Cattle Market Pulse

I-40 Livestock Market Report

Ozark, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, May 23, 2024

575 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $277.78/cwt +8.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,493/hd at 538 lb · 51 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $367.05/cwt +42.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,555/hd at 424 lb · 46 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $325.28/cwt +27.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,259/hd at 387 lb · 39 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 575 550 532
Feeder cattle 471 399 428
Slaughter cattle 67 114 78
Replacement cattle 37 37 26

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 2.00-20.00 , mostly 9.00 higher with full advance on 400-500 lb weights. Feeder heifers sold 7.00-14.00, mostly 10.00 higher. Feeder supply was mostly above average with several groups of weaned cattle. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower on a light test.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
317 value added 317 5 402.50 $402.50 $1,276 —
315–345 327 7 335.00–382.50 $364.92 $1,193 -22.16
351 value added 351 5 392.50 $392.50 $1,378 —
350–395 367 11 335.00–385.00 $367.02 $1,347 +27.61
400–435 415 15 312.50–370.00 $344.43 $1,429 +19.73
428 value added 428 31 378.00 $378.00 $1,618 —
450–485 466 8 300.00–337.50 $321.92 $1,500 +15.31
500–540 521 9 280.00–307.50 $294.75 $1,536 +3.21
550–575 559 13 285.00–296.00 $291.94 $1,632 +14.28
592 value added 592 23 301.00 $301.00 $1,782 —
620 value added 620 2 293.00 $293.00 $1,817 —
615–640 624 5 270.00–285.00 $278.54 $1,738 +6.78
650–660 656 4 267.50–275.00 $271.87 $1,783 +15.60
738–742 value added 740 8 257.00–259.00 $258.00 $1,909 +7.00
845 845 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,901 —
1044 1044 11 196.00 $196.00 $2,046 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–315 308 2 285.00–325.00 $304.51 $938 -13.57
350–390 370 2 282.50–310.00 $295.51 $1,093 +23.33
455–490 472 3 260.00–270.00 $263.22 $1,242 -7.60
545 545 1 272.50 $272.50 $1,485 +45.14
565 565 1 257.50 $257.50 $1,455 -0.50
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
358 358 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,128 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615 615 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,230 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 value added 295 4 337.00 $337.00 $994 —
300–345 314 4 295.00–320.00 $301.66 $947 -3.07
350–395 379 13 295.00–325.00 $306.90 $1,163 +9.40
358–395 value added 391 26 330.00–335.00 $334.47 $1,308 —
400–445 426 12 280.00–312.50 $296.19 $1,262 +5.35
455 455 3 296.00 $296.00 $1,347 +8.57
505–540 521 14 260.00–279.00 $272.37 $1,419 +3.50
540 540 1 237.50 $237.50 $1,282 -31.37
544 value added 544 36 281.00 $281.00 $1,529 —
550–595 567 9 247.50–277.50 $261.77 $1,484 +15.63
612–640 618 8 237.50–257.50 $248.72 $1,537 +11.94
683–689 value added 684 27 243.00 $243.00 $1,662 —
705 705 1 237.50 $237.50 $1,674 +15.88
730 730 4 216.00 $216.00 $1,577 -5.62
755–765 762 3 205.00–210.00 $206.67 $1,575 -5.83
765 765 1 223.00 $223.00 $1,706 +10.50
970 970 1 183.00 $183.00 $1,775 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–395 382 3 245.00–287.50 $273.21 $1,044 +5.93
410–445 430 3 245.00–270.00 $260.37 $1,120 +6.83
478–490 482 3 260.00–270.00 $266.61 $1,285 +11.18
560 560 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,344 +12.42
665–680 673 2 187.50–200.00 $193.68 $1,303 -11.32
765 765 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,392 -13.00
765 765 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,454 -5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 2 220.00–245.00 $232.50 $721 +32.50
370–380 375 2 200.00–250.00 $225.33 $845 —
745 745 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,453 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 2 220.00 $220.00 $1,276 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
498 498 3 289.00 $289.00 $1,439 -2.11
500–545 533 5 257.50–292.50 $272.17 $1,451 -9.08
551–590 563 9 255.00–272.50 $269.07 $1,515 +44.07
620–648 632 5 235.00–265.00 $251.47 $1,589 -8.81
665 665 2 250.00–252.50 $251.25 $1,671 +14.13
715–725 720 2 230.00–245.00 $237.45 $1,710 +17.45
756 fancy 756 6 229.00 $229.00 $1,731 —
920 920 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,702 +20.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,075 —
625 625 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,469 +27.25

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1060 1019 80-85% 4 120.00–123.00 $122.22 $1,245 +13.12
895–1155 1046 80-85% 4 103.00–116.00 $111.67 $1,168 +2.57
930–1275 1172 80-85% 13 124.00–130.00 $127.07 $1,489 —
1050–1490 1184 80-85% 7 132.00–138.00 $134.91 $1,597 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1825 1368 75-80% 9 135.00–143.00 $138.92 $1,900 —
1355–1495 1427 75-80% 3 126.00–128.00 $127.03 $1,813 -5.38
1240–1660 1428 75-80% 6 129.00–134.00 $131.41 $1,877 -1.00
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815 815 85-90% 1 114.00 $114.00 $929 +16.00
870 870 85-90% 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,044 —
1005 1005 85-90% 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,116 +9.37
995–1020 1008 85-90% 2 127.00–130.00 $128.52 $1,295 +26.89
1200 1200 85-90% 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,656 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190–1670 1430 2 120.00–135.00 $126.24 $1,805 —
1340–1605 1459 4 145.00–151.00 $146.79 $2,142 —
1510–2010 1760 2 160.00–163.00 $161.71 $2,846 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
690–870 thin fleshed 780 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 137.50–177.00 $159.53 $1,244
720–965 808 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 6 134.00–200.00 $164.12 $1,326
835 835 (<2 yrs)Open 1 177.50 $177.50 $1,482
760–1335 1052 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 8 129.00–143.00 $136.57 $1,437

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
775–840 808 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,200.00–1,275.00 $1,239.01
815 815 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00
840–860 850 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,300.00–1,575.00 $1,439.12
995 995 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,425.00–1,675.00 $1,550.00
1095–1375 1221 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,475.00–1,925.00 $1,794.60
1275 1275 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,670.00 $1,670.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1085 1085 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,280
1125 1125 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,586
1395 1395 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,911

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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
850 thin fleshed 850 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —
1030 1030 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00 —
1145 thin fleshed 1145 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00 —

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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.