North Arkansas Livestock Market Report

GreenForest, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 18, 2023

757 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $245.79/cwt +1.12 vs last sale · ≈ $1,047/hd at 426 lb · 43 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $239.61/cwt -4.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,144/hd at 477 lb · 34 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $227.23/cwt -4.00 vs last sale · ≈ $1,295/hd at 570 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	757	788	916
Feeder cattle	589	603	738
Slaughter cattle	138	130	143
Replacement cattle	30	55	35

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 3.00-8.00 lower instances 12.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 450 lbs steady to 1.00 higher over 450 lbs steady to 4.00 lower. Demand was good for weaned calves and unweaned calves were less desirable. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00-4.00 lower.

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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	322	6	290.00–325.00	$306.19	$986	+6.19
355–398	380	14	291.00–307.00	$296.40	$1,126	-1.60
400–448	440	6	270.00–301.00	$278.10	$1,224	-12.22
460–478	469	7	273.00–291.00	$283.89	$1,331	-8.11
502–535	514	5	263.00–290.00	$272.55	$1,401	-5.62
550–580	562	21	251.00–271.00	$263.78	$1,482	-3.37
603	603	3	250.00	$250.00	$1,508	-8.02
640 unweaned	640	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,472	—
700–714 unweaned	712	7	210.00–220.00	$211.40	$1,505	—
886	886	7	231.00	$231.00	$2,047	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	255.00	$255.00	$842	—
410–430	420	2	243.00–275.00	$258.62	$1,086	+16.66
465–495	487	7	247.00–263.00	$252.11	$1,228	+1.77
500–542	517	12	235.00–257.00	$245.45	$1,269	-2.29
551–570	555	13	215.00–240.00	$226.31	$1,256	-11.56
622 unweaned	622	3	220.00	$220.00	$1,368	—
640–648	645	3	235.00–240.00	$238.35	$1,537	—
650–660	653	6	210.00–245.00	$235.78	$1,540	+5.78
705–725	713	3	200.00–230.00	$213.81	$1,524	+0.31
780	780	1	227.00	$227.00	$1,771	+14.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
453	453	17	262.00	$262.00	$1,187	-14.00
796	796	14	236.00	$236.00	$1,879	—
910	910	8	229.00	$229.00	$2,084	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610	610	3	203.00	$203.00	$1,238	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
364–395	376	11	235.00–261.00	$251.45	$945	+0.54
400–446	426	43	230.00–256.00	$245.79	$1,047	+1.12
455	455	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,046	-14.21
455–495	478	33	229.00–250.00	$239.90	$1,147	-4.31
505–530	523	14	234.00–242.00	$235.61	$1,232	+1.89
555–590	569	20	215.00–248.00	$228.04	$1,298	-3.19
585	585	1	211.00	$211.00	$1,234	-20.23
646	646	4	206.00	$206.00	$1,331	-23.00
715 unweaned	715	3	180.00	$180.00	$1,287	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	3	230.00	$230.00	$782	+0.35
405–445	435	4	220.00–225.00	$221.16	$962	—
450–480	469	6	200.00–226.00	$213.92	$1,003	-0.85
505–548	514	17	187.00–222.00	$209.68	$1,078	+0.63
520	520	1	160.00	$160.00	$832	-49.05
555–595	567	5	180.00–217.00	$195.29	$1,107	-19.65
605–645 unweaned	618	5	163.00–195.00	$175.72	$1,086	—
600–648	628	5	185.00–203.00	$192.16	$1,207	-17.84
650–675 unweaned	663	2	135.00–150.00	$142.36	$944	—
690–695	692	3	170.00–195.00	$178.37	$1,234	—
730–740	735	2	160.00–170.00	$164.97	$1,213	-14.02
760–785	772	3	140.00–184.00	$167.67	$1,294	—
834	834	2	167.00	$167.00	$1,393	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
436	436	7	220.00	$220.00	$959	—
854	854	9	187.00	$187.00	$1,597	—
979	979	8	150.00	$150.00	$1,468	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	165.00	$165.00	$635	-3.73
400–430	418	7	150.00–190.00	$170.33	$712	+0.74
505	505	1	150.00	$150.00	$758	—
630	630	1	140.00	$140.00	$882	—
695	695	1	120.00	$120.00	$834	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	2	293.00	$293.00	$879	+26.00
375–390	386	6	269.00–275.00	$271.51	$1,048	-14.78
400–430	411	4	260.00–272.00	$263.95	$1,085	-21.05
460–490	470	5	245.00–261.00	$248.95	$1,170	-21.02
521–540	525	16	247.00–271.50	$264.66	$1,389	+16.17
560–570	565	3	230.00–243.00	$236.63	$1,337	-11.50
622 unweaned	622	2	218.00	$218.00	$1,356	—
605–640	623	2	230.00–234.00	$231.94	$1,445	-2.10
660 unweaned	660	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,320	—
665	665	5	222.00	$222.00	$1,476	+2.00
715–730	721	4	191.00–209.00	$199.32	$1,437	-3.68
820	820	1	189.00	$189.00	$1,550	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	219.00	$219.00	$734	-21.00
350–395	373	2	227.00–245.00	$235.46	$878	-0.83
400–430	414	9	233.00–250.00	$238.53	$988	-0.85
450–485	472	10	200.00–246.00	$230.55	$1,088	+11.46
545	545	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,254	+4.27
560–595	578	6	198.00–233.00	$217.04	$1,254	+4.87
640	640	3	186.00	$186.00	$1,190	-16.03
650	650	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,138	-27.55
790	790	1	152.00	$152.00	$1,201	—
827	827	3	176.00	$176.00	$1,456	—
864	864	8	140.00	$140.00	$1,210	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	150.00	$150.00	$780	—
575	575	1	150.00	$150.00	$862	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1425	1187	80-85%	29	87.00–96.00	$92.17	$1,094	-0.32
1015–1405	1286	80-85%	7	82.00–85.00	$83.89	$1,079	-16.67
1115–1615	1315	80-85%	7	97.00–106.00	$100.11	$1,316	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710	710	85-90%	1	50.00	$50.00	$355	—
835–1045	925	85-90%	4	41.00–60.00	$53.55	$495	—
790–1055	972	85-90%	12	70.00–79.00	$74.39	$723	—
935–1275	1068	85-90%	4	91.00–93.00	$92.16	$984	+0.86
960–1335	1089	85-90%	13	80.00–86.00	$83.31	$907	-7.99

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1660	1412	75-80%	13	90.00–96.00	$92.61	$1,308	—
1250–1960	1577	75-80%	10	100.00–109.00	$103.48	$1,632	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1430–1885	1658	6	103.00–114.00	$109.27	$1,812	—
1665–2175	1903	7	115.00–123.00	$118.57	$2,256	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
780–1190	1018	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	8	92.00–126.00	$101.96	$1,038

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1201	1201	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	7	1,900.00	$1,900.00
1395	1395	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	2	1,300.00	$1,300.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	129.00	$129.00	$1,161

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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
1075	1075	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00	—
1250	1250	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	2	131.00	$131.00	$668	—
588	588	3	103.00	$103.00	$606	—

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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
965	965	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—

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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.