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I-40 Livestock Market Report

Ozark, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, July 17, 2025

325 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $367.55/cwt +11.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,919/hd at 522 lb · 19 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $409.38/cwt +1.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,740/hd at 425 lb · 18 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $324.59/cwt -0.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,708/hd at 526 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 325 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 322 10 420.00–490.00 $469.80 $1,513 +31.00
358–385 372 11 412.50–460.00 $427.57 $1,591 -9.52
402–448 425 18 395.00–422.50 $409.38 $1,740 +1.21
450–475 463 2 380.00–390.00 $385.14 $1,783 -1.52
460–495 471 8 400.00–422.50 $407.65 $1,920 +20.99
500 500 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,775 -18.17
510 value added 510 1 415.00 $415.00 $2,116 —
500–545 517 5 362.50–380.00 $368.47 $1,905 -4.70
585–590 587 3 350.00 $350.00 $2,054 +4.32
615–640 627 3 317.50–347.50 $335.07 $2,101 -2.88
645 645 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,935 -37.95
655–660 657 6 330.00–338.00 $336.58 $2,211 +22.66
730 value added 730 1 332.50 $332.50 $2,427 —
750–765 758 2 290.00–295.00 $292.48 $2,217 -7.52
800 800 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,400 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 317 3 365.00–405.00 $386.61 $1,226 -16.12
370–390 380 3 370.00–385.00 $378.29 $1,438 -17.45
410–435 423 2 370.00–385.00 $377.72 $1,598 +6.17
450–495 478 3 360.00–377.50 $369.17 $1,765 +18.46
515 515 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,802 +17.63
610 610 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,860 —
680 680 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,972 -2.53
745 745 1 287.50 $287.50 $2,142 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
794 value added 794 7 302.00 $302.00 $2,398 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–335 326 9 400.00–440.00 $417.12 $1,360 +10.27
350–395 363 16 400.00–440.00 $414.04 $1,503 +19.01
402–445 421 10 370.00–392.50 $378.49 $1,593 +11.90
459–480 461 15 353.00–370.00 $363.67 $1,677 +11.35
500–540 525 16 315.00–345.00 $327.06 $1,717 +1.48
545 545 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,553 -40.58
550–592 566 11 320.00–337.50 $328.73 $1,861 +13.36
600–615 610 3 305.00–317.50 $310.84 $1,896 +9.53
670 670 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,010 -1.02
705 705 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,939 -22.21
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,185 +30.00
360–390 370 3 367.50–380.00 $372.36 $1,378 +31.15
400–440 420 2 340.00–345.00 $342.62 $1,439 -2.38
475–485 482 8 305.00–341.00 $333.48 $1,607 +11.13
585 585 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,726 +14.59
650 650 1 282.50 $282.50 $1,836 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–480 473 7 344.00 $344.00 $1,627 +14.33
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 255.00 $255.00 $829 -95.00
350 350 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,085 —
465 465 1 317.50 $317.50 $1,476 +27.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,540 —
425–445 434 4 370.00–395.00 $384.90 $1,670 +10.02
455–485 478 12 342.50–387.50 $370.19 $1,770 -9.15
505–540 522 19 330.00–387.50 $367.55 $1,919 +11.16
585–598 593 5 315.00–352.50 $324.30 $1,923 -13.56
605–638 632 7 300.00–328.00 $321.61 $2,033 +7.08
650–670 658 6 290.00–312.50 $303.74 $1,999 -10.22
685 685 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,850 -43.96
708–740 719 5 270.00–320.00 $304.18 $2,187 +17.18
820 820 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,214 —
995 995 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,781 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
617 617 3 305.00 $305.00 $1,882 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,771 +32.46
695 695 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,981 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 1 150.00 $150.00 $915 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820 820 80-85% 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,132 —
925 925 80-85% 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,471 —
1000–1015 1008 80-85% 2 173.00–178.00 $175.48 $1,769 —
920–1065 1023 80-85% 4 166.00–170.00 $167.42 $1,713 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1240 1230 75-80% 2 163.00–170.00 $166.47 $2,048 -0.11
1235–1550 1386 75-80% 4 176.00–178.00 $177.04 $2,454 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880 880 85-90% 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,250 —
1115 1115 85-90% 1 173.00 $173.00 $1,929 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1855 1543 2 160.00–179.00 $171.42 $2,645 —
1495–1880 1645 3 194.00–199.00 $196.28 $3,229 —
1675–1740 1708 2 191.00 $191.00 $3,262 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1335 1335 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 185.00 $185.00 $2,470

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1005 1005 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,950.00 $1,950.00
1030 1030 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,250.00 $2,250.00
910–1225 1044 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 2,000.00–2,900.00 $2,460.03
850–1290 1045 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,250.00–2,200.00 $1,752.99
1140 1140 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,400.00 $2,400.00
1160 1160 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00
1085–1455 1261 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 2,275.00–2,900.00 $2,572.27

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870 870 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00

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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
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,850.00 $2,850.00 —
1040–1215 1130 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 2,800.00–3,250.00 $3,040.27 —
1225 1225 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 2,550.00 $2,550.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790 790 1 207.50 $207.50 $1,639 —

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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.