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I-40 Livestock Market Report

Ozark, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 16, 2026

405 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $433.75/cwt -2.99 vs last sale · ≈ $2,263/hd at 522 lb · 23 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $456.23/cwt -10.05 vs last sale · ≈ $2,144/hd at 470 lb · 21 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $540.63/cwt +4.69 vs last sale · ≈ $2,530/hd at 468 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 405 616 643
Feeder cattle 322 534 552
Slaughter cattle 42 45 66
Replacement cattle 41 37 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 6.00 lower, 400-500 lbs sold 10.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 6.00 lower, 400-500 lbs sold 25.00 lower, 500-600 lbs sold 15.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 1.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady, Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 325 2 610.00–620.00 $614.69 $1,998 -21.71
350–395 375 14 595.00–650.00 $614.79 $2,305 +8.41
405–440 425 5 550.00–600.00 $565.60 $2,404 +15.24
445 445 1 495.00 $495.00 $2,203 -55.36
450–480 468 20 525.00–580.00 $540.63 $2,530 +4.69
505 505 1 480.00 $480.00 $2,424 -1.18
510–545 519 4 480.00–540.00 $502.20 $2,606 +21.02
550–585 571 4 440.00–485.00 $461.03 $2,632 +26.03
723 value added 723 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,747 —
735 735 1 375.00 $375.00 $2,756 +5.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
332 332 2 575.00 $575.00 $1,909 —
417 417 3 527.50 $527.50 $2,200 -9.16
451 value added 451 7 540.00 $540.00 $2,435 —
462–470 466 4 487.50–500.00 $493.70 $2,301 -15.30
586 value added 586 15 474.00 $474.00 $2,778 +7.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–320 318 2 550.00–590.00 $569.84 $1,812 -20.16
365–395 381 9 535.00–580.00 $551.85 $2,103 +4.06
400–425 418 5 465.00–540.00 $520.80 $2,177 +4.64
450–495 478 6 455.00–515.00 $488.85 $2,337 -1.15
585 585 1 455.00 $455.00 $2,662 —
675 675 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,565 +55.00
930 930 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,558 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 510.00 $510.00 $1,734 +140.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 319 5 520.00–560.00 $528.41 $1,686 -11.17
373 value added 373 3 540.00 $540.00 $2,014 —
360–398 383 12 495.00–535.00 $514.48 $1,970 -12.29
400–445 430 18 450.00–490.00 $463.33 $1,992 -48.62
450–495 470 21 440.00–485.00 $456.23 $2,144 -10.05
500–545 521 22 420.00–475.00 $435.74 $2,270 -3.85
540 540 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,106 +20.00
575–595 588 4 400.00–420.00 $407.40 $2,396 -13.81
625 value added 625 1 395.00 $395.00 $2,469 —
625 625 2 377.50 $377.50 $2,359 -8.00
685–690 688 3 340.00–370.00 $356.63 $2,454 -6.47
720 720 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,340 -1.68
740 740 1 410.00 $410.00 $3,034 +83.32
752–762 758 7 325.00–330.00 $327.13 $2,480 +2.13
870 870 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,523 ±0.00
925 925 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,729 +12.47
985 985 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,856 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,600 +15.00
375–395 385 2 465.00–510.00 $486.92 $1,875 +8.94
415 415 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,805 -10.09
465–480 473 5 400.00–435.00 $425.88 $2,014 +12.50
500–545 520 7 350.00–405.00 $385.60 $2,005 —
575 575 2 385.00 $385.00 $2,214 +55.27
700 700 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,135 —
780 780 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,418 +10.00
915 915 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,288 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
488 488 2 430.00 $430.00 $2,098 -6.28
587 value added 587 3 375.00 $375.00 $2,201 —
603 value added 603 9 408.00 $408.00 $2,460 —
692 692 2 352.50 $352.50 $2,439 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 535.00 $535.00 $2,381 +64.12
450–492 475 6 455.00–500.00 $482.87 $2,294 +2.39
500–545 521 7 450.00–495.00 $467.33 $2,435 -4.40
545 545 1 420.00 $420.00 $2,289 -51.73
555–590 576 6 435.00–485.00 $465.79 $2,683 +33.85
600–625 615 3 410.00–465.00 $431.25 $2,652 +28.72
652–680 662 5 365.00–375.00 $371.06 $2,456 +11.39
760–775 768 2 325.00–335.00 $329.95 $2,534 -0.05
810 810 1 332.50 $332.50 $2,693 +67.50
850 850 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,635 +10.00
955 955 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,674 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,633 —
400 400 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,840 —
475 475 1 475.00 $475.00 $2,256 —
555–595 578 4 400.00–430.00 $412.23 $2,383 —
910 910 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,639 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1410 1410 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 228.00 $228.00 $3,215 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 80-85% 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,184 +16.00
920–1020 970 80-85% 2 156.00–158.00 $157.05 $1,523 —
880–1200 1063 80-85% 11 170.00–182.00 $175.37 $1,864 —
990–1205 1098 80-85% 2 160.00–166.00 $162.71 $1,787 —
975–1325 1176 80-85% 8 184.00–194.00 $186.00 $2,187 +0.33
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125 1125 75-80% 1 167.50 $167.50 $1,884 —
1415 1415 75-80% 1 183.00 $183.00 $2,589 —
1230–1805 1466 75-80% 5 174.00–178.00 $176.40 $2,586 -6.42
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990 990 85-90% 1 178.00 $178.00 $1,762 -4.50
1080 1080 85-90% 1 183.00 $183.00 $1,976 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1215 1215 1 171.00 $171.00 $2,078 —
1310–2010 1618 3 203.00–206.00 $204.56 $3,310 —
1295–1835 1640 3 215.00–229.00 $222.40 $3,647 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
875 875 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,925
885–1245 1090 (<2 yrs)Open 3 200.00–220.00 $209.68 $2,286
925–1385 1091 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 8 170.00–235.00 $203.14 $2,216

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960 960 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,950.00 $1,950.00
1005–1050 1028 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 3,100.00–3,175.00 $3,138.32
895–1175 1035 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,600.00–3,175.00 $2,926.39
925–1345 1086 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 1,850.00–3,100.00 $2,535.41
925–1290 1108 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,350.00–2,900.00 $2,670.32
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1025–1150 1088 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 192.00–194.00 $192.94 $2,099
1325 1325 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 207.00 $207.00 $2,743

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
710 thin fleshed 710 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00
845 845 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,250.00 $2,250.00
920–975 950 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 2,750.00–2,850.00 $2,800.35

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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
1035–1190 1113 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 2 2,450.00–2,850.00 $2,663.93 —
1165 1165 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,550.00 $3,550.00 +700.00
1205 1205 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,100.00 $3,100.00 —

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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.