Cattle Market Pulse

I-40 Livestock Market Report

Ozark, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 31, 2022

467 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $192.28/cwt +10.95 vs last sale · ≈ $906/hd at 471 lb · 25 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $201.88/cwt +17.21 vs last sale · ≈ $745/hd at 369 lb · 21 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $173.81/cwt +8.12 vs last sale · ≈ $643/hd at 370 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 467 470 637
Feeder cattle 355 348 540
Slaughter cattle 60 66 58
Replacement cattle 52 56 39

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold 6.00-20.00, mostly 10.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold steady to 1.00 higher on a light test. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 328 12 185.00–225.00 $205.94 $675 +29.85
350–395 369 21 185.00–225.00 $201.88 $745 +17.21
405–440 419 12 183.00–214.00 $196.71 $824 +7.17
450–495 471 25 181.00–211.00 $192.28 $906 +10.95
500–545 526 6 183.00–211.00 $190.59 $1,003 +4.99
550–585 565 4 183.00–188.00 $185.49 $1,048 +10.82
610 610 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,037 —
620 value added 620 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,178 —
685 685 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,069 -6.61
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 332 12 140.00–183.00 $170.60 $566 +19.23
350–398 373 18 135.00–180.00 $164.98 $615 +24.98
400–445 423 12 140.00–180.00 $163.17 $690 +7.94
450–485 470 11 151.00–180.00 $169.64 $797 +12.49
505–530 517 10 155.00–176.00 $167.24 $865 +15.12
590 590 1 174.00 $174.00 $1,027 +19.00
705 705 1 130.00 $130.00 $916 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 100.00 $100.00 $390 -25.00
415 415 1 123.00 $123.00 $510 —
495 495 1 135.00 $135.00 $668 +30.00
515 515 1 110.00 $110.00 $566 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 328 14 160.00–185.00 $172.03 $564 +5.17
350–398 370 18 160.00–188.00 $173.81 $643 +8.12
400–440 414 17 167.50–185.00 $177.77 $736 +5.84
450–495 467 13 160.00–179.00 $169.83 $793 +6.46
500–531 527 12 153.00–172.50 $162.10 $854 +12.11
580 580 1 130.00 $130.00 $754 -22.10
585 585 2 155.00 $155.00 $907 +2.90
632 value added 632 3 155.00 $155.00 $980 —
620–645 633 2 140.00–153.00 $146.63 $928 +2.48
650 650 1 138.00 $138.00 $897 -2.29
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 309 5 150.00–155.00 $151.17 $467 +7.84
355–395 379 6 130.00–157.50 $150.26 $569 +13.94
400–445 423 8 132.50–172.50 $152.06 $643 +3.53
450–495 462 5 120.00–158.00 $144.78 $669 +0.25
500–540 515 3 128.00–145.00 $134.81 $694 -0.96
595 595 1 132.00 $132.00 $785 —
610–635 623 2 120.00–124.00 $122.04 $760 +12.04
690–695 693 2 118.00–128.00 $123.02 $853 —
765 765 1 85.00 $85.00 $650 -22.04
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 372 3 105.00–120.00 $110.67 $412 —
405 405 1 100.00 $100.00 $405 —
485–490 488 2 80.00–110.00 $95.08 $464 -26.94
530 530 1 102.50 $102.50 $543 —
555–580 568 2 70.00–110.00 $90.44 $514 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 2 139.00 $139.00 $785 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525–545 534 7 165.00–192.00 $178.80 $955 +21.30
555–560 558 3 170.00–181.00 $176.99 $988 +14.07
620–645 629 4 165.00–167.50 $166.88 $1,050 +17.16
735 735 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,022 +5.99
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–510 508 2 155.00–162.50 $158.77 $807 —
595 595 2 148.00 $148.00 $881 —
605–620 613 2 120.00–140.00 $130.12 $798 —
695 695 1 121.00 $121.00 $841 —
720 720 1 119.00 $119.00 $857 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 80-85% 1 59.00 $59.00 $375 —
885–1185 1011 80-85% 8 46.00–77.00 $68.87 $696 —
980–1160 1081 80-85% 9 80.00–84.00 $81.65 $883 —
1150 1150 80-85% 1 90.50 $90.50 $1,041 -0.48
1130–1215 1185 80-85% 3 85.50–86.50 $86.01 $1,019 -4.97
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1630 1325 75-80% 6 82.00–87.00 $84.42 $1,119 -5.44
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960 960 85-90% 1 88.50 $88.50 $850 —
980–1050 999 85-90% 4 81.00–84.00 $82.62 $825 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1465–1480 1473 3 77.00–102.00 $93.04 $1,370 —
1635–2140 1894 7 109.00–114.00 $111.10 $2,104 —
1805–2005 1905 2 103.50–107.00 $105.34 $2,007 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
980 980 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 84.00 $84.00 $823

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
805 805 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
825 825 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 915.00 $915.00
935–1000 968 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 775.00–950.00 $859.56
1000 1000 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
840–1170 1078 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 625.00–1,050.00 $972.91
850–1300 1116 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 10 900.00–1,400.00 $1,159.02
1160 1160 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 925.00 $925.00
1125–1305 1187 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 1,000.00–1,450.00 $1,284.34
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
770 770 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 83.00 $83.00 $639
985–1165 1075 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 84.00–87.00 $85.63 $921
1125 1125 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 80.00 $80.00 $900
885–1415 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 65.00–82.00 $75.46 $868
925–1630 1278 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 75.00–84.00 $80.74 $1,032
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
630 630 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 50.00 $50.00 $315

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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
1005 1005 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 950.00 $950.00 —
1040 1040 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
1180 1180 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
1060–1505 1255 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 10 1,050.00–1,500.00 $1,330.60 —

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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.