Cattle Market Pulse

I-40 Livestock Market Report

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

HeadThis saleLast saleLast 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ 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.