Cattle Market Pulse

I-40 Livestock Market Report

Ozark, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 14, 2023

937 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $246.12/cwt -7.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,282/hd at 521 lb · 40 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $279.53/cwt -12.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,311/hd at 469 lb · 28 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $220.43/cwt -15.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,342/hd at 609 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 937 851 519
Feeder cattle 937 687 519
Slaughter cattle — 115 —
Replacement cattle — 49 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 1.00-20.00, mostly 12.00 lower with full decline on 300-400 lbs and 500-600 lbs weights. Feeder heifers sold 7.00-17.00, mostly 12.00 lower. Feeder supply was mostly plain with the better weaned cattle in demand. Slaughter cows and bulls not reported due to time.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 321 16 275.00–310.00 $293.09 $941 -23.69
350–395 369 14 270.00–315.00 $285.38 $1,053 -31.34
400–445 423 24 270.00–305.00 $286.13 $1,210 -2.46
455–488 469 28 260.00–295.00 $279.53 $1,311 -12.09
500–545 512 10 250.00–258.00 $256.80 $1,315 -15.31
576 576 5 278.00 $278.00 $1,601 +9.00
550–588 580 5 241.00–245.00 $241.76 $1,402 -27.24
602–635 623 16 240.00–254.00 $246.68 $1,537 -12.20
678–685 681 6 246.00–252.50 $248.43 $1,692 +10.80
710–742 735 10 221.00–242.50 $231.50 $1,702 +7.68
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–342 337 9 242.50–270.00 $255.86 $862 -8.95
350–395 375 7 230.00–260.00 $246.41 $924 -11.94
400–445 424 11 242.50–267.50 $259.65 $1,101 +29.56
455–495 476 13 237.50–257.50 $248.38 $1,182 -7.49
530 530 1 222.50 $222.50 $1,179 -30.00
552–575 562 7 220.00–222.50 $220.71 $1,240 -28.41
620 620 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,395 +2.88
680–690 685 2 220.00–230.00 $224.96 $1,541 +3.70
750–755 753 3 195.00–200.00 $198.34 $1,494 -24.16
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
482–487 484 8 242.00–249.00 $246.36 $1,192 —
586–598 592 21 225.00–249.00 $242.14 $1,433 —
656–660 658 9 221.00–239.00 $230.97 $1,520 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 327 8 200.00–235.00 $216.89 $709 -13.11
350–390 376 4 200.00–235.00 $222.46 $836 +9.24
405–420 413 3 200.00–220.00 $213.31 $881 -4.28
450–485 468 3 180.00–207.50 $191.09 $894 —
530 530 1 140.00 $140.00 $742 —
620–640 628 3 180.00–210.00 $200.05 $1,256 —
690 690 1 100.00 $100.00 $690 —
765 765 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,300 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
264 264 6 240.00 $240.00 $634 —
300–330 309 7 240.00–265.00 $245.00 $757 -6.45
355–385 365 19 245.00–270.00 $257.95 $942 -7.14
400–440 420 18 242.50–260.00 $249.40 $1,047 -5.19
450–495 467 25 235.00–250.00 $243.55 $1,137 -7.07
490 490 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,029 -40.62
500–523 515 13 230.00–245.00 $233.88 $1,204 -8.92
532 532 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,144 -27.80
550 550 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,155 -33.69
560–598 577 21 215.00–225.00 $222.45 $1,284 +12.45
600–635 622 10 209.00–222.50 $213.06 $1,325 -20.58
640 640 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,312 -42.50
660–665 662 3 210.00–225.00 $216.69 $1,434 -11.99
700–741 733 10 190.00–215.00 $209.59 $1,536 —
780 780 1 183.00 $183.00 $1,427 -36.38
835–840 838 2 177.00–182.50 $179.74 $1,506 -32.15
885 885 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,549 —
1015 1015 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,482 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 334 9 215.00–238.00 $226.06 $755 —
355–395 383 10 210.00–242.50 $222.85 $854 -12.98
405–445 426 15 220.00–240.00 $233.05 $993 +1.04
430 430 1 210.00 $210.00 $903 -22.01
450–495 468 8 220.00–237.50 $227.13 $1,063 -3.56
505–532 515 13 210.00–227.50 $218.85 $1,127 -8.79
550–595 565 15 200.00–222.50 $207.17 $1,171 -10.36
665 665 2 215.00 $215.00 $1,430 +0.89
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 330 6 180.00–215.00 $198.08 $654 —
360–397 383 14 190.00–220.00 $207.85 $796 -5.90
400–445 425 10 140.00–212.50 $192.79 $819 -9.94
460–495 478 11 165.00–210.00 $196.07 $937 -0.63
545 545 2 190.00–192.50 $191.25 $1,042 -6.09
550–585 562 10 160.00–210.00 $192.54 $1,082 -3.69
600–629 618 16 185.00–215.00 $201.27 $1,244 +10.06
675 675 2 180.00–200.00 $190.00 $1,282 -20.00
725 725 1 167.50 $167.50 $1,214 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 5 230.00 $230.00 $853 —
575 575 3 215.00 $215.00 $1,236 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–498 480 10 250.00–262.50 $254.50 $1,222 +0.13
500–546 521 40 241.50–266.00 $246.12 $1,282 -7.88
550 550 1 227.50 $227.50 $1,251 -17.25
550–594 568 19 229.00–245.00 $235.58 $1,338 -9.17
600 600 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,320 -15.51
600–640 609 25 215.00–225.00 $220.45 $1,343 -15.06
655–670 663 3 210.00–227.50 $219.18 $1,453 —
700–705 703 2 210.00–215.00 $212.49 $1,494 -17.55
755–760 758 2 190.00–197.50 $193.74 $1,469 —
802 802 3 186.00 $186.00 $1,492 —
860 860 1 191.00 $191.00 $1,643 +3.50
930 930 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,628 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–545 528 12 215.00–237.50 $226.14 $1,194 -1.31
605–645 625 2 205.00–210.00 $207.58 $1,297 —
660–695 678 2 190.00–200.00 $195.13 $1,323 +15.13
910 910 2 130.00 $130.00 $1,183 —
960 960 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,354 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
572–578 574 10 213.00–216.00 $213.91 $1,228 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 195.00 $195.00 $965 —
525 525 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,102 —
555–575 565 2 200.00–215.00 $207.37 $1,172 -2.63
640 640 1 192.50 $192.50 $1,232 -5.00

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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.