Cattle Market Pulse

North Arkansas Livestock Market Report

GreenForest, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 9, 2021

3,979 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $123.97/cwt ≈ $1,216/hd at 981 lb · 256 head
light 9-weight M&L 1-2 steers $125.50/cwt ≈ $1,155/hd at 920 lb · 179 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $147.96/cwt ≈ $946/hd at 639 lb · 159 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,979 706 1,601
Feeder cattle 3,979 510 1,601
Slaughter cattle — 110 —
Replacement cattle — 86 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 650 lbs mostly steady to 6.00 lower with the better 500-550 lbs 12.00 lower. Not enough yearlings for a trend last week. Feeder heifers steady to 7.00 higher mostly 4.00-5.00 higher. The offering included several big strings of yearlings with good buyer attendance and active bidding. Cows and bulls not reported due to time limits.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–496 478 50 148.50–157.00 $154.11 $737 —
506–548 534 104 146.00–151.25 $148.27 $792 -13.29
552 value added 552 8 156.00 $156.00 $861 —
557–592 573 116 136.50–154.00 $149.54 $857 +0.04
603 unweaned 603 19 136.00 $136.00 $820 —
621–636 value added 627 12 145.00–150.00 $147.89 $927 —
633–649 646 128 143.50–152.50 $149.74 $967 —
652–661 658 55 138.50–144.00 $141.36 $930 —
728 728 30 145.00 $145.00 $1,056 —
917–927 920 179 125.50 $125.50 $1,155 —
950–998 981 256 122.35–127.00 $123.97 $1,216 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
388 388 2 165.00 $165.00 $640 —
423–436 431 15 170.00–174.00 $171.57 $739 -6.17
465–495 478 16 160.00–171.00 $162.94 $779 -6.38
510–532 522 22 155.00–172.00 $158.23 $826 -12.85
550–590 572 26 149.00–158.00 $154.45 $883 -4.30
600–648 630 74 145.00–156.00 $151.72 $956 +6.72
647 unweaned 647 32 143.50 $143.50 $928 —
650–680 666 17 144.00–156.00 $151.18 $1,007 +9.18
725 unweaned 725 44 133.25 $133.25 $966 —
705–735 728 8 135.00–143.00 $141.06 $1,027 —
832 832 6 139.00 $139.00 $1,156 —
870–871 871 63 125.00–135.75 $135.58 $1,181 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
308–345 319 7 155.00–177.00 $167.22 $533 +19.22
387–396 391 19 150.00–160.00 $158.12 $618 -2.07
425–445 439 15 149.00–164.00 $152.22 $668 -3.42
456–495 477 35 143.00–156.00 $151.25 $721 -0.29
500–541 530 98 145.00–155.00 $149.84 $794 —
550 value added 550 2 154.00 $154.00 $847 —
555–590 576 19 138.00–150.00 $139.50 $804 -4.50
600–640 624 12 130.00–140.00 $134.94 $842 +0.95
635 unweaned 635 2 120.00 $120.00 $762 —
650–655 652 3 129.00–141.00 $135.02 $880 —
740 740 2 117.00 $117.00 $866 —
758 758 2 114.00 $114.00 $864 —
825 825 1 110.00 $110.00 $908 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 125.00 $125.00 $519 —
545 545 1 110.00 $110.00 $600 —
725 725 1 98.00 $98.00 $710 +8.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–339 330 15 149.00–159.00 $151.61 $500 +1.61
360–399 388 23 144.00–157.00 $153.07 $594 +7.14
410–438 433 11 144.00–148.00 $146.54 $635 -0.80
469 value added 469 6 146.00 $146.00 $685 —
450–499 474 67 140.50–150.50 $145.27 $689 +5.19
510–549 516 107 135.00–147.75 $145.08 $749 +4.37
558–582 value added 569 16 135.50–142.50 $140.97 $802 —
555–595 572 108 126.00–140.50 $136.36 $780 +5.15
600–640 618 18 125.00–134.00 $130.11 $804 -1.39
617–635 unweaned 628 8 127.00–128.00 $127.63 $802 +7.63
670 670 1 133.50 $133.50 $894 +7.51
676 unweaned 676 27 123.50 $123.50 $835 +5.51
672–680 679 14 125.00–134.75 $133.37 $906 +7.38
730 730 2 125.00 $125.00 $912 —
768 768 2 125.50 $125.50 $964 —
805 805 1 116.00 $116.00 $934 —
882 882 66 118.00 $118.00 $1,041 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
376 value added 376 6 151.00 $151.00 $568 —
402–448 429 38 140.00–144.50 $143.60 $616 —
452–490 479 65 136.50–144.50 $140.16 $671 —
496 value added 496 5 145.00 $145.00 $719 —
524–537 527 32 133.00–137.00 $134.50 $709 —
568–585 573 37 129.00–137.50 $132.96 $762 —
601 601 33 134.50 $134.50 $808 —
657 657 7 130.00 $130.00 $854 —
663 value added 663 21 131.50 $131.50 $872 —
849 849 143 120.75 $120.75 $1,025 —
874–885 875 65 105.50–115.00 $114.41 $1,001 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 314 5 138.00–149.00 $142.91 $449 +1.06
360–395 383 4 127.00–145.00 $133.83 $513 -1.31
405–445 434 10 135.00–141.00 $137.59 $597 +1.55
473 value added 473 9 140.00 $140.00 $662 —
450–490 474 7 125.00–141.00 $134.54 $638 +4.24
500–548 511 25 119.00–138.00 $125.83 $643 +1.71
550–590 574 27 115.00–131.00 $122.23 $702 +0.19
615–640 623 3 111.00–123.00 $116.26 $724 +7.26
645 645 1 104.00 $104.00 $671 -5.00
665 665 2 125.00 $125.00 $831 +11.00
650–695 673 3 110.00–122.00 $115.58 $778 +1.58
703 703 8 115.00 $115.00 $808 —
720 720 1 110.00 $110.00 $792 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 113.00 $113.00 $559 +2.00
560 560 2 101.00 $101.00 $566 +10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 171.00 $171.00 $556 —
370 370 1 164.00 $164.00 $607 -1.00
415–438 435 7 156.00–158.00 $157.73 $686 —
480–490 481 7 148.00–155.00 $153.98 $741 +0.98
500–539 532 14 146.00–150.00 $148.01 $787 +5.01
558–560 559 3 136.00–145.00 $139.01 $777 —
620 620 1 138.00 $138.00 $856 —
675 675 1 119.00 $119.00 $803 —
720 720 1 127.00 $127.00 $914 —
752 752 2 111.00 $111.00 $835 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 22 136.50 $136.50 $689 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 2 154.00 $154.00 $551 -6.00
505–540 523 2 120.00–136.00 $128.27 $671 -9.94
590 590 1 127.00 $127.00 $749 -0.76
622 622 2 120.00 $120.00 $746 -6.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–485 473 2 63.00–74.00 $68.65 $325 —
515 515 1 56.00 $56.00 $288 —
610 610 1 77.00 $77.00 $470 —

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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.