Cattle Market Pulse

I-40 Livestock Market Report

Ozark, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 9, 2021

777 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $158.67/cwt -6.71 vs last sale · ≈ $662/hd at 417 lb · 47 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $141.85/cwt +4.63 vs last sale · ≈ $810/hd at 571 lb · 44 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.89/cwt -1.00 vs last sale · ≈ $710/hd at 519 lb · 35 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 777 879 781
Feeder cattle 777 800 781
Slaughter cattle — 46 —
Replacement cattle — 33 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 10.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold 1.00-4.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 12.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls not reported due to time restraints.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 331 11 170.00–217.50 $187.36 $620 +8.73
350–380 361 14 171.00–190.00 $184.21 $665 +13.08
400–445 417 47 150.00–170.00 $158.67 $662 -4.79
450–495 471 14 150.00–162.50 $154.61 $728 -3.82
500–545 521 20 149.00–164.00 $154.84 $807 +0.97
555–595 570 9 146.00–161.00 $152.08 $867 -1.29
600–645 625 12 141.00–163.00 $153.47 $959 -4.36
650–695 669 8 140.00–163.00 $155.83 $1,043 -2.38
700–710 704 4 136.00–149.00 $142.48 $1,003 +4.48
755–760 758 2 137.00–138.00 $137.50 $1,042 —
1010 1010 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,111 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 321 8 135.00–160.00 $149.39 $480 +1.74
360–395 381 9 147.00–169.00 $155.06 $591 +5.24
400–445 424 10 135.00–147.50 $141.69 $601 +0.02
450–495 473 34 125.00–149.00 $142.06 $672 -3.11
505–540 526 12 120.00–145.00 $135.73 $714 -6.13
580 580 1 121.00 $121.00 $702 -19.00
609–645 614 15 130.00–142.00 $132.02 $811 —
675 675 1 136.00 $136.00 $918 ±0.00
700–715 708 2 127.50–130.00 $128.76 $912 —
750 750 1 127.00 $127.00 $952 —
845 845 1 127.50 $127.50 $1,077 —
885 885 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,124 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 128.00 $128.00 $467 -2.00
420–445 437 3 110.00–125.00 $118.21 $517 -6.79
500 500 1 100.00 $100.00 $500 -14.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 3 146.00 $146.00 $694 -1.50
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640 640 1 82.50 $82.50 $528 —
655 655 1 60.00 $60.00 $393 —
745 745 1 63.00 $63.00 $469 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–348 326 18 145.00–162.50 $150.67 $491 -12.03
350–398 386 27 142.50–163.00 $151.82 $586 -12.14
400–445 415 20 142.00–153.00 $147.11 $611 -0.26
455–490 475 19 141.00–150.00 $146.43 $696 +1.33
500–545 519 35 131.00–145.00 $136.89 $710 -1.00
550–595 562 23 130.00–141.00 $134.43 $755 -5.60
605–645 624 12 135.00–148.00 $142.37 $888 -4.46
655–690 667 8 142.00–149.00 $146.35 $976 +0.01
705 value added 705 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,008 —
700–745 728 9 125.00–135.00 $132.54 $965 -3.60
800–840 fancy 820 2 129.00–132.00 $130.46 $1,070 —
840–842 841 3 110.00–115.00 $113.34 $953 -8.83
860 860 1 115.00 $115.00 $989 +2.00
980 980 1 103.00 $103.00 $1,009 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 330 4 130.00–137.50 $133.08 $439 -10.39
350–395 374 7 121.00–142.50 $135.16 $505 -5.78
400–445 418 13 120.00–138.00 $131.15 $548 -0.18
455–495 483 12 124.00–137.00 $130.06 $628 -4.65
510–545 532 13 115.00–129.00 $124.07 $660 -1.06
550–590 562 10 117.50–129.00 $124.83 $702 -0.33
580 580 1 111.00 $111.00 $644 -14.16
675–690 683 2 114.00–128.00 $121.08 $827 +0.08
700–710 705 2 115.00–120.00 $117.48 $828 —
880 880 1 100.00 $100.00 $880 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
436 436 4 145.00 $145.00 $632 —
493 493 6 144.50 $144.50 $712 +5.50
703 703 9 125.00 $125.00 $879 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 327 3 105.00–122.50 $116.26 $380 —
355–390 377 3 112.50–113.00 $112.66 $425 -8.75
495 495 1 115.00 $115.00 $569 -3.00
510–520 515 4 80.00–118.00 $107.21 $552 -1.88
560–580 572 3 105.00–110.00 $108.31 $620 —
610 610 1 109.00 $109.00 $665 —
655–675 665 2 65.00–105.00 $84.70 $563 -6.30
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–415 410 2 70.00–85.00 $77.41 $317 —
450–495 473 2 55.00–88.00 $70.71 $334 —
505–535 517 3 61.00–75.00 $69.06 $357 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–545 514 19 130.00–149.00 $137.32 $706 -4.98
550–595 571 44 126.00–151.00 $141.85 $810 +4.63
600–645 619 10 119.00–147.50 $134.60 $833 -0.72
650–690 668 8 119.00–136.00 $126.56 $845 -2.95
700–745 720 7 115.00–130.00 $124.06 $893 +1.92
770–785 781 8 112.00–124.00 $118.69 $927 +2.21
808 808 4 117.50 $117.50 $949 —
865 865 1 93.00 $93.00 $804 —
1095 1095 1 85.00 $85.00 $931 —
1110 1110 1 85.00 $85.00 $944 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525–545 533 7 115.00–129.00 $123.87 $660 -0.61
555 555 1 123.00 $123.00 $683 —
610–645 628 2 117.50–119.00 $118.23 $742 -0.77
720 720 1 114.00 $114.00 $821 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530–545 538 2 85.00–100.00 $92.60 $498 —
560 560 1 90.00 $90.00 $504 —
600–610 605 2 100.00–104.00 $102.02 $617 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
696 696 4 124.00 $124.00 $863 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 55.00 $55.00 $297 —

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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.