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North Arkansas Livestock Market Report

GreenForest, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 26, 2025

2,372 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $292.40/cwt +25.40 vs last sale · ≈ $2,114/hd at 723 lb · 279 head
light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $274.50/cwt ≈ $2,199/hd at 801 lb · 236 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $339.06/cwt +17.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,943/hd at 573 lb · 105 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 2,372

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–348 329 18 427.00–487.00 $444.35 $1,462 +9.71
355–398 374 58 407.00–440.00 $422.61 $1,581 +16.74
402–439 418 47 400.00–445.00 $422.13 $1,765 +34.63
455–471 value added 466 12 382.00–417.00 $393.40 $1,833
450–487 470 62 353.00–395.00 $376.75 $1,771 +12.77
505–545 515 8 343.00–350.00 $348.33 $1,794 +10.11
514–516 value added 515 21 351.00–377.00 $360.88 $1,859
561–562 value added 561 25 348.00–364.00 $356.95 $2,002
560–593 577 80 321.00–347.00 $333.47 $1,924 +38.47
605–635 616 62 301.00–343.50 $333.98 $2,057 +40.37
629–635 value added 630 22 315.00–330.00 $327.94 $2,066
672 value added 672 5 305.00 $305.00 $2,050
650–698 689 48 286.00–299.00 $288.67 $1,989 +19.67
705–740 723 279 263.00–299.00 $292.40 $2,114 +25.40
801 801 236 274.50 $274.50 $2,199
900–904 901 38 256.00–262.50 $260.78 $2,350
1090 1090 1 201.00 $201.00 $2,191
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 value added 420 15 420.00 $420.00 $1,764
523–525 value added 523 63 346.00–350.00 $346.83 $1,814
545 545 10 333.00 $333.00 $1,815
584 value added 584 26 325.00 $325.00 $1,898
593–594 593 35 327.00–337.00 $334.43 $1,983
602 602 7 325.00 $325.00 $1,956
638 value added 638 77 324.00 $324.00 $2,067
682–688 value added 684 54 293.00–300.00 $295.61 $2,022
693 693 6 284.00 $284.00 $1,968
759 759 19 272.00 $272.00 $2,064
859 859 90 264.50 $264.50 $2,272
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–320 312 5 370.00–400.00 $387.92 $1,210 +17.92
350–394 386 7 360.00–379.00 $374.55 $1,446 +50.87
400–448 433 9 289.00–373.00 $345.68 $1,497 +3.15
452–454 value added 453 12 360.00–375.00 $366.27 $1,659
450–490 477 6 315.00–329.00 $323.53 $1,543 +11.30
510–540 525 11 282.00–329.00 $304.91 $1,601 +19.91
560–595 577 5 277.00–299.00 $285.97 $1,650
635–645 640 2 260.00–279.00 $269.43 $1,724 -8.40
651–690 660 16 260.00–283.00 $277.80 $1,833 +21.80
770–782 774 10 249.00–266.00 $263.19 $2,037 +28.64
850 850 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,955
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 3 247.00 $247.00 $939
535 535 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,070

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–348 335 13 363.00–407.00 $374.48 $1,255 +4.95
355 value added 355 5 395.00 $395.00 $1,402
361 thin fleshed 361 4 415.00 $415.00 $1,498
362–382 372 23 335.00–387.00 $369.28 $1,374 +1.06
420–435 value added 425 10 360.00–370.00 $362.78 $1,542
400–448 426 62 325.00–375.00 $349.94 $1,491 +12.55
450–495 466 45 305.00–357.00 $334.14 $1,557 +14.79
452–490 value added 470 31 327.00–357.00 $343.06 $1,612
502–547 518 67 285.00–338.00 $313.80 $1,625 +17.41
536–545 value added 543 28 315.00–325.00 $317.47 $1,724 +16.47
562–570 568 11 304.00–305.00 $304.27 $1,728 +26.15
550–595 575 47 271.00–300.00 $293.11 $1,685 +14.99
574–590 value added 583 36 297.00–301.00 $298.64 $1,741
606 value added 606 21 298.00 $298.00 $1,806
605–630 616 4 250.00–265.00 $259.78 $1,600 +0.18
652–674 656 37 252.00–279.00 $274.50 $1,801 +23.50
665 665 2 257.00 $257.00 $1,709 +6.00
710–749 728 22 246.00–249.00 $247.60 $1,803 +17.60
753 753 3 248.00 $248.00 $1,867
755 755 4 209.00 $209.00 $1,578
825 825 4 229.00 $229.00 $1,889
960 960 1 219.00 $219.00 $2,102
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–427 value added 420 37 343.00–360.00 $347.87 $1,461
475 475 21 318.00 $318.00 $1,510 +28.00
497 value added 497 26 313.00 $313.00 $1,556
501 value added 501 62 337.00 $337.00 $1,688
561–593 value added 590 71 277.00–278.00 $277.05 $1,635
658–659 value added 658 34 259.00–266.00 $263.73 $1,735
777 777 14 239.00 $239.00 $1,857
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 300.00 $300.00 $945 -15.63
340–345 343 2 345.00–355.00 $349.96 $1,200 +49.96
350–390 370 10 300.00–357.00 $338.87 $1,254 +28.71
405–440 413 7 251.00–342.00 $306.22 $1,265 +42.66
480–495 489 4 260.00–295.00 $276.27 $1,351 -5.41
535 535 1 267.00 $267.00 $1,428 +42.00
560–585 568 4 250.00–273.00 $263.33 $1,496 +19.89
605–640 627 3 246.00–250.00 $247.67 $1,553 +2.67
688 688 4 230.00–231.00 $230.50 $1,586 +10.50
720 720 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,440 -0.24
805 805 1 181.00 $181.00 $1,457
845 845 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,901
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–317 315 4 200.00–230.00 $207.38 $653 -14.62
425 425 1 220.00 $220.00 $935 +9.00
460 460 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,058

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 435.00 $435.00 $1,457 +35.00
350–398 374 16 383.00–423.00 $405.25 $1,516 +33.46
430–443 441 6 397.00–415.00 $399.93 $1,764 +47.14
460–492 484 4 321.00–401.00 $348.17 $1,685 +8.76
505–545 527 13 300.00–335.00 $320.82 $1,691 +2.50
563–575 568 11 306.00–331.00 $322.75 $1,833 +13.75
600–635 607 9 270.00–289.00 $285.42 $1,732
657 657 3 286.00 $286.00 $1,879 +35.77
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 1 269.00 $269.00 $1,224
505 505 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,262 -40.00
555–580 568 2 253.00–279.00 $265.71 $1,509
610 610 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,525
705 705 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,445

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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.