Cattle Market Pulse

I-40 Livestock Market Report

Ozark, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 9, 2021

1,291 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $145.90/cwt +7.45 vs last sale · ≈ $895/hd at 613 lb · 77 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $167.60/cwt +9.18 vs last sale · ≈ $949/hd at 566 lb · 48 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $170.53/cwt -13.39 vs last sale · ≈ $651/hd at 382 lb · 45 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,291 1,094 2,234
Feeder cattle 1,291 1,094 2,234

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 1.00-8.00, mostly 5.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00-5.00, mostly 2.00 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
305–345 326 9 160.00–185.00 $169.94 $554 -2.60
350–395 382 45 160.00–180.00 $170.53 $651 -13.39
405–440 424 10 153.00–170.00 $161.11 $683 -9.06
445 value added 445 3 189.00–195.00 $193.00 $859 +5.50
450–495 471 29 154.00–185.00 $167.21 $788 -4.39
475–490 value added 480 4 187.00–188.00 $187.37 $899 -2.63
500–540 522 12 152.00–175.00 $158.68 $828 -0.57
550–565 563 12 155.00–168.00 $158.92 $895 +3.33
554–569 value added 567 36 170.50 $170.50 $967 -3.50
630 value added 630 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,052 +3.00
600–644 632 28 145.00–165.50 $157.13 $993 +9.41
660–670 662 33 148.00–159.00 $158.61 $1,050 +17.55
660–692 value added 676 10 161.50–167.50 $164.62 $1,113 +6.80
714–720 value added 716 6 166.50–167.00 $166.83 $1,195 +14.83
700–735 718 2 138.00–140.00 $139.02 $998 -3.01
830 value added 830 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,286 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 2 165.00 $165.00 $676 —
467 467 14 152.50 $152.50 $712 —
530 value added 530 25 156.50 $156.50 $829 —
571 value added 571 8 155.00 $155.00 $885 —
643 value added 643 22 156.50 $156.50 $1,006 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–315 311 5 135.00–155.00 $145.62 $453 -2.38
360–375 368 3 151.00–158.00 $154.62 $569 +3.35
400–440 422 19 135.00–151.00 $145.42 $614 -2.79
450–498 476 11 134.00–152.50 $146.69 $698 -0.23
540–545 543 2 127.00–142.50 $134.71 $731 -3.07
570–575 573 2 131.00–145.00 $138.03 $791 -2.90
615 615 1 138.00 $138.00 $849 +6.49
660 660 1 133.00 $133.00 $878 +5.51
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–346 335 13 110.00–132.50 $123.31 $413 +8.38
350–395 377 5 100.00–125.00 $108.57 $409 -13.93
410–435 423 3 115.00–122.00 $119.33 $505 —
470–490 478 3 112.50–129.00 $123.21 $589 +23.21
540 540 1 92.50 $92.50 $500 -33.49
600 600 1 118.00 $118.00 $708 +29.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 336 15 140.00–165.00 $147.17 $494 -3.48
366 value added 366 8 159.50 $159.50 $584 —
355–395 383 24 142.00–170.00 $148.76 $570 +0.69
422–445 430 8 140.00–152.50 $143.29 $616 -7.43
430 value added 430 11 153.00–165.00 $154.09 $663 —
450–495 473 30 139.00–155.00 $146.39 $692 -3.18
485 value added 485 1 160.00 $160.00 $776 —
502–543 533 36 135.00–150.00 $143.79 $766 +10.78
560 value added 560 1 156.00 $156.00 $874 +11.50
560–580 571 4 125.00–136.00 $129.77 $741 -8.12
602–648 value added 613 68 141.00–152.50 $147.87 $906 —
605–638 616 9 127.00–134.00 $130.98 $807 -9.52
656 656 6 148.75 $148.75 $976 +8.79
679 value added 679 5 151.50 $151.50 $1,029 +11.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 324 4 120.00–130.00 $122.39 $397 -3.90
350–395 369 9 120.00–138.00 $131.73 $486 +4.74
405–425 415 10 125.00–139.00 $133.43 $554 +6.68
460–498 486 17 120.00–135.00 $130.33 $633 +2.59
500–535 516 8 120.00–132.00 $127.30 $657 +5.68
570 570 2 120.00–126.00 $123.00 $701 +0.88
620–645 628 3 106.00–115.00 $109.08 $685 -10.59
655–695 671 7 104.00–122.00 $115.04 $772 -4.83
700–725 708 4 102.00–118.00 $109.57 $776 +4.57
840–845 843 2 75.00–95.00 $84.97 $716 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 5 135.00 $135.00 $641 +6.00
531 value added 531 15 145.00 $145.00 $770 —
670 value added 670 11 144.00 $144.00 $965 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 320 2 110.00–115.00 $112.38 $360 +8.63
375 375 1 110.00 $110.00 $412 +10.57
404–435 411 8 90.00–110.00 $102.63 $422 +2.63
480–495 487 3 95.00–112.50 $102.51 $499 -7.49
500–525 513 2 100.00–112.00 $106.15 $545 +6.15
550–555 553 2 70.00–110.00 $90.09 $498 -13.77
665 665 1 77.00 $77.00 $512 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–540 519 8 136.00–156.00 $145.05 $753 -2.35
550–595 566 9 137.00–157.00 $142.88 $809 -0.77
600–645 614 4 131.00–143.00 $136.31 $837 +3.07
658–697 683 9 131.00–138.00 $136.80 $934 +1.61
700–710 707 3 125.00–132.00 $128.67 $910 —
750–765 755 3 117.00–125.00 $122.30 $923 -6.65
820 820 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,017 +9.00
895 895 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,029 -4.50
920–930 925 4 101.00–111.00 $105.50 $976 —
975 975 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,034 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–505 503 2 117.00–119.00 $118.00 $594 -8.75
595 595 1 124.00 $124.00 $738 +0.63
620–635 628 2 95.00–121.00 $107.84 $677 -12.25
700–715 708 2 100.00–117.00 $108.59 $769 —
770–795 785 3 114.00–116.00 $114.65 $900 —
815–830 825 3 96.00–100.00 $97.34 $803 —
920 920 1 94.00 $94.00 $865 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555–585 570 2 90.00–113.00 $101.20 $577 —
643 643 3 80.00 $80.00 $514 -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.