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I-40 Livestock Market Report

Ozark, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 8, 2026

397 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $390.47/cwt +19.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,038/hd at 522 lb · 25 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $505.17/cwt +18.65 vs last sale · ≈ $2,119/hd at 419 lb · 21 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $380.88/cwt +26.94 vs last sale · ≈ $2,144/hd at 563 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 397 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 328 10 500.00–575.00 $535.55 $1,757 -24.32
350–395 373 15 500.00–550.00 $525.48 $1,960 -30.82
403 value added 403 6 530.00 $530.00 $2,136 —
400–445 426 15 465.00–525.00 $495.24 $2,110 +8.72
465–475 472 9 455.00–505.00 $474.23 $2,238 +27.79
500–522 516 8 425.00–520.00 $473.24 $2,442 +46.43
555–595 578 13 402.50–445.00 $427.10 $2,469 +61.33
600–645 610 15 387.50–420.00 $412.90 $2,519 +32.40
610 value added 610 1 427.50 $427.50 $2,608 —
655–695 686 18 370.00–387.00 $374.63 $2,570 +2.13
700 value added 700 2 370.00 $370.00 $2,590 —
705–725 712 4 360.00–367.50 $365.59 $2,603 —
775 value added 775 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,751 —
800 800 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,720 +13.00
835 value added 835 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,922 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 326 4 475.00–505.00 $485.80 $1,584 -29.20
365–390 373 3 475.00–495.00 $486.41 $1,814 +1.26
415–445 433 7 435.00–470.00 $447.37 $1,937 -4.54
475–495 482 3 380.00–430.00 $412.87 $1,990 -4.75
500–535 528 5 350.00–415.00 $396.25 $2,092 —
555–585 570 2 390.00–395.00 $392.43 $2,237 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
472 value added 472 5 490.00 $490.00 $2,313 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,314 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 330 12 480.00–530.00 $510.43 $1,684 -11.39
350–390 363 18 495.00–525.00 $517.17 $1,877 +11.53
410–445 430 11 410.00–450.00 $433.75 $1,865 -18.71
436 value added 436 7 452.00 $452.00 $1,971 —
450–485 469 10 420.00–505.00 $436.75 $2,048 +21.79
480 480 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,968 -4.96
500–540 522 25 372.50–450.00 $390.47 $2,038 +17.24
559 value added 559 4 396.00 $396.00 $2,214 —
550–580 564 15 362.50–395.00 $376.85 $2,125 +22.91
612–645 629 16 350.00–376.00 $368.56 $2,318 +26.05
660 660 2 340.00–345.00 $342.50 $2,260 +20.00
775–780 778 2 317.50–322.50 $320.01 $2,490 +15.01
860 860 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,451 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
419 419 5 400.00 $400.00 $1,676 —
478 value added 478 19 435.00 $435.00 $2,079 +11.00
599 value added 599 4 373.00 $373.00 $2,234 —
609 value added 609 15 370.00 $370.00 $2,253 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 455.00 $455.00 $1,410 +16.28
350–390 373 6 400.00–465.00 $434.21 $1,620 +23.39
415–440 428 2 375.00–420.00 $396.84 $1,698 +9.12
458–485 473 10 370.00–417.50 $392.31 $1,856 +16.22
590 590 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,036 +20.00
720 720 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,800 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,190 +30.23

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440–445 443 2 450.00–465.00 $457.54 $2,027 —
455–495 476 4 405.00–440.00 $423.48 $2,016 +8.50
500–520 511 4 420.00–455.00 $431.09 $2,203 +49.82
560–590 577 12 375.00–437.50 $395.84 $2,284 +28.46
600–647 628 16 355.00–380.00 $369.99 $2,324 +31.56
700–740 720 2 325.00–332.50 $328.65 $2,366 +16.12
755 755 2 320.00–340.00 $330.00 $2,492 +30.00
800 800 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,480 +13.33
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455 455 3 405.00 $405.00 $1,843 —
545 545 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,071 +50.00
605 605 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,603 —
830 830 1 267.50 $267.50 $2,220 —
1085 1085 1 205.00 $205.00 $2,224 ±0.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 2 442.50 $442.50 $1,770 —
585 585 3 372.50 $372.50 $2,179 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
915 915 (<2 yrs)Open 1 240.00 $240.00 $2,196
875–1045 943 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 205.00–250.00 $230.97 $2,178

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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.