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I-40 Livestock Market Report

Ozark, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, October 26, 2023

824 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $223.58/cwt -8.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,174/hd at 525 lb · 31 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $243.36/cwt -17.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,273/hd at 523 lb · 29 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $242.93/cwt +1.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,480/hd at 609 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 824 741 753
Feeder cattle 726 595 506
Slaughter cattle 62 114 201
Replacement cattle 36 32 46

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 13.00-19.00, mostly 16.00 lower, 600-650 lb weights sold 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 3.00-9.00, mostly 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 328 3 240.00–252.50 $244.38 $802 -17.01
350–395 373 13 240.00–260.00 $246.72 $920 -8.53
405–418 414 6 237.50–257.50 $242.52 $1,004 -16.82
450–484 476 10 235.00–248.00 $244.73 $1,165 -18.75
500–543 523 29 234.00–249.00 $243.36 $1,273 -17.82
550–590 567 5 230.00–240.00 $235.57 $1,336 -18.66
604–630 609 25 239.00–246.00 $243.75 $1,484 +2.10
615 615 1 222.50 $222.50 $1,368 -19.15
665–675 670 3 210.00–220.00 $214.98 $1,440 -7.52
700 700 1 217.50 $217.50 $1,522 -8.24
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 331 5 210.00–230.00 $222.92 $738 -11.27
355–395 371 17 217.50–235.00 $224.34 $832 -8.25
400–445 426 10 215.00–237.50 $228.22 $972 -2.50
450–495 470 4 217.50–230.00 $225.64 $1,061 -7.73
505–535 525 4 190.00–230.00 $210.83 $1,107 -18.63
570–595 582 3 202.50–205.00 $203.35 $1,183 -34.15
600 600 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,230 -11.26
615–640 626 6 212.50–219.00 $216.58 $1,356 +0.32
655 655 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,408 +25.00
715 715 1 192.50 $192.50 $1,376 -7.50
885 885 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,416 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 217.50 $217.50 $826 +19.11
400–420 410 6 170.00–210.00 $191.90 $787 -2.11
490 490 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,004 +7.53
510 510 1 195.00 $195.00 $994 —
555–570 563 2 180.00–185.00 $182.47 $1,027 —
640 640 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,216 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
426 426 4 238.00 $238.00 $1,014 -6.46

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–345 340 3 220.00–227.50 $225.07 $765 -8.80
355–393 384 5 223.00–245.00 $230.10 $884 -4.11
405–440 419 14 227.50–242.00 $234.63 $983 -16.80
450–455 455 13 220.00–242.00 $237.13 $1,079 -4.60
475 475 1 192.50 $192.50 $914 -49.23
505–545 525 31 212.00–238.00 $223.58 $1,174 -8.88
550–595 575 20 200.00–227.50 $216.17 $1,243 -3.04
585 585 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,053 -39.21
605–645 629 17 202.50–230.00 $214.42 $1,349 -0.25
652–672 662 9 201.00–225.00 $212.08 $1,404 -5.36
675 675 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,249 -32.44
700–720 707 3 190.00–200.00 $194.22 $1,373 -15.88
751–755 752 7 190.00–198.00 $196.85 $1,480 -18.08
810 810 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,418 —
820–831 827 6 199.00–212.00 $203.29 $1,681 —
832 832 3 184.00 $184.00 $1,531 —
1135 1135 1 122.50 $122.50 $1,390 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 313 6 180.00–215.00 $199.47 $624 -19.12
350–390 365 18 190.00–222.50 $200.09 $730 -17.77
400–440 418 14 190.00–225.00 $209.28 $875 -13.28
450–495 476 15 185.00–217.50 $208.61 $993 -5.99
500–540 524 9 170.00–210.00 $190.45 $998 -13.84
555–590 577 3 185.00–190.00 $186.69 $1,077 —
605–625 620 4 180.00–190.00 $185.04 $1,147 -9.96
670 670 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,240 ±0.00
710–720 715 2 175.00–185.00 $179.97 $1,287 —
770–785 778 2 157.50–175.00 $166.17 $1,293 —
840 840 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,302 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 331 5 125.00–175.00 $160.37 $531 -20.08
365–390 375 4 150.00–185.00 $172.15 $646 -19.97
400–445 426 6 145.00–175.00 $164.49 $701 —
475–495 483 6 172.50–192.50 $182.08 $879 -12.76
510–515 512 3 170.00–197.50 $180.89 $926 —
565 565 1 170.00 $170.00 $960 -10.00
605–630 623 6 160.00–175.00 $171.75 $1,070 —
660–695 678 2 142.50–155.00 $148.59 $1,007 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
398 398 8 214.00 $214.00 $852 —
425 425 2 215.00 $215.00 $914 -10.00
452–497 473 11 205.00–222.50 $213.48 $1,010 —
525 525 3 212.50 $212.50 $1,116 —
705 705 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,269 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 120.00 $120.00 $360 —
490 490 1 70.00 $70.00 $343 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
504–545 523 18 221.00–237.50 $227.27 $1,189 -22.79
570–590 585 7 215.00–225.00 $220.83 $1,292 -12.52
615–640 623 8 207.50–229.00 $223.67 $1,393 +2.87
650–695 670 5 195.00–210.00 $200.49 $1,343 -6.15
703–728 713 9 175.00–202.00 $196.46 $1,401 +8.96
772–790 775 7 185.00–197.00 $195.25 $1,513 +17.78
860–881 878 6 147.50–153.00 $152.10 $1,335 -17.93
995 995 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,393 —
1160 1160 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,334 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510–535 524 7 197.50–215.00 $208.93 $1,095 -0.95
550–580 563 7 180.00–201.00 $194.74 $1,096 -18.91
615–625 620 3 180.00–202.50 $189.23 $1,173 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–545 520 3 155.00–180.00 $170.14 $885 +20.14
645 645 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,129 —
750 750 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,162 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1790 1790 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 2,250.00 $2,250.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–975 905 80-85% 6 74.00–84.00 $79.83 $722 —
1010–1290 1129 80-85% 20 83.00–91.00 $88.28 $997 -4.73
1235 1235 80-85% 1 92.00 $92.00 $1,136 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1400 1300 75-80% 4 89.00–90.00 $89.53 $1,164 —
1300–1485 1380 75-80% 3 92.00–94.00 $92.96 $1,283 -1.04
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1035 1008 85-90% 4 88.00 $88.00 $887 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1495 1314 5 92.00–101.00 $96.72 $1,271 —
1225–1610 1435 3 102.00–107.00 $104.44 $1,499 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
625–720 668 (<2 yrs)Open 4 125.00–150.00 $140.16 $936
860 860 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 89.00 $89.00 $765
860–925 893 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 92.00–110.00 $100.67 $899

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00
920–1040 980 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 950.00–1,100.00 $1,029.59
860–1195 986 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,050.00–1,100.00 $1,069.62
1160–1230 1187 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,150.00–1,185.00 $1,170.24
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1015 1015 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 85.00 $85.00 $863
1080 1080 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 89.00 $89.00 $961
1210 1210 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,077

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1160 1160 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,725.00 $1,725.00 +403.20
1140–1425 1280 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 4 1,425.00–1,650.00 $1,588.55 —
970–1515 1303 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,250.00–1,900.00 $1,707.75 —
1245–1525 1385 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 1,500.00–1,700.00 $1,610.11 —
1425–1650 1512 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 1,900.00–2,000.00 $1,960.53 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 60.00 $60.00 $255 —

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Dairy Steers

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 100.00 $100.00 $430 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1195 1195 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —

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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.