Cattle Market Pulse

North Arkansas Livestock Market Report

GreenForest, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, November 10, 2021

2,049 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $156.85/cwt ≈ $1,269/hd at 809 lb · 150 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $160.99/cwt +0.17 vs last sale · ≈ $810/hd at 503 lb · 109 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.68/cwt +3.68 vs last sale · ≈ $665/hd at 463 lb · 105 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,049 739 2,077
Feeder cattle 2,049 587 2,077
Slaughter cattle — 117 —
Replacement cattle — 35 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs mixed with the better kind steady to weak and the plainer kind 3.00-7.00 lower over 600 lbs 2.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Demand was good on heavy supply. Cows and bulls not reported due to time.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 2 187.00 $187.00 $570 -10.60
354–390 362 22 176.00–180.00 $179.17 $649 -3.83
400–448 426 42 167.00–179.00 $177.73 $757 -1.26
450–490 460 36 160.00–173.00 $165.81 $763 +1.81
501–542 503 109 154.00–167.00 $160.99 $810 +0.17
550–565 556 22 145.00–165.00 $153.29 $852 -0.34
601–612 608 12 145.00–159.00 $154.39 $939 +7.39
601–616 unweaned 609 62 141.00–145.00 $143.02 $871 —
675–683 679 16 145.00–152.50 $148.30 $1,007 +2.38
700–725 705 13 142.00–157.00 $151.79 $1,070 —
790 790 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,098 -3.58
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
459–492 473 12 160.00 $160.00 $757 —
509–523 521 60 155.00–162.00 $161.20 $840 +1.58
562–595 577 58 144.50–152.50 $147.00 $848 +2.00
607 unweaned 607 19 136.50 $136.50 $829 —
638 638 4 140.00 $140.00 $893 -3.00
719 719 7 139.00 $139.00 $999 —
809 809 150 156.85 $156.85 $1,269 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 387 5 155.00–172.00 $166.43 $644 —
445–446 446 16 150.00–159.00 $153.37 $684 -11.20
460–475 469 4 136.00–158.00 $147.15 $690 -7.13
502–532 515 49 148.00–152.00 $149.27 $769 -3.33
550–583 575 5 142.00 $142.00 $816 +1.61
625 unweaned 625 3 126.00 $126.00 $788 —
623–640 632 11 137.00–138.00 $137.55 $869 +3.81
680 680 2 130.00–135.00 $132.50 $901 -4.02
735 735 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,014 —
783 783 5 131.50 $131.50 $1,030 —
835 835 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,002 —
930 930 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,209 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 5 130.00 $130.00 $578 —
495 495 12 142.00 $142.00 $703 —
577 577 8 124.00 $124.00 $715 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 2 158.00 $158.00 $540 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 317 14 150.00–156.00 $152.04 $482 +2.00
360–398 386 53 143.00–155.00 $152.95 $590 -0.10
403–444 412 26 144.00–153.00 $146.74 $605 +0.11
450–498 478 72 139.00–151.00 $148.73 $711 +7.51
505–545 528 23 132.00–144.00 $137.89 $728 +1.55
550–597 579 38 130.00–139.00 $132.85 $769 -0.16
593 unweaned 593 17 130.00 $130.00 $771 —
600–615 606 10 124.00–135.00 $132.10 $801 +0.76
608 unweaned 608 4 125.00 $125.00 $760 -2.34
628 628 3 133.00 $133.00 $835 -3.66
650 650 1 128.00 $128.00 $832 ±0.00
673 673 3 127.00 $127.00 $855 -9.50
720 720 3 120.00 $120.00 $864 —
740 740 5 135.00 $135.00 $999 —
785 785 1 121.00 $121.00 $950 -10.42
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–489 463 105 130.00–147.85 $143.68 $665 +3.68
504–543 531 43 130.00–132.00 $131.17 $697 -1.83
550 550 29 127.75 $127.75 $703 -5.00
637 637 9 126.50 $126.50 $806 —
638 638 12 133.50 $133.50 $852 —
658 658 3 129.00 $129.00 $849 +3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–320 314 8 133.00–145.00 $141.51 $444 +6.20
350–395 374 13 125.00–143.00 $133.06 $498 +4.24
405–444 427 28 122.00–140.00 $131.16 $560 +2.62
450–495 464 15 115.00–135.00 $126.71 $588 -4.06
500–546 522 31 115.00–133.00 $121.46 $634 +1.52
560–588 580 5 120.00–127.00 $123.56 $717 +4.06
615–649 636 17 115.00–127.00 $119.33 $759 +4.33
650–692 673 6 115.00–125.00 $121.75 $819 +2.01
718 718 2 125.00 $125.00 $898 +25.00
735 735 1 115.00 $115.00 $845 +5.00
770–780 775 2 110.00–115.00 $112.48 $872 -1.22
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408 408 7 118.00 $118.00 $481 —
479–480 480 20 114.50–116.00 $115.10 $552 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–445 432 3 100.00 $100.00 $432 —
455–495 473 3 102.00–110.00 $107.44 $508 +7.44

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–338 322 6 187.00–195.00 $190.79 $614 +7.52
372–380 373 13 170.00–181.00 $177.06 $660 -1.43
400–447 431 43 155.00–172.00 $165.45 $713 +3.10
455–475 458 6 154.00–161.00 $159.79 $732 +0.41
472 472 3 139.00 $139.00 $656 -20.38
500–532 518 25 143.00–157.00 $147.66 $765 -1.41
520 520 2 140.00 $140.00 $728 -9.07
556 556 4 136.00 $136.00 $756 -7.83
600–605 602 3 132.00–137.00 $135.32 $815 +1.05
628 unweaned 628 8 132.00 $132.00 $829 —
663 663 3 134.00 $134.00 $888 +1.64
705 705 1 129.00 $129.00 $909 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 317 6 143.00–155.00 $149.47 $474 —
355–385 368 7 150.00–164.00 $157.79 $581 -3.31
400–445 429 8 136.00–155.00 $144.53 $620 -2.91
460–480 474 7 135.00–140.00 $136.44 $647 +0.75
505–540 521 7 120.00–141.00 $131.85 $687 -2.97
550–580 568 11 120.00–135.00 $125.00 $710 —
605–635 627 5 118.00–130.00 $124.75 $782 +2.10
661 661 4 125.00 $125.00 $826 —
720 720 1 112.00 $112.00 $806 +2.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
502 502 9 142.00 $142.00 $713 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705 705 3 93.00 $93.00 $656 —

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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.