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North Arkansas Livestock Market Report

GreenForest, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 25, 2023

1,108 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $259.64/cwt ≈ $1,363/hd at 525 lb · 83 head
light 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $222.00/cwt ≈ $1,570/hd at 707 lb · 60 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $194.35/cwt ≈ $1,018/hd at 524 lb · 31 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,108 757 628
Feeder cattle 780 589 501
Slaughter cattle 228 138 87
Replacement cattle 100 30 40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 8.00-19.00 lower. Feeder heifers 12.00-21.00 lower. Demand was moderate at the lower prices. Quality was average to plain. Slaughter cows 1.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter bulls 1.00-2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440–447 443 14 249.00–254.00 $250.80 $1,111 —
512–548 525 83 229.00–267.00 $259.64 $1,363 —
564–599 580 20 220.00–225.00 $222.32 $1,289 —
669 669 8 220.00 $220.00 $1,472 —
829 829 17 227.00 $227.00 $1,882 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 277.00 $277.00 $900 -29.19
378 378 3 279.00 $279.00 $1,055 -17.40
410–430 417 7 249.00–275.00 $270.01 $1,126 -8.09
455–480 465 14 254.00–277.00 $268.84 $1,250 -15.05
505–548 535 9 250.00–265.00 $261.51 $1,399 -11.04
571–581 576 14 235.00–250.00 $244.65 $1,409 -19.13
630–631 631 11 230.00–237.00 $231.91 $1,463 -18.09
708 unweaned 708 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,487 -1.40
735 735 4 230.00 $230.00 $1,690 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 271.00 $271.00 $908 +16.00
350–390 369 4 235.00–257.00 $250.36 $924 —
405–445 423 18 222.00–242.00 $237.37 $1,004 -21.25
480–495 488 3 230.00–249.00 $239.24 $1,167 -12.87
528–540 532 3 225.00–229.00 $227.65 $1,211 -17.80
560–590 571 6 190.00–226.00 $217.30 $1,241 -9.01
618–628 621 6 210.00–224.00 $214.72 $1,333 -23.63
630 unweaned 630 1 204.00 $204.00 $1,285 -16.00
710–730 718 3 200.00–220.00 $209.91 $1,507 -3.90

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
434 434 8 221.00 $221.00 $959 +1.00
477 477 15 217.00 $217.00 $1,035 —
512–531 524 31 194.00–195.00 $194.35 $1,018 —
616 616 10 188.00 $188.00 $1,158 —
668 668 9 180.00 $180.00 $1,202 —
707 707 60 222.00 $222.00 $1,570 —
942 942 7 152.00 $152.00 $1,432 —
1002 1002 8 140.00 $140.00 $1,403 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 200.00 $200.00 $690 -30.00
355–390 368 3 199.00–225.00 $208.50 $767 —
400 400 1 150.00 $150.00 $600 -71.16
410–440 422 5 185.00–207.00 $195.17 $824 -25.99
465–495 474 12 180.00–217.00 $210.77 $999 -3.15
500–547 526 15 178.00–205.00 $185.64 $976 +25.64
550–565 558 2 125.00–180.00 $152.13 $849 -43.16
550–597 578 14 187.00–207.00 $191.08 $1,104 -4.21
600–625 613 4 169.00–190.00 $177.26 $1,087 -14.90
660 660 2 197.00 $197.00 $1,300 +18.63
682–695 685 5 160.00–170.00 $162.03 $1,110 -16.34
753 753 3 160.00 $160.00 $1,205 -7.67
802 802 2 161.00 $161.00 $1,291 -6.00
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337–348 343 6 230.00–237.00 $233.56 $801 —
358–395 367 5 227.00–235.00 $230.30 $845 -21.15
400–425 413 2 225.00–227.00 $226.03 $934 -19.76
455–490 469 6 221.00–233.00 $227.71 $1,068 -12.19
535–545 540 3 210.00–218.00 $214.32 $1,157 -21.29
565–580 572 6 202.00–211.00 $208.51 $1,193 -19.53
580 580 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,102 -21.00
620–645 633 2 196.00–206.00 $201.10 $1,273 -4.90
665 665 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,277 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 171.00 $171.00 $633 +6.00
634 634 4 143.00 $143.00 $907 +3.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–380 378 2 252.00–257.00 $254.52 $962 -16.99
400–430 420 11 231.00–257.00 $250.21 $1,051 -13.74
470–497 485 6 225.00–251.00 $243.62 $1,182 -5.33
510–545 527 11 231.00–239.00 $235.89 $1,243 -28.77
555–585 570 6 217.00–239.00 $224.81 $1,281 -11.82
605 605 1 222.00 $222.00 $1,343 -9.94
612 unweaned 612 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,224 -18.00
679 679 7 192.00 $192.00 $1,304 -30.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–375 368 2 225.00–235.00 $230.10 $847 -5.36
405 405 1 147.00 $147.00 $595 -91.53
425–445 438 4 200.00–235.00 $216.91 $950 -21.62
455–465 460 4 231.00–234.00 $231.99 $1,067 +1.44
507–540 514 7 195.00–228.00 $208.74 $1,073 -21.26
505–530 518 2 127.00–167.00 $147.48 $764 -82.52
550–580 565 3 169.00–211.00 $196.66 $1,111 -20.38
605–645 623 5 180.00–196.00 $186.37 $1,161 +0.37
665 665 1 140.00 $140.00 $931 -35.00
675 675 3 189.00 $189.00 $1,276 +14.00
700–725 717 3 153.00–158.00 $156.37 $1,121 —
770–790 777 3 145.00–185.00 $167.82 $1,304 +15.82

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–1080 944 85-90% 7 66.00–77.00 $72.28 $682 +18.73
875–1212 1083 85-90% 55 78.00–86.00 $81.97 $888 -1.34
1100–1227 1186 85-90% 5 86.00–90.00 $88.60 $1,051 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1470 1228 80-85% 41 83.00–93.00 $88.05 $1,081 —
1035–1485 1229 80-85% 7 94.00–95.00 $94.43 $1,161 —
1070–1480 1296 80-85% 5 78.00–84.00 $81.62 $1,058 -2.27
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1140–1680 1338 75-80% 16 85.00–94.00 $89.93 $1,203 —
1515–1810 1645 75-80% 6 95.00–105.00 $101.89 $1,676 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1835 1442 3 70.00–90.00 $84.77 $1,222 —
1530–1765 1626 6 102.00–112.00 $108.00 $1,756 —
1320–2075 1780 13 113.00–121.00 $116.67 $2,077 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
853–880 thin fleshed 871 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 32 116.00–148.00 $137.22 $1,195
890–1080 986 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 84.00–126.00 $97.76 $964

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
971–1512 1089 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 20 950.00–1,525.00 $1,126.97
1100–1134 1118 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 14 900.00–975.00 $915.82
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1300 1300 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,170
1398 1398 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 88.00 $88.00 $1,230

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1035 1035 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,450.00 $1,450.00

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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
1355–1440 1398 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,385.00–1,400.00 $1,392.73 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
755 755 (<2 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —

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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.