Cattle Market Pulse

North Arkansas Livestock Market Report

GreenForest, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 12, 2022

1,879 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $159.49/cwt ≈ $1,209/hd at 758 lb · 162 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.34/cwt +8.95 vs last sale · ≈ $880/hd at 574 lb · 118 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.73/cwt +10.91 vs last sale · ≈ $804/hd at 520 lb · 89 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,879 843 2,063
Feeder cattle 1,879 592 2,063
Slaughter cattle — 211 —
Replacement cattle — 40 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers steady to 10.00 higher mostly 3.00-7.00 higher. Feeder heifers 3.00-12.00 higher mostly 5.00-9.00 higher. The offering was mostly weaned cattle with some being value added that sold for a premium. Cows and bulls not reported due to time limits.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–339 331 8 196.00–209.00 $205.12 $679 +2.85
355–395 383 8 193.00–209.00 $202.34 $775 +6.16
400–445 424 25 185.00–209.00 $198.51 $842 +11.52
468–491 value added 476 11 198.00–204.00 $201.75 $960 —
460–495 478 45 179.00–208.00 $194.66 $930 +2.15
502–535 521 35 170.00–197.00 $184.15 $959 +9.91
517–530 value added 524 6 187.00–199.00 $192.93 $1,011 —
553–554 value added 554 7 188.00–189.00 $188.57 $1,045 —
555–592 575 51 165.00–188.00 $175.37 $1,008 -0.46
600–619 value added 614 12 170.00–171.00 $170.41 $1,046 —
606–636 622 40 159.00–178.00 $168.74 $1,050 +8.74
622 unweaned 622 2 148.00 $148.00 $921 —
660–696 681 43 150.00–159.75 $157.20 $1,071 +1.59
715–736 731 19 149.00–155.00 $150.00 $1,096 ±0.00
756–765 value added 758 161 159.00–159.75 $159.59 $1,210 —
790 790 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,130 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 13 190.00 $190.00 $770 —
491 491 36 184.00 $184.00 $903 —
544–546 545 20 168.00–172.50 $170.25 $928 —
560–564 value added 563 17 170.00–176.00 $174.24 $981 —
552–591 571 71 159.00–172.00 $166.79 $952 —
630–640 value added 637 45 163.50–166.50 $165.14 $1,052 —
665 value added 665 17 162.00 $162.00 $1,077 —
672–692 678 25 152.00–155.00 $154.14 $1,045 -1.86
722 722 4 145.00 $145.00 $1,047 —
725 value added 725 2 147.00 $147.00 $1,066 —
925 925 4 144.00 $144.00 $1,332 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 326 4 181.00–191.00 $185.65 $605 +15.65
360–397 385 8 165.00–187.00 $178.41 $687 +13.52
402–445 425 10 151.00–179.00 $164.02 $697 -1.88
455–495 476 18 153.00–168.00 $159.05 $757 -6.36
515–520 516 4 143.00–163.00 $157.96 $815 +0.59
565–578 value added 570 5 153.00–165.00 $160.13 $913 —
562–585 579 19 147.00–160.00 $152.06 $880 +4.88
630 630 3 143.00–149.00 $147.00 $926 +2.00
667–690 674 10 140.00–151.00 $148.32 $1,000 +10.84
700 700 1 134.00 $134.00 $938 —
910 910 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,228 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 323 3 125.00–129.00 $127.72 $413 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–349 322 16 147.00–175.00 $167.75 $540 +12.51
355–365 360 11 151.00–166.00 $160.17 $577 +3.55
405–445 426 65 142.00–168.00 $160.21 $682 +9.60
450–498 463 41 142.00–167.00 $159.65 $739 +12.96
459–480 value added 468 33 161.00–170.00 $166.42 $779 —
505 value added 505 2 160.00 $160.00 $808 —
500–546 520 87 139.00–159.00 $154.61 $804 +10.79
552–595 568 72 142.00–159.50 $151.79 $862 +7.40
559–595 value added 580 36 154.50–156.50 $155.57 $902 —
595 595 10 156.50 $156.50 $931 +12.11
615 unweaned 615 1 138.00 $138.00 $849 +8.00
600–643 634 28 140.00–154.25 $147.11 $933 +9.48
631–635 634 20 143.00–148.75 $146.75 $930 +9.12
643 value added 643 3 146.50 $146.50 $942 —
668–675 673 6 145.00–146.00 $145.33 $978 +8.92
677–684 683 22 138.00–146.50 $140.49 $960 +4.99
715–720 718 3 128.00–129.50 $129.00 $926 —
720 720 2 134.00 $134.00 $965 —
750–794 789 9 133.00–136.00 $135.68 $1,071 —
795 795 5 135.00 $135.00 $1,073 —
810 810 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,085 +9.00
875 875 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,138 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
367–392 373 13 158.00–171.00 $167.85 $626 —
424 424 6 159.00 $159.00 $674 —
467 thin fleshed 467 24 175.00 $175.00 $817 —
479 479 7 157.50 $157.50 $754 +18.13
500–534 value added 515 11 156.00–157.00 $156.53 $806 —
532–535 533 11 140.00–153.00 $149.44 $797 —
567 567 20 151.00 $151.00 $856 —
571–587 value added 580 22 156.00–156.50 $156.20 $906 —
669 669 4 133.50 $133.50 $893 —
700–731 719 13 126.00–133.50 $130.69 $940 —
767 767 15 132.00 $132.00 $1,012 —
1048 1048 3 110.00 $110.00 $1,153 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 318 17 127.00–154.00 $140.46 $447 +1.20
375–398 391 12 129.00–150.00 $143.17 $560 +7.46
410–447 426 15 130.00–142.00 $138.00 $588 +5.58
450–490 465 6 128.00–140.00 $134.21 $624 +1.18
500–525 505 8 120.00–137.00 $128.33 $648 -0.88
550–575 560 10 115.00–135.00 $125.13 $701 +0.92
586 value added 586 4 135.00 $135.00 $791 —
610 unweaned 610 1 117.00 $117.00 $714 —
615–635 627 5 130.00 $130.00 $815 +10.13
625–630 627 3 120.00–133.00 $126.85 $795 +6.98
680–690 685 2 120.00–125.00 $122.48 $839 +2.14
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 313 3 115.00–135.00 $127.77 $400 —
355–375 365 2 122.00–125.00 $123.46 $451 +18.46
450 450 1 110.00 $110.00 $495 —
510 510 1 122.00 $122.00 $622 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–338 332 4 197.00–200.00 $198.25 $658 +19.75
360–395 373 7 181.00–200.00 $190.51 $711 +6.29
400–445 419 6 173.00–183.00 $177.49 $744 +7.10
452–490 468 20 162.00–191.00 $175.03 $819 +4.62
500–530 520 13 163.00–177.00 $166.61 $866 +5.31
550–575 564 20 141.00–166.00 $151.14 $852 +1.91
616–640 632 16 137.00–151.00 $143.75 $908 +8.51
635 unweaned 635 1 130.00 $130.00 $826 —
650–690 673 21 131.00–144.00 $139.33 $938 +1.33
710–740 719 8 122.00–141.00 $132.69 $954 +3.69
760–765 763 2 136.00–139.00 $137.50 $1,049 —
803–842 808 9 121.00–132.00 $129.61 $1,047 +17.11
855 855 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,069 +9.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–392 382 6 150.00–174.00 $161.37 $616 -1.73
450–490 468 9 150.00–169.00 $159.16 $745 +6.16
545 545 1 143.00 $143.00 $779 -1.10
570 570 2 130.00–140.00 $135.00 $770 -5.54
620–630 625 2 120.00–135.00 $127.44 $796 -6.56
665 665 1 140.00 $140.00 $931 +15.96
745 745 1 100.00 $100.00 $745 -11.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 2 120.00 $120.00 $398 —

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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.