I-40 Livestock Market Report

Ozark, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 5, 2023

1,179 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $174.76/cwt +7.45 vs last sale · ≈ $924/hd at 529 lb · 57 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $183.19/cwt +7.54 vs last sale · ≈ $857/hd at 468 lb · 49 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $196.97/cwt +19.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,109/hd at 563 lb · 33 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	1,179	662
Feeder cattle	910	561
Slaughter cattle	194	71
Replacement cattle	75	30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to three weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers under 400 lbs sold 16.00-20.00 higher, over 400 lb Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 16.00, mostly 9.00 higher. Long weaned cattle were in high demand. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher on small amount observed. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	322	14	192.50–225.00	$211.91	$682	+16.79
350–398	381	24	190.00–222.50	$203.73	$776	+12.92
400–445	424	29	182.50–210.00	$198.58	$842	+2.11
450–492	473	13	185.00–205.00	$195.17	$923	+7.08
480 value added	480	1	207.50	$207.50	$996	—
500–530	518	8	182.50–199.00	$193.56	$1,003	+12.31
505–545 value added	531	13	200.00–207.00	$203.34	$1,080	—
553–590	563	33	192.50–200.00	$196.97	$1,109	+19.87
600–640	617	16	170.00–190.00	$182.39	$1,125	+20.64
655–685	671	9	172.50–176.00	$175.51	$1,178	-1.99
750–760 value added	755	2	163.00–164.00	$163.50	$1,234	+8.50
755–770	763	2	155.00	$155.00	$1,183	—
910	910	1	151.00	$151.00	$1,374	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302–345	323	9	152.50–185.00	$167.65	$542	+8.17
355–395	372	3	160.00–182.50	$171.24	$637	+3.76
410–445	435	18	152.50–187.50	$178.74	$778	+11.44
460–490	476	11	145.00–185.00	$174.86	$832	+9.64
500–545	516	6	172.50–177.50	$175.84	$907	+15.56
550–590	569	4	160.00–180.00	$171.32	$975	+5.20
615–635	626	6	146.00–162.50	$150.44	$942	+10.66
751–775	753	11	140.00–148.00	$147.25	$1,109	—
810	810	1	152.50	$152.50	$1,235	+19.05

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
675 value added	675	4	173.00	$173.00	$1,168	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	120.00	$120.00	$414	—
360–395	378	2	145.00–152.50	$148.92	$563	+22.25
470	470	1	142.50	$142.50	$670	+3.92

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	1	70.00	$70.00	$350	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–349	336	16	182.50–207.50	$198.03	$665	+30.70
360 value added	360	1	212.50	$212.50	$765	—
350–395	370	23	180.00–205.00	$198.50	$734	+11.23
400–447	426	28	179.00–200.00	$184.49	$786	+2.42
451–489	468	49	175.00–195.00	$183.19	$857	+7.95
520 value added	520	1	185.00	$185.00	$962	—
500–548	529	56	167.50–180.00	$174.58	$924	+7.27
550–595	571	30	161.00–177.50	$169.57	$968	+9.65
624 value added	624	4	172.00	$172.00	$1,073	+8.78
600–645	627	20	160.00–170.00	$166.32	$1,043	+16.27
655–685	674	10	157.50–170.00	$165.42	$1,115	+4.42
710 value added	710	1	162.50	$162.50	$1,154	—
715–720	717	3	140.00–142.50	$141.67	$1,016	+0.67
760	760	2	141.00	$141.00	$1,072	-9.00
790	790	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,066	-15.00
800–830	815	2	128.00–130.00	$128.98	$1,051	-16.02

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	331	7	152.50–180.00	$172.39	$571	+25.37
365–395	382	6	140.00–172.50	$153.61	$587	+5.72
400–445	428	12	137.00–177.50	$159.70	$684	+8.75
480–495	488	4	145.00–172.50	$159.37	$778	+11.91
505–545	527	5	130.00–165.00	$140.29	$739	-2.68
550–575	565	5	130.00–155.00	$138.06	$780	-6.94
600–648	632	13	127.00–157.50	$139.13	$879	+9.13
650–688	675	7	127.00–150.00	$132.76	$896	+8.20
702	702	3	123.00	$123.00	$863	—
765–795	782	3	120.00–130.00	$124.20	$971	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	145.00	$145.00	$478	—
355	355	1	120.00	$120.00	$426	—
430–440	435	2	125.00–135.00	$129.94	$565	+9.94
470	470	1	145.00	$145.00	$682	—
595	595	6	121.00	$121.00	$720	—
640	640	2	95.00–100.00	$97.50	$624	+7.42

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
453	453	9	174.00	$174.00	$788	+15.49

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
406–435	419	13	183.00–192.00	$187.69	$786	—
457	457	3	186.00	$186.00	$850	—
500–545	518	17	160.00–181.00	$174.45	$904	+5.07
550–595	580	20	160.00–176.00	$164.59	$955	-1.29
602–640	617	16	157.00–172.50	$165.17	$1,019	+10.88
658–690	671	13	148.00–161.00	$154.03	$1,034	+13.18
701–710	702	7	143.00–147.00	$143.58	$1,008	+4.58
768–785	772	7	142.50–145.00	$143.93	$1,111	+4.43
805–840	823	2	139.00–142.50	$140.71	$1,158	+4.71
960–980	970	2	94.00–100.00	$96.97	$941	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
630	630	1	145.00	$145.00	$914	—
745	745	1	137.50	$137.50	$1,024	—
805	805	1	112.50	$112.50	$906	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945	945	1	75.00	$75.00	$709	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
655	655	1	42.50	$42.50	$278	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1205	1184	80-85%	4	70.00–76.00	$73.53	$871	+5.10

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830	830	85-90%	1	49.00	$49.00	$407	—
1000	1000	85-90%	1	72.00	$72.00	$720	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235	1235	75-80%	1	74.00	$74.00	$914	—
1580	1580	75-80%	1	86.00	$86.00	$1,359	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1625	1290	13	67.00–91.00	$79.70	$1,028	—
1455–1800	1637	9	93.00–97.00	$94.23	$1,543	—
1590–1800	1730	3	102.50–105.00	$104.23	$1,803	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
762–975	829	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	70.00–100.00	$89.97	$746

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975–1335	1115	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	925.00–1,300.00	$1,133.63
985–1495	1190	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	1,025.00–1,475.00	$1,290.79

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1220–1360	1273	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,325.00–1,475.00	$1,390.71	—
1160–1445	1316	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	1,250.00–1,610.00	$1,403.91	—
1695	1695	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,675.00	$1,675.00	—

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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.