I-40 Livestock Market Report

Ozark, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 1, 2022

765 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $200.29/cwt +1.99 vs last sale · ≈ $951/hd at 475 lb · 38 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $169.54/cwt +6.37 vs last sale · ≈ $878/hd at 518 lb · 34 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $184.60/cwt -3.10 vs last sale · ≈ $777/hd at 421 lb · 32 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	765	732	879
Feeder cattle	623	732	800
Slaughter cattle	119	—	46
Replacement cattle	23	—	33

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 2.00-5.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 9.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 10.00, mostly 4.00 lower. Several groups of long weaned or Value Added cattle sold with a Premium. 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
305–345	330	11	180.00–193.00	$184.35	$608	-1.26
350–395	383	13	185.00–200.00	$188.27	$721	-5.86
402–444	421	32	177.00–195.00	$184.60	$777	-3.10
450–485	464	12	175.00–187.50	$177.88	$825	-20.42
460–481 value added	480	26	210.50–214.00	$210.63	$1,011	—
504–535	514	14	170.00–192.50	$175.19	$900	-5.80
530 value added	530	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,034	—
555–590	567	9	166.00–185.00	$176.25	$999	-2.31
567 value added	567	3	190.00	$190.00	$1,077	—
600 value added	600	21	188.50	$188.50	$1,131	—
605–625	617	5	170.00–186.00	$175.01	$1,080	-2.07
660–680	670	2	179.00–186.00	$182.45	$1,222	+14.62
755	755	1	144.00	$144.00	$1,087	—
810	810	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,142	+10.00
888	888	5	140.00	$140.00	$1,243	—
1175	1175	2	92.00	$92.00	$1,081	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	322	7	150.00–175.00	$164.56	$530	+7.35
350–395	369	12	145.00–175.00	$166.73	$615	+1.88
400–445	421	21	140.00–175.00	$166.10	$699	+7.58
450–495	479	14	140.00–179.00	$158.73	$760	-4.63
515–540	523	3	140.00–162.50	$152.99	$800	-10.10
550	550	1	145.00	$145.00	$798	-1.13
615	615	1	145.00	$145.00	$892	—
695	695	1	130.00	$130.00	$904	-13.24

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	324	11	105.00–150.00	$128.48	$416	+4.44
375–380	378	2	130.00–131.00	$130.50	$493	+25.74
425–445	435	2	120.00–139.00	$129.28	$562	+35.05
465–495	482	3	121.00–130.00	$126.98	$612	+0.19
620	620	1	120.00	$120.00	$744	—
930	930	1	80.00	$80.00	$744	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
446	446	19	170.00	$170.00	$758	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	330	14	161.00–185.00	$173.55	$573	+6.24
355–395	377	9	163.00–183.00	$171.16	$645	-7.87
400–448	429	15	167.50–185.00	$172.08	$738	-2.61
452–495	468	14	160.00–185.00	$168.48	$788	-10.93
500–530	511	7	145.00–160.00	$154.43	$789	-17.34
540 value added	540	2	182.00	$182.00	$983	—
550–580	563	5	143.00–169.00	$154.78	$871	-6.74
610–640	624	4	143.00–155.00	$149.46	$933	-9.51
660–695	674	4	149.00–155.00	$151.77	$1,023	-5.21
705–720	715	3	150.00–156.00	$154.03	$1,101	+9.03
880	880	1	121.00	$121.00	$1,065	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	153.00	$153.00	$490	+3.92
350–395	375	4	130.00–157.00	$140.88	$528	-10.40
405–435	422	13	130.00–160.00	$145.10	$612	-10.96
450–490	469	11	130.00–159.00	$146.91	$689	-2.60
510–545	532	7	127.00–140.00	$135.37	$720	-10.32
558–595	572	8	123.00–145.00	$134.79	$771	-3.36
655–690	680	5	124.00–142.00	$132.16	$899	-2.84
710	710	1	120.00	$120.00	$852	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	317	5	83.00–127.50	$108.29	$343	-12.10
435–445	442	3	100.00–120.00	$110.00	$486	-11.58
450–465	458	2	100.00–110.00	$104.92	$481	-6.90
580	580	1	106.00	$106.00	$615	-5.13

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	3	160.00	$160.00	$480	—
430	430	3	156.00	$156.00	$671	-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
500–545	518	34	155.00–187.00	$169.54	$878	+6.37
550–594	577	20	153.00–180.00	$161.91	$934	+0.32
628–640	629	19	162.00–172.50	$171.94	$1,082	+17.24
660–690	670	3	140.00–154.00	$149.19	$1,000	+0.71
715	715	1	130.00	$130.00	$930	-9.21
760	760	1	136.00	$136.00	$1,034	+9.00
820	820	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,107	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–540	522	5	125.00–147.50	$135.41	$707	-6.95
560–585	580	5	142.50–149.00	$147.74	$857	+8.88
600–645	618	5	134.00–145.00	$137.94	$852	+1.45
660–680	671	4	135.00–137.00	$136.00	$913	—
765	765	1	108.00	$108.00	$826	—
830	830	1	114.00	$114.00	$946	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525–535	530	2	90.00–100.00	$94.95	$503	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
640	640	80-85%	1	30.00	$30.00	$192	—
840	840	80-85%	1	58.00	$58.00	$487	—
855	855	80-85%	2	52.00	$52.00	$445	—
935–1105	1023	80-85%	8	64.00–71.00	$67.08	$686	—
900–1270	1133	80-85%	21	74.00–79.00	$76.88	$871	—
1140–1305	1228	80-85%	7	80.00–84.50	$82.93	$1,018	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1820	1382	75-80%	9	82.00–86.00	$83.40	$1,153	—
1295–1540	1398	75-80%	3	77.00–81.00	$79.70	$1,114	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770	770	85-90%	1	45.00	$45.00	$346	—
830	830	85-90%	1	50.00	$50.00	$415	—
1010	1010	85-90%	1	52.00	$52.00	$525	—
970–1110	1040	85-90%	2	80.00–84.00	$81.87	$851	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1520	1288	3	77.00–88.00	$81.37	$1,048	—
1200–1725	1467	6	90.00–95.50	$92.62	$1,359	—
1350–1710	1535	4	98.00–105.00	$101.91	$1,564	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1065	1065	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	71.00	$71.00	$756

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
710–1295	1003	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	50.00–86.00	$73.29	$735
850–1290	1017	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	70.00–84.00	$79.15	$805
955–1145	1067	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	73.50–77.00	$74.90	$799
975–1305	1140	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	81.00–93.00	$86.13	$982
1150	1150	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	83.00	$83.00	$954
950–1445	1172	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	82.00–93.00	$86.88	$1,018

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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.