I-40 Livestock Market Report

Ozark, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 4, 2024

541 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $241.87/cwt ≈ $1,418/hd at 586 lb · 38 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $306.24/cwt -12.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,638/hd at 535 lb · 32 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 steers $353.62/cwt -16.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,321/hd at 374 lb · 22 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	541	493	640
Feeder cattle	434	410	471
Slaughter cattle	83	59	119
Replacement cattle	24	24	50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 6.00-23.00, mostly 18.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 9.00-24.00, mostly 17.00 lower. Feeder supply included many Fleshy, Unweaned cattle. Weaned ready for grass cattle are still in high demand. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
302–340	314	8	325.00–382.50	$355.98	$1,118	+0.11
365 fancy	365	1	415.00	$415.00	$1,515	—
350–395	374	21	320.00–390.00	$350.70	$1,312	-19.82
405	405	1	307.50	$307.50	$1,245	-62.49
400–440	418	8	332.50–370.00	$344.76	$1,441	-25.23
455–495	471	7	300.00–325.00	$311.33	$1,466	-18.53
480	480	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,368	-44.86
515–545	535	32	285.00–322.50	$306.24	$1,638	-12.52
550–580	570	3	262.50–275.00	$269.06	$1,534	-35.47
600–635	617	5	252.50–287.50	$268.78	$1,658	-6.22
696	696	4	242.00	$242.00	$1,684	—
710–725	718	3	235.00–245.00	$241.33	$1,733	+16.33
770–790	778	3	232.00–238.00	$234.32	$1,823	+4.32
800	800	1	237.00	$237.00	$1,896	—
910	910	1	207.50	$207.50	$1,888	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–310	308	2	265.00–290.00	$277.60	$855	-11.29
365–370	368	2	315.00	$315.00	$1,159	-1.74
405–425	419	4	285.00–317.50	$305.06	$1,278	+2.23
475–490	485	5	277.50–297.50	$286.03	$1,387	-1.39
550	550	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,430	-9.96
675–680	678	2	235.00–237.50	$236.25	$1,602	—
760	760	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,596	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485	485	2	293.00	$293.00	$1,421	—
642 value added	642	6	260.00	$260.00	$1,669	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	326	5	277.50–302.50	$291.24	$949	-22.74
355–385	363	8	285.00–320.00	$308.32	$1,119	-17.55
390	390	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,072	-50.87
410–440	422	7	285.00–312.50	$299.68	$1,265	+29.68
440	440	1	242.50	$242.50	$1,067	-67.82
451–495	472	14	280.00–301.00	$289.83	$1,368	-10.53
480	480	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,248	-40.36
510–545	530	13	247.50–272.00	$264.76	$1,403	-5.83
536 value added	536	7	271.00	$271.00	$1,453	-28.00
555–588	577	10	241.00–262.00	$253.86	$1,465	-7.11
605–625	613	4	235.00–240.00	$236.23	$1,448	-3.77
605–640	635	13	248.00–255.00	$249.03	$1,581	+9.03
650–695	675	11	210.00–235.00	$227.08	$1,533	+7.08
705–749	736	10	202.50–227.00	$219.63	$1,616	—
750	750	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,538	—
750–775	753	8	220.00–223.00	$222.61	$1,676	—
810	810	1	217.50	$217.50	$1,762	—
860	860	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,677	—
975	975	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,852	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
417	417	3	274.00	$274.00	$1,143	—
568	568	5	241.00	$241.00	$1,369	—
589 value added	589	33	242.00	$242.00	$1,425	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	333	4	240.00–275.00	$255.39	$850	-31.54
375–390	383	2	267.50–275.00	$271.18	$1,039	-7.15
405–445	426	7	245.00–282.50	$265.98	$1,133	-10.67
450–480	463	3	270.00–275.00	$273.35	$1,266	-7.50
505–535	517	3	235.00–245.00	$239.15	$1,236	-23.35
555	555	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,276	-15.00
560–585	573	2	235.00–240.00	$237.45	$1,361	-7.55
605	605	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,331	-6.05
650	650	1	227.50	$227.50	$1,479	—
795	795	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,670	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,226	+10.00

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	185.00	$185.00	$675	—

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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	484	10	280.00–310.00	$295.44	$1,430	-20.94
510	510	1	272.50	$272.50	$1,390	-44.57
520–545	531	4	280.00–297.50	$289.29	$1,536	-27.78
550–585	571	11	260.00–285.00	$271.97	$1,553	-22.23
645	645	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,612	—
670–685	674	4	252.50–262.50	$257.47	$1,735	+4.17
755	755	2	220.00	$220.00	$1,661	—
855	855	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,753	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560	560	3	257.00	$257.00	$1,439	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540	540	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,431	—
795	795	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,192	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–935	907	80-85%	5	97.00–103.00	$99.94	$906	—
915–1275	1061	80-85%	17	107.00–119.00	$112.77	$1,196	—
1070–1370	1158	80-85%	19	120.00–129.00	$124.71	$1,444	-4.80
1060–1350	1212	80-85%	10	130.00–136.00	$133.48	$1,618	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–930	921	85-90%	4	89.00–100.00	$96.03	$884	+2.97
1005–1080	1043	85-90%	2	110.00–115.00	$112.59	$1,174	-10.26
930–1190	1100	85-90%	4	120.00–129.00	$125.64	$1,382	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1555	1317	75-80%	6	120.00–129.00	$125.49	$1,653	-8.80
1420–1425	1423	75-80%	2	131.00	$131.00	$1,864	—
1720	1720	75-80%	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,892	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1375–1730	1523	4	120.00–135.00	$129.91	$1,979	—
1405–1820	1644	5	150.00–156.00	$152.45	$2,506	—
1430–2110	1816	4	142.00–149.00	$145.24	$2,638	+2.96

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Stock Cows

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
645–700	673	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	400.00–575.00	$491.08

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
825	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,485

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1115	1115	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	139.00	$139.00	$1,550
1165–1180	1173	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	124.00–127.00	$125.51	$1,472
1035–1550	1188	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	121.00–128.00	$123.18	$1,463
1285	1285	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	129.00	$129.00	$1,658

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750 thin fleshed	750	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00
1015	1015	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00
1045	1045	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00
1055–1185	1120	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,600.00–1,700.00	$1,652.90

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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
1135	1135	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00	—
1205	1205	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,825.00	$1,825.00	—
1250–1300	1275	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,050.00–2,125.00	$2,091.99	—
1380	1380	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,775.00	$1,775.00	—

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050	1050	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,625.00	$1,625.00	—
1135	1135	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00	—

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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.