I-40 Livestock Market Report

Ozark, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, July 28, 2022

569 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $166.11/cwt +21.98 vs last sale · ≈ $699/hd at 421 lb · 26 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $178.89/cwt +8.96 vs last sale · ≈ $842/hd at 471 lb · 24 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $162.99/cwt +15.96 vs last sale · ≈ $601/hd at 369 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	569	773	343
Feeder cattle	452	773	268
Slaughter cattle	92	—	41
Replacement cattle	25	—	34

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 5.00-9.00 higher, over 600 lb weights not well tested. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 16.00-18.00 higher, over 500 lb weights sold 5.00-7.00 higher. No trend for Slaughter cows or bulls, not reported last week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	321	5	182.50–200.00	$186.77	$600	+10.15
350–380	366	8	175.00–195.00	$184.33	$675	+3.17
400–445	422	19	169.00–195.00	$180.76	$763	+15.42
452–485 value added	460	4	197.50–198.00	$197.63	$909	+7.63
450–495	473	20	169.00–192.00	$175.14	$828	+6.05
500–530	510	3	173.00–185.00	$178.46	$910	+4.81
545 value added	545	3	195.00	$195.00	$1,063	+12.00
560–585	579	5	176.00–179.00	$178.39	$1,033	+5.15
600	600	1	160.00	$160.00	$960	+12.50
620 value added	620	2	187.00	$187.00	$1,159	+9.02
685	685	1	158.00	$158.00	$1,082	+1.69
892	892	2	156.00	$156.00	$1,392	+20.99
1135	1135	1	112.00	$112.00	$1,271	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	332	3	143.00–161.00	$150.28	$499	-0.84
355–395	378	13	140.00–177.50	$159.80	$604	+8.00
410–445	431	12	140.00–168.00	$159.47	$687	+11.40
450–490	476	16	147.50–168.00	$162.15	$772	+17.40
510–545	527	5	131.00–165.00	$150.30	$792	+8.90
610–620	615	2	136.00–145.00	$140.46	$864	-4.74
890	890	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,166	+4.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
564	564	9	168.00	$168.00	$948	+5.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–430	417	3	110.00–115.00	$111.68	$466	-1.49
465	465	1	106.00	$106.00	$493	-14.91
630	630	1	90.00	$90.00	$567	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	321	7	155.00–170.00	$163.39	$524	+15.48
350–395	369	21	152.50–173.00	$162.99	$601	+15.96
405–445	421	26	155.00–171.00	$166.11	$699	+20.41
450–497	474	16	157.00–173.00	$163.39	$774	+17.05
500–540	521	13	150.00–170.00	$154.28	$804	+10.50
570	570	1	132.50	$132.50	$755	-11.23
550–595	574	16	140.00–156.00	$147.66	$848	+3.93
600–645	621	8	149.00–161.00	$154.93	$962	+10.78
650–690	664	5	137.00–153.00	$144.11	$957	+0.89
725–745	735	2	129.00–130.00	$129.49	$952	-6.00
745	745	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,080	+9.51
773	773	5	139.00	$139.00	$1,074	+8.00
825	825	1	121.00	$121.00	$998	-10.66
1055	1055	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,203	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	137.50	$137.50	$412	+10.00
375–395	386	4	125.00–145.00	$136.31	$526	+6.04
400–445	427	7	130.00–151.00	$144.03	$615	+9.07
450–495	474	11	132.00–152.50	$144.23	$684	+10.27
500–545	510	10	137.00–149.00	$142.06	$725	+13.17
555–570	566	4	135.00–140.00	$136.73	$774	+10.34
600–642	622	5	120.00–136.00	$126.45	$787	-0.35
675	675	1	133.00	$133.00	$898	—
720–745	733	2	110.00–125.00	$117.63	$862	-2.37

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–395	380	2	105.00–127.50	$115.81	$440	+15.81
425	425	1	100.00	$100.00	$425	-14.52
455	455	1	107.50	$107.50	$489	-2.26
500–540	520	2	110.00–115.00	$112.60	$586	+17.93
550–580	562	3	110.00–120.00	$113.29	$637	—
650	650	1	80.00	$80.00	$520	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565	565	2	138.00	$138.00	$780	+4.31

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	1	70.00	$70.00	$329	-10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–545	525	12	150.00–175.00	$162.43	$853	+15.40
550–595	577	10	145.00–171.00	$153.91	$888	+11.35
610–630	620	3	149.00–165.00	$159.41	$988	+20.84
658–695	673	8	139.00–158.00	$142.66	$960	+8.69
710–745	732	3	133.00–150.00	$140.18	$1,026	+8.64
790	790	1	139.00	$139.00	$1,098	+11.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520–545	539	5	135.00–143.00	$140.14	$755	+12.69
570–595	582	7	129.00–140.00	$136.70	$796	—
640–645	643	2	131.00–134.00	$132.49	$852	—
655–675	665	2	130.00–133.00	$131.52	$875	+4.52
740	740	1	124.00	$124.00	$918	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910	910	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	116.00	$116.00	$1,056	—
1230	1230	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	87.00	$87.00	$1,070	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
620	620	1	105.00	$105.00	$651	—
640	640	1	60.00	$60.00	$384	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1065	1011	80-85%	5	36.00–50.00	$44.85	$453	—
1025–1120	1057	80-85%	10	52.00–55.00	$53.44	$565	—
1150–1355	1205	80-85%	11	58.00–61.00	$59.70	$719	—
1140–1425	1285	80-85%	18	63.00–67.50	$65.53	$842	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165	1165	75-80%	1	41.00	$41.00	$478	—
1085–1290	1188	75-80%	2	67.00–68.00	$67.46	$801	—
1570	1570	75-80%	2	64.00	$64.00	$1,005	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825	825	85-90%	1	28.00	$28.00	$231	—
865	865	85-90%	1	30.00	$30.00	$260	—
920–1295	1108	85-90%	2	65.00–67.00	$65.83	$729	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215	1215	1	82.00	$82.00	$996	—
1285–1955	1620	2	86.50–90.00	$88.61	$1,435	—
1685–1750	1718	2	96.50–100.00	$98.28	$1,688	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
950	950	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	58.00	$58.00	$551

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
625 thin fleshed	625	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	40.00	$40.00	$250
950–1395	1130	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	56.00–63.00	$61.15	$691
1025–1360	1193	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	55.00–68.00	$62.41	$745

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
960	960	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	630.00	$630.00
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00
1000–1240	1098	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	900.00–975.00	$924.01
1185	1185	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,045.00	$1,045.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1310	1310	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	825.00	$825.00	—

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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.