I-40 Livestock Market Report

Ozark, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 13, 2022

969 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.51/cwt +0.14 vs last sale · ≈ $743/hd at 478 lb · 34 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $177.26/cwt -0.22 vs last sale · ≈ $827/hd at 467 lb · 33 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.06/cwt +9.84 vs last sale · ≈ $786/hd at 520 lb · 30 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	969	681	1,257
Feeder cattle	764	606	1,007
Slaughter cattle	85	43	142
Replacement cattle	120	32	108

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 2.00-4.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 4.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 2.00-10.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Several long weaned or Value Added cattle sold with a Premium. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 higher, Slaughter cows 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
305–344	335	22	170.00–200.00	$178.40	$598	-1.49
355–395	378	12	172.50–194.00	$181.17	$685	-5.15
405–435	421	16	167.00–182.50	$171.92	$724	-24.30
410–445 value added	428	3	195.00–204.00	$200.03	$856	—
450–490	466	30	166.00–187.50	$175.49	$818	-1.99
472 value added	472	3	195.00	$195.00	$920	—
500 value added	500	4	196.00	$196.00	$980	—
500–546	530	21	161.00–182.50	$172.58	$915	-3.27
550–590	562	11	150.00–171.00	$162.41	$913	-6.59
562 value added	562	2	173.00	$173.00	$972	—
602 value added	602	2	173.00	$173.00	$1,041	—
620	620	1	131.00	$131.00	$812	-28.64
600–645	626	18	150.00–162.50	$159.11	$996	-0.53
655–680	665	4	140.00–152.00	$147.26	$979	-1.71
692 value added	692	2	158.00	$158.00	$1,093	—
715 value added	715	1	158.00	$158.00	$1,130	—
720–735	730	4	147.00–151.00	$149.14	$1,089	+0.73
750 value added	750	1	154.00	$154.00	$1,155	—
775	775	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,100	-3.63
853	853	3	141.50	$141.50	$1,207	—
985	985	2	128.00	$128.00	$1,261	-1.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	314	11	140.00–165.00	$153.67	$483	-7.24
350–395	375	21	130.00–166.00	$148.59	$557	-2.85
405–445	427	20	131.00–164.00	$152.25	$650	-3.49
450–495	470	13	130.00–155.00	$145.11	$682	-9.96
500–510	505	2	130.00–149.00	$139.41	$704	-12.90
550–590	571	11	124.00–145.00	$133.10	$760	-16.80
600–635	616	5	130.00–144.00	$138.50	$853	-6.11
650–670	657	3	127.00–143.00	$134.15	$881	+12.15
700	700	1	136.00	$136.00	$952	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–335	329	4	87.00–127.50	$114.48	$377	—
380	380	1	115.00	$115.00	$437	-10.17
400–445	420	9	80.00–120.00	$109.20	$459	-20.80
450–495	471	6	81.00–130.00	$110.43	$520	-9.57
525	525	1	110.00	$110.00	$578	±0.00
560–565	563	3	100.00–120.00	$109.19	$615	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	2	167.50	$167.50	$737	—
460–498	479	6	159.00–161.00	$159.96	$766	—
582	582	11	151.00	$151.00	$879	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–340	338	2	143.00–150.00	$146.53	$495	-8.03
360–373	365	8	150.00	$150.00	$548	-13.20
400–439	425	16	150.00–161.00	$157.81	$671	+2.70
450–497	478	34	150.00–163.00	$155.51	$743	+0.14
500–545	520	25	135.00–154.00	$149.68	$778	+8.45
505–535 value added	522	5	157.00–160.00	$157.99	$825	—
555–598	584	25	135.00–151.00	$144.29	$843	-3.61
618–625 value added	619	7	147.00–148.00	$147.86	$915	—
610–635	620	4	137.00–146.00	$141.03	$874	-3.89
655–670	662	3	141.00–145.00	$143.34	$949	+8.32
705–725	715	2	127.00–131.00	$129.03	$923	-6.95
750–760	753	3	127.00–128.00	$127.66	$961	-10.34
765 value added	765	1	139.00	$139.00	$1,063	—
825 value added	825	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,056	—
818–840	827	5	136.00–140.00	$138.37	$1,144	+11.32
905	905	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,158	+16.00
1020	1020	1	106.00	$106.00	$1,081	—
1050	1050	1	101.00	$101.00	$1,060	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	327	13	122.50–137.50	$131.27	$429	-8.68
350–395	376	20	120.00–147.50	$135.02	$508	-5.48
400–445	424	14	127.50–149.00	$138.72	$588	+5.04
450–485	464	9	127.50–149.00	$143.28	$665	+9.10
500–535	517	9	120.00–135.00	$130.84	$676	+2.57
565	565	1	127.50	$127.50	$720	-0.19
640	640	1	125.00	$125.00	$800	—
660	660	1	126.00	$126.00	$832	—
715	715	1	109.00	$109.00	$779	—
755–760	758	2	109.00–120.00	$114.48	$868	—
830	830	1	110.00	$110.00	$913	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
502	502	2	136.50	$136.50	$685	—
572	572	8	132.00	$132.00	$755	—
621	621	7	132.00	$132.00	$820	—
629 value added	629	7	138.50	$138.50	$871	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	129.00	$129.00	$387	+13.00
365	365	1	110.00	$110.00	$402	-2.50
400–445	423	6	80.00–117.50	$103.86	$439	-16.14
460–495	479	9	80.00–118.00	$106.65	$511	—
518	518	2	103.00	$103.00	$534	—
605–620	610	3	80.00–116.00	$99.14	$605	—
670	670	1	80.00	$80.00	$536	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	1	135.00	$135.00	$695	-22.50
500–548	536	24	137.00–159.00	$150.95	$809	-6.55
550–598	576	17	137.50–156.00	$147.43	$849	+1.05
608–635	618	6	135.00–147.00	$141.04	$872	-2.96
655–674	668	10	139.00–140.00	$139.29	$930	+1.86
708–745	725	4	137.00–142.50	$139.43	$1,011	+4.43
775	775	2	137.50–139.00	$138.25	$1,071	+16.25
838	838	3	128.00	$128.00	$1,073	-1.00
860–865	863	2	129.00–135.00	$131.99	$1,139	+7.51
935	935	1	107.00	$107.00	$1,000	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
585	585	1	129.00	$129.00	$755	—
620–640	632	3	119.00–120.00	$119.66	$756	—
695	695	1	102.50	$102.50	$712	—
860	860	1	99.00	$99.00	$851	-4.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1615	1373	6	74.00–87.00	$79.48	$1,091	—
1480–1745	1590	3	90.00–96.00	$93.65	$1,489	+24.00
1940–2085	2013	2	100.50–103.00	$101.80	$2,049	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1025	1025	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	80.00	$80.00	$820

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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.