Cattle Market Pulse

I-40 Livestock Market Report

Ozark, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 14, 2021

1,257 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $165.54/cwt +4.80 vs last sale · ≈ $695/hd at 420 lb · 51 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $158.97/cwt +9.77 vs last sale · ≈ $745/hd at 469 lb · 42 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $145.79/cwt -7.73 vs last sale · ≈ $761/hd at 522 lb · 41 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,257 535 737
Feeder cattle 1,007 453 568
Slaughter cattle 142 65 72
Replacement cattle 108 17 97

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 3.00-10.00 higher, with full advance on 400-500 lb weights. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold steady to 2.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 5.00 higher. Several groups od Value Added or long time weaned cattle sold with a Premium. Slaughter cows and bulls not reported due to time restraints.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 325 13 170.00–197.50 $181.75 $591 +5.97
350–395 372 28 165.00–190.00 $174.11 $648 +5.59
405–420 value added 417 14 171.00–174.00 $172.85 $721 -2.37
400–445 421 37 153.00–170.00 $162.77 $685 +5.10
465 value added 465 1 172.00 $172.00 $800 +8.54
450–495 469 41 145.00–169.50 $158.65 $744 +13.95
500–545 521 34 138.00–151.00 $144.75 $754 +3.86
515–535 value added 526 7 147.00–159.00 $150.82 $793 -6.91
555–565 value added 558 3 148.00–150.00 $149.33 $833 —
550–595 579 33 131.00–146.00 $139.96 $810 +3.96
605–615 value added 612 3 141.00–142.00 $141.34 $865 +1.75
600–648 628 17 129.00–139.00 $135.46 $851 +3.32
685 value added 685 11 135.50 $135.50 $928 +1.84
680–695 689 4 126.00–134.00 $129.49 $892 +5.09
738–740 value added 738 12 124.00–129.00 $124.42 $918 -8.99
816–821 value added 818 12 116.50–126.00 $122.03 $998 -2.97
920 920 1 105.00 $105.00 $966 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
323–342 value added 331 9 178.50–189.50 $183.54 $608 —
392 392 4 157.00 $157.00 $615 —
393 value added 393 11 172.00 $172.00 $676 —
442 value added 442 10 167.00 $167.00 $738 —
484–495 value added 492 19 152.50–153.50 $152.81 $752 +8.81
544 value added 544 22 140.00 $140.00 $762 —
652 value added 652 8 128.00 $128.00 $835 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 332 5 147.50–165.00 $156.70 $520 +13.42
355–385 367 9 150.00–167.00 $157.69 $579 +11.29
400–448 425 10 130.00–167.00 $140.59 $598 +5.42
465–495 484 17 134.00–150.00 $143.73 $696 +9.15
500–545 516 5 126.00–144.00 $133.75 $690 +4.11
565–570 569 5 127.00 $127.00 $723 +13.00
605 605 1 119.00 $119.00 $720 —
660–690 675 2 121.00–126.00 $123.56 $834 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 122.50 $122.50 $514 —
490 490 1 114.00 $114.00 $559 -10.00
505 505 1 88.00 $88.00 $444 -2.00
570–585 577 3 110.00–115.00 $112.36 $648 —
615 615 1 114.00 $114.00 $701 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 86.00 $86.00 $314 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
314 thin fleshed 314 9 159.50 $159.50 $501 —
300–345 324 16 145.00–150.00 $148.39 $481 -2.57
335 value added 335 1 153.00 $153.00 $513 —
350–375 value added 363 3 149.00–151.00 $149.99 $544 —
350–398 373 34 132.00–150.00 $144.09 $537 +1.97
365–385 fancy 375 2 152.50–159.00 $155.84 $584 —
400–445 425 24 127.00–142.50 $133.18 $566 -1.85
450–490 469 26 124.00–130.00 $127.22 $597 -2.63
490 490 1 116.00 $116.00 $568 -13.85
514 fancy 514 5 130.00 $130.00 $668 —
500–545 516 23 120.00–129.00 $124.43 $642 +5.28
520 520 1 114.00 $114.00 $593 -5.15
545 value added 545 1 130.00 $130.00 $708 +1.00
560–570 value added 565 2 129.00–130.00 $129.50 $732 +5.50
550–595 569 24 119.00–128.00 $122.12 $695 +4.07
600–645 617 17 116.00–129.00 $121.38 $749 —
645 value added 645 3 130.00 $130.00 $838 +5.11
650–670 662 6 123.00–128.00 $126.51 $837 +4.87
700–715 707 5 119.00–127.00 $122.79 $868 —
705–720 value added 710 6 129.00–130.00 $129.83 $922 +2.83
765 765 1 116.00 $116.00 $887 —
786 786 4 115.00 $115.00 $904 —
935 value added 935 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,019 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 316 12 122.00–143.00 $128.61 $406 -2.08
380–385 381 5 123.00–127.50 $125.70 $479 -5.15
400–445 430 7 125.00–134.00 $129.24 $556 -0.83
450–495 477 15 116.00–128.00 $120.57 $575 +4.03
482 value added 482 13 130.00 $130.00 $627 —
500–545 519 21 110.00–119.00 $115.58 $600 +1.25
560–590 576 6 110.00–125.00 $112.93 $650 +0.89
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
404 value added 404 15 143.00 $143.00 $578 —
517–540 value added 523 8 124.00–126.00 $124.52 $651 —
905 905 3 90.00 $90.00 $814 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 120.00 $120.00 $378 +8.72
405–445 425 2 114.00–117.00 $115.57 $491 -1.43
450 450 1 105.00 $105.00 $472 +3.05
473 value added 473 16 122.00 $122.00 $577 —
605 605 1 94.00 $94.00 $569 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 74.00 $74.00 $318 +50.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–545 529 7 130.00–138.00 $134.00 $709 +5.32
550–580 566 11 124.00–136.00 $130.76 $740 +5.96
600–640 620 14 110.00–131.00 $122.39 $759 +0.90
650–690 677 9 116.00–127.00 $121.07 $820 +4.35
710–720 717 3 104.00–117.00 $112.71 $808 —
785 785 1 108.00 $108.00 $848 —
1085 1085 1 80.00 $80.00 $868 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 129.00 $129.00 $645 —
565 565 1 122.00 $122.00 $689 +12.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1980 1980 1 82.00 $82.00 $1,624 —

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–950 938 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,000.00 $1,000.00
900–1200 1051 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 72 1,100.00–1,375.00 $1,281.16

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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.