Cattle Market Pulse

North Arkansas Livestock Market Report

GreenForest, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 16, 2021

1,007 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $150.19/cwt +0.95 vs last sale · ≈ $921/hd at 614 lb · 72 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $140.60/cwt -4.48 vs last sale · ≈ $752/hd at 535 lb · 59 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.35/cwt -0.60 vs last sale · ≈ $787/hd at 577 lb · 45 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,007 3,979 1,023
Feeder cattle 786 3,979 860
Slaughter cattle 195 — 128
Replacement cattle 26 — 35

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs mostly steady to 4.00 lower over 600 lbs steady to 3.00 higher. 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
320 320 1 169.00 $169.00 $541 —
376 376 10 166.00 $166.00 $624 +1.00
410–420 418 6 158.00–166.00 $159.31 $666 -12.26
455–472 466 20 156.00–160.50 $159.35 $743 -3.59
500–545 535 24 152.00–159.00 $157.42 $842 -0.81
555–586 570 16 147.00–153.00 $150.08 $855 -4.37
604–627 unweaned 612 21 145.25–147.50 $146.02 $894 +2.52
600–622 613 48 144.00–153.75 $152.53 $935 +0.81
632 632 3 142.00 $142.00 $897 -9.72
682 unweaned 682 17 142.00 $142.00 $968 —
708 unweaned 708 8 135.00 $135.00 $956 +1.75
967 967 13 128.00 $128.00 $1,238 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–338 325 3 167.00–170.00 $167.92 $546 +0.70
363–375 370 8 149.00–159.00 $153.31 $567 -4.81
406–430 408 16 145.00–157.00 $145.79 $595 -6.43
475–495 485 7 140.00–154.00 $149.65 $726 -1.60
510–548 538 16 138.00–152.00 $145.84 $785 -4.00
550–590 570 2 138.00–140.00 $138.96 $792 -0.54
605–640 623 4 134.00–140.00 $135.71 $845 +0.77
670 670 1 139.00 $139.00 $931 +3.98
722 722 2 136.00 $136.00 $982 +19.00
960 960 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,056 —
1032 1032 2 105.00 $105.00 $1,084 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–496 478 24 152.00–157.50 $155.95 $745 +1.84
550–579 561 30 142.00–148.50 $147.40 $827 -2.14
676 676 5 145.00 $145.00 $980 +3.64

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–332 316 4 146.00–154.00 $149.09 $471 -2.52
350–385 375 7 140.00–155.00 $144.64 $542 -8.43
410–442 428 10 140.00–152.00 $145.87 $624 -0.67
450–495 477 13 142.50–148.00 $143.93 $687 -1.34
500–540 535 59 132.00–143.00 $140.60 $752 -4.48
555–595 577 45 133.00–140.50 $136.35 $787 -0.01
606–625 608 9 129.00–132.00 $131.66 $800 +1.55
610 610 4 134.50 $134.50 $820 +4.39
615 unweaned 615 9 129.00 $129.00 $793 +1.37
655–658 657 4 120.00–129.00 $126.76 $833 -6.74
665 unweaned 665 2 122.00 $122.00 $811 -1.50
700–740 727 3 115.00–118.50 $117.38 $853 -7.62
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
392 392 5 139.50 $139.50 $547 —
476 476 36 135.00 $135.00 $643 -5.16
532–539 537 8 135.00 $135.00 $725 +0.50
556 556 15 132.50 $132.50 $737 -0.46
747 747 30 124.50 $124.50 $930 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 336 10 130.00–145.00 $137.95 $464 -4.96
355–390 372 15 130.00–145.00 $134.30 $500 +0.47
400–440 424 14 123.50–139.00 $129.21 $548 -8.38
460–495 473 12 121.00–138.00 $131.41 $622 -3.13
500–535 511 10 124.00–135.00 $132.32 $676 +6.49
550–595 581 9 110.00–128.00 $117.22 $681 -5.01
625–635 630 2 110.00–117.00 $113.47 $715 -2.79
650 650 2 118.00 $118.00 $767 -7.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 111.00 $111.00 $488 —
455 455 1 97.00 $97.00 $441 —
505–520 513 2 110.00–112.00 $111.01 $569 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 333 3 133.00–162.00 $151.94 $506 —
365–390 381 8 135.00–142.00 $140.13 $534 -13.87
400–415 405 4 135.00–152.00 $144.21 $584 —
490 490 1 130.00 $130.00 $637 —
500–530 521 4 121.00–132.00 $126.06 $657 -2.21
550 550 1 126.00 $126.00 $693 —
605–645 621 7 123.00–128.00 $126.69 $787 +6.69
675–690 682 6 111.00–122.00 $114.02 $778 —
760 760 1 111.00 $111.00 $844 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
363–365 364 4 165.00–172.00 $166.76 $607 +2.76
453–486 476 10 146.50–150.00 $147.50 $702 -6.48
500–545 530 7 134.00–148.00 $139.81 $741 -8.20
575–588 582 7 132.00–143.00 $134.85 $785 -4.16
645 645 1 129.00 $129.00 $832 -9.00
650 650 1 127.00 $127.00 $826 +8.00
840 840 1 111.00 $111.00 $932 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
464 464 7 142.00 $142.00 $659 —
Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 1 135.00 $135.00 $749 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1550 1139 80-85% 43 57.00–65.00 $62.19 $708 —
1020–1635 1252 80-85% 28 65.00–71.50 $67.89 $850 —
1270 1270 80-85% 1 55.00 $55.00 $698 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–840 813 85-90% 2 59.00–63.00 $61.07 $496 —
825 825 85-90% 1 38.00 $38.00 $314 —
875–1000 945 85-90% 4 48.00–52.00 $50.24 $475 —
865–1095 971 85-90% 15 56.00–61.50 $58.11 $564 —
1005–1065 1035 85-90% 2 40.00–42.00 $41.03 $425 —
940–1430 1037 85-90% 23 62.00–66.00 $63.27 $656 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1510 1263 75-80% 5 61.50–65.00 $63.01 $796 —
1060–1665 1361 75-80% 14 66.00–69.00 $67.29 $916 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180–1560 1370 2 80.00–82.00 $80.86 $1,108 —
1375–1810 1522 6 86.50–94.50 $90.92 $1,384 —
1425–2015 1761 6 96.00–101.50 $97.73 $1,721 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
775–835 818 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 64.00–80.00 $72.88 $596

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
945 945 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 64.00 $64.00 $605
1010 1010 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 58.00 $58.00 $586
950–1320 1165 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 11 55.00–67.50 $63.27 $737
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1165 1165 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
1290–1375 1333 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 875.00 $875.00

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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
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —
1005–1145 1058 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 900.00–1,250.00 $1,014.02 —

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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.