I-40 Livestock Market Report

Ozark, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 25, 2022

732 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $198.30/cwt -3.83 vs last sale · ≈ $920/hd at 464 lb · 72 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $194.13/cwt +2.64 vs last sale · ≈ $724/hd at 373 lb · 42 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $174.69/cwt -2.72 vs last sale · ≈ $734/hd at 420 lb · 39 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	732	833	522
Feeder cattle	732	813	522
Replacement cattle	—	20	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: feeder steers sold 6.00-15.00, mostly 11.00 lower. feeder heifers sold steady to 8.00, mostly 4.00 lower. Feeder supply was mostly unweaned, less attractive than last weeks offerings. 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
310–345	334	18	180.00–205.00	$185.61	$620	-15.48
350–395	373	42	180.00–217.00	$194.13	$724	+2.64
400–448	425	30	170.00–202.50	$187.70	$798	-6.73
450–480	464	72	175.00–204.00	$198.30	$920	+3.99
500–545	526	10	176.00–193.00	$180.99	$952	-12.11
562–585	566	10	176.00–189.00	$178.56	$1,011	-13.35
600–635	618	9	171.00–187.50	$177.08	$1,094	-7.43
651–662	657	11	161.00–172.50	$167.83	$1,103	-21.17
700–720	710	2	145.00–157.00	$150.92	$1,072	-14.56
812	812	2	131.00	$131.00	$1,064	-14.35

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–347	324	14	140.00–175.00	$157.21	$509	+2.99
350–390	371	17	150.00–175.00	$164.85	$612	-1.12
415–445	429	17	139.00–177.00	$158.52	$680	-11.55
450–495	471	25	145.00–175.00	$163.36	$769	-4.99
505–525	512	3	157.50–169.00	$163.09	$835	+3.33
560–570	565	2	132.50–160.00	$146.13	$826	+6.13
660–695	679	6	130.00–150.00	$143.24	$973	-16.76

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–320	317	3	100.00–137.50	$124.04	$393	-10.42
350–385	368	2	100.00–110.00	$104.76	$386	+33.76
400–445	423	2	60.00–125.00	$94.23	$399	-38.26
455–490	473	4	110.00–137.50	$126.79	$600	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
472	472	2	167.50	$167.50	$791	—
630	630	2	167.00	$167.00	$1,052	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
518	518	2	55.00	$55.00	$285	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	336	6	162.00–177.50	$167.31	$562	-7.78
360–395	375	14	165.00–191.00	$179.03	$671	+7.48
401–440	420	39	167.50–178.00	$174.69	$734	-2.72
450–490	475	25	172.00–186.00	$179.41	$852	-1.81
500–545	520	30	152.00–180.00	$171.77	$893	-4.93
555–590	573	10	153.00–171.00	$161.52	$926	-7.17
590	590	1	140.00	$140.00	$826	-28.69
605–635	620	6	155.00–164.00	$158.97	$986	-7.02
650–670	660	2	156.00–158.00	$156.98	$1,036	-6.83
705	705	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,022	-9.47
740 fancy	740	2	142.50	$142.50	$1,054	—
935	935	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,028	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	319	7	142.50–160.00	$149.08	$476	+4.08
350–395	375	20	130.00–162.50	$151.28	$567	+7.20
400–440	421	17	143.00–162.50	$156.06	$657	+2.68
455–495	484	8	137.00–160.00	$149.51	$724	-6.49
500–535	513	12	129.00–155.00	$145.69	$747	+6.96
552–590	568	16	124.00–155.00	$138.15	$785	+0.84
610–635	616	5	125.00–147.00	$134.30	$827	-2.70
685	685	1	135.00	$135.00	$925	+5.00
758	758	3	125.00	$125.00	$948	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	327	5	101.00–132.50	$120.39	$394	+1.78
350–385	363	3	101.00–130.00	$114.94	$417	—
400–445	418	6	100.00–135.00	$121.58	$508	+6.30
455–475	465	4	90.00–139.00	$111.82	$520	—
550–585	563	3	100.00–122.50	$111.13	$626	-3.87
625–635	630	2	90.00–111.00	$100.42	$633	-9.58

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	11	166.00	$166.00	$722	—
607	607	3	138.00	$138.00	$838	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	1	56.00	$56.00	$300	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–545	518	19	151.00–182.50	$163.17	$845	-11.74
550–585	562	15	153.00–177.50	$161.59	$908	-7.88
605–635	613	6	142.00–165.00	$154.70	$948	-5.99
650–698	676	11	140.00–157.00	$148.48	$1,004	-1.76
700–730	716	5	130.00–148.00	$139.21	$997	+0.04
775	775	1	127.00	$127.00	$984	—
870	870	1	110.00	$110.00	$957	+2.51
1010	1010	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,121	—
1095	1095	1	90.00	$90.00	$986	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–540	515	4	140.00–149.00	$142.36	$733	—
550–595	578	6	130.00–145.00	$138.86	$803	-3.14
640–645	643	2	134.00–139.00	$136.49	$878	—
730	730	1	120.00	$120.00	$876	—
905	905	3	70.00	$70.00	$634	—
1015	1015	1	79.00	$79.00	$802	-1.00

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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.