Cattle Market Pulse

North Arkansas Livestock Market Report

GreenForest, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, January 11, 2023

2,363 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $180.06/cwt +8.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,302/hd at 723 lb · 136 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $195.11/cwt +12.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,139/hd at 584 lb · 100 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $177.02/cwt ≈ $1,354/hd at 765 lb · 97 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 2,363 1,301 1,879
Feeder cattle 2,363 1,063 1,879
Slaughter cattle — 213 —
Replacement cattle — 25 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers 2.00-12.00 higher mostly 5.00-7.00 higher. Feeder heifers 1.00-13.00 higher mostly 3.00-8.00 higher. The offering was mostly long weaned cattle with a few of them Value Added. Supply was heavy and demand good. 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
315–345 325 12 219.00–250.00 $230.62 $750 +0.87
350 fancy 350 2 285.00 $285.00 $998 —
355–391 368 24 215.00–251.00 $227.03 $835 +6.76
368 value added 368 2 251.00 $251.00 $924 —
408–411 fancy 409 16 250.00–259.00 $255.05 $1,043 —
400–445 419 20 209.00–251.00 $225.93 $947 +4.28
471 value added 471 14 228.00 $228.00 $1,074 —
455–495 475 55 204.00–232.00 $221.72 $1,053 +6.16
505–545 524 57 197.00–222.00 $209.25 $1,096 +7.61
550–598 584 100 181.00–206.50 $195.11 $1,139 +12.19
603–635 618 49 180.00–200.00 $191.67 $1,185 +12.82
659–682 668 24 173.00–192.50 $184.45 $1,232 +10.46
714 value added 714 60 183.50 $183.50 $1,310 —
703–740 730 76 168.00–180.00 $177.34 $1,295 +5.94
757–786 765 97 160.00–178.50 $177.02 $1,354 —
801–840 820 37 165.00–189.00 $170.91 $1,401 +16.95
912–913 913 6 162.00 $162.00 $1,479 —
950 950 1 162.00 $162.00 $1,539 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
366 366 4 215.00 $215.00 $787 —
422 422 5 215.00 $215.00 $907 —
452–479 461 15 200.00–210.00 $206.54 $952 +6.54
505–544 535 45 183.00–192.00 $187.64 $1,004 +7.64
571 571 7 185.00 $185.00 $1,056 +8.08
604–630 614 25 175.00–179.00 $177.36 $1,089 +10.99
661–692 684 97 166.00–180.25 $179.62 $1,229 —
735 value added 735 10 175.00 $175.00 $1,286 —
726–740 736 49 168.00–175.00 $173.03 $1,274 —
793 793 22 172.00 $172.00 $1,364 —
828 828 65 173.75 $173.75 $1,439 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 329 7 187.00–205.00 $198.16 $652 +9.68
350 350 1 195.00 $195.00 $682 +8.05
410–438 426 8 175.00–191.00 $183.82 $783 +8.16
465–498 487 15 165.00–200.00 $184.73 $900 +5.83
500–540 525 10 160.00–184.00 $170.21 $894 +3.63
565–585 573 5 151.00–173.00 $165.73 $950 +3.69
602–631 625 14 163.00–175.00 $169.81 $1,061 +0.80
660–698 679 4 140.00–159.00 $149.77 $1,017 -12.42
715–720 718 2 151.00–161.00 $156.02 $1,120 +4.28
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
348 348 2 165.00 $165.00 $574 +15.00
352 352 2 160.00 $160.00 $563 —
468 468 3 159.00 $159.00 $744 +20.00
625 625 3 134.00 $134.00 $838 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
301–345 317 10 170.00–206.00 $189.00 $599 +3.00
352–398 378 39 183.00–210.00 $198.75 $751 +13.40
395 value added 395 6 203.00 $203.00 $802 —
400–448 427 52 176.00–202.00 $192.84 $823 +8.42
427 value added 427 12 201.00 $201.00 $858 —
465 465 1 170.00 $170.00 $790 -10.81
450–498 475 76 174.00–197.00 $186.63 $886 +5.82
501–549 528 64 172.00–187.00 $180.96 $955 +9.55
550–598 563 30 162.00–183.00 $171.22 $964 +1.49
589–591 590 23 178.00–180.00 $179.39 $1,058 +35.39
605–648 625 14 151.00–159.00 $156.68 $979 +1.54
609–639 632 24 167.00–176.00 $172.80 $1,092 +17.66
642 value added 642 9 173.50 $173.50 $1,114 —
652–685 673 22 148.00–173.00 $163.42 $1,100 +14.42
685–699 690 17 163.00–169.00 $167.58 $1,156 +12.58
720 720 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,008 -1.00
723–742 731 29 158.00–165.00 $163.29 $1,194 +22.29
780 780 3 162.00 $162.00 $1,264 —
779–790 781 5 135.00–144.00 $142.18 $1,110 —
807–816 811 9 149.00–159.00 $154.53 $1,253 —
825 825 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,238 —
855 855 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,035 -14.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
314 314 6 179.00 $179.00 $562 —
390 390 3 176.00 $176.00 $686 —
401–438 420 13 171.00–177.00 $174.15 $731 -0.08
474 value added 474 18 191.00 $191.00 $905 —
460–489 483 33 162.00–173.00 $170.18 $822 +0.44
504–533 516 14 160.00–170.00 $165.02 $852 +0.78
525 525 6 167.00 $167.00 $877 +2.76
585–590 587 10 154.00–158.00 $156.01 $916 —
596 596 36 177.00 $177.00 $1,055 —
721 721 27 171.00 $171.00 $1,233 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 321 10 158.00–170.00 $164.00 $526 +7.70
350–375 363 2 145.00–176.00 $161.03 $585 +7.10
400–435 414 10 140.00–170.00 $159.94 $662 +4.83
455–492 481 13 135.00–179.00 $157.92 $760 +7.69
500–540 526 6 150.00–160.00 $154.15 $811 +4.22
565–585 577 9 139.00–158.00 $150.21 $867 +3.13
600–620 610 2 130.00–146.00 $138.13 $843 -5.21
690–695 693 3 131.00–135.00 $133.66 $926 -5.84
705 705 1 132.00 $132.00 $931 +2.00
765–795 781 4 120.00–135.00 $128.42 $1,003 +1.09
810 810 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,053 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 4 115.00 $115.00 $393 —
400–445 413 6 107.00–147.00 $136.19 $562 +1.47
470–493 483 6 120.00–132.00 $124.41 $601 -4.56
505 505 1 125.00 $125.00 $631 +5.00
605–645 625 2 95.00–126.00 $111.00 $694 —
650 650 1 116.00 $116.00 $754 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–325 320 2 190.00–205.00 $197.38 $632 +5.38
360–395 378 16 195.00–211.00 $205.43 $777 -9.43
400–448 436 11 189.00–210.00 $198.08 $864 +1.49
450–490 474 20 173.00–209.00 $194.01 $920 +6.15
500–545 528 25 174.00–198.00 $184.23 $973 +6.61
553–590 563 24 161.00–186.00 $174.07 $980 +8.65
585 585 1 153.00 $153.00 $895 -12.42
602–645 613 9 155.00–169.00 $162.57 $997 +7.62
650–690 667 9 158.00–166.00 $160.09 $1,068 +1.09
712–740 716 8 140.00–158.00 $155.67 $1,115 +1.67
950 950 1 102.00 $102.00 $969 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 434 6 170.00–176.00 $173.15 $751 +5.65
460–485 480 6 168.00–178.00 $173.89 $835 +5.42
510–540 525 3 160.00–184.00 $168.00 $882 +13.19
555–575 565 2 164.00–166.00 $164.98 $932 +19.50
680 680 1 144.00 $144.00 $979 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 4 166.00 $166.00 $888 —

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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.