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North Arkansas Livestock Market Report

GreenForest, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 5, 2024

1,327 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $256.50/cwt +8.29 vs last sale · ≈ $2,124/hd at 828 lb · 126 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $262.00/cwt -8.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,025/hd at 773 lb · 77 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $266.03/cwt -13.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,381/hd at 519 lb · 61 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,327 2,726 1,891
Feeder cattle 1,145 2,726 1,550
Slaughter cattle 147 — 271
Replacement cattle 35 — 70

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 700 lbs mostly 2.00-12.00 lower with the offering being unweaned calves. Not enough yearlings for a trend except two loads of 828 lb steers 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 700 lbs 8.00-15.00 lower. Supply moderate with buyers being more selective on these unweaned calves. No trend on cows and bulls not reported last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
413–423 422 11 320.00–321.00 $320.91 $1,354 -2.09
514–547 527 29 288.00–301.00 $295.07 $1,555 +6.49
555–596 575 52 270.00–286.00 $279.21 $1,605 -1.04
637–646 unweaned 643 14 240.00–255.00 $245.31 $1,577 —
696 696 5 240.00 $240.00 $1,670 —
773 773 77 262.00 $262.00 $2,025 -8.00
828 828 126 256.50 $256.50 $2,124 +8.29
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 328 4 373.00–390.00 $383.28 $1,257 +1.34
350–367 359 11 375.00–390.00 $382.30 $1,372 -2.83
402–435 423 10 333.00–349.00 $343.51 $1,453 -7.65
455–491 474 19 309.00–327.00 $316.40 $1,500 -12.81
500–545 523 44 295.00–311.00 $305.69 $1,599 -12.91
551–598 583 37 284.00–301.00 $290.37 $1,693 -22.59
605–630 612 5 276.00–291.00 $282.05 $1,726 -15.47
607–616 unweaned 615 22 265.00–271.00 $270.19 $1,662 —
651–687 unweaned 662 46 240.00–260.50 $256.14 $1,696 —
701–724 unweaned 715 17 234.00–239.00 $236.87 $1,694 —
722 722 2 249.00 $249.00 $1,798 -13.00
770 770 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,848 -28.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 333.00 $333.00 $1,116 -7.73
367 367 3 305.00 $305.00 $1,119 -10.00
400–445 433 20 285.00–313.00 $297.69 $1,289 -3.51
470–488 478 29 260.00–301.00 $281.74 $1,347 -8.77
500–548 532 20 260.00–295.00 $275.52 $1,466 -6.35
553–592 562 14 255.00–289.00 $260.91 $1,466 -13.32
640–643 642 4 262.00–271.00 $264.24 $1,696 —
660–681 677 5 237.00–243.00 $238.17 $1,612 -1.50
710 710 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,562 -10.00
765–795 780 2 224.00–233.00 $228.59 $1,783 —
800 unweaned 800 1 208.00 $208.00 $1,664 —
815–845 835 3 231.00–235.00 $233.70 $1,951 +13.70
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,164 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–332 313 5 300.00–309.00 $304.70 $954 -20.16
370–396 384 17 301.00–323.00 $310.33 $1,192 -10.54
400–445 416 9 294.00–309.00 $302.77 $1,260 -12.08
450–493 468 19 277.00–293.00 $286.06 $1,339 -15.76
455–491 487 9 255.00–270.00 $256.56 $1,249 -45.26
502–528 519 61 264.00–270.00 $266.03 $1,381 -13.19
550–563 560 42 249.00–270.00 $253.40 $1,419 -9.33
590 590 4 236.00 $236.00 $1,392 -31.17
619 619 5 242.00 $242.00 $1,498 -23.70
610–628 unweaned 620 7 238.00–247.00 $243.21 $1,508 —
650 650 2 233.00 $233.00 $1,514 -26.37
660–662 unweaned 661 23 225.00–239.50 $234.31 $1,549 —
720 720 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,634 -3.53
765 765 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,660 -17.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–489 471 43 271.00–279.00 $274.99 $1,295 +9.99
505–549 522 40 250.00–260.00 $252.69 $1,319 -26.31
592 592 10 242.00 $242.00 $1,433 -1.50
628 628 6 230.00 $230.00 $1,444 -19.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308 308 3 285.00 $285.00 $878 -5.86
355–372 367 4 283.00–297.00 $287.98 $1,057 -1.86
400–445 426 19 255.00–284.00 $271.70 $1,157 -12.37
450–490 474 22 254.00–286.00 $264.41 $1,253 -7.95
500–545 531 8 222.00–254.00 $240.86 $1,279 -8.06
553–580 568 10 220.00–234.00 $226.52 $1,287 -3.48
615–638 627 4 219.00–232.00 $228.07 $1,430 —
680 680 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,564 —
696 unweaned 696 4 216.00 $216.00 $1,503 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367 367 3 221.00 $221.00 $811 —
520 520 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,040 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 353.00 $353.00 $1,094 —
385–399 397 9 343.00–365.00 $353.19 $1,402 +16.19
401–440 415 15 301.00–339.00 $312.08 $1,295 -7.26
468–490 474 8 295.00–308.00 $305.41 $1,448 +1.88
500–545 534 4 282.00–297.00 $285.51 $1,525 +0.93
615–646 640 5 249.00 $249.00 $1,594 -4.67
670 670 4 220.00 $220.00 $1,474 -20.90
808 808 2 224.00 $224.00 $1,810 -4.00
852–885 856 9 201.00–209.00 $208.08 $1,781 -19.40
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,112 -21.74
470–480 475 2 250.00–277.00 $263.64 $1,252 -10.39
500 500 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,200 -21.56
585–597 592 5 245.00–250.00 $246.98 $1,462 -14.07
620 620 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,364 -14.04
695 695 2 223.00 $223.00 $1,550 -11.00
735 735 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,544 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1130 1102 80-85% 3 116.00–120.00 $117.98 $1,300 —
1015–1355 1207 80-85% 19 132.00–142.00 $135.85 $1,640 —
1020–1545 1210 80-85% 41 122.00–132.00 $127.56 $1,543 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–1175 940 85-90% 6 90.00–102.00 $93.60 $880 —
870–1175 1005 85-90% 7 116.00–123.00 $118.56 $1,192 —
820–1165 1056 85-90% 4 106.00–115.00 $109.99 $1,161 —
925–1195 1063 85-90% 9 125.00–137.00 $130.94 $1,392 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1002–1665 1340 75-80% 13 122.00–131.50 $129.83 $1,740 —
1175–1560 1368 75-80% 8 132.00–142.50 $135.69 $1,856 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1350 1278 2 111.00–145.50 $127.27 $1,627 —
1230–1725 1548 10 148.00–163.00 $157.24 $2,434 —
1540–1970 1786 5 168.00–189.00 $175.55 $3,135 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
965–1085 1015 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 132.00–151.00 $139.31 $1,414

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1047–1090 1058 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 1,460.00–1,925.00 $1,805.21
1196 1196 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 9 1,485.00 $1,485.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1220 1220 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 138.00 $138.00 $1,684

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910 910 (<2 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00

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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
998 998 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,000.00 $2,000.00 —
1000 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,700.00 $1,700.00 —
1200 1200 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,935.00 $1,935.00 —

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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.