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North Arkansas Livestock Market Report

GreenForest, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, July 8, 2026

594 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $408.40/cwt +0.06 vs last sale · ≈ $2,776/hd at 680 lb · 40 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $460.86/cwt +25.34 vs last sale · ≈ $2,156/hd at 468 lb · 34 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $447.69/cwt +19.32 vs last sale · ≈ $2,306/hd at 515 lb · 20 head
GreenForest, AR 6-weight steers sold at $413/cwt. AR 6-weight steers are down $25 from their late June peak of $419/cwt. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 594 636 867
Feeder cattle 418 470 714
Slaughter cattle 76 109 100
Replacement cattle 100 57 53

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: No trend sale closed last week for the holiday. Supply was light with good demand. Quality was average with cattle with excess hair receiving discounts.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 3 650.00 $650.00 $1,950 +11.84
365 365 1 580.00 $580.00 $2,117 +11.44
419–438 426 8 527.00–533.00 $530.69 $2,261 -8.54
465 value added 465 2 503.00 $503.00 $2,339 —
460–473 470 8 471.00–479.00 $472.96 $2,223 -61.06
510–536 534 16 451.00–485.00 $453.03 $2,419 -23.95
552–570 565 10 445.00–467.00 $458.58 $2,591 +3.30
605–635 616 7 433.00–450.00 $439.66 $2,708 +5.66
671–672 value added 672 14 417.00–431.00 $421.00 $2,829 +11.00
671–692 684 26 396.00–411.00 $401.61 $2,747 -4.39
725–730 728 2 375.00–381.00 $378.01 $2,752 +6.77
775 775 1 359.00 $359.00 $2,782 —
810 810 1 359.00 $359.00 $2,908 —
930 value added 930 18 331.00 $331.00 $3,078 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–415 410 3 495.00–503.00 $497.60 $2,040 -5.58
482 482 2 440.00 $440.00 $2,121 -33.67
547–548 547 5 431.00–445.00 $439.39 $2,403 -12.55
612–615 613 3 395.00–411.00 $400.35 $2,454 -20.65
650–690 677 3 375.00–377.00 $376.36 $2,548 —
725–730 729 4 320.00–357.00 $329.20 $2,400 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
507–522 510 9 449.00–450.00 $449.23 $2,291 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 315 3 540.00–555.00 $548.49 $1,728 +14.99
355–365 360 2 520.00–535.00 $527.40 $1,899 +27.77
430–432 432 5 475.00–491.00 $487.81 $2,107 +4.86
464 value added 464 15 473.00 $473.00 $2,195 —
458–479 471 19 433.00–471.00 $451.27 $2,125 +15.75
502–539 515 20 411.00–459.00 $447.69 $2,306 +19.32
565 value added 565 4 439.00 $439.00 $2,480 +26.00
555–590 577 14 387.00–415.00 $399.27 $2,304 +7.55
615–643 637 5 361.00–371.00 $364.14 $2,320 -20.18
650 value added 650 1 381.00 $381.00 $2,476 —
665 665 1 343.00 $343.00 $2,281 -30.00
700–705 702 3 325.00–333.00 $327.68 $2,300 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–398 393 5 425.00–465.00 $432.63 $1,700 -29.43
400–430 415 3 405.00–453.00 $436.89 $1,813 +16.89
460–492 482 4 360.00–411.00 $398.84 $1,922 -20.16
540 540 1 387.00 $387.00 $2,090 -1.50
555–595 582 7 353.00–380.00 $360.30 $2,097 -3.30
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 4 527.00 $527.00 $1,818 —
505–524 516 7 427.00–429.00 $428.16 $2,209 +16.03
555–590 576 5 381.00–383.00 $381.77 $2,199 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–325 323 2 551.00–600.00 $575.31 $1,858 —
350–365 358 2 570.00–601.00 $585.17 $2,095 +38.41
405 405 2 531.00 $531.00 $2,151 +38.00
462–463 463 5 450.00–451.00 $450.60 $2,086 -0.30
525–534 533 7 439.00–441.00 $439.28 $2,341 +12.28
578 578 3 443.00 $443.00 $2,561 +16.92
605–617 611 2 409.00–411.00 $410.01 $2,505 -9.58
665–685 678 3 361.00–371.00 $364.27 $2,470 -22.60
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 465.00 $465.00 $1,814 —
460 460 1 429.00 $429.00 $1,973 +16.00
522–540 527 4 415.00–429.00 $425.41 $2,242 —
613 613 3 385.00 $385.00 $2,360 —
665 665 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,394 +60.00

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1575 1438 75-80% 9 177.00–185.00 $182.30 $2,621 —
1300–1560 1473 75-80% 9 187.00–197.00 $189.96 $2,798 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1200 1035 80-85% 3 167.00–179.00 $173.67 $1,797 —
1015–1095 1060 80-85% 3 155.00–165.00 $160.95 $1,706 —
925–1300 1183 80-85% 10 183.00–193.00 $187.35 $2,216 +3.41
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–1025 955 85-90% 6 143.00–151.00 $145.73 $1,392 —
1095 1095 85-90% 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,522 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1420 1420 1 207.00 $207.00 $2,939 —
1600–1765 1683 2 215.00–220.00 $217.38 $3,659 —
1435–1990 1718 5 221.00–231.00 $226.91 $3,898 -1.61

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
995 995 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,850.00 $2,850.00
856–1235 1074 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 50 3,100.00–3,800.00 $3,601.33
983–1405 1096 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 2,450.00–3,050.00 $2,616.47
1102 1102 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 3,400.00 $3,400.00
1169–1376 1257 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 18 3,250.00–3,950.00 $3,594.43
1279 1279 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 3,300.00 $3,300.00
1200–1375 1290 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 3,100.00–3,750.00 $3,479.65
1290 1290 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1065 1065 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,970
1240 1240 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 240.00 $240.00 $2,976
1320 1320 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 221.00 $221.00 $2,917
1170–1540 1326 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 177.00–200.00 $187.29 $2,483

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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
1313 1313 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 4,400.00 $4,400.00 —

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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.