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I-40 Livestock Market Report

Ozark, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, July 31, 2025

535 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $351.27/cwt +10.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,802/hd at 513 lb · 52 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $370.29/cwt +7.79 vs last sale · ≈ $2,264/hd at 612 lb · 34 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $385.41/cwt +2.17 vs last sale · ≈ $2,191/hd at 569 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 535 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–343 324 11 425.00–515.00 $461.26 $1,494 -8.67
350–395 368 21 420.00–482.50 $450.41 $1,658 +17.78
403–448 423 15 420.00–439.00 $433.14 $1,832 -10.37
465–497 479 23 402.50–447.00 $430.13 $2,060 +21.06
519 value added 519 4 433.00 $433.00 $2,247 —
500–535 522 14 390.00–420.00 $407.78 $2,129 +5.93
555–595 568 28 360.00–393.00 $386.05 $2,193 +2.81
585 585 1 367.50 $367.50 $2,150 -15.74
608 value added 608 14 386.00 $386.00 $2,347 —
602–645 614 20 335.00–369.00 $359.30 $2,206 -3.20
665–680 673 2 320.00–332.50 $326.32 $2,196 -11.18
670–685 678 2 337.50–340.00 $338.76 $2,297 +1.26
730 value added 730 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,409 —
785 785 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,355 —
805–810 808 2 285.00–290.00 $287.51 $2,323 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 3 405.00–410.00 $408.33 $1,409 -6.67
360–385 370 3 380.00–415.00 $402.00 $1,487 +2.00
410–440 427 5 380.00–405.00 $393.90 $1,682 +1.47
450–495 472 9 340.00–392.50 $378.73 $1,788 +11.25
500–525 513 8 320.00–387.50 $369.55 $1,896 —
760–780 770 2 282.50–292.50 $287.44 $2,213 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
671–675 672 11 329.00–340.00 $335.98 $2,258 —
692 value added 692 6 342.00 $342.00 $2,367 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,196 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 318 7 415.00–440.00 $429.96 $1,367 +9.42
350–395 377 17 400.00–440.00 $415.74 $1,567 -4.24
435–436 435 12 390.00–395.00 $391.67 $1,704 -20.52
453 453 3 399.00 $399.00 $1,807 +46.44
460 460 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,725 +22.44
500–545 513 52 332.50–367.50 $351.27 $1,802 +7.15
555–585 568 13 340.00–362.50 $354.31 $2,012 +10.47
550–595 570 3 325.00–345.00 $334.74 $1,908 -9.10
635–645 640 4 315.00–340.00 $326.87 $2,092 -1.75
695 695 1 319.00 $319.00 $2,217 -6.00
705–720 715 3 305.00–310.00 $307.52 $2,199 +15.02
815 815 1 287.50 $287.50 $2,343 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,268 +5.00
390 390 2 385.00–390.00 $387.50 $1,511 —
400–449 429 19 330.00–385.00 $371.07 $1,592 +20.28
450–492 477 12 345.00–385.00 $362.90 $1,731 +6.15
515–545 530 2 310.00–330.00 $320.28 $1,697 +10.28
545 545 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,635 -10.00
670 670 1 297.50 $297.50 $1,993 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391 391 7 390.00 $390.00 $1,525 —
420–435 429 5 375.00–387.50 $379.90 $1,630 —
452–488 463 14 372.50–395.00 $386.22 $1,788 —
568 568 2 338.00 $338.00 $1,920 —
672 672 2 306.00 $306.00 $2,056 —
686 686 5 304.00 $304.00 $2,085 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,116 —
465 465 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,511 +49.87

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,640 +5.85
450–490 469 16 392.50–432.50 $415.00 $1,946 +36.10
500–545 524 21 362.50–430.00 $388.46 $2,036 +27.91
550–595 570 8 342.50–380.00 $361.86 $2,063 +18.96
595 595 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,844 -32.90
600–640 623 4 340.00–362.50 $352.44 $2,196 +7.12
660 660 4 337.00 $337.00 $2,224 +10.72
710 710 1 332.50 $332.50 $2,361 +27.91
875 875 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,275 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 428 2 412.50 $412.50 $1,766 —
478 478 6 406.00 $406.00 $1,941 —
522 522 2 347.50 $347.50 $1,814 -15.00
554 554 4 361.00 $361.00 $2,000 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,488 —
495 495 1 362.50 $362.50 $1,794 —
525–535 530 3 337.50–357.50 $347.47 $1,842 —
575 575 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,495 -47.50
585 thin fleshed 585 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,989 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805 805 80-85% 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,063 +3.92
945–1095 1016 80-85% 8 153.00–159.00 $156.56 $1,591 +19.09
860–1225 1038 80-85% 4 120.00–148.00 $138.48 $1,437 +1.01
1040–1205 1130 80-85% 4 168.00–173.00 $170.58 $1,928 +9.66
1005–1330 1171 80-85% 7 161.00–167.00 $163.58 $1,916 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235–1895 1413 75-80% 6 167.00–170.00 $168.01 $2,374 —
1595 1595 75-80% 1 163.00 $163.00 $2,600 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005 1005 85-90% 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,678 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1530 1347 3 179.00–185.00 $181.38 $2,443 +13.48
1680–1815 1748 2 188.00–190.00 $188.96 $3,303 —
1685–2100 1893 2 196.00–197.00 $196.55 $3,721 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
850 850 (<2 yrs)Open 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,190
1095–1145 1120 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 164.00–212.50 $187.71 $2,102

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1000–1035 1018 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,850.00–2,400.00 $2,129.73
1135–1220 1164 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 2,100.00–2,700.00 $2,457.04
1265 1265 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,700.00 $2,700.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1045 1045 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,620

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
698–790 759 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 2,200.00–2,300.00 $2,269.36
880 880 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,225.00 $2,225.00
1090 1090 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,350.00 $2,350.00

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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.