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I-40 Livestock Market Report, Ozark, AR

Ozark, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 16, 2023

735 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $217.50/cwt ≈ $1,277/hd at 587 lb · 79 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $194.25/cwt ≈ $1,061/hd at 546 lb · 57 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $199.35/cwt +0.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,061/hd at 532 lb · 46 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 735 404 830
Feeder cattle 651 340 626
Slaughter cattle 56 47 155
Replacement cattle 28 17 49

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mixed, 300-400 lb weights and 500-600 lb weights sold 1.00-5.00 higher, 400-500 lb weights and over 600 lb weights sold 4.00-8.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 2.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold 3.00-11.00, mostly 6.00 lower. Several groups of Long Weaned cattle sold with a Premium. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
303–345 326 11 227.50–255.00 $243.12 $793 +5.30
350–395 373 16 227.50–250.00 $240.06 $895 -0.92
400–447 429 13 210.00–235.00 $226.05 $970 -9.85
429 thin fleshed 429 4 246.00 $246.00 $1,055 —
450–498 476 18 217.50–235.00 $226.81 $1,080 +3.34
500–545 525 8 210.00–237.50 $223.78 $1,175 +1.87
550–585 566 7 202.50–232.50 $221.42 $1,253 +5.06
608–640 621 10 195.00–220.00 $205.31 $1,275 -8.39
640 640 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,248 -18.70
670–685 681 4 180.00–182.50 $180.61 $1,230 -1.51
690 value added 690 4 185.00 $185.00 $1,276 —
700–730 721 5 170.00–185.00 $173.31 $1,250 +0.31
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
489 489 4 213.00 $213.00 $1,042 —
587 value added 587 79 217.50 $217.50 $1,277 —
715 value added 715 3 177.00 $177.00 $1,266 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 368 3 207.50–210.00 $209.16 $770 -0.84
445 445 3 197.50–207.50 $200.83 $894 +10.82
455–475 468 3 177.00–195.00 $182.83 $856 -3.65
525 525 1 172.50 $172.50 $906 —
555–570 563 2 177.50–180.00 $178.73 $1,006 —
650 650 1 172.50 $172.50 $1,121 —
700 700 1 182.50 $182.50 $1,278 —
820–840 830 2 149.00–151.00 $150.01 $1,245 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 180.00 $180.00 $549 +27.74
355–370 365 3 165.00–185.00 $178.52 $652 +10.92
430 430 1 160.00 $160.00 $688 -15.00
465–490 478 2 122.50–162.50 $143.02 $684 —
515 515 1 162.50 $162.50 $837 ±0.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 328 7 200.00–230.00 $220.53 $723 —
357–395 377 10 199.00–217.50 $209.49 $790 +0.51
400–448 422 14 195.00–217.50 $202.22 $853 -12.24
450–498 469 7 197.50–205.00 $199.00 $933 +16.50
473 value added 473 3 211.00 $211.00 $998 -9.00
505–531 value added 523 20 210.00–213.00 $210.87 $1,103 —
510–545 539 26 182.50–195.00 $190.49 $1,027 -8.66
552–592 567 13 182.50–197.00 $190.88 $1,082 +2.11
605–634 630 10 172.50–182.00 $177.63 $1,119 -3.05
637 value added 637 8 185.00 $185.00 $1,178 -4.00
655–690 673 2 165.00–175.00 $169.87 $1,143 -3.34
715 715 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,072 +5.00
715 715 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,251 +30.00
800 800 2 120.00 $120.00 $960 —
875 875 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,024 -14.00
950 950 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,197 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 4 187.00 $187.00 $669 —
372 thin fleshed 372 3 197.50 $197.50 $735 —
546 value added 546 57 194.25 $194.25 $1,061 —
592 592 3 178.50 $178.50 $1,057 —
646 646 4 155.00 $155.00 $1,001 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 187.50 $187.50 $619 +18.60
355–390 380 5 160.00–195.00 $180.11 $684 -2.39
423 thin fleshed 423 3 186.00 $186.00 $787 —
400–442 426 6 167.50–189.00 $181.52 $773 -3.40
470–495 477 11 175.00–187.50 $182.92 $873 +12.84
525–540 533 6 162.50–172.50 $167.10 $891 -12.26
555–595 582 3 157.50–173.00 $165.97 $966 +5.25
600–630 615 3 135.00–155.00 $146.71 $902 +1.98
650–670 655 4 151.00–170.00 $155.86 $1,021 +11.36
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 135.00 $135.00 $466 -15.00
375–385 380 2 130.00–165.00 $147.73 $561 +12.90
420–445 433 2 142.50–155.00 $148.57 $643 —
540 540 1 142.50 $142.50 $770 +10.00
615 615 1 107.50 $107.50 $661 -23.31
660 660 1 125.00 $125.00 $825 —
765 765 1 110.00 $110.00 $842 +5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–545 528 13 200.00–227.50 $214.23 $1,131 -7.95
565–585 574 5 190.00–217.50 $202.63 $1,163 +10.13
605–620 610 3 162.50–169.00 $166.80 $1,017 -35.04
672–685 676 3 155.00–170.00 $164.94 $1,115 -2.89
720 720 1 147.50 $147.50 $1,062 -5.03
810 810 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,012 -12.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–535 523 5 180.00–195.00 $187.01 $978 —
595 595 1 147.50 $147.50 $878 -37.56
805 805 1 115.00 $115.00 $926 -12.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 177.50 $177.50 $932 —
560 560 1 120.00 $120.00 $672 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785 785 80-85% 1 41.00 $41.00 $322 —
835 835 80-85% 1 85.00 $85.00 $710 +24.00
930–1105 976 80-85% 5 68.00–78.00 $73.63 $719 —
960–1185 1041 80-85% 4 91.00–94.00 $92.31 $961 +6.57
850–1680 1128 80-85% 6 80.00–89.00 $85.10 $960 —
1105–1210 1158 80-85% 2 100.00–104.50 $102.35 $1,185 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–925 866 85-90% 4 61.00–79.00 $70.62 $612 —
890–1000 933 85-90% 3 85.00–89.00 $87.34 $815 +3.34
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070 1070 75-80% 1 88.00 $88.00 $942 —
1185–1385 1285 75-80% 2 100.00–101.00 $100.46 $1,291 +7.03
1215–1375 1307 75-80% 3 93.50–98.00 $95.91 $1,254 -3.48

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1480 1319 5 96.00–111.00 $105.40 $1,390 —
1265–1760 1540 4 113.00–119.00 $116.50 $1,794 —
1865–2045 1955 2 120.00–124.00 $122.09 $2,387 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
700–755 720 (<2 yrs)Open 3 109.00–115.00 $111.29 $801
775 775 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 105.00 $105.00 $814

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875–1205 1023 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,075.00–1,400.00 $1,209.69
1040 1040 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,435.00 $1,435.00
1090 1090 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 950.00 $950.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
935 935 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 91.00 $91.00 $851
970 970 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 78.00 $78.00 $757
1060–1330 1195 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 91.00–96.50 $94.06 $1,124
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
730 730 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 335.00 $335.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
770 770 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
775 775 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00
805 805 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00
830 830 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00
1015 1015 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
840 thin fleshed 840 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 560.00 $560.00 —
950–1290 1101 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 1,300.00–1,400.00 $1,352.55 —
1400 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–375 373 2 62.50–72.50 $67.47 $252 —
455 455 1 65.00 $65.00 $296 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
890 890 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
980 980 (<2 yrs)Open 1 1,380.00 $1,380.00 —

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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.