I-40 Livestock Market Report

Ozark, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 23, 2023

641 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $217.66/cwt +3.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,132/hd at 520 lb · 46 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $230.69/cwt +12.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,077/hd at 467 lb · 31 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $204.16/cwt -1.69 vs last sale · ≈ $970/hd at 475 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	641	484	388
Feeder cattle	570	429	333
Slaughter cattle	56	39	28
Replacement cattle	15	16	27

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 8.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold steady to 14.00, mostly 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 2.00-5.00, mostly 3.00 lower; over 600 lbs sold 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower.

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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	320	16	230.00–265.00	$244.09	$781	-12.58
355–395	375	14	212.50–242.50	$225.61	$846	-3.53
400–445	421	18	225.00–255.00	$235.99	$994	+14.99
466 value added	466	6	237.00	$237.00	$1,104	+9.47
450–495	467	25	220.00–234.00	$229.18	$1,070	+15.32
500–540	520	38	207.50–225.00	$214.54	$1,116	+4.12
521 value added	521	8	232.50	$232.50	$1,211	-1.50
555–592	583	10	200.00–211.00	$208.59	$1,216	-2.09
618–640	627	5	182.50–204.00	$196.75	$1,234	+12.18
650–688	675	5	177.50–189.00	$184.90	$1,248	+1.90
714 value added	714	5	181.00	$181.00	$1,292	-3.00
875	875	1	166.00	$166.00	$1,452	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	324	4	182.50–222.50	$200.82	$651	-4.18
370–385	375	4	205.00–210.00	$207.47	$778	+8.63
401–435	409	9	180.00–217.50	$207.05	$847	+15.41
465–495	481	7	175.00–210.00	$196.07	$943	+21.77
500–540	527	3	195.00–205.00	$200.79	$1,058	+13.76
765	765	1	157.50	$157.50	$1,205	+5.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	172.50	$172.50	$578	+25.25
365–390	378	4	175.00–185.00	$180.64	$683	+41.64
405–445	425	5	160.00–170.00	$163.59	$695	+11.09
465	465	2	170.00–172.50	$171.25	$796	+37.29
600–630	615	2	180.00–182.50	$181.22	$1,115	+40.42

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450 thin fleshed	450	4	215.00	$215.00	$968	—
462	462	3	215.00	$215.00	$993	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	100.00	$100.00	$410	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	327	17	205.00–235.00	$222.42	$727	-0.48
350–395	377	16	205.00–227.50	$213.40	$805	-2.93
420–442	434	16	195.00–210.00	$204.47	$887	-2.32
455–494	475	20	195.00–215.00	$204.16	$970	-1.69
505–546	533	20	182.50–200.00	$193.29	$1,030	+0.94
563–595	576	11	177.50–190.00	$183.75	$1,058	-8.54
592 value added	592	4	194.00	$194.00	$1,148	—
605–615	609	4	177.50–187.50	$183.52	$1,118	+4.95
650–675	655	6	165.00–185.00	$176.18	$1,154	-3.82
710 value added	710	2	162.50–177.50	$170.00	$1,207	—
740	740	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,110	-7.50
750	750	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,200	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	320	2	172.50–187.50	$179.65	$575	+7.15
355–395	378	3	180.00–195.00	$188.17	$711	+1.82
405 thin fleshed	405	1	205.00	$205.00	$830	—
405–440	417	5	165.00–185.00	$179.80	$750	-4.29
455–490	466	11	171.00–190.00	$174.93	$815	-2.86
505–525	517	3	165.00–182.50	$175.76	$909	-6.03
555–575	563	5	155.00–177.50	$165.02	$929	-3.88
605–610	608	2	157.50–172.50	$165.03	$1,003	+12.53
690	690	2	140.00	$140.00	$966	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	2	200.00	$200.00	$700	—
384 thin fleshed	384	10	200.00	$200.00	$768	—
465	465	2	207.00	$207.00	$963	—
485 thin fleshed	485	6	193.00	$193.00	$936	—
664 thin fleshed	664	5	170.00	$170.00	$1,129	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–325	318	2	165.00–170.00	$167.56	$533	-9.94
350–380	365	3	155.00–177.50	$165.31	$603	+10.04
400–440	422	3	152.50–160.00	$155.95	$658	+9.27
480–495	488	3	122.50–175.00	$154.80	$755	+14.80
515–545	530	3	115.00–145.00	$130.14	$690	-3.68
550–595	573	4	145.00–155.00	$150.63	$863	—
605–645	625	4	100.00–137.50	$124.09	$776	-18.91

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	1	57.50	$57.50	$334	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
502–538	519	8	207.50–213.00	$212.25	$1,102	+15.87
555–585	563	7	185.00–212.00	$207.71	$1,169	+10.70
610–642	630	6	170.00–177.50	$173.53	$1,093	+0.23
670–685	678	4	152.50–170.00	$160.17	$1,086	-5.54
725–740	733	2	149.00–157.50	$153.21	$1,123	—
755–785	770	2	135.00–141.00	$138.06	$1,063	-12.43
825	825	2	135.00–141.00	$138.00	$1,138	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	1	165.00	$165.00	$899	-3.92
595	595	1	150.00	$150.00	$892	—
655	655	1	127.00	$127.00	$832	—
930	930	1	100.00	$100.00	$930	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560	560	1	125.00	$125.00	$700	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–800	780	80-85%	2	51.00–55.00	$52.95	$413	-0.05
820–830	825	80-85%	2	70.00–77.00	$73.52	$607	—
890–1150	999	80-85%	11	80.00–88.00	$84.14	$841	—
895–1230	1036	80-85%	6	67.00–88.00	$76.22	$790	-1.78
995–1295	1122	80-85%	5	95.00–100.00	$96.95	$1,088	+9.08
1120–1215	1168	80-85%	2	92.00–93.00	$92.52	$1,081	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845	845	85-90%	1	59.00	$59.00	$499	+15.00
855–1035	915	85-90%	4	48.00–74.00	$57.14	$523	—
1015–1025	1020	85-90%	2	88.00	$88.00	$898	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1535	1301	75-80%	5	97.00–100.00	$99.08	$1,289	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1195–1785	1540	8	87.00–103.00	$97.54	$1,502	—
1910–1965	1938	2	118.00–120.00	$119.01	$2,306	—
1850–2130	1957	3	108.00–114.50	$111.98	$2,191	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885	885	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00
885	885	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00
985–1185	1072	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	925.00–1,325.00	$1,080.09

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
990	990	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	84.00	$84.00	$832
1035–1070	1053	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	92.00–96.00	$94.03	$990
970–1215	1093	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	82.00–93.00	$88.12	$963

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900	900	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
1170	1170	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00

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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
1170	1170	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—
1710–1755	1733	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,550.00–1,600.00	$1,575.32	—

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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.