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Ozark, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock · usually sells Thursdays

Sale of Thursday, July 16, 2026

496 head sold ·Official USDA report · Past reports (265)

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $425.51/cwt -31.19 vs last sale · ≈ $2,442/hd at 574 lb · 26 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $398.74/cwt -11.47 vs last sale · ≈ $2,060/hd at 517 lb · 21 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $396.20/cwt -12.14 vs last sale · ≈ $2,262/hd at 571 lb · 20 head
Ozark, AR 5-weight steers sold at $421/cwt, in line with the state average—$2/cwt below the AR average ($423) and $21/cwt under Southeast Direct Cattle Report ($442). The class is down $35 from its late-June peak of $459. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 496 536 375
Feeder cattle 400 469 320
Slaughter cattle 61 47 24
Replacement cattle 35 20 31

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 14.00-22.00, mostly 18.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 20.00 lower, 400-600 lbs sold 5.00-9.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 10.00 higher. Feeder supply was mostly Fleshy, unweaned, average in quality. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–344 339 11 530.00–545.00 $540.96 $1,834 -27.42
350–395 368 9 505.00–560.00 $526.47 $1,937 -15.28
400–440 419 12 480.00–505.00 $492.46 $2,063 -30.61
470–490 480 2 475.00–510.00 $492.14 $2,362 +42.30
500–540 524 15 425.00–455.00 $444.29 $2,328 -13.80
550–592 574 26 395.00–460.00 $425.51 $2,442 -31.19
601–625 613 16 390.00–420.00 $405.19 $2,484 +12.90
625 625 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,219 -64.26
670 670 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,211 -40.00
660–685 675 3 340.00–370.00 $358.22 $2,418 -11.78
728 728 3 345.00 $345.00 $2,512 -16.64
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 340 3 490.00–505.00 $498.31 $1,694 —
355–395 377 7 425.00–500.00 $466.66 $1,759 -53.34
415–445 437 6 425.00–465.00 $447.22 $1,954 -2.88
450–490 472 11 400.00–465.00 $435.77 $2,057 +25.77
500–520 506 4 375.00–425.00 $396.31 $2,005 -17.09
550–580 562 3 375.00–385.00 $378.29 $2,126 -26.01
605 605 2 370.00–372.50 $371.25 $2,246 —
680 680 2 310.00–330.00 $320.00 $2,176 —
700–705 703 2 322.50–335.00 $328.77 $2,311 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 2 500.00 $500.00 $1,950 —
407 407 3 465.00 $465.00 $1,893 -25.00
581 581 9 392.00 $392.00 $2,278 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 382 3 470.00–475.00 $471.64 $1,802 -22.08
412–440 431 10 440.00–480.00 $465.55 $2,007 +4.64
450–465 458 2 435.00–442.50 $438.81 $2,010 -6.55
465–490 478 2 400.00–405.00 $402.57 $1,924 -42.79
510 510 1 382.50 $382.50 $1,951 +7.50
500–545 516 19 375.00–411.00 $399.26 $2,060 +24.26
535 value added 535 1 405.00 $405.00 $2,167 —
565 value added 565 1 382.50 $382.50 $2,161 -30.00
561–595 567 6 365.00–370.00 $369.13 $2,093 -12.29
600–635 606 9 340.00–373.00 $364.64 $2,210 -1.23
720 720 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,268 -25.83
785 785 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,355 —
920 920 2 292.50 $292.50 $2,691 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–335 330 2 425.00–455.00 $439.77 $1,451 —
380 380 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,615 —
400–435 422 3 405.00–435.00 $417.89 $1,763 -8.94
450–495 471 5 395.00–435.00 $412.17 $1,941 -0.21
520–535 528 2 340.00–380.00 $359.72 $1,899 -8.11
555 555 2 330.00–365.00 $347.50 $1,929 —
605–630 618 2 315.00–345.00 $329.70 $2,038 —
680–695 687 3 280.00–320.00 $303.42 $2,084 —
715 715 1 307.50 $307.50 $2,199 -12.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
473–494 486 8 375.00–430.00 $395.07 $1,920 —
542 542 2 380.00 $380.00 $2,060 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,518 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–435 423 2 450.00–460.00 $454.85 $1,924 -40.15
455–490 470 14 430.00–470.00 $448.40 $2,107 +13.40
500–545 528 8 380.00–435.00 $409.29 $2,161 -19.73
557–590 571 20 370.00–425.00 $396.20 $2,262 -17.56
600–640 629 14 345.00–395.00 $364.99 $2,296 -52.51
655–670 659 5 342.50–365.00 $350.95 $2,313 -18.56
700–745 716 6 317.50–335.00 $326.59 $2,338 -15.91
775 775 1 312.50 $312.50 $2,422 -27.50
860 860 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,494 —
900 900 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,475 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690 690 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,312 —
790 790 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,410 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1125 989 80-85% 6 145.00–155.00 $149.47 $1,478 +1.32
980–1290 1142 80-85% 7 160.00–171.00 $166.29 $1,899 —
995–1355 1200 80-85% 17 172.00–179.00 $175.99 $2,112 -4.28
925–1415 1249 80-85% 4 181.00–185.00 $182.59 $2,281 +2.32
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–920 895 85-90% 2 150.00–152.00 $151.03 $1,352 +13.03
900–1010 955 85-90% 2 165.00–169.00 $167.12 $1,596 -1.55
1090 1090 85-90% 1 184.00 $184.00 $2,006 —
1160 1160 85-90% 1 195.00 $195.00 $2,262 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1260 1248 75-80% 2 179.00–180.00 $179.49 $2,240 —
1325–1335 1330 75-80% 2 185.00–186.00 $185.50 $2,467 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1085 1053 3 195.00–200.00 $198.43 $2,089 —
1455–1725 1590 2 203.00–208.00 $205.71 $3,271 -3.81
1635–1920 1778 2 215.00–216.00 $215.46 $3,831 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
810–1180 947 (<2 yrs)Open 3 210.00–315.00 $266.88 $2,527
1010 1010 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 210.00 $210.00 $2,121

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905–970 938 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,250.00–2,950.00 $2,587.87
870–1145 1039 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 2,150.00–2,950.00 $2,548.32
1165–1225 1195 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,550.00–3,400.00 $2,964.33
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1020 1020 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,836
1085–1130 1108 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 178.00–201.00 $189.73 $2,102
1115 1115 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 174.00 $174.00 $1,940
1215 1215 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 186.00 $186.00 $2,260
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
660 660 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00
730 730 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00
750 750 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
820–990 888 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 3,550.00–4,000.00 $3,797.07
945–960 953 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 3,750.00–4,050.00 $3,933.04

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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
1065 1065 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,500.00 $3,500.00 +900.00
1180–1440 1310 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 3,500.00–4,300.00 $3,939.69 —

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Price trend

high 545.73 low 388.18 Jul 2025 Jul 2026

450–499 lb Medium and Large 1 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.

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.

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