I-40 Livestock Market Report

Ozark, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 29, 2022

982 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $152.43/cwt +8.12 vs last sale · ≈ $950/hd at 623 lb · 88 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $147.50/cwt -13.42 vs last sale · ≈ $771/hd at 523 lb · 61 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $149.56/cwt -8.45 vs last sale · ≈ $711/hd at 475 lb · 47 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	982	604	769
Feeder cattle	940	497	724
Slaughter cattle	—	66	—
Replacement cattle	42	41	45

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 8.00-18.00, mostly 14.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 1.00-9.00, mostly 4.00 lower. Feeder supply consisted of mostly average, unweaned cattle. 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
315–345	324	5	162.50–172.50	$168.40	$546	-13.64
350	350	1	142.50	$142.50	$499	-40.90
350–395	377	30	152.50–175.00	$166.64	$628	-16.76
400–445	427	28	150.00–175.00	$160.17	$684	-14.05
450–495	472	29	150.00–165.00	$156.88	$740	-17.43
500–540	516	6	150.00–168.00	$160.29	$827	-18.66
560–595	576	5	145.00–160.00	$152.49	$878	-16.90
619–625 value added	620	8	160.00–165.00	$162.88	$1,010	-22.79
610–635	626	7	140.00–160.00	$154.53	$967	-1.96
665	665	1	135.00	$135.00	$898	-22.00
675–685	680	2	133.00–139.00	$136.02	$925	-20.98
705–735	718	3	130.00–135.00	$133.36	$958	—
810	810	2	125.00–134.00	$129.50	$1,049	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	325	12	130.00–157.50	$144.93	$471	-13.21
350–390	370	12	130.00–152.50	$144.34	$534	-15.95
400–445	423	17	130.00–145.00	$139.33	$589	-15.12
450–499	482	25	120.00–147.50	$136.00	$656	-14.76
545	545	1	137.50	$137.50	$749	-7.09
555–570	563	2	130.00–133.00	$131.52	$740	-18.27
610	610	1	132.50	$132.50	$808	-5.14
785	785	3	124.00	$124.00	$973	-10.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–395	383	5	115.00–125.00	$119.34	$457	+29.21
410–440	423	5	87.50–130.00	$107.84	$456	+10.37
455–495	477	10	97.50–130.00	$113.27	$540	+16.67
570	570	1	115.00	$115.00	$656	—
695	695	4	112.00	$112.00	$778	+11.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
482	482	3	149.00	$149.00	$718	—
516	516	6	149.00	$149.00	$769	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	326	7	150.00–160.00	$155.72	$508	-11.27
335 value added	335	1	167.50	$167.50	$561	—
350–394	377	18	145.00–172.50	$153.16	$577	-7.92
405–435	414	19	145.00–155.00	$151.57	$627	+1.12
440	440	1	135.00	$135.00	$594	-20.57
450	450	1	135.00	$135.00	$608	-16.95
450–498	476	46	147.00–156.00	$149.88	$713	-2.07
505	505	2	130.00	$130.00	$656	-15.86
500–545	528	28	135.00–150.00	$142.66	$753	-3.20
550–595	574	23	135.00–150.00	$141.99	$815	-2.79
585	585	1	131.00	$131.00	$766	-13.78
600–640	623	88	137.50–154.00	$152.43	$950	+10.44
655–670	660	3	132.50–142.50	$137.46	$907	-6.17
682	682	2	125.00	$125.00	$852	-18.63
700–720	708	4	123.00–137.50	$129.45	$917	—
755	755	1	122.50	$122.50	$925	—
805–840	819	4	100.00–110.00	$105.01	$860	-18.99
880	880	1	100.00	$100.00	$880	—
1005	1005	1	85.00	$85.00	$854	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–335	328	3	141.00–142.50	$142.01	$466	-6.93
350–390	376	9	130.00–147.50	$139.74	$525	-8.50
400–448	432	26	127.50–147.50	$138.22	$597	-5.83
450–495	475	27	125.00–146.00	$137.04	$651	+2.15
505–535	526	5	122.50–132.50	$128.61	$676	-9.75
550–595	571	5	122.00–130.00	$125.98	$719	-1.52
605–645	620	7	120.00–135.00	$126.81	$786	—
680–695	688	2	117.00–125.00	$120.96	$832	-6.08
705–715	709	4	110.00–120.00	$115.35	$818	+2.35
765–780	773	3	90.00–107.00	$100.63	$778	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335–345	338	3	85.00–110.00	$98.35	$332	-31.65
355–398	380	4	55.00–121.00	$102.92	$391	+21.89
455–490	481	11	110.00–124.00	$120.87	$581	—
505–535	520	2	100.00–105.00	$102.43	$533	—
560–585	573	2	105.00–110.00	$107.55	$616	—
600	600	1	80.00	$80.00	$480	—
675	675	1	115.00	$115.00	$776	+5.00
745	745	1	75.00	$75.00	$559	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
392	392	2	137.00	$137.00	$537	—
432	432	10	144.00	$144.00	$622	—
553	553	3	133.00	$133.00	$735	-6.00
632	632	2	124.00	$124.00	$784	—
985	985	2	87.00	$87.00	$857	—

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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	523	61	140.00–160.00	$147.50	$771	-13.42
550–595	570	32	132.50–150.00	$141.02	$804	-20.27
605–648	622	28	130.00–150.00	$139.89	$870	-6.14
650–695	685	33	125.00–140.00	$133.62	$915	-5.62
705–735	714	8	125.00–135.00	$130.36	$931	-6.67
760–780	768	3	122.50–127.50	$125.01	$960	—
850	850	1	115.00	$115.00	$978	—
1060	1060	1	97.00	$97.00	$1,028	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–525	514	5	120.00–137.50	$127.63	$656	-11.68
555–585	570	3	120.00–130.00	$126.58	$722	-10.21
610–640	622	3	90.00–117.50	$106.03	$660	-23.48
765	765	1	105.00	$105.00	$803	-16.00
805	805	1	92.50	$92.50	$745	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
800–890	845	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	65.00–86.00	$76.06	$643

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	53.00	$53.00	$215	—

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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.