I-40 Livestock Market Report

Ozark, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 2, 2026

405 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $431.66/cwt -4.94 vs last sale · ≈ $2,460/hd at 570 lb · 30 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $501.04/cwt +10.02 vs last sale · ≈ $2,089/hd at 417 lb · 23 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $530.44/cwt +6.07 vs last sale · ≈ $2,032/hd at 383 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	405	500	276
Feeder cattle	364	425	221
Slaughter cattle	25	43	36
Replacement cattle	16	32	19

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 12.00-30.00 lower, 500-600 lbs sold 7.00 higher, over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 4.00-20.00, mostly 14.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 5.00 higher. On a light test, Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-3.00 higher.

→ Feeder heifers: Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 4.00-20.00
▼ Feeder steers: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 12.00-30.00 lower
▲ Slaughter bulls: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-3.00 higher
▲ Slaughter cows: Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00-3.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	323	10	595.00–640.00	$613.65	$1,982	-35.27
355–395	365	8	560.00–625.00	$595.20	$2,172	-26.32
403–445	410	16	520.00–575.00	$560.72	$2,299	-7.97
450–461	458	8	510.00–522.00	$520.28	$2,383	-17.24
505–540	527	3	490.00–515.00	$502.46	$2,648	+1.34
565–575	570	2	460.00–485.00	$472.39	$2,693	+12.39

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–325	318	5	510.00–570.00	$542.78	$1,726	-44.00
355–399	385	9	500.00–550.00	$525.48	$2,023	-39.63
410–440	426	6	460.00–485.00	$470.94	$2,006	-30.95
450–495	461	11	450.00–510.00	$477.89	$2,203	+17.89
510–535	523	2	430.00–445.00	$437.32	$2,287	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
338	338	3	570.00	$570.00	$1,927	-50.00
368–378	373	4	530.00–560.00	$544.80	$2,032	-40.20
440	440	3	470.00	$470.00	$2,068	-30.00
480	480	11	514.00	$514.00	$2,467	—
520	520	2	455.00	$455.00	$2,366	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	470.00	$470.00	$1,410	—
360	360	1	475.00	$475.00	$1,710	-21.18

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	318	2	520.00–545.00	$533.19	$1,696	-28.82
355–392	383	18	485.00–547.50	$530.44	$2,032	+6.07
409–445	417	23	470.00–565.00	$501.04	$2,089	+10.02
460–482	474	9	440.00–485.00	$455.49	$2,159	-18.80
500–545	521	14	410.00–440.00	$422.99	$2,204	-9.10
553–598	563	12	375.00–420.00	$402.97	$2,269	-17.03
607–645	626	8	355.00–370.00	$368.07	$2,304	+6.38
666	666	7	356.00	$356.00	$2,371	+4.71
700–721	718	8	340.00–350.00	$341.22	$2,450	—
752–770	758	3	310.00–330.00	$323.23	$2,450	+3.23
815	815	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,526	+45.00
850	850	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,465	-20.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	495.00	$495.00	$1,559	-5.00
355–395	371	5	385.00–525.00	$456.40	$1,693	-7.21
400–435	424	7	395.00–460.00	$433.61	$1,839	-3.10
450–495	465	4	430.00–440.00	$433.64	$2,016	-4.27
510–545	526	4	350.00–400.00	$373.53	$1,965	-11.47
555–595	568	3	330.00–360.00	$343.72	$1,952	-37.87
685	685	1	345.00	$345.00	$2,363	-5.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
419	419	7	470.00	$470.00	$1,969	+10.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–385	373	3	300.00–440.00	$347.81	$1,297	—
445	445	1	365.00	$365.00	$1,624	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	475.00	$475.00	$2,066	-30.24
450–498	480	10	465.00–500.00	$489.60	$2,350	-24.33
505–538	527	8	465.00–505.00	$489.40	$2,579	+2.22
550–595	570	30	390.00–467.50	$431.66	$2,460	-4.94
615–640	625	9	355.00–440.00	$403.10	$2,519	-10.91
665–685	678	9	382.50–392.50	$384.73	$2,608	+5.47
720–730	725	2	355.00–370.00	$362.45	$2,628	-5.05
770	770	4	338.00–342.50	$339.13	$2,611	+11.81
815	815	1	327.50	$327.50	$2,669	+2.50
930	930	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,511	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465–478	474	3	435.00–460.00	$451.82	$2,142	—
540	540	2	430.00	$430.00	$2,322	±0.00
555	555	1	395.00	$395.00	$2,192	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725	725	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,958	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795–840	818	80-85%	2	105.00–121.00	$112.78	$923	—
905–1080	995	80-85%	3	110.00–137.00	$123.79	$1,232	-36.07
1090	1090	80-85%	2	173.00	$173.00	$1,886	—
1105–1275	1190	80-85%	2	165.00–166.00	$165.54	$1,970	—
1070–1485	1254	80-85%	5	175.00–182.00	$179.74	$2,254	-3.20

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360–1700	1530	75-80%	2	175.00–182.00	$178.89	$2,737	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955	955	85-90%	1	171.00	$171.00	$1,633	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1530–1705	1617	3	197.00–202.00	$200.24	$3,238	—
1625–1715	1670	2	192.00–195.00	$193.54	$3,232	—
1635–1975	1858	3	205.00–220.00	$212.78	$3,953	—

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
660–990	825	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	210.00–295.00	$244.00	$2,013
890	890	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,824

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050–1205	1128	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	3,800.00–3,900.00	$3,846.56
1205	1205	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	3,150.00	$3,150.00
1310	1310	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,700.00	$2,700.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1310	1310	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	190.00	$190.00	$2,489

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
685–725	705	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,300.00–2,600.00	$2,454.26
755–870	813	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	2,750.00–3,200.00	$2,953.77
930	930	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,750.00	$2,750.00

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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
1105	1105	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,500.00	$3,500.00	—

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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.