Cattle Market Pulse

North Arkansas Livestock Market Report

GreenForest, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 11, 2020

2,077 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $127.48/cwt +5.45 vs last sale · ≈ $730/hd at 572 lb · 155 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.03/cwt +4.03 vs last sale · ≈ $672/hd at 521 lb · 132 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $141.24/cwt ≈ $732/hd at 518 lb · 129 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,077 551 1,250
Feeder cattle 2,077 336 1,250
Slaughter cattle 160
Replacement cattle 55

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs 8.00-14.00 higher over 500 lbs steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers 3.00-6.00 higher. Feeder bulls mostly steady to 3.00 higher. Had several large groups of good quality calves with good buyer activity. Cows and bulls not reported due to time.

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
326 326 15 164.00 $164.00 $535
432–448 437 51 149.50–167.00 $161.72 $707
474 474 9 150.00 $150.00 $711
505–544 518 129 138.00–145.50 $141.24 $732
562–597 583 96 129.00–140.00 $135.41 $789
604–646 620 43 130.00–142.00 $138.56 $859
602–639 unweaned 629 26 124.00–132.50 $126.21 $794
674 674 6 129.50 $129.50 $873
703–709 unweaned 708 24 127.00–130.00 $127.62 $904
713 value added 713 74 138.75 $138.75 $989
823 823 10 135.00 $135.00 $1,111
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–332 327 6 170.00–175.00 $174.23 $570 -4.77
360–398 380 34 159.00–184.00 $169.33 $643 +9.83
400–448 426 33 154.00–176.00 $162.81 $694 +13.33
450–496 480 77 150.00–167.00 $157.77 $757 +14.64
500–547 522 47 140.00–159.00 $150.04 $783 +2.89
552–590 565 13 135.00–145.00 $140.87 $796 +0.37
601–630 unweaned 609 60 124.00–137.50 $133.71 $814
602–630 615 35 138.00–144.00 $141.70 $871 +2.70
652–691 unweaned 681 42 121.00–129.50 $127.98 $872
650–691 683 10 135.00–137.00 $135.38 $925 -3.62
700–730 704 7 130.00–134.00 $133.41 $939
716–740 unweaned 718 13 120.00–125.00 $124.60 $895
750–795 776 3 130.00–135.00 $132.33 $1,027
780 unweaned 780 1 126.50 $126.50 $987
800 800 2 129.00–130.00 $129.50 $1,036
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 325 2 140.00–165.00 $152.12 $494 -4.33
355 355 1 150.00 $150.00 $532 +1.00
405–448 427 18 128.00–155.00 $141.48 $604 +0.94
455–495 477 30 125.00–146.00 $135.34 $646 -3.66
500–547 520 22 125.00–137.00 $132.30 $688 +9.30
550–595 573 8 125.00–135.00 $131.66 $754
605–645 620 4 118.00–131.00 $125.08 $775 -2.92
650–685 661 4 128.00–135.00 $130.96 $866
665 unweaned 665 1 115.00 $115.00 $765
700–710 705 2 113.00–130.00 $121.44 $856
720 unweaned 720 4 110.00 $110.00 $792
758–795 770 3 121.00–122.00 $121.66 $937
855 855 1 116.00 $116.00 $992
925 925 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,156

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 325 11 130.00–150.00 $143.46 $466 +5.95
350–392 370 38 130.00–154.00 $141.24 $523 +5.51
405–445 423 65 130.00–143.00 $138.64 $586 +5.70
450–497 470 78 125.00–139.00 $132.74 $624 +3.41
500–548 521 132 125.00–137.00 $129.03 $672 +4.03
567 567 16 133.75 $133.75 $758 +11.72
550–597 573 139 120.00–129.50 $126.76 $726 +4.73
600–647 622 33 119.50–127.50 $123.86 $770 +6.86
608–644 unweaned 633 16 118.00–119.00 $118.18 $748
650–658 unweaned 655 3 110.00 $110.00 $720
663 663 8 124.00 $124.00 $822 +4.00
660–680 670 2 116.00–120.00 $117.97 $790 -2.03
715 715 1 121.00 $121.00 $865 +3.60
718 718 10 120.00 $120.00 $862 +2.60
815 815 1 114.00 $114.00 $929 +1.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411 411 13 135.00 $135.00 $555
471–489 481 108 129.00–134.25 $132.23 $636 +12.23
540 540 7 126.00 $126.00 $680
563–591 581 33 118.00–127.00 $123.53 $718
652 unweaned 652 7 110.00 $110.00 $717
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 328 14 125.00–132.00 $130.32 $427 +4.24
380–398 394 11 121.00–137.00 $126.66 $499 +1.91
415–448 439 25 117.00–130.00 $122.93 $540 +0.33
450–495 472 25 110.00–130.00 $124.54 $588 +5.33
510–545 525 12 110.00–124.00 $118.51 $622 +8.51
555–590 580 8 106.00–120.00 $118.07 $685
600–630 615 2 100.00–116.00 $107.80 $663 -4.71
650–690 663 3 100.00–116.00 $107.18 $711 -6.82
700–740 729 7 104.00–110.00 $106.73 $778 -3.27
780 780 2 108.00 $108.00 $842
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 100.00 $100.00 $415

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 378 2 159.00–160.00 $159.52 $603 -5.45
410–435 426 12 150.00–166.00 $151.36 $645 +0.33
450–499 492 8 140.00–153.00 $142.73 $702 +3.51
510–540 528 26 130.00–144.00 $135.15 $714 -0.59
565 565 5 131.00 $131.00 $740 +0.09
600–612 unweaned 607 4 118.00–122.00 $119.49 $725
615–620 618 2 120.00–125.00 $122.49 $757 -3.41
654–684 677 21 121.50–127.00 $123.72 $838 +2.68
684 unweaned 684 5 114.00 $114.00 $780
725 725 1 118.00 $118.00 $856 +6.00
840 840 1 109.00 $109.00 $916
865–898 890 4 105.00–107.00 $106.51 $948
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 155.00 $155.00 $597 +27.56
400–448 424 9 127.00–142.00 $137.85 $584 -2.15
450–490 471 15 119.00–136.00 $129.97 $612 +2.97
505–535 523 10 115.00–129.00 $123.39 $645 +6.17
550–575 564 14 115.00–128.00 $122.12 $689 +3.85
600–625 613 2 121.00–122.00 $121.49 $745 +7.49
665 665 2 112.00 $112.00 $745
705–745 730 3 104.00–112.00 $107.03 $781
885 885 1 100.00 $100.00 $885

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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.