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North Arkansas Livestock Market Report

GreenForest, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 17, 2026

474 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $504.01/cwt +56.08 vs last sale · ≈ $2,571/hd at 510 lb · 25 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $396.89/cwt +9.93 vs last sale · ≈ $2,266/hd at 571 lb · 22 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $511.94/cwt +59.94 vs last sale · ≈ $2,493/hd at 487 lb · 21 head
GreenForest, AR 5-weight steers brought $482/cwt and are above the state average—$37/cwt above the AR average ($445)—and the highest of the 6 yards reporting the class. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 474 414 753
Feeder cattle 384 310 658
Slaughter cattle 72 85 80
Replacement cattle 18 19 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Comparted to last week: Feeder steers sold 20.00-30.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 10.00-20.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 382 3 530.00–533.00 $531.03 $2,029 -38.97
400–407 405 5 500.00–513.00 $510.20 $2,066 +12.46
442 value added 442 8 555.00 $555.00 $2,453 —
482–496 487 21 497.00–519.00 $511.94 $2,493 +81.94
503 value added 503 13 515.00 $515.00 $2,590 +55.00
507–522 518 12 477.00–497.00 $492.11 $2,549 +48.87
550–569 563 17 430.00–471.00 $448.63 $2,526 +35.50
639–648 643 17 394.00–410.00 $401.10 $2,579 —
655 value added 655 4 411.00 $411.00 $2,692 +21.95
671 671 4 369.00 $369.00 $2,476 +14.00
753 value added 753 7 383.00 $383.00 $2,884 —
785 785 7 347.00 $347.00 $2,724 +8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 509.00 $509.00 $1,832 +49.53
400 400 1 475.00 $475.00 $1,900 —
470–490 484 5 413.00–443.00 $425.80 $2,061 —
520–530 525 2 400.00–439.00 $419.31 $2,201 —
560–595 570 9 417.00–421.00 $419.46 $2,391 +34.46
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
508 508 3 453.00 $453.00 $2,301 —
558–568 562 10 429.00 $429.00 $2,411 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 335 8 501.00–541.00 $531.61 $1,781 +12.27
359–395 367 11 471.00–499.00 $481.72 $1,768 -18.28
425–440 428 6 451.00–473.00 $457.51 $1,958 +14.92
450–491 468 14 421.00–451.00 $437.33 $2,047 +9.81
479 thin fleshed 479 4 473.00 $473.00 $2,266 —
525–542 539 10 395.00–413.00 $401.60 $2,165 +9.56
553–597 571 22 385.00–409.00 $396.89 $2,266 +32.00
600–630 605 7 373.00–384.00 $377.16 $2,282 +26.96
637 637 9 379.00 $379.00 $2,414 +28.80
680 680 8 369.00 $369.00 $2,509 —
685 685 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,260 —
710 710 1 321.00 $321.00 $2,279 -12.00
735 735 3 353.00 $353.00 $2,595 +20.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–395 388 6 441.00–457.00 $449.83 $1,745 -30.17
410–440 426 7 420.00–451.00 $433.22 $1,846 —
450–495 473 5 400.00–401.00 $400.20 $1,893 +70.20
530–542 537 4 373.00–394.00 $379.24 $2,037 —
590–595 593 2 360.00–377.00 $368.54 $2,185 —
635 635 1 347.00 $347.00 $2,203 —
657 657 5 351.00 $351.00 $2,306 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
333 333 3 481.00 $481.00 $1,602 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 328 2 540.00–561.00 $551.06 $1,807 —
390 390 1 530.00 $530.00 $2,067 —
415–425 422 3 457.00–475.00 $463.91 $1,958 +17.03
480–497 489 7 423.00–435.00 $425.56 $2,081 -4.53
505–510 508 4 413.00–431.00 $423.71 $2,152 -15.31
550–582 561 11 391.00–411.00 $406.01 $2,278 -14.99
600 600 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,310 +17.23
662–690 669 4 353.00–361.00 $358.94 $2,401 +10.97
705–745 710 9 355.00–363.00 $361.19 $2,564 +77.84
825 825 1 299.00 $299.00 $2,467 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,732 —
410 410 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,763 —
465 465 1 417.00 $417.00 $1,939 +22.00
560–585 568 5 380.00–385.00 $383.60 $2,179 +12.60
721 721 8 351.00 $351.00 $2,531 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1330 1126 80-85% 6 161.00–167.00 $164.83 $1,856 —
975–1365 1189 80-85% 11 169.00–179.00 $173.59 $2,064 +1.40
1085–1345 1261 80-85% 10 180.00–187.00 $182.41 $2,300 -2.60
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1055 968 85-90% 8 137.00–147.00 $142.16 $1,376 —
940–1270 1082 85-90% 9 150.00–159.00 $155.95 $1,687 +6.76
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1730 1480 75-80% 8 180.00–188.00 $183.92 $2,722 —
1530 1530 75-80% 1 177.00 $177.00 $2,708 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1530 1530 1 187.00 $187.00 $2,861 —
1530–1720 1602 3 207.00–215.00 $210.26 $3,368 —
1700–2125 1920 3 223.00–233.00 $227.63 $4,370 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1110 1110 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 181.00 $181.00 $2,009

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950–1305 1101 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 205.00–2,400.00 $1,805.72
1185–1215 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 3,075.00 $3,075.00
1335 1335 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,975.00 $2,975.00
1335 1335 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,375.00 $2,375.00
1365 1365 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,775.00 $2,775.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1110 1110 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 207.00 $207.00 $2,298
1035–1195 1115 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 186.00–189.00 $187.61 $2,092
1320 1320 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 212.00 $212.00 $2,798
1425 1425 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 207.00 $207.00 $2,950

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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.