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I-40 Livestock Market Report, Ozark, AR

Ozark, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 6, 2021

738 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $129.37/cwt -1.24 vs last sale · ≈ $673/hd at 520 lb · 41 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.66/cwt -6.51 vs last sale · ≈ $592/hd at 424 lb · 31 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $122.87/cwt -2.77 vs last sale · ≈ $828/hd at 674 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 738 457 849
Feeder cattle 589 337 706
Slaughter cattle 79 52 69
Replacement cattle 70 68 74

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 6.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 4.00-10.00 lower. Higher feed costs and lower Futures market continue to impact current markets. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower, slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 319 7 157.50–182.50 $163.19 $521 -12.25
350–395 377 13 160.00–175.00 $166.13 $626 -5.45
410 410 1 130.00 $130.00 $533 -35.52
400–440 422 13 145.00–167.00 $153.95 $650 -11.57
450–495 473 25 140.00–161.00 $146.26 $692 -8.23
505–530 515 5 131.00–145.00 $138.80 $715 -10.88
515 515 1 132.00 $132.00 $680 -17.68
524 value added 524 12 155.00 $155.00 $812 -5.00
553–590 567 16 131.00–148.50 $141.14 $800 -8.24
607 value added 607 3 149.00 $149.00 $904 —
605–640 628 6 132.00–139.00 $137.35 $863 -6.40
655–670 663 8 133.50–138.00 $134.38 $891 —
670 670 1 116.00 $116.00 $777 —
735–745 740 4 120.00–130.00 $124.99 $925 -7.01
800 800 1 120.00 $120.00 $960 —
855 855 1 116.00 $116.00 $992 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 321 10 130.00–156.00 $146.59 $471 -13.41
350–395 375 18 130.00–156.00 $148.52 $557 -6.88
400–445 427 16 134.00–147.50 $139.26 $595 —
468–495 482 14 128.00–141.00 $132.72 $640 -16.28
515–542 527 5 120.00–131.00 $124.13 $654 -8.85
565 565 1 136.00 $136.00 $768 —
600 600 1 126.00 $126.00 $756 —
675–685 678 3 115.00–122.00 $117.99 $800 —
710 710 1 110.00 $110.00 $781 —
770 770 1 111.00 $111.00 $855 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–380 378 2 125.00–130.00 $127.48 $482 -6.48
532 532 3 102.00 $102.00 $543 —
690 690 1 100.00 $100.00 $690 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
811 value added 811 5 117.00 $117.00 $949 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 316 13 140.00–155.00 $146.95 $464 -5.45
355–395 374 15 141.00–157.50 $147.19 $550 -7.65
400–448 424 31 132.00–149.00 $139.66 $592 -6.51
460 460 1 115.00 $115.00 $529 -20.51
450–492 473 10 126.00–138.00 $133.75 $633 -1.76
500–540 517 30 125.00–129.50 $128.04 $662 -2.57
530 value added 530 11 133.00 $133.00 $705 —
550–596 583 15 124.00–128.00 $126.05 $735 -2.89
600–608 value added 606 4 127.00–131.00 $127.99 $776 —
600–645 615 12 111.00–124.00 $119.89 $737 -10.02
655–690 663 17 117.00–123.00 $122.10 $810 -3.54
698 value added 698 8 124.50 $124.50 $869 —
725–745 733 3 111.00–114.00 $112.33 $823 -12.67
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 137.50 $137.50 $474 —
365–385 377 3 133.00–136.00 $134.69 $508 —
400–445 424 21 120.00–138.00 $131.22 $556 -3.29
455–495 469 21 120.00–137.00 $129.69 $608 +2.03
500–545 524 5 116.00–125.00 $120.78 $633 -1.22
550–577 570 5 114.00–116.00 $115.60 $659 —
635–645 640 2 104.00–110.00 $106.98 $685 -6.38
770–785 778 2 106.00–108.00 $106.99 $832 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
512–518 516 6 125.00–126.00 $125.67 $648 —
521 value added 521 8 128.00 $128.00 $667 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 117.00 $117.00 $462 —
415–445 427 3 93.00–101.00 $96.43 $412 —
472–490 479 4 102.50–110.00 $108.08 $518 +8.08
535 535 1 80.00 $80.00 $428 —
580 580 1 80.00 $80.00 $464 -16.55

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–545 533 19 129.00–144.00 $137.54 $733 +0.21
560–595 578 10 127.50–139.00 $133.22 $770 -5.66
600–630 615 6 126.00–131.00 $129.49 $796 -6.51
660–695 677 3 120.00–126.00 $123.35 $835 -4.62
743 743 3 113.00 $113.00 $840 —
750–775 760 3 106.00–116.00 $111.67 $849 —
840 840 1 109.00 $109.00 $916 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1030–1140 1093 (<2 yrs)N/A 6 1,900.00–2,100.00 $2,002.21 -348.32
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580–590 583 4 109.00–120.00 $111.79 $652 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
725–785 760 85-90% 3 35.00–40.00 $37.62 $286 -7.38
770–845 802 85-90% 3 51.00–55.00 $52.73 $423 —
835 835 85-90% 1 46.00 $46.00 $384 —
860–960 929 85-90% 4 53.00–59.50 $55.70 $517 +1.70
960 960 85-90% 1 50.00 $50.00 $480 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005 1005 80-85% 1 52.00 $52.00 $523 —
985–1040 1015 80-85% 5 56.50–58.50 $57.31 $582 —
1020 1020 80-85% 1 49.00 $49.00 $500 —
1205–1250 1230 80-85% 4 63.50–67.00 $65.39 $804 +2.64
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330 1330 75-80% 1 59.00 $59.00 $785 —
1335–1480 1392 75-80% 3 63.00–67.50 $65.39 $910 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1280–1735 1428 6 61.00–82.00 $75.39 $1,077 —
1415–1695 1553 9 85.00–90.00 $87.34 $1,356 —
1600–2215 1887 5 92.50–99.00 $96.06 $1,813 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
665–830 759 (<2 yrs)Open 4 80.00–96.00 $90.31 $685
925–1040 983 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 62.00–86.00 $74.70 $734

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
885 885 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00
670–1025 887 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 425.00–675.00 $575.75
915 915 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00
970 970 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 625.00 $625.00
740–1145 981 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 700.00–1,100.00 $968.99
885–1085 995 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 675.00–925.00 $769.13
775–1445 1030 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 15 650.00–1,200.00 $882.73
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
965–1180 1080 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 63.00–66.00 $64.85 $700
1130 1130 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 61.50 $61.50 $695
1210 1210 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 67.00 $67.00 $811

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
920 920 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00

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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
940–1450 1108 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 9 700.00–1,200.00 $1,035.92 —
975–1400 1134 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 7 750.00–1,275.00 $915.06 -44.26

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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.