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I-40 Livestock Market Report

Ozark, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 12, 2020

1,494 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $131.64/cwt +6.64 vs last sale · ≈ $998/hd at 758 lb · 139 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $126.66/cwt +15.66 vs last sale · ≈ $926/hd at 731 lb · 85 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.29/cwt +4.21 vs last sale · ≈ $636/hd at 484 lb · 70 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,494 1,166 1,054
Feeder cattle 1,372 861 870
Slaughter cattle 81 225 137
Replacement cattle 41 80 47

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00-7.00 higher, with the exception of feeder steers 400-500 lbs, sold 10.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 1.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–335 320 9 167.50–180.00 $172.48 $552 +6.24
350–395 371 28 157.50–175.00 $168.00 $623 -3.91
400–445 429 22 143.00–161.00 $149.92 $643 -14.27
450–495 468 36 140.00–150.00 $145.30 $680 -7.70
500–540 value added 516 15 142.00–152.50 $147.45 $761 -2.55
505–545 528 11 130.00–141.00 $137.00 $723 -0.34
535 535 1 120.00 $120.00 $642 -17.34
550–580 value added 566 6 138.00–142.50 $139.24 $788 +0.57
555–595 581 33 130.00–140.00 $136.26 $792 +6.16
605–637 value added 627 9 135.00–141.00 $137.70 $863 —
605–645 627 9 120.00–133.00 $127.89 $802 +0.42
660–695 678 3 124.00–132.00 $128.07 $868 +3.35
684 value added 684 4 135.00 $135.00 $923 +4.18
715 value added 715 21 130.00 $130.00 $930 -0.50
725 725 1 115.00 $115.00 $834 -4.00
758–759 value added 758 138 131.50–132.00 $131.75 $999 —
770 770 1 116.00 $116.00 $893 -9.00
805 805 2 116.00 $116.00 $934 —
805 value added 805 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,038 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 315 8 135.00–161.00 $150.10 $473 +3.93
355–390 368 10 135.00–152.50 $144.93 $533 -11.13
405–448 433 14 134.00–144.50 $140.69 $609 -3.47
451–495 472 21 118.00–139.00 $133.61 $631 -1.59
515–540 530 3 120.00–136.00 $128.88 $683 +12.12
570–585 573 6 120.00–129.00 $121.53 $696 +2.19
595 value added 595 1 134.00 $134.00 $797 —
635 635 1 106.00 $106.00 $673 -5.71
685 685 1 125.00 $125.00 $856 +7.00
715 715 1 108.00 $108.00 $772 —
755–795 778 3 90.00–110.00 $96.47 $751 -13.53
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
331 331 4 157.50 $157.50 $521 —
505 value added 505 8 142.00 $142.00 $717 —
594 594 13 124.00 $124.00 $737 —
663 value added 663 34 130.00 $130.00 $862 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 322 3 101.00–125.00 $117.41 $378 -8.00
390 390 1 125.00 $125.00 $488 +13.23
475 475 1 100.00 $100.00 $475 -13.16
820 820 1 90.00 $90.00 $738 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–342 331 17 137.00–152.50 $144.66 $479 +0.48
350–395 368 24 137.00–149.00 $143.46 $528 +5.58
400–445 429 50 125.00–146.00 $137.13 $588 +3.31
450–483 value added 476 16 134.00–137.50 $134.96 $642 —
450–499 487 54 121.00–140.00 $130.20 $634 +3.12
505–545 525 16 114.00–125.00 $119.49 $627 -0.58
510–549 value added 545 46 126.50–132.50 $129.37 $705 —
551–570 value added 553 10 126.00–132.50 $131.48 $727 +8.52
552–591 574 23 113.00–124.00 $118.23 $679 +1.67
600–645 609 10 115.00–124.00 $119.89 $730 +4.35
600–630 value added 629 55 127.00–128.00 $127.98 $805 +7.65
650–685 670 6 118.00–128.00 $123.30 $826 +5.68
705–735 724 12 110.00–121.00 $117.00 $847 +6.00
732 value added 732 73 128.25 $128.25 $939 —
755 755 1 106.00 $106.00 $800 -3.00
800 value added 800 1 104.00 $104.00 $832 —
805 805 1 96.00 $96.00 $773 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–348 340 4 127.50–134.00 $132.49 $450 +2.25
350–392 371 13 120.00–136.00 $126.13 $468 -3.98
400–445 412 7 121.00–132.50 $127.06 $523 +6.41
460–495 471 18 114.00–130.00 $121.12 $570 +1.26
505–540 528 14 108.00–112.50 $111.30 $588 +4.98
558–595 569 11 100.00–110.00 $107.71 $613 —
605 605 1 100.00 $100.00 $605 -10.00
685 685 2 97.00–100.00 $98.50 $675 +6.99
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 value added 645 62 126.75 $126.75 $818 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 115.00 $115.00 $391 +5.73
350 350 1 110.00 $110.00 $385 +30.00
420 420 1 76.00 $76.00 $319 -19.00
450–480 459 4 90.00–103.00 $98.76 $453 +5.65
525 525 1 107.00 $107.00 $562 +17.00
555–580 568 2 84.00–90.00 $87.07 $495 —
675 675 1 89.00 $89.00 $601 -5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 123.00 $123.00 $572 —
500–545 520 24 115.00–138.00 $128.79 $670 +0.85
550–595 579 31 116.00–130.00 $127.70 $739 +3.60
600–648 621 11 114.50–123.00 $118.16 $734 +2.35
630–640 638 4 110.00 $110.00 $702 -5.81
650–675 663 11 111.00–121.00 $116.72 $774 +7.14
705–730 721 4 109.00–121.00 $115.54 $833 +3.53
755–770 762 3 104.00–117.00 $110.65 $843 +6.01
825 825 1 103.00 $103.00 $850 -6.00
885 885 1 100.00 $100.00 $885 +1.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 1 114.00 $114.00 $644 +3.04
655 655 1 106.00 $106.00 $694 —
750 750 1 84.00 $84.00 $630 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 1 100.00 $100.00 $650 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 60.00 $60.00 $264 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
685 685 80-85% 1 17.00 $17.00 $116 —
870–1045 956 80-85% 4 30.00–35.00 $33.18 $317 —
925–1065 983 80-85% 3 37.00–41.00 $39.07 $384 +4.48
1030–1165 1094 80-85% 4 49.50–54.00 $51.61 $565 +7.61
995–1250 1104 80-85% 4 44.00–48.00 $46.76 $516 -3.68
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1375 1144 75-80% 5 49.00–54.00 $50.88 $582 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085 1085 85-90% 1 47.00 $47.00 $510 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1385 1321 6 48.00–70.00 $54.00 $713 —
1505–2040 1702 3 74.50–77.50 $76.46 $1,301 —
1870 1870 1 78.00 $78.00 $1,459 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
680–1025 843 (<2 yrs)Open 6 60.00–92.00 $78.94 $665

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
785–1050 955 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 45.00–54.00 $50.15 $479
1040 1040 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 52.00 $52.00 $541
825–1235 1093 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 37.00–50.50 $45.32 $495
1065–1205 1110 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 53.00–55.00 $53.87 $598
1165–1195 1180 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 42.00–57.00 $49.60 $585
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
775 775 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
755–885 820 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 525.00–600.00 $559.65
1095 1095 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
825–1310 1107 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 525.00–750.00 $654.63
1095–1165 1130 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 700.00 $700.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
835 835 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 80.00 $80.00 $668
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975 975 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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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
800 800 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 450.00 $450.00 —
950–1000 975 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 625.00–750.00 $685.90 —
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00 -300.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660 660 1 66.00 $66.00 $436 —
700–725 713 2 73.00–79.00 $75.95 $542 —
780 780 1 60.00 $60.00 $468 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
541 541 4 52.00 $52.00 $281 —

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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.