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Jan 8, 2025
North Arkansas Livestock Market Report
GreenForest, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock
Sale of Wednesday, January 8, 2025
2,895 head sold ·Official USDA report
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers
$289.35/cwt
≈ $1,942/hd at 671 lb · 241 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers
$269.02/cwt
+25.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,677/hd at 623 lb · 186 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers
$294.55/cwt
+25.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,530/hd at 519 lb · 184 head
Receipts
Head This sale Last sale Last year
Total receipts
2,895
352
648
Feeder cattle
2,895
254
648
Slaughter cattle
—
78
—
Replacement cattle
—
20
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Feeder Steers
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
318–345
328
14
400.00–427.00
$411.46
$1,350
+0.75
360 value added
360
2
405.00
$405.00
$1,458
—
350–390
369
26
357.00–407.00
$382.47
$1,411
+16.37
403–442
422
29
359.00–397.00
$370.81
$1,565
+0.93
450–490
472
77
322.00–363.00
$344.46
$1,626
+10.50
463–480 value added
476
14
353.00–355.00
$353.42
$1,682
—
516–525 value added
521
20
336.00–358.00
$344.64
$1,796
—
501–548
525
95
320.00–351.00
$333.23
$1,749
+9.03
560–599
579
31
298.00–331.00
$313.76
$1,817
+2.78
562–596 value added
579
63
316.00–333.00
$322.27
$1,866
—
609–642 value added
628
23
303.00–316.00
$309.53
$1,944
—
605–648
631
65
266.00–313.00
$300.36
$1,895
+28.36
650–692
660
84
267.00–300.00
$286.13
$1,888
—
653–697 value added
677
157
285.00–302.00
$291.07
$1,971
—
710–743
722
112
252.00–287.50
$281.73
$2,034
—
750–795
759
105
250.00–276.50
$271.33
$2,059
—
826–836
828
44
249.00–257.00
$254.72
$2,109
—
855–899
889
83
243.00–258.60
$256.35
$2,279
—
900
900
12
243.00
$243.00
$2,187
—
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
408–448
441
37
349.00–357.00
$350.54
$1,546
—
489–495
490
22
323.00–342.00
$339.38
$1,663
—
519–540
528
36
294.00–320.00
$305.75
$1,614
—
543 value added
543
17
324.00
$324.00
$1,759
—
578–599
591
52
299.00–311.00
$305.22
$1,804
+16.22
672–680
676
34
279.00
$279.00
$1,886
—
787
787
9
252.00
$252.00
$1,983
—
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
340–345
343
2
321.00–379.00
$350.21
$1,201
+50.21
360–396
383
11
301.00–345.00
$314.94
$1,206
—
400–427
423
7
323.00–345.00
$342.03
$1,447
+19.03
455–495
485
4
310.00–317.00
$315.36
$1,529
—
503 value added
503
3
331.00
$331.00
$1,665
—
535–545
540
2
280.00–297.00
$288.42
$1,557
-10.58
592
592
6
288.00
$288.00
$1,705
—
630–638
634
4
235.00–255.00
$246.51
$1,563
—
650–655
653
2
261.00–263.00
$262.00
$1,711
—
705
705
2
239.00–244.00
$241.50
$1,703
+6.50
775–790
785
3
227.00–235.00
$229.63
$1,803
—
965
965
1
200.00
$200.00
$1,930
—
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
330
330
1
285.00
$285.00
$940
—
385
385
2
284.00
$284.00
$1,093
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Feeder Heifers
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
305–348
328
28
329.00–367.00
$348.23
$1,142
+13.18
360–391
381
46
320.00–357.00
$344.65
$1,313
-10.12
417 thin fleshed
417
9
342.00
$342.00
$1,426
—
407–427 value added
418
18
327.00–355.00
$344.79
$1,441
—
407–449
437
57
297.00–343.00
$328.58
$1,436
+49.21
452–495
474
51
279.00–333.00
$304.34
$1,443
+10.66
465–487 value added
480
20
307.00–329.00
$315.67
$1,515
—
503–548
515
111
272.00–300.00
$290.32
$1,495
+19.47
511–539 value added
526
73
295.00–306.00
$300.98
$1,583
—
554–596 value added
573
114
276.00–294.00
$285.31
$1,635
—
551–595
577
44
255.00–289.00
$271.61
$1,567
+18.36
600–635 value added
621
124
253.00–277.00
$273.22
$1,697
—
603–642
627
31
244.00–267.00
$258.55
$1,621
+9.55
620–648
629
31
261.00–266.00
$262.66
$1,652
+13.66
650–690
655
11
227.00–245.00
$241.47
$1,582
—
651–690 value added
679
25
254.00–271.00
$258.56
$1,756
—
689
689
9
252.00
$252.00
$1,736
—
700–705
703
2
213.00–228.00
$220.53
$1,550
—
720–733
728
19
225.00–251.00
$240.90
$1,754
+18.29
762
762
4
225.00
$225.00
$1,714
—
753–783
768
28
225.00–240.00
$235.98
$1,812
—
774–785 value added
779
28
240.00–247.00
$243.98
$1,901
—
820
820
6
229.00
$229.00
$1,878
—
835
835
1
210.00
$210.00
$1,754
—
850–870
855
4
209.00–219.00
$211.54
$1,809
—
1042
1042
8
202.00
$202.00
$2,105
—
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
309–321 value added
317
22
330.00–347.00
$336.89
$1,068
—
382–394 value added
390
52
335.00–360.00
$351.04
$1,369
—
390–396
393
11
327.00–329.00
$328.08
$1,289
—
560
560
23
271.00
$271.00
$1,518
—
614
614
16
269.00
$269.00
$1,652
—
631 value added
631
17
267.00
$267.00
$1,685
—
693
693
20
241.00
$241.00
$1,670
—
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
300–340
317
8
275.00–330.00
$313.09
$992
+21.70
352–385
360
5
290.00–329.00
$318.21
$1,146
+41.21
430
430
2
275.00–287.00
$281.00
$1,208
-4.00
480
480
1
255.00
$255.00
$1,224
-10.03
505–540
529
10
227.00–265.00
$247.74
$1,311
+10.30
552–580
562
6
221.00–251.00
$244.64
$1,375
—
640–645
643
2
210.00–230.00
$220.04
$1,415
—
690
690
1
230.00
$230.00
$1,587
+17.00
745
745
1
210.00
$210.00
$1,564
—
815
815
1
200.00
$200.00
$1,630
+10.00
920–930
925
2
180.00–194.00
$186.96
$1,729
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Feeder Bulls
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
372
372
2
363.00
$363.00
$1,350
—
400
400
1
320.00
$320.00
$1,280
—
452–498
472
9
315.00–351.00
$335.24
$1,582
+17.07
540–545
542
5
310.00–317.00
$314.18
$1,703
+2.88
553–587
571
41
271.00–321.00
$289.29
$1,652
+31.38
602–615
608
14
264.00–297.00
$283.50
$1,724
+19.85
670–690
687
20
239.00–257.00
$247.71
$1,702
-0.72
749
749
4
232.00
$232.00
$1,738
—
788
788
10
238.00
$238.00
$1,875
—
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)
Avg wt
Head
Price range
Avg $
≈ $/hd Δ last sale
535–545
540
2
230.00–269.00
$249.68
$1,348
-30.32
609–615
610
5
244.00
$244.00
$1,488
—
770–780
775
2
200.00–210.00
$204.97
$1,589
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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.
← Dec 18, 2024 · All 254 past reports ·
Jan 15, 2025 →
Compared to last week: No trend sale closed last two weeks for holidays. Feeder cattle sold with a higher undertone. Supply was heavy with very good demand. Had a weaned special with regular sale that included several large consignments of good quality cattle some of them value added. Cows and bulls not reported due to time limits.