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I-40 Livestock Market Report

Ozark, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, November 3, 2022

851 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $151.12/cwt +1.68 vs last sale · ≈ $799/hd at 529 lb · 50 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $162.41/cwt -2.97 vs last sale · ≈ $780/hd at 480 lb · 45 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $174.33/cwt +16.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,037/hd at 595 lb · 43 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 851 753 831
Feeder cattle 821 506 795
Slaughter cattle — 201 —
Replacement cattle 30 46 36

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 1.00 higher, 400-500 lb weights sold 5.00 lower, 500-600 lb weights sold 10.00 higher, over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 1.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 1.00-2.00 higher. Several groups of long weaned or Value Added cattle sold with a Premium. Slaughter cows and bulls not reported due to time.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 327 8 160.00–180.00 $169.95 $556 -6.25
355–395 369 11 160.00–185.00 $174.27 $643 +7.07
400–445 423 23 155.00–172.50 $163.29 $691 -5.42
450–495 480 45 155.00–175.00 $162.41 $780 -2.97
500–545 514 31 159.00–177.50 $172.61 $887 +12.39
528 value added 528 2 182.50 $182.50 $964 —
590–595 value added 592 3 184.00–186.00 $185.33 $1,097 —
573–599 595 40 164.00–174.50 $173.51 $1,032 +16.00
665 665 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,130 +25.36
655–695 value added 678 3 161.00–174.00 $167.40 $1,135 —
705–715 710 2 144.00–150.00 $147.02 $1,044 -2.98
774 774 5 161.50 $161.50 $1,250 +13.20
795 value added 795 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,264 —
840 840 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,050 —
975 975 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,228 —
1060 1060 1 93.00 $93.00 $986 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 322 12 130.00–155.00 $144.74 $466 +1.27
360–395 380 12 140.00–158.00 $150.78 $573 +11.96
400–445 427 12 142.50–155.00 $149.92 $640 +7.95
450–495 477 21 130.00–155.00 $145.52 $694 +1.63
525 525 1 152.50 $152.50 $801 +8.00
580 580 1 130.00 $130.00 $754 -7.77
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–375 373 2 120.00–125.00 $122.52 $457 —
420–440 430 2 100.00–125.00 $112.21 $483 —
460–465 463 3 90.00–120.00 $105.00 $486 -7.61
575 575 1 110.00 $110.00 $632 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 50.00 $50.00 $175 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–345 333 10 145.00–159.00 $150.81 $502 -0.62
368–395 377 13 142.50–151.00 $145.68 $549 +0.03
400–447 422 28 140.00–155.00 $144.62 $610 -1.35
450–498 483 35 141.00–159.00 $152.63 $737 -0.98
510 value added 510 1 160.00 $160.00 $816 —
500–545 529 49 140.00–157.50 $150.94 $798 +1.50
560 value added 560 3 159.00 $159.00 $890 —
560–590 566 16 142.00–152.00 $147.14 $833 +1.10
603–640 611 8 146.00–151.00 $149.10 $911 +1.41
619 value added 619 18 162.00 $162.00 $1,003 —
660–695 689 19 135.00–152.00 $149.80 $1,032 +3.74
700–745 719 4 134.00–145.00 $140.53 $1,010 +2.17
755–785 775 4 130.00–140.00 $135.01 $1,046 +0.24
807 807 3 140.00 $140.00 $1,130 +39.00
910 910 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,128 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 324 5 129.00–139.00 $133.07 $431 -1.09
365–390 383 6 130.00–140.00 $132.85 $509 -1.03
400–440 418 12 120.00–137.00 $132.45 $554 -4.15
470–485 477 5 127.00–138.00 $132.79 $633 +4.93
505–530 521 4 123.00–131.00 $128.46 $669 +2.80
550–595 579 6 120.00–134.00 $127.08 $736 -4.25
600 600 1 131.00 $131.00 $786 -4.06
655 655 1 129.00 $129.00 $845 +1.02
795 795 1 122.00 $122.00 $970 +2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 335 2 100.00 $100.00 $335 -10.00
370 370 1 103.00 $103.00 $381 —
410 410 1 110.00 $110.00 $451 -1.00
545 545 2 100.00–119.00 $109.50 $597 -0.50
550–585 572 3 100.00–117.00 $105.75 $605 -4.25
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 4 138.00 $138.00 $842 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 67.00 $67.00 $312 —
695 695 1 42.50 $42.50 $295 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–549 528 30 143.00–160.00 $152.75 $807 +0.13
550–595 566 15 142.50–155.00 $148.42 $840 +2.13
605–640 619 13 135.00–150.00 $143.00 $885 +1.38
650–680 667 3 135.00–143.00 $137.94 $920 +4.14
710–735 719 4 137.00–139.00 $137.99 $992 +2.99
755–760 759 4 132.50–139.00 $134.88 $1,024 +2.54
825 825 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,097 —
930 930 2 91.00 $91.00 $846 —
1010 1010 1 80.00 $80.00 $808 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–545 520 3 130.00–131.00 $130.33 $678 +4.12
565–575 572 3 120.00–125.00 $121.98 $698 -3.50
600 600 1 125.00 $125.00 $750 +2.50
675 675 1 124.00 $124.00 $837 —
735 735 1 120.00 $120.00 $882 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 1 90.00 $90.00 $580 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
980–1185 1115 (<2 yrs)Open 3 87.00–113.00 $103.97 $1,159
1115–1460 1283 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 83.00–113.00 $98.64 $1,266

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 100.00 $100.00 $355 —

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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.