I-40 Livestock Market Report, Ozark, AR

Ozark, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 2, 2021

1,094 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $171.80/cwt +19.29 vs last sale · ≈ $727/hd at 423 lb · 53 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $160.29/cwt +13.97 vs last sale · ≈ $840/hd at 524 lb · 47 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $172.04/cwt +19.11 vs last sale · ≈ $820/hd at 476 lb · 42 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,094	806	737
Feeder cattle	1,094	630	737
Slaughter cattle	—	124	—
Replacement cattle	—	52	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold 1.00-18.00, mostly 9.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 3.00-7.00 higher, except 500-600 lb weights sold 3.00 lower. 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	325	2	170.00–175.00	$172.54	$561	+2.09
350–391	376	19	170.00–198.00	$183.92	$692	+8.81
414 value added	414	5	187.50	$187.50	$776	—
400–435	424	48	160.00–185.00	$170.17	$722	+17.66
450 value added	450	1	190.00	$190.00	$855	—
450–495	477	41	160.00–185.00	$171.60	$819	+19.31
500–545 value added	523	2	182.50–185.00	$183.70	$961	+18.18
500–540	524	45	155.00–177.50	$159.25	$834	+13.80
555–585	567	11	150.00–162.50	$155.59	$882	+4.07
570 value added	570	2	171.00–177.00	$174.00	$992	+12.00
602 value added	602	2	164.00	$164.00	$987	+8.34
600–645	625	39	140.00–159.00	$147.72	$923	-3.78
645	645	1	121.00	$121.00	$780	—
653–690	663	9	136.00–144.00	$141.06	$935	-9.94
665–680 value added	675	11	157.00–160.00	$157.82	$1,065	+0.82
705–740	721	4	134.00–150.00	$142.03	$1,024	-3.97
725 value added	725	1	152.00	$152.00	$1,102	—
815	815	1	127.00	$127.00	$1,035	-15.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	319	8	135.00–160.00	$148.00	$472	+3.92
350–395	376	10	125.00–165.00	$151.27	$569	+7.82
410–435	422	10	120.00–157.50	$148.21	$625	+14.77
450–495	476	28	120.00–157.50	$146.92	$699	+11.97
510–548	536	23	130.00–150.00	$137.78	$739	+9.52
550–596	587	24	120.00–148.00	$140.93	$827	+17.69
605–645	621	7	121.00–135.00	$131.51	$817	—
652–655	653	4	120.00–130.00	$127.49	$833	—
800–825	813	2	118.00–121.00	$119.48	$971	—
1005	1005	1	116.00	$116.00	$1,166	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	340	2	110.00–120.00	$114.93	$391	+9.61
385	385	1	122.50	$122.50	$472	+17.87
490	490	1	100.00	$100.00	$490	—
515–530	523	2	125.00–127.00	$125.99	$659	—
575	575	1	101.00	$101.00	$581	+31.00
575	575	1	100.00	$100.00	$575	+30.00
605	605	1	89.00	$89.00	$538	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
563	563	3	140.00	$140.00	$788	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	327	20	137.50–165.00	$150.65	$493	+8.67
350–395	368	19	131.00–163.00	$148.07	$545	+2.97
400–447	429	31	137.50–162.50	$150.72	$647	-0.11
445	445	1	133.00	$133.00	$592	-17.83
450–489	467	24	139.00–161.00	$149.57	$698	-0.32
515	515	1	120.00	$120.00	$618	-23.48
510–540	516	13	127.00–144.00	$133.01	$686	-10.47
505–538 value added	517	16	149.00–155.00	$152.22	$787	—
568 value added	568	4	144.00–145.00	$144.50	$821	—
550–596	579	19	127.00–143.00	$137.89	$798	-5.73
600	600	1	120.00	$120.00	$720	-13.95
600–635	616	9	131.00–145.00	$140.50	$865	+6.55
665–685	673	4	132.00–144.00	$139.96	$942	+5.97
695 value added	695	3	140.00	$140.00	$973	-5.00
710	710	6	135.00	$135.00	$958	+10.98
805	805	1	120.00	$120.00	$966	+10.00
860	860	1	113.00	$113.00	$972	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	326	7	120.00–131.00	$126.29	$412	+3.85
355–395	373	11	120.00–131.00	$126.99	$474	+0.19
410–440	422	8	120.00–135.00	$126.75	$535	-3.71
465–485	471	10	119.00–137.50	$127.74	$602	-2.79
500–545	531	12	114.00–126.00	$121.62	$646	-4.57
560–595	570	7	120.00–125.00	$122.12	$696	-4.42
615–640	623	3	115.00–124.00	$119.67	$746	—
665–690	676	10	110.00–128.00	$119.87	$810	—
725	725	1	105.00	$105.00	$761	—
775–780	778	2	110.00–113.00	$111.50	$867	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
468	468	3	129.00	$129.00	$604	—
635	635	7	128.00	$128.00	$813	—
648	648	2	117.00	$117.00	$758	—
792	792	4	115.00	$115.00	$911	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	2	100.00–107.50	$103.75	$316	—
350–375	365	3	89.00–110.00	$99.43	$363	+4.43
440–445	443	2	100.00	$100.00	$443	—
455	455	1	110.00	$110.00	$500	+18.14
515–520	518	2	100.00	$100.00	$518	—
555–590	567	3	97.00–115.00	$103.86	$589	-0.14
640	640	1	80.00	$80.00	$512	±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–525	513	9	139.00–160.00	$147.40	$756	+5.16
550–570	556	7	139.00–150.00	$143.65	$799	+4.00
600–645	625	7	129.00–140.00	$133.24	$833	-3.96
650–695	657	13	124.00–138.00	$135.19	$888	+1.08
750–775	763	2	126.00–132.00	$128.95	$984	-0.66
830	830	1	115.00	$115.00	$954	+0.52
892	892	10	119.50	$119.50	$1,066	+19.50
1154	1154	9	98.00	$98.00	$1,131	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515–545	528	3	120.00–130.00	$126.75	$669	+5.32
555–585	567	3	120.00–125.00	$123.37	$700	-4.63
600–648	640	11	120.00–121.00	$120.09	$769	-5.06
650	650	1	120.00	$120.00	$780	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	1	100.00	$100.00	$525	+12.71
630	630	1	90.00	$90.00	$567	—

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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.