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North Arkansas Livestock Market Report

GreenForest, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, September 11, 2024

1,103 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $269.16/cwt -8.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,658/hd at 616 lb · 94 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 steers $245.75/cwt -2.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,939/hd at 789 lb · 66 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 steers $251.05/cwt -15.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,316/hd at 524 lb · 39 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,103 3,231 2,490
Feeder cattle 955 3,231 2,399
Slaughter cattle 113 — 71
Replacement cattle 35 — 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs mostly 10.00-20.00 lower some large groups of 600-800 lb yearlings 3.00-6.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs mostly 10.00-20.00 lower 600-700 lbs steady to 6.00 lower. The feeder supply under 600 lbs was mostly unweaned calves compared to last weeks mostly weaned calves. Quality of most calves was average to plain. No trend on cows and bulls not reported last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,223 -13.11
350–365 362 7 323.00–360.00 $333.87 $1,209 -9.86
405–422 416 7 285.00–300.00 $295.75 $1,230 -18.59
458–490 481 25 275.00–289.00 $284.07 $1,366 -24.65
500–516 512 11 267.00–281.00 $279.22 $1,430 -35.23
564–585 566 20 246.00–260.00 $257.48 $1,457 -17.71
613 unweaned 613 5 234.00 $234.00 $1,434 —
605–636 616 89 244.00–274.00 $271.14 $1,670 -6.63
657 unweaned 657 8 225.00 $225.00 $1,478 -21.35
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 349 7 331.00 $331.00 $1,155 —
406 406 9 276.00 $276.00 $1,121 -24.00
541 541 12 268.00 $268.00 $1,450 —
564–592 578 34 237.00–245.00 $240.93 $1,393 -26.60
616 616 19 250.00 $250.00 $1,540 -12.10
789 789 66 245.75 $245.75 $1,939 -2.85
847 847 8 220.00 $220.00 $1,863 -22.22
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–320 310 3 311.00–322.00 $317.74 $985 -5.97
352–395 371 13 290.00–312.00 $301.60 $1,119 -15.72
400–445 422 10 255.00–270.00 $263.20 $1,111 -21.67
455–490 467 10 230.00–269.00 $256.43 $1,198 -8.03
500–541 524 39 238.00–260.00 $251.05 $1,316 -15.21
555–575 572 11 220.00–239.00 $231.56 $1,325 -14.53
609–645 626 15 222.00–239.00 $228.95 $1,433 -20.25
645 unweaned 645 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,451 —
650 650 5 221.00 $221.00 $1,436 -15.23
750–785 756 9 220.00–225.00 $224.43 $1,697 -9.89
885 885 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,920 +5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 250.00 $250.00 $862 —
430 430 1 174.00 $174.00 $748 -56.00
488 488 3 195.00 $195.00 $952 -30.00
620 620 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,110 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 329 5 225.00–281.00 $248.86 $819 -30.10
350–395 370 15 235.00–265.00 $247.28 $915 -30.10
372 372 2 190.00 $190.00 $707 -87.38
405–444 433 26 210.00–250.00 $243.23 $1,053 -22.16
455–495 474 24 220.00–245.00 $227.19 $1,077 -28.40
500–545 525 10 200.00–229.00 $219.45 $1,152 -9.94
550–595 563 19 211.00–225.00 $218.87 $1,232 -11.00
605 605 1 151.00 $151.00 $914 -71.64
600–645 630 19 199.00–224.00 $210.90 $1,329 -11.74
670–682 678 5 200.00–209.00 $203.37 $1,379 -6.36
700–705 703 2 150.00 $150.00 $1,054 -40.00
705–745 722 5 175.00–210.00 $193.75 $1,399 +3.75
805 805 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,489 -5.00
885 885 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,549 +0.42
905 905 1 188.00 $188.00 $1,701 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 3 275.00 $275.00 $894 -36.30
355 355 1 289.00 $289.00 $1,026 -10.60
404–435 408 15 245.00–270.00 $265.39 $1,083 -18.70
465 465 2 278.00 $278.00 $1,293 +5.00
480 480 1 233.00 $233.00 $1,118 -25.00
500–549 529 31 229.00–257.00 $243.18 $1,286 -19.95
550–598 591 16 229.00–241.00 $234.90 $1,388 -20.51
615–622 618 9 225.00–236.00 $230.79 $1,426 -24.54
652 652 2 236.00 $236.00 $1,539 +9.00
654–690 661 5 216.00–230.00 $227.08 $1,501 +0.08
667 unweaned 667 3 222.00 $222.00 $1,481 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
393–398 397 16 270.00–273.00 $270.56 $1,074 —
424 424 7 250.00 $250.00 $1,060 —
511–518 516 30 229.00–230.00 $229.74 $1,185 —
558–595 577 12 220.00–232.00 $226.19 $1,305 —
636 636 6 226.00 $226.00 $1,437 -23.22
718 718 8 204.00 $204.00 $1,465 -33.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 376 7 220.00 $220.00 $827 +10.00
448 448 5 200.00 $200.00 $896 —
455 455 2 200.00 $200.00 $910 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 335 4 247.00–274.00 $256.70 $860 -50.30
355–394 386 5 240.00–250.00 $241.84 $934 -44.73
400–448 423 13 240.00–255.00 $249.04 $1,053 -10.23
460–490 471 7 230.00–277.00 $254.73 $1,200 -3.39
520–525 523 2 240.00–241.00 $240.50 $1,258 -1.09
559–565 560 5 210.00 $210.00 $1,176 -12.45
605–647 627 14 200.00–230.00 $211.76 $1,328 -17.90
660 660 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,320 -12.52
730 730 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,387 -1.00
755–760 758 2 190.00 $190.00 $1,440 —
805–830 818 2 184.00–190.00 $186.95 $1,529 -13.05
855 855 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,496 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 343.00 $343.00 $1,132 -22.82
352 352 2 329.00 $329.00 $1,158 +36.28
425–442 439 5 271.00–275.00 $271.78 $1,193 -27.64
450–485 465 17 261.00–275.00 $269.46 $1,253 -19.47
495 495 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,188 -48.93
513–525 515 12 245.00–266.00 $247.29 $1,274 -16.98
550 550 1 238.00 $238.00 $1,309 -15.19
615–645 633 5 230.00–231.00 $230.39 $1,458 -14.02
695 695 2 223.00 $223.00 $1,550 —
758 758 3 216.00 $216.00 $1,637 +8.69
868 868 2 188.00 $188.00 $1,632 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
448 448 14 264.00 $264.00 $1,183 —
544 544 5 232.00 $232.00 $1,262 —
747 747 5 200.00 $200.00 $1,494 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 200.00 $200.00 $700 —
410 410 1 200.00 $200.00 $820 -30.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1345 1145 80-85% 6 112.00–117.00 $114.30 $1,309 —
985–1515 1239 80-85% 23 119.00–128.00 $125.37 $1,553 —
905–1560 1320 80-85% 21 129.00–137.00 $131.65 $1,738 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1250–1620 1485 75-80% 9 130.00–136.00 $132.44 $1,967 —
1335–1715 1501 75-80% 7 124.00–129.00 $126.83 $1,904 —
1825 1825 75-80% 1 115.00 $115.00 $2,099 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1060 951 85-90% 4 90.00–100.00 $94.89 $902 —
885–1280 1061 85-90% 4 103.00–113.00 $109.29 $1,160 —
955–1220 1079 85-90% 8 114.00–124.00 $117.73 $1,270 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1680–2080 1840 4 151.00–165.00 $157.00 $2,889 —
1945 1945 1 170.00 $170.00 $3,306 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
855–1338 1233 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 16 1,300.00–2,650.00 $2,231.83
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1225–1270 1249 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 127.00–142.00 $133.75 $1,671
1220–1440 1309 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 7 130.00–164.00 $140.37 $1,837

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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
1065–1145 1105 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,225.00–2,500.00 $2,367.48 —
880–1295 1142 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,500.00–2,500.00 $2,072.92 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 150.00 $150.00 $600 —

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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.