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I-40 Livestock Market Report

Ozark, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 7, 2022

983 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $176.88/cwt -0.89 vs last sale · ≈ $737/hd at 417 lb · 34 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $155.68/cwt +9.01 vs last sale · ≈ $903/hd at 580 lb · 26 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $169.73/cwt -0.10 vs last sale · ≈ $798/hd at 470 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 983 467 935
Feeder cattle 683 355 723
Slaughter cattle 218 60 94
Replacement cattle 82 52 118

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 4.00 lower, 400-600 lb weights sold steady to 3.00 higher, over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers sold 1.00-4.00 lower. Several long weaned cattle sold with a Premium. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 333 10 190.00–210.00 $193.33 $644 -12.61
360–395 378 11 190.00–217.00 $205.99 $779 +4.11
410–445 426 22 188.00–207.50 $198.20 $844 +1.49
450–495 468 13 185.00–207.50 $196.79 $921 +4.51
485 485 1 161.00 $161.00 $781 -31.28
500–545 520 21 180.00–197.50 $189.49 $985 -1.10
500–535 value added 523 3 203.00–205.00 $203.64 $1,065 —
555–590 582 14 180.00–187.50 $185.72 $1,081 +0.23
610 610 1 181.00 $181.00 $1,104 +11.00
720 720 1 138.00 $138.00 $994 —
760–770 765 3 139.00–144.00 $140.99 $1,079 —
815 815 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,157 —
1020 1020 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,081 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 331 13 140.00–185.00 $172.59 $571 +1.99
355–398 371 22 140.00–192.50 $173.90 $645 +8.92
405–445 424 25 150.00–187.50 $172.39 $731 +9.22
450–495 465 24 130.00–182.00 $164.69 $766 -4.95
515–530 523 5 133.00–167.50 $158.41 $828 -8.83
585 585 3 171.00 $171.00 $1,000 -3.00
635 635 1 150.00 $150.00 $952 —
705–740 731 6 126.00–130.00 $128.01 $936 -1.99
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 328 2 150.00–160.00 $155.04 $509 —
360–395 378 2 135.00–140.00 $137.62 $520 +37.62
420–445 432 3 90.00–130.00 $115.75 $500 -7.25
450 450 1 111.00 $111.00 $500 —
510 510 2 94.00 $94.00 $479 -16.00
605 605 1 100.00 $100.00 $605 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 value added 490 4 190.00 $190.00 $931 —
526 value added 526 6 183.00 $183.00 $963 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–238 223 13 195.00–200.00 $197.27 $440 —
300–345 333 14 160.00–187.50 $170.37 $567 -1.66
350–395 375 10 160.00–182.00 $169.39 $635 -4.42
405 405 3 195.00–205.00 $198.33 $803 +20.56
400–445 418 31 162.50–184.00 $174.80 $731 -2.97
455 455 1 157.50 $157.50 $717 -12.33
450–495 471 24 160.00–177.50 $170.24 $802 +0.41
502 502 6 200.00 $200.00 $1,004 +37.90
500–545 521 14 151.00–172.50 $160.98 $839 -1.12
573 573 3 190.00 $190.00 $1,089 +60.00
555–594 581 23 142.50–157.50 $151.20 $878 +21.20
610–640 624 5 133.00–149.00 $140.98 $880 -5.65
632 632 11 209.00 $209.00 $1,321 +62.37
655–685 675 3 133.00–138.00 $135.63 $916 -2.37
724 value added 724 7 142.00 $142.00 $1,028 —
815 value added 815 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,019 —
880 value added 880 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,109 —
913 913 3 112.00 $112.00 $1,023 —
1000 1000 1 95.00 $95.00 $950 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–348 328 10 140.00–158.00 $150.44 $493 -0.73
360–395 376 10 140.00–155.00 $148.82 $560 -1.44
400–448 429 16 142.50–160.00 $153.12 $657 +1.06
450–495 475 11 134.00–162.50 $143.83 $683 -0.95
510–545 531 7 130.00–152.50 $143.01 $759 +8.20
560–590 575 2 122.50–138.00 $130.05 $748 -1.95
575 thin fleshed 575 1 139.00 $139.00 $799 —
590 590 2 157.50 $157.50 $929 +25.50
725 725 1 118.00 $118.00 $856 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 343 2 115.00–125.00 $119.96 $411 —
360–385 373 3 119.00–135.00 $127.39 $475 +16.72
405–415 410 2 87.00–116.00 $101.68 $417 +1.68
510 510 1 125.00 $125.00 $638 +22.50
580 580 1 117.00 $117.00 $679 +26.56
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 3 157.50 $157.50 $567 —
512 512 5 146.00 $146.00 $748 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–535 524 4 157.00–167.50 $161.06 $844 -17.74
570–585 577 6 166.00–178.00 $173.94 $1,004 -3.05
600–640 615 4 135.00–167.00 $150.80 $927 -16.08
650–681 674 6 127.00–147.50 $143.22 $965 —
715 715 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,022 +4.00
775 775 1 115.00 $115.00 $891 —
820–825 823 2 119.00–125.00 $121.99 $1,004 —
880 880 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,038 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1175–1580 1352 (<2 yrs)N/A 7 1,600.00–2,800.00 $2,242.68 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–545 523 2 130.00–142.50 $135.98 $711 -22.79
615 615 1 129.00 $129.00 $793 -1.12
775 775 1 100.00 $100.00 $775 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 70.00 $70.00 $354 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795 795 80-85% 1 45.00 $45.00 $358 —
895–1125 994 80-85% 15 55.00–67.00 $63.58 $632 —
1070–1105 1082 80-85% 3 71.00–72.00 $71.66 $775 -9.99
1055–1310 1178 80-85% 14 75.00–79.00 $76.76 $904 -9.25
1165–1450 1263 80-85% 7 80.00–84.00 $82.78 $1,046 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765 765 85-90% 1 47.50 $47.50 $363 —
1010 1010 85-90% 2 74.00 $74.00 $747 —
1225 1225 85-90% 1 70.00 $70.00 $858 —
1265 1265 85-90% 2 81.00 $81.00 $1,025 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1370 1248 75-80% 2 85.00–88.00 $86.65 $1,081 —
1275–1305 1290 75-80% 2 79.00–80.00 $79.49 $1,025 —
1395 1395 75-80% 1 73.50 $73.50 $1,025 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775 775 1 56.00 $56.00 $434 —
1090–1610 1363 12 71.00–106.00 $89.99 $1,227 —
1520–1765 1600 4 113.00–119.50 $116.49 $1,864 —
1470–2060 1747 5 109.00–112.00 $110.72 $1,934 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
680–940 803 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 60.00–92.50 $78.31 $629
910 910 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 83.00 $83.00 $755
1125 1125 (<2 yrs)Open 1 85.00 $85.00 $956

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
845–1140 1010 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 600.00–1,000.00 $819.47
810–1150 1060 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 820.00–1,400.00 $1,221.51
1075–1080 1078 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 700.00–900.00 $800.23
1065–1445 1258 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 750.00–1,400.00 $1,068.20
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1100 1100 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 79.00 $79.00 $869
1050–1205 1103 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 69.00–78.00 $73.32 $809
1090–1155 1130 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 79.00–87.00 $81.44 $920
1070–1275 1192 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 66.00–81.00 $74.08 $883
1235–1415 1318 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 79.00–84.00 $82.04 $1,081

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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
1025 1025 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 ±0.00
1125 1125 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —
1080–1665 1330 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 1,175.00–1,575.00 $1,341.07 —
1330–1470 1421 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 1,150.00–1,250.00 $1,214.12 —

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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.