I-40 Livestock Market Report

Ozark, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 24, 2023

273 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $237.06/cwt -3.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,354/hd at 571 lb · 16 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $247.85/cwt -0.59 vs last sale · ≈ $1,326/hd at 535 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	273	742	955
Feeder cattle	206	629	732
Slaughter cattle	48	77	193
Replacement cattle	19	36	30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 15.00 to 20.00 lower, 500-600 lb weights sold steady, over 600 lbs not tested. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 6.00-15.00 with instances of 20.00 lower, over 600 lb weights not tested. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls not tested. Extreme heat and humidity continue in area causing buyers to be very cautious , especially for fleshy unweaned calves.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–385	369	5	270.00–285.00	$281.35	$1,038	-2.87
405–440	423	9	240.00–260.00	$246.87	$1,044	-30.77
450–460	452	5	242.50–269.00	$258.33	$1,168	-9.31
500–525	511	6	255.00–277.50	$266.15	$1,360	-5.10
575	575	1	242.50	$242.50	$1,394	-19.71
630	630	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,544	-2.44

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–310	303	3	230.00–250.00	$241.76	$733	-19.01
380–385	383	3	220.00–260.00	$235.04	$900	-28.04
425–435	430	3	225.00–237.50	$232.46	$1,000	-23.02
475–485	480	3	215.00–235.00	$225.90	$1,084	-22.01
610	610	1	222.50	$222.50	$1,357	-17.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	180.00	$180.00	$603	-5.00
360–385	373	2	130.00–205.00	$168.76	$629	-63.74
410–415	413	2	207.50–210.00	$208.74	$862	+28.74
455	455	1	200.00	$200.00	$910	+26.22
598	598	2	150.00	$150.00	$897	—
710	710	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,030	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	320	2	255.00–262.50	$258.98	$829	-10.98
350–395	373	7	230.00–240.00	$236.77	$883	-31.19
400–445	420	6	232.50–257.50	$243.51	$1,023	-20.22
450–470	460	9	241.00–256.00	$247.78	$1,140	-11.02
505–520	513	2	225.00–237.50	$231.16	$1,186	-8.41
550–580	566	13	220.00–255.00	$238.30	$1,349	-4.29
585	585	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,228	-32.59
598 value added	598	2	242.50	$242.50	$1,450	—
610 value added	610	1	239.00	$239.00	$1,458	—
600–645	623	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,246	-26.67
690	690	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,380	-37.50
690	690	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,484	-22.50
745	745	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,527	-27.50
745	745	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,676	-7.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–390	363	3	227.50–230.00	$228.30	$829	-2.85
400–445	416	9	200.00–225.00	$220.50	$917	-12.58
450	450	1	210.00	$210.00	$945	-26.31
455–495	473	6	205.00–230.00	$222.20	$1,051	-14.11
530–545	533	5	205.00–217.00	$214.15	$1,141	-12.53
560–570	565	3	197.50–205.00	$200.84	$1,135	-18.70
625	625	1	140.00	$140.00	$875	-81.26
720	720	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,152	-12.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	195.00	$195.00	$595	-15.00
360	360	1	185.00	$185.00	$666	-11.24
435–440	438	2	160.00	$160.00	$701	-34.53
450–465	458	3	145.00–190.00	$168.58	$772	-44.73
465 fancy	465	1	192.50	$192.50	$895	—
515–535	527	3	170.00–180.00	$173.26	$913	-31.74
550–565	558	2	140.00–172.50	$156.47	$873	-47.57
635	635	1	130.00	$130.00	$826	-59.16

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	2	222.50	$222.50	$923	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450	450	1	87.50	$87.50	$394	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475–495	485	2	235.00–250.00	$242.35	$1,175	-12.84
515–546	535	10	240.00–255.00	$247.85	$1,326	-0.59
560–590	574	4	232.50–250.00	$242.51	$1,392	+3.72
600–645	629	7	205.00–217.50	$211.47	$1,330	-8.53
710	710	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,314	+2.50
835	835	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,336	-30.00
975	975	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,511	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	2	170.00–222.50	$196.25	$962	-26.30
500–545	530	7	205.00–225.00	$212.46	$1,126	+14.98
570–595	583	4	200.00–217.50	$209.38	$1,221	—
625	625	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,156	-42.50
685	685	2	180.00	$180.00	$1,233	+7.37
825	825	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,155	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
568	568	2	218.00	$218.00	$1,238	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805	805	80-85%	1	90.00	$90.00	$724	—
850–905	878	80-85%	2	48.00–87.00	$66.89	$587	—
960–1260	1166	80-85%	16	100.00–111.00	$107.28	$1,251	—
1265–1335	1316	80-85%	5	113.00–117.00	$114.37	$1,505	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1110–1330	1220	75-80%	2	107.00–109.00	$107.91	$1,317	—
1245–1570	1361	75-80%	4	110.00–114.00	$112.32	$1,529	—
1135–1570	1407	75-80%	5	116.00–120.00	$117.79	$1,657	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715	715	85-90%	1	75.00	$75.00	$536	—
845	845	85-90%	1	101.00	$101.00	$853	—
975	975	85-90%	1	114.00	$114.00	$1,112	—
995	995	85-90%	1	92.00	$92.00	$915	—
1045–1055	1050	85-90%	2	103.00–105.00	$104.00	$1,092	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1210	1193	2	71.00–109.00	$89.72	$1,070	-13.92
1635	1635	1	129.00	$129.00	$2,109	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
685–760	732	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	800.00–1,075.00	$909.57

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
680–870	775	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	750.00–1,150.00	$974.52
830	830	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
750–1010	874	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	935.00–1,125.00	$1,070.10
895	895	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
1010–1165	1088	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,000.00–1,250.00	$1,133.91

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1160–1395	1270	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	105.00–116.00	$111.00	$1,410

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
680	680	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

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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
1290–1615	1453	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,485.00–1,750.00	$1,632.32	—

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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.