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North Arkansas Livestock Market Report

GreenForest, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 19, 2023

506 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $221.00/cwt +8.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,193/hd at 540 lb · 33 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $241.00/cwt ≈ $1,316/hd at 546 lb · 16 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $267.75/cwt +3.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,224/hd at 457 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 506 1,561 668
Feeder cattle 389 1,288 450
Slaughter cattle 97 230 200
Replacement cattle 20 43 18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week : Not enough feeder steers in most classes for a trend with a few classes 3.00-7.00 higher. Feeder heifers mixed with the better kind 5.00 higher to 5.00 lower generally steady with a light test in some classes and the plainer kind mostly 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows steady to 4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 5.00 higher. Light run due to extreme heat and most of the area received some rain.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 325 13 245.00–273.00 $268.20 $872 -1.87
355–388 371 5 259.00–269.00 $263.18 $976 +13.96
430–445 438 2 253.00–257.00 $254.97 $1,117 +9.61
461–497 475 8 233.00–251.00 $243.69 $1,158 +5.25
527 527 3 247.00 $247.00 $1,302 +13.93
550–580 569 7 229.00–236.00 $233.82 $1,330 +7.57
665 665 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,530 +9.08
705–735 720 2 215.00–220.00 $217.45 $1,566 +9.45
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
546 546 16 241.00 $241.00 $1,316 —
835 835 14 231.00 $231.00 $1,929 —
870 870 10 221.00 $221.00 $1,923 -9.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 315 3 275.00–290.00 $284.68 $897 -24.43
362 362 3 299.00 $299.00 $1,082 +10.66
448 448 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,187 ±0.00
451–465 457 14 252.00–274.00 $267.75 $1,224 +3.46
500–522 511 4 244.00–265.00 $254.27 $1,299 -12.47
565 565 1 243.00 $243.00 $1,373 -13.61
615 unweaned 615 2 230.00–240.00 $235.00 $1,445 —
775 775 1 219.00 $219.00 $1,697 -11.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 343 2 247.00–251.00 $249.01 $854 +2.89
350–392 371 5 237.00–260.00 $247.88 $920 -4.56
415–425 423 6 245.00–252.00 $250.86 $1,061 +5.18
462–498 473 11 233.00–236.00 $234.72 $1,110 -9.40
512–535 518 9 225.00 $225.00 $1,166 -10.94
522 522 2 219.00 $219.00 $1,143 -16.94
555–560 557 3 222.00–227.00 $223.68 $1,246 -5.58
605–617 615 11 210.00–234.00 $230.50 $1,418 +2.50
985 985 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,773 —
1020 1020 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,744 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 5 230.00 $230.00 $996 -5.28
540 540 33 221.00 $221.00 $1,193 +8.59
893 893 11 154.00 $154.00 $1,375 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–319 316 5 220.00–235.00 $232.11 $733 +14.76
360–385 372 3 220.00–229.00 $223.68 $832 +1.34
400–440 424 6 203.00–229.00 $222.85 $945 +4.02
450–472 466 11 212.00–225.00 $215.42 $1,004 +2.43
505–548 529 13 184.00–220.00 $203.57 $1,077 -5.09
550–590 568 4 196.00–220.00 $204.30 $1,160 -4.12
640 640 2 189.00 $189.00 $1,210 +2.47
705–720 713 2 180.00–181.00 $180.49 $1,287 +8.49
920 920 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,518 —
1010 1010 1 162.00 $162.00 $1,636 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 2 170.00 $170.00 $799 -4.17

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 265.00 $265.00 $795 -19.93
375–382 380 5 257.00–265.00 $263.40 $1,001 -5.77
435 435 3 263.00 $263.00 $1,144 +17.21
485–495 487 7 250.00–255.00 $250.86 $1,222 -2.14
505–547 538 6 222.00–250.00 $237.70 $1,279 +14.95
569–592 580 9 220.00–229.00 $224.48 $1,302 +5.88
660 660 1 203.00 $203.00 $1,340 -17.00
785 785 1 193.00 $193.00 $1,515 -5.00
910 910 1 186.00 $186.00 $1,693 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–345 323 5 235.00–239.00 $237.29 $766 -13.13
370 370 1 230.00 $230.00 $851 -24.65
410 410 1 215.00 $215.00 $882 -17.98
465 465 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,023 -0.67
540 540 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,215 +13.38
550–588 577 6 207.00–220.00 $215.51 $1,243 +25.04
770 770 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,502 +28.00
890 890 3 154.00 $154.00 $1,371 —
940 940 2 150.00 $150.00 $1,410 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 160.00 $160.00 $480 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1405 1184 80-85% 33 90.00–103.00 $98.61 $1,168 —
860–1360 1212 80-85% 13 103.00–113.00 $105.61 $1,280 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740 740 85-90% 1 74.00 $74.00 $548 +1.00
840–960 892 85-90% 3 69.00–70.00 $69.31 $618 —
815–1350 1006 85-90% 12 80.00–90.00 $85.88 $864 -8.66
945–1220 1059 85-90% 6 90.00–99.00 $94.84 $1,004 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1395 1383 75-80% 2 95.00–100.00 $97.48 $1,348 —
1415–1830 1571 75-80% 11 106.00–120.00 $111.66 $1,754 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1890 1540 3 122.00–125.00 $123.45 $1,901 —
1530–1770 1658 4 132.00–142.00 $136.42 $2,262 +5.63

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1373–1582 1480 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 105.00–115.00 $108.31 $1,603
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1145–1325 1286 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 6 1,100.00–1,660.00 $1,539.89

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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
1295–1390 1344 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 1,185.00–1,285.00 $1,234.57 —

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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.