Cattle Market Pulse

I-40 Livestock Market Report

Ozark, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 25, 2021

723 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $161.31/cwt -10.71 vs last sale · ≈ $755/hd at 468 lb · 44 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $160.64/cwt -1.36 vs last sale · ≈ $832/hd at 518 lb · 43 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.51/cwt -3.86 vs last sale · ≈ $669/hd at 473 lb · 39 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 723 942 615
Feeder cattle 627 829 527
Slaughter cattle 58 71 67
Replacement cattle 38 42 21

Market comments — USDA reporter

No trend due to Auction being closed last two weeks due to inclement weather, however buyer demand was strong for weaned cattle suitable for grazing. Slaughter cows and bulls were in high demand with active buyer participation for all classes.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 312 3 197.00–211.00 $202.84 $633 -7.96
350–395 371 13 165.00–196.00 $179.84 $667 -13.96
420 value added 420 2 176.00 $176.00 $739 —
410–445 430 16 152.00–172.00 $165.55 $712 -13.86
450–490 468 44 150.00–172.50 $161.31 $755 -10.71
516 value added 516 19 166.00 $166.00 $857 —
500–540 519 24 144.00–165.00 $156.39 $812 -5.61
561–565 value added 562 17 157.30–164.00 $158.89 $893 —
550–572 566 12 143.00–154.00 $147.46 $835 -5.46
610–645 623 9 133.00–149.00 $140.05 $873 +7.82
658–695 value added 671 28 133.00–135.00 $134.26 $901 +0.26
658–695 676 9 128.00–131.00 $129.22 $874 -1.43
730 730 1 129.00 $129.00 $942 -2.00
750–788 778 10 119.00–129.00 $128.04 $996 +0.88
810–843 value added 835 4 128.00–130.00 $128.49 $1,073 —
865 value added 865 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,099 —
975 975 1 100.00 $100.00 $975 —
1025 1025 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,179 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 316 7 145.00–182.50 $161.86 $511 -24.15
360–385 377 6 155.00–184.00 $160.92 $607 -5.63
410–445 431 7 135.00–152.50 $145.09 $625 -11.49
450–495 482 14 130.00–145.00 $140.61 $678 -14.10
500–530 514 7 120.00–143.00 $133.04 $684 -6.81
555–590 577 15 117.00–136.00 $130.66 $754 -3.60
610–640 629 7 126.00–131.00 $127.91 $805 -3.07
655–685 673 4 122.00–129.00 $123.99 $834 —
755–784 778 5 116.00 $116.00 $902 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
433 433 3 158.00 $158.00 $684 —
468 468 6 149.50 $149.50 $700 —
540 value added 540 7 142.00 $142.00 $767 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 140.00 $140.00 $434 -4.58
355–370 361 4 97.50–138.00 $119.13 $430 -23.28
420–445 433 2 107.50–129.00 $117.94 $511 —
495 495 1 117.50 $117.50 $582 -10.08
505 505 1 119.00 $119.00 $601 —
575 575 1 108.00 $108.00 $621 -17.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 value added 320 2 163.00–170.00 $166.28 $532 —
305–345 324 8 142.50–162.50 $153.62 $498 -8.29
360 value added 360 1 172.50 $172.50 $621 ±0.00
350–395 379 15 145.00–163.00 $154.52 $586 -2.17
400–448 418 19 140.00–152.50 $144.87 $606 -10.42
451–495 473 39 133.00–147.50 $141.51 $669 -3.86
505–545 523 16 122.00–136.00 $133.31 $697 +1.65
551–592 565 18 119.00–132.00 $127.29 $719 -2.69
600–640 615 8 120.00–133.00 $127.27 $783 +4.77
650–685 659 18 122.00–129.00 $127.59 $841 +4.57
710 710 1 110.00 $110.00 $781 —
830 830 1 108.00 $108.00 $896 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 322 3 130.00–147.50 $141.13 $454 -2.46
355–395 373 7 127.50–142.00 $135.35 $505 -3.95
400–420 413 3 131.00–135.00 $133.65 $552 -8.80
450–495 463 9 122.00–137.00 $131.76 $610 -2.64
530–535 532 3 110.00–120.00 $116.68 $621 -3.07
590 590 1 110.00 $110.00 $649 -3.00
600–645 616 4 105.00–122.00 $112.78 $695 -5.74
670–685 677 3 105.00–114.00 $109.68 $743 —
710 710 1 105.00 $105.00 $746 +1.00
770 770 1 107.00 $107.00 $824 +19.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
472–490 482 7 125.00–127.00 $125.84 $607 -11.16
517 517 3 124.00 $124.00 $641 —
631 631 7 124.50 $124.50 $786 —
715 715 2 116.00 $116.00 $829 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 119.00 $119.00 $571 -2.70
510 510 1 107.00 $107.00 $546 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–545 530 2 130.00–138.00 $133.89 $710 —
630–635 633 2 129.00–136.00 $132.51 $839 +7.85
680 680 1 119.00 $119.00 $809 -4.23
775 775 1 113.00 $113.00 $876 —
815 815 1 110.00 $110.00 $896 +9.00
890 890 1 99.00 $99.00 $881 -4.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720 720 —— 5 116.00 $116.00 $835 —
1185 1185 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 67.00 $67.00 $794 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 118.00 $118.00 $673 —
740 740 1 91.00 $91.00 $673 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 1 80.00 $80.00 $464 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820 820 80-85% 1 51.00 $51.00 $418 +15.28
825 825 80-85% 1 46.00 $46.00 $380 +10.28
825–830 828 80-85% 2 34.00–35.00 $34.50 $286 -1.22
870–1015 944 80-85% 7 27.00–48.00 $37.54 $354 -12.95
960–1010 975 80-85% 6 50.00–55.00 $51.93 $506 —
955–1050 1003 80-85% 6 59.00–62.00 $60.43 $606 —
1070–1130 1100 80-85% 2 69.50–70.00 $69.76 $767 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 85-90% 1 27.00 $27.00 $216 —
845 845 85-90% 1 45.00 $45.00 $380 —
920–960 940 85-90% 2 35.00–44.00 $39.60 $372 -4.16
920–960 940 85-90% 2 50.00–54.00 $51.96 $488 +8.20
1055 1055 85-90% 2 60.00 $60.00 $633 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1210 1145 75-80% 3 60.00–63.00 $61.93 $709 —
1235–1465 1351 75-80% 5 65.00–68.50 $66.82 $903 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1490 1295 5 52.00–73.00 $64.26 $832 —
1410 1410 1 76.00 $76.00 $1,072 —
1955 1955 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,857 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
810 810 (<2 yrs)Open 1 100.00 $100.00 $810
830–1000 887 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 45.00–60.00 $53.82 $477
885–1145 1046 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 7 56.00–69.00 $61.43 $643

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
975 975 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00
980 980 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
950–1055 987 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 600.00–700.00 $651.77
1085 1085 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 595.00 $595.00
1120–1130 1125 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 600.00–685.00 $642.31
855–1400 1137 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 675.00–850.00 $806.12
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
760 thin fleshed 760 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 28.00 $28.00 $213
990–1120 1055 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 61.00 $61.00 $644
975–1420 1210 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 54.00–65.00 $61.71 $747
1265 1265 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 67.00 $67.00 $848
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
655 655 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 24.00 $24.00 $157

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
745 745 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 47.00 $47.00 $350
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
865 865 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00

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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
960 960 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 675.00 $675.00 —
1030 1030 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 715.00 $715.00 -210.00
1020–1120 1080 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 775.00–1,250.00 $979.48 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 1 70.00 $70.00 $438 —
710 710 1 90.00 $90.00 $639 —

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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.