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North Arkansas Livestock Market Report

GreenForest, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 6, 2024

497 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $305.20/cwt +8.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,248/hd at 409 lb · 30 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $290.62/cwt +5.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,372/hd at 472 lb · 28 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $296.37/cwt +23.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,544/hd at 521 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 497 747 564
Feeder cattle 405 659 475
Slaughter cattle 82 82 69
Replacement cattle 10 6 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 650 lbs 2.00-8.00 higher with the better 400-450 lbs 19.00 higher over 650 lbs not tested. Feeder heifers 4.00-8.00 higher with the better 550-600 lbs 14.00 higher. Supply was light with good demand. Slaughter cows 2.00-6.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00-10.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
312–345 337 16 360.00–389.00 $372.91 $1,257 +0.97
365–382 377 4 331.00–355.00 $341.36 $1,287 +5.94
405–442 434 6 319.00–370.00 $349.35 $1,516 +19.14
470–492 484 7 302.00–332.00 $315.98 $1,529 +2.51
500–545 513 12 289.00–332.00 $313.78 $1,610 +4.33
558–588 569 10 291.00–307.00 $295.75 $1,683 +8.77
615–625 622 13 264.00–285.00 $274.45 $1,707 +3.45
653 653 6 255.00 $255.00 $1,665 -1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,038 +0.91
372–375 373 5 300.00–325.00 $319.97 $1,193 +12.00
425–442 434 4 260.00–302.00 $283.86 $1,232 +3.38
498 498 2 292.00 $292.00 $1,454 -6.00
525–540 535 3 261.00–269.00 $266.38 $1,425 -2.19
585 585 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,521 +2.56
650–697 685 4 242.00–250.00 $243.90 $1,671 +12.17

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
289 289 9 313.00 $313.00 $905 —
300 300 1 265.00 $265.00 $795 -29.56
358–398 371 18 287.00–326.00 $316.38 $1,174 +7.76
400–433 409 30 297.00–317.00 $305.20 $1,248 +8.54
450–498 472 28 283.00–298.00 $290.62 $1,372 +5.04
502–547 527 20 265.00–280.00 $270.90 $1,428 +5.10
560–580 571 4 256.00–269.00 $265.31 $1,515 +14.86
594 594 7 269.00 $269.00 $1,598 +18.55
653 653 3 243.00 $243.00 $1,587 +23.00
658 658 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,480 +5.00
855–880 868 2 205.00–210.00 $207.54 $1,801 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 320 2 250.00–260.00 $255.08 $816 -0.84
355–395 382 8 247.00–280.00 $269.17 $1,028 -5.77
422–435 428 9 245.00–278.00 $270.75 $1,159 —
447 value added 447 7 267.00 $267.00 $1,193 —
465–490 480 3 264.00–277.00 $271.23 $1,302 +25.06
520–545 533 2 238.00–245.00 $241.42 $1,287 —
549 value added 549 12 255.00 $255.00 $1,400 —
570–580 573 3 217.00–242.00 $226.97 $1,301 +16.97
585 585 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,123 -18.00
610–640 625 4 209.00–229.00 $222.86 $1,393 —
645 645 1 226.00 $226.00 $1,458 —
675–690 677 13 173.00–199.00 $194.93 $1,320 +4.93
710 710 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,278 -2.39
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–340 338 2 200.00–255.00 $227.30 $768 —
355–365 360 2 240.00 $240.00 $864 +84.00
485 485 1 175.00 $175.00 $849 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–385 375 2 317.00–319.00 $318.03 $1,193 -4.69
411–415 412 7 291.00–339.00 $332.09 $1,368 +20.35
470–490 479 10 297.00–311.00 $301.91 $1,446 -8.86
500–545 521 22 284.00–312.00 $296.37 $1,544 +23.81
565–582 572 5 293.00–297.00 $294.98 $1,687 +11.67
652–690 671 5 223.00–258.00 $241.32 $1,619 -3.68
770–790 780 5 231.00–235.00 $231.81 $1,808 +2.81
860 860 2 185.00 $185.00 $1,591 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 326 6 297.00–300.00 $297.51 $970 +20.84
372 372 3 307.00 $307.00 $1,142 +35.51
405–435 415 4 260.00–299.00 $277.56 $1,152 +20.43
452–480 460 5 250.00–292.00 $270.71 $1,245 +45.71
530 530 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,378 +11.00
570 570 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,454 —
645 645 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,580 —
655 655 1 216.00 $216.00 $1,415 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1290 1174 80-85% 12 99.00–111.00 $106.64 $1,252 —
990–1445 1210 80-85% 14 112.00–125.00 $117.89 $1,426 +28.43
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1130 1055 85-90% 5 79.00–85.00 $81.14 $856 —
1080 1080 85-90% 1 55.00 $55.00 $594 —
930–1225 1092 85-90% 7 90.00–100.00 $96.13 $1,050 —
925–1320 1149 85-90% 6 103.00–113.00 $106.83 $1,227 +13.16
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1189–1525 1357 75-80% 2 110.00–113.00 $111.69 $1,516 —
1290–1595 1427 75-80% 7 114.00–128.00 $119.03 $1,699 +6.62

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415–1800 1590 8 121.00–132.00 $126.32 $2,008 —
1630 1630 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,858 —
1190–2095 1674 10 137.00–160.00 $149.64 $2,505 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
970–1000 985 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 103.00–112.00 $107.57 $1,060

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
925–1005 964 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 107.00–127.00 $113.51 $1,094

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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
1195–1365 1280 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,375.00–1,875.00 $1,641.60 +416.60

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
795 795 (<2 yrs)Open 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —

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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.