Cattle Market Pulse

North Arkansas Livestock Market Report

GreenForest, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Wednesday, March 4, 2026

519 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $421.17/cwt -11.83 vs last sale · ≈ $2,207/hd at 524 lb · 31 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $480.13/cwt +14.62 vs last sale · ≈ $2,622/hd at 546 lb · 22 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $552.78/cwt +37.40 vs last sale · ≈ $2,407/hd at 436 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 519 433 980
Feeder cattle 437 366 650
Slaughter cattle 64 58 105
Replacement cattle 18 9 225

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers limited comparable sales to establish a market trend. Feeder heifers were limited to comparison were mostly uneven. However, there was an offering of 12 head of replacements bought a premium 363.00. Slaughter cows sold 4.00-8.00 lower: Slaughter bulls sold 12.00-15.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 685.00 $685.00 $2,055 +6.23
352–388 364 3 600.00–625.00 $616.12 $2,243 +73.89
410 thin fleshed 410 1 600.00 $600.00 $2,460 —
437 value added 437 17 550.00 $550.00 $2,404 —
450–490 481 18 470.00–523.00 $495.86 $2,385 -36.77
500–549 546 22 469.00–509.00 $480.13 $2,622 +14.62
550–560 552 5 460.00–479.00 $463.86 $2,561 -27.76
602–645 609 8 413.00–447.00 $430.69 $2,623 +50.69
661 value added 661 11 419.00 $419.00 $2,770 —
710 710 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,627 —
775 775 3 333.00 $333.00 $2,581 -44.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 5 520.00 $520.00 $1,986 —
436 436 6 509.00 $509.00 $2,219 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585 585 1 425.00 $425.00 $2,486 —
620–645 633 2 365.00–377.00 $371.12 $2,349 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
337 337 6 605.00 $605.00 $2,039 —
358–390 371 10 485.00–515.00 $497.65 $1,846 -2.35
420–448 439 9 463.00–501.00 $493.55 $2,167 +12.49
502–542 524 31 391.00–435.00 $421.17 $2,207 -11.83
566–588 573 11 363.00–377.00 $371.56 $2,129 -48.44
632–640 635 5 347.00–357.00 $353.38 $2,244 —
655 655 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,129 —
768 768 12 363.00 $363.00 $2,788 —
775 775 1 321.00 $321.00 $2,488 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 4 451.00 $451.00 $1,556 —
362 362 2 460.00 $460.00 $1,665 -27.00
500 500 1 377.00 $377.00 $1,885 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 3 513.00 $513.00 $1,754 —
457 457 3 461.00 $461.00 $2,107 +23.44

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358–365 361 13 605.00–635.00 $628.07 $2,267 —
420 420 4 485.00 $485.00 $2,037 +4.00
460–495 478 8 437.00–481.00 $447.26 $2,138 -41.67
509 509 4 477.00 $477.00 $2,428 —
554–595 562 12 417.00–441.00 $432.14 $2,429 -68.86
606–648 630 10 387.00–406.00 $395.53 $2,492 -7.03
670–694 688 6 359.00–375.00 $363.59 $2,501 —
715 715 1 353.00 $353.00 $2,524 —
840 840 1 311.00 $311.00 $2,612 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359–389 371 10 521.00–570.00 $541.55 $2,009 —
418 418 2 533.00 $533.00 $2,228 —
547 547 3 400.00 $400.00 $2,188 -65.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 425.00 $425.00 $2,125 —
605 605 1 387.00 $387.00 $2,341 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1260 1121 80-85% 5 149.00–158.00 $152.43 $1,709 —
1090–1305 1230 80-85% 3 159.00–168.00 $163.57 $2,012 +3.28
1025–1390 1240 80-85% 3 140.00–145.00 $142.97 $1,773 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–945 903 85-90% 2 140.00–151.00 $145.24 $1,312 +26.54
960–980 970 85-90% 2 130.00–132.00 $130.99 $1,271 —
970–975 973 85-90% 2 110.00–112.00 $111.00 $1,080 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1560 1387 75-80% 3 165.00–166.00 $165.67 $2,298 -8.95
1285–1525 1405 75-80% 2 157.00–162.00 $159.29 $2,238 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1555 1428 3 178.00–185.00 $181.81 $2,596 —
1415–1785 1632 3 201.00–210.00 $205.21 $3,349 —
1385–1870 1635 4 193.00–198.00 $194.78 $3,185 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
725 725 (<2 yrs)Open 1 303.00 $303.00 $2,197
885 885 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,150
1175–1295 1235 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 176.00–180.00 $178.10 $2,200

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
985 985 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00
1150–1365 1252 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,250.00–3,050.00 $2,632.69
1135–1475 1277 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 2,400.00–3,300.00 $2,745.95
1200–1405 1315 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,950.00–3,250.00 $3,069.71
1315 1315 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,750.00 $2,750.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1265 1265 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 162.00 $162.00 $2,049
1280 1280 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 174.00 $174.00 $2,227
1590 1590 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 163.00 $163.00 $2,592

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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.