North Arkansas Livestock Market Report

GreenForest, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 2, 2022

1,105 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $178.10/cwt +17.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,134/hd at 637 lb · 57 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $158.41/cwt +5.38 vs last sale · ≈ $897/hd at 566 lb · 46 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $189.00/cwt +18.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,072/hd at 567 lb · 40 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,105	628	739
Feeder cattle	807	501	587
Slaughter cattle	243	87	117
Replacement cattle	55	40	35

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 700 lbs 5.00-18.00 higher mostly 5.00-10.00 higher except the better 500-550 lbs 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 650 lbs 1.00-14.00 higher mostly 6.00-10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls 3.00-5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–347	344	12	200.00	$200.00	$688	+5.00
365–390	384	14	183.00–220.00	$208.67	$801	+22.67
410–449	429	24	193.00–206.00	$202.96	$871	+15.43
450–495	470	27	181.00–204.00	$193.55	$910	—
510	510	2	174.00	$174.00	$887	-19.34
508–545	525	24	175.00–202.00	$187.58	$985	-5.76
563–598	567	40	165.00–194.00	$189.00	$1,072	+18.50
605–645	636	46	174.00–186.50	$182.17	$1,159	—
638–644 unweaned	641	11	160.00–162.00	$161.09	$1,033	+0.09
659 unweaned	659	17	161.00	$161.00	$1,061	—
1100	1100	3	132.00	$132.00	$1,452	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	175.00	$175.00	$551	—
350–390	364	5	161.00–191.00	$177.51	$646	+12.51
420	420	1	178.00	$178.00	$748	+16.69
450	450	1	174.00	$174.00	$783	+8.22
508 thin fleshed	508	3	181.00	$181.00	$919	—
505–545	516	5	155.00–163.00	$160.92	$830	+9.05
550–595	579	4	150.00–167.00	$159.77	$925	+4.75
600–640	618	3	160.00–168.00	$163.58	$1,011	+12.76
680	680	4	160.00	$160.00	$1,088	+3.38
745	745	1	144.00	$144.00	$1,073	—
1022	1022	2	112.00	$112.00	$1,145	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
512–538	518	14	175.00–186.00	$182.13	$943	—
658	658	6	160.00	$160.00	$1,053	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
670	670	1	105.00	$105.00	$704	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	325	2	155.00	$155.00	$504	-1.94
356–383	372	22	156.00–179.00	$168.72	$628	+12.00
400–448	427	20	155.00–177.00	$172.76	$738	+14.55
450–495	479	35	155.00–176.00	$167.09	$800	+9.94
505–548	524	18	156.00–166.00	$161.65	$847	+11.48
550–598	566	46	146.00–163.00	$158.41	$897	+5.38
600–630	615	25	147.00–162.00	$160.07	$984	+16.74
625–630 unweaned	628	5	142.00–147.00	$144.60	$908	—
660 unweaned	660	1	145.00	$145.00	$957	—
670	670	7	145.00–162.00	$152.29	$1,020	—
720–745	728	3	130.00–145.00	$136.92	$997	-21.08
775	775	2	134.00–138.00	$136.00	$1,054	—
820	820	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,050	—
900	900	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,125	-2.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	323	9	130.00–150.00	$145.59	$470	+0.79
350–390	363	3	150.00–154.00	$151.43	$550	+7.81
410–435	428	11	130.00–155.00	$144.84	$620	+9.85
450–490	474	9	130.00–145.00	$141.33	$670	-3.81
505–520	513	2	140.00–145.00	$142.54	$731	+4.84
550–590	575	9	126.00–146.00	$137.11	$788	+7.13
600–615	608	5	125.00–136.00	$130.17	$791	+9.43
805	805	1	118.00	$118.00	$950	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	313	3	112.00–124.00	$116.21	$364	—
360–385	373	5	109.00–120.00	$112.54	$420	—
415	415	1	111.00	$111.00	$461	—
488	488	2	100.00	$100.00	$488	-14.00
590	590	1	111.00	$111.00	$655	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	318	2	188.00–200.00	$193.67	$616	+3.67
355–395	380	6	180.00–195.00	$187.22	$711	+9.22
400–448	423	21	177.00–216.00	$196.63	$832	+21.39
455–476	471	15	168.00–192.00	$174.37	$821	+8.37
500–540	522	25	158.00–189.00	$171.36	$894	+13.57
550–595	564	18	155.00–168.00	$160.96	$908	+14.38
602–634	624	27	146.00–159.00	$156.63	$977	+18.63
658–695	668	6	145.00–154.00	$151.28	$1,011	+7.41
715–746	740	8	136.00–144.00	$139.99	$1,036	—
805–840	824	5	125.00–135.00	$132.84	$1,095	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	333	4	150.00–170.00	$159.04	$530	—
385–388	387	4	150.00–158.00	$156.01	$604	-2.70
430	430	1	166.00	$166.00	$714	+14.03
455–495	477	13	140.00–171.00	$158.86	$758	-0.65
500–545	518	4	145.00–160.00	$154.26	$799	+10.95
585	585	1	130.00	$130.00	$760	-8.00
622–635	627	5	140.00	$140.00	$878	+12.63
663–665	665	14	130.00–141.00	$132.35	$880	+5.35
792	792	2	112.00	$112.00	$887	—
875	875	1	110.00	$110.00	$962	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	115.00	$115.00	$356	—
455–470	463	2	100.00–129.00	$114.74	$531	+4.74

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1390	1390	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1025	983	80-85%	2	56.00–59.00	$57.56	$566	—
955–1460	1207	80-85%	39	60.00–68.50	$64.88	$783	+3.86
1125–1420	1250	80-85%	19	68.50–76.00	$70.80	$885	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1150	952	85-90%	19	19.00–45.00	$31.63	$301	-14.55
885–1075	964	85-90%	11	46.00–55.00	$51.44	$496	+5.26
900–1295	1084	85-90%	22	57.00–67.00	$61.81	$670	-0.02
1110–1240	1181	85-90%	4	67.50–71.00	$69.17	$817	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215–1425	1307	75-80%	6	62.00–68.00	$66.57	$870	—
1120–1735	1494	75-80%	16	69.00–72.50	$70.65	$1,056	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1880	1429	7	80.00–90.00	$85.28	$1,219	—
1075–1855	1514	7	93.00–102.00	$97.24	$1,472	—
1540–1900	1782	5	105.00–116.00	$112.07	$1,997	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
680–1115	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	50.00–96.00	$75.34	$659

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
880–905	888	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	84.00–97.00	$89.08	$791
980–1195	1075	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	57.00–77.00	$65.02	$699
930–1225	1098	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	60.00–77.00	$66.96	$735
1040–1315	1187	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	62.00–73.00	$66.80	$793

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815–1245	1007	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	3	825.00–1,225.00	$1,037.58
970–1545	1198	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	850.00–1,200.00	$977.70
1200–1505	1353	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	860.00–1,085.00	$985.18

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1145–1200	1173	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,075.00	$1,038.38

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
995–1120	1062	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	925.00–1,125.00	$1,036.15	—
1330–1450	1390	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,100.00–1,110.00	$1,105.22	—
1465	1465	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
1730	1730	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00	—

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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.