I-40 Livestock Market Report

Ozark, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, February 26, 2026

495 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $532.24/cwt -18.44 vs last sale · ≈ $2,251/hd at 423 lb · 41 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $527.57/cwt -18.16 vs last sale · ≈ $2,485/hd at 471 lb · 26 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $459.18/cwt -1.31 vs last sale · ≈ $2,199/hd at 479 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	495	662	802
Feeder cattle	426	594	598
Slaughter cattle	47	51	129
Replacement cattle	22	17	75

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 14.00-15.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 1.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold 12.00-15.00 lower. Feeder supply was mostly average in quality and many unweaned cattle in offering. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00-2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	321	10	555.00–635.00	$584.82	$1,877	-21.30
350–390	370	15	540.00–600.00	$577.75	$2,138	-13.56
400–447	423	41	500.00–560.00	$532.24	$2,251	-13.51
450–485	471	26	500.00–545.00	$527.57	$2,485	-18.16
500–548	535	16	503.00–535.00	$510.35	$2,730	+4.27
590–595	593	4	405.00–455.00	$441.93	$2,621	-38.07
650–680	677	10	385.00–421.00	$417.54	$2,827	+12.54
705	705	1	377.50	$377.50	$2,661	-3.76
795	795	1	345.00	$345.00	$2,743	-10.00
835–841	840	7	315.00–349.00	$344.14	$2,891	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	325	2	470.00–500.00	$484.77	$1,576	-75.51
360–395	372	9	480.00–540.00	$507.40	$1,888	-34.13
410	410	1	485.00	$485.00	$1,988	-18.32
450–480	467	6	430.00–490.00	$474.68	$2,217	-29.38
500–520	510	2	430.00–470.00	$449.61	$2,293	—
585	585	1	380.00	$380.00	$2,223	-30.00
835	835	1	335.00	$335.00	$2,797	—
930	930	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,604	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
337	337	3	560.00	$560.00	$1,887	—
450	450	12	485.00	$485.00	$2,182	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	455.00	$455.00	$1,502	—
410	410	1	460.00	$460.00	$1,886	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	325	13	510.00–585.00	$541.82	$1,761	+8.09
350–385	363	11	500.00–545.00	$524.74	$1,905	+6.71
400–445	425	8	460.00–485.00	$470.91	$2,001	-24.32
455–495	479	19	425.00–480.00	$459.18	$2,199	-1.31
505–540	524	8	420.00–452.50	$428.27	$2,244	-14.23
550–592	567	14	415.00–427.50	$423.28	$2,400	-3.60
600–619	615	8	400.00–410.00	$404.25	$2,486	—
680–695	688	3	350.00–366.00	$355.38	$2,445	+2.06
710	710	1	350.00	$350.00	$2,485	+30.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	320	2	450.00–455.00	$452.66	$1,449	—
370–395	385	3	425.00–470.00	$453.20	$1,745	-25.90
470–490	480	2	370.00–417.50	$393.26	$1,888	-14.31
520	520	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,950	-14.62
570–590	580	2	380.00	$380.00	$2,204	—
645	645	1	367.50	$367.50	$2,370	-2.50
660	660	1	332.50	$332.50	$2,194	-22.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,420	—
550–590	570	2	320.00–350.00	$334.47	$1,906	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440	423	3	470.00–525.00	$499.17	$2,111	-25.83
465–490	474	4	475.00–505.00	$488.60	$2,316	-10.96
505–548	531	14	455.00–495.00	$485.66	$2,579	+11.78
570–585	578	3	410.00–465.00	$435.23	$2,516	-1.85
615–635	625	2	400.00–415.00	$407.38	$2,546	-17.09
705–745	725	2	347.50–350.00	$348.78	$2,529	—
750	750	1	335.00	$335.00	$2,512	—
815	815	1	317.50	$317.50	$2,588	—
905	905	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,624	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	450.00	$450.00	$2,138	±0.00
555–595	580	3	385.00–405.00	$398.22	$2,310	-11.78
610	610	1	385.00	$385.00	$2,348	—
705	705	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,115	-40.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
535	535	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,605	—
940	940	1	237.50	$237.50	$2,232	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
870–1005	939	80-85%	4	120.00–148.00	$139.58	$1,311	—
980–1440	1138	80-85%	7	150.00–158.00	$154.66	$1,760	—
1055–1470	1191	80-85%	11	160.00–170.00	$162.27	$1,933	-1.98
1165–1325	1250	80-85%	3	174.00–176.00	$175.29	$2,191	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1380	1262	75-80%	8	166.00–174.00	$170.21	$2,148	+8.21
1195–1545	1317	75-80%	3	176.00–180.00	$177.52	$2,338	—
1355–1870	1613	75-80%	2	164.00–165.00	$164.58	$2,655	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1180	1130	85-90%	2	178.00–181.00	$179.57	$2,029	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1225–1545	1385	2	171.00–182.00	$175.86	$2,436	—
1545–1580	1563	2	200.00–208.00	$204.04	$3,189	—
1580–2210	1883	3	193.00–195.00	$194.05	$3,654	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
730–1020	849	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	9	222.50–325.00	$268.27	$2,278

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
965	965	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,300.00	$2,300.00
1150	1150	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,300.00	$3,300.00
1240–1555	1398	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,950.00–3,650.00	$3,260.55

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875–895	885	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,900.00–2,950.00	$2,925.28
745–1200	1026	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	2,200.00–2,800.00	$2,664.80

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1155–1360	1258	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	172.50–196.00	$185.21	$2,330

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
985	985	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,750.00	$3,750.00	—

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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.