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I-40 Livestock Market Report

Ozark, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, July 11, 2024

826 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $262.72/cwt -9.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,395/hd at 531 lb · 48 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $314.30/cwt +4.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,326/hd at 422 lb · 37 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $276.82/cwt -12.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,434/hd at 518 lb · 32 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 826 549 971
Feeder cattle 701 465 762
Slaughter cattle 104 55 164
Replacement cattle 21 29 45

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 3.00-25.00 with instances of up to 30.00 higher, over 500 lb weights sold 7.00-9.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 4.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold 1.00-10.00, mostly 7.00 lower. Feeder supply consisted mostly of unweaned, fleshy calves. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 lower, Slaughter 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
300–335 320 5 385.00–400.00 $393.08 $1,258 +73.56
351–365 356 17 380.00–402.50 $394.14 $1,403 +66.99
400–445 422 37 287.50–337.50 $314.30 $1,326 +4.84
465 465 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,302 -19.24
466 value added 466 11 322.00 $322.00 $1,501 —
455–495 473 14 292.50–310.00 $301.22 $1,425 +26.22
500–545 518 9 265.00–295.00 $285.35 $1,478 -13.45
556 value added 556 10 299.00 $299.00 $1,662 —
550–595 567 5 262.50–272.50 $267.85 $1,519 -14.29
605–642 630 16 259.00–265.00 $262.60 $1,654 +12.60
650–680 668 4 255.00–262.50 $258.76 $1,729 -9.64
705 705 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,639 -2.50
710–740 726 5 240.00–252.50 $247.44 $1,796 -6.22
755 755 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,812 -9.00
815 815 1 232.50 $232.50 $1,895 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 335 5 260.00–320.00 $292.91 $981 —
350–395 381 12 265.00–360.00 $307.43 $1,171 +24.08
410–440 425 7 242.50–285.00 $273.39 $1,162 +3.39
450 450 1 210.00 $210.00 $945 -61.77
460–470 463 4 260.00–275.00 $269.32 $1,247 -2.45
525–527 527 4 235.00–264.00 $256.77 $1,353 -13.23
555–585 569 5 240.00–255.00 $246.05 $1,400 +3.55
710 710 1 227.50 $227.50 $1,615 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–376 370 8 270.00–290.00 $277.30 $1,026 —
428 428 2 285.00 $285.00 $1,220 —
471 471 5 265.00 $265.00 $1,248 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 150.00 $150.00 $502 -50.00
355 355 1 250.00 $250.00 $888 —
400 400 2 247.50 $247.50 $990 —
635 635 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,254 —
720 720 1 217.50 $217.50 $1,566 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 145.00 $145.00 $529 -46.33
605 605 1 120.00 $120.00 $726 -37.50
765 765 1 112.50 $112.50 $861 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 331 16 285.00–325.00 $301.93 $999 +8.70
355–395 383 8 285.00–307.50 $289.91 $1,110 -1.46
405–435 424 9 272.50–315.00 $285.29 $1,210 -6.41
450–497 468 29 255.00–286.00 $273.30 $1,279 -13.61
500–548 530 39 250.00–272.50 $261.06 $1,384 -11.23
525–539 value added 535 7 277.00 $277.00 $1,482 —
535 535 2 245.00 $245.00 $1,311 -27.29
550–592 572 23 240.00–265.00 $252.42 $1,444 -21.40
600–630 615 20 235.00–248.00 $242.14 $1,489 +1.09
652 652 4 240.00–245.00 $242.50 $1,581 -2.50
742 742 4 232.00 $232.00 $1,721 +27.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 265.00 $265.00 $901 -1.99
355–375 363 4 260.00–275.00 $268.84 $976 +2.10
400–445 427 24 235.00–270.00 $261.21 $1,115 +3.97
450–490 468 9 230.00–260.00 $245.57 $1,149 -16.63
500–545 526 9 220.00–245.00 $231.27 $1,216 -21.91
565–585 575 2 230.00–235.00 $232.46 $1,337 -11.14
600–610 605 2 220.00–225.00 $222.52 $1,346 -1.78
665–675 670 2 192.50–227.50 $210.13 $1,408 -9.67
825 825 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,320 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408 thin fleshed 408 5 278.00 $278.00 $1,134 —
446 446 4 257.50 $257.50 $1,148 -25.00
465 465 6 278.00 $278.00 $1,293 —
575–599 595 12 225.00–227.00 $226.68 $1,349 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 230.00 $230.00 $978 +27.50
480 480 1 207.50 $207.50 $996 -27.58
500–530 520 4 100.00–200.00 $164.90 $857 —
575 575 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,208 —
625–640 633 3 190.00–210.00 $199.92 $1,265 —
655–690 668 3 195.00–210.00 $203.38 $1,359 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520–540 527 3 100.00–112.50 $107.56 $567 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 3 312.50 $312.50 $1,359 —
462–495 485 16 270.00–292.50 $284.49 $1,380 -5.20
500–535 518 32 260.00–294.00 $276.82 $1,434 -12.78
550–598 568 18 245.00–270.00 $259.34 $1,473 -4.10
600–640 618 11 240.00–260.00 $249.56 $1,542 -0.07
625 625 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,312 -39.63
655–690 664 12 241.00–255.00 $243.90 $1,619 +5.12
705–745 715 4 237.50–238.00 $237.87 $1,701 +10.37
770–780 775 2 222.50–230.00 $226.27 $1,754 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,007 —
510–545 523 3 240.00–257.50 $249.21 $1,303 -3.24
560–595 578 2 242.50–245.00 $243.71 $1,409 +6.21
915 915 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,807 +22.50
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–520 518 2 80.00–100.00 $90.05 $466 -49.95
585 585 1 70.00 $70.00 $410 —
850 850 1 100.00 $100.00 $850 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 170.00 $170.00 $680 —
550 550 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,100 -6.06

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1240 1035 80-85% 4 105.00–114.00 $108.56 $1,124 —
960–1175 1044 80-85% 5 119.00–125.00 $122.07 $1,274 —
1065–1325 1165 80-85% 11 126.00–131.00 $129.14 $1,504 —
1015–1375 1251 80-85% 11 132.00–136.00 $133.81 $1,674 -9.84
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125–1495 1341 75-80% 5 133.00–136.00 $134.79 $1,808 -4.21
1675 1675 75-80% 1 127.00 $127.00 $2,127 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1015 976 85-90% 4 120.00–125.00 $122.55 $1,196 +3.55

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090 1090 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,254 —
1315–2040 1606 7 137.00–145.00 $141.75 $2,277 -10.35
1715 1715 1 155.00 $155.00 $2,658 —
1640–1980 1844 6 145.00–151.00 $148.07 $2,730 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
905 905 (<2 yrs)Open 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,312
1125 1125 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,508
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
690 thin fleshed 690 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
955–1000 978 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 133.00–136.00 $134.53 $1,316
1042–1355 1199 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 131.00–133.00 $132.13 $1,584
1375 1375 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,856
1675 1675 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 127.00 $127.00 $2,127
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050–1185 1118 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,400.00–1,750.00 $1,585.57
970–1215 1122 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,425.00–1,850.00 $1,709.44
1580 1580 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,125.00 $2,125.00

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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
1455 1455 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 165.00 $165.00 $536 —
835 835 1 105.00 $105.00 $877 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
780–815 798 (<2 yrs)Open 2 1,900.00–1,950.00 $1,925.55 —

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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.