00
615 615 1 107.00 $107.00 $658 —
665 665 1 104.00 $104.00 $692 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 2 190.00 $190.00 $631 —
395 395 3 178.00 $178.00 $703 -8.00
405–420 411 9 164.00–177.00 $175.24 $720 -1.34
475–477 477 4 165.00–169.00 $166.00 $792 -10.21
500–547 522 22 153.00–167.00 $157.79 $824 -2.00
554–580 558 7 144.00–156.00 $146.58 $818 -2.95
627 unweaned 627 3 130.00 $130.00 $815 ±0.00
640 640 2 138.00 $138.00 $883 -5.69
655–690 671 4 139.00–149.00 $143.87 $965 +4.87
695 unweaned 695 2 131.00 $131.00 $910 —
785 785 1 125.00 $125.00 $981 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–378 375 5 125.00–170.00 $158.71 $595 +11.21
410–440 428 3 140.00–165.00 $151.97 $650 +16.97
455–485 473 6 159.00–161.00 $159.51 $754 +7.51
500–545 523 2 139.00–148.00 $143.31 $750 -7.69
585 585 4 138.00 $138.00 $807 +2.75
585 585 1 120.00 $120.00 $702 -15.25
605–620 610 3 125.00–132.00 $127.37 $777 +0.81
662 662 8 126.00–130.00 $127.00 $841 ±0.00
845–848 847 3 106.00–116.00 $112.67 $954 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
442 442 9 167.00 $167.00 $738 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 125.00 $125.00 $444 +3.00
490 490 1 110.00 $110.00 $539 —
560 560 2 100.00 $100.00 $560 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–995 940 85-90% 4 25.00–40.00 $33.02 $310 -6.98
640–1175 981 85-90% 9 42.00–50.00 $46.18 $453 -3.60
975–1290 1060 85-90% 10 54.00–60.00 $56.74 $601 -0.72
950–1200 1062 85-90% 10 61.00–64.00 $61.83 $657 +4.37
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1260 1165 80-85% 3 55.00–57.00 $56.36 $657 -6.41
1045–1320 1203 80-85% 12 58.00–64.00 $61.02 $734 -6.59
980–1640 1242 80-85% 11 65.00–70.00 $67.24 $835 -0.37
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1620 1441 75-80% 6 67.00–69.50 $67.97 $979 +4.34
1350–1540 1445 75-80% 2 62.00–63.50 $62.70 $906 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1475 1340 2 75.00–88.50 $82.43 $1,105 —
1680–1700 1690 2 90.00–94.00 $92.01 $1,555 —
1775–1840 1808 2 106.00–110.00 $107.96 $1,952 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1025 1025 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 89.00 $89.00 $912

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1088 1088 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 4 1,225.00 $1,225.00
1090 1090 Aged (>8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 750.00 $750.00
1002–1448 1271 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 14 910.00–1,500.00 $1,319.41
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
875 875 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 62.00 $62.00 $542
1110–1210 1165 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 65.00–69.00 $66.98 $780
1220 1220 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 68.00 $68.00 $830
1222 1222 Aged (>8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 2 59.00 $59.00 $721
930–1550 1271 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 64.00–77.00 $69.50 $883

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
785 785 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00

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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
980–1405 1193 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 850.00–1,225.00 $1,070.91 —
1250 1250 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —
1270 1270 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —

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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.