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I-40 Livestock Market Report, Ozark, AR

Ozark, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 15, 2022

662 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $188.09/cwt +5.71 vs last sale · ≈ $903/hd at 480 lb · 36 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $167.31/cwt +4.52 vs last sale · ≈ $868/hd at 519 lb · 30 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $160.38/cwt +0.33 vs last sale · ≈ $906/hd at 565 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 662 967 772
Feeder cattle 561 752 640
Slaughter cattle 71 170 88
Replacement cattle 30 45 44

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 3.00-7.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 2.00-5.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 2.00 lower. Long weaned or Value Added cattle sold with a Premium. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 328 6 182.50–209.00 $195.12 $640 +1.61
350–395 375 16 180.00–225.00 $190.81 $716 +5.44
400–445 426 15 179.00–215.00 $196.47 $837 +19.31
455–498 480 36 175.00–212.50 $188.09 $903 +5.71
500–545 531 19 175.00–202.50 $181.25 $962 -0.70
550–590 558 7 166.00–187.50 $177.10 $988 -2.38
611–641 631 15 160.00–165.00 $161.75 $1,021 -13.33
635 value added 635 1 182.50 $182.50 $1,159 —
655 655 1 177.50 $177.50 $1,163 +10.12
655 value added 655 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,179 +5.51
720 value added 720 2 167.00 $167.00 $1,202 -1.49
718–730 722 3 154.00–155.00 $154.34 $1,114 +11.84
768 value added 768 2 155.00 $155.00 $1,190 -12.00
810–835 value added 823 2 147.50–149.00 $148.24 $1,220 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 320 3 150.00–165.00 $159.48 $510 +1.62
365–395 383 10 145.00–177.00 $167.48 $641 +4.90
415–445 430 8 145.00–177.50 $167.30 $719 +6.88
450–495 466 14 142.50–172.50 $165.22 $770 +0.60
500–545 523 5 148.00–170.00 $160.28 $838 —
555–595 575 2 162.50–170.00 $166.12 $955 +11.12
615–640 623 4 130.00–147.00 $139.78 $871 -15.22
705–730 715 4 140.00–147.50 $142.16 $1,016 —
810–835 823 2 130.00–137.00 $133.45 $1,098 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 365 3 120.00–133.00 $126.67 $462 -8.33
450–470 457 3 130.00–155.00 $138.58 $633 —
510 510 1 139.00 $139.00 $709 —
590 590 1 130.00 $130.00 $767 —
625 625 1 113.00 $113.00 $706 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 80.00 $80.00 $336 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–320 303 10 165.00–180.00 $167.33 $507 +3.80
360–395 380 7 170.00–200.00 $187.27 $712 +6.82
400–440 420 22 170.00–200.00 $182.07 $765 +5.27
452 value added 452 2 190.00 $190.00 $859 +7.00
450–495 462 10 167.50–185.00 $175.24 $810 +6.13
475 475 1 151.00 $151.00 $717 -18.11
500–548 519 30 152.50–186.00 $167.31 $868 +5.05
550–595 565 23 142.50–165.00 $159.92 $904 -0.13
570 value added 570 1 171.00 $171.00 $975 —
615–635 622 3 140.00–155.00 $150.05 $933 -8.83
625–640 value added 630 4 157.00–168.00 $163.22 $1,028 —
665 value added 665 1 162.50 $162.50 $1,081 —
683 683 3 161.00 $161.00 $1,100 +4.49
685 685 1 141.00 $141.00 $966 -15.51
715 715 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,008 +11.00
725 725 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,095 +21.00
750–770 760 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,140 —
805 805 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,167 +35.00
995 995 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,194 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–330 316 5 132.50–160.00 $147.02 $465 +5.79
350–395 375 8 135.00–160.00 $147.89 $555 -2.28
405–445 428 10 130.00–165.00 $150.95 $646 +2.08
455–480 469 4 140.00–167.50 $147.46 $692 +0.12
510–545 525 4 132.50–150.00 $142.97 $751 +12.97
575 575 1 145.00 $145.00 $834 ±0.00
615 615 1 130.00 $130.00 $800 -6.00
655–695 682 3 120.00–130.00 $124.56 $849 -17.93
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 2 150.00 $150.00 $668 -1.00
452–488 466 13 150.00–169.00 $158.51 $739 +5.51
522 522 2 140.00 $140.00 $731 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 120.00 $120.00 $498 —
500–540 520 2 125.00–130.00 $127.60 $664 —
630–640 635 2 80.00–100.00 $90.08 $572 -14.92
655–685 670 2 110.00–120.00 $115.11 $771 —
745 745 1 90.00 $90.00 $670 —
755–765 760 2 80.00–100.00 $90.07 $685 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 50.00 $50.00 $262 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–545 529 19 160.00–185.00 $169.38 $896 +6.60
535 535 1 157.50 $157.50 $843 -5.28
550–595 574 9 155.00–172.50 $165.88 $952 +10.28
602–630 606 14 140.00–175.00 $154.29 $935 +6.57
650–695 676 11 131.00–159.00 $140.85 $952 -1.73
710 710 1 139.00 $139.00 $987 -3.43
750–765 758 2 139.00–140.00 $139.50 $1,057 +5.75
810 810 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,102 —
870 870 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,114 +11.00
1065 1065 1 86.00 $86.00 $916 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–530 520 2 145.00 $145.00 $754 +5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840 840 80-85% 1 28.00 $28.00 $235 —
845 845 80-85% 2 54.00 $54.00 $456 —
885–1080 956 80-85% 9 43.00–59.00 $52.98 $506 —
890–1115 1035 80-85% 5 61.00–65.00 $62.62 $648 —
1040–1315 1159 80-85% 6 66.00–70.00 $68.43 $793 —
1275 1275 80-85% 1 73.50 $73.50 $937 +4.96
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1410 1278 75-80% 4 76.50–83.00 $78.54 $1,004 —
1130–1645 1354 75-80% 7 72.00–75.00 $73.11 $990 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875 875 85-90% 1 70.00 $70.00 $612 —
980 980 85-90% 1 63.00 $63.00 $617 —
1150–1190 1170 85-90% 2 76.00–76.50 $76.25 $892 +1.25

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1470 1222 5 53.00–81.00 $64.51 $788 —
1935–1990 1963 2 101.50–108.00 $104.70 $2,055 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
705 705 (<2 yrs)Open 1 120.00 $120.00 $846
790 790 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 66.00 $66.00 $521
1255 1255 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,117

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
745 thin fleshed 745 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 660.00 $660.00
925 925 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1005–1205 1127 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 800.00–900.00 $843.08
1130–1195 1163 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 900.00–1,000.00 $948.60
935–1550 1233 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 775.00–1,050.00 $936.44
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
900–1040 970 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 48.00–68.00 $58.72 $570
1185 1185 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 67.00 $67.00 $794
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
765 765 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 71.00 $71.00 $543

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870 870 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 850.00 $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
815 thin fleshed 815 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00 —
1155–1205 1180 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 900.00–950.00 $925.53 —

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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.