Cattle Market Pulse

I-40 Livestock Market Report

Ozark, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 10, 2023

824 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $241.57/cwt -6.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,576/hd at 653 lb · 34 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $256.73/cwt -6.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,107/hd at 431 lb · 31 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $300.93/cwt +18.02 vs last sale · ≈ $1,119/hd at 372 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 824 706 589
Feeder cattle 789 453 546
Slaughter cattle — 204 —
Replacement cattle 35 49 43

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 13.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold from 2.00 lower to 1.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 4.00-10.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 5.00-8.00 higher. Feeder supply was mostly average to plain with fleshy or cattle with too much hair discounted steeply. Slaughter cows and bulls not reported.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 330 16 275.00–330.00 $308.84 $1,019 +7.11
355–395 372 24 272.50–322.50 $300.93 $1,119 +18.02
405–445 423 17 265.00–287.50 $272.43 $1,152 -12.57
450–495 473 14 267.50–290.00 $278.67 $1,318 +4.27
490 490 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,029 -64.40
500–548 536 17 260.00–274.00 $267.47 $1,434 -10.58
550–568 558 18 260.00–271.00 $264.01 $1,473 +6.13
595 595 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,398 -22.88
605–630 618 2 250.00–257.50 $253.67 $1,568 +1.02
652 652 16 233.00 $233.00 $1,519 -15.36
650–665 653 18 249.00–252.50 $249.19 $1,627 +0.83
700 700 1 252.50 $252.50 $1,768 +18.83
700–710 705 2 210.00–215.00 $212.52 $1,498 -21.15
785 785 2 240.00 $240.00 $1,884 -5.00
845 845 2 181.00 $181.00 $1,529 —
860 860 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,612 -12.50
1008 1008 2 174.00 $174.00 $1,754 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–330 329 6 235.00–255.00 $244.14 $803 +8.38
360–395 382 10 247.50–270.00 $256.19 $979 +14.87
410–445 428 10 230.00–262.50 $245.42 $1,050 +19.99
450–465 458 2 165.00–170.00 $167.46 $767 -67.64
450–497 483 19 225.00–260.00 $243.78 $1,177 +8.68
500–535 524 10 245.00–256.00 $254.40 $1,333 +35.78
550–592 573 8 220.00–255.00 $238.30 $1,365 +21.91
620 620 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,333 +10.00
630 630 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,512 +35.00
660–675 668 2 220.00–239.00 $229.39 $1,532 —
920 920 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,564 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–325 313 2 175.00–217.50 $197.10 $617 —
370–385 378 6 192.50–230.00 $215.36 $814 +26.28
405–415 408 4 185.00–215.00 $200.53 $818 +65.68
430 430 1 160.00 $160.00 $688 +25.15
510–530 520 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,092 +75.00
550 550 1 212.50 $212.50 $1,169 +32.50
615–625 620 3 105.00–215.00 $176.65 $1,095 -13.35
650 650 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,365 —
765 765 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,415 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
518 518 3 252.50 $252.50 $1,308 —
750 750 2 191.00 $191.00 $1,432 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 327 10 242.50–250.00 $246.29 $805 -18.67
355–392 378 17 250.00–280.00 $264.16 $999 -2.94
400–445 431 31 245.00–262.50 $256.73 $1,107 -5.08
450–492 474 23 242.50–259.00 $253.66 $1,202 -3.73
515 515 1 226.00 $226.00 $1,164 -0.46
505–545 517 9 232.50–252.50 $242.75 $1,255 +16.29
550–590 568 17 232.50–241.00 $235.03 $1,335 -1.03
555–585 569 5 220.00–225.00 $221.95 $1,263 -14.11
600–635 613 6 232.50–239.00 $235.02 $1,441 +2.17
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 323 3 240.00–245.00 $241.75 $781 +20.22
350–395 376 9 220.00–245.00 $234.13 $880 +4.59
405–440 423 9 225.00–247.50 $234.73 $993 +4.70
455 455 1 190.00 $190.00 $864 -41.08
450–493 481 14 220.00–245.00 $231.23 $1,112 +0.15
520 520 2 205.00–222.50 $213.75 $1,112 +8.56
500–545 529 12 220.00–232.50 $225.95 $1,195 +20.76
555–595 574 13 210.00–230.00 $218.21 $1,253 +7.04
615–620 618 2 205.00–210.00 $207.51 $1,282 +2.51
670–675 673 3 205.00–222.50 $215.82 $1,452 —
700 700 1 162.50 $162.50 $1,138 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 338 2 205.00–210.00 $207.56 $702 —
355–390 373 6 190.00–225.00 $208.46 $778 +33.96
405–445 426 13 185.00–230.00 $210.77 $898 +0.77
455–495 467 11 114.00–217.00 $198.52 $927 +18.29
500–535 518 2 215.00–222.50 $218.62 $1,132 +33.62
545 545 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,063 +10.00
555–575 565 2 217.50 $217.50 $1,229 +37.43
685 685 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,164 —
798 798 2 160.00 $160.00 $1,277 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 239.00 $239.00 $825 +4.00
380 380 2 240.00 $240.00 $912 —
508 508 2 231.00 $231.00 $1,173 +12.00
610 610 2 222.00 $222.00 $1,354 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–442 433 5 260.00–272.50 $268.67 $1,163 +3.62
450–490 474 8 245.00–265.00 $258.23 $1,224 -6.52
500–545 524 22 242.50–267.50 $256.85 $1,346 -12.88
570 570 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,425 -9.06
605–642 623 8 215.00–243.00 $228.48 $1,423 —
730–745 738 3 200.00–202.50 $200.84 $1,482 -29.16
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 2 220.00 $220.00 $957 —
450–498 479 5 215.00–245.00 $230.00 $1,102 +11.29
485 485 1 180.00 $180.00 $873 -38.71
530–538 535 3 232.50–240.00 $234.98 $1,257 +12.48
550–595 573 10 200.00–235.00 $220.11 $1,261 -9.89
610 610 1 202.50 $202.50 $1,235 —
690 690 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,276 -5.00
890 890 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,468 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 5 250.00 $250.00 $1,088 —
512 512 2 235.00 $235.00 $1,203 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–530 515 2 120.00–210.00 $163.69 $843 —
565 565 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,059 -25.00
605 605 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,119 —
685 685 1 117.50 $117.50 $805 —
720 720 1 117.50 $117.50 $846 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1105 1105 (<2 yrs)Open 1 147.50 $147.50 $1,630

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 70.00 $70.00 $332 —

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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.