I-40 Livestock Market Report

Ozark, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 28, 2022

657 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.94/cwt -9.83 vs last sale · ≈ $796/hd at 524 lb · 32 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $183.59/cwt -7.95 vs last sale · ≈ $874/hd at 476 lb · 32 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $197.78/cwt -10.95 vs last sale · ≈ $741/hd at 375 lb · 26 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	657	320	457
Feeder cattle	525	261	337
Slaughter cattle	75	43	52
Replacement cattle	57	16	68

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 3.00-10.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 3.00 higher, 400-600 lb weights sold 6.00-7.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 2.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower, 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	320	14	190.00–205.00	$196.99	$630	+4.49
365 thin fleshed	365	1	210.00	$210.00	$766	—
350–395	375	25	185.00–207.50	$197.29	$740	-11.44
400–445	422	22	180.00–204.00	$189.59	$800	-12.93
455–497	476	31	174.00–196.00	$184.67	$879	-6.87
480	480	1	150.00	$150.00	$720	-41.54
505–540	517	14	173.00–185.00	$179.69	$929	-4.34
550–575	564	4	175.00–187.00	$182.98	$1,032	+5.00
580	580	1	161.00	$161.00	$934	-4.00
600	600	1	160.00	$160.00	$960	—
608–645	628	9	164.00–173.00	$169.66	$1,065	—
675–680	678	2	160.00–167.50	$163.74	$1,110	+13.74
780–795	788	2	148.00–150.00	$148.99	$1,174	—
860–890	875	2	136.00–138.00	$136.98	$1,199	—
910 value added	910	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,228	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	319	4	171.00–180.00	$175.42	$560	+7.16
375	375	2	160.00–170.00	$165.00	$619	-3.99
420–440	428	6	169.00–177.50	$172.45	$738	-6.62
450–495	474	10	155.00–173.00	$167.25	$793	-4.10
475 thin fleshed	475	1	177.50	$177.50	$843	—
510–540	528	3	152.50–162.50	$155.91	$823	+6.91
555–580	565	3	143.00–153.00	$146.99	$830	-21.01

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	115.00	$115.00	$362	-31.98
401–410	403	5	117.50–145.00	$139.40	$562	—
450–465	458	2	141.00–142.50	$141.74	$649	+34.27
555–575	565	2	90.00–92.50	$91.23	$515	+31.23
820	820	1	69.00	$69.00	$566	-16.00
895	895	1	84.00	$84.00	$752	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	1	45.00	$45.00	$261	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	3	177.50	$177.50	$586	+0.95
350–398	381	18	167.50–185.00	$177.70	$677	+4.35
405–448	433	24	155.00–180.00	$165.90	$718	-1.34
450–495	473	8	157.00–167.50	$161.60	$764	-13.69
500–545	524	32	143.00–163.00	$151.94	$796	-12.91
550–595	572	19	142.50–160.00	$150.68	$862	+0.02
600–635	622	15	145.00–158.00	$155.11	$965	+3.58
650–690	668	5	140.00–152.00	$145.79	$974	+0.57
705–725	715	5	132.50–141.00	$138.88	$993	—
755	755	1	132.00	$132.00	$997	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	316	7	132.50–152.50	$145.59	$460	-8.59
350–395	372	5	140.00–160.00	$151.66	$564	-6.16
405–445	427	11	139.00–157.50	$152.64	$652	+2.39
455–495	477	9	137.00–158.00	$148.50	$708	-3.35
485 thin fleshed	485	1	162.50	$162.50	$788	—
505–548	530	6	128.00–140.00	$136.82	$725	-3.27
550–590	571	5	133.00–139.00	$136.59	$780	+9.59
610–620	615	3	135.00–140.00	$137.66	$847	-1.34
675–690	682	3	135.00–140.00	$138.02	$941	+14.02
710	710	1	129.00	$129.00	$916	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	125.00	$125.00	$425	-0.16
365–390	380	5	103.00–130.00	$117.71	$447	+3.77
400–410	405	3	90.00–117.50	$101.42	$411	-7.48
475–495	486	4	80.00–132.50	$107.62	$523	+9.46
545	545	1	120.00	$120.00	$654	+6.94
560–595	580	3	100.00–120.00	$106.44	$617	-1.91
600	600	1	80.00	$80.00	$480	-30.00
695	695	1	105.00	$105.00	$730	+4.84
700	700	1	71.00	$71.00	$497	—
790	790	1	96.00	$96.00	$758	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510–515 thin fleshed	513	2	182.50–187.00	$184.76	$948	—
505–540	529	13	152.00–177.50	$165.78	$877	+8.78
550–595	576	14	151.00–175.00	$161.93	$933	-4.05
600–640	619	11	147.00–168.00	$157.29	$974	+4.08
665–690	679	4	144.00–156.00	$149.48	$1,015	+0.74
700–740	727	3	136.00–144.00	$139.93	$1,017	+2.32
825	825	1	122.00	$122.00	$1,006	—
870–890	880	2	112.00–118.00	$115.03	$1,012	—
1038	1038	2	105.00	$105.00	$1,090	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	137.00	$137.00	$712	—
780	780	1	107.00	$107.00	$835	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575	575	1	110.00	$110.00	$632	—
830	830	1	77.50	$77.50	$643	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1780	1780	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	115.00	$115.00	$2,047	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740–790	765	80-85%	2	38.00–49.00	$43.68	$334	-5.32
815	815	80-85%	1	54.00	$54.00	$440	—
905–1045	971	80-85%	6	53.00–62.00	$55.48	$539	—
930–1095	983	80-85%	4	69.00–70.00	$69.53	$683	—
1035–1210	1136	80-85%	9	73.00–77.00	$74.84	$850	-3.51
1055–1350	1165	80-85%	7	79.00–83.00	$80.31	$936	-1.59

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230–1475	1328	75-80%	8	79.00–83.00	$81.05	$1,076	—
1375–1385	1382	75-80%	3	77.00–78.00	$77.33	$1,069	+2.80

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745	745	85-90%	1	70.00	$70.00	$522	—
770	770	85-90%	1	51.00	$51.00	$393	+5.00
1140–1220	1172	85-90%	3	80.00–81.00	$80.35	$942	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1765	1496	6	81.00–101.00	$93.01	$1,391	—
1445–1840	1633	9	102.00–109.00	$105.08	$1,716	—
1830–1875	1853	2	115.00–116.50	$115.74	$2,145	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
680–960	750	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	87.00–95.00	$92.44	$693
1055	1055	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	79.50	$79.50	$839

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
845–1200	1063	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	700.00–1,100.00	$904.09
895–1255	1063	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	815.00–1,165.00	$985.14

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
930–1180	1068	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	59.00–75.00	$68.65	$733
930–1265	1159	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	68.00–81.00	$77.07	$893
1170–1620	1362	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	80.00–83.00	$81.51	$1,110
1410	1410	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	82.00	$82.00	$1,156

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
675	675	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	43.00	$43.00	$290
715	715	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	65.00	$65.00	$465
775	775	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	60.00	$60.00	$465

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720	720	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
925–1125	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,050.00–1,200.00	$1,132.32	+207.32
1115	1115	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	925.00	$925.00	+50.00
1000–1280	1163	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	875.00–1,300.00	$1,149.12	—
1220	1220	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00	+243.57
1280	1280	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
825–895	865	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	450.00–500.00	$474.81	—
1075	1075	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	685.00	$685.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
845	845	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—
865	865	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00	—

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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.