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I-40 Livestock Market Report

Ozark, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 8, 2021

935 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $161.85/cwt -1.10 vs last sale · ≈ $599/hd at 370 lb · 43 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $160.01/cwt +0.76 vs last sale · ≈ $910/hd at 569 lb · 39 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 steers $191.13/cwt -6.23 vs last sale · ≈ $619/hd at 324 lb · 35 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 935 637 347
Feeder cattle 723 540 291
Slaughter cattle 94 58 43
Replacement cattle 118 39 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold steady, over 400 lb weights sold 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 lower. Several long weaned, thin cattle sold with a Premium. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 higher on limited observance due to time.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
238 thin fleshed 238 6 208.00 $208.00 $495 —
300–345 324 35 180.00–205.00 $191.13 $619 -6.23
355–398 380 17 179.00–199.00 $190.60 $724 +7.47
389 value added 389 5 206.00 $206.00 $801 —
400–448 426 31 167.00–191.00 $179.67 $765 +9.03
450–498 473 31 160.00–177.50 $168.96 $799 +2.80
502 fancy 502 3 180.00 $180.00 $904 —
500–549 529 31 151.00–174.00 $160.98 $852 -0.72
550–590 569 18 150.00–161.00 $157.11 $894 -2.14
569 value added 569 21 162.50 $162.50 $925 —
608–635 614 8 139.00–151.00 $145.01 $890 +7.32
655 655 1 134.00 $134.00 $878 -1.70
665 665 2 136.00–140.00 $138.00 $918 +2.30
668 value added 668 24 149.50 $149.50 $999 —
732 value added 732 2 138.50 $138.50 $1,014 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 317 11 147.50–178.00 $168.46 $534 +2.68
350–395 363 10 167.00–175.00 $170.69 $620 +8.56
405–435 423 7 140.00–167.50 $157.51 $666 +12.37
490 490 2 141.00–143.00 $142.00 $696 -3.12
500–545 523 2 138.00–144.00 $140.87 $737 +8.16
555–585 570 5 131.00–149.00 $140.78 $802 -4.85
645 645 1 130.00 $130.00 $838 -6.32
850 850 1 104.00 $104.00 $884 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 3 160.00 $160.00 $701 +2.50
499 499 4 168.00 $168.00 $838 —
671 value added 671 4 139.50 $139.50 $936 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 132.50 $132.50 $464 +6.06

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
268–297 thin fleshed 283 6 177.50 $177.50 $502 —
286 286 10 164.00 $164.00 $469 —
310–345 325 8 157.50–167.50 $162.83 $529 -2.06
350–395 370 43 150.00–167.50 $161.85 $599 -1.10
400–445 423 23 147.00–159.00 $153.61 $650 -2.08
425 thin fleshed 425 1 162.00 $162.00 $688 —
435 value added 435 5 162.00 $162.00 $705 —
455–482 464 16 144.00–153.00 $149.72 $695 +1.39
512 value added 512 6 147.00 $147.00 $753 -6.00
505–540 526 26 130.00–145.00 $137.17 $722 -2.77
545 545 1 129.00 $129.00 $703 -10.94
555–595 578 14 128.00–137.00 $134.49 $777 -1.52
586 value added 586 4 142.50 $142.50 $835 —
600 fancy 600 1 148.50 $148.50 $891 —
610–630 620 3 125.00–135.00 $130.28 $808 -0.46
650–695 671 12 126.00–133.00 $130.17 $873 —
680 680 1 113.00 $113.00 $768 —
700–720 710 2 129.00–130.00 $129.49 $919 +20.96
755 755 1 127.00 $127.00 $959 —
810–830 822 3 112.00–121.00 $116.30 $956 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 327 3 137.50–147.50 $141.79 $464 +2.22
355–390 374 4 130.00–165.00 $149.73 $560 +2.87
400–445 427 7 130.00–147.00 $139.04 $594 +0.60
450–495 468 13 120.00–149.00 $132.75 $621 -2.76
510–530 522 3 123.00–129.00 $126.71 $661 +4.69
560–585 572 3 118.00–121.00 $119.69 $685 +5.69
610–640 625 2 111.00–121.00 $115.88 $724 —
670–695 682 3 115.00–125.00 $121.35 $828 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
438 438 5 145.50 $145.50 $637 —
462–498 486 6 139.00–144.50 $142.76 $694 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–445 430 2 115.00–122.50 $118.62 $510 +18.62
450 450 1 124.00 $124.00 $558 +8.68
585–590 588 2 73.00–115.00 $93.91 $552 +1.81
655–680 667 3 80.00–105.00 $91.16 $608 +11.16
720 720 1 80.00 $80.00 $576 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–545 526 6 136.00–153.00 $146.73 $772 +1.40
535 thin fleshed 535 1 155.00 $155.00 $829 —
555–590 568 5 138.00–152.00 $145.71 $828 +3.84
600–645 618 6 130.00–143.00 $137.10 $847 +8.61
655–688 673 4 130.00–133.00 $131.75 $887 +5.76
705–740 723 2 120.00–128.00 $123.90 $896 —
750 750 1 129.00 $129.00 $968 +3.00
810–830 822 3 113.00–121.00 $116.99 $962 —
970 970 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,106 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550–585 565 3 113.00–125.00 $120.21 $679 -1.79
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1075 1075 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 900.00 $900.00 -300.00
2025 2025 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)N/A 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–945 898 80-85% 3 22.00–53.00 $37.71 $339 —
870–1030 950 80-85% 2 62.00–63.00 $62.54 $594 —
1005 1005 80-85% 1 59.00 $59.00 $593 -2.99
945–1385 1174 80-85% 8 67.00–73.00 $68.63 $806 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780 780 85-90% 1 67.00 $67.00 $523 +21.00
905–910 908 85-90% 2 62.00–68.00 $65.01 $590 —
965–1095 1030 85-90% 2 56.00–59.00 $57.41 $591 +0.41
1200 1200 85-90% 1 74.00 $74.00 $888 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1185 1145 75-80% 3 66.00–70.00 $67.65 $775 —
1080–1570 1335 75-80% 3 71.00–76.00 $73.08 $976 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305 1305 1 80.00 $80.00 $1,044 —
1340–1715 1528 2 86.00–89.00 $87.68 $1,340 —
1630 1630 1 93.50 $93.50 $1,524 -2.83

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
715–990 898 (<2 yrs)Open 5 60.00–90.00 $78.22 $702
720–1050 933 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 60.00–80.00 $68.89 $643
890–1005 948 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 69.00–70.00 $69.47 $659
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
675 fancy 675 (<2 yrs)Open 4 1,200.00 $1,200.00
965 965 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 725.00 $725.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
920 920 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
870–1150 982 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 850.00–1,650.00 $1,148.30
1055 1055 Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 975.00 $975.00
940–1195 1071 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 835.00–1,475.00 $1,065.61
1025–1185 1092 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 995.00–1,150.00 $1,083.40
1110–1450 1256 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 875.00–1,035.00 $933.52
1235–1400 1318 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 825.00–985.00 $910.01
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
980–1155 1068 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 75.00–78.00 $76.62 $818
1095 1095 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 68.00 $68.00 $745
1065–1150 1108 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 68.00–72.00 $70.08 $776

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1125 1125 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00
1125–1175 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,250.00 $1,250.00

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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
880 880 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —
990–1000 995 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 1,050.00–1,150.00 $1,099.75 —
775–1225 1003 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 1,200.00–1,500.00 $1,312.71 —
850–1150 1065 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 1,150.00–1,550.00 $1,397.54 —
960–1210 1075 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 11 775.00–1,125.00 $932.59 —
1010–1180 1095 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 775.00–950.00 $869.29 —
1000–1255 1116 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 1,200.00–1,550.00 $1,414.83 +514.83
840–1550 1132 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 17 700.00–1,400.00 $1,125.69 +225.69
1000–1365 1156 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,350.00–1,700.00 $1,495.12 —
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —
1205 1205 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515 515 1 64.00 $64.00 $330 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
780 780 (<2 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —
900–1200 1038 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 4 1,200.00–1,550.00 $1,378.31 —

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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.