I-40 Livestock Market Report

Ozark, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 12, 2023

1,057 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $193.94/cwt +19.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,012/hd at 522 lb · 41 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $178.81/cwt +4.05 vs last sale · ≈ $934/hd at 522 lb · 41 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $173.09/cwt +5.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,073/hd at 620 lb · 38 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,057	1,179	884
Feeder cattle	937	910	764
Slaughter cattle	—	194	—
Replacement cattle	120	75	120

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 1.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 2.00-6.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 3.00-9.00, mostly 7.00 higher. Long weaned, good quality cattle were very attractive to buyers. Slaughter cows & 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–342	327	15	190.00–230.00	$214.19	$700	+2.28
355–399	382	17	190.00–220.00	$204.38	$781	+0.65
400–448	427	27	185.00–219.00	$197.75	$844	-0.83
446 value added	446	6	219.00	$219.00	$977	—
450–495	470	29	185.00–225.00	$197.00	$926	+1.83
505–542	518	26	184.00–212.50	$192.97	$1,000	-0.59
553–585 value added	566	5	190.00–193.00	$191.24	$1,082	—
560–595	582	9	180.00–186.00	$181.62	$1,057	-15.35
625–632	630	3	174.00–175.00	$174.33	$1,098	-8.06
635 value added	635	1	181.00	$181.00	$1,149	—
652–665 value added	659	6	179.00–185.00	$182.14	$1,200	—
780	780	1	167.00	$167.00	$1,303	+12.00
965	965	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,062	—
1040	1040	1	116.00	$116.00	$1,206	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	320	11	155.00–187.50	$172.13	$551	+4.48
350–390	364	6	150.00–187.50	$173.00	$630	+1.76
402–440	424	9	155.00–187.50	$178.98	$759	+0.24
455–495	477	17	155.00–185.00	$175.31	$836	+0.45
525–545	533	3	152.50–165.00	$158.26	$844	-17.58
585	585	1	162.50	$162.50	$951	-8.82
615–630	623	2	150.00–151.00	$150.51	$938	+0.07
660	660	3	157.00–160.00	$158.00	$1,043	—
755–795	774	4	131.00–147.50	$140.92	$1,091	-6.33
845	845	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,141	-17.50
930	930	1	117.00	$117.00	$1,088	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
434	434	4	181.00	$181.00	$786	—
477–496	485	18	165.00–184.00	$178.43	$865	—
588 value added	588	18	190.00	$190.00	$1,117	—
780	780	3	159.00	$159.00	$1,240	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	140.00	$140.00	$434	+20.00
350–395	374	4	100.00–165.00	$127.06	$475	-21.86
400–410	403	3	135.00–157.50	$149.24	$601	—
450–495	467	5	110.00–145.00	$131.37	$613	-11.13
575	575	1	135.00	$135.00	$776	—
690	690	1	130.00	$130.00	$897	—
770	770	1	117.50	$117.50	$905	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815	815	2	62.00	$62.00	$505	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	327	12	182.50–217.50	$198.57	$649	+0.54
350–395	372	25	172.50–210.00	$190.79	$710	-7.71
350–395 value added	378	4	185.00–205.00	$191.47	$724	-21.03
417–440 value added	421	12	196.00–197.50	$196.13	$826	—
400–445	430	22	172.50–192.50	$184.42	$793	-0.07
450 value added	450	1	193.00	$193.00	$868	—
450–498	473	34	170.00–190.00	$179.38	$848	-3.81
505	505	1	147.00	$147.00	$742	-27.58
500–545	520	27	169.00–185.00	$176.48	$918	+1.90
525–538 value added	528	13	186.00–187.50	$186.11	$983	+1.11
552–575 value added	558	4	185.00–186.00	$185.74	$1,036	—
550–595	572	17	165.00–180.00	$173.83	$994	+4.26
605	605	1	139.00	$139.00	$841	-27.32
618–620 value added	619	11	179.00–182.00	$181.18	$1,122	+9.18
600–645	621	26	155.00–177.50	$170.98	$1,062	+4.66
655–695	674	12	157.50–175.00	$168.81	$1,138	+3.39
715	715	2	163.00	$163.00	$1,165	+21.33
710–735 value added	723	2	157.50–162.50	$160.04	$1,157	-2.46
810–830	822	3	120.00–150.00	$131.54	$1,081	+2.56
875	875	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,050	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	321	6	147.50–170.00	$158.13	$508	-14.26
350–395	377	15	142.50–175.00	$162.68	$613	+9.07
400–448	425	25	140.00–179.00	$166.47	$707	+6.77
450–495	479	11	152.50–170.00	$161.77	$775	+2.40
500–540	522	7	130.00–165.00	$153.24	$800	+12.95
550–595	569	9	137.50–162.50	$150.95	$859	+12.89
620	620	5	130.00	$130.00	$806	-9.13
705–730	722	3	120.00–131.00	$127.42	$920	+4.42
840	840	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,008	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–340	330	2	110.00–150.00	$130.61	$431	-14.39
385–395	392	3	120.00–150.00	$133.45	$523	—
450–495	469	4	102.50–137.50	$120.78	$566	-24.22
500–525	513	4	112.50–135.00	$129.51	$664	—
570–595	581	4	120.00–147.50	$129.28	$751	+8.28
650–695	675	4	107.50–125.00	$116.93	$789	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
413 value added	413	9	184.00	$184.00	$760	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	175.00	$175.00	$612	—

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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	522	41	182.50–207.50	$193.94	$1,012	+19.49
550–585	567	24	161.00–187.50	$180.43	$1,023	+15.84
615–635	624	11	165.00–177.50	$172.73	$1,078	+7.56
660–690	671	7	150.00–164.00	$155.58	$1,044	+1.55
705–745	723	6	131.00–157.50	$149.23	$1,079	+5.65
765–770	768	2	131.00–134.00	$132.50	$1,018	-11.43
865–880	873	2	115.00–124.00	$119.54	$1,044	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–530	516	4	145.00–175.00	$158.26	$817	—
555–595	575	5	155.00–165.00	$161.96	$931	—
630–645	638	3	140.00–152.50	$145.05	$925	+0.05
660–670	665	2	137.50–147.50	$142.46	$947	—
730–745	738	2	127.50–130.00	$128.76	$950	-8.74

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505	505	1	132.50	$132.50	$669	—
655–685	670	2	70.00–120.00	$95.56	$640	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
860–940	911	(<2 yrs)	Open	4	79.00–108.00	$95.37	$869

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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.