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North Arkansas Livestock Market Report

GreenForest, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 15, 2023

697 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $188.00/cwt -2.72 vs last sale · ≈ $870/hd at 463 lb · 40 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $195.72/cwt -3.18 vs last sale · ≈ $847/hd at 433 lb · 25 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $218.99/cwt +1.15 vs last sale · ≈ $924/hd at 422 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 697 2,198 1,097
Feeder cattle 572 2,064 750
Slaughter cattle 95 124 172
Replacement cattle 30 10 175

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 550 lbs mostly steady to 7.00 higher except 450-500 lbs 5.00 lower. Not enough over 550 lbs for a trend. Feeder heifers mixed with the better kind under 650 lbs steady to 6.00 lower and the plainer kind under 550 lbs steady to 4.00 higher. Supply light with good demand on calves suitable for grazing. Slaughter cows 4.00-5.00 higher than the small amount observed last week. Slaughter bulls 5.00-8.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 253.00 $253.00 $759 +14.00
355–380 364 5 234.00–256.00 $248.58 $905 +0.51
405–440 423 23 231.00–258.00 $243.08 $1,028 +7.07
452–472 463 9 225.00–234.00 $230.38 $1,067 -5.51
518–522 519 9 191.00–234.00 $226.55 $1,176 +8.37
550–555 553 3 200.00–205.00 $201.66 $1,115 -6.16
642 642 2 189.00 $189.00 $1,213 -7.18
857 857 4 172.00 $172.00 $1,474 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 330 5 180.00–225.00 $214.83 $709 +1.69
350–385 369 5 211.00–220.00 $215.40 $795 +13.53
405–435 422 6 200.00–223.00 $209.58 $884 +3.54
450–480 470 11 189.00–213.00 $199.84 $939 -9.07
520–542 529 16 180.00–211.00 $189.04 $1,000 -0.67
558–590 571 5 165.00–191.00 $183.45 $1,047 +6.06
600–605 603 4 172.00–180.00 $178.01 $1,073 +2.51
725 725 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,160 -15.00
825 825 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,254 -11.48
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
486 486 9 211.00 $211.00 $1,025 -8.80
535 535 6 190.00 $190.00 $1,016 -18.39
768 768 4 169.00 $169.00 $1,298 -6.00
815 815 9 173.00 $173.00 $1,410 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–342 327 9 199.00–218.00 $210.50 $688 +0.95
365–395 379 12 190.00–220.00 $206.23 $782 -6.29
415–445 433 25 187.00–200.00 $195.72 $847 -3.18
450–490 463 40 169.00–196.00 $188.00 $870 -0.42
510–532 522 16 168.00–185.50 $179.97 $939 +0.34
565–598 586 17 160.00–166.00 $164.84 $966 -13.18
600–648 633 13 142.00–165.00 $157.34 $996 -6.36
660–690 675 2 145.00–150.00 $147.44 $995 -18.57
720–745 732 4 153.00–158.00 $155.74 $1,140 -11.76
750 750 2 145.00 $145.00 $1,088 —
795 795 4 167.00 $167.00 $1,328 —
984 984 11 145.00 $145.00 $1,427 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–385 370 7 150.00–185.00 $172.58 $639 +0.84
405–447 436 17 157.00–184.00 $168.73 $736 +5.75
455–495 472 12 145.00–176.00 $165.62 $782 +4.14
505–530 520 9 145.00–169.00 $155.17 $807 +2.06
560–595 579 5 135.00–155.00 $145.28 $841 -7.41
645 645 4 125.00–150.00 $131.25 $847 -21.73
662 662 2 150.00 $150.00 $993 +4.00
705 705 1 130.00 $130.00 $916 —
805 805 2 115.00 $115.00 $926 -15.00
955 955 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,156 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
406 406 11 181.00 $181.00 $735 —
544–547 545 10 171.00–175.00 $173.80 $947 -1.46
612 612 3 152.00 $152.00 $930 —
719 719 4 145.00 $145.00 $1,043 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–460 457 3 125.00–137.00 $132.97 $608 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–360 356 4 229.00–235.00 $233.48 $831 +16.20
401–440 422 24 207.00–225.00 $218.99 $924 +1.15
458–475 463 15 185.00–217.00 $201.18 $931 -10.02
504–548 522 23 178.00–211.00 $197.99 $1,034 +15.61
552–598 573 20 160.00–183.00 $178.92 $1,025 +3.40
620 620 11 179.00 $179.00 $1,110 +13.67
650–695 656 7 167.00–172.00 $171.24 $1,123 +6.24
745 745 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,110 -2.00
750–770 757 3 161.00–162.00 $161.34 $1,221 —
845 845 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,183 —
878 878 6 143.00 $143.00 $1,256 —
935 935 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,206 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 170.00 $170.00 $756 -2.62
465–470 468 2 170.00–176.00 $172.98 $810 —
520–545 528 3 145.00–156.00 $150.33 $794 -3.67
555–570 565 3 175.00–176.00 $175.33 $991 +5.65
625 625 1 139.00 $139.00 $869 —
740 740 1 158.00 $158.00 $1,169 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 80-85% 1 41.00 $41.00 $308 —
1020–1490 1207 80-85% 12 82.00–91.00 $85.67 $1,034 —
1235 1235 80-85% 1 77.00 $77.00 $951 —
1025–1560 1258 80-85% 17 92.00–104.00 $94.96 $1,195 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560–605 583 85-90% 2 24.00–30.00 $26.88 $157 —
910–1020 969 85-90% 5 63.00–67.00 $65.01 $630 -5.44
970 970 85-90% 1 35.00 $35.00 $340 -35.45
850–1325 1052 85-90% 13 70.00–79.00 $74.68 $786 —
1020–1190 1100 85-90% 4 83.00–84.00 $83.27 $916 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1760 1455 75-80% 8 90.00–96.00 $92.53 $1,346 —
1895 1895 75-80% 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,687 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–2140 1477 6 106.00–112.00 $108.76 $1,606 +18.65
1410–1940 1742 5 113.00–128.00 $119.96 $2,090 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
750 750 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 68.00 $68.00 $510
800–1000 923 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 77.00–96.00 $90.21 $833

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Bred Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
680 680 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 250.00 $250.00
705 705 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 475.00 $475.00
707–813 763 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 7 350.00–375.00 $371.35
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
840–1395 1082 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,000.00–1,475.00 $1,210.67
1185 1185 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
950 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 82.00 $82.00 $779
965 965 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 76.00 $76.00 $733
1140 1140 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,026
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
610 610 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 26.00 $26.00 $159

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
855–1125 980 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,075.00–1,525.00 $1,271.68

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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
1180 1180 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 935.00 $935.00 —

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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.