Cattle Market Pulse

I-40 Livestock Market Report

Ozark, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 20, 2022

377 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $154.28/cwt -3.53 vs last sale · ≈ $655/hd at 425 lb · 38 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $169.60/cwt -7.66 vs last sale · ≈ $795/hd at 469 lb · 21 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $170.52/cwt -5.81 vs last sale · ≈ $899/hd at 527 lb · 21 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 377 969 793
Feeder cattle 334 764 710
Slaughter cattle 27 85 51
Replacement cattle 16 120 32

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold steady, 400-600 lb weights sold 10.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. No trend for Slaughter cows, not reported last week. Not enough comparable receipts to establish a trend for Slaughter bulls.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 329 4 170.00–187.50 $180.46 $594 +2.06
352–395 362 12 170.00–191.00 $179.97 $651 -1.20
420 value added 420 1 195.00 $195.00 $819 -5.03
400–440 424 11 160.00–172.50 $169.30 $718 -2.62
450–498 469 21 162.50–180.00 $169.60 $795 -5.89
500–530 value added 526 9 167.50–185.00 $181.48 $955 -14.52
500–548 528 12 150.00–170.00 $162.30 $857 -10.28
570 value added 570 1 167.00 $167.00 $952 -6.00
555–595 578 10 147.50–162.00 $156.99 $907 -5.42
605–607 607 7 162.50–167.00 $163.14 $990 +32.14
660 value added 660 3 160.00 $160.00 $1,056 +2.00
650–695 671 6 155.00–157.50 $155.40 $1,043 +8.14
720 720 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,073 -0.14
750 750 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,102 +5.00
980 value added 980 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,274 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 5 130.00–160.00 $145.94 $482 -7.73
362–390 376 7 150.00–167.50 $160.68 $604 +12.09
400–435 412 6 127.00–155.00 $137.16 $565 -15.09
455–485 468 3 147.00–155.00 $150.73 $705 +5.62
500–545 511 5 139.00–155.00 $146.89 $751 +7.48
560–588 578 5 131.00–145.00 $138.84 $802 +5.74
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 338 4 101.00–135.00 $118.44 $400 +3.96
360 360 1 91.00 $91.00 $328 -24.00
415–440 423 3 99.00–115.00 $108.95 $461 -0.25
470 470 1 126.00 $126.00 $592 +15.57
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 375 2 37.00–93.00 $63.51 $238 —
420 420 1 50.00 $50.00 $210 —
515–540 528 2 46.00–50.00 $47.95 $253 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 336 5 149.00–160.00 $155.01 $521 +8.48
350–395 377 17 140.00–160.00 $151.64 $572 +1.64
400–445 422 32 142.00–161.00 $152.09 $642 -5.72
433–443 value added 438 6 165.00–167.00 $165.99 $727 —
453–490 469 8 145.00–159.00 $155.89 $731 +0.38
488–492 value added 490 5 161.50–163.00 $162.40 $796 —
500–545 528 6 150.00–159.00 $154.28 $815 +4.60
555–588 569 5 137.00–144.00 $141.43 $805 -2.86
604–645 615 16 130.00–145.00 $143.11 $880 +2.08
620 value added 620 2 147.00 $147.00 $911 -0.86
700 value added 700 2 142.00 $142.00 $994 —
720–735 728 2 137.00–144.00 $140.54 $1,023 +11.51
725–740 733 2 132.00–134.00 $132.99 $975 +3.96
750–775 763 2 138.00–139.00 $138.51 $1,057 +10.85
780 780 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,037 +5.34
1000 1000 1 90.00 $90.00 $900 -16.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–335 330 2 125.00–137.50 $131.34 $433 +0.07
383–390 386 5 121.00–130.00 $127.17 $491 -7.85
405–445 423 3 120.00–137.50 $129.44 $548 -9.28
455–480 464 4 122.50–140.00 $129.29 $600 -13.99
515 515 1 118.00 $118.00 $608 -12.84
515–545 532 9 120.00–128.00 $124.21 $661 -6.63
585 585 1 115.00 $115.00 $673 -12.50
605–640 623 2 111.00–115.00 $113.06 $704 -11.94
780–785 783 2 70.00–110.00 $90.06 $705 -24.42
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 338 3 61.00–120.00 $96.46 $326 —
360–380 370 2 110.00–111.00 $110.51 $409 +0.51
415 415 1 80.00 $80.00 $332 -23.86
470 470 1 101.00 $101.00 $475 -5.65
500–505 503 2 53.00–117.50 $85.09 $428 -17.91
560–565 563 2 81.00–107.50 $94.31 $531 —
675 675 1 117.00 $117.00 $790 +37.00
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 65.00 $65.00 $202 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540–545 543 3 137.00–149.00 $144.52 $785 -6.43
560–590 575 2 140.00–143.00 $141.46 $813 -5.97
615–623 621 4 138.00–141.00 $138.74 $862 -2.30
860 860 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,084 -5.99
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 120.00 $120.00 $606 —
635 635 1 125.00 $125.00 $794 +5.34
735 735 1 109.00 $109.00 $801 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 110.00 $110.00 $588 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–850 830 80-85% 2 54.00–55.00 $54.49 $452 —
835 835 80-85% 1 44.00 $44.00 $367 —
940–1135 1001 80-85% 4 54.00–57.00 $55.73 $558 —
985–1020 1003 80-85% 2 63.00–64.00 $63.51 $637 —
1065–1240 1119 80-85% 5 67.50–74.00 $70.22 $786 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770 770 85-90% 1 35.00 $35.00 $270 —
785 785 85-90% 1 51.00 $51.00 $400 —
935–985 960 85-90% 2 57.00–58.00 $57.49 $552 —
1160 1160 85-90% 1 69.00 $69.00 $800 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1535 1396 75-80% 5 64.00–69.00 $67.44 $941 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1415 1415 1 26.00 $26.00 $368 —
1515–1710 1613 2 83.50–88.00 $85.89 $1,385 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
975–1295 1140 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 64.00–73.00 $70.10 $799
1435 1435 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 74.00 $74.00 $1,062

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
965 965 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00
1255 1255 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00
995–1460 1263 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 650.00–1,100.00 $960.63
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
885 thin fleshed 885 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 45.00 $45.00 $398
1055 1055 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 58.00 $58.00 $612
1075 1075 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 48.00 $48.00 $516
1095 1095 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 60.00 $60.00 $657
1240 1240 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 70.00 $70.00 $868

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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.