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I-40 Livestock Market Report

Ozark, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 26, 2022

509 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $159.80/cwt +3.52 vs last sale · ≈ $679/hd at 425 lb · 21 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.62/cwt -7.19 vs last sale · ≈ $708/hd at 473 lb · 19 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.34/cwt -1.87 vs last sale · ≈ $793/hd at 524 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 509 796 444
Feeder cattle 368 666 399
Slaughter cattle 75 80 28
Replacement cattle 66 50 17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers under 500 lbs sold 2.00-6.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 1.00-9.00, mostly 6.00 higher. Feeder supply contained many plain, very light weight calves. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 185.00 $185.00 $629 -6.49
350–395 374 5 180.00–207.50 $188.76 $706 -3.48
400–445 422 18 175.00–198.00 $183.56 $775 -8.09
450–490 469 18 175.00–190.00 $180.08 $845 +2.58
500–540 519 9 170.00–185.00 $177.39 $921 +5.06
550–590 572 5 169.00–183.00 $175.87 $1,006 +6.20
600–635 618 6 159.00–170.00 $164.80 $1,018 +4.41
668 668 2 165.00 $165.00 $1,102 +11.95
710 710 1 139.00 $139.00 $987 —
835 835 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,152 —
910 910 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,210 +4.80
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 322 17 140.00–177.50 $162.07 $522 -11.12
360–395 379 10 160.00–179.00 $168.97 $640 +1.21
400–445 426 14 149.00–175.00 $164.06 $699 -0.69
450–490 468 8 150.00–169.00 $161.41 $755 -3.26
500–530 516 5 140.00–168.00 $160.28 $827 +10.95
555 555 1 160.00 $160.00 $888 +6.44
730 730 1 129.00 $129.00 $942 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 140.00 $140.00 $518 -2.59
410–440 425 3 50.00–127.00 $85.31 $363 -39.69
450–470 460 2 120.00–130.00 $124.89 $574 +13.89
640 640 1 54.00 $54.00 $346 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 330 5 150.00–160.00 $156.87 $518 -8.11
352–395 376 17 145.00–162.50 $155.20 $584 -5.20
400–440 425 21 150.00–168.00 $159.80 $679 +3.52
450–495 473 19 144.00–162.00 $149.62 $708 -6.61
500–545 524 19 143.00–159.00 $151.34 $793 +1.46
550–595 564 13 144.00–155.00 $149.66 $844 +1.46
605–625 613 5 140.00–152.50 $148.53 $910 +4.80
655 655 1 147.00 $147.00 $963 +8.91
700–725 713 2 128.00–136.00 $131.93 $941 +2.93
855 855 1 111.00 $111.00 $949 -12.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 316 4 140.00 $140.00 $442 -11.22
365–370 368 2 131.00–140.00 $135.47 $499 +1.87
400–435 422 11 140.00–150.00 $144.24 $609 +3.47
465–495 481 5 120.00–141.00 $135.33 $651 -8.70
510 510 1 139.00 $139.00 $709 +7.73
550–595 573 2 135.00–137.50 $136.30 $781 +9.63
610 610 1 138.00 $138.00 $842 +12.00
705 705 1 120.00 $120.00 $846 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 130.00 $130.00 $436 +5.00
395 395 2 120.00 $120.00 $474 —
465–485 475 2 53.00–70.00 $61.32 $291 -65.19
630 630 1 67.00 $67.00 $422 —
670 670 1 110.00 $110.00 $737 —
730 730 1 90.00 $90.00 $657 —
760 760 1 80.00 $80.00 $608 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520–542 535 9 150.00–167.50 $158.38 $847 -4.41
562–580 567 4 140.00–167.50 $156.43 $887 +5.14
650–680 666 5 135.00–145.00 $139.82 $931 +2.34
708–745 718 5 129.00–136.00 $132.58 $952 -1.06
805 805 1 120.00 $120.00 $966 +2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–515 510 2 137.50–138.00 $137.75 $703 —
555–580 568 2 136.00–139.00 $137.53 $781 —
640 640 1 125.00 $125.00 $800 —
685 685 1 126.00 $126.00 $863 —
880 880 1 96.00 $96.00 $845 +2.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–845 828 (<2 yrs)N/A 2 105.00–124.00 $114.30 $946 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770 770 80-85% 1 39.00 $39.00 $300 —
750–845 798 80-85% 2 42.00–50.00 $46.24 $369 —
875–1090 938 80-85% 9 42.50–59.00 $50.52 $474 -3.16
930–1175 1043 80-85% 3 61.00–65.00 $63.31 $660 —
1040–1185 1113 80-85% 6 67.00–70.00 $68.40 $761 -5.26
1040–1240 1165 80-85% 11 71.00–77.50 $74.68 $870 +8.23
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895 895 85-90% 1 44.00 $44.00 $394 -17.46
1010–1065 1032 85-90% 3 72.00–77.00 $74.30 $767 —
1035 1035 85-90% 1 64.00 $64.00 $662 —
1090 1090 85-90% 1 69.00 $69.00 $752 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1425 1302 75-80% 3 76.50–77.00 $76.68 $998 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190 1190 1 70.00 $70.00 $833 —
1405–1535 1480 3 98.00–101.00 $100.05 $1,481 +2.64
1845 1845 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,993 +3.70

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
700 thin fleshed 700 (<2 yrs)Open 1 51.00 $51.00 $357
840–990 915 (<2 yrs)Open 2 77.00–80.00 $78.62 $719
1020 1020 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 77.00 $77.00 $785
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
770–855 fancy 813 (<2 yrs)Open 2 1,150.00–1,450.00 $1,307.85
1230 fancy 1230 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010 fancy 1010 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00
1010–1380 1171 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 950.00–1,200.00 $1,062.48
1185–1200 fancy 1193 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,550.00–1,600.00 $1,575.16
1240 1240 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,050.00 $1,050.00
1065–1420 fancy 1243 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,700.00–1,750.00 $1,721.43
1090–1400 1277 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 900.00–1,050.00 $1,007.31
1305 fancy 1305 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00
1370 1370 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
875–1035 953 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 60.00–85.00 $75.93 $724
975–1130 1040 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 66.00–76.00 $71.29 $741
1185 1185 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 67.00 $67.00 $794
970–1425 1216 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 73.00–79.00 $75.51 $918

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915 915 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 850.00 $850.00

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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
860–1010 968 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 600.00–725.00 $649.29 —
1210 1210 Aged (>8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —
1225 1225 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —
1085–1325 1242 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 7 1,000.00–1,300.00 $1,166.51 —
1285–1310 1298 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,300.00–1,400.00 $1,349.52 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710 710 1 69.00 $69.00 $490 —

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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.