I-40 Livestock Market Report

Ozark, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 7, 2023

851 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $316.72/cwt +1.07 vs last sale · ≈ $1,207/hd at 381 lb · 49 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $291.62/cwt +15.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,371/hd at 470 lb · 46 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $250.62/cwt +2.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,195/hd at 477 lb · 41 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	851	771	579
Feeder cattle	687	639	526
Slaughter cattle	115	95	45
Replacement cattle	49	37	8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold steady to 1.00 higher, except the better 400-500 lb weights selling 13.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 1.00-12.00, mostly 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	326	6	292.50–340.00	$316.78	$1,033	-4.36
350–395	381	49	300.00–337.50	$316.72	$1,207	+1.07
405–445	430	11	272.50–312.50	$288.59	$1,241	+10.12
450–490	470	46	267.50–310.00	$291.62	$1,371	+15.91
502–548	522	29	265.00–277.00	$272.11	$1,420	+8.11
550–592	576	23	257.50–285.00	$269.00	$1,549	+24.00
615–640	619	23	250.00–270.00	$258.88	$1,602	+2.48
653–690	669	17	225.00–241.00	$237.63	$1,590	-8.62
700–725	713	2	220.00–227.50	$223.82	$1,596	+11.32
760	760	1	242.50	$242.50	$1,843	+22.50
815	815	1	217.50	$217.50	$1,773	+0.33

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–320	316	5	235.00–280.00	$264.81	$837	+3.56
365–380	371	5	235.00–275.00	$258.35	$958	-12.80
400–445	423	4	225.00–237.50	$230.09	$973	-8.94
460–495	473	3	255.00–257.50	$255.87	$1,210	+14.89
515	515	1	252.50	$252.50	$1,300	+27.50
555–590	573	3	245.00–252.50	$249.12	$1,427	+3.95
600–620	613	7	217.50–235.00	$222.12	$1,362	-22.63
675–685	680	2	220.00–222.50	$221.26	$1,505	+21.26
765	765	1	222.50	$222.50	$1,702	+32.69

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	230.00	$230.00	$713	+31.91
380–390	383	3	200.00–225.00	$213.22	$817	+17.56
400–415	405	3	212.50–225.00	$217.59	$881	+12.35
575	575	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,208	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
613	613	3	247.50	$247.50	$1,517	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555–575	565	2	87.50–90.00	$88.77	$502	—
690	690	1	92.50	$92.50	$638	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	338	7	242.50–255.00	$251.45	$850	-22.68
355–385	381	17	250.00–267.00	$265.09	$1,010	-1.03
405–433	422	23	240.00–266.50	$254.59	$1,074	-6.85
450–496	477	41	240.00–255.00	$250.62	$1,195	+2.01
500–545	521	20	235.00–257.50	$242.80	$1,265	-6.38
550–570	556	24	230.00–248.00	$243.69	$1,355	-8.49
562	562	2	257.50	$257.50	$1,447	+5.32
590	590	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,239	-35.14
605–630	618	9	230.00–237.00	$233.64	$1,444	-5.55
642	642	2	247.50	$247.50	$1,589	+25.00
655–680	668	2	225.00–232.50	$228.68	$1,528	-7.98
780–794	792	8	215.00–220.00	$219.38	$1,737	—
800–835	823	3	208.00–220.00	$211.89	$1,744	—
1245	1245	1	142.50	$142.50	$1,774	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–380	371	4	200.00–225.00	$213.75	$793	+30.10
405–440	423	5	185.00–220.00	$202.73	$858	+16.27
450–495	471	9	160.00–215.00	$196.70	$926	-0.16
500–545	520	5	190.00–207.50	$197.34	$1,026	+2.58
552–585	565	8	130.00–217.00	$196.23	$1,109	-9.30
600–630	610	4	185.00–195.00	$191.21	$1,166	—
670	670	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,407	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–360	355	3	235.00–237.50	$235.83	$837	+5.76
405–445	415	4	220.00–237.50	$232.01	$963	-11.32
450–495	478	10	222.50–238.00	$230.69	$1,103	-6.86
515–545	530	2	222.50–232.50	$227.64	$1,206	+0.17
580–585	582	3	210.00–227.50	$217.53	$1,266	-8.05
655–680	665	3	210.00–220.00	$214.11	$1,424	+24.11
725	725	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,486	+35.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
624	624	5	230.00	$230.00	$1,435	+14.00

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605	605	1	85.00	$85.00	$514	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485–495	489	4	247.50–265.00	$254.37	$1,244	-3.78
500–548	518	25	242.50–261.00	$254.00	$1,316	+2.11
550–579	565	18	238.00–255.00	$244.75	$1,383	+1.91
602–635	615	14	220.00–241.00	$235.51	$1,448	+6.60
705–715	710	2	225.00–235.00	$230.04	$1,633	+25.04
855	855	1	187.50	$187.50	$1,603	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	1	237.50	$237.50	$1,176	+21.63
500–520	510	2	225.00–230.00	$227.45	$1,160	+16.50
565	565	1	222.50	$222.50	$1,257	+2.63
690	690	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,242	-20.83

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
580	580	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,218	—
630	630	1	197.50	$197.50	$1,244	+12.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115	1115	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	144.00	$144.00	$1,606	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065	1065	80-85%	2	94.00	$94.00	$1,001	—
1165	1165	80-85%	1	80.00	$80.00	$932	—
1070–1440	1193	80-85%	9	107.00–110.00	$108.60	$1,296	—
1105–1410	1248	80-85%	23	99.00–106.50	$103.87	$1,296	-8.38

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1535	1320	75-80%	13	102.00–107.00	$105.08	$1,387	-5.92
1235–1590	1401	75-80%	9	108.00–111.00	$109.23	$1,530	-10.77

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800	800	85-90%	1	91.00	$91.00	$728	—
1100–1150	1125	85-90%	2	100.00–104.00	$102.04	$1,148	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945	945	1	104.00	$104.00	$983	—
1040–1485	1213	4	105.00–112.00	$109.28	$1,326	—
1485	1485	1	134.00	$134.00	$1,990	—
1310–2155	1718	6	124.00–127.00	$125.12	$2,150	-6.95

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1000–1270	1175	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	100.00–105.00	$103.22	$1,213
960–1375	1210	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	102.00–126.00	$107.43	$1,300
1215–1235	1225	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	111.00–121.00	$115.96	$1,421
1170–1595	1320	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	109.00–123.00	$112.57	$1,486

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1150–1220	1185	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,325.00–1,400.00	$1,361.39

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
895	895	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,522
925	925	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,480

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
985	985	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00

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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
1240	1240	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	-25.00
1390–1440	1415	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,725.00	$1,725.00	—
1220–1710	1443	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	16	1,425.00–2,100.00	$1,710.98	—

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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.