I-40 Livestock Market Report

Ozark, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, June 29, 2023

675 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $218.33/cwt -12.08 vs last sale · ≈ $937/hd at 429 lb · 45 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $232.71/cwt +0.17 vs last sale · ≈ $954/hd at 410 lb · 40 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $216.38/cwt -15.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,021/hd at 472 lb · 33 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	675	546	588
Feeder cattle	533	379	504
Slaughter cattle	95	132	57
Replacement cattle	47	35	27

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 4.00 higher over 400 lbs sold 3.00-15.00, mostly 11.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 14.00, mostly 7.00 lower except 500-600 lb weights sold 4.00 higher. Extreme heat is affecting buyer interest. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–342	328	9	235.00–270.00	$256.15	$840	+1.80
350–395	378	12	225.00–262.50	$242.87	$918	+5.62
400–440	410	40	222.50–240.00	$232.71	$954	+0.17
465–495	475	13	220.00–231.00	$224.98	$1,069	-6.48
510–545	531	16	212.50–237.50	$223.48	$1,187	-6.49
550	550	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,072	-50.00
550–596	582	20	205.00–226.00	$217.68	$1,267	-27.32
605–645	620	6	190.00–218.00	$209.74	$1,300	-19.77
680–685	682	3	195.00–215.00	$208.35	$1,421	-17.03
700–735	715	3	180.00–206.00	$195.13	$1,395	-22.56
760–785	777	3	170.00–200.00	$183.15	$1,423	—
1105	1105	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,602	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	327	3	185.00–220.00	$208.75	$683	+6.34
350–360	355	2	210.00–217.50	$213.70	$759	—
385	385	1	170.00	$170.00	$654	—
410–430	420	3	180.00–207.50	$190.62	$801	-21.35
480–490	485	2	195.00–215.00	$204.90	$994	+7.13
505	505	2	210.00–212.50	$211.25	$1,067	+11.23
560–578	572	3	197.50–210.00	$201.58	$1,153	—
670	670	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,340	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	175.00	$175.00	$796	+8.91
525	525	1	170.00	$170.00	$892	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	308	5	210.00–230.00	$224.03	$690	-2.84
350–397	378	19	205.00–230.00	$221.21	$836	+2.73
402–445	429	44	205.00–227.50	$219.66	$942	-12.58
440	440	1	160.00	$160.00	$704	-72.24
450–492	472	33	205.00–225.00	$216.38	$1,021	-15.16
520	520	1	187.50	$187.50	$975	-27.05
502–548	524	32	205.00–220.00	$214.64	$1,125	+0.09
550–590	567	16	200.00–222.50	$212.71	$1,206	+5.40
610	610	1	160.00	$160.00	$976	-45.60
600–640	614	9	190.00–215.00	$198.23	$1,217	-7.37
650	650	1	217.50	$217.50	$1,414	+18.78
655–685	670	3	187.50–192.50	$189.96	$1,273	-8.76
700–740	724	4	162.50–185.00	$178.08	$1,289	-14.37
735	735	2	187.00	$187.00	$1,374	-5.45
750	750	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,462	+14.79
760	760	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,254	-15.21
810–825	818	2	180.00–182.50	$181.26	$1,483	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	326	4	170.00–202.50	$180.80	$589	-19.83
350–375	363	4	190.00–200.00	$197.41	$717	-2.58
405–445	422	5	170.00–195.00	$183.86	$776	-16.14
450–495	475	7	160.00–207.50	$189.94	$902	-5.54
505–545	529	7	180.00–200.00	$193.61	$1,024	+7.96
570–585	580	4	175.00–192.50	$185.65	$1,077	+5.65
600–630	615	3	150.00–187.50	$174.19	$1,071	-10.81
685	685	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,130	—
840	840	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,092	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	102.50	$102.50	$343	—
375	375	1	160.00	$160.00	$600	—
435	435	1	120.00	$120.00	$522	±0.00
455	455	1	140.00	$140.00	$637	-35.00
510–525	518	2	125.00–140.00	$132.39	$686	-32.61
555–565	560	2	160.00–167.50	$163.78	$917	—
610	610	1	140.00	$140.00	$854	+12.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485–487	486	7	199.00–201.00	$199.57	$970	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–445	429	4	217.50–225.00	$221.92	$952	+4.28
462–495	479	10	222.50–230.00	$226.75	$1,086	+5.60
505–545	517	19	205.00–230.00	$222.98	$1,153	-2.63
560–596	585	19	202.00–214.00	$207.54	$1,214	-16.86
605–648	635	4	172.50–200.00	$190.90	$1,212	-13.08
655–695	668	3	177.50–215.00	$202.00	$1,349	+14.55
785	785	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,217	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575–580	578	2	190.00–197.50	$193.73	$1,120	+48.73
1005	1005	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,005	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	1	150.00	$150.00	$765	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
710	710	80-85%	1	72.00	$72.00	$511	—
870	870	80-85%	2	77.00	$77.00	$670	—
960–1140	1032	80-85%	5	85.00–87.00	$86.12	$889	—
935–1355	1116	80-85%	23	92.00–100.00	$97.16	$1,084	—
1100–1250	1180	80-85%	11	101.00–104.00	$102.51	$1,210	+3.34

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1215	1119	75-80%	5	102.00–103.00	$102.38	$1,146	—
1275–1455	1365	75-80%	2	107.00–113.00	$109.80	$1,499	+7.52

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
785	785	85-90%	1	74.00	$74.00	$581	—
815	815	85-90%	1	91.00	$91.00	$742	—
855–1090	970	85-90%	3	93.00–99.00	$96.49	$936	+2.94
1095	1095	85-90%	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,215	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1480	1278	4	87.00–106.00	$99.50	$1,272	—
1685–1930	1758	5	110.00–118.00	$114.37	$2,011	—
2015	2015	1	120.00	$120.00	$2,418	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
855	855	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	93.00	$93.00	$795
715–1070	857	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	100.00–130.00	$114.42	$981

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
760–1085	926	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	835.00–1,075.00	$942.67
870–1150	969	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	975.00–1,150.00	$1,063.61
970	970	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
1010–1190	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,175.00	$1,094.66

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1020–1455	1196	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	97.00–107.00	$101.41	$1,213

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
895–985	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,050.00–1,075.00	$1,061.90
880–1065	973	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	875.00–1,050.00	$954.18
1050	1050	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00

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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
985–1400	1144	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,000.00–1,575.00	$1,323.10	—
1235	1235	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—

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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
1065–1230	1148	(<2 yrs)	Open	2	1,350.00–1,575.00	$1,454.41	—
1205	1205	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—

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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.