Cattle Market Pulse

North Arkansas Livestock Market Report

GreenForest, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, June 19, 2024

882 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $282.40/cwt +10.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,752/hd at 621 lb · 89 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $311.00/cwt +5.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,630/hd at 524 lb · 57 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $258.19/cwt +6.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,510/hd at 585 lb · 50 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 882 1,327 1,104
Feeder cattle 749 1,145 854
Slaughter cattle 98 147 225
Replacement cattle 35 35 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend sale not reported last week. The feeder quality was good with active bidding and a higher undertone than two weeks ago. Slaughter cows and bulls were in good demand.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,245 +31.72
360 360 2 379.00 $379.00 $1,364 -3.30
400–430 415 3 331.00–375.00 $350.47 $1,454 +6.96
450–498 466 19 309.00–342.00 $321.63 $1,499 +5.23
500–545 524 57 299.00–317.00 $311.00 $1,630 +5.31
560–590 568 40 289.00–300.00 $296.38 $1,683 +6.01
600–625 610 17 274.00–300.00 $297.29 $1,813 +15.24
607–649 unweaned 623 72 266.00–285.00 $278.88 $1,737 +8.69
652 652 12 271.00 $271.00 $1,767 —
665 unweaned 665 19 264.00 $264.00 $1,756 +7.86
710–730 720 2 255.00–256.00 $255.51 $1,840 +6.51
925 925 1 216.00 $216.00 $1,998 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
313 313 3 357.00 $357.00 $1,117 +24.00
370–395 389 6 350.00–367.00 $354.67 $1,380 +49.67
430–441 439 5 319.00–323.00 $319.78 $1,404 +22.09
455 455 1 291.00 $291.00 $1,324 +9.26
518–542 530 16 260.00–294.00 $279.29 $1,480 +3.77
575–590 583 3 255.00–278.00 $263.42 $1,536 +2.51
635 635 2 251.00–270.00 $260.50 $1,654 -3.74
660–692 680 16 244.00–255.00 $249.91 $1,699 +11.74
702 702 2 244.00 $244.00 $1,713 +24.00
760 760 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,786 +6.41
815 815 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,793 -13.70
820 unweaned 820 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,558 -18.00
915–925 923 4 180.00–210.00 $187.44 $1,730 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
522–534 528 24 294.00–308.00 $300.39 $1,586 +5.32
613–624 616 23 270.00–272.00 $271.38 $1,672 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 334 12 303.00–325.00 $310.82 $1,038 +6.12
355–398 384 5 302.00–313.00 $305.77 $1,174 -4.56
400–430 415 6 305.00–345.00 $319.57 $1,326 +16.80
455–499 486 41 280.00–293.00 $286.34 $1,392 +29.78
498 498 2 265.00 $265.00 $1,320 +8.44
500–542 526 47 265.00–280.00 $275.51 $1,449 +9.48
550–597 585 50 240.00–270.00 $258.19 $1,510 +22.19
605–606 unweaned 606 15 240.00–245.00 $243.67 $1,477 +0.46
603–628 620 9 245.00–250.00 $246.62 $1,529 +4.62
640 640 2 244.00 $244.00 $1,562 +2.00
710 710 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,526 -12.00
795 795 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,590 -17.00
813 813 3 224.00 $224.00 $1,821 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 318 2 279.00–295.00 $287.19 $913 +2.19
362–398 384 5 285.00–299.00 $293.72 $1,128 +5.74
410–445 428 8 257.00–293.00 $270.22 $1,157 -1.48
450–480 466 7 254.00–273.00 $264.35 $1,232 -0.06
505–528 514 10 229.00–255.00 $245.04 $1,260 +4.18
600–620 609 7 220.00–243.00 $231.48 $1,410 +3.41
627 627 5 245.00 $245.00 $1,536 +16.93
655–660 658 2 210.00–215.00 $212.49 $1,398 -17.51
665–684 676 9 233.00–235.00 $234.13 $1,583 +4.13
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 7 244.00 $244.00 $1,440 +2.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 385.00–387.00 $386.00 $1,274 +33.00
350 350 1 377.50 $377.50 $1,321 —
405–442 429 8 315.00–339.00 $327.71 $1,406 +15.63
450–475 460 3 307.00–331.00 $320.13 $1,473 +14.72
507–520 511 10 270.00–305.00 $288.40 $1,474 +2.89
550–585 579 13 257.00–281.00 $273.05 $1,581 —
602–630 609 6 240.00–265.00 $250.16 $1,523 +1.16
650–675 667 3 244.00–257.00 $248.23 $1,656 +28.23
715–732 724 4 225.00–238.00 $231.42 $1,675 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 325 2 320.00–367.00 $342.78 $1,114 —
352 352 2 320.00 $320.00 $1,126 —
425–440 432 3 300.00–325.00 $309.86 $1,339 —
494 494 4 276.00 $276.00 $1,363 +12.36
500 500 4 265.00 $265.00 $1,325 +25.00
580 580 1 249.00 $249.00 $1,444 +2.02
645 645 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,354 -10.00
840 840 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,739 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1200 1069 80-85% 4 114.00–118.00 $116.70 $1,248 —
925–1565 1182 80-85% 22 120.00–134.00 $128.17 $1,515 —
1010–1520 1193 80-85% 18 136.00–151.00 $142.02 $1,694 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–1065 963 85-90% 5 116.00–125.00 $121.29 $1,168 —
965–1170 1068 85-90% 2 130.00–134.00 $132.19 $1,412 +1.25
835–1350 1094 85-90% 9 105.00–113.00 $109.01 $1,193 -21.93
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1825 1374 75-80% 7 136.00–147.00 $140.73 $1,934 +5.04
1110–1895 1564 75-80% 8 125.00–134.00 $131.51 $2,057 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1405 1260 2 134.00–144.00 $139.58 $1,759 +12.31
1110–2050 1591 5 148.00–157.00 $152.02 $2,419 —
1825–1942 1904 4 170.00–180.00 $173.15 $3,297 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
840–1150 936 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 9 126.00–169.00 $152.86 $1,431

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
995–1140 1068 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 2 1,925.00–1,950.00 $1,938.35
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1265 1265 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,796

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870–1042 985 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 3 1,045.00–1,625.00 $1,215.82

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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
1055 1055 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,675.00 $1,675.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,575.00 $1,575.00 —
870–1070 919 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 13 1,900.00–2,975.00 $2,878.68 —

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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.