North Arkansas Livestock Market Report

GreenForest, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, April 19, 2023

1,634 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $214.09/cwt ≈ $1,544/hd at 721 lb · 132 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $230.03/cwt +7.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,074/hd at 467 lb · 110 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $253.07/cwt -3.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,169/hd at 462 lb · 78 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,634	1,078	1,109
Feeder cattle	1,348	850	908
Slaughter cattle	221	183	181
Replacement cattle	65	45	20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers under 700 lbs 2.00-7.00 higher not enough over 700 lbs last week for a trend. The offering included several groups of 700-800 lb yearlings. Demand was good all classes of cattle. Slaughter cows steady to 2.00 lower. Slaughter bulls steady to 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
379–398	387	9	253.00–273.00	$263.87	$1,021	+3.58
453–491	462	78	244.00–260.00	$253.07	$1,169	+5.52
508–546	524	17	230.00–242.00	$236.53	$1,239	—
550	550	4	225.00	$225.00	$1,238	—
623	623	7	218.00	$218.00	$1,358	—
651	651	6	205.00	$205.00	$1,335	—
718–721	721	132	207.00–215.00	$214.09	$1,544	—
776	776	69	205.50	$205.50	$1,595	—
839	839	16	199.00	$199.00	$1,670	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	323	21	271.00–310.00	$292.05	$943	+12.13
350–387	368	9	269.00–298.00	$279.53	$1,029	+15.26
400–440	415	33	251.00–283.00	$265.81	$1,103	+2.98
450–498	475	17	250.00–272.00	$265.00	$1,259	+11.51
497	497	3	243.00	$243.00	$1,208	-10.49
510	510	1	227.00	$227.00	$1,158	-3.00
515–545	522	43	237.00–252.00	$250.79	$1,309	-3.21
550–585	568	12	224.00–245.00	$234.82	$1,334	+3.03
575	575	1	217.00	$217.00	$1,248	-14.79
600–630	609	26	212.00–231.00	$226.41	$1,379	+7.10
614 unweaned	614	5	215.00	$215.00	$1,320	—
655–667	661	6	209.00–220.00	$215.21	$1,423	+3.19
773	773	75	214.00	$214.00	$1,654	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	257.00	$257.00	$848	+7.88
355–390	380	12	223.00–255.00	$245.34	$932	+4.49
403–445	416	7	235.00–250.00	$241.65	$1,005	+8.21
450–498	477	16	215.00–250.00	$228.97	$1,092	-1.61
515–540	527	5	200.00–226.00	$216.62	$1,142	+1.28
565–578	574	3	216.00–220.00	$218.69	$1,255	+17.29
600	600	1	187.00	$187.00	$1,122	-13.00
705–708	707	3	190.00–201.00	$197.34	$1,395	—
755	755	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,397	—
810	810	1	163.00	$163.00	$1,320	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	200.00	$200.00	$790	+45.27
420	420	1	182.00	$182.00	$764	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–347	321	29	221.00–239.00	$231.66	$744	+16.13
355–395	367	56	222.00–246.00	$236.95	$870	+7.91
405–449	428	44	215.00–241.00	$230.22	$985	+3.87
453–495	467	110	215.00–233.00	$230.03	$1,074	+6.50
502–548	520	36	190.00–223.00	$212.98	$1,107	+13.95
542	542	3	180.00	$180.00	$976	-19.03
550–593	579	18	185.00–197.00	$191.95	$1,111	-0.05
579	579	5	215.00	$215.00	$1,245	+23.00
614–642	619	16	180.00–196.00	$192.79	$1,193	+7.90
605–630	620	16	180.00–192.00	$188.07	$1,166	+3.18
655	655	4	181.00	$181.00	$1,186	—
687	687	5	193.00	$193.00	$1,326	—
700	700	1	162.00	$162.00	$1,134	-29.61
712	712	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,282	-11.61
768–775	770	3	168.00–172.00	$170.66	$1,314	+0.66
780	780	1	171.00	$171.00	$1,334	+1.00
802	802	9	188.00	$188.00	$1,508	+24.00
825	825	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,444	+19.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	327	3	185.00–200.00	$191.57	$626	-13.37
355–395	374	14	187.00–220.00	$203.38	$761	+6.90
420–445	441	11	190.00–218.00	$207.96	$917	+13.59
460–495	475	5	190.00–203.00	$197.22	$937	+3.94
500–545	523	9	176.00–190.00	$183.37	$959	-4.62
538	538	2	170.00	$170.00	$915	-17.99
560–585	577	7	171.00–187.00	$180.49	$1,041	-2.10
605–630	618	2	160.00–169.00	$164.59	$1,017	-0.41
685	685	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,164	+14.00
705	705	1	168.00	$168.00	$1,184	—
793	793	3	127.50	$127.50	$1,011	—
860	860	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,032	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
353–382	372	13	211.00–223.00	$219.45	$816	+1.42
405	405	3	220.00	$220.00	$891	+9.06
535	535	5	195.00	$195.00	$1,043	-9.26
542	542	7	213.00	$213.00	$1,154	+8.74
693	693	19	181.50	$181.50	$1,258	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	175.00	$175.00	$569	+5.00
362–380	368	3	173.00–187.00	$182.18	$670	—
408	408	2	165.00	$165.00	$673	-0.94
470	470	2	160.00–172.00	$166.00	$780	+2.00
520–525	523	2	140.00–150.00	$144.98	$758	—
585	585	2	135.00–160.00	$147.50	$863	—
665	665	1	129.00	$129.00	$858	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–315	307	8	275.00–314.00	$305.97	$939	+43.64
368–384	378	11	265.00–275.00	$271.46	$1,026	+10.21
400–435	408	16	230.00–238.00	$230.99	$942	-11.66
450–478	467	17	220.00–245.00	$237.93	$1,111	-12.95
508–543	531	10	217.00–236.00	$225.03	$1,195	+5.76
540–545	543	4	180.00–210.00	$194.93	$1,058	-24.34
585	585	1	201.00	$201.00	$1,176	+3.93
630–645	638	2	185.00–199.00	$191.92	$1,224	-10.90
730	730	1	198.00	$198.00	$1,445	—
845	845	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,352	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	368	5	213.00–241.00	$227.70	$838	+4.85
400–445	422	5	210.00–240.00	$223.06	$941	-2.28
460–495	477	3	190.00–210.00	$200.14	$955	+1.37
520–535	527	5	190.00–213.00	$199.07	$1,049	-2.63
555	555	1	194.00	$194.00	$1,077	-7.92
635	635	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,016	-34.00
660	660	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,122	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	200.00	$200.00	$830	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685	685	85-90%	1	50.00	$50.00	$342	—
765–960	859	85-90%	9	42.00–64.00	$54.97	$472	—
650–1190	979	85-90%	40	66.00–76.00	$70.24	$688	+10.57
885–1160	1080	85-90%	13	79.00–89.00	$83.57	$903	-9.39
1115–1220	1168	85-90%	2	89.00–102.00	$95.79	$1,119	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1305	1148	80-85%	9	87.00–97.00	$91.63	$1,052	-2.30
1070–1385	1198	80-85%	5	78.00–86.00	$82.25	$985	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355–1425	1390	75-80%	2	98.00–100.00	$98.97	$1,376	-2.70
1495	1495	75-80%	1	94.00	$94.00	$1,405	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1445	1348	3	80.00–90.00	$86.43	$1,165	—
1110–1550	1399	5	105.00–114.00	$110.36	$1,544	—
1410–2010	1647	10	117.00–129.00	$122.29	$2,014	-1.19

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1035	1035	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	89.00	$89.00	$921

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805	805	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	975.00	$975.00
771–990	886	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	19	1,000.00–1,425.00	$1,249.87
888	888	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,075.00	$1,075.00

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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
980–1155	1101	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	900.00–1,300.00	$1,068.23	—
1150–1290	1182	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	1,100.00–1,300.00	$1,208.17	-181.71
1165–1265	1213	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	9	1,000.00–1,300.00	$1,139.01	-408.86
1245	1245	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	-147.87

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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.