I-40 Livestock Market Report

Ozark, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, July 25, 2024

782 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 heifers $230.37/cwt ≈ $1,891/hd at 821 lb · 190 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $268.41/cwt +17.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,406/hd at 524 lb · 27 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $309.12/cwt +2.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,471/hd at 476 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	782	625	720
Feeder cattle	719	536	537
Slaughter cattle	45	58	107
Replacement cattle	18	31	76

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 13.00 higher, 400-500 lbs sold 4.00 lower, 500-600 lbs sold 12.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold steady. Feeder heifers sold 6.00-12.00, mostly 9.00 higher. Value Added denotes cattle weaned at least 45 days, castrated, & who have been administered 2 sets of preconditioning vaccines. Fleshy calves and those with too much hair sold with a steep discount. On a light test, Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower, 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
320–348	340	4	400.00–402.50	$401.28	$1,364	-11.49
350–390	377	3	382.50–405.00	$393.78	$1,485	+37.78
411 value added	411	4	347.50	$347.50	$1,428	—
405–440	420	9	312.50–345.00	$324.61	$1,363	-9.68
450–495	476	25	292.50–312.00	$309.12	$1,471	+2.05
505–527	525	11	302.50–306.00	$305.59	$1,604	+17.01
550–595	575	19	273.00–296.00	$287.60	$1,654	+7.44
610–627 value added	619	6	290.00	$290.00	$1,795	—
605–645	621	8	255.00–285.00	$267.84	$1,663	-0.83
650–660	658	7	260.00–270.00	$267.99	$1,763	—
690–695	693	2	255.00–257.50	$256.25	$1,776	—
715	715	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,752	+0.49
738 value added	738	2	261.00	$261.00	$1,926	—
751–790	761	7	235.00–245.00	$242.48	$1,845	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–370	363	3	292.50–332.50	$308.49	$1,120	-3.14
420–440	430	2	292.50–322.50	$307.15	$1,321	+26.40
455–475	467	3	247.50–265.00	$257.38	$1,202	-22.70
515–535	526	4	265.00–267.50	$266.24	$1,400	-8.76
570–590	580	2	255.00–257.50	$256.27	$1,486	+5.03
605–645	625	2	250.00–252.50	$251.21	$1,570	+26.21
655–690	677	3	235.00–252.50	$246.59	$1,669	+4.09
715	715	2	230.00–235.00	$232.50	$1,662	—
750–780	763	3	223.00–240.00	$229.23	$1,749	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
607	607	3	230.00	$230.00	$1,396	-30.00
678 value added	678	11	254.00	$254.00	$1,722	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	265.00	$265.00	$861	+55.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	320	5	305.00–325.00	$316.27	$1,012	+8.00
350–395	366	9	297.50–312.50	$307.10	$1,124	+5.88
400–445	429	14	284.00–305.00	$291.94	$1,252	+14.53
450–494	476	14	276.00–292.50	$282.87	$1,346	+7.54
485–495	490	2	255.00–272.50	$263.66	$1,292	-11.67
522 value added	522	8	276.00	$276.00	$1,441	—
500–541	524	18	260.00–275.00	$266.89	$1,399	+41.89
540	540	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,269	+10.00
555 value added	555	2	282.50	$282.50	$1,568	—
550–580	565	17	250.00–277.50	$259.45	$1,466	+29.45
558–592	572	5	235.00–239.00	$237.39	$1,358	+7.39
600	600	1	237.50	$237.50	$1,425	+13.04
600–635	620	11	240.00–260.00	$243.90	$1,512	+3.72
652 value added	652	2	243.00	$243.00	$1,584	+4.00
650–675	656	4	222.50–234.00	$231.04	$1,516	+3.54
650–671	667	5	237.00–242.50	$238.07	$1,588	+10.57
705–740	727	3	220.00–230.00	$225.82	$1,642	+0.82
821 value added	821	189	230.50	$230.50	$1,892	—
835	835	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,712	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
604–605	604	10	227.00–239.00	$231.80	$1,400	—
797 value added	797	24	228.00	$228.00	$1,817	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,131	+8.10
415–435	428	3	245.00–250.00	$247.46	$1,059	-17.50
450	450	1	287.50	$287.50	$1,294	+36.67
465	465	1	242.50	$242.50	$1,128	-8.33
505–525	513	3	232.50–242.50	$236.63	$1,214	-4.67
555–580	565	3	227.50–240.00	$235.01	$1,328	+20.01
600–645	625	8	210.00–237.50	$228.48	$1,428	—
675–690	685	3	220.00–225.00	$222.50	$1,524	—
700–715	708	2	185.00–210.00	$197.37	$1,397	—
1000	1000	1	162.50	$162.50	$1,625	—
1062	1062	2	174.00	$174.00	$1,848	+26.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	230.00	$230.00	$770	—
360–380	372	3	152.50–175.00	$166.52	$619	-33.48
490	490	1	180.00	$180.00	$882	-40.00
530	530	2	175.00–195.00	$185.00	$980	—
670	670	2	170.00–207.50	$188.75	$1,265	—
740	740	1	167.50	$167.50	$1,240	—
855–860	858	2	160.00–172.50	$166.23	$1,426	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–428	422	3	310.00–315.00	$313.38	$1,322	+12.05
480–495	490	3	282.50–312.50	$299.95	$1,470	+8.89
500–540	521	18	272.50–310.00	$296.89	$1,547	+26.79
550–580	569	11	265.00–285.00	$271.10	$1,543	+16.34
600–615	608	2	250.00–270.00	$260.12	$1,582	+7.82
650–695	665	4	247.50–265.00	$254.91	$1,695	+17.41
700	700	2	240.00–247.50	$243.75	$1,706	+14.49

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470–498	490	4	177.50–230.00	$199.55	$978	—
660	660	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,221	—
825	825	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,361	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,250	-6.24
665	665	1	237.50	$237.50	$1,579	—
765	765	1	217.50	$217.50	$1,664	+32.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745	745	80-85%	1	110.00	$110.00	$820	—
930–1050	995	80-85%	3	104.00–113.00	$107.50	$1,070	-14.57
885–1110	1022	80-85%	3	122.00–123.00	$122.36	$1,251	—
890–1160	1081	80-85%	6	126.00–132.00	$128.10	$1,385	—
1165–1235	1200	80-85%	2	136.00–142.00	$139.09	$1,669	+3.89

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305	1305	75-80%	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,696	—
1110–1695	1364	75-80%	7	133.00–138.00	$135.25	$1,845	—
1300–1475	1403	75-80%	4	137.00–144.00	$140.02	$1,964	+8.03

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795–805	800	85-90%	2	110.00	$110.00	$880	—
880	880	85-90%	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,153	—
865–960	913	85-90%	2	98.00–108.00	$102.74	$938	-0.04
985	985	85-90%	1	133.00	$133.00	$1,310	+9.50
1175	1175	85-90%	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,410	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1450	1295	4	128.00–137.00	$132.25	$1,713	—
1475–1695	1585	2	158.00–166.00	$162.28	$2,572	—
1490–2170	1801	4	146.00–152.00	$148.46	$2,674	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
595	595	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	115.00	$115.00	$684
610 thin fleshed	610	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	167.50	$167.50	$1,022

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820–1110	943	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,500.00–1,975.00	$1,737.30
880–1040	960	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,350.00–1,900.00	$1,647.92

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1115–1355	1263	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	132.00–138.00	$135.19	$1,707
1385	1385	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	143.00	$143.00	$1,981

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
545	545	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
635	635	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1055	1055	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,025.00	$2,025.00

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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
1300	1300	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,835.00	$1,835.00	+160.00

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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
805	805	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—

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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.