Cattle Market Pulse

I-40 Livestock Market Report

Ozark, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 29, 2021

457 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $149.38/cwt +2.20 vs last sale · ≈ $865/hd at 579 lb · 32 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $128.94/cwt -6.66 vs last sale · ≈ $726/hd at 563 lb · 27 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $155.78/cwt +0.28 vs last sale · ≈ $794/hd at 510 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 457 1,088 548
Feeder cattle 337 957 424
Slaughter cattle 52 63 76
Replacement cattle 68 68 48

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 1.00-5.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00-4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady. Light run due to excess rain & muddy conditions in trade area.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 313 4 165.00–180.00 $175.44 $549 +1.56
355–395 376 6 165.00–183.00 $171.58 $645 +2.90
400–445 418 13 150.00–171.50 $165.52 $692 -3.65
450–495 473 8 149.00–164.00 $154.49 $731 -4.87
503 value added 503 13 160.00 $160.00 $805 -1.80
500–545 520 9 142.00–157.00 $149.68 $778 -4.14
560–595 579 32 141.00–153.00 $149.38 $865 +2.20
600–635 612 3 137.00–148.00 $143.75 $880 +2.26
735 735 1 132.00 $132.00 $970 +5.52
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 160.00 $160.00 $544 +9.37
350–370 357 3 150.00–159.00 $155.40 $555 +8.28
450 450 1 149.00 $149.00 $670 +6.19
505–540 526 5 130.00–138.00 $132.98 $699 -5.60
645 645 1 132.00 $132.00 $851 +8.49
955 955 1 90.00 $90.00 $860 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 3 145.00 $145.00 $652 —
598 value added 598 8 132.50 $132.50 $792 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 375 2 133.00–135.00 $133.96 $502 +17.86
430 430 1 115.00 $115.00 $494 +2.00
470 470 1 135.00 $135.00 $634 —
945 945 1 70.00 $70.00 $662 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 328 3 150.00–157.50 $152.40 $500 -5.04
350–390 371 16 145.00–160.00 $154.84 $574 -2.34
404–445 418 11 136.00–152.50 $146.17 $611 +1.96
450–488 475 12 127.00–139.00 $135.51 $644 -3.94
500–545 519 9 123.00–136.00 $130.61 $678 -2.78
551–585 563 27 121.00–133.00 $128.94 $726 -2.62
600–640 607 20 119.00–132.00 $129.91 $789 +1.94
660–685 672 3 121.00–131.00 $125.64 $844 +3.82
735 735 1 125.00 $125.00 $919 +9.50
790 790 1 108.00 $108.00 $853 -2.64
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430–440 435 2 134.00–135.00 $134.51 $585 -1.49
460–495 479 7 126.00–129.00 $127.66 $611 -6.21
505 505 1 122.00 $122.00 $616 +8.63
615–632 626 3 110.00–115.00 $113.36 $710 -1.21
695 695 1 111.00 $111.00 $771 -0.81
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 100.00 $100.00 $475 -10.50
550–590 570 3 90.00–105.00 $96.55 $550 -9.46
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432 432 3 133.00 $133.00 $575 -2.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 6 132.00–148.00 $137.33 $687 -1.54
555–595 570 3 133.00–145.00 $138.88 $792 +4.21
615 thin fleshed 615 1 135.00 $135.00 $830 —
630 630 1 136.00 $136.00 $857 +9.46
680–695 690 3 123.00–132.00 $127.97 $883 +6.20
895 895 1 98.00 $98.00 $877 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1050–1145 1093 (<2 yrs)N/A 6 2,200.00–2,500.00 $2,350.53 —
1475 1475 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 2,300.00–2,400.00 $2,350.00 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885 885 1 89.00 $89.00 $788 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755 755 85-90% 1 45.00 $45.00 $340 +1.00
780 780 85-90% 1 61.00 $61.00 $476 +17.00
935 935 85-90% 1 54.00 $54.00 $505 —
965–1080 1033 85-90% 5 66.00–69.00 $67.42 $696 —
1015–1075 1040 85-90% 3 64.00–65.00 $64.66 $672 —
1080 1080 85-90% 1 27.00 $27.00 $292 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760 760 80-85% 1 53.00 $53.00 $403 —
1025–1080 1053 80-85% 2 32.00–43.00 $37.64 $396 —
985–1195 1114 80-85% 4 65.00–69.00 $66.87 $745 +3.58
980–1555 1228 80-85% 5 62.00–64.00 $62.75 $771 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1145–1415 1299 75-80% 4 68.50–74.00 $70.93 $921 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1360 1178 4 55.00–77.00 $66.70 $786 —
1840 1840 1 89.50 $89.50 $1,647 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
720–875 798 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 73.00–76.00 $74.35 $593
770–880 817 (<2 yrs)Open 3 83.00–100.00 $94.33 $771
1065 1065 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 67.00 $67.00 $714

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1065–1305 1185 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 900.00–1,050.00 $982.59
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1120–1390 1255 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 64.00–66.00 $64.89 $814

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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
950–1450 1080 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 28 995.00–1,250.00 $1,139.73 +289.73
900–1335 1144 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 18 525.00–1,130.00 $959.32 —

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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.