I-40 Livestock Market Report

Ozark, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, July 21, 2022

773 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 steers $144.75/cwt -12.62 vs last sale · ≈ $676/hd at 467 lb · 49 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $141.62/cwt -17.01 vs last sale · ≈ $737/hd at 520 lb · 38 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $146.34/cwt -16.47 vs last sale · ≈ $685/hd at 468 lb · 29 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	773	897	716
Feeder cattle	773	897	716

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00-15.00, mostly 11.00 lower. Feeder supply was mostly plain in quality, several long weaned or Value Added cattle sold with a Premium; still high demand for heavier weight cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls not reported due to time restraints.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	323	11	130.00–167.50	$151.12	$488	-8.76
355–398	378	25	125.00–169.00	$151.80	$574	-7.66
400–440	426	22	135.00–155.00	$148.07	$631	-10.41
450–495	467	49	130.00–153.00	$144.75	$676	-12.62
505–540	521	6	130.00–157.50	$141.40	$737	-12.59
560	560	1	135.00	$135.00	$756	-24.59
550–595	572	7	136.00–155.00	$144.26	$825	-15.33
610–635	620	4	130.00–165.00	$145.20	$900	-6.57
680	680	1	149.00	$149.00	$1,013	-7.02
690	690	1	91.00	$91.00	$628	-65.02
880	880	1	127.00	$127.00	$1,118	—

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	314	12	170.00–185.00	$176.62	$555	-10.56
350–374	370	11	170.00–184.50	$181.16	$670	-0.13
405–445	421	10	157.50–175.00	$165.34	$696	-16.58
480 value added	480	1	190.00	$190.00	$912	—
460–497	482	24	157.00–177.00	$169.09	$815	-21.11
500–545	528	18	165.00–180.00	$173.65	$917	-12.16
545 value added	545	1	183.00	$183.00	$997	—
565 value added	565	1	179.00	$179.00	$1,011	-5.34
550–598	572	11	165.00–179.00	$173.24	$991	-2.99
605	605	1	147.50	$147.50	$892	-28.80
600–640	610	11	149.00–167.50	$158.11	$964	-18.19
615–645 value added	630	3	177.00–179.00	$177.98	$1,121	—
652–695	661	10	152.50–168.00	$156.31	$1,033	-16.76
725	725	1	164.00	$164.00	$1,189	-4.48
750–755	753	2	147.00–160.00	$153.52	$1,156	+12.52
800–820 value added	810	2	150.00–155.00	$152.47	$1,235	—
855–860	858	2	130.00–140.00	$135.01	$1,158	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440	428	4	101.00–125.00	$113.17	$484	-21.83
470–495	484	5	110.00–127.50	$120.91	$585	-5.03
535–545	540	3	109.00–125.00	$118.88	$642	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565	565	2	163.00	$163.00	$921	—
605	605	3	149.00	$149.00	$901	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	65.00	$65.00	$198	—

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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	324	14	140.00–153.00	$147.91	$479	-15.47
350–395	371	18	140.00–160.00	$147.03	$545	-9.95
400–445	421	18	140.00–150.00	$145.70	$613	-15.57
440–445	443	2	130.00	$130.00	$576	-31.27
450–498	468	29	140.00–155.00	$146.34	$685	-16.47
500–545	518	32	139.00–154.00	$143.78	$745	-13.72
505–545	531	6	120.00–135.00	$130.13	$691	-27.37
550–595	569	19	137.00–155.00	$143.73	$818	-2.44
595	595	1	132.00	$132.00	$785	+12.00
600–640	614	10	137.00–151.00	$144.15	$885	-19.85
625 value added	625	1	146.00	$146.00	$912	-20.00
655–690	672	5	138.00–151.00	$143.22	$962	-5.83
720 value added	720	2	157.00	$157.00	$1,130	+8.00
720–740	731	4	127.00–144.00	$135.49	$990	—
754 value added	754	4	154.50	$154.50	$1,165	—
760	760	1	131.00	$131.00	$996	—
810–835	818	3	128.00–136.00	$131.66	$1,077	-2.34

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	127.50	$127.50	$427	-12.27
355–390	368	5	120.00–139.00	$130.27	$479	-17.34
400–445	425	7	125.00–139.00	$134.96	$574	-5.93
450–497	470	17	123.00–139.00	$133.96	$630	-8.33
500–540	516	9	119.00–135.00	$128.89	$665	-7.34
550–595	569	9	120.00–135.00	$126.39	$719	-4.20
605–625	613	4	120.00–131.00	$126.80	$777	+10.80
645	645	1	110.00	$110.00	$710	-23.50
720–725	723	2	120.00	$120.00	$868	+2.04
760	760	1	90.00	$90.00	$684	-20.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	105.00	$105.00	$362	-16.77
380	380	1	100.00	$100.00	$380	—
405–445	429	4	100.00–129.00	$114.52	$491	—
450–470	459	5	100.00–119.00	$109.76	$504	-20.24
500–520	509	8	60.00–112.50	$94.67	$482	-17.83
635	635	1	112.00	$112.00	$711	+19.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
559–590	568	10	133.00–134.00	$133.69	$759	—
605	605	2	130.00	$130.00	$786	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	90.00	$90.00	$378	—
465–475	470	2	80.00	$80.00	$376	—

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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	530	23	139.00–155.00	$147.03	$779	-16.91
535	535	1	130.00	$130.00	$696	-33.94
560–597	579	13	131.00–147.50	$142.56	$825	-18.95
605–640	619	17	131.00–144.00	$138.57	$858	-14.56
650–685	667	3	130.00–139.00	$133.97	$894	-12.17
710–745	728	2	130.00–133.00	$131.54	$958	-10.97
780	780	1	128.00	$128.00	$998	-8.97
875	875	1	116.00	$116.00	$1,015	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–525	515	2	125.00–130.00	$127.45	$656	-13.33
670	670	1	127.00	$127.00	$851	-9.76
790	790	1	102.00	$102.00	$806	-11.00
970	970	1	70.00	$70.00	$679	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	1	95.00	$95.00	$489	—

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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.