Cattle Market Pulse

North Arkansas Livestock Market Report

GreenForest, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, October 7, 2020

3,478 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.35/cwt ≈ $1,032/hd at 774 lb · 186 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $153.01/cwt ≈ $738/hd at 482 lb · 123 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.54/cwt ≈ $958/hd at 707 lb · 85 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,478 541 953
Feeder cattle 3,478 — 953

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs mostly 3.00-5.00 higher with the better 450-500 lbs 12.00 higher. Not enough over 600 lbs last week for a trend however the bidding was active on the weaned cattle. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs mixed with the better kind 2.00-6.00 higher and the plainer kind steady to 3.00 lower and the better 600-650 lbs 8.00 higher not enough over 650 lbs last week for a trend . Special weaned calf sale today so most of the offering was weaned with a few groups being value added. Cows and bulls not reported due to time.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
320–345 335 3 172.00–175.00 $173.30 $581
358–387 375 18 157.50–169.00 $162.87 $611
400–448 427 55 153.50–177.00 $171.66 $733
432 thin fleshed 432 3 179.00 $179.00 $773
452–499 474 24 151.00–177.00 $163.89 $777
517 value added 517 24 163.00 $163.00 $843
525 525 2 133.00 $133.00 $698
513–547 529 35 136.00–161.00 $146.06 $773
550–594 573 69 135.00–154.00 $143.03 $820
594 value added 594 7 152.00 $152.00 $903
624 value added 624 20 157.50 $157.50 $983
619–648 630 52 145.00–157.50 $151.32 $953
650–652 unweaned 651 10 105.00–130.00 $124.59 $811
650–690 671 53 137.00–150.00 $147.76 $991
705 unweaned 705 3 124.00 $124.00 $874
708–747 737 13 135.00–147.00 $144.17 $1,063
770–776 773 29 140.25–142.50 $141.42 $1,093
825–848 842 29 130.00–139.00 $135.27 $1,139
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
386 386 32 166.00 $166.00 $641
452–496 482 123 145.00–155.00 $153.01 $738
542–545 543 13 132.00–150.00 $144.44 $784
561–588 565 47 130.00–148.50 $140.95 $796
616–641 632 21 128.00–145.50 $138.24 $874
653–692 680 72 133.00–143.25 $139.18 $946
714–719 716 17 125.50–140.00 $132.35 $948
905 905 16 128.50 $128.50 $1,163
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
380–398 390 9 139.00–151.00 $147.99 $577
410–440 431 29 140.50–150.00 $145.82 $628
450 thin fleshed 450 16 145.00 $145.00 $652
455–499 484 30 124.00–146.00 $134.06 $649
510–545 521 34 119.00–143.00 $128.60 $670
542 thin fleshed 542 43 146.00 $146.00 $791
550–595 577 75 120.00–135.00 $131.21 $757
610–635 624 13 121.00–135.00 $126.94 $792
625 unweaned 625 1 125.00 $125.00 $781
660 unweaned 660 1 124.00 $124.00 $818
650–680 664 14 125.00–128.50 $127.41 $846
722–748 739 7 125.00–130.00 $127.17 $940
751–780 757 7 120.00–126.00 $124.26 $941
872 872 2 119.00 $119.00 $1,038
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
399 399 4 122.00 $122.00 $487

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
323–348 340 13 140.00–153.00 $147.27 $501
352–385 thin fleshed 361 11 156.00 $156.00 $563
350–397 375 34 138.00–149.50 $145.19 $544
400–437 428 20 130.00–145.00 $140.62 $602
451–478 463 49 129.00–143.00 $134.80 $624
505–548 524 56 122.00–135.00 $130.48 $684
545 545 5 118.00–121.50 $119.40 $651
561 561 4 113.00 $113.00 $634
554–595 570 50 122.00–138.50 $129.58 $739
594–598 596 17 133.00–137.50 $135.39 $807
600–648 618 47 119.50–136.00 $131.01 $810
642 642 11 135.00 $135.00 $867
662 unweaned 662 2 105.00 $105.00 $695
652–690 670 27 118.00–136.00 $133.00 $891
702–712 707 85 135.00–137.50 $135.54 $958
750–783 779 8 115.00–130.00 $128.19 $999
760–784 779 22 130.00–135.00 $133.89 $1,043
943 943 5 103.00 $103.00 $971
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
478 478 25 126.50 $126.50 $605
520–532 523 38 132.50–135.50 $134.70 $704
552 552 6 130.00 $130.00 $718
558–593 573 14 117.00–122.00 $119.78 $686
605–646 630 39 125.00–129.00 $126.42 $796
670 670 4 114.00 $114.00 $764
704 704 22 131.50 $131.50 $926
774 774 186 133.35 $133.35 $1,032
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
322–345 329 5 123.00–128.00 $126.37 $416
350–396 383 22 120.00–138.00 $123.10 $471
420–447 438 15 119.00–137.00 $124.10 $544
450–495 479 20 115.00–125.00 $120.58 $578
485 thin fleshed 485 54 134.50 $134.50 $652
510 510 1 105.00 $105.00 $536
500–530 523 17 112.00–120.00 $115.98 $607
555–595 578 16 103.00–119.00 $115.09 $665
600–635 618 4 107.00–115.00 $111.28 $688
660–685 676 6 104.00–113.00 $108.52 $734
704 704 4 125.00 $125.00 $880
700–725 717 3 106.00–114.00 $108.60 $779
790 790 1 100.00 $100.00 $790
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
310 310 1 117.00 $117.00 $363
385–390 388 2 100.00–112.00 $105.96 $411
400–410 405 2 107.00–117.00 $111.94 $453
460–482 473 14 103.00–113.00 $104.86 $496
575–585 582 3 92.00–103.00 $99.38 $578

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
312 312 3 157.00 $157.00 $490
358 358 4 168.00 $168.00 $601
405–437 417 21 139.00–146.50 $143.63 $599
470 470 1 140.00 $140.00 $658
502–505 503 3 127.00–131.00 $129.66 $652
560–586 569 32 121.00–127.00 $124.10 $706
585 585 1 118.00 $118.00 $690
643 643 5 122.00 $122.00 $784
645 unweaned 645 1 109.00 $109.00 $703
660–674 unweaned 672 8 108.00–112.00 $108.49 $729
675 675 1 110.00 $110.00 $742
708 708 2 124.00 $124.00 $878
820 820 1 113.00 $113.00 $927
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
395–398 397 5 121.00–139.00 $135.42 $538
397 397 3 121.00 $121.00 $480
415–430 422 3 129.00–142.00 $135.39 $571
465–490 473 13 116.00–140.00 $129.78 $614
500–530 519 18 110.00–125.00 $115.36 $599
592 592 6 106.50 $106.50 $630
605–615 612 3 109.00–118.00 $113.02 $692
665 665 1 110.00 $110.00 $732
790 790 1 104.00 $104.00 $822
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
519–522 520 25 126.00–128.50 $127.70 $664
587 587 8 120.00 $120.00 $704
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
550 550 1 95.00 $95.00 $522

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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.