Cattle Market Pulse

North Arkansas Livestock Market Report

GreenForest, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 22, 2023

914 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $195.00/cwt +16.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,342/hd at 688 lb · 76 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $193.77/cwt +7.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,093/hd at 564 lb · 32 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $224.11/cwt +3.27 vs last sale · ≈ $820/hd at 366 lb · 31 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 914 1,733 679
Feeder cattle 783 1,632 615
Slaughter cattle 91 91 59
Replacement cattle 40 10 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week Feeder steers and heifers under 700 lbs mostly 2.00-7.00 higher except the better 450-550 lb steers and heifers 2.00-5.00 lower. Quality and demand was good. Slaughter cows steady to 3.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00-6.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
588 588 25 209.00 $209.00 $1,229 -1.11
641 641 31 195.50 $195.50 $1,253 -13.13
688 688 76 195.00 $195.00 $1,342 +16.79
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302 302 2 240.00 $240.00 $725 -14.32
325–345 330 4 257.00–260.00 $257.78 $851 +3.46
360 360 1 239.00 $239.00 $860 -22.38
352–397 381 16 245.00–270.00 $264.37 $1,007 +2.99
405–445 418 10 249.00–270.00 $259.10 $1,083 +27.10
454–492 469 27 225.00–247.00 $239.03 $1,121 +39.03
508–540 516 12 230.00–246.00 $237.68 $1,226 -4.95
562–592 575 10 216.00–235.00 $225.40 $1,296 +35.40
632 632 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,264 +16.00
835 835 1 168.00 $168.00 $1,403 -5.00
855 855 2 168.00 $168.00 $1,436 -2.32
960 960 1 158.00 $158.00 $1,517 +9.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 235.00 $235.00 $728 +9.57
365–395 377 3 220.00–225.00 $223.38 $842 +0.54
415–445 427 5 215.00–225.00 $220.83 $943 +2.10
470–475 473 2 201.00–220.00 $210.55 $996 +7.29
540 540 1 187.00 $187.00 $1,010 -10.52
553 553 5 194.00 $194.00 $1,073 +3.71
605–645 624 4 180.00–185.00 $181.80 $1,134 -2.53
730 730 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,278 +0.02

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 331 15 209.00–232.00 $223.68 $740 +7.73
358–390 366 31 200.00–230.00 $224.11 $820 +3.27
400–436 420 23 200.00–234.00 $221.44 $930 +8.23
450–490 476 31 202.00–226.00 $209.41 $997 -2.88
505–547 531 31 181.00–207.00 $195.53 $1,038 -2.75
554 554 11 204.00 $204.00 $1,130 +17.80
550–576 569 21 180.00–191.00 $188.41 $1,072 +2.21
633 633 3 181.00 $181.00 $1,146 -7.26
600–645 636 27 170.00–190.00 $176.59 $1,123 -11.67
660–663 661 17 197.00–198.00 $197.65 $1,306 +37.04
650–690 665 3 160.00–168.00 $164.70 $1,095 +4.09
710 710 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,164 +8.99
790 790 1 162.00 $162.00 $1,280 -5.71
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 325 2 199.00–200.00 $199.52 $648 +17.68
372–399 389 16 182.00–206.00 $187.87 $731 +10.73
400–438 425 14 170.00–190.00 $180.32 $766 +1.16
450–495 479 14 175.00–192.00 $182.76 $875 +4.12
502–545 519 6 175.00–185.00 $178.20 $925 +5.52
565–595 579 6 159.00–174.00 $170.78 $989 -0.33
610–640 623 3 145.00–163.00 $152.82 $952 +7.76
665–670 667 6 152.00–164.00 $158.50 $1,057 +13.26
715 715 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,022 -1.00
835 835 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,060 —
850 850 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,148 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495–499 498 20 190.00–195.00 $190.99 $951 -4.01
810 810 9 164.50 $164.50 $1,332 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 378 2 135.00–165.00 $152.25 $576 —
460 460 1 140.00 $140.00 $644 —
530–545 536 4 140.00–159.00 $147.32 $790 —
580 580 1 140.00 $140.00 $812 —
625 625 1 114.00 $114.00 $712 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–320 313 4 225.00–245.00 $236.46 $740 +9.46
372–385 376 13 240.00–255.00 $246.22 $926 +11.22
405–440 428 5 231.00–240.00 $233.88 $1,001 +1.70
455–490 473 2 185.00–190.00 $187.41 $886 -23.76
450–493 474 14 205.00–239.00 $215.03 $1,019 +3.86
500–540 513 7 199.00–219.00 $212.47 $1,090 +14.52
554–585 558 14 177.00–193.00 $191.28 $1,067 +5.24
631–640 633 7 166.00–173.00 $171.28 $1,084 +0.28
675–698 696 11 168.00–176.00 $168.71 $1,174 —
710 710 1 158.00 $158.00 $1,122 -12.00
771–795 774 7 153.00–157.00 $156.41 $1,211 +15.40
872 872 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,221 +7.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 315 4 210.00–215.00 $212.08 $668 +11.08
350–395 379 7 180.00–223.00 $211.82 $803 +33.83
410 410 1 201.00 $201.00 $824 +7.11
480–490 483 3 175.00–193.00 $185.06 $894 +4.86
515–545 531 4 157.00–176.00 $169.47 $900 -7.79
585 585 1 150.00 $150.00 $878 -22.78
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690 690 —— 15 160.00 $160.00 $1,104 —
1080 1080 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,058 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 170.00 $170.00 $544 —
380 380 1 165.00 $165.00 $627 —
450 450 1 140.00 $140.00 $630 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
935–1015 975 80-85% 2 70.00–82.00 $75.75 $739 -11.71
1010–1310 1132 80-85% 15 86.00–94.00 $90.92 $1,029 +12.97
945–1445 1206 80-85% 15 94.00–108.00 $102.51 $1,236 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710 710 85-90% 1 60.00 $60.00 $426 —
820–920 870 85-90% 2 50.00 $50.00 $435 —
840–1115 955 85-90% 7 65.00–76.00 $70.57 $674 —
840–1125 983 85-90% 11 77.00–88.00 $82.47 $811 —
965–1210 1095 85-90% 9 89.00–93.00 $90.94 $996 +1.98
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1565 1413 75-80% 4 104.00–113.00 $107.30 $1,516 +16.84

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1735 1418 5 105.00–118.00 $112.54 $1,596 —
1530–1995 1727 6 118.00–138.00 $125.82 $2,173 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
745–870 828 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 75.00–101.00 $90.54 $750

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
795–994 872 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 13 1,275.00–1,350.00 $1,307.90
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1025 1025 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 88.00 $88.00 $902
1085 1085 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 99.00 $99.00 $1,074

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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
1028–1365 1070 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 8 1,450.00–1,600.00 $1,576.08 —
1089 1089 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 1,225.00 $1,225.00 —
1360 1360 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00 —

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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.