I-40 Livestock Market Report

Ozark, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 9, 2023

404 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $188.77/cwt +8.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,082/hd at 573 lb · 22 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $235.90/cwt +10.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,010/hd at 428 lb · 21 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $228.88/cwt -0.42 vs last sale · ≈ $1,172/hd at 512 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	404	774	702
Feeder cattle	340	685	545
Slaughter cattle	47	64	92
Replacement cattle	17	25	65

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher, over 600 lb weights sold 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 4.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold 9.00-11.00, mostly 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold steady on a light test.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	319	8	220.00–262.50	$237.82	$759	-4.98
355–395	371	8	220.00–265.00	$240.98	$894	+0.43
400–445	428	21	220.00–262.50	$235.90	$1,010	+10.85
460 value added	460	2	237.50	$237.50	$1,092	—
450–495	469	7	210.00–232.50	$223.47	$1,048	-8.98
502–542 value added	512	9	231.00–242.50	$237.40	$1,215	—
505–528	512	11	202.50–230.00	$221.91	$1,136	-7.39
550–595	571	13	201.00–230.00	$216.36	$1,235	+8.86
610–620	615	2	207.50–220.00	$213.70	$1,314	—
665–690	678	3	179.00–187.50	$182.12	$1,235	—
706 value added	706	4	181.00	$181.00	$1,278	—
735	735	2	170.00–176.00	$173.00	$1,272	—
800 value added	800	1	164.00	$164.00	$1,312	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–325	314	4	180.00–215.00	$199.72	$627	+4.76
350	350	1	210.00	$210.00	$735	—
405–440	420	4	172.50–202.50	$190.01	$798	-12.94
460–485	477	3	172.50–197.50	$186.48	$890	-8.52
600	600	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,050	—
630 value added	630	2	193.00	$193.00	$1,216	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	316	4	140.00–165.00	$152.26	$481	—
360–375	368	2	162.50–172.50	$167.60	$617	—
430	430	1	175.00	$175.00	$752	+10.50
535	535	1	162.50	$162.50	$869	+52.50
615	615	1	147.50	$147.50	$907	+3.49
650	650	1	132.50	$132.50	$861	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805	805	1	50.00	$50.00	$402	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–390	377	5	202.50–215.00	$208.98	$788	-0.46
400–440	423	17	200.00–230.00	$214.46	$907	+8.71
460	460	1	207.50	$207.50	$954	+8.36
460 value added	460	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,012	+10.00
470	470	1	182.50	$182.50	$858	-16.64
505–540	528	9	187.50–205.00	$199.15	$1,052	+16.03
555–595	573	22	175.00–200.00	$188.77	$1,082	+8.20
608 value added	608	5	189.00	$189.00	$1,149	+6.97
600–640	631	8	172.50–183.00	$180.68	$1,140	+4.85
655–660	658	2	164.00–182.50	$173.21	$1,140	+10.71
705	705	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,022	-10.00
715–740 value added	730	3	167.50–172.50	$169.13	$1,235	-3.37
780	780	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,092	-17.50
885	885	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,159	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–320	313	2	162.50–175.00	$168.90	$529	—
350	350	1	182.50	$182.50	$639	-7.50
405–415	412	3	172.50–195.00	$184.92	$762	+7.77
450–480	465	2	167.50–172.50	$170.08	$791	-6.35
510–525	515	3	172.50–183.00	$179.36	$924	+12.31
555–595	572	5	142.50–172.50	$160.72	$919	—
600–645	623	2	137.50–152.50	$144.73	$902	—
660–685	670	4	138.00–152.50	$144.50	$968	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	150.00	$150.00	$480	-8.78
350–390	370	2	110.00–162.50	$134.83	$499	-22.78
470	470	2	120.00–142.50	$131.25	$617	-21.09
505	505	2	110.00–155.00	$132.50	$669	+8.53
555	555	1	100.00	$100.00	$555	-27.50
625–645	635	3	125.00–137.50	$130.81	$831	+18.24
785	785	1	105.00	$105.00	$824	-17.99

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
676 value added	676	10	174.00	$174.00	$1,176	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500–540	526	9	210.00–235.00	$222.18	$1,169	+12.98
595	595	1	192.50	$192.50	$1,145	-0.20
600–635	611	4	192.50–227.50	$201.84	$1,233	+16.47
675–695	687	7	155.00–175.00	$167.83	$1,153	-2.66
720–735	728	2	150.00–155.00	$152.53	$1,110	+0.10
810	810	1	137.00	$137.00	$1,110	+16.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565–595	580	2	182.50–187.50	$185.06	$1,073	+12.56
670–690	680	2	132.50–145.00	$138.66	$943	-6.34
795	795	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,073	+7.50
840	840	1	127.00	$127.00	$1,067	—
940	940	1	91.00	$91.00	$855	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–845	802	80-85%	3	44.00–49.00	$45.65	$366	-11.35
820	820	80-85%	1	61.00	$61.00	$500	+4.00
855–1045	943	80-85%	3	65.00–77.00	$69.25	$653	—
950–1185	1017	80-85%	6	83.00–89.00	$85.74	$872	-1.13
1065–1355	1210	80-85%	2	90.00–92.00	$90.88	$1,100	—
1300–1390	1345	80-85%	2	99.50–100.00	$99.76	$1,342	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1180–1410	1253	75-80%	11	90.00–96.00	$93.43	$1,171	—
1250–1365	1308	75-80%	2	97.00–102.00	$99.39	$1,300	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770	770	85-90%	1	41.00	$41.00	$316	-31.11
790	790	85-90%	1	72.00	$72.00	$569	—
940	940	85-90%	1	84.00	$84.00	$790	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1560–1705	1633	2	110.00–117.00	$113.66	$1,856	—
1815	1815	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,906	—
1840	1840	1	125.00	$125.00	$2,300	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
715	715	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	82.50	$82.50	$590
855	855	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	116.00	$116.00	$992

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1035	1035	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00
905–1240	1065	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,050.00–1,300.00	$1,200.11
1175–1180	1178	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,210.00–1,235.00	$1,222.47

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1185	1185	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	85.00	$85.00	$1,007
1330	1330	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	94.00	$94.00	$1,250

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
805	805	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00
810	810	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00

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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
835	835	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—
970–1100	1035	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,150.00–1,250.00	$1,196.86	—

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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.