North Arkansas Livestock Market Report

GreenForest, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 11, 2026

232 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $469.40/cwt -24.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,971/hd at 420 lb · 14 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $589.85/cwt -26.27 vs last sale · ≈ $2,236/hd at 379 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	232	519	1,171
Feeder cattle	166	437	965
Slaughter cattle	47	64	181
Replacement cattle	19	18	25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: No trend established on feeder cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady to 6.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold steady. Much needed rain impeded cattle movement in area.

→ Feeder cattle: No trend established on feeder cattle
→ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter bulls sold steady
▼ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows sold steady to 6.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
328	328	3	640.00	$640.00	$2,099	-45.00
370–390	379	10	550.00–605.00	$589.85	$2,236	-26.27
458–488	472	6	460.00–499.00	$483.39	$2,282	-12.47
505–540	523	2	431.00–437.00	$434.10	$2,270	-46.03
560–585	566	4	415.00–439.00	$432.80	$2,450	-31.06
620–645	635	3	413.00–419.00	$417.05	$2,648	-13.64
735	735	1	363.00	$363.00	$2,668	-7.00
890 value added	890	7	320.00	$320.00	$2,848	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–388	375	3	500.00–520.00	$513.78	$1,927	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338–347	344	7	525.00–530.00	$526.40	$1,811	-78.60
365–395	384	8	440.00–480.00	$458.49	$1,761	-39.16
409–445	420	14	441.00–483.00	$469.40	$1,971	-24.15
470–475	471	5	430.00–485.00	$459.94	$2,166	—
548	548	2	411.00	$411.00	$2,252	-10.17
635	635	1	360.00	$360.00	$2,286	+6.62
650–682	671	3	331.00–347.00	$336.16	$2,256	+11.16

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,548	-30.00
485	485	1	373.00	$373.00	$1,809	—
555	555	1	373.00	$373.00	$2,070	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–333	320	7	600.00–630.00	$616.61	$1,973	—
405–445	437	5	520.00–530.00	$521.85	$2,280	+36.85
495	495	1	440.00	$440.00	$2,178	-7.26
500–537	528	4	441.00–485.00	$451.42	$2,383	-25.58
560–575	570	3	417.00–421.00	$419.69	$2,392	-12.45
680	680	1	350.00	$350.00	$2,380	-13.59

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1195	1118	80-85%	2	130.00–143.00	$136.95	$1,531	-15.48
990–1435	1197	80-85%	5	162.00–164.00	$162.97	$1,951	—
1180–1245	1203	80-85%	3	144.00–159.00	$150.56	$1,811	-13.01

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1200–1310	1258	75-80%	4	166.00–169.00	$168.02	$2,114	—
1325–1570	1440	75-80%	5	164.00–165.00	$164.60	$2,370	+5.31

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900	900	85-90%	2	100.00–101.00	$100.50	$904	-44.74
840–1065	928	85-90%	3	110.00–116.00	$112.29	$1,042	-32.95
830–1270	1055	85-90%	3	117.00–125.00	$122.90	$1,297	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1920	1633	4	189.00–195.00	$191.90	$3,134	-13.31
1595–1955	1775	2	197.00–211.00	$203.29	$3,608	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
600	600	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,740
970–1335	1141	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	135.00–173.00	$156.66	$1,787
1390	1390	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	179.00	$179.00	$2,488

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890–895	893	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	2,150.00	$2,150.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950	950	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,900.00	$2,900.00
995	995	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,925.00	$3,925.00
1080	1080	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	3,800.00	$3,800.00
1065–1220	1143	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	3,600.00–3,850.00	$3,733.48
1145	1145	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,050.00	$2,050.00
1220	1220	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,325.00	$2,325.00
1230	1230	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	3,000.00	$3,000.00
1260	1260	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1420	1420	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	169.00	$169.00	$2,400
1620	1620	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	163.00	$163.00	$2,641

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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.