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I-40 Livestock Market Report

Ozark, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 19, 2026

662 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $495.23/cwt +16.85 vs last sale · ≈ $2,105/hd at 425 lb · 32 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $447.47/cwt +8.58 vs last sale · ≈ $2,794/hd at 624 lb · 31 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $524.19/cwt +16.38 vs last sale · ≈ $2,705/hd at 516 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 662 451 0
Feeder cattle 594 366 0
Slaughter cattle 51 56 0
Replacement cattle 17 29 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 8.00-15.00 lower, 500-600 lbs sold 13.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 12.00-25.00 higher, over 600 lbs not well tested. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 5.00-7.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 318 13 580.00–625.00 $606.12 $1,927 -3.09
350–390 378 13 570.00–615.00 $591.31 $2,235 -10.53
400 fancy 400 1 600.00 $600.00 $2,400 —
405–437 426 10 520.00–570.00 $545.75 $2,325 -18.20
465–490 478 5 527.50–580.00 $545.73 $2,609 +12.53
513 value added 513 19 528.00 $528.00 $2,709 —
510–537 530 4 500.00–508.00 $506.08 $2,682 -1.73
580 580 1 480.00 $480.00 $2,784 +7.50
605 605 1 420.00 $420.00 $2,541 -13.34
607–627 value added 625 30 448.00–452.00 $448.39 $2,802 -1.60
660–675 670 3 405.00 $405.00 $2,714 +5.44
700–705 703 2 377.50–385.00 $381.26 $2,680 —
743 value added 743 20 382.00 $382.00 $2,838 —
785 785 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,787 —
816 value added 816 8 365.00 $365.00 $2,978 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 value added 325 9 610.00 $610.00 $1,982 —
411 value added 411 9 580.00 $580.00 $2,384 —
478 value added 478 15 541.00 $541.00 $2,586 —
643 value added 643 11 436.00 $436.00 $2,803 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 318 2 555.00–565.00 $560.28 $1,782 +53.55
365–395 384 4 525.00–550.00 $541.53 $2,079 +1.53
400–425 412 3 500.00–510.00 $503.32 $2,074 +32.41
478–495 490 13 485.00–507.50 $504.06 $2,470 +37.59
550 550 1 410.00 $410.00 $2,255 —
670 670 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,512 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 1 395.00 $395.00 $2,291 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 170.00 $170.00 $892 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 327 9 510.00–560.00 $533.73 $1,745 -2.19
330 value added 330 4 550.00 $550.00 $1,815 —
350–375 365 11 490.00–530.00 $518.03 $1,891 +9.64
400–444 425 32 450.00–520.00 $495.23 $2,105 +16.85
455–499 477 12 442.50–490.00 $460.49 $2,197 +25.49
521 521 5 442.50 $442.50 $2,305 +26.57
535 value added 535 1 472.50 $472.50 $2,528 +40.00
510–545 540 10 417.50–430.00 $426.79 $2,305 +10.86
564–575 566 5 395.00–435.00 $426.88 $2,416 +38.00
655–670 665 3 352.50–355.00 $353.32 $2,350 -16.68
720 720 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,304 -21.50
1005 1005 1 252.50 $252.50 $2,538 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 value added 255 7 625.00 $625.00 $1,594 —
331 value added 331 8 567.50 $567.50 $1,878 —
406 value added 406 22 509.00 $509.00 $2,067 —
494 value added 494 10 474.00 $474.00 $2,342 —
545 value added 545 12 430.00 $430.00 $2,344 —
582–595 value added 591 7 385.00–387.00 $386.44 $2,284 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 369 6 465.00–495.00 $479.10 $1,768 +8.88
445 445 3 440.00 $440.00 $1,958 -3.63
460–475 469 4 370.00–460.00 $407.57 $1,912 -15.43
510–530 520 2 370.00–410.00 $389.62 $2,026 +12.12
610 610 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,257 +30.02
660 660 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,343 +55.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 2 525.00 $525.00 $2,100 +57.50
470–488 482 10 475.00–515.00 $499.56 $2,408 +25.59
528 fancy 528 8 502.50 $502.50 $2,653 —
537–545 541 7 460.00–482.50 $473.88 $2,564 +51.38
550–580 562 12 420.00–490.00 $437.08 $2,456 +9.88
610–636 633 8 422.00–442.50 $424.47 $2,687 +48.79
670 670 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,479 +4.35
685 685 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,466 -5.65
1215 1215 1 237.50 $237.50 $2,886 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 2 450.00 $450.00 $2,070 +1.67
585 585 1 410.00 $410.00 $2,398 —
740 740 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,516 —
860 860 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,494 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820 820 80-85% 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,214 —
830 830 80-85% 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,096 —
845 845 80-85% 1 153.00 $153.00 $1,293 —
870–1185 964 80-85% 10 116.00–145.00 $130.04 $1,254 -8.35
1005–1250 1095 80-85% 6 151.00–159.00 $155.96 $1,708 -5.79
1000–1470 1162 80-85% 6 160.00–168.00 $164.25 $1,909 —
1465 1465 80-85% 1 182.00 $182.00 $2,666 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850 850 85-90% 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,309 —
955 955 85-90% 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,566 +24.00
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–1335 1290 75-80% 2 162.00 $162.00 $2,090 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1285 1223 2 168.00–183.00 $175.88 $2,151 —
1495–2110 1816 4 191.00–200.00 $195.75 $3,555 +31.35
1400–2415 1848 4 207.00–213.00 $208.88 $3,860 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
805 805 (<2 yrs)Open 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,496
955 955 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 240.00 $240.00 $2,292

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960 960 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,000.00 $2,000.00
860–1190 1025 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,650.00–2,800.00 $2,317.56
930–1110 1030 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 2,000.00–2,475.00 $2,313.59
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,750.00 $2,750.00
1085 1085 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00
1275 1275 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,100.00 $2,100.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
995–1385 1190 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 130.00–168.00 $152.11 $1,810

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Bred Heifers

Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1185 1185 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
785 785 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,316
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1215 1215 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
770 770 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00 —

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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.