North Arkansas Livestock Market Report

GreenForest, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 4, 2023

1,301 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $201.64/cwt +8.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,075/hd at 533 lb · 82 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $164.24/cwt -1.56 vs last sale · ≈ $870/hd at 530 lb · 65 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $215.56/cwt +19.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,000/hd at 464 lb · 38 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	1,301	1,995
Feeder cattle	1,063	1,752
Slaughter cattle	213	208
Replacement cattle	25	35

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last sale three weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers mostly 2.00-8.00 higher instances 20.00 higher on some steers under 500 lbs. Slaughter cows uneven with breaker cows 13.00 higher boner and lean cows 3.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 6.00 higher. The offering was mostly weaned calves with good demand and active bidding.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	329	5	223.00–236.00	$229.75	$756	+21.51
355–399	388	26	215.00–229.00	$220.27	$855	+2.71
400–443	426	33	205.00–236.00	$221.65	$944	+20.24
450–490	464	38	200.00–232.00	$215.56	$1,000	+19.83
500–547	533	82	185.00–210.00	$201.64	$1,075	+8.39
550–595	576	16	175.00–195.00	$182.92	$1,054	+2.18
607–646	626	15	177.00–186.00	$178.85	$1,120	+4.43
657–662	659	15	171.00–176.00	$173.99	$1,147	+0.53
730–748	743	7	170.00–175.00	$171.40	$1,274	-6.52
825–840	833	2	150.00–158.00	$153.96	$1,282	-10.20
855	855	1	156.00	$156.00	$1,334	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	8	200.00	$200.00	$900	+4.41
501	501	11	180.00	$180.00	$902	-6.83
563–580	566	19	174.50–180.00	$176.92	$1,001	+5.79
624–629	626	22	165.00–168.00	$166.37	$1,041	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–342	330	6	179.00–195.00	$188.48	$622	+15.26
360–385	369	5	167.00–211.00	$186.95	$690	+4.70
405–428	424	14	170.00–190.00	$175.66	$745	-9.26
452–495	473	5	165.00–190.00	$178.90	$846	-0.38
500–525	509	8	161.00–174.00	$166.58	$848	+0.19
552–580	563	5	154.00–177.00	$162.04	$912	+3.82
605–640	623	5	168.00–171.00	$169.01	$1,053	+15.71
660–685	670	4	155.00–167.00	$162.19	$1,087	+7.23
700–707	705	4	150.00–157.00	$151.74	$1,070	—
785–795	792	3	155.00–160.00	$156.65	$1,241	-3.35

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	150.00	$150.00	$488	—
490	490	1	139.00	$139.00	$681	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	321	8	170.00–191.00	$186.00	$597	+15.10
352–398	372	33	170.00–194.00	$185.35	$690	+1.33
400–444	427	35	173.00–193.00	$184.42	$787	+4.18
455–492	469	29	165.00–190.00	$180.81	$848	+2.82
500–530	512	19	164.00–179.00	$171.41	$878	-0.38
556–561	559	12	166.00–175.00	$169.73	$949	+2.58
590	590	3	144.00	$144.00	$850	-4.08
602–645	625	18	150.00–158.00	$155.14	$970	-5.86
675–680	678	2	148.00–150.00	$149.00	$1,010	+1.00
682	682	6	155.00	$155.00	$1,057	+7.00
710	710	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,001	-8.38
880	880	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,188	+5.04

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–436	426	21	167.00–176.00	$174.23	$742	—
456–475	470	15	169.00–170.00	$169.74	$798	+15.74
511–546	530	65	162.00–166.00	$164.24	$870	+15.24
611	611	8	154.00	$154.00	$941	-5.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	326	12	140.00–174.00	$156.30	$510	+7.79
355–390	374	11	141.00–175.00	$153.93	$576	+7.56
410–448	430	17	140.00–166.00	$155.11	$667	+4.16
450–495	471	8	140.00–160.00	$150.23	$708	+6.34
508–545	530	25	130.00–160.00	$149.93	$795	+8.16
555–595	566	13	135.00–155.00	$147.08	$832	+6.73
600–648	632	4	138.00–150.00	$143.34	$906	+8.14
650–685	668	3	130.00–149.00	$139.50	$932	—
740	740	1	130.00	$130.00	$962	-14.00
760–795	778	2	120.00–135.00	$127.33	$991	+1.33

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	125.00	$125.00	$462	+5.00
405–418	414	3	130.00–137.00	$134.72	$558	+21.72
469–485	472	5	125.00–130.00	$128.97	$609	-1.03
505	505	4	120.00	$120.00	$606	+15.00
580	580	1	100.00	$100.00	$580	-5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	192.00	$192.00	$653	-12.00
350–390	365	20	209.00–219.00	$214.86	$784	+19.47
410–449	430	31	173.00–215.00	$196.59	$845	+5.59
450–463	461	11	179.00–209.00	$187.86	$866	+8.14
512–547	533	20	164.00–193.00	$177.62	$947	+14.57
552–596	578	14	159.50–178.00	$165.42	$956	—
615–643	633	5	153.00–158.00	$154.95	$981	+8.85
665	665	2	159.00	$159.00	$1,057	+11.00
730	730	1	154.00	$154.00	$1,124	+18.97

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–340	338	2	160.00–170.00	$165.04	$558	-9.96
380	380	1	166.00	$166.00	$631	+14.00
445	445	2	165.00–170.00	$167.50	$745	+3.50
455–495	481	4	166.00–174.00	$168.47	$810	+8.47
500–535	513	9	140.00–161.00	$154.81	$794	+12.53
550–590	568	5	133.00–164.00	$145.48	$826	+14.39
722	722	3	118.00	$118.00	$852	—
782	782	2	122.00	$122.00	$954	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
961–1120	1007	80-85%	9	63.00–68.00	$64.27	$647	—
950–1330	1155	80-85%	38	66.50–75.00	$71.20	$822	-0.96
905–1395	1225	80-85%	26	74.00–83.50	$77.44	$949	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–975	950	85-90%	3	40.00–55.00	$49.54	$471	-1.96
890–1220	991	85-90%	18	56.00–63.00	$60.27	$597	+8.77
765–1240	1027	85-90%	27	62.00–69.00	$65.66	$674	—
945–1455	1168	85-90%	18	69.00–77.00	$71.30	$833	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1465	1292	75-80%	3	74.00–78.00	$76.65	$990	—
1335–1575	1439	75-80%	6	79.00–89.00	$85.23	$1,226	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1600	1435	3	83.00–92.50	$87.49	$1,255	—
1110–1930	1571	9	97.00–106.00	$100.13	$1,573	—
1530–2065	1693	6	107.00–115.00	$109.25	$1,850	-0.99

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
755–960	856	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	70.00–96.00	$83.60	$716

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
815–880	848	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	89.00–95.00	$91.88	$779
1120	1120	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	74.00	$74.00	$829
1150–1282	1237	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	69.00–80.00	$76.04	$941

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785	785	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
930	930	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	860.00	$860.00
1155–1315	1235	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	900.00–1,000.00	$953.24

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
740	740	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

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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
1010	1010	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—
1295	1295	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—

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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.