I-40 Livestock Market Report

Ozark, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 18, 2023

581 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $219.48/cwt +5.31 vs last sale · ≈ $1,043/hd at 475 lb · 37 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $237.17/cwt +1.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,006/hd at 424 lb · 33 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $221.48/cwt +2.87 vs last sale · ≈ $935/hd at 422 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	581	590	796
Feeder cattle	393	413	666
Slaughter cattle	143	91	80
Replacement cattle	45	86	50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 4.00-8.00 higher, 500-600 lb weights sold 4.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 6.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305 thin fleshed	305	1	275.00	$275.00	$839	—
300–345	327	11	227.50–265.00	$246.29	$805	+7.14
365–395	377	12	227.50–262.50	$244.66	$922	+7.92
395 thin fleshed	395	1	267.50	$267.50	$1,057	—
400–445	424	33	222.50–259.00	$237.17	$1,006	+1.21
450–495	467	16	220.00–255.00	$242.85	$1,134	+7.21
520–525	523	3	207.50–240.00	$229.24	$1,199	-5.90
570–595	581	4	225.00–229.00	$227.61	$1,322	-2.12
605–632	625	5	216.00–225.00	$219.75	$1,373	+10.87
705–720	716	4	198.00–201.00	$200.26	$1,434	—
755–765	760	2	150.00–155.00	$152.48	$1,159	—
945	945	5	147.50–149.00	$148.70	$1,405	—
1105	1105	1	137.50	$137.50	$1,519	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	215.00	$215.00	$677	+10.00
385	385	1	215.00	$215.00	$828	+14.81
405–420	412	3	185.00–210.00	$197.65	$814	-8.95
470–490	482	3	190.00–212.50	$200.99	$969	-0.55
560	560	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,036	+35.00
645	645	1	187.50	$187.50	$1,209	—
740	740	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,258	—
785	785	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,178	—
820	820	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,148	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
714 thin fleshed	714	4	171.00	$171.00	$1,221	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	155.00	$155.00	$806	-15.02
595	595	1	135.00	$135.00	$803	—
655–665	660	2	160.00–170.00	$164.96	$1,089	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–320	311	4	200.00–205.00	$203.71	$634	-8.71
335	335	1	190.00	$190.00	$636	-22.42
355	355	1	190.00	$190.00	$674	-30.71
350–395	370	13	200.00–232.50	$218.15	$807	-2.56
400–445	422	21	206.00–230.00	$221.48	$935	+2.87
450–490	475	37	200.00–230.00	$219.48	$1,043	+5.31
503–540	519	8	200.00–215.00	$204.26	$1,060	+20.49
552–578	557	14	196.00–209.00	$206.60	$1,151	+10.62
618–640	624	6	189.00–197.50	$191.46	$1,195	+5.62
665	665	1	177.50	$177.50	$1,180	+15.00
715	715	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,144	-4.87
765–780	773	2	155.00–160.00	$157.48	$1,217	-13.52
900	900	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,170	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	172.50	$172.50	$535	-30.10
420	420	1	180.00	$180.00	$756	-7.67
450–490	473	3	175.00–192.50	$184.08	$871	-6.03
505–540	528	6	170.00–195.00	$186.63	$985	+5.03
560	560	3	165.00–185.00	$175.00	$980	-8.27
605	605	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,028	+10.00
680	680	1	140.00	$140.00	$952	-12.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
526	526	6	191.00	$191.00	$1,005	—
570 thin fleshed	570	2	177.00	$177.00	$1,009	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	160.00	$160.00	$504	-13.77
380	380	1	172.50	$172.50	$656	+25.27
455–480	468	2	125.00–165.00	$144.47	$676	-1.53

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440	419	6	230.00–240.00	$233.86	$980	+14.65
450–490	468	6	205.00–232.50	$220.93	$1,034	-2.53
502 thin fleshed	502	2	239.00	$239.00	$1,200	—
500–548	528	17	200.00–235.00	$219.11	$1,157	+10.12
580–590	584	7	205.00–225.00	$214.99	$1,256	+8.13
600–645	614	8	210.00–230.00	$221.78	$1,362	+28.20
650	650	1	212.50	$212.50	$1,381	+34.24
706 fancy	706	4	187.00	$187.00	$1,320	—
895	895	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,074	—
925	925	1	133.00	$133.00	$1,230	±0.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
678	678	2	175.00	$175.00	$1,186	—
736 thin fleshed	736	4	173.00	$173.00	$1,273	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510–535	523	2	185.00–190.00	$187.44	$980	+19.94
555	555	1	192.50	$192.50	$1,068	+5.00
690	690	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,173	—
990	990	1	87.00	$87.00	$861	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1040	1040	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,400.00	$1,400.00	—
1345	1345	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,725.00	$1,725.00	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730	730	1	102.50	$102.50	$748	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880	880	80-85%	1	57.00	$57.00	$502	—
865–1115	957	80-85%	14	80.00–89.00	$85.86	$822	—
945–1090	1043	80-85%	10	91.00–96.50	$94.27	$983	—
1055–1480	1183	80-85%	12	97.00–102.00	$98.68	$1,167	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1210–1435	1323	75-80%	5	94.00–100.50	$97.67	$1,292	—
1335–1630	1450	75-80%	6	101.00–107.00	$103.67	$1,503	—
1335–1705	1520	75-80%	2	88.00–91.00	$89.68	$1,363	+1.21

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–890	877	85-90%	3	86.00–89.00	$87.98	$772	+15.98
955–1035	987	85-90%	3	92.00–95.00	$93.69	$925	-0.31
1045–1205	1105	85-90%	6	97.00–105.00	$100.08	$1,106	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1700	1331	10	93.00–105.50	$100.76	$1,341	—
1455–1950	1692	5	107.00–110.00	$108.62	$1,838	—
1520–1825	1761	5	116.00–119.50	$116.81	$2,057	+5.43

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
795	795	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1125	1125	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	93.00	$93.00	$1,046
920–1420	1197	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	91.00–98.00	$94.54	$1,132

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1055	1055	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
870	870	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	65.00	$65.00	$566

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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
800–1435	1228	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	22	1,000.00–1,650.00	$1,453.63	—
1340–1470	1391	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,600.00–1,700.00	$1,657.75	—
1425	1425	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,410.00	$1,410.00	-168.89

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
810–855	838	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	650.00–885.00	$746.42	—

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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.