I-40 Livestock Market Report

Ozark, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 18, 2022

833 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $181.22/cwt +13.69 vs last sale · ≈ $859/hd at 474 lb · 58 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $198.76/cwt +14.55 vs last sale · ≈ $1,167/hd at 587 lb · 42 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $202.13/cwt +14.17 vs last sale · ≈ $974/hd at 482 lb · 38 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	833	679	1,070
Feeder cattle	813	546	1,000
Slaughter cattle	—	90	—
Replacement cattle	20	43	70

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 8.00-16.00, mostly 11.00 higher; with full advance on 400-500 lb steers and 500-600 lb heifers. Slaughter cows and bulls not reported due to time restraints.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	314	12	180.00–217.00	$201.09	$631	+16.00
350–385	373	21	180.00–205.00	$191.49	$714	+6.07
400–440	423	21	180.00–207.50	$194.43	$822	+13.65
460 value added	460	1	212.50	$212.50	$978	—
450–498	477	18	180.00–207.00	$194.31	$927	+36.81
488 fancy	488	19	209.00	$209.00	$1,020	—
505–535	518	12	181.00–204.00	$193.10	$1,000	+2.68
550–585	563	12	183.00–195.50	$191.91	$1,080	+7.70
597 fancy	597	30	201.50	$201.50	$1,203	—
615 value added	615	6	192.00	$192.00	$1,181	—
600–649	633	10	177.00–191.00	$184.51	$1,168	+6.97
675	675	1	189.00	$189.00	$1,276	+10.00
712–715	714	4	157.00–174.00	$165.48	$1,182	+9.48
805–835	822	11	137.00–148.00	$145.35	$1,195	—
920–945	937	3	125.00–130.00	$128.36	$1,203	—
950	950	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,045	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	311	9	140.00–175.00	$154.22	$480	-12.72
350–390	378	8	157.50–177.50	$165.97	$627	-4.32
405–442	425	25	140.00–177.50	$170.07	$723	+8.65
450–495	473	21	142.50–179.00	$168.35	$796	+11.11
508–515	510	3	150.00–179.00	$159.76	$815	-1.03
565	565	1	140.00	$140.00	$791	-19.03
610	610	1	163.00	$163.00	$994	+12.84
680	680	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,088	-1.37
740	740	1	133.00	$133.00	$984	—
900–930	915	2	106.00–108.00	$106.98	$979	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
893	893	11	139.50	$139.50	$1,246	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–335	328	3	131.00–137.50	$134.46	$441	+19.16
360	360	1	71.00	$71.00	$256	-62.00
415–420	418	2	130.00–135.00	$132.49	$554	-2.51
670	670	1	97.00	$97.00	$650	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	324	9	165.00–187.50	$175.09	$567	+8.95
350–390	367	25	152.50–189.00	$171.55	$630	+10.51
400–445	422	20	165.00–185.00	$177.41	$749	+9.78
452–495	474	58	167.50–186.00	$181.22	$859	+13.69
500–548	521	26	162.00–182.50	$176.70	$921	+20.79
550–590	563	32	159.00–178.00	$168.69	$950	+11.09
635–647	644	5	160.00–169.00	$165.99	$1,069	+9.45
667–688	675	11	152.00–167.00	$163.81	$1,106	+10.32
700–715	708	2	152.00–157.00	$154.47	$1,094	+11.47

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	145.00	$145.00	$486	-0.36
350–390	369	5	130.00–155.00	$144.08	$532	+0.47
400–445	421	13	140.00–162.50	$153.38	$646	+9.35
462–495	478	9	130.00–162.50	$156.00	$746	+15.13
530–545	538	2	137.50–140.00	$138.73	$746	-1.27
550–585	571	5	120.00–147.00	$137.31	$784	+0.32
600	600	2	133.00–141.00	$137.00	$822	+4.31
682	682	2	130.00	$130.00	$887	-7.00
715	715	1	110.00	$110.00	$786	-21.00
795	795	1	120.00	$120.00	$954	-16.13
815	815	1	105.00	$105.00	$856	—
855	855	1	109.00	$109.00	$932	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–315	310	2	110.00–127.50	$118.61	$368	—
400–430	420	4	110.00–125.00	$115.28	$484	-9.72
535	535	1	70.00	$70.00	$374	—
585	585	1	115.00	$115.00	$673	-5.00
635	635	1	110.00	$110.00	$698	±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–542	519	23	159.00–182.50	$174.91	$908	+9.99
550–595	569	14	153.00–177.50	$169.47	$964	+5.51
600–645	622	10	145.00–170.00	$160.69	$999	+3.66
650–680	665	8	141.00–160.00	$150.24	$999	+5.42
710–735	723	6	125.00–148.00	$139.17	$1,006	+6.88
850–880	865	2	107.00–108.00	$107.49	$930	—
910	910	1	106.00	$106.00	$965	—
995	995	1	117.00	$117.00	$1,164	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
562	562	3	142.00	$142.00	$798	+7.09
770	770	1	116.00	$116.00	$893	—
1005–1020	1013	2	80.00	$80.00	$810	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
637	637	3	150.00	$150.00	$956	—
675	675	2	149.00	$149.00	$1,006	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	1	118.00	$118.00	$655	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
730	730	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	100.00	$100.00	$730

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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.