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I-40 Livestock Market Report

Ozark, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 20, 2022

634 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $164.94/cwt -0.27 vs last sale · ≈ $927/hd at 562 lb · 24 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $136.54/cwt -15.29 vs last sale · ≈ $708/hd at 518 lb · 22 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $169.57/cwt +5.90 vs last sale · ≈ $792/hd at 467 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 634 840 545
Feeder cattle 451 677 417
Slaughter cattle 149 122 64
Replacement cattle 34 41 64

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 9.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold 1.00-3.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 3.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold 1.00-6.00 lower. Several Value Added cattle sold with a Premium. Slaughter cows sold steady , Slaughter bulls sold 8.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 328 4 160.00–172.50 $165.75 $544 -11.18
350–395 371 9 160.00–182.50 $170.73 $633 -6.60
400–445 415 9 159.00–180.00 $166.96 $693 -6.78
465 value added 465 1 177.50 $177.50 $825 —
450–495 467 16 157.50–180.00 $169.07 $790 +5.40
510–520 515 2 155.00–160.00 $157.48 $811 -2.01
547 value added 547 8 170.00 $170.00 $930 -20.00
553–575 value added 562 24 164.00–166.00 $164.94 $927 —
620 620 1 150.00 $150.00 $930 -5.00
641–645 value added 641 16 162.50–169.00 $162.91 $1,044 —
680–685 683 2 146.00–154.00 $149.99 $1,024 —
685–695 value added 689 6 163.00–170.00 $166.99 $1,151 —
720 720 1 138.00 $138.00 $994 —
750 750 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,170 —
750–780 value added 765 2 161.00–168.00 $164.43 $1,258 —
910 910 1 132.50 $132.50 $1,206 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 318 5 130.00–155.00 $136.87 $435 -8.62
350–395 379 11 130.00–159.00 $146.35 $555 -6.19
405 405 1 120.00 $120.00 $486 -25.28
400–448 420 16 130.00–155.00 $143.79 $604 -1.49
455–495 477 15 135.00–155.00 $146.83 $700 +4.31
500–515 507 3 130.00–150.00 $138.24 $701 —
595 595 1 141.00 $141.00 $839 —
673 673 3 122.00 $122.00 $821 —
1045 1045 1 68.00 $68.00 $711 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 322 3 105.00–125.00 $116.89 $376 -8.11
380 380 1 103.00 $103.00 $391 -7.27
415–430 423 2 93.00–120.00 $106.26 $449 -18.75
450–478 473 9 105.00–130.00 $126.95 $600 +6.95
680 680 1 110.00 $110.00 $748 —
920 920 1 75.00 $75.00 $690 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 90.00 $90.00 $356 —
570 570 1 59.00 $59.00 $336 —
640 640 1 60.00 $60.00 $384 —
725 725 1 61.00 $61.00 $442 —
760 760 1 65.00 $65.00 $494 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 310 4 140.00–160.00 $148.77 $461 +0.22
355–395 375 15 140.00–157.00 $149.70 $561 +4.68
405–435 415 12 141.00–157.50 $146.60 $608 +3.44
455–495 473 6 140.00–157.50 $144.16 $682 -7.36
503–525 value added 510 5 141.00–150.00 $144.59 $737 —
500–548 521 17 130.00–141.00 $134.17 $699 -17.66
555–560 558 2 124.00–126.00 $125.00 $698 -16.38
550–570 561 5 130.00–137.00 $131.82 $740 -9.56
600 value added 600 11 160.50 $160.50 $963 —
600–640 620 3 134.00–146.00 $140.41 $871 +8.19
655 value added 655 2 158.00 $158.00 $1,035 —
650–685 666 4 130.00–142.00 $137.03 $913 -1.76
740 740 1 127.00 $127.00 $940 +4.06
750–795 768 3 110.00–120.00 $115.23 $885 —
810 810 1 105.00 $105.00 $850 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–320 318 2 130.00–139.00 $134.54 $428 +6.54
390 390 1 120.00 $120.00 $468 -16.02
420–445 435 7 120.00–139.00 $133.50 $581 -2.44
450–490 476 13 124.00–139.00 $132.10 $629 +2.36
510–540 525 2 122.50–129.00 $125.84 $661 -3.14
625–635 630 2 121.00–129.00 $124.97 $787 -0.71
665–680 673 2 110.00–120.00 $114.94 $774 -9.06
705 705 1 109.00 $109.00 $768 +7.81
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390–395 393 2 107.50–110.00 $108.74 $427 -1.26
465–485 473 3 100.00–115.00 $105.12 $497 -4.88
540 540 1 90.00 $90.00 $486 -20.00
565 565 1 95.00 $95.00 $537 +25.00
620 620 1 90.00 $90.00 $558 -25.00
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 1 60.00 $60.00 $360 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–535 518 9 137.00–157.50 $150.09 $777 +2.02
550–595 568 15 135.00–148.00 $140.80 $800 -0.73
600–640 620 12 130.00–144.00 $136.56 $847 -0.32
665–690 674 4 131.00–137.50 $135.38 $912 +3.90
715–730 722 5 129.00–142.00 $134.41 $970 +5.41
750–775 758 4 116.00–127.00 $123.53 $936 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555–580 572 3 119.00–125.00 $122.97 $703 -4.89
640 640 1 119.00 $119.00 $762 -5.00
660 660 1 117.50 $117.50 $776 -1.50
715–745 727 3 118.00–124.00 $119.98 $872 —
790 790 1 110.00 $110.00 $869 +20.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690–755 723 80-85% 2 45.00–46.00 $45.52 $329 +19.44
735 735 80-85% 2 37.00 $37.00 $272 +10.92
835 835 80-85% 1 53.00 $53.00 $443 +16.00
850–1015 894 80-85% 11 40.00–50.00 $45.42 $406 —
865–1040 915 80-85% 4 52.50–56.00 $54.32 $497 +1.19
945–1260 1117 80-85% 14 58.00–63.50 $60.95 $681 —
1040–1285 1153 80-85% 9 64.00–67.00 $64.90 $748 +4.32
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1485 1244 75-80% 4 61.00–63.00 $62.53 $778 —
1070–1635 1322 75-80% 6 66.00–71.00 $69.13 $914 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845 845 85-90% 1 55.00 $55.00 $465 +11.00
895 895 85-90% 1 50.00 $50.00 $448 —
1000 1000 85-90% 2 66.00–67.50 $66.75 $668 +11.75
1070 1070 85-90% 1 53.00 $53.00 $567 -7.00
965–1200 1115 85-90% 4 58.00–62.00 $59.11 $659 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1565 1410 3 66.00–82.00 $72.84 $1,027 —
1530–1800 1635 3 97.00–100.00 $98.58 $1,612 +16.46
1450–2140 1686 4 90.00–94.00 $91.33 $1,540 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
710–870 790 (<2 yrs)Open 2 70.00–80.00 $74.49 $588
840–860 850 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 65.00–70.00 $67.53 $574
840–1010 924 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 5 61.00–72.50 $66.93 $618

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
880–950 915 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 75.00–77.50 $76.20 $697
920 920 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 80.00 $80.00 $736
935 935 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 83.00 $83.00 $776
935–1005 966 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 65.00–83.00 $74.56 $720
865–1405 1090 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 47.00–59.00 $55.83 $609
1325 1325 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 70.00 $70.00 $928
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
840 840 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
920 920 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
1090 1090 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
785 785 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 72.50 $72.50 $569
820 820 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 65.00 $65.00 $533
870 870 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 75.00 $75.00 $652
995 995 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 87.00 $87.00 $866
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
885 885 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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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
1105 1105 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655 655 1 77.00 $77.00 $504 —

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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.