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I-40 Livestock Market Report

Ozark, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 17, 2022

830 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $179.94/cwt +4.42 vs last sale · ≈ $843/hd at 469 lb · 43 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.13/cwt +5.92 vs last sale · ≈ $753/hd at 473 lb · 41 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $186.13/cwt +4.65 vs last sale · ≈ $783/hd at 420 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 830 702 749
Feeder cattle 626 545 535
Slaughter cattle 155 92 118
Replacement cattle 49 65 96

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 6.00-13.00 , mostly 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 7.00-15.00, mostly 10.00 lower. Supply was mostly Plain to Average with many very light weight thin calves. On a limited observance, Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 value added 340 2 200.00 $200.00 $680 —
315–348 341 10 177.50–195.00 $186.21 $635 -2.75
350–395 379 11 180.00–195.00 $185.16 $702 -2.37
360–395 value added 388 6 197.50–210.00 $207.23 $804 —
400–430 value added 412 10 195.00–207.00 $203.18 $837 +8.18
410–445 424 24 167.00–192.50 $179.03 $759 -0.99
450–461 value added 458 10 189.00–196.00 $190.38 $872 —
450–490 472 33 168.00–186.00 $176.77 $834 +1.25
500–538 518 20 160.00–175.00 $169.81 $880 -1.56
510–546 value added 536 7 188.00–200.00 $193.01 $1,035 —
575 value added 575 1 178.00 $178.00 $1,024 —
585 585 1 171.00 $171.00 $1,000 +5.77
600 value added 600 3 175.00 $175.00 $1,050 —
605–610 608 2 156.00–172.00 $164.03 $997 +12.95
660 660 2 152.00–157.00 $154.50 $1,020 +15.50
720 720 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,015 -0.16
725 value added 725 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,088 —
792 value added 792 3 139.00 $139.00 $1,101 —
1035 1035 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,035 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 326 8 140.00–175.00 $166.25 $542 +5.72
355–395 370 10 140.00–174.00 $159.75 $591 -5.96
400–445 423 8 140.00–166.00 $155.85 $659 —
455–495 477 9 151.00–167.50 $161.85 $772 +13.64
520 520 5 157.00 $157.00 $816 +4.84
575 575 1 138.00 $138.00 $794 -7.29
690 690 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,000 +12.01
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 325 4 130.00–137.50 $133.47 $434 +11.24
370 370 1 126.00 $126.00 $466 +9.42
415–445 429 4 75.00–130.00 $113.76 $488 +13.53
485 485 1 125.00 $125.00 $606 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 3 166.00 $166.00 $689 —
510 510 2 152.00 $152.00 $775 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 330 20 150.00–172.00 $165.78 $547 +2.62
310–348 value added 335 12 173.00–180.00 $177.66 $595 —
350–395 365 14 140.00–167.50 $156.13 $570 -4.74
400–435 413 16 141.00–165.00 $157.92 $652 +2.83
420 value added 420 1 172.50 $172.50 $724 —
450–495 473 37 150.00–165.00 $158.08 $748 +4.87
470–480 value added 473 4 168.50–170.00 $168.88 $799 —
510–548 527 12 148.00–160.00 $153.64 $810 +10.59
548 value added 548 2 162.50 $162.50 $890 —
550–595 576 12 141.00–151.50 $147.95 $852 +6.46
605–643 632 8 143.00–151.00 $146.48 $926 +1.24
675–690 value added 685 9 139.00–146.00 $140.44 $962 +2.44
685 685 1 136.00 $136.00 $932 +0.30
700–740 723 4 126.00–133.00 $129.82 $939 -2.21
739 value added 739 6 140.00 $140.00 $1,035 —
755–785 775 3 125.00–130.00 $127.34 $987 +0.01
830 value added 830 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,071 —
865 value added 865 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,116 —
885 885 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,044 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–315 306 5 135.00–147.50 $140.40 $430 -0.86
358–360 358 5 140.00–165.00 $159.98 $573 +25.15
405–445 427 13 130.00–150.00 $139.97 $598 +3.10
450–480 466 8 131.00–145.00 $139.40 $650 -0.01
510–540 525 2 136.00–138.00 $137.03 $719 +5.49
555–585 570 2 120.00–128.00 $124.11 $707 +4.11
570 thin fleshed 570 1 135.00 $135.00 $770 —
630–640 635 2 121.00–130.00 $125.46 $797 +3.11
650–660 655 2 122.00–137.00 $129.44 $848 +7.46
980 980 1 80.00 $80.00 $784 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 127.00 $127.00 $400 +7.00
350 350 1 120.00 $120.00 $420 +25.86
415 415 1 90.00 $90.00 $374 -24.48
545 545 1 100.00 $100.00 $545 -4.30
555–565 560 2 103.00–115.00 $109.05 $611 +0.17
635 635 1 108.00 $108.00 $686 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 4 140.00 $140.00 $560 -4.00

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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 2 155.00–161.00 $157.99 $858 -0.28
553–595 571 8 142.00–159.00 $151.61 $866 +2.79
600–645 625 3 142.00–156.00 $150.18 $939 +9.06
680 680 1 145.00 $145.00 $986 +10.29
715 715 1 134.00 $134.00 $958 +1.02
765–795 780 2 123.00–129.00 $126.06 $983 —
835 835 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,027 —
880 880 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,038 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695 695 1 124.00 $124.00 $862 +4.00
805–845 823 3 88.00–109.00 $98.77 $813 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1265–1530 1398 (<2 yrs)N/A 2 101.00–157.50 $131.93 $1,844 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660 660 1 73.00 $73.00 $482 +3.00
960 960 1 70.00 $70.00 $672 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1090 979 80-85% 7 49.00–69.00 $57.49 $563 —
985–990 988 80-85% 2 84.00–85.00 $84.50 $835 —
850–1105 990 80-85% 3 74.50–76.00 $75.16 $744 —
1100–1180 1132 80-85% 3 78.00–83.00 $80.29 $909 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1400 1350 75-80% 2 88.00–90.00 $89.04 $1,202 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1530 1418 2 90.00–94.00 $91.84 $1,302 —
1690–1930 1810 2 106.00–109.00 $107.60 $1,948 —
1810 1810 1 112.50 $112.50 $2,036 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
990 990 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00
945–1155 1031 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,050.00–1,350.00 $1,158.12
1035 1035 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
975–1405 1190 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,000.00–1,215.00 $1,126.92
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 80.00 $80.00 $880

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
885–940 913 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 900.00–1,200.00 $1,054.52

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
945–950 948 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 750.00–925.00 $837.73 —
1095 1095 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00 —
1060–1315 1152 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 1,250.00–1,450.00 $1,354.41 —
1175 1175 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00 —
1020–1535 1234 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 12 1,050.00–1,550.00 $1,271.65 +21.65
1250 1250 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —
1175–1360 1268 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,400.00–1,475.00 $1,440.24 —
1220–1490 1355 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,450.00–1,500.00 $1,477.49 +205.70

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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.