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I-40 Livestock Market Report

Ozark, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, December 5, 2024

861 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $289.63/cwt +31.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,799/hd at 621 lb · 54 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $255.96/cwt +36.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,620/hd at 633 lb · 43 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $272.38/cwt +26.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,397/hd at 513 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 861 378 646
Feeder cattle 861 292 646
Slaughter cattle — 66 —
Replacement cattle — 20 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 19.00-24.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 7.00-8.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 20.00-30.00 higher. Feeder supply included many groups of high quality weaned cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls not reported today.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 325 12 335.00–375.00 $355.78 $1,156 -0.99
350–397 380 15 310.00–367.50 $342.93 $1,303 -0.58
400–448 430 33 305.00–357.50 $333.51 $1,434 +10.42
450–495 477 22 292.50–342.50 $320.01 $1,526 -7.88
505–542 527 31 295.00–330.00 $312.61 $1,647 +25.11
550–595 568 25 280.00–322.50 $293.57 $1,667 +10.31
616–621 value added 620 43 292.00–293.00 $292.82 $1,815 —
610–645 626 11 260.00–288.00 $277.17 $1,735 +19.24
650–690 666 15 260.00–275.00 $270.31 $1,800 +16.54
715–745 727 3 249.00–265.00 $257.89 $1,875 +18.24
772 value added 772 9 253.00 $253.00 $1,953 —
825 value added 825 1 245.00 $245.00 $2,021 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 278 6 370.00 $370.00 $1,029 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 295.00 $295.00 $900 +35.00
395 395 1 302.50 $302.50 $1,195 +28.47
435–445 440 2 270.00–287.50 $278.85 $1,227 -6.15
480–485 483 2 275.00–285.00 $279.97 $1,352 +3.78
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 250.00 $250.00 $875 +80.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 322 17 295.00–340.00 $326.31 $1,051 +11.21
350–390 371 19 280.00–335.00 $313.46 $1,163 +1.89
400–440 426 19 285.00–320.00 $297.38 $1,267 -5.85
450–495 468 14 277.50–310.00 $285.01 $1,334 +15.55
500–540 513 34 252.50–285.00 $272.38 $1,397 +26.51
550–590 570 28 242.50–265.00 $256.54 $1,462 +14.64
606–615 value added 607 9 263.00–267.50 $263.51 $1,600 —
605–649 640 34 235.00–260.00 $253.96 $1,625 +33.96
660–695 674 4 240.00–245.00 $242.98 $1,638 +22.98
715 value added 715 17 247.00 $247.00 $1,766 —
715 715 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,752 —
755–780 value added 768 2 237.50–243.00 $240.21 $1,845 —
770 770 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,810 —
890 890 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,780 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 3 265.00–272.50 $269.17 $1,063 +8.94
400 400 1 272.50 $272.50 $1,090 —
450–495 476 11 225.00–275.00 $254.29 $1,210 +3.33
505–545 526 6 215.00–245.00 $231.66 $1,219 —
550–585 569 4 220.00–240.00 $228.69 $1,301 +19.12
640 640 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,360 +2.50
760 760 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,368 -15.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
441–443 442 10 282.50–292.50 $286.51 $1,266 —
488 488 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,342 +12.00
500 500 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,175 —
555 555 2 247.50 $247.50 $1,374 —
752 752 2 226.00 $226.00 $1,700 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–445 434 4 200.00–270.00 $225.88 $980 +62.84
495 495 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,138 +47.49
520–525 523 2 165.00–180.00 $172.54 $902 —
575 575 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,121 +50.00
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 215.00 $215.00 $763 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–468 462 3 305.00–307.50 $306.69 $1,417 -3.31
512–545 521 16 272.50–315.00 $303.46 $1,581 +14.56
555–590 577 7 257.50–287.50 $269.23 $1,553 +2.28
605–635 622 8 247.00–269.00 $253.37 $1,576 -8.07
650–695 680 11 230.00–250.00 $238.31 $1,621 -3.52
710–735 723 2 237.50–240.00 $238.77 $1,726 +12.41
760 760 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,710 +2.50
810–815 813 3 210.00–214.00 $212.67 $1,729 —
905 905 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,584 —
950 950 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,615 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,086 —
520 520 1 257.50 $257.50 $1,339 -2.50
550–555 553 4 212.50–230.00 $223.72 $1,237 —
760 760 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,520 —

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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.