Cattle Market Pulse

North Arkansas Livestock Market Report

GreenForest, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 2, 2021

706 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.71/cwt +2.99 vs last sale · ≈ $733/hd at 521 lb · 85 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $158.75/cwt +6.60 vs last sale · ≈ $892/hd at 562 lb · 79 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $171.08/cwt +8.44 vs last sale · ≈ $864/hd at 505 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 706 830 2,209
Feeder cattle 510 671 1,910
Slaughter cattle 110 144 144
Replacement cattle 86 15 155

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs steady to 6.00 higher not a trend on weights over 600 lbs. Feeder heifers mostly steady to 3.00 lower except the 500-550 lbs 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls steady to 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 194.00 $194.00 $592 +8.00
414–416 416 16 176.00–183.00 $177.74 $739 +6.12
455–490 481 9 168.50–170.00 $169.32 $814 +0.28
504–510 505 30 155.00–173.00 $171.08 $864 +8.44
550–597 562 79 149.00–164.50 $158.75 $892 +6.60
608 unweaned 608 18 150.00 $150.00 $912 —
645 645 1 145.00 $145.00 $935 -4.22
668–675 unweaned 669 15 136.00–140.50 $139.93 $936 —
675 675 3 142.00 $142.00 $958 +2.38
755 755 1 130.00 $130.00 $982 +1.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
418–427 423 9 160.00 $160.00 $677 +6.00
514–547 534 13 154.00–166.00 $161.56 $863 +4.03
596 596 10 149.50 $149.50 $891 +3.24
838 838 3 117.00 $117.00 $980 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 2 148.00 $148.00 $491 -16.00
360–380 375 4 155.00–166.00 $160.19 $601 -7.97
400–445 431 4 150.00–158.00 $155.64 $671 +2.18
465–495 476 6 145.00–157.00 $151.54 $721 -2.66
565 565 1 144.00 $144.00 $814 +4.57
605–610 608 2 132.00–136.00 $133.99 $815 -2.41
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745 745 1 90.00 $90.00 $670 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
307 307 3 150.00 $150.00 $460 -2.72
352–388 372 10 145.00–147.00 $145.93 $543 -3.85
407–449 437 24 144.00–148.00 $147.34 $644 -0.20
453–490 474 25 136.00–144.00 $140.08 $664 -1.35
501–545 521 85 137.00–142.00 $140.71 $733 +2.99
565–590 589 23 131.00–136.00 $131.21 $773 -3.62
615 615 1 131.50 $131.50 $809 +1.16
645 unweaned 645 4 120.00 $120.00 $774 —
665–675 668 3 123.00–127.50 $125.99 $842 -0.33
688–692 unweaned 690 4 115.00–121.00 $117.99 $814 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–345 319 7 135.00–146.00 $141.85 $453 +3.89
355–398 376 6 127.00–145.00 $135.14 $508 +3.68
400–440 419 9 130.00–141.00 $136.04 $570 +0.30
460–480 470 3 128.00–134.00 $130.30 $612 +3.50
510–540 520 3 121.00–130.00 $124.12 $645 +0.78
560–580 568 3 120.00–126.00 $122.04 $693 +2.35
625 625 1 109.00 $109.00 $681 —
680 680 4 114.00 $114.00 $775 +0.44
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 100.00 $100.00 $415 —
490 490 1 111.00 $111.00 $544 +1.00
595 595 1 91.00 $91.00 $541 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 143.00 $143.00 $465 -17.00
375 375 1 160.00 $160.00 $600 +1.05
435 435 2 137.00–148.00 $142.50 $620 -2.64
450–495 473 2 135.00–144.00 $139.29 $659 -8.17
508–545 515 5 138.00–139.00 $138.21 $712 —
575–580 578 2 125.00–130.50 $127.76 $738 +3.76
618 618 2 126.00 $126.00 $779 -3.00
705 705 1 105.00 $105.00 $740 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 165.00 $165.00 $594 -6.24
480 480 1 153.00 $153.00 $734 -4.32
515 515 1 143.00 $143.00 $736 -6.52
596 596 6 138.00 $138.00 $822 -6.70
635 unweaned 635 1 128.00 $128.00 $813 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–980 968 80-85% 2 49.00–50.00 $49.49 $479 —
930–1315 1115 80-85% 17 58.00–66.50 $63.51 $708 —
985–1510 1233 80-85% 40 67.00–74.50 $69.11 $852 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795 795 85-90% 1 40.00 $40.00 $318 -5.00
815 815 85-90% 1 54.50 $54.50 $444 —
990–1000 995 85-90% 2 52.00 $52.00 $517 +20.95
930–1210 1037 85-90% 13 54.00–62.00 $60.18 $624 +4.06
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1080–1390 1259 75-80% 6 62.00–69.00 $65.67 $827 —
1195–1655 1481 75-80% 10 69.50–73.50 $71.30 $1,056 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1585 1438 4 84.00–85.00 $84.78 $1,219 —
1635–2100 1799 7 95.00–103.00 $99.07 $1,782 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
785–975 867 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 70.00–73.00 $70.91 $615
960 960 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 65.50 $65.50 $629
1094 1094 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 18 74.00 $74.00 $810

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1022–1312 1165 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 17 1,060.00–1,275.00 $1,196.06
1066–1300 1168 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 21 850.00–1,160.00 $998.57
1130–1410 1210 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 13 850.00–985.00 $873.69
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
940–1238 1157 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 8 60.00–68.50 $66.25 $767

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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
805 805 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 975.00 $975.00 —
1315 1315 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 975.00 $975.00 —

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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.