Cattle Market Pulse

North Arkansas Livestock Market Report

GreenForest, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, December 8, 2021

1,351 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $162.38/cwt -4.92 vs last sale · ≈ $929/hd at 572 lb · 50 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.29/cwt -2.88 vs last sale · ≈ $753/hd at 522 lb · 49 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $184.37/cwt -7.56 vs last sale · ≈ $894/hd at 485 lb · 49 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,351 3,631 3,182
Feeder cattle 1,050 3,631 2,970
Slaughter cattle 226 — 152
Replacement cattle 75 — 60

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 450 lbs 5.00-11.00 higher over 450 lbs steady to 7.00 lower. Feeder heifers mostly steady to 7.00 lower except the better weaned 600-650 lbs 1.00 higher. The offering was mostly unweaned calves. 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
320–330 325 3 185.00–207.00 $195.78 $636 +5.78
350–390 369 8 185.00–226.00 $205.93 $760 +11.97
405–445 427 25 175.00–206.50 $199.53 $852 +5.53
478 478 2 162.00 $162.00 $774 -29.73
452–497 485 47 170.00–206.00 $185.32 $899 -6.41
500–541 523 17 159.00–183.00 $167.03 $874 -7.17
558–598 572 50 154.00–174.00 $162.38 $929 -4.92
605–632 unweaned 624 38 145.00–154.00 $147.67 $921 -6.53
605–648 631 7 151.00–162.00 $157.40 $993 +0.54
657–690 662 12 149.00–155.00 $153.87 $1,019 -8.90
662–698 unweaned 675 15 138.00–151.00 $145.00 $979 —
700–715 705 3 143.00–150.00 $146.03 $1,030 -9.44
722 unweaned 722 13 143.00 $143.00 $1,032 —
758 unweaned 758 3 141.00 $141.00 $1,069 —
770 770 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,124 -6.40
850 850 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,190 -8.32
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–348 347 6 175.00–176.00 $175.84 $610 +7.40
370–398 385 4 151.00–170.00 $162.98 $627 -0.07
410–437 429 9 149.00–172.00 $164.75 $707 -2.22
450–485 468 15 148.00–168.00 $161.97 $758 -0.24
505–545 526 15 129.00–157.00 $147.10 $774 -6.53
560–595 584 5 138.00–143.00 $141.43 $826 -0.92
600–646 638 6 147.00–149.00 $148.69 $949 +6.38
675 675 1 138.00 $138.00 $932 —
700–745 727 12 123.00–139.00 $134.69 $979 —
750 750 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,042 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
483 483 6 182.00 $182.00 $879 +6.73
527 527 5 160.00 $160.00 $843 -3.53
596 596 4 156.00 $156.00 $930 -12.96
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 111.00 $111.00 $433 —
460 460 1 130.00 $130.00 $598 —
510 510 1 120.00 $120.00 $612 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–348 343 8 146.00–161.00 $153.92 $528 -5.98
350–398 382 25 142.00–160.00 $151.73 $580 -7.72
410–442 424 20 146.00–152.50 $149.53 $634 -7.29
450–495 472 38 144.00–155.00 $148.87 $703 -5.03
500–547 522 49 135.00–150.00 $144.29 $753 -2.89
550–595 567 35 133.00–147.00 $141.54 $803 -2.95
600–633 612 9 136.00–143.50 $139.87 $856 -8.13
602–644 unweaned 619 11 128.00–139.00 $132.05 $817 -2.95
678 678 5 138.00 $138.00 $936 -18.14
715 unweaned 715 2 124.00 $124.00 $887 —
730 730 6 102.00 $102.00 $745 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 327 6 140.00–145.00 $141.10 $461 +1.29
365–393 385 8 135.00–147.00 $142.76 $550 +4.85
400–435 422 22 126.00–144.00 $135.51 $572 +0.63
450–495 469 25 122.00–142.00 $133.30 $625 +0.17
500–545 520 12 122.00–138.00 $130.25 $677 +1.63
550 550 1 127.00 $127.00 $698 -8.50
550–598 576 10 121.00–135.00 $128.76 $742 -6.74
600–640 630 20 115.00–135.00 $121.16 $763 -3.34
705–745 722 3 110.00–125.00 $115.57 $834 -7.43
750–795 773 2 110.00 $110.00 $850 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 7 146.00 $146.00 $496 +1.00
390 390 4 148.00 $148.00 $577 —
426–429 428 11 142.00 $142.00 $608 —
465–472 470 6 139.00–142.00 $139.99 $658 -5.89
521 521 4 142.00 $142.00 $740 -0.86
553–594 578 17 133.00–140.00 $137.79 $796 -6.28
634 634 10 132.50 $132.50 $840 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 118.00 $118.00 $378 —
532 532 2 145.00 $145.00 $771 —
550 550 1 102.00 $102.00 $561 —
650 650 1 105.00 $105.00 $682 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 311 8 170.00–181.00 $179.56 $558 —
370–395 387 3 175.00–182.00 $178.94 $692 +1.79
400–445 431 20 162.00–175.00 $168.61 $727 -10.94
450–495 466 6 162.00–172.00 $167.18 $779 +2.18
500–540 516 10 149.00–160.00 $155.93 $805 -2.44
555–585 571 26 139.00–157.00 $146.95 $839 -1.73
600–647 621 31 140.00–150.00 $145.90 $906 +5.23
657–670 659 8 142.50–145.00 $142.82 $941 +1.82
660 660 1 138.00 $138.00 $911 -3.00
772 772 2 133.00 $133.00 $1,027 —
910 910 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,028 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–315 308 2 155.00–165.00 $160.12 $493 -2.27
380–395 386 7 154.00–168.00 $159.64 $616 -0.36
408–442 431 9 155.00–168.00 $162.09 $699 +12.57
465–495 477 6 135.00–150.00 $145.73 $695 -9.77
500–547 531 14 135.00–153.00 $146.72 $779 —
585–595 590 2 140.00–146.00 $142.97 $844 —
610 610 1 122.00 $122.00 $744 -13.00
675–690 683 2 123.00 $123.00 $840 —
700–730 715 2 118.00–122.00 $120.04 $858 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1325 1180 80-85% 16 49.00–57.00 $53.52 $632 —
1065–1545 1260 80-85% 17 57.00–64.00 $60.25 $759 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1050 970 85-90% 2 30.00–33.00 $31.38 $304 —
1115 1115 85-90% 1 40.00 $40.00 $446 —
905–1310 1122 85-90% 16 46.00–55.00 $49.67 $557 —
1115–1340 1226 85-90% 4 56.50–59.00 $57.46 $704 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1380 1340 75-80% 2 55.00–56.00 $55.49 $744 —
1320–1745 1474 75-80% 4 61.00–65.00 $63.36 $934 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1200 1171 4 68.00–74.00 $72.22 $846 —
1130–1650 1438 4 78.00–85.50 $83.17 $1,196 —
1335–2220 1738 9 88.00–99.00 $92.91 $1,615 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
740 740 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 73.00 $73.00 $540

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
860 860 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 72.00 $72.00 $619
950–1095 1023 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 70.00–80.00 $75.35 $771
950–1260 1128 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 50.00–62.00 $55.03 $621
1135–1275 1221 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 5 51.00–59.50 $55.06 $672
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1085–1510 1275 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 700.00–1,000.00 $811.20
1295–1310 1306 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 700.00–835.00 $801.54

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
860–1205 980 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 4 635.00–900.00 $722.43

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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
1215 1215 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 960.00 $960.00 —
1135–1640 1388 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 800.00–1,200.00 $1,003.17 —
1218–1652 1437 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 12 700.00–1,075.00 $943.91 —

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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.