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I-40 Livestock Market Report

Ozark, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, January 15, 2026

559 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $400.65/cwt +10.18 vs last sale · ≈ $2,067/hd at 516 lb · 32 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $349.41/cwt +6.91 vs last sale · ≈ $2,345/hd at 671 lb · 30 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $518.21/cwt +13.04 vs last sale · ≈ $2,166/hd at 418 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 559 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 327 8 510.00–550.00 $536.80 $1,755 +1.25
350–395 372 13 525.00–585.00 $558.44 $2,077 +32.96
400–445 418 30 490.00–555.00 $518.21 $2,166 +22.97
454 value added 454 6 513.00 $513.00 $2,329 —
450–478 465 12 472.50–540.00 $490.48 $2,281 +16.25
500–530 517 7 465.00–535.00 $496.22 $2,565 +22.98
550–572 559 15 450.00–480.00 $471.07 $2,633 +43.97
600–630 620 14 385.00–431.00 $417.59 $2,589 +4.69
660 660 2 375.00–392.50 $383.75 $2,533 +9.12
700–725 713 2 345.00–355.00 $350.09 $2,496 -15.50
755–775 760 4 340.00–342.00 $341.49 $2,595 —
815 value added 815 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,852 ±0.00
855 855 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,864 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
302–345 316 3 445.00–490.00 $461.36 $1,458 -24.44
350–390 373 9 420.00–495.00 $459.25 $1,713 -27.16
400–445 428 3 415.00–445.00 $426.95 $1,827 -20.42
450–495 470 8 365.00–470.00 $449.10 $2,111 +36.23
500–540 519 6 350.00–455.00 $417.50 $2,167 +21.25
560–590 575 4 345.00–425.00 $391.05 $2,249 -1.38
635 635 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,159 —
675 675 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,362 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
431 431 5 483.00 $483.00 $2,082 —
494 494 4 439.00 $439.00 $2,169 —
592 592 2 372.50 $372.50 $2,205 —
620 620 2 380.00 $380.00 $2,356 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 250.00 $250.00 $950 -105.00
405 405 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,418 —
505 505 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,162 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,162 —
550 550 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,210 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 328 12 490.00–545.00 $511.52 $1,678 +1.09
350–395 372 13 485.00–520.00 $497.58 $1,851 -19.59
400–445 417 22 420.00–490.00 $451.89 $1,884 +18.14
450–475 464 5 425.00–442.50 $432.81 $2,008 -3.94
500–535 516 32 380.00–425.00 $400.65 $2,067 +10.18
555–590 569 12 367.50–387.50 $379.24 $2,158 +2.39
600–648 630 16 345.00–385.00 $360.54 $2,271 -8.02
660–682 671 30 332.00–357.50 $349.41 $2,345 +6.91
705 705 1 317.50 $317.50 $2,238 —
768 value added 768 5 330.00 $330.00 $2,534 —
826 826 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,643 —
815–840 828 7 275.00–312.50 $299.68 $2,481 —
890 890 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,448 -10.00
910 910 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,457 —
920 920 1 277.00 $277.00 $2,548 —
1060 1060 1 315.00 $315.00 $3,339 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 325 5 430.00–480.00 $458.37 $1,490 +3.37
350–390 364 4 415.00–455.00 $431.05 $1,569 -3.16
400–425 415 3 410.00–425.00 $418.49 $1,737 +21.65
450–490 475 10 355.00–435.00 $397.39 $1,888 +5.08
500–525 513 3 300.00–355.00 $321.20 $1,648 —
670 670 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,077 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
362–385 376 5 485.00–487.50 $486.54 $1,829 —
460–476 470 8 397.00–417.00 $404.34 $1,900 —
594 594 5 360.00 $360.00 $2,138 —
690 690 7 310.00 $310.00 $2,139 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,140 —
420–425 423 2 200.00–320.00 $260.36 $1,101 —
620 620 2 302.50 $302.50 $1,876 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,200 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–435 428 2 475.00–495.00 $484.82 $2,075 +27.28
455–485 474 10 435.00–480.00 $462.59 $2,193 +39.11
500–542 528 15 400.00–455.00 $432.31 $2,283 +1.22
570–585 580 6 375.00–420.00 $396.07 $2,297 +0.23
605–620 615 3 360.00–385.00 $370.92 $2,281 +0.93
670 670 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,345 —
930 930 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,464 —
1050 1050 1 225.00 $225.00 $2,362 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 2 395.00 $395.00 $1,955 —
595 595 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,112 —
605 605 1 342.50 $342.50 $2,072 +77.50
680 680 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,108 —
950 950 1 240.00 $240.00 $2,280 —
1000 1000 2 185.00–225.00 $205.00 $2,050 —
1055 1055 2 210.00 $210.00 $2,216 +5.00
1135 1135 1 210.00 $210.00 $2,384 —
1150 1150 1 210.00 $210.00 $2,415 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
835–1270 1111 (<2 yrs)N/A 9 2,750.00–3,950.00 $3,440.37 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
628 628 4 347.00 $347.00 $2,179 —
898 898 4 275.00 $275.00 $2,470 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690 690 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,173 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1685 1488 10 152.00–180.00 $161.64 $2,405 —
1200–2130 1658 4 184.00–190.00 $187.79 $3,114 —
1575–2120 1848 2 197.00–205.00 $200.41 $3,704 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
795 795 (<2 yrs)Open 1 2,650.00 $2,650.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
895–988 965 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 3,750.00–3,850.00 $3,826.81
920–1035 972 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 3,550.00–3,900.00 $3,814.21
888–1345 1048 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 73 3,600.00–4,550.00 $4,284.38
1170 1170 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 4,150.00 $4,150.00

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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
1085–1475 1280 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 2,600.00–2,900.00 $2,772.85 —
1285 1285 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 3,850.00 $3,850.00 —
1330 1330 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 4,550.00 $4,550.00 —

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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.