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North Arkansas Livestock Market Report

GreenForest, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 20, 2024

877 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $307.20/cwt +9.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,427/hd at 465 lb · 46 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $310.00/cwt +12.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,655/hd at 534 lb · 46 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $280.12/cwt +2.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,475/hd at 526 lb · 41 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 877 1,928 914
Feeder cattle 687 1,828 783
Slaughter cattle 175 100 91
Replacement cattle 15 — 40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs 10.00-25.00 higher 500-600 lbs 3.00-8.00 higher Not enough over 600 lbs for a trend. Feeder heifers 300-350 lbs 2.00-5.00 lower 350-600 lbs 2.00-13.00 higher mostly 6.00-10.00 higher. Supply was moderate with good demand. Slaughter cows 6.00-10.00 higher than last weeks light test. Slaughter bulls 14.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 389.00 $389.00 $1,323 +6.04
350–395 361 28 357.00–407.00 $381.80 $1,378 +24.57
398 fancy 398 4 421.00 $421.00 $1,676 —
400–448 434 34 347.00–415.00 $369.49 $1,604 +15.00
472 472 9 329.00 $329.00 $1,553 -12.06
452–498 473 23 330.00–385.00 $352.61 $1,668 +11.55
500–535 518 21 309.00–343.00 $327.97 $1,699 +5.74
550–585 562 21 295.00–319.00 $311.16 $1,749 +34.16
563–588 575 15 274.00–292.00 $283.41 $1,630 -24.88
621 unweaned 621 4 258.00 $258.00 $1,602 —
635 635 1 266.00 $266.00 $1,689 -35.54
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
476 476 7 307.00 $307.00 $1,461 —
534 534 46 310.00 $310.00 $1,655 +21.39
565 565 5 301.00 $301.00 $1,701 —
645 645 5 270.00 $270.00 $1,742 +4.00
858 858 6 235.00 $235.00 $2,016 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 318 3 333.00–349.00 $340.18 $1,082 +15.18
388–395 390 3 327.00–333.00 $330.98 $1,291 +10.80
403 403 3 286.00 $286.00 $1,153 -1.22
455–490 475 7 278.00–321.00 $293.66 $1,395 +13.88
505–540 520 9 265.00–300.00 $285.82 $1,486 +8.68
575 575 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,438 -13.34
634 634 6 261.00 $261.00 $1,655 +19.97
660 660 2 256.00 $256.00 $1,690 +6.31
700–745 730 3 238.00–240.00 $239.36 $1,747 +0.36
805 805 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,811 +23.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 2 220.00 $220.00 $957 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 328 10 318.00–351.00 $325.70 $1,068 -4.95
348 348 2 309.00 $309.00 $1,075 -21.65
357–398 373 14 305.00–349.00 $327.09 $1,220 +1.72
402–445 412 37 300.00–337.00 $325.38 $1,341 +10.35
450–485 463 44 283.00–343.00 $308.44 $1,428 +13.49
498 498 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,394 -14.95
500–540 524 37 261.00–301.00 $282.73 $1,482 +6.78
549 549 4 256.00 $256.00 $1,405 -19.95
550–592 562 13 254.00–281.00 $267.07 $1,501 -23.04
597 597 3 230.00 $230.00 $1,373 -30.39
605 605 1 247.00 $247.00 $1,494 +6.77
615 615 1 221.00 $221.00 $1,359 -19.23
620 620 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,519 +4.77
660 660 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,518 -8.90
680 680 3 239.00 $239.00 $1,625 +7.29
885 885 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,726 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 314 4 261.00–300.00 $289.50 $909 -1.97
360 360 1 240.00 $240.00 $864 -40.83
358–385 371 5 280.00–299.00 $288.59 $1,071 +7.76
405–436 430 15 245.00–283.00 $261.57 $1,125 +3.32
465–495 486 5 224.00–271.00 $247.78 $1,204 -10.30
525 525 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,286 +2.74
545 545 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,199 -22.26
555–585 575 3 230.00–240.00 $236.44 $1,360 +1.79
605–630 620 5 191.00–231.00 $218.85 $1,357 -0.36
650–675 659 4 185.00–217.00 $205.04 $1,351 -33.96
708 708 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,345 —
870–875 873 2 171.00–173.00 $172.00 $1,502 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,162 +0.90
481–496 488 9 277.00 $277.00 $1,352 —
594 594 8 249.00 $249.00 $1,479 -0.05

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 313 3 340.00–369.00 $356.49 $1,116 -4.08
368 368 2 337.00 $337.00 $1,240 +12.00
410–447 430 15 310.00–387.00 $342.95 $1,475 +28.40
450–494 471 27 299.00–357.00 $323.44 $1,523 +18.02
515–538 527 13 285.00–323.00 $315.05 $1,660 +26.45
550–590 576 10 273.00–305.00 $290.03 $1,671 +30.03
610–638 627 6 251.00–271.00 $262.75 $1,647 +7.86
712 712 2 237.00 $237.00 $1,687 ±0.00
810 810 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,758 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–346 342 5 250.00–325.00 $310.74 $1,063 —
380 380 1 225.00 $225.00 $855 -59.49
410–435 418 3 291.00–293.00 $292.31 $1,222 +37.31
450–495 474 5 247.00–295.00 $278.56 $1,320 +15.43
525–535 530 2 255.00–260.00 $257.48 $1,365 -0.24
555–562 559 4 240.00–267.00 $253.58 $1,418 +1.11
600–645 615 3 200.00–230.00 $213.25 $1,311 +3.25
788 788 2 218.00 $218.00 $1,718 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
962–1330 1089 80-85% 19 112.00–121.00 $117.70 $1,282 —
1040–1170 1105 80-85% 2 101.00–106.00 $103.65 $1,145 +1.46
955–1375 1159 80-85% 44 121.00–139.00 $128.49 $1,489 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1560 1301 75-80% 41 126.00–140.00 $131.07 $1,705 —
1435–1510 1473 75-80% 2 118.00 $118.00 $1,738 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–891 886 85-90% 7 82.00–92.00 $90.62 $803 +20.39
840–1125 981 85-90% 14 94.00–104.00 $98.11 $962 +17.14
935–1195 998 85-90% 9 104.00–120.00 $116.37 $1,161 +35.40

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1600–1665 1640 3 130.00–151.00 $143.83 $2,359 —
1430–2040 1712 11 151.00–166.00 $158.67 $2,716 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
835–995 915 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 114.00–122.00 $117.65 $1,076

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1060 1060 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,293
1150–1315 1215 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 114.00–116.00 $115.05 $1,398
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915–1295 1096 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,350.00–1,775.00 $1,538.20

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
835–1140 1007 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,300.00–2,250.00 $1,788.37

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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
1320–1505 1413 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,800.00–2,000.00 $1,906.55 —

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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.