Cattle Market Pulse

I-40 Livestock Market Report

Ozark, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, July 13, 2023

762 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $256.63/cwt +33.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,327/hd at 517 lb · 40 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $242.17/cwt +32.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,500/hd at 619 lb · 39 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $238.65/cwt +22.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,135/hd at 476 lb · 36 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 762 675 897
Feeder cattle 762 533 897
Slaughter cattle — 95 —
Replacement cattle — 47 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold 13.00-20.00 higher, with instances of 28.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 10.00-20.00 higher, with instances of 26.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls not reported due to time restraints.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 327 17 240.00–280.00 $264.56 $865 +8.41
350–398 376 23 241.00–275.00 $258.21 $971 +15.34
400 value added 400 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,100 —
400–440 417 28 240.00–272.50 $261.86 $1,092 +29.15
450–495 473 27 227.50–267.50 $251.87 $1,191 +26.89
490 fancy 490 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,470 —
500–545 517 40 220.00–267.50 $256.63 $1,327 +33.15
566 value added 566 6 273.00 $273.00 $1,545 —
550–595 574 17 222.00–257.50 $231.42 $1,328 +13.74
615–619 value added 619 32 243.00–249.00 $243.75 $1,509 —
605–635 621 7 230.00–242.50 $234.94 $1,459 +25.20
660–670 663 4 227.00–245.00 $231.55 $1,535 +23.20
725–735 730 2 235.00–245.00 $239.97 $1,752 +44.84
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 321 8 192.50–237.50 $218.46 $701 +9.71
350–390 369 8 220.00–237.50 $229.18 $846 +15.48
410–445 428 8 210.00–237.50 $224.36 $960 +33.74
455–495 475 10 202.50–235.00 $216.45 $1,028 +11.55
570–590 580 2 210.00–217.50 $213.69 $1,239 +12.11
610 610 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,205 —
650–690 663 3 195.00–215.00 $201.93 $1,339 +1.93
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560–575 568 2 85.00–90.00 $87.53 $497 —
685 685 1 100.00 $100.00 $685 —
725 725 1 92.50 $92.50 $671 —
815 815 1 92.50 $92.50 $754 —
880 880 1 100.00 $100.00 $880 —
920 920 1 95.00 $95.00 $874 —
950 950 1 100.00 $100.00 $950 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–495 483 3 175.00–195.00 $181.41 $876 +6.41
515–520 518 2 135.00–185.00 $159.88 $828 -10.12
590 590 1 152.50 $152.50 $900 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
682 682 4 215.00 $215.00 $1,466 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–346 338 14 230.00–270.00 $241.46 $816 +17.43
350–398 371 35 227.50–267.50 $244.56 $907 +23.35
405–448 426 25 230.00–258.00 $245.68 $1,047 +26.02
450–495 472 30 222.50–251.00 $237.18 $1,119 +20.80
494 value added 494 6 246.00 $246.00 $1,215 —
500–540 524 24 210.00–237.50 $222.06 $1,164 +7.42
565 565 1 202.50 $202.50 $1,144 -10.21
550–595 569 14 212.50–232.50 $224.79 $1,279 +12.08
602–640 619 5 207.00–230.00 $218.00 $1,349 +19.77
638 value added 638 8 227.00 $227.00 $1,448 —
640 640 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,280 +1.77
650–685 656 8 195.00–222.50 $214.25 $1,405 -3.25
742 742 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,447 +8.00
775 775 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,318 +5.00
830 830 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,245 -31.26
860 860 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,195 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 328 7 185.00–227.50 $214.97 $705 +34.17
350–395 376 15 200.00–225.00 $216.58 $814 +19.17
400–445 421 17 195.00–227.50 $213.86 $900 +30.00
455–495 469 6 207.50–225.00 $215.67 $1,011 +25.73
505–540 523 2 200.00–205.00 $202.42 $1,059 +8.81
550–595 574 6 185.00–200.00 $194.07 $1,114 +8.42
605–610 608 2 192.50–202.50 $197.48 $1,201 +23.29
695 695 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,314 +24.00
745 745 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,192 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 3 222.50 $222.50 $979 —
490 490 2 219.00 $219.00 $1,073 +19.43
558–595 581 10 197.50–209.00 $204.93 $1,191 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–348 335 3 172.50–195.00 $179.43 $601 +76.93
360 360 1 200.00 $200.00 $720 +40.00
465–490 475 3 170.00–195.00 $183.54 $872 +43.54
515–535 525 2 155.00–170.00 $162.36 $852 +29.97
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440–445 443 2 77.50–103.00 $90.18 $399 —
570 570 1 60.00 $60.00 $342 —
620 620 1 70.00 $70.00 $434 —
650–695 673 2 85.00–90.00 $87.42 $588 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–430 423 3 237.50–250.00 $241.73 $1,023 +19.81
450–485 468 6 220.00–235.00 $227.15 $1,063 +0.40
500–547 522 22 210.00–247.50 $226.82 $1,184 +3.84
555–590 571 9 205.00–227.50 $216.31 $1,235 +8.77
600–645 617 9 200.00–222.50 $207.64 $1,281 +16.74
650–672 666 6 203.00–215.00 $206.92 $1,378 +4.92
770 770 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,424 +30.00
825 825 1 177.50 $177.50 $1,464 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–475 463 2 192.50–200.00 $196.35 $909 —
530–545 538 2 197.50–212.50 $204.90 $1,102 —
575 575 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,092 -3.73
600–610 605 2 190.00–195.00 $192.52 $1,165 —
685 685 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,233 —
715 715 1 172.50 $172.50 $1,233 —
888 888 2 139.00 $139.00 $1,234 —
965 965 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,206 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 100.00 $100.00 $370 —

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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.