Cattle Market Pulse

North Arkansas Livestock Market Report

GreenForest, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 9, 2022

2,400 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $179.67/cwt +22.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,115/hd at 621 lb · 169 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.54/cwt +10.25 vs last sale · ≈ $923/hd at 578 lb · 149 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $174.50/cwt ≈ $1,084/hd at 621 lb · 117 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,400 598 0
Feeder cattle 2,400 423 0
Slaughter cattle — 145 —
Replacement cattle — 30 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: The better feeder steers 9.00-20.00 higher and the plainer kind 2.00-10.00 higher. Feeder heifers 5.00-20.00 higher mostly 7.00-15.00 higher. The offering included mostly weaned cattle with some being Value Added that sold for a premium. Good buyer attendance with active bidding. 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
335–345 340 2 210.00–217.00 $213.45 $726 +14.08
353–392 376 29 192.00–227.00 $215.81 $811 +22.00
400–444 428 11 188.00–215.00 $206.94 $886 +15.14
429 value added 429 5 215.00 $215.00 $922 —
456–497 469 57 192.00–219.00 $209.42 $982 +17.86
475 value added 475 8 210.00 $210.00 $998 —
518–524 value added 520 10 202.00–211.00 $207.38 $1,078 —
500–540 521 78 186.00–213.00 $200.70 $1,046 +18.18
551–584 value added 567 17 192.50–193.00 $192.74 $1,093 —
551–594 571 39 167.00–195.00 $185.70 $1,060 +9.36
602–620 value added 607 69 185.50–187.00 $186.10 $1,130 —
600–645 630 100 165.00–182.00 $175.23 $1,104 +17.65
680–691 686 75 160.00–169.50 $167.36 $1,148 +16.16
718–738 726 69 153.00–164.50 $161.21 $1,170 +11.21
754–791 780 84 155.00–167.75 $160.89 $1,255 +17.89
848 848 22 152.25 $152.25 $1,291 —
916 916 8 158.00 $158.00 $1,447 —
950 950 2 145.00 $145.00 $1,378 —
1060 1060 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,346 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 value added 375 7 215.00 $215.00 $806 —
504 value added 504 11 211.00 $211.00 $1,063 —
514 514 10 185.00 $185.00 $951 —
578–590 582 9 165.00–169.00 $167.65 $976 —
603–636 value added 620 89 164.00–182.75 $176.68 $1,095 —
612–630 624 28 160.00–169.50 $167.57 $1,046 —
665–694 685 24 152.00–164.00 $160.34 $1,098 —
723 value added 723 107 154.00–165.75 $164.87 $1,192 —
763 763 30 163.50 $163.50 $1,248 —
975 975 4 142.00 $142.00 $1,384 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 328 4 180.00–200.00 $187.79 $616 —
362–385 379 11 170.00–195.00 $180.06 $682 +10.92
411–445 426 8 160.00–193.00 $175.65 $748 +5.98
465–480 473 6 162.50–185.00 $175.61 $831 +4.47
458–494 value added 481 8 181.00–207.00 $197.71 $951 —
502–545 525 13 159.00–178.00 $165.66 $870 +1.17
535–547 value added 544 14 172.00–182.00 $179.19 $975 —
555–595 570 4 139.00–159.00 $151.96 $866 +2.78
608–610 value added 610 8 159.00–166.00 $164.25 $1,002 —
600–640 624 6 153.00–161.00 $155.89 $973 +4.89
655–695 676 4 156.00–159.00 $158.01 $1,068 —
694 value added 694 10 158.00 $158.00 $1,097 —
760–795 778 2 129.00–149.00 $138.77 $1,080 -0.23
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 125.00 $125.00 $519 —
510–525 518 2 120.00–147.00 $133.30 $690 —
565 565 1 121.00 $121.00 $684 —
620 620 1 122.00 $122.00 $756 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 327 9 163.00–180.00 $177.24 $580 +7.75
360 360 2 145.00 $145.00 $522 -12.55
358–392 371 36 151.00–182.00 $172.07 $638 +14.52
380 value added 380 4 190.00 $190.00 $722 —
421 value added 421 8 180.00 $180.00 $758 —
405–448 434 60 157.00–187.00 $177.84 $772 +15.00
479–482 value added 480 12 176.00–182.00 $178.51 $857 —
450–499 482 80 157.00–182.00 $170.34 $821 +16.16
500 500 1 147.00 $147.00 $735 -0.62
504–535 510 10 166.00–168.00 $167.58 $855 +19.96
508–538 524 22 147.00–174.00 $168.04 $881 +20.42
518–540 value added 526 21 168.00–175.50 $173.67 $914 —
564–569 value added 567 24 162.00–163.50 $162.56 $922 —
550–595 578 25 143.00–168.00 $156.24 $903 +6.95
554–598 581 100 153.50–165.75 $159.64 $928 +10.35
601 value added 601 10 158.00 $158.00 $950 —
600–645 622 17 140.00–157.00 $149.36 $929 +11.36
622 622 3 148.00 $148.00 $921 +10.00
653–660 value added 655 28 150.00–159.00 $156.41 $1,024 —
650–695 667 9 142.00–149.00 $145.43 $970 +0.43
650–695 680 72 143.00–158.00 $152.11 $1,034 +7.11
710–745 728 22 138.00–148.00 $145.16 $1,057 —
736 value added 736 13 155.00 $155.00 $1,141 —
750 750 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,050 +10.00
775 775 3 138.00 $138.00 $1,070 +8.00
830–843 832 16 133.00–137.00 $136.24 $1,134 —
840 840 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,126 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
492 492 4 150.00 $150.00 $738 —
516 516 33 175.75 $175.75 $907 —
541–545 value added 544 12 164.00–167.00 $165.00 $898 —
562 562 22 161.00 $161.00 $905 —
553–598 value added 591 19 157.00–163.00 $162.11 $958 —
627 627 35 162.50 $162.50 $1,019 —
626–649 value added 634 12 149.00–157.00 $154.27 $978 —
661 value added 661 9 148.00 $148.00 $978 —
653–696 686 13 140.00–144.00 $143.12 $982 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 147.00–168.00 $154.00 $531 +10.20
375–385 380 2 147.00–150.00 $148.48 $564 +7.30
400–445 425 8 140.00–157.00 $149.21 $634 +13.70
430 value added 430 2 162.00 $162.00 $697 —
465–485 471 10 138.00–154.00 $146.95 $692 +9.15
475–495 value added 482 6 152.00–161.00 $157.92 $761 —
500–530 517 8 137.00–150.00 $140.88 $728 +4.73
578–598 586 5 145.00–152.00 $149.14 $874 +17.75
610–620 615 2 130.00–140.00 $135.04 $830 +10.04
660 660 1 130.00 $130.00 $858 +19.00
720 720 1 111.00 $111.00 $799 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 2 122.50 $122.50 $410 —
365 365 1 110.00 $110.00 $402 —
405–430 418 2 111.00–125.00 $117.79 $492 —
500 500 1 120.00 $120.00 $600 —
688 688 2 110.00 $110.00 $757 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 3 199.00–202.00 $200.00 $600 —
352–387 372 10 180.00–213.00 $190.69 $709 +9.76
400–425 419 11 191.00–203.00 $195.00 $817 +16.52
450–488 477 14 174.00–181.00 $179.29 $855 +10.50
519–548 529 22 160.00–172.00 $169.28 $895 +5.06
550–555 551 8 160.00–164.00 $163.13 $899 +10.98
612–645 625 9 141.00–159.00 $153.35 $958 +5.20
662–666 665 12 154.50–156.00 $154.75 $1,029 +8.51
705–735 717 3 131.00–153.00 $142.51 $1,022 +3.51
750 750 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,125 —
810 810 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,085 —
880 880 1 122.00 $122.00 $1,074 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 170.00 $170.00 $646 +2.16
420 420 1 155.00 $155.00 $651 ±0.00
470 470 1 152.00 $152.00 $714 -10.00
500–530 512 3 125.00–139.00 $130.16 $666 —
550–585 573 3 138.00–148.00 $143.78 $824 -0.19
600–625 608 3 133.00–144.00 $138.33 $841 +33.33
805 805 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,006 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490–492 492 6 112.00–140.00 $125.66 $618 —

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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.