Cattle Market Pulse

North Arkansas Livestock Market Report

GreenForest, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 20, 2021

1,449 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $134.62/cwt -2.31 vs last sale · ≈ $634/hd at 471 lb · 63 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.37/cwt -2.23 vs last sale · ≈ $686/hd at 522 lb · 58 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.16/cwt -1.02 vs last sale · ≈ $729/hd at 577 lb · 51 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,449 2,063 226
Feeder cattle 865 2,063 135
Slaughter cattle 264 — 41
Replacement cattle 320 — 50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 550 lbs mostly steady to 2.00 higher over 550 lbs steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers steady to 4.00 lower with some groups of guaranteed open 1.00-3.00 higher. Feeder bulls steady to 6.00 higher except 500-550 lbs 6.00 lower. No trend on cows and bulls not reported last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 334 4 184.00–195.00 $187.68 $627 +0.96
355–390 370 6 181.00–191.00 $185.07 $685 +0.53
410–445 416 8 175.00–184.00 $180.20 $750 +2.33
455–460 456 7 165.00–171.00 $170.14 $776 -2.91
505–540 526 29 150.00–168.00 $159.06 $837 +1.34
558–597 571 31 145.00–153.00 $150.55 $860 -1.02
602–625 614 10 135.00–146.00 $141.42 $868 -1.93
696 696 7 140.00 $140.00 $974 +14.00
715–731 729 9 126.50–136.00 $127.53 $930 +1.69
765–789 775 12 122.50–127.00 $123.04 $954 -4.84
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
369 369 15 175.00 $175.00 $646 —
469 469 16 156.00 $156.00 $732 +1.65
592 value added 592 14 149.00 $149.00 $882 +3.08
627 627 9 136.00 $136.00 $853 -4.00
646 value added 646 20 141.00 $141.00 $911 +2.00
682 682 10 131.00 $131.00 $893 +0.33
752 752 3 122.00 $122.00 $917 ±0.00
859 859 4 121.50 $121.50 $1,044 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 153.00 $153.00 $581 -7.00
400–441 433 22 154.00–170.00 $157.09 $680 +1.59
455–498 472 15 145.00–157.00 $152.12 $718 +6.28
500–545 521 8 125.00–138.00 $133.11 $694 -5.59
560–575 568 2 126.00–138.00 $131.92 $749 -1.29
625–645 632 3 129.00–135.00 $133.02 $841 +1.94
700–730 715 2 116.00–121.00 $118.45 $847 —
868 868 16 110.00 $110.00 $955 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 131.00 $131.00 $622 —
505 505 1 116.00 $116.00 $586 —
636 636 6 116.50 $116.50 $741 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 319 7 144.00–150.00 $147.41 $470 -4.89
370–395 383 17 141.00–152.00 $148.65 $569 -1.40
400–445 426 18 135.00–149.00 $142.72 $608 -5.72
450–495 471 63 129.00–137.00 $134.62 $634 -2.31
502–548 522 58 120.00–137.00 $131.37 $686 -1.91
589 589 30 132.50 $132.50 $780 +3.82
575–597 590 19 123.00–125.00 $124.90 $737 -3.78
605–613 610 5 123.00–125.00 $123.79 $755 +1.39
600–625 621 14 116.00–123.00 $121.66 $756 -0.74
648 value added 648 10 125.00 $125.00 $810 —
655–658 657 3 120.00–122.00 $120.66 $793 -4.84
700 700 1 117.00 $117.00 $819 +0.96
752 752 8 116.50 $116.50 $876 +5.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
474–497 485 19 130.00–135.00 $132.57 $643 —
560–588 567 32 123.00–125.00 $124.48 $706 -1.14
595 value added 595 19 129.00 $129.00 $768 —
679 679 9 117.50 $117.50 $798 -0.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 140.00 $140.00 $462 +5.63
375 375 1 120.00 $120.00 $450 -11.27
380–395 388 9 126.00–136.00 $131.69 $511 +0.42
400–445 428 4 125.00–135.00 $128.12 $548 -0.76
465 465 1 119.00 $119.00 $553 -6.80
520–530 525 2 114.00–120.00 $117.03 $614 -2.57
550–580 566 5 110.00–120.00 $115.00 $651 -7.00
635 635 1 115.00 $115.00 $730 +4.69
695 695 1 110.00 $110.00 $764 -4.17
705–735 717 3 108.00–113.00 $110.37 $791 +1.07
750 750 1 111.00 $111.00 $832 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 1 106.00 $106.00 $620 +1.00
660 660 1 100.00 $100.00 $660 —
725 725 2 108.00 $108.00 $783 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
318–320 319 4 185.00–190.00 $188.74 $602 —
370–390 378 13 175.00–188.00 $179.67 $679 +2.67
400–430 419 5 157.00–172.00 $167.93 $704 +6.10
461–495 475 17 147.00–161.00 $156.51 $743 +0.55
515–548 535 11 132.00–144.00 $137.98 $738 -6.22
555–575 566 4 132.00–139.00 $136.02 $770 +1.59
605–645 627 8 120.00–140.00 $131.40 $824 +7.41
655–680 669 12 124.00–131.00 $128.47 $859 +6.51
765 765 1 109.00 $109.00 $834 -3.99
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 320 2 160.00–161.00 $160.52 $514 +7.52
375 375 1 151.00 $151.00 $566 +6.00
500–525 509 4 132.00–138.00 $134.54 $685 +4.54
630 630 1 120.00 $120.00 $756 +0.35
690 690 1 117.00 $117.00 $807 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1570 1234 80-85% 37 45.00–52.00 $48.98 $604 —
1065–1610 1268 80-85% 34 51.50–58.00 $54.57 $692 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730 730 85-90% 1 14.00 $14.00 $102 —
990–1075 1033 85-90% 2 30.00–31.00 $30.48 $315 —
935–1240 1068 85-90% 6 34.00–40.50 $37.50 $400 —
880–1270 1072 85-90% 28 42.00–49.00 $45.73 $490 —
1060–1285 1201 85-90% 11 49.00–55.00 $52.27 $628 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1715 1490 75-80% 5 47.00–52.00 $49.99 $745 —
1320–1595 1494 75-80% 8 52.00–54.00 $52.93 $791 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
920–1230 1056 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 60.00–84.00 $74.23 $784

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1110 1110 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 835.00 $835.00
945–1360 1118 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 775.00–1,025.00 $884.17
1150–1410 1254 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 16 700.00–860.00 $765.24
1254 fancy 1254 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,710.00 $1,710.00
1275–1350 fancy 1308 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 27 1,585.00–1,660.00 $1,619.39
920–1480 1346 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 700.00–875.00 $817.66
1000–1613 1397 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 93 685.00–960.00 $833.61
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
785–895 833 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 55.00–80.00 $65.80 $548
1035–1190 1113 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 61.00–64.00 $62.40 $695
1063–1252 1171 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 33 54.50–64.00 $59.35 $695
1260 1260 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 52.00 $52.00 $655
1005–1535 1284 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 73 47.00–58.00 $51.59 $662

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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
1095 1095 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 600.00 $600.00 —
1236–1400 1281 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 15 725.00–975.00 $802.81 —
1450 1450 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —
1465–1490 1473 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 3 950.00–1,110.00 $1,012.22 —

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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.