I-40 Livestock Market Report

Ozark, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 7, 2024

640 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $319.04/cwt +6.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,477/hd at 463 lb · 33 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $283.03/cwt -5.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,347/hd at 476 lb · 26 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $328.82/cwt -40.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,220/hd at 371 lb · 26 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	640	551	404
Feeder cattle	578	500	340
Slaughter cattle	37	37	47
Replacement cattle	25	14	17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 3.00-20.00, mostly 12.00 lower, 500-600 lb weights sold 12.00 higher, over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to 10.00 , mostly 5.00 lower, over 600 lb weights sold 15.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold steady on a light test.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–343	332	11	300.00–325.00	$311.33	$1,034	-82.07
355–395	371	26	300.00–352.50	$328.82	$1,220	-40.79
400–440	420	21	302.50–360.00	$325.89	$1,369	-9.78
450–485	463	33	300.00–346.00	$319.04	$1,477	+6.17
502–540	519	19	292.50–332.50	$315.11	$1,635	+4.95
560–580	565	22	285.00–307.50	$297.65	$1,682	+18.90
605–610	607	3	267.50–280.00	$274.17	$1,664	+1.67
770	770	1	232.50	$232.50	$1,790	—
915	915	1	220.00	$220.00	$2,013	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	329	6	270.00–295.00	$282.78	$930	-34.55
352–385	372	5	282.50–292.50	$287.32	$1,069	-21.60
400–430	419	8	260.00–292.50	$282.23	$1,183	-7.77
455–460	457	3	275.00–295.00	$285.84	$1,306	+7.10
500–525	510	3	270.00–285.00	$279.24	$1,424	—
575–595	585	2	277.50	$277.50	$1,623	—
605	605	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,573	+12.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
579	579	5	286.00	$286.00	$1,656	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	260.00	$260.00	$858	—
360–365	363	2	260.00–275.00	$267.55	$971	+2.55
425	425	1	230.00	$230.00	$978	-34.94
465	465	1	247.50	$247.50	$1,151	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–345	327	12	287.00–315.00	$297.04	$971	-5.81
350–375	366	8	280.00–315.00	$304.21	$1,113	+6.28
400–440	423	10	270.00–315.00	$295.08	$1,248	+1.44
455–492	476	26	275.00–295.00	$283.03	$1,347	-5.78
525	525	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,208	-41.53
500–545	533	9	245.00–272.50	$263.19	$1,403	-8.34
565–585	572	9	252.00–264.00	$259.47	$1,484	+2.05
595	595	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,279	-42.42
610–640	630	11	235.00–262.50	$251.91	$1,587	+17.16
652–655	653	5	247.50–249.00	$248.40	$1,622	+18.40
716–730	719	5	224.00–232.50	$225.73	$1,623	+13.23
800	800	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,480	-7.50
850	850	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,530	—
915	915	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,464	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–342	328	6	240.00–270.00	$251.16	$824	-28.84
363–395	376	8	225.00–275.00	$251.43	$945	-15.15
420–445	433	2	222.50–252.50	$237.93	$1,030	-8.80
450–480	471	4	250.00–277.50	$264.79	$1,247	-6.21
535–540	538	2	210.00–220.00	$214.98	$1,157	—
575–590	585	3	230.00–250.00	$236.55	$1,384	-1.13
620–630	625	2	230.00–237.50	$233.72	$1,461	—
685–695	691	4	217.50–225.00	$221.89	$1,533	—
755	755	1	177.50	$177.50	$1,340	-30.00
770	770	1	192.50	$192.50	$1,482	-15.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
374	374	7	274.00	$274.00	$1,025	—
439	439	4	281.00	$281.00	$1,234	—
466	466	5	288.00	$288.00	$1,342	—
814	814	5	203.00	$203.00	$1,652	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	220.00	$220.00	$737	-10.00
350–365	356	4	230.00–255.00	$238.63	$850	+13.63
415–435	425	3	235.00–265.00	$246.63	$1,048	+106.63
475	475	1	200.00	$200.00	$950	-40.00
525	525	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,155	—
575	575	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,208	+2.50
695	695	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,320	—
705	705	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,269	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	190.00	$190.00	$674	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470–498	492	5	280.00–290.00	$287.08	$1,412	-16.43
500–545	519	8	272.50–307.50	$290.89	$1,510	-5.35
565–598	579	7	265.00–290.00	$276.30	$1,600	-5.17
655–670	663	3	237.50–270.00	$248.20	$1,646	+8.20
705–715	711	4	225.00–235.00	$231.00	$1,642	-0.63
760–795	783	6	222.50–230.00	$226.08	$1,770	+6.24

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510–525	516	4	220.00–250.00	$230.61	$1,190	—
590 thin fleshed	590	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,475	—
595	595	1	227.50	$227.50	$1,354	-24.80
670–692	684	5	215.00–227.00	$224.26	$1,534	—
724 thin fleshed	724	4	213.00	$213.00	$1,542	—
745	745	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,602	+25.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1350	1350	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,675.00	$1,675.00	—
1485–1950	1718	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	2	1,850.00–2,600.00	$2,275.76	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	150.00	$150.00	$682	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1085	1042	80-85%	3	94.00–99.00	$97.40	$1,015	+30.65
880–1240	1099	80-85%	12	102.00–111.00	$106.79	$1,174	—
1185–1390	1257	80-85%	3	112.00–122.00	$117.27	$1,474	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150	1150	75-80%	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,208	—
1210	1210	75-80%	1	116.00	$116.00	$1,404	—
1075–1555	1400	75-80%	7	120.00–126.00	$123.45	$1,728	+14.89

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930	930	85-90%	1	70.00	$70.00	$651	—
1070–1075	1073	85-90%	2	100.00–107.00	$103.51	$1,111	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255	1255	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,493	—
1765	1765	1	117.00	$117.00	$2,065	—
1775–1825	1800	2	138.00–139.00	$138.51	$2,493	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
715–1100	908	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	138.00–140.00	$139.21	$1,264

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935	935	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00
995	995	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00
1020–1115	1082	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,175.00–1,275.00	$1,235.02
1080–1560	1216	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,375.00–1,800.00	$1,579.75

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
905–1000	953	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	104.00–108.00	$105.90	$1,009
1085	1085	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	99.00	$99.00	$1,074
1030–1205	1107	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	103.00–113.00	$108.92	$1,206

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
640	640	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	875.00	$875.00
1015	1015	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00
1025	1025	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,575.00	$1,575.00

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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
1305	1305	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00	—

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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.