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I-40 Livestock Market Report

Ozark, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, March 12, 2026

318 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $461.00/cwt +0.45 vs last sale · ≈ $2,225/hd at 483 lb · 21 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $393.12/cwt -13.23 vs last sale · ≈ $2,241/hd at 570 lb · 11 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $361.66/cwt ≈ $2,304/hd at 637 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 318 532 826
Feeder cattle 274 452 677
Slaughter cattle 33 57 99
Replacement cattle 11 23 50

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 11.00-14.00 lower, over 600 lbs not tested. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold steady to 16.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 14.00-16.00 lower. Feeder Supply was mostly average to plain in quality. Slaughter cows sold steady on a light test, Slaughter bulls not well tested.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–332 319 9 600.00–690.00 $636.43 $2,030 -17.61
360–390 378 6 595.00–630.00 $608.26 $2,299 -8.81
400–445 420 10 510.00–580.00 $549.00 $2,306 -12.24
450–490 478 6 505.00–545.00 $521.52 $2,493 -9.60
520–540 530 3 490.00–530.00 $511.42 $2,711 -10.32
555–578 568 4 420.00–480.00 $442.43 $2,513 -9.91
610 610 1 430.00 $430.00 $2,623 -10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 324 5 550.00–580.00 $563.10 $1,824 +63.10
355–397 381 9 515.00–585.00 $552.02 $2,103 +9.52
410–445 432 6 465.00–512.50 $479.77 $2,073 -14.19
450–495 478 7 460.00–500.00 $477.72 $2,284 +19.48
550–596 588 6 420.00–430.00 $421.56 $2,479 —
610–640 625 2 320.00–365.00 $343.04 $2,144 —
650–680 665 2 355.00–360.00 $357.44 $2,377 —
785 785 1 332.50 $332.50 $2,610 —
1030 1030 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,575 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 value added 332 2 635.00 $635.00 $2,108 —
388 value added 388 3 590.00 $590.00 $2,289 —
390 390 4 582.50 $582.50 $2,272 —
422 value added 422 6 562.50 $562.50 $2,374 —
718 718 2 345.00 $345.00 $2,477 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 375 2 470.00–500.00 $484.20 $1,816 +34.20
470 470 1 322.50 $322.50 $1,516 —
570 570 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,938 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 value added 322 3 560.00–565.00 $563.26 $1,814 —
335 335 1 535.00 $535.00 $1,792 +4.37
355–385 367 8 485.00–545.00 $509.85 $1,871 -0.09
410–445 428 6 465.00–520.00 $484.42 $2,073 -1.33
455–497 482 20 452.50–490.00 $461.80 $2,226 +1.25
495 495 1 445.00 $445.00 $2,203 -15.55
505–536 530 5 400.00–455.00 $410.49 $2,176 -14.90
550–581 570 11 387.50–407.50 $393.12 $2,241 -13.23
625–649 637 10 355.00–367.50 $361.66 $2,304 —
682 682 2 332.50 $332.50 $2,268 -30.18
715–732 725 4 325.00–345.00 $331.17 $2,401 —
750–764 761 5 320.00 $320.00 $2,435 —
810–830 820 2 300.00 $300.00 $2,460 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 480.00 $480.00 $1,512 +23.23
390–395 393 2 432.50–440.00 $436.23 $1,714 —
405–445 430 4 435.00–460.00 $444.72 $1,912 +39.72
450–465 458 2 440.00 $440.00 $2,015 +27.65
530 530 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,014 —
635–640 638 2 270.00–330.00 $300.12 $1,915 —
655–665 660 2 320.00–332.50 $326.30 $2,154 -1.20
835 835 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,422 —
870–890 880 2 275.00–280.00 $277.47 $2,442 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650 650 4 337.00 $337.00 $2,190 —
780 780 3 316.00 $316.00 $2,465 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,156 -55.00
470 470 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,316 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 560.00 $560.00 $2,268 +66.26
450–480 465 2 500.00–545.00 $521.77 $2,426 +41.85
510–520 515 2 480.00–490.00 $484.95 $2,497 -13.50
595 595 1 420.00 $420.00 $2,499 +10.00
614–640 621 6 352.50–385.00 $376.88 $2,340 -50.62
655 655 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,358 —
750–760 755 2 330.00 $330.00 $2,492 -7.50
925 925 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,498 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 385.00 $385.00 $2,098 —
640 640 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,176 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,591 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–820 818 80-85% 2 123.00–128.00 $125.51 $1,027 —
865–1130 1002 80-85% 3 127.00–149.00 $139.66 $1,399 —
885–1310 1081 80-85% 4 150.00–155.00 $153.13 $1,655 —
1030–1175 1134 80-85% 5 160.00–164.00 $161.85 $1,835 +8.16
1285–1500 1393 80-85% 2 165.00–169.00 $166.85 $2,324 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430 1430 75-80% 1 176.00 $176.00 $2,517 —
1585–1875 1730 75-80% 2 161.00–167.00 $163.75 $2,833 —
1905 1905 75-80% 1 158.00 $158.00 $3,010 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–915 893 85-90% 2 140.00–149.00 $144.61 $1,291 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1500 1380 2 196.00–199.00 $197.63 $2,727 +16.54
1530–1835 1683 2 205.00–206.00 $205.55 $3,459 —
1885 1885 1 186.00 $186.00 $3,506 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
965 965 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,930

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
810 810 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,050.00 $2,050.00
1130 1130 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,450.00 $2,450.00
1215 1215 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,500.00 $2,500.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1175 1175 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,927
1525 1525 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 164.00 $164.00 $2,501

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
630 630 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00
Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
745 745 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,850.00 $1,850.00

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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
790 790 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 3,300.00 $3,300.00 —
840 840 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 2,600.00 $2,600.00 —
935 935 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 3,150.00 $3,150.00 —

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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.