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I-40 Livestock Market Report

Ozark, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, July 22, 2021

873 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $163.56/cwt +7.96 vs last sale · ≈ $874/hd at 534 lb · 54 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $167.28/cwt +7.49 vs last sale · ≈ $796/hd at 476 lb · 37 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $135.53/cwt +9.43 vs last sale · ≈ $848/hd at 626 lb · 36 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 873 627 679
Feeder cattle 716 516 569
Slaughter cattle 70 57 70
Replacement cattle 87 54 40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 700 lbs sold 1.00-10.00, mostly 5.00 higher, over 700 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers 300-400 lbs sold 10.00 higher, 400-500 lbs sold 12.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 value added 310 1 205.00 $205.00 $636 —
315–345 326 8 177.50–195.00 $188.40 $614 +11.10
350–390 364 10 175.00–197.50 $181.43 $660 +10.41
400–445 432 24 165.00–190.00 $170.81 $738 +6.93
450–495 472 21 151.00–172.50 $161.39 $762 +2.81
481 value added 481 16 175.00 $175.00 $842 —
505–545 528 31 150.00–170.00 $157.67 $832 +2.07
543 value added 543 23 171.50 $171.50 $931 —
550–589 570 16 151.00–170.00 $158.35 $903 -0.43
613–635 618 6 135.00–151.50 $146.71 $907 +3.49
663 value added 663 6 152.50 $152.50 $1,011 —
658–690 669 7 134.00–151.00 $143.32 $959 +2.84
700 value added 700 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,064 —
715–740 728 2 139.00–140.00 $139.51 $1,016 -9.47
762 762 4 138.00 $138.00 $1,052 -12.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 315 3 142.50–160.00 $152.28 $480 —
360–385 376 8 130.00–167.50 $157.49 $592 +9.98
410–445 427 8 125.00–162.50 $145.59 $622 +2.28
450–495 468 11 121.00–148.00 $137.07 $641 -4.71
520–545 530 8 120.00–147.50 $137.36 $728 +2.36
575–590 583 2 130.00–134.00 $132.03 $770 +4.90
635 635 2 121.00–122.50 $121.75 $773 +1.75
680 680 1 132.00 $132.00 $898 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 328 2 130.00–131.00 $130.51 $428 —
365 365 1 135.00 $135.00 $493 —
405–430 417 3 100.00–109.00 $104.64 $436 -14.36
465 465 1 110.00 $110.00 $512 —
565–575 570 2 102.50–110.00 $106.22 $605 —
670 670 1 119.00 $119.00 $797 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 value added 555 9 165.00 $165.00 $916 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 321 11 147.50–177.50 $166.34 $534 +20.13
355–392 374 17 137.50–155.00 $146.91 $549 -1.52
400–445 424 19 130.00–143.00 $133.45 $566 -16.98
453–480 467 24 130.00–152.50 $136.17 $636 -12.49
470 470 1 127.00 $127.00 $597 -21.66
515 515 1 120.00 $120.00 $618 -13.54
500–535 517 22 125.00–147.00 $133.98 $693 +0.44
515–534 value added 531 11 147.50–151.00 $148.72 $790 —
550–590 566 18 125.00–142.50 $135.69 $768 +3.13
570 570 1 117.00 $117.00 $667 -15.56
597 value added 597 9 144.50 $144.50 $863 —
615–623 value added 622 8 142.00–144.50 $144.19 $897 —
610–645 627 28 122.00–145.00 $133.06 $834 +6.96
655–690 value added 660 7 137.00–138.00 $137.15 $905 —
655–695 667 10 120.00–134.00 $124.61 $831 -3.39
705–745 725 2 123.00–125.00 $123.97 $899 +1.93
741 value added 741 5 133.00 $133.00 $986 —
750 value added 750 1 133.00 $133.00 $998 —
750–760 753 4 124.00–128.00 $125.01 $941 +9.01
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 318 4 130.00–143.00 $135.66 $431 +10.44
350–395 381 5 121.00–135.00 $128.64 $490 —
420–445 433 4 120.00–127.50 $124.33 $538 -0.28
465–495 481 8 110.00–129.00 $121.69 $585 -7.87
520–545 534 8 110.00–124.00 $116.50 $622 -7.50
550–595 574 9 110.00–123.00 $119.01 $683 -0.67
600–630 612 8 110.00–126.00 $116.63 $714 -0.87
670–690 680 2 115.00–120.00 $117.46 $799 +2.85
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 323 3 105.00–110.00 $108.27 $350 —
385–395 388 3 80.00–113.00 $101.10 $392 —
420 420 1 115.00 $115.00 $483 —
455–485 473 4 80.00–101.00 $90.36 $427 -8.64
530–535 533 3 100.00–117.00 $110.65 $590 —
565–575 568 3 90.00–110.00 $100.27 $570 —
600–620 613 5 80.00–100.00 $87.94 $539 +2.94
650 650 1 113.00 $113.00 $734 +8.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
588 value added 588 12 140.50 $140.50 $826 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–525 516 7 140.00–156.00 $153.00 $789 +8.79
550–590 571 13 135.00–153.00 $148.37 $847 +5.38
610–640 625 2 130.00–145.00 $137.32 $858 -1.91
648 648 2 120.00 $120.00 $778 -19.23
668 668 2 136.00 $136.00 $908 +4.44
703–705 704 4 136.00 $136.00 $957 +9.10
790 790 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,011 +6.06
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–530 523 2 120.00–130.00 $125.07 $654 +0.07
570 570 1 117.00 $117.00 $667 -7.01
635 635 1 116.00 $116.00 $737 —
650–695 673 3 109.00–123.00 $115.57 $778 —
675 675 1 103.00 $103.00 $695 —
785 785 1 80.00 $80.00 $628 —
840 840 1 81.00 $81.00 $680 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–520 512 3 79.00–115.00 $97.96 $502 -12.04
620 620 1 117.50 $117.50 $728 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425–1955 1685 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 3 99.00–102.00 $100.16 $1,688 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 59.00 $59.00 $283 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 80-85% 1 48.00 $48.00 $324 —
870–1095 942 80-85% 6 44.00–54.00 $50.22 $473 —
1010–1085 1054 80-85% 5 61.00–65.00 $62.58 $660 —
970–1110 1066 80-85% 5 57.00–60.00 $58.83 $627 —
890–1320 1084 80-85% 12 67.00–71.50 $69.04 $748 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890 890 85-90% 1 52.00 $52.00 $463 —
955 955 85-90% 1 59.00 $59.00 $563 +1.49
955 955 85-90% 1 63.00 $63.00 $602 +5.49
860–1165 1058 85-90% 3 70.00–72.00 $70.91 $750 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335 1335 75-80% 1 71.00 $71.00 $948 —
1265–1510 1388 75-80% 2 74.00–76.50 $75.36 $1,046 +2.44

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1240 1203 3 67.00–74.50 $71.97 $866 —
1590–1810 1700 2 97.00–100.00 $98.40 $1,673 —
1730–2040 1837 3 90.00–95.00 $93.11 $1,710 -9.86

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
795 795 (<2 yrs)Open 1 90.00 $90.00 $716
700–1050 824 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 9 52.00–86.00 $69.80 $575
855–1245 1027 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 51.00–73.50 $66.03 $678

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890–940 915 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 550.00–775.00 $665.57
890–970 935 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 675.00–770.00 $719.12
975 975 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 960.00 $960.00
890–1255 1048 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 17 725.00–1,115.00 $895.93
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
925 925 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 59.00 $59.00 $546
840–1110 971 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 13 54.00–76.00 $64.48 $626
895–1190 1065 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 63.00–85.00 $70.02 $746
845–1375 1130 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 47.00–73.00 $65.71 $743
1190–1235 1213 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 72.00–73.00 $72.51 $880

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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
1000 1000 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 875.00 $875.00 —
1020 1020 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 —
900–1170 1035 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 835.00–985.00 $919.78 —
1110 1110 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 975.00 $975.00 —
1070–1195 1149 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 700.00–950.00 $855.54 —
955–1415 1202 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 9 900.00–1,250.00 $1,072.76 +147.62
1120–1535 1328 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 925.00–1,250.00 $1,112.90 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
568 568 2 51.00 $51.00 $290 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
730 730 (<2 yrs)Open 1 825.00 $825.00 —
825 825 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 785.00 $785.00 —

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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.