Cattle Market Pulse

North Arkansas Livestock Market Report

GreenForest, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, February 14, 2024

3,532 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $277.22/cwt +17.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,718/hd at 620 lb · 214 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $290.70/cwt +21.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,723/hd at 593 lb · 213 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $232.92/cwt +28.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,568/hd at 673 lb · 172 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 3,532 677 572
Feeder cattle 3,532 606 572
Slaughter cattle — 61 —
Replacement cattle — 10 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs 4.00-17.00 higher mostly 7.00-12.00 higher not enough over 600 lbs for a trend last week. Feeder heifers under 700 lbs 1.00-25.00 higher mostly 10.00-15.00 higher not enough over 700 lbs last week for a trend. The offering include several large groups of weaned yearlings. Demand was good on all classes of cattle. Cows and bulls not reported today.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
352 352 10 312.00 $312.00 $1,098 —
451–464 value added 459 19 337.00 $337.00 $1,547 —
474–496 488 92 300.00–316.00 $306.01 $1,493 —
519–545 531 70 280.00–309.50 $295.26 $1,568 —
577–598 589 54 261.50–269.00 $264.57 $1,558 -4.43
588–596 value added 594 159 298.00–300.00 $299.58 $1,780 —
617–647 640 42 251.00–260.00 $256.90 $1,644 -1.02
651–694 682 132 240.00–256.00 $247.67 $1,689 +7.16
705–741 712 103 230.00–245.00 $242.09 $1,724 +7.09
751–773 766 80 234.00–242.50 $238.73 $1,829 —
839 839 49 231.00 $231.00 $1,938 —
874 874 61 229.85 $229.85 $2,009 —
911 911 4 210.00 $210.00 $1,913 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 322 7 337.50–391.00 $373.07 $1,201 +23.07
360–398 373 15 327.00–371.00 $341.49 $1,274 +3.65
424–427 value added 425 55 347.00–360.00 $351.27 $1,493 —
405–449 428 42 312.00–362.00 $332.57 $1,423 +17.40
452–498 473 47 303.00–351.00 $324.90 $1,537 +11.93
506–549 524 63 285.00–323.00 $309.64 $1,623 +7.27
529 value added 529 15 328.50 $328.50 $1,738 +14.50
558–587 578 41 275.00–310.00 $291.80 $1,687 +10.70
600–646 618 175 251.00–295.00 $276.42 $1,708 +17.10
618–628 unweaned 622 8 250.00–258.00 $254.97 $1,586 —
628 value added 628 31 287.50 $287.50 $1,806 —
659–698 676 78 253.00–266.00 $259.06 $1,751 +8.06
722–732 726 82 244.00–267.00 $258.09 $1,874 +28.09
761–798 775 74 230.00–249.50 $241.49 $1,872 —
815–844 832 30 225.00–232.00 $230.38 $1,917 —
850–890 877 3 212.00–220.00 $214.59 $1,882 —
980–994 993 10 203.00–205.00 $204.80 $2,034 -3.20
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–319 316 11 310.00–319.00 $313.40 $990 —
360–397 381 15 275.00–320.00 $303.71 $1,157 +14.71
405–435 422 14 272.00–311.00 $298.66 $1,260 +9.67
440–449 value added 447 5 315.00 $315.00 $1,408 —
460–481 478 11 273.00–280.00 $273.79 $1,309 +3.79
505–540 524 6 250.00–275.00 $264.32 $1,385 +14.32
565–582 576 9 246.00–279.00 $258.02 $1,486 +6.69
635–645 641 8 229.00–250.00 $242.02 $1,551 -7.98
660–683 676 8 227.00–234.00 $231.15 $1,563 +2.15
700–710 705 2 225.00–229.00 $227.01 $1,600 +13.67
768 768 6 210.00 $210.00 $1,613 -23.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 202.00 $202.00 $687 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 315 4 287.00–301.00 $294.92 $929 +0.95
355–398 375 31 285.00–312.00 $303.76 $1,139 +27.66
406 value added 406 10 303.00 $303.00 $1,230 —
400–441 429 51 274.00–305.00 $282.26 $1,211 +3.55
454 value added 454 5 285.00 $285.00 $1,294 +10.17
452–492 471 85 260.00–298.00 $283.02 $1,333 +16.46
501 value added 501 18 279.00 $279.00 $1,398 —
500–545 518 139 252.00–284.50 $269.59 $1,396 +10.97
558–591 575 60 234.00–260.00 $247.87 $1,425 +14.43
551–594 582 54 236.00–269.00 $244.99 $1,426 +11.55
600–645 620 22 219.00–250.00 $237.65 $1,473 +13.94
608–640 627 50 236.00–249.00 $243.73 $1,528 +20.02
630 value added 630 50 248.00 $248.00 $1,562 +17.00
660–697 671 150 228.00–240.00 $234.61 $1,574 +20.61
650–696 688 22 210.00–230.00 $221.39 $1,523 +19.76
715–722 721 15 210.00–225.00 $223.02 $1,608 +13.02
821 821 25 211.00 $211.00 $1,732 +16.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 7 285.00 $285.00 $946 —
408–448 428 12 265.00–275.00 $270.23 $1,157 —
462 value added 462 23 281.00 $281.00 $1,298 —
455–496 482 40 245.00–267.00 $257.74 $1,242 —
509–548 531 49 236.00–266.00 $252.75 $1,342 +11.40
548 value added 548 34 254.00 $254.00 $1,392 —
553 553 11 238.00 $238.00 $1,316 —
561–578 567 14 240.00–248.00 $245.09 $1,390 —
576 value added 576 111 257.00 $257.00 $1,480 —
600–648 624 65 225.00–245.00 $232.43 $1,450 +27.43
632–644 639 21 215.00–224.00 $220.18 $1,407 +15.18
652–672 663 21 222.00–225.00 $223.74 $1,483 —
653–686 665 47 219.00–229.00 $225.10 $1,497 —
820 820 27 207.00 $207.00 $1,697 —
854 854 7 189.00 $189.00 $1,614 —
870 870 33 189.50 $189.50 $1,649 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–348 322 12 250.00–270.00 $262.73 $846 +3.22
360–392 386 7 231.00–255.00 $243.74 $941 +6.08
400–442 421 7 241.00–260.00 $252.00 $1,061 +10.15
465–490 476 9 235.00–268.00 $250.60 $1,193 +15.41
510–547 541 12 230.00–238.00 $231.26 $1,251 +0.44
550–578 562 6 223.00–234.00 $230.49 $1,295 +10.45
610 610 1 203.00 $203.00 $1,238 +8.06
658 658 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,349 +5.00
717 717 13 200.00 $200.00 $1,434 +50.00
735 735 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,323 +30.00
885 885 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,593 +15.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 137.00 $137.00 $480 —
425 425 1 211.00 $211.00 $897 —
465 465 1 161.00 $161.00 $749 -19.00
597 597 5 194.00 $194.00 $1,158 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
324 324 5 329.00 $329.00 $1,066 -10.00
382–398 395 39 289.00–334.00 $320.33 $1,265 -0.88
415 415 4 310.00 $310.00 $1,286 -0.31
460–490 475 16 275.00–311.00 $297.37 $1,413 -15.73
505–531 526 12 287.00–297.00 $294.70 $1,550 +17.91
560–566 565 13 243.00–261.00 $245.74 $1,388 -38.13
635 635 3 236.00 $236.00 $1,499 -0.33
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 210.00 $210.00 $861 -81.00
462 462 3 279.00 $279.00 $1,289 —
610 610 1 199.00 $199.00 $1,214 —
780 780 1 193.00 $193.00 $1,505 +28.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 2 150.00 $150.00 $630 —

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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.