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I-40 Livestock Market Report

Ozark, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 21, 2026

557 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1-2 steers $330.00/cwt -18.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,765/hd at 838 lb · 56 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $453.20/cwt -20.83 vs last sale · ≈ $2,384/hd at 526 lb · 20 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $420.59/cwt -9.35 vs last sale · ≈ $2,570/hd at 611 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 557 805 648
Feeder cattle 420 737 540
Slaughter cattle 92 46 81
Replacement cattle 45 22 27

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 24.00-40.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 20.00-50.00 lower with full decline on 300-400 lb weights. Buyers were very cautious following steep decline in Futures market today. 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
300–342 330 8 555.00–610.00 $577.77 $1,907 -2.38
370 370 1 515.00 $515.00 $1,906 -75.08
400–440 429 14 475.00–520.00 $485.69 $2,084 -30.92
455–498 479 14 445.00–490.00 $465.70 $2,231 -62.02
512–540 526 20 435.00–475.00 $453.20 $2,384 -20.83
555–590 572 5 412.50–435.00 $428.58 $2,451 -43.96
601–630 611 16 415.00–430.00 $420.59 $2,570 -9.35
650–660 655 3 400.00–427.50 $409.10 $2,680 -10.90
705–740 722 7 345.00–370.00 $357.09 $2,578 —
755–785 779 5 350.00–358.00 $356.45 $2,777 +3.95
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432 432 4 475.00 $475.00 $2,052 —
603–638 622 10 372.50–410.00 $402.30 $2,502 —
675 675 2 372.50 $372.50 $2,514 —
838 value added 838 56 330.00 $330.00 $2,765 -18.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–380 368 2 470.00–495.00 $482.07 $1,774 -38.70
430–445 440 3 450.00–465.00 $460.11 $2,024 -9.89
470–490 482 3 375.00–435.00 $409.62 $1,974 -61.65
510–540 530 4 370.00–425.00 $408.47 $2,165 -41.53
550–575 563 4 390.00–420.00 $407.67 $2,295 +0.43
680–698 692 6 350.00–370.00 $364.64 $2,523 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790 790 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,738 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 335 7 470.00–500.00 $488.56 $1,637 -57.51
355–392 382 5 480.00–500.00 $488.07 $1,864 -13.72
400–445 424 12 430.00–475.00 $453.01 $1,921 -11.63
455–498 478 9 380.00–445.00 $421.41 $2,014 -13.07
500–545 524 9 385.00–420.00 $392.05 $2,054 -25.68
555–585 564 6 372.50–388.00 $381.85 $2,154 -20.00
645 645 1 365.00 $365.00 $2,354 -1.59
690 690 2 335.00–347.50 $341.25 $2,355 -18.75
725–740 733 2 330.00–335.00 $332.47 $2,437 —
925 925 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,775 +30.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 3 385.00 $385.00 $1,906 —
510–534 528 8 365.00–385.00 $377.54 $1,993 —
591 591 4 369.00 $369.00 $2,181 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 363 4 450.00–480.00 $468.67 $1,701 +11.52
400–440 420 3 405.00–430.00 $414.68 $1,742 —
470–490 484 4 380.00–415.00 $396.02 $1,917 -7.57
530 530 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,934 -22.49
585 585 2 345.00–370.00 $357.50 $2,091 —
780 780 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,223 -30.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,369 +70.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 5 495.00 $495.00 $1,891 —
410–435 423 2 470.00–480.00 $475.15 $2,010 +15.04
470–498 487 5 430.00–465.00 $441.59 $2,151 -44.73
500–540 524 7 410.00–450.00 $431.19 $2,259 -27.54
555–585 565 9 385.00–435.00 $411.76 $2,326 -7.96
600–635 618 11 367.50–400.00 $381.87 $2,360 -13.45
650–695 667 3 345.00–367.50 $356.09 $2,375 -18.91
700–745 714 5 342.50–357.50 $351.85 $2,512 —
750 750 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,550 —
805–810 808 2 327.50–330.00 $328.75 $2,656 —
855 855 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,736 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1340–1575 1458 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 2 3,450.00–3,800.00 $3,639.11 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580–585 583 2 355.00–375.00 $365.04 $2,128 -0.07

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855 855 80-85% 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,317 —
1055–1095 1085 80-85% 5 164.00–170.00 $168.43 $1,827 +19.88
1045–1365 1205 80-85% 29 172.00–182.00 $176.58 $2,128 +1.17
1205–1435 1342 80-85% 3 183.00–192.00 $188.59 $2,531 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1720 1462 75-80% 6 175.00–179.00 $177.30 $2,592 +0.42
1160–1730 1513 75-80% 5 182.00–188.00 $185.15 $2,801 +3.39
1490–1825 1658 75-80% 2 168.00–173.00 $170.75 $2,831 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920 920 85-90% 1 161.00 $161.00 $1,481 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1715 1558 2 177.00–190.00 $182.84 $2,849 -32.01
1575–1850 1687 3 211.00–219.00 $213.95 $3,609 —
1710–2080 1848 5 224.00–228.00 $226.59 $4,187 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
900–1060 990 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 225.00–260.00 $242.26 $2,398

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,250.00 $3,250.00
1135 1135 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,350.00 $2,350.00
1075–1205 1137 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 2,900.00–3,750.00 $3,362.32
1010–1300 1163 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 1,950.00–3,000.00 $2,568.24
915–1500 1216 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 14 1,950.00–3,550.00 $3,039.06
1000–1480 1225 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 2,450.00–2,850.00 $2,611.09
1210–1300 1255 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,800.00–3,400.00 $3,110.76
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1285 1285 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 176.00 $176.00 $2,262
1090–1535 1309 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 170.00–181.00 $177.62 $2,325
1425 1425 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 182.00 $182.00 $2,594
1250–1825 1572 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 173.00–196.00 $184.18 $2,895

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
885 885 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,900.00 $2,900.00

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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.