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I-40 Livestock Market Report, Ozark, AR

Ozark, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, June 17, 2021

508 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $131.54/cwt +9.00 vs last sale · ≈ $905/hd at 688 lb · 29 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $156.95/cwt +10.35 vs last sale · ≈ $654/hd at 417 lb · 23 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $151.00/cwt +11.62 vs last sale · ≈ $998/hd at 661 lb · 19 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 508 714 1,115
Feeder cattle 412 632 1,042
Slaughter cattle 58 64 57
Replacement cattle 38 18 16

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 10.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold 5.00-9.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 5.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold steady to 6.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 338 8 150.00–172.00 $162.63 $550 -16.15
360–365 364 6 155.00–165.00 $158.32 $576 -12.33
400–445 417 23 142.50–165.00 $156.95 $654 +10.35
450–490 460 8 152.00–160.00 $157.29 $724 +7.01
492 value added 492 3 164.00 $164.00 $807 —
500–545 518 13 144.00–159.00 $151.36 $784 -1.39
532 value added 532 5 162.00 $162.00 $862 —
570–595 588 8 145.00–159.00 $157.30 $925 +10.77
635 635 1 146.00 $146.00 $927 +4.59
661 value added 661 19 151.00 $151.00 $998 —
781 value added 781 13 138.00 $138.00 $1,078 —
815–820 817 3 112.00–120.00 $114.68 $937 +0.68
1400 1400 1 78.00 $78.00 $1,092 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 319 5 130.00–145.00 $139.34 $444 -10.74
350–385 365 6 130.00–145.00 $136.76 $499 -5.83
410–445 425 13 121.00–142.50 $138.12 $587 +5.12
450–490 470 12 125.00–140.00 $132.13 $621 +4.97
505–540 524 4 130.00–141.00 $134.73 $706 +1.40
610 610 1 124.00 $124.00 $756 -10.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 value added 630 2 132.00 $132.00 $832 -7.50
930 930 3 100.00 $100.00 $930 -10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 328 2 112.50–125.00 $118.51 $389 —
385 385 1 125.00 $125.00 $481 +35.00
400 400 1 115.00 $115.00 $460 —
540 540 1 110.00 $110.00 $594 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–380 378 2 100.00–107.50 $103.73 $392 —
425 425 1 80.00 $80.00 $340 —
470 470 1 40.00 $40.00 $188 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 323 10 138.00–157.50 $148.83 $481 +1.55
365–395 380 11 130.00–145.00 $136.89 $520 -10.42
405–440 426 8 134.00–150.00 $139.57 $595 +1.34
450–495 473 12 130.00–141.00 $133.81 $633 -0.30
490 490 1 126.00 $126.00 $617 -8.11
500–540 525 5 130.00–146.00 $137.59 $722 +9.60
550–597 572 17 123.00–139.00 $132.85 $760 +8.61
610–641 633 13 122.00–139.00 $126.83 $803 +1.23
665–693 686 4 120.00–130.00 $122.42 $840 -0.12
688 value added 688 25 133.00 $133.00 $915 —
715–745 725 3 112.00–122.00 $117.73 $854 -1.59
795 795 1 107.00 $107.00 $851 -15.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 328 2 120.00–130.00 $124.81 $409 -1.04
360–390 378 3 125.00–130.00 $126.59 $479 -3.41
420–440 429 6 122.50–131.00 $128.37 $551 +1.49
450–490 471 10 120.00–130.00 $126.65 $597 +3.49
530–545 540 3 112.00–126.00 $119.27 $644 +6.67
560–595 578 2 112.00–120.00 $115.88 $670 +1.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
643 value added 643 7 125.00 $125.00 $804 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–390 388 2 110.00–112.50 $111.24 $432 —
510 510 1 100.00 $100.00 $510 +5.96
565 565 1 100.00 $100.00 $565 +25.00
635 635 1 90.00 $90.00 $572 -0.49
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–390 375 2 82.50–98.00 $89.94 $337 +22.94
435 435 1 92.50 $92.50 $402 +7.50
485 485 1 82.50 $82.50 $400 —

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–542 530 5 130.00–140.00 $137.06 $726 -6.55
565–590 576 9 135.00–150.00 $141.10 $813 +2.16
625 625 1 115.00 $115.00 $719 -16.80
600–642 631 9 134.00–151.00 $145.76 $920 +13.96
662–685 671 6 124.00–132.50 $129.38 $868 +9.20
712–745 725 4 120.00–128.00 $124.02 $899 +14.02
755–775 761 5 118.00–123.00 $120.01 $913 +8.98
875 875 1 110.00 $110.00 $962 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–525 513 2 121.00–125.00 $123.05 $631 -3.03
570–575 573 2 110.00–125.00 $117.53 $673 +10.91
610–630 622 3 120.00–127.50 $124.88 $777 —
670 670 1 110.00 $110.00 $737 ±0.00

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Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815 815 80-85% 1 52.00 $52.00 $424 —
830 830 80-85% 1 56.00 $56.00 $465 —
840 840 80-85% 1 32.00 $32.00 $269 —
885–960 918 80-85% 6 45.00–54.50 $51.72 $475 —
1055–1095 1075 80-85% 2 56.00–60.00 $57.96 $623 —
1070–1195 1112 80-85% 6 64.00–66.00 $65.58 $729 -3.46
1135–1210 1183 80-85% 8 68.00–72.00 $69.61 $823 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110 1110 75-80% 1 67.50 $67.50 $749 —
1150–1495 1271 75-80% 6 68.00–73.00 $70.47 $896 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990 990 85-90% 1 59.00 $59.00 $584 —
970–1140 1055 85-90% 2 63.00–66.50 $64.89 $685 —
965–1110 1058 85-90% 3 68.00–72.50 $70.64 $747 —

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YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1505 1360 4 63.00–90.00 $83.52 $1,136 —
1060–1770 1400 8 93.00–97.00 $95.18 $1,333 —
1885–2140 2000 4 99.00–104.00 $101.77 $2,035 —

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
755–1005 851 (<2 yrs)Open 10 64.00–105.00 $89.73 $764
1035–1080 1058 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 90.00–95.00 $92.45 $978
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
795 795 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 53.00 $53.00 $421

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1025–1280 1132 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 64.00–72.00 $67.11 $760
880–1590 1168 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 58.00–70.00 $66.31 $775
1005–1285 1179 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 61.00–71.00 $67.40 $795
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
930 930 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 790.00 $790.00
1140 1140 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 835.00 $835.00
1380 1380 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
740 740 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 43.00 $43.00 $318

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
765 765 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 715.00 $715.00
810 810 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
815 815 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 830.00 $830.00

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1400 1400 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 960.00 $960.00 —

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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.