I-40 Livestock Market Report

Ozark, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 3, 2020

899 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $153.13/cwt +11.25 vs last sale · ≈ $642/hd at 419 lb · 64 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $151.80/cwt +13.80 vs last sale · ≈ $782/hd at 515 lb · 58 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $162.24/cwt +14.05 vs last sale · ≈ $775/hd at 478 lb · 47 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	899	1,100	1,047
Feeder cattle	737	908	1,047
Slaughter cattle	121	111	0
Replacement cattle	41	81	0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 7.00-10.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 6.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 1.00-3.00 lower. Demand was strong for lighter weight cattle suitable for wheat pastures. Several groups of thin, weaned cattle sold with a premium. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250 thin fleshed	250	10	219.00	$219.00	$548	—
295	295	3	175.00	$175.00	$516	—
305–344 thin fleshed	339	17	207.50–210.00	$207.76	$704	+27.76
330–345	341	8	160.00–180.00	$169.58	$578	+5.39
350–397	384	31	157.00–173.00	$166.16	$638	+5.99
410 thin fleshed	410	11	190.00	$190.00	$779	+18.50
400–440	418	26	150.00–169.00	$160.88	$672	+11.91
469 value added	469	4	175.00	$175.00	$821	—
450–495	476	31	147.50–162.00	$156.81	$746	+8.62
485 thin fleshed	485	12	172.00	$172.00	$834	—
500–515 value added	502	14	158.00–160.50	$160.21	$804	—
500–540	519	44	141.00–157.50	$149.13	$774	+11.13
555–563 value added	562	15	149.00–155.50	$155.07	$871	—
565–580	569	5	136.00–147.50	$144.25	$821	+7.55
620	620	2	128.00–138.00	$133.00	$825	+1.71
655–690	671	4	121.00–130.00	$126.27	$847	-5.73
715–740	722	5	118.00–129.00	$126.15	$911	—
805–820	813	2	119.00–124.00	$121.48	$988	-1.52

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	317	3	141.00–157.50	$147.00	$466	+3.36
350–390	373	7	127.50–155.00	$139.25	$519	+1.57
400–445	426	11	129.00–147.50	$137.02	$584	+5.17
460–495	476	11	120.00–146.00	$132.89	$633	-3.26
505–545	523	6	131.00–139.00	$135.66	$710	+4.90
585–588	587	3	119.00–124.00	$122.34	$718	-3.16
607–645	613	6	115.00–119.00	$118.30	$725	-3.70
810	810	1	113.00	$113.00	$915	—
950	950	1	70.00	$70.00	$665	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	325	3	112.50–130.00	$124.53	$405	+9.75
360–365	363	2	135.00	$135.00	$490	+12.53
425	425	1	122.50	$122.50	$521	+5.00
475	475	1	120.00	$120.00	$570	+6.50
530–535	533	2	104.00–111.00	$107.52	$573	—
555	555	1	112.00	$112.00	$622	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245–249 thin fleshed	248	6	165.00–167.50	$167.09	$414	—
302–345	316	8	140.00–152.50	$147.67	$467	+0.82
352 thin fleshed	352	14	165.00	$165.00	$581	—
350–395	386	26	140.00–156.00	$153.21	$591	+10.57
413 thin fleshed	413	23	162.00	$162.00	$669	+11.00
400–445	423	41	139.00–158.00	$148.15	$627	+7.62
450–491	480	11	132.50–139.00	$135.76	$652	+4.79
502 value added	502	4	139.00	$139.00	$698	—
500–540	515	41	115.00–128.00	$123.53	$636	+3.64
550–592	575	16	113.00–121.00	$117.89	$678	+0.80
590 value added	590	13	126.00	$126.00	$743	—
605–645	620	13	112.00–125.00	$117.11	$726	-3.65
690	690	1	111.00	$111.00	$766	-8.00
750 value added	750	1	119.00	$119.00	$892	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	329	9	123.00–138.00	$130.50	$429	-2.11
370–395	380	9	125.00–138.00	$132.87	$505	+6.30
400–445	421	12	116.00–132.50	$127.86	$538	+2.85
465–495	481	5	120.00–137.00	$129.58	$623	+10.49
520–547	534	8	105.00–118.50	$113.97	$609	+7.38
550–580	570	5	101.00–111.00	$107.81	$615	+6.81
650	650	1	106.00	$106.00	$689	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	117.00	$117.00	$439	+7.00
405	405	1	105.00	$105.00	$425	-6.95
465–495	485	5	110.00–118.00	$113.97	$553	+5.21
515–545	530	2	84.00–88.00	$86.06	$456	-3.94
650	650	1	100.00	$100.00	$650	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
462	462	3	139.00	$139.00	$642	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515–530	521	4	124.00–138.00	$134.04	$698	+1.13
560–565	563	2	130.00–134.00	$131.99	$743	+5.11
615	615	1	106.00	$106.00	$652	-14.55
605–632	625	5	114.00–120.00	$117.84	$736	-2.71
665–675	670	3	111.00–123.00	$117.32	$786	-0.41
870	870	1	87.00	$87.00	$757	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	1	110.00	$110.00	$528	—
560	560	1	110.00	$110.00	$616	+5.00
695	695	1	70.00	$70.00	$486	—
865	865	1	82.00	$82.00	$709	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–805	750	80-85%	3	35.00–36.00	$35.31	$265	—
950–1010	980	80-85%	2	36.00–39.00	$37.55	$368	—
985–1020	1014	80-85%	6	38.00–41.00	$40.18	$407	—
1145–1175	1160	80-85%	2	50.00–54.00	$52.03	$604	—
905–1320	1173	80-85%	10	43.00–48.00	$45.79	$537	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
978–1060	1005	85-90%	3	40.50–44.00	$41.73	$419	-10.27
1125	1125	85-90%	1	35.00	$35.00	$394	—
1285	1285	85-90%	1	54.00	$54.00	$694	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–1465	1340	75-80%	4	49.00–54.00	$51.29	$687	-0.90

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–2030	1369	6	50.00–66.50	$60.67	$831	—
1265–1550	1425	3	72.00–74.00	$73.07	$1,041	—
1635–2035	1879	4	77.00–79.50	$78.17	$1,469	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
700	700	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	43.00	$43.00	$301
690–840	765	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	90.00–97.00	$93.16	$713
870	870	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	25.00	$25.00	$218
1000–1045	1023	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	50.50–56.00	$53.31	$545

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
860–1000	930	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	42.00–50.00	$46.30	$431
995	995	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	40.00	$40.00	$398
855–1165	1010	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	52.00–53.00	$52.58	$531
955–1120	1032	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	41.50–46.00	$43.38	$448
1035–1375	1166	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	37.00–51.00	$45.22	$527
1065–1565	1308	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	53.00–60.00	$56.71	$742

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770	770	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
1080	1080	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00
1015–1235	1092	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	525.00–850.00	$673.85
940–1385	1115	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	650.00–950.00	$779.15
940–1655	1298	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	600.00–850.00	$759.44

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1200	1200	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

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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.