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I-40 Livestock Market Report

Ozark, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 17, 2022

388 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $188.13/cwt +10.09 vs last sale · ≈ $794/hd at 422 lb · 30 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $165.33/cwt +8.78 vs last sale · ≈ $536/hd at 324 lb · 19 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $162.53/cwt +2.11 vs last sale · ≈ $611/hd at 376 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 388 544 0
Feeder cattle 333 445 0
Slaughter cattle 28 61 0
Replacement cattle 27 38 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 1.00-14.00, mostly 9.00 higher. On a light test, Slaughter cows sold 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 8.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–347 334 11 180.00–225.00 $197.51 $660 +2.51
350–395 373 16 180.00–204.00 $191.79 $715 +6.14
400–445 422 30 173.00–200.00 $188.13 $794 +10.09
450–490 472 6 170.00–205.00 $184.47 $871 +7.36
500–545 515 13 160.00–180.00 $172.72 $890 +5.54
510–530 value added 518 4 182.00–198.00 $192.43 $997 —
550–595 value added 579 14 176.00–186.00 $180.02 $1,042 —
590–595 593 2 159.00–160.00 $159.50 $946 +2.82
600 value added 600 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,026 —
610–625 618 2 165.00–166.00 $165.51 $1,023 +9.02
655 value added 655 6 174.50 $174.50 $1,143 —
660–662 661 3 156.00–161.00 $159.34 $1,053 +15.87
746 value added 746 6 159.00 $159.00 $1,186 —
765 value added 765 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,224 —
800–820 810 2 155.00–157.50 $156.23 $1,265 —
895 value added 895 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,289 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 155.00 $155.00 $597 +1.17
425–445 435 2 150.00–155.00 $152.44 $663 -4.03
490–495 493 2 166.00–169.00 $167.49 $826 +15.93
500–545 522 3 135.00–157.50 $148.74 $776 +3.46
555–595 583 4 132.50–157.00 $150.02 $875 +6.05
600–612 607 4 140.00–155.00 $147.52 $895 +12.31
650 650 1 142.00 $142.00 $923 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
566 566 4 166.00 $166.00 $940 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 135.00 $135.00 $418 —
415–425 420 2 67.00–110.00 $88.24 $371 -31.76
450 450 1 137.50 $137.50 $619 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730 730 1 67.50 $67.50 $493 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–295 288 4 175.00–177.50 $176.86 $509 —
300–345 324 19 150.00–175.00 $165.33 $536 +8.78
350–395 376 18 150.00–172.50 $162.53 $611 +2.11
400–440 426 14 160.00–177.50 $166.67 $710 +8.92
450–495 476 17 160.00–173.00 $168.76 $803 +16.51
505–532 519 10 151.00–169.00 $164.35 $853 +12.86
555 value added 555 1 166.00 $166.00 $921 —
550–595 574 17 146.00–163.00 $159.78 $917 +11.64
618 value added 618 3 160.00 $160.00 $989 —
615–640 627 3 140.00–155.00 $145.11 $910 +4.84
678–680 679 3 135.00–138.00 $136.00 $923 -2.43
750–790 762 5 132.00–141.00 $138.77 $1,057 +8.77
815–820 818 2 120.00–124.00 $122.01 $998 +10.01
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 328 2 129.00–130.00 $129.50 $425 -5.79
370 370 1 145.00 $145.00 $536 +7.91
400–430 418 8 127.00–152.00 $143.79 $601 +13.79
460–490 474 7 120.00–148.00 $137.90 $654 +6.43
500–540 517 3 122.50–139.00 $133.05 $688 +1.20
680–695 688 2 125.00 $125.00 $860 -0.64
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 115.00 $115.00 $489 -5.00
450 450 1 83.00 $83.00 $374 -32.36
540 540 1 109.00 $109.00 $589 —
585 585 1 90.00 $90.00 $526 -27.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 510 1 168.00 $168.00 $857 +29.00
550–590 567 8 151.00–167.50 $159.39 $904 +9.41
670 670 1 131.00 $131.00 $878 -10.99
745 745 4 138.00 $138.00 $1,028 +0.50
785 785 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,060 —
815 815 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,051 —
950 950 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,054 +21.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
995 995 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740 740 80-85% 1 50.00 $50.00 $370 —
805 805 80-85% 1 64.00 $64.00 $515 +9.00
895 895 80-85% 1 64.00 $64.00 $573 —
995–1020 1008 80-85% 2 70.00 $70.00 $706 +5.31
955–1425 1119 80-85% 6 72.00–78.00 $75.85 $849 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 85-90% 1 74.00 $74.00 $592 +34.00
870 870 85-90% 1 66.00 $66.00 $574 —
920–1000 963 85-90% 4 72.00–77.00 $75.30 $725 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195–1560 1315 75-80% 4 82.00–85.50 $83.74 $1,101 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1285 1285 1 95.00 $95.00 $1,221 —
1170–1825 1538 4 99.00–106.00 $102.85 $1,582 —
1575–1780 1678 2 110.50–114.50 $112.62 $1,890 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
665–1065 886 (<2 yrs)Open 11 60.00–119.00 $96.74 $857
965 965 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 77.00 $77.00 $743

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
880 880 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00
980–1340 1170 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 825.00–1,205.00 $1,020.64
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1080 1080 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 75.00 $75.00 $810

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
820 820 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 875.00 $875.00
850–885 876 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 950.00–1,050.00 $1,025.75
1050 1050 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 845.00 $845.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
970 970 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 85.00 $85.00 $824

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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.