I-40 Livestock Market Report

Ozark, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, June 2, 2022

539 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $163.28/cwt +3.48 vs last sale · ≈ $711/hd at 435 lb · 39 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $161.84/cwt +0.43 vs last sale · ≈ $770/hd at 476 lb · 23 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 steers $162.74/cwt -1.32 vs last sale · ≈ $695/hd at 427 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	539	509	554
Feeder cattle	394	368	455
Slaughter cattle	70	75	74
Replacement cattle	75	66	25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 2.00-5.00 higher; over 600 lbs not well tested. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–330	319	6	131.00–175.00	$157.55	$503	-4.52
355–385	372	11	160.00–178.00	$171.24	$637	+2.27
400–445	427	18	146.00–170.00	$162.74	$695	-1.32
450–495	476	23	151.00–167.50	$161.84	$770	+0.43
510–515	513	2	137.00–159.00	$147.95	$759	-12.33
555–590	568	4	150.00–160.00	$154.46	$877	-5.54
715–745	730	2	123.00–144.00	$133.72	$976	+4.72

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	180.00	$180.00	$594	-5.00
367–395	374	4	185.00–187.50	$186.84	$699	-1.92
410–442	429	5	170.00–185.00	$175.94	$755	-7.62
460–495	474	10	173.00–185.00	$179.09	$849	-0.99
505–540	520	4	159.00–175.00	$169.72	$883	-7.67
521–530 value added	523	8	183.00–185.00	$183.51	$960	—
550 value added	550	3	182.00–185.00	$183.00	$1,006	—
570–588	575	7	161.00–172.00	$165.91	$954	-9.96
600–645	623	2	165.00–167.00	$166.04	$1,034	+1.24
610–645 value added	628	2	167.00–171.00	$168.94	$1,061	—
655–675	665	2	151.00–153.00	$151.98	$1,011	-13.02
770 value added	770	1	152.00	$152.00	$1,170	—
795	795	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,113	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	145.00	$145.00	$551	+5.00
460–495	468	7	100.00–145.00	$130.05	$609	+5.16
550	550	1	84.00	$84.00	$462	—
620	620	1	52.50	$52.50	$326	-1.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	326	15	151.00–172.50	$161.34	$526	+4.47
350–395	368	13	152.50–170.00	$160.54	$591	+5.34
405–445	429	9	151.00–163.00	$157.56	$676	-2.24
437 value added	437	30	165.00	$165.00	$721	—
465–470	468	2	155.00	$155.00	$725	+5.38
508–545	519	13	142.00–159.00	$153.35	$796	+2.01
568–595	576	11	140.00–157.00	$151.04	$870	+1.38
620 value added	620	1	156.00	$156.00	$967	—
610–645	632	3	133.00–138.00	$135.72	$858	-12.81
660	660	1	136.00	$136.00	$898	-11.00
715	715	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,001	+8.07
705–742	733	4	126.00–127.00	$126.76	$929	-5.17

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	330	3	130.00–145.00	$138.06	$456	-1.94
355–395	373	6	130.00–145.00	$139.56	$521	+4.09
400–449	433	16	126.00–146.00	$134.00	$580	-10.24
450–495	480	10	120.00–149.00	$137.82	$662	+2.49
500–530	514	8	120.00–138.00	$128.01	$658	-10.99
570–585	578	2	120.00–137.00	$128.39	$742	-7.91
610	610	1	120.00	$120.00	$732	-18.00
745	745	1	124.00	$124.00	$924	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	2	105.00–106.00	$105.50	$353	-24.50
370–395	385	4	100.00–130.00	$112.76	$434	-7.24
405–445	425	2	100.00	$100.00	$425	—
450–485	468	2	100.00	$100.00	$468	+38.68
505–525	518	4	70.00–110.00	$89.95	$466	—
580	580	1	100.00	$100.00	$580	—
605	605	1	110.00	$110.00	$666	+43.00
670	670	1	55.00	$55.00	$368	-55.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–545	531	8	150.00–177.00	$165.54	$879	+7.16
550–595	570	11	144.00–167.50	$155.52	$886	-0.91
605–645	619	5	137.00–153.00	$143.91	$891	—
650–695	684	4	132.50–140.00	$134.28	$918	-5.54
715	715	1	133.00	$133.00	$951	+0.42
755–760	758	4	125.00–133.00	$128.99	$978	—
800	800	1	114.00	$114.00	$912	-6.00
850	850	1	110.00	$110.00	$935	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	1	145.00	$145.00	$768	+7.25
550–575	563	2	136.00–139.00	$137.47	$774	-0.06

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1000	909	80-85%	8	38.00–57.50	$48.87	$444	-1.65
880–1110	999	80-85%	8	62.00–66.00	$64.45	$644	—
1090–1180	1115	80-85%	7	68.00–71.00	$69.15	$771	+0.75
1165–1375	1257	80-85%	8	73.00–78.00	$76.14	$957	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605–815	710	85-90%	2	37.00–42.00	$39.87	$283	—
785–960	873	85-90%	2	50.00–63.00	$57.15	$499	+13.15
865–985	925	85-90%	2	49.00–58.00	$53.21	$492	—
970	970	85-90%	1	71.00	$71.00	$689	—
995	995	85-90%	1	74.00	$74.00	$736	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305	1305	75-80%	1	74.50	$74.50	$972	-2.18
1320–1530	1398	75-80%	4	77.50–79.50	$78.71	$1,100	—
1580	1580	75-80%	1	58.00	$58.00	$916	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1210	1125	3	68.00–75.00	$72.41	$815	—
1480–1805	1643	2	103.50–106.00	$104.87	$1,723	—
1420–2345	1725	4	100.00–102.50	$100.75	$1,738	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
585–760	668	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	69.00–95.00	$85.89	$574
620–975	727	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	65.00–89.00	$78.34	$570
600–995	728	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	65.00–97.50	$83.06	$605

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1090–1170	1130	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	800.00–875.00	$838.83

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
625 thin fleshed	625	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00
675–865	768	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	700.00–900.00	$775.45
785–875	840	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	750.00–920.00	$855.10
855–1145	1004	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	700.00–1,000.00	$869.75
775–1300	1017	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	675.00–1,050.00	$859.52
905–1125	1046	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,025.00–1,225.00	$1,081.09

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
880–1150	1015	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	64.00–66.00	$64.87	$658
1105	1105	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	62.00	$62.00	$685
1125–1340	1215	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	71.00–79.00	$74.25	$902
1340	1340	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	76.00	$76.00	$1,018

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
625	625	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
705–795	744	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	730.00–850.00	$784.57
775–840	808	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	800.00–825.00	$813.00
835–990	913	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	650.00–1,100.00	$894.11

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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
735 thin fleshed	735	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	925.00	$925.00	—
735 thin fleshed	735	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—
875	875	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—
1025–1185	1105	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	775.00–1,000.00	$895.64	—

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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
875	875	Young (2-4 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.