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North Arkansas Livestock Market Report

GreenForest, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 6, 2021

941 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.94/cwt +8.21 vs last sale · ≈ $626/hd at 432 lb · 44 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $124.02/cwt -0.68 vs last sale · ≈ $724/hd at 584 lb · 38 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $130.91/cwt ≈ $890/hd at 680 lb · 32 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 941 466 2,564
Feeder cattle 689 356 2,564
Slaughter cattle 220 95 0
Replacement cattle 32 15 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to three weeks ago: Feeder steers and bulls mostly 2.00-6.00 lower except 350-400 lbs 5.00 higher than light test three weeks ago. Feeder heifers mostly 1.00-5.00 higher with the better 400-450 lbs 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows uneven with the breaker and boner cows 2.00-3.00 higher and lean cows steady to 1.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
354–392 371 16 165.00–180.00 $176.07 $653 +5.07
403–442 422 14 165.00–178.00 $170.51 $720 -6.49
455–492 465 10 154.00–175.00 $162.90 $757 -7.27
500–547 532 21 139.00–161.00 $151.88 $808 -1.96
558–588 576 28 138.00–145.50 $141.55 $815 -3.55
615–640 628 4 135.00–139.00 $137.35 $863 +0.96
630 unweaned 630 1 135.00 $135.00 $850 —
650 unweaned 650 1 133.00 $133.00 $864 —
672–695 677 22 129.00–135.00 $134.72 $912 -0.28
710 710 2 131.00 $131.00 $930 —
850 850 3 125.00 $125.00 $1,062 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
564–598 574 10 133.50–140.00 $137.97 $792 —
656–691 676 25 130.00–136.00 $132.56 $896 —
695 unweaned 695 7 125.00 $125.00 $869 —
748 748 6 127.50 $127.50 $954 —
767–789 777 9 125.00–128.50 $126.92 $986 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
338 338 2 160.00 $160.00 $541 -4.52
408–425 414 5 140.00–156.00 $151.05 $625 -4.04
465–498 491 5 134.00–151.00 $144.13 $708 -2.29
502–535 517 5 125.00–140.00 $133.57 $691 +4.57
550–588 576 7 120.00–135.00 $130.51 $752 —
605–645 625 2 110.00–135.00 $122.10 $763 -3.90
660 660 2 120.00 $120.00 $792 -10.50
770 770 1 115.00 $115.00 $886 -8.00
920 920 2 92.00 $92.00 $846 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550 550 1 107.00 $107.00 $588 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–349 330 15 139.00–156.00 $149.78 $494 +4.77
352–395 371 20 142.00–150.00 $146.63 $544 +3.59
405–448 432 44 130.00–150.00 $144.94 $626 +8.21
450–490 469 31 128.00–137.00 $131.69 $618 +1.14
500–542 521 19 123.00–131.00 $126.75 $660 +1.59
558–599 577 21 120.00–125.00 $123.23 $711 -1.47
593 593 17 125.00 $125.00 $741 +0.30
618–632 623 10 120.00–125.00 $122.10 $761 +3.36
675 675 1 115.00 $115.00 $776 —
695 695 2 124.00 $124.00 $862 —
745 745 1 115.00 $115.00 $857 —
756 756 9 121.50 $121.50 $919 —
835 835 1 112.00 $112.00 $935 —
840 840 5 116.50 $116.50 $979 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 2 129.00–140.00 $134.67 $444 +1.46
350–385 374 9 120.00–135.00 $128.73 $481 +2.44
400–442 433 7 125.00–132.00 $129.32 $560 +4.81
480–490 486 5 124.00–128.00 $126.40 $614 +4.74
515–545 534 6 117.00–122.00 $119.85 $640 +8.53
560–585 574 5 115.00–120.00 $117.79 $676 +1.79
660 660 1 117.00 $117.00 $772 +7.00
715–725 720 2 100.00–101.00 $100.50 $724 —
795 795 1 110.00 $110.00 $874 +10.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
451–490 476 11 128.00–130.50 $128.86 $613 —
588 588 6 120.00 $120.00 $706 —
625 625 7 122.00 $122.00 $762 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 100.00 $100.00 $485 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 373 9 164.00–175.00 $169.56 $632 +5.03
405–442 434 8 155.00–170.00 $160.27 $696 -5.73
455–495 487 13 145.00–160.00 $151.60 $738 -8.91
500–545 526 15 135.00–149.00 $142.67 $750 -6.80
555–595 573 11 129.00–138.00 $133.46 $765 +2.12
600–645 624 15 123.00–133.00 $128.69 $803 -0.97
665 665 1 125.00 $125.00 $831 ±0.00
705–738 723 4 114.00–119.00 $115.74 $837 -5.75
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–370 369 5 140.00–160.00 $153.44 $566 —
405–440 427 7 137.00–150.00 $146.76 $627 —
462–485 470 3 129.00–143.00 $133.82 $629 —
505–540 524 8 125.00–139.00 $131.22 $688 +6.22
605–610 608 2 109.00 $109.00 $663 -6.00
685 685 1 108.00 $108.00 $740 —
760 760 1 105.00 $105.00 $798 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
416–422 419 11 154.00–157.00 $155.65 $652 —
666 666 6 124.00 $124.00 $826 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 100.00 $100.00 $485 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225 1225 80-85% 1 42.00 $42.00 $514 —
1050–1515 1264 80-85% 27 51.50–57.50 $54.23 $685 +3.03
955–1570 1292 80-85% 29 45.00–52.00 $49.70 $642 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1190 1021 85-90% 7 20.00–32.00 $29.50 $301 +3.47
980–1320 1093 85-90% 9 33.00–40.00 $35.91 $392 —
980–1270 1106 85-90% 13 40.00–48.00 $45.50 $503 -3.02
975–1310 1164 85-90% 5 48.00–50.00 $49.03 $571 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1570 1379 75-80% 13 48.00–52.00 $50.43 $695 —
1355–1870 1558 75-80% 15 53.00–60.00 $55.33 $862 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1950 1590 3 74.50–75.00 $74.70 $1,188 —
1340–2145 1619 16 75.00–82.00 $78.64 $1,273 —
1660–2115 1937 3 85.50–92.00 $88.74 $1,719 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1020–1355 1188 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 58.00–59.00 $58.71 $697
1065–1420 1227 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 48.00–61.00 $53.96 $662
1120–1440 1255 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 47.00–60.00 $54.08 $679
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1090–1460 1225 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 650.00–900.00 $776.35
1130–1375 1253 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 685.00–850.00 $775.57
1310 1310 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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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
1200 1200 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
1435 1435 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 —
1430–1620 1525 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,125.00–1,150.00 $1,136.72 —

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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.