Cattle Market Pulse

I-40 Livestock Market Report

Ozark, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 13, 2021

539 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $149.84/cwt +3.58 vs last sale · ≈ $706/hd at 471 lb · 28 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $156.56/cwt +4.32 vs last sale · ≈ $663/hd at 423 lb · 25 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $139.09/cwt -0.57 vs last sale · ≈ $588/hd at 423 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 539 738 611
Feeder cattle 436 589 532
Slaughter cattle 63 79 56
Replacement cattle 40 70 23

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 4.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold 3.00-8.00, mostly 4.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher, slaughter bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 329 10 163.00–171.00 $167.63 $552 +4.44
355–395 375 9 150.00–163.00 $155.05 $581 -11.08
399 value added 399 4 174.00 $174.00 $694 —
410 value added 410 1 178.00 $178.00 $730 —
400–440 424 24 147.00–168.00 $155.67 $660 +1.72
450–498 471 28 140.00–156.00 $149.84 $706 +3.58
502–535 512 15 141.00–153.00 $145.98 $747 +7.18
520 value added 520 4 157.00 $157.00 $816 +2.00
550–580 566 7 135.00–150.00 $142.67 $808 +1.53
575 value added 575 1 153.00 $153.00 $880 —
600–620 608 3 127.00–138.00 $133.67 $813 -3.68
635 thin fleshed 635 1 147.00 $147.00 $933 —
667–690 669 12 128.00–136.50 $135.77 $908 +19.77
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 328 2 140.00–141.00 $140.47 $461 -6.12
350–395 380 13 130.00–152.00 $143.69 $546 -4.83
400–440 421 11 120.00–146.00 $139.32 $587 +0.06
450–495 470 13 120.00–146.00 $136.68 $642 +3.96
510–540 527 3 120.00–130.00 $124.94 $658 +0.81
565–580 573 2 128.00–134.00 $130.96 $750 -5.04
620 620 1 115.00 $115.00 $713 -11.00
705 705 1 100.00 $100.00 $705 -10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–365 363 2 106.00–125.00 $115.57 $420 -11.91
435 435 1 114.00 $114.00 $496 —
450 450 1 127.00 $127.00 $572 —
670 670 1 100.00 $100.00 $670 ±0.00
745 745 1 110.00 $110.00 $820 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 317 6 133.00–154.00 $143.26 $454 -3.69
350–385 368 11 138.00–156.00 $148.59 $547 +1.40
370 370 1 120.00 $120.00 $444 -27.19
400–445 421 19 134.00–144.00 $139.52 $587 -0.14
435–440 438 2 134.00–136.00 $134.99 $591 -4.67
450–490 466 9 129.00–141.50 $137.70 $642 +22.70
495 495 1 126.00 $126.00 $624 -7.75
510 510 1 115.00 $115.00 $586 -13.04
500–545 518 19 121.00–136.00 $129.94 $673 +1.90
550–585 558 17 120.00–134.00 $128.54 $717 +2.49
600–640 619 7 116.00–124.00 $119.58 $740 -0.31
650–685 662 7 115.00–126.00 $122.13 $809 +0.03
715–725 718 3 115.00–124.00 $118.66 $852 +6.33
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 330 3 130.00–139.00 $135.57 $447 -1.93
340 thin fleshed 340 1 145.00 $145.00 $493 —
355 thin fleshed 355 1 144.00 $144.00 $511 —
355–380 365 5 133.00–139.00 $134.17 $490 -0.52
400–445 423 9 122.00–138.00 $130.78 $553 -0.44
425 thin fleshed 425 1 145.00 $145.00 $616 —
455–495 477 14 120.00–136.00 $129.25 $617 -0.44
490 490 2 118.00–130.00 $124.00 $608 -5.69
510 510 1 119.00 $119.00 $607 -1.78
560–575 568 2 114.00–116.00 $115.01 $653 -0.59
600 600 1 110.00 $110.00 $660 —
655–690 673 2 110.00 $110.00 $740 —
725 725 1 105.00 $105.00 $761 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 2 135.00 $135.00 $502 —
453–471 463 7 130.00–137.00 $132.93 $615 —
494 value added 494 7 140.75 $140.75 $695 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 110.00 $110.00 $358 —
365–385 375 2 110.00–115.00 $112.57 $422 -4.43
420–430 425 2 115.00–118.00 $116.52 $495 +20.09
495 495 1 115.00 $115.00 $569 +6.92
530 530 1 90.00 $90.00 $477 +10.00
550–595 574 4 80.00–109.00 $93.00 $534 +13.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550–595 570 10 130.00–140.00 $134.35 $766 +1.13
620–635 626 4 119.00–130.00 $124.74 $781 -4.75
665–680 673 3 125.00–131.00 $127.31 $857 +3.96
745 745 1 110.00 $110.00 $820 -3.00
850 850 1 108.00 $108.00 $918 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 105.00 $105.00 $536 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 114.00 $114.00 $576 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1205 1060 80-85% 9 60.00–63.00 $62.14 $659 —
1100–1445 1183 80-85% 6 64.00–67.00 $65.42 $774 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785 785 85-90% 1 50.00 $50.00 $392 +12.38
745–835 790 85-90% 2 42.00–46.00 $44.11 $348 +6.49
850–925 875 85-90% 3 47.00–49.00 $48.35 $423 —
890–1005 927 85-90% 7 53.00–59.00 $55.69 $516 -0.01
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205 1205 75-80% 1 62.00 $62.00 $747 —
1205–1545 1425 75-80% 5 68.00–71.00 $69.16 $986 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205 1205 1 69.00 $69.00 $831 —
1410–1735 1573 2 86.00 $86.00 $1,353 -1.34
1730 1730 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,661 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
810 810 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 69.00 $69.00 $559
850–900 877 (<2 yrs)Open 3 94.00–99.00 $96.38 $845
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
730–820 775 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 650.00–700.00 $676.45
800 800 (<2 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1045 1045 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 885.00 $885.00
1110 1110 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
1150 1150 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00
1150 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00
1025–1480 1169 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 800.00–1,000.00 $885.37
1235 1235 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
955–1165 1060 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 55.00–63.00 $59.40 $630
1145–1290 1218 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 64.00–69.00 $66.65 $812

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
910 910 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00

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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
1065 1065 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00 —
1000–1165 1083 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,050.00–1,125.00 $1,090.36 —
1300 1300 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —
1200–1435 1305 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 985.00–1,175.00 $1,076.44 —
1420 1420 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —
1440 1440 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —
1585 1585 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 70.00 $70.00 $252 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
810 810 (<2 yrs)Open 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —
875 875 (<2 yrs)Open 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —
985–1120 1053 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,225.00–1,325.00 $1,278.21 —

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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.