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I-40 Livestock Market Report

Ozark, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 13, 2022

840 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.83/cwt +4.77 vs last sale · ≈ $790/hd at 520 lb · 40 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $148.07/cwt +7.06 vs last sale · ≈ $777/hd at 525 lb · 38 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.51/cwt +7.23 vs last sale · ≈ $722/hd at 477 lb · 37 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 840 790 579
Feeder cattle 677 678 462
Slaughter cattle 122 96 76
Replacement cattle 41 16 41

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 7.00-11.00 higher, 500-600 lb weights sold steady, over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher, over 600 lbs , not well tested. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 9.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 331 7 167.50–190.00 $176.93 $586 +12.73
350–390 376 18 167.50–190.00 $177.33 $667 +8.45
405–445 433 30 165.00–185.00 $173.74 $752 +11.43
450–494 475 18 157.00–185.00 $163.67 $777 +4.22
505–530 523 11 154.00–170.00 $159.49 $834 +0.01
530 value added 530 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,007 —
555–580 563 18 157.50–166.50 $165.21 $930 +0.88
620 620 1 155.00 $155.00 $961 +3.48
728 value added 728 3 160.00 $160.00 $1,165 —
790 790 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,027 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 330 12 131.00–165.00 $145.49 $480 +8.92
360–395 381 8 145.00–160.00 $152.54 $581 +9.38
400–445 423 20 130.00–162.50 $145.28 $615 -4.67
455–485 469 11 124.00–162.50 $142.52 $668 +7.61
555 555 2 120.00 $120.00 $666 -21.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 125.00 $125.00 $425 +50.00
350–380 359 4 100.00–125.00 $110.27 $396 +0.27
420–422 421 3 121.00–127.00 $125.01 $526 +18.01
470 470 1 120.00 $120.00 $564 +15.95
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
432 432 4 150.00 $150.00 $648 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 320 15 140.00–162.50 $148.55 $475 -1.63
355–390 374 11 140.00–157.00 $145.02 $542 -0.36
410–440 423 15 137.00–148.00 $143.16 $606 +2.49
465 value added 465 1 167.50 $167.50 $779 —
455–495 477 35 143.00–161.00 $151.52 $723 +7.24
480 480 1 135.00 $135.00 $648 -9.28
500–540 520 40 140.00–156.00 $151.83 $790 +5.28
550–590 567 27 132.00–147.00 $141.38 $802 -1.05
605–625 617 5 130.50–138.00 $132.22 $816 -9.64
655–690 673 2 131.00–147.00 $138.79 $934 —
710–740 725 2 120.00–126.00 $122.94 $891 -0.17
860 860 1 110.00 $110.00 $946 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 121.00–135.00 $128.00 $435 -6.96
350–395 366 5 130.00–139.00 $136.02 $498 +5.19
400–435 420 9 124.00–142.50 $135.94 $571 +6.71
450–495 479 16 124.00–142.50 $129.74 $621 -1.62
505–540 519 5 119.00–139.00 $128.98 $669 +3.70
560–595 572 3 124.00–130.00 $126.65 $724 -3.86
600–640 615 6 124.00–129.00 $125.68 $773 +3.31
655 655 1 124.00 $124.00 $812 +4.67
705–745 720 4 90.00–110.00 $101.19 $729 —
760 760 1 110.00 $110.00 $836 -10.00
930 930 1 80.00 $80.00 $744 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 110.00 $110.00 $418 +10.10
420 420 1 120.00 $120.00 $504 +21.80
460 460 1 110.00 $110.00 $506 —
545 545 1 110.00 $110.00 $600 +30.00
550 550 1 70.00 $70.00 $385 -35.09
630 630 1 115.00 $115.00 $724 +16.50
651–690 656 8 90.00–105.00 $103.03 $676 +13.03

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–548 525 38 140.00–157.50 $148.07 $777 +7.06
550–595 578 20 136.00–160.00 $141.53 $818 -1.70
600–648 624 27 130.00–141.00 $136.88 $854 -1.93
650–688 670 5 121.00–134.00 $131.48 $881 -0.30
705 705 1 129.00 $129.00 $909 -2.68
815 815 1 107.00 $107.00 $872 -7.61
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–545 527 10 122.50–138.00 $131.93 $695 +2.94
550–595 582 13 120.00–135.00 $127.86 $744 +2.03
630 630 1 124.00 $124.00 $781 +3.32
685 685 1 119.00 $119.00 $815 +3.48
755 755 1 90.00 $90.00 $680 -7.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 —— 4 131.00 $131.00 $694 —
1290 1290 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,148 —
1420 1420 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 86.00 $86.00 $1,221 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–795 738 80-85% 3 25.00–28.00 $26.08 $192 -1.56
795 795 80-85% 1 43.00 $43.00 $342 —
815 815 80-85% 1 37.00 $37.00 $302 -2.00
860–1040 913 80-85% 4 51.00–55.00 $53.13 $485 —
890–945 920 80-85% 3 21.00–46.00 $35.91 $330 —
915–1300 1181 80-85% 14 58.00–64.00 $60.58 $715 -1.20
1150–1310 1233 80-85% 4 64.50–65.00 $64.88 $800 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830 830 85-90% 1 44.00 $44.00 $365 —
900–910 905 85-90% 2 30.00–42.00 $36.03 $326 —
1005 1005 85-90% 1 55.00 $55.00 $553 -9.16
1055 1055 85-90% 1 60.00 $60.00 $633 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1355–1620 1488 75-80% 2 64.00–65.00 $64.46 $959 +0.47

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1930 1358 9 33.00–78.50 $67.90 $922 -14.01
1515–1785 1629 5 80.00–86.00 $82.12 $1,338 -13.30

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
730–955 840 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 47.00–85.00 $67.55 $567

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
760–800 780 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 83.00–101.00 $91.77 $716
985 985 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 51.00 $51.00 $502
1015 1015 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 59.00 $59.00 $599
765–1240 1024 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 9 31.00–65.00 $58.54 $599
825–1280 1099 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 53.00–73.00 $62.70 $689
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
600 600 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 61.00 $61.00 $366
610 610 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 35.00 $35.00 $214
730–735 733 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 30.00–37.50 $33.74 $247
740 740 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 28.00 $28.00 $207
745 745 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 41.00 $41.00 $305
770 770 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 37.00 $37.00 $285
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
835 835 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
855–1055 970 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 950.00–975.00 $967.65
1130–1225 1178 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 675.00–750.00 $714.01

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
655 655 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1395 1395 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00 —

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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.