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North Arkansas Livestock Market Report

GreenForest, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, August 20, 2025

451 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $399.33/cwt +15.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,889/hd at 473 lb · 26 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $422.22/cwt +18.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,997/hd at 473 lb · 25 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $402.15/cwt +13.89 vs last sale · ≈ $2,530/hd at 629 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 451 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–323 318 5 565.00–600.00 $580.98 $1,848 +22.33
362–385 369 6 475.00–507.00 $494.20 $1,824 +1.56
410–443 435 10 431.00–475.00 $450.90 $1,961 +7.53
450–478 464 7 425.00–465.00 $450.11 $2,089 +9.73
510–531 525 11 397.00–435.00 $416.05 $2,184 +1.00
560–594 580 17 381.00–421.00 $411.62 $2,387 +14.76
600–640 629 19 383.00–421.00 $402.15 $2,530 +6.97
655 655 2 362.00–380.00 $371.00 $2,430 +6.34
700–730 711 7 345.00–365.00 $358.21 $2,547 +11.46
920 920 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,990 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,794 +29.95
380 380 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,710 -1.20
405–418 412 4 371.00–425.00 $397.57 $1,638 +1.68
490 490 1 391.00 $391.00 $1,916 -6.69
510–548 529 8 361.00–397.00 $387.38 $2,049 +5.53
560–587 578 5 350.00–365.00 $361.11 $2,087 -5.89
615 615 1 319.00 $319.00 $1,962 -50.00
700 700 1 303.00 $303.00 $2,121 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
532–549 540 9 393.00 $393.00 $2,122 -13.53
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 5 261.00 $261.00 $1,644 -52.00
753 753 3 261.00 $261.00 $1,965 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–318 310 11 480.00–513.00 $493.66 $1,530 +43.66
350–390 363 10 419.00–463.00 $448.21 $1,627 +16.93
405–425 419 7 400.00–419.00 $412.95 $1,730 +2.83
450–498 473 26 376.00–412.00 $399.33 $1,889 +15.59
500–522 514 10 350.00–400.00 $374.37 $1,924 +2.50
552 552 4 377.00 $377.00 $2,081 +27.49
555–595 581 13 339.00–381.00 $359.72 $2,090 +10.21
622–638 630 6 340.00–357.00 $348.39 $2,195 —
640 640 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,048 —
655–680 665 3 310.00–320.00 $316.59 $2,105 -0.32
734 734 4 325.00 $325.00 $2,386 +23.59
745 745 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,347 +13.59
750 750 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,212 -22.00
930 930 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,464 -16.00
1145 1145 1 242.00 $242.00 $2,771 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–445 438 7 373.00–385.00 $376.94 $1,651 +11.50
455–495 483 5 345.00–361.00 $352.74 $1,704 +2.66
500–540 523 9 311.00–343.00 $330.98 $1,731 -2.64
575–595 585 4 310.00–330.00 $321.08 $1,878 +26.08
595 595 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,636 -20.00
615 615 1 327.00 $327.00 $2,011 +13.17
650 650 2 289.00 $289.00 $1,878 -20.01
750–755 753 2 281.00–285.00 $282.99 $2,131 —
805 805 1 273.00 $273.00 $2,198 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,273 +130.00
405 405 1 351.00 $351.00 $1,422 +51.00
495 495 1 307.00 $307.00 $1,520 +10.00
520 520 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,378 -38.00
655 655 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,867 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332–343 339 5 497.00–535.00 $511.90 $1,735 —
360–398 374 10 447.00–465.00 $454.62 $1,700 -6.23
415–449 440 10 430.00–460.00 $452.74 $1,992 +19.93
455–488 473 25 395.00–439.00 $422.22 $1,997 +18.91
500–547 534 9 365.00–405.00 $389.06 $2,078 -2.21
555–562 560 9 359.00–399.00 $382.54 $2,142 +21.20
613–639 626 8 349.00–371.00 $359.04 $2,248 -0.65
675–681 680 7 341.00–363.00 $359.88 $2,447 +36.88
705 705 1 349.00 $349.00 $2,460 —
775 775 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,441 +1.98
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,457 -3.25
405–410 408 2 407.00–420.00 $413.46 $1,687 +33.46
522–540 528 3 350.00–363.00 $354.43 $1,871 +8.41
592 592 4 337.00 $337.00 $1,995 +5.42
605–607 606 5 323.00–341.00 $336.21 $2,037 +18.95
660 660 1 311.00 $311.00 $2,053 —
900 900 2 233.00 $233.00 $2,097 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 2,850.00 $2,850.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 333.00 $333.00 $1,465 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1085 945 85-90% 5 120.00–130.00 $124.31 $1,175 +8.83
920–1125 1019 85-90% 7 130.00–142.00 $137.23 $1,398 -15.90
1090 1090 85-90% 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,820 —
900–1345 1103 85-90% 11 142.00–149.00 $145.60 $1,606 +9.18
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1120 1042 80-85% 3 147.00–151.00 $148.31 $1,545 —
990–1505 1275 80-85% 9 153.00–163.00 $157.64 $2,010 -0.28
1100–1680 1329 80-85% 8 163.00–174.00 $167.58 $2,227 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370 1370 75-80% 1 170.00 $170.00 $2,329 —
1425–1605 1531 75-80% 4 154.00–162.00 $158.05 $2,420 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460 1460 1 200.00 $200.00 $2,920 +24.00
1535 1535 1 173.00 $173.00 $2,656 —
1515–4885 2363 6 190.00–197.00 $194.07 $4,586 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
850–920 885 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 205.00–277.00 $246.60 $2,182

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
770–1110 949 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 1,625.00–2,850.00 $2,219.13
920–1480 1265 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 9 2,550.00–2,900.00 $2,752.61
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
980–1205 1083 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 157.00–170.00 $165.34 $1,791
1175–1190 1183 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 148.00–159.00 $154.67 $1,830
1215–1225 1220 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 140.00–169.00 $154.44 $1,884
Small 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
795 795 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00

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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
1315 1315 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,650.00 $2,650.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
700 700 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00 —

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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.