Cattle Market Pulse

I-40 Livestock Market Report

Ozark, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 11, 2021

1,262 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.86/cwt +10.33 vs last sale · ≈ $760/hd at 525 lb · 75 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $144.40/cwt +9.43 vs last sale · ≈ $666/hd at 461 lb · 73 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $159.16/cwt +13.59 vs last sale · ≈ $926/hd at 582 lb · 58 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,262 904 1,372
Feeder cattle 1,262 795 1,372
Slaughter cattle — 73 —
Replacement cattle — 36 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 2.00-10.00, mostly 5.00 lower except 400-500 lb heifers who sold 2.00 higher. Several groups of long weaned or Value Added cattle sold with a Premium. 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
300–326 value added 316 8 177.00–185.00 $179.85 $568 —
305–345 329 4 152.50–175.00 $166.27 $547 -2.52
355–395 380 11 155.00–175.00 $162.16 $616 -4.82
385 value added 385 3 178.00 $178.00 $685 —
400–445 426 28 147.50–162.50 $155.49 $662 -5.21
410–435 value added 428 5 167.50–182.50 $174.76 $748 —
450–485 value added 461 9 165.00–186.00 $181.20 $835 —
450–498 480 21 145.00–160.00 $150.43 $722 -4.51
500–540 533 14 133.00–149.00 $143.78 $766 -6.47
502–546 value added 533 30 154.00–171.50 $161.59 $861 —
550–590 565 11 135.00–158.00 $145.79 $824 +0.22
558–599 value added 586 47 155.00–165.50 $162.29 $951 —
605–640 620 6 130.00–139.00 $132.79 $823 -5.93
600–649 value added 623 18 143.00–160.00 $153.12 $954 —
651–690 value added 661 17 140.00–152.50 $148.28 $980 —
660–692 684 12 132.00–137.00 $136.11 $931 -5.57
705–715 710 2 134.00–137.00 $135.51 $962 +0.02
700–735 value added 715 8 141.00–148.00 $146.11 $1,045 +5.11
786 value added 786 6 147.50 $147.50 $1,159 —
780–795 788 2 136.00–145.00 $140.46 $1,107 —
800 value added 800 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,176 —
815–820 817 3 121.00–134.00 $129.34 $1,057 +4.84
915 value added 915 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,244 —
970 970 1 90.00 $90.00 $873 -30.00
1080 1080 2 90.00 $90.00 $972 —
1100 1100 1 85.00 $85.00 $935 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 326 7 120.00–155.00 $136.65 $445 -6.08
360 360 1 124.00 $124.00 $446 -22.81
360–395 376 8 135.00–150.00 $142.81 $537 -4.00
405–440 419 6 120.00–147.50 $132.72 $556 -1.78
450–498 474 23 120.00–147.00 $134.55 $638 -0.76
505–535 525 3 120.00–137.50 $131.05 $688 +1.43
555–580 559 7 123.00–125.00 $124.70 $697 -3.26
665 665 1 135.00 $135.00 $898 +6.00
800–820 810 2 122.00–127.00 $124.47 $1,008 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
469 value added 469 6 160.00 $160.00 $750 —
509 value added 509 9 136.50 $136.50 $695 +1.50
583–592 value added 586 7 133.50–146.00 $142.39 $834 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–365 363 3 125.00–127.50 $125.83 $457 +24.64
400–435 414 5 100.00–115.00 $108.36 $449 +7.40
485 485 2 110.00–116.00 $113.00 $548 +1.58
620 620 2 100.00–115.00 $107.50 $666 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 value added 310 1 150.00 $150.00 $465 —
305–345 320 10 135.00–147.50 $142.00 $454 -11.27
365 value added 365 1 155.00 $155.00 $566 —
350–395 374 9 130.00–147.50 $139.75 $523 -8.99
400–438 428 31 130.00–146.00 $138.26 $592 +2.36
405–448 value added 439 16 147.00–155.00 $150.39 $660 —
451–477 value added 457 43 144.00–152.50 $149.52 $683 —
450–495 467 30 130.00–142.50 $137.05 $640 +1.78
510–545 522 24 126.00–135.00 $130.65 $682 -3.88
510–545 value added 526 51 142.50–152.00 $151.54 $797 —
550 550 1 124.00 $124.00 $682 -10.63
553–595 564 11 126.00–131.00 $127.29 $718 -7.34
550–595 value added 577 30 139.00–148.50 $147.01 $848 —
605–645 623 6 120.50–134.00 $127.96 $797 -9.32
605–647 value added 640 14 134.00–142.00 $140.90 $902 —
660 value added 660 1 144.00 $144.00 $950 —
650–695 671 12 122.00–136.00 $130.25 $874 -9.63
700–715 707 3 122.00–126.00 $124.34 $879 +8.34
705–748 value added 718 26 138.50–144.00 $142.72 $1,025 —
760 760 2 123.00–133.00 $128.00 $973 —
783 value added 783 15 144.00 $144.00 $1,128 —
800 value added 800 1 116.00 $116.00 $928 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 322 3 120.00–127.50 $124.29 $400 -6.27
355–385 371 4 120.00–125.00 $121.30 $450 -12.23
400–430 416 5 120.00–125.00 $121.76 $507 -2.82
455–495 474 5 115.00–125.00 $119.48 $566 -1.76
505–539 532 11 120.50–125.00 $121.15 $645 +0.44
560–590 574 5 110.00–122.50 $116.89 $671 -7.11
635–640 637 3 110.00–117.00 $113.99 $726 -0.51
670–680 675 2 116.00–125.00 $120.53 $814 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 325 2 110.00–115.00 $112.62 $366 +32.01
360–395 382 5 100.00–115.00 $107.16 $409 +15.18
420–430 428 4 100.00–112.50 $106.27 $455 +5.59
455–485 469 7 90.00–113.00 $103.97 $488 +9.02
505–540 524 7 76.00–115.00 $94.51 $495 +23.34
555–585 570 2 80.00–100.00 $89.74 $512 -20.26
610–645 632 3 97.00–110.00 $101.39 $641 —
680 680 1 98.00 $98.00 $666 —
710 710 1 79.00 $79.00 $561 —
760 760 2 95.00–99.00 $97.00 $737 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 value added 645 2 136.00 $136.00 $877 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–548 540 20 125.00–135.00 $130.72 $706 -6.60
550–580 563 9 129.00–148.00 $132.62 $747 +5.79
600–649 641 17 120.00–130.00 $123.77 $793 -4.31
653–685 661 4 118.00–123.50 $119.42 $789 -2.01
723–743 733 6 116.00–120.00 $118.03 $865 +4.50
790 790 1 119.00 $119.00 $940 +6.49
835 835 1 108.00 $108.00 $902 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–545 525 3 120.00 $120.00 $630 -9.50
565–570 568 2 123.00–125.00 $124.00 $704 +6.78
610–630 620 2 80.00–111.00 $95.75 $594 -12.70
835 835 1 70.00 $70.00 $584 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
864 864 5 100.00 $100.00 $864 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 80.00 $80.00 $456 -10.00

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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.