North Arkansas Livestock Market Report

GreenForest, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 22, 2023

1,697 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $228.11/cwt +38.11 vs last sale · ≈ $1,211/hd at 531 lb · 130 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $213.29/cwt +24.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,303/hd at 611 lb · 85 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $200.01/cwt +12.01 vs last sale · ≈ $944/hd at 472 lb · 59 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,697	697	1,097
Feeder cattle	1,270	572	750
Slaughter cattle	202	95	172
Replacement cattle	225	30	175

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 1.00-5.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly 4.00-7.00 higher with the better 450-500 lbs 12.00 higher. The offering included several long weaned cattle that were in good demand. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 1.00 higher. There was several groups of replacement cows and bred heifers that sold well with 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
300–315	310	15	240.00–257.00	$253.59	$786	+0.59
350–397	379	14	235.00–262.00	$254.49	$965	+5.91
405–445	424	21	230.00–256.00	$244.98	$1,039	+1.90
452–470	468	33	229.00–232.00	$231.76	$1,085	+1.38
500–529	517	13	213.00–239.00	$229.90	$1,189	+3.35
556–595	576	41	192.00–227.00	$214.73	$1,237	+13.07
608–645	611	85	190.00–216.00	$213.29	$1,303	+24.29
658	658	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,316	—
702	702	28	189.00	$189.00	$1,327	—
830–842	840	5	170.50–172.00	$170.80	$1,435	—
920	920	2	168.00	$168.00	$1,546	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
488	488	7	208.00	$208.00	$1,015	-3.00
515–534	531	130	204.00–229.50	$228.11	$1,211	+38.11
674–698	681	13	179.00–186.00	$183.79	$1,252	—
746	746	5	175.50	$175.50	$1,309	—
774	774	25	179.25	$179.25	$1,387	+10.25

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	320	4	210.00–240.00	$220.13	$704	+5.30
345 thin fleshed	345	4	236.00	$236.00	$814	—
350–385	376	6	202.00–216.00	$207.17	$779	-8.23
405–442	431	12	193.00–219.00	$203.75	$878	-5.83
465–490	476	12	184.00–215.00	$202.65	$965	+2.81
500–532	520	12	171.00–210.00	$189.75	$987	+0.71
580–595	585	4	175.00–189.00	$181.72	$1,063	-1.73
610–645	626	9	170.00–188.00	$180.40	$1,129	+2.39
673	673	5	164.00	$164.00	$1,104	—
710	710	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,136	±0.00
750	750	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,275	—
840	840	1	156.00	$156.00	$1,310	+4.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	140.00	$140.00	$483	—
355–375	370	4	154.00–158.00	$157.04	$581	—
420–445	430	3	133.00–173.00	$150.97	$649	—
480	480	1	138.00	$138.00	$662	—
535	535	1	145.00	$145.00	$776	—
615	615	1	128.00	$128.00	$787	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–348	320	14	199.00–225.00	$215.38	$689	+4.88
355–395	377	15	197.00–216.00	$210.89	$795	+4.66
404–448	430	26	190.00–218.00	$203.54	$875	+7.82
450–495	472	59	181.00–212.00	$200.01	$944	+12.01
500–538	527	28	175.00–193.00	$184.39	$972	+4.42
564–571	566	29	180.00–185.00	$184.34	$1,043	+19.50
557–595	574	17	159.00–183.00	$170.49	$979	+5.65
629–636	631	23	175.50–177.00	$176.03	$1,111	+18.69
635–640	636	5	150.00–160.00	$155.60	$990	-1.74
678	678	15	170.00	$170.00	$1,153	+22.56
718	718	6	167.00	$167.00	$1,199	+11.26

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	319	10	165.00–185.00	$173.87	$555	—
355–395	379	13	150.00–189.00	$170.14	$645	-2.44
405–440	418	14	155.00–185.00	$168.43	$704	-0.30
441 thin fleshed	441	5	186.00	$186.00	$820	—
455–498	473	29	144.00–180.00	$165.47	$783	-0.15
502–545	521	16	150.00–171.00	$164.18	$855	+9.01
555–575	564	10	147.00–158.00	$150.72	$850	+5.44
665–680	673	2	130.00–145.00	$137.58	$926	-12.42
705–745	723	4	140.00	$140.00	$1,012	+10.00
750	750	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,012	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
647	647	16	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–365	362	3	116.00–150.00	$138.88	$503	—
428–440	432	3	145.00–150.00	$146.70	$634	—
455–475	465	2	141.00–150.00	$145.40	$676	+12.43

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
877	877	6	125.00	$125.00	$1,096	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–348	328	15	229.00–245.00	$240.79	$790	—
355–390	370	5	212.00–235.00	$226.29	$837	-7.19
400–430	416	7	213.00–238.00	$222.54	$926	+3.55
455–498	477	19	189.00–231.00	$209.44	$999	+8.26
500–540	518	22	193.00–221.00	$211.74	$1,097	+13.75
555–595	572	7	169.00–188.00	$177.81	$1,017	-1.11
600–645	618	7	170.00–184.00	$175.63	$1,085	-3.37
675–695	688	3	164.00–169.00	$167.37	$1,152	-3.87
705	705	1	167.00	$167.00	$1,177	—
765–778	773	4	139.00–163.00	$146.68	$1,134	-14.66
865	865	4	138.00	$138.00	$1,194	-5.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	322	5	160.00–217.00	$199.89	$644	—
355–372	366	8	189.00–193.00	$190.46	$697	—
420–440	427	5	180.00–200.00	$185.96	$794	+15.96
450–474	470	6	181.00–189.00	$182.28	$857	+9.30
505–545	521	20	165.00–187.00	$178.07	$928	+27.74
570–590	575	4	130.00–171.00	$159.05	$915	-16.28
620–642	637	4	155.00	$155.00	$987	+16.00
698	698	2	135.00	$135.00	$942	—
710	710	1	133.00	$133.00	$944	-25.00
835	835	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,086	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
695–815	755	85-90%	2	30.00–35.00	$32.30	$244	—
770	770	85-90%	1	60.00	$60.00	$462	—
900–1005	953	85-90%	2	41.00–50.00	$45.25	$431	-19.76
845–1080	966	85-90%	7	58.00–69.00	$64.97	$628	-0.04
905–1275	1015	85-90%	20	70.00–79.00	$74.95	$761	—
925–1285	1071	85-90%	7	82.00–92.00	$84.25	$902	+9.57

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1170	1138	80-85%	2	72.00–77.00	$74.57	$849	—
875–1365	1149	80-85%	13	80.00–90.00	$85.97	$988	—
925–1435	1255	80-85%	11	92.00–101.00	$95.71	$1,201	+0.75

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1545	1282	75-80%	3	93.00–100.00	$96.94	$1,243	—
1280–1665	1473	75-80%	2	88.00–92.00	$89.74	$1,322	-2.79

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1755	1466	4	88.00–96.00	$91.22	$1,337	-17.54
1290–1680	1509	7	100.00–115.00	$109.95	$1,659	—
1140–2240	1654	9	115.00–130.00	$120.64	$1,995	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
735–845	790	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	83.00–116.00	$100.65	$795
740–1170	922	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	69.00–90.00	$80.42	$741
840–1130	1004	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	72.00–92.00	$79.89	$802

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890	890	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	8	1,050.00	$1,050.00
835–980	913	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	11	1,200.00–1,400.00	$1,349.29
972–1205	1019	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	5	1,210.00–1,400.00	$1,355.05
1123–1242	1159	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	15	1,035.00–1,175.00	$1,072.18

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
930–1348	1075	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	72.00–95.00	$85.44	$918
1205	1205	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	88.00	$88.00	$1,060

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
882–988	932	(<2 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	59	1,800.00–2,150.00	$1,949.74
1021	1021	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	8	1,735.00	$1,735.00

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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
1210–1355	1283	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,325.00–1,500.00	$1,417.45	—
1335	1335	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
990	990	(<2 yrs)	Open	13	1,950.00	$1,950.00	—

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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.