I-40 Livestock Market Report

Ozark, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 20, 2023

823 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $223.12/cwt +9.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,071/hd at 480 lb · 33 head

light 3-weight M&L 1 steers $272.01/cwt -1.34 vs last sale · ≈ $887/hd at 326 lb · 30 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $219.22/cwt +10.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,156/hd at 527 lb · 27 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	823	879	320
Feeder cattle	651	717	261
Slaughter cattle	111	119	43
Replacement cattle	61	43	16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold mixed, 300-400lb weights and 500-600 lb weights sold 6.00 higher; 400-500 lb weights and over 600 lb weights sold 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 10.00, mostly 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher.

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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	326	30	255.00–302.50	$272.01	$887	-1.34
350–395	367	23	245.00–292.50	$265.98	$976	+11.59
405–445	429	13	230.00–265.00	$252.74	$1,084	+1.08
450–495	474	17	230.00–263.00	$243.30	$1,153	-6.31
500–545	517	10	227.50–265.00	$247.30	$1,279	+8.17
550–590	580	10	212.50–240.00	$232.01	$1,346	+6.61
610–630	620	2	207.50–227.50	$217.34	$1,348	-0.16
624 value added	624	5	218.00	$218.00	$1,360	-7.84
660–690	669	5	190.00–210.00	$197.43	$1,321	-14.37
715	715	2	192.00–198.00	$195.00	$1,394	—
800	800	1	179.00	$179.00	$1,432	—
880	880	1	147.00	$147.00	$1,294	—
1170	1170	1	128.00	$128.00	$1,498	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	321	14	215.00–240.00	$226.89	$728	+12.79
350–390	378	11	212.50–242.50	$229.65	$868	+14.65
415–435	428	6	197.50–227.50	$205.87	$881	+10.51
465–495	477	7	185.00–215.00	$203.78	$972	-2.29
525–540	533	2	195.00–217.50	$206.09	$1,098	—
550–590	570	2	190.00–195.00	$192.41	$1,097	—
630	630	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,228	—
695	695	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,251	—
885	885	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,248	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	325	2	185.00–197.50	$191.54	$623	+31.54
350–355	351	4	197.50–205.00	$201.26	$706	+26.26
400–435	409	4	182.50–195.00	$187.76	$768	—
465–495	480	2	155.00–185.00	$169.53	$814	-12.97
650	650	1	172.50	$172.50	$1,121	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
396	396	4	244.00	$244.00	$966	—
599	599	5	188.00	$188.00	$1,126	—

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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	331	5	210.00–235.00	$221.95	$735	+3.51
342 thin fleshed	342	3	239.00	$239.00	$817	—
350–395	366	9	210.00–232.50	$220.29	$806	-7.64
400–445	429	18	205.00–234.00	$223.92	$961	-0.95
450–498	480	33	207.50–230.00	$223.12	$1,071	+33.12
525 value added	525	8	228.50	$228.50	$1,200	—
502–548	528	19	200.00–222.50	$215.31	$1,137	+6.76
567 value added	567	5	215.00	$215.00	$1,219	—
550–595	574	17	195.00–212.50	$206.96	$1,188	+13.35
603 value added	603	6	214.00	$214.00	$1,290	—
600–642	625	9	180.00–206.00	$193.06	$1,207	+6.23
650–670	660	8	177.50–187.50	$183.27	$1,210	+3.28
700–710	707	3	160.00–170.00	$166.65	$1,178	—
845	845	1	144.00	$144.00	$1,217	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–336	332	7	185.00–200.00	$189.77	$630	-2.44
358–395	371	7	182.00–200.00	$186.70	$693	-2.23
405–440	423	4	175.00–197.50	$190.61	$806	-2.28
500–520	510	4	182.50–197.50	$191.89	$979	+1.29
565–570	568	2	172.50–181.00	$176.73	$1,004	+5.04
640	640	2	175.00–192.50	$183.75	$1,176	+23.50
655	655	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,146	—
700	700	1	140.00	$140.00	$980	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	170.00	$170.00	$570	+1.67
350–385	365	3	170.00–185.00	$175.81	$642	+8.91
420–445	433	2	155.00–177.50	$165.92	$718	+30.92
460–490	475	2	165.00–180.00	$172.26	$818	+32.26
518–545	532	4	135.00–162.50	$154.72	$823	-10.28
615	615	1	157.50	$157.50	$969	+12.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
650	650	2	176.00	$176.00	$1,144	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	424	20	210.00–267.50	$246.68	$1,046	+9.26
455–495	470	14	225.00–255.00	$239.45	$1,125	+8.24
500–540	524	14	220.00–240.00	$228.52	$1,197	-2.51
550–590	570	20	190.00–225.00	$209.50	$1,194	-4.80
605–635	622	13	187.50–217.50	$205.68	$1,279	-0.52
660–695	682	5	183.00–197.50	$188.66	$1,287	-2.57
715	715	2	167.50–175.00	$171.25	$1,224	+7.20
765	765	1	159.00	$159.00	$1,216	—
805	805	1	149.00	$149.00	$1,199	+2.00
860	860	1	149.00	$149.00	$1,281	—
995	995	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,393	—
1030	1030	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,236	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	185.00	$185.00	$796	—
485–490	488	2	185.00–195.00	$190.03	$927	—
505–545	520	6	172.50–200.00	$189.96	$988	-0.28
550–585	568	3	172.50–192.50	$180.04	$1,023	—
600–645	622	3	142.50–185.00	$157.00	$977	-13.00
780	780	1	132.50	$132.50	$1,034	—
1005	1005	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,106	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820	820	80-85%	1	64.00	$64.00	$525	±0.00
885–960	933	80-85%	3	71.00–76.00	$73.66	$687	-4.49
900–1180	1042	80-85%	13	82.00–85.00	$83.14	$866	—
945–1245	1128	80-85%	15	81.00–97.00	$89.56	$1,010	-1.07
1255	1255	80-85%	2	98.00	$98.00	$1,230	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1500	1323	75-80%	8	87.00–95.00	$91.07	$1,205	—
1400	1400	75-80%	2	97.00	$97.00	$1,358	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–975	924	85-90%	4	81.00–90.00	$86.68	$801	—
950–955	953	85-90%	3	78.00	$78.00	$743	—
895–1165	1030	85-90%	2	80.00–82.00	$81.13	$836	-14.03

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1535	1228	8	90.00–109.00	$100.88	$1,239	—
1335–1640	1508	4	110.50–114.00	$112.34	$1,694	—
1685–1720	1711	4	119.00–120.50	$120.13	$2,055	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1150	1150	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1245	1245	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	92.50	$92.50	$1,152

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,100.00	$1,100.00
795–1410	1089	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	650.00–1,425.00	$1,113.42
805–1385	1129	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	750.00–1,675.00	$1,366.06
1065–1305	1157	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,120.00–1,450.00	$1,269.47
1170–1215	1193	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,050.00–1,230.00	$1,165.64

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
885	885	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	74.00	$74.00	$655
750–1180	965	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	84.00–87.50	$85.36	$824
930–1305	1116	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	82.00–90.00	$86.00	$960

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
965	965	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00
1045	1045	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00

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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
850	850	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—
925–1585	1363	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,050.00–1,850.00	$1,510.99	—
1365	1365	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—
1385	1385	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,560.00	$1,560.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
780	780	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	825.00	$825.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1040	1040	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—
1025–1330	1224	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	1,600.00–1,725.00	$1,684.58	—

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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.