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I-40 Livestock Market Report

Ozark, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, April 23, 2026

466 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $533.99/cwt -6.64 vs last sale · ≈ $2,488/hd at 466 lb · 29 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $445.92/cwt -19.87 vs last sale · ≈ $2,515/hd at 564 lb · 20 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $393.82/cwt -13.58 vs last sale · ≈ $2,255/hd at 573 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 466 405 545
Feeder cattle 362 322 422
Slaughter cattle 74 42 85
Replacement cattle 30 41 38

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 20.00 higher, 400-500 lbs sold 7.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 18.00-20.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 18.00-19.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 10.00-16.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–290 288 2 705.00–710.00 $707.52 $2,038 —
300–335 321 5 605.00–685.00 $648.97 $2,083 +34.28
350–355 354 4 600.00–635.00 $621.20 $2,199 +6.41
410–440 429 16 520.00–575.00 $556.77 $2,389 -8.83
450–475 466 29 515.00–557.50 $533.99 $2,488 -6.64
505–540 523 8 474.00–530.00 $502.24 $2,627 +0.04
600–640 629 14 415.00–452.50 $429.54 $2,702 —
670 670 2 390.00 $390.00 $2,613 —
690 value added 690 1 392.50 $392.50 $2,708 —
705 value added 705 1 377.50 $377.50 $2,661 -2.50
755 755 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,416 —
840 840 1 315.00 $315.00 $2,646 —
865 value added 865 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,811 —
865 865 1 312.50 $312.50 $2,703 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 318 3 585.00–595.00 $591.75 $1,882 +21.91
350–390 373 14 515.00–590.00 $554.86 $2,070 +3.01
420–445 430 6 475.00–550.00 $511.55 $2,200 -9.25
450–495 475 9 465.00–507.50 $489.18 $2,324 +0.33
505–540 523 2 460.00–465.00 $462.58 $2,419 —
550–565 558 2 425.00–445.00 $434.87 $2,427 -20.13
610 610 1 390.00 $390.00 $2,379 —
980 980 2 285.00–290.00 $287.50 $2,818 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 343 2 460.00–510.00 $484.82 $1,663 -25.18
390 390 1 490.00 $490.00 $1,911 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
958 958 2 290.00 $290.00 $2,778 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–285 280 2 590.00–625.00 $607.19 $1,700 —
305–345 326 8 530.00–590.00 $567.69 $1,851 +39.28
350–395 380 18 500.00–545.00 $522.03 $1,984 +7.55
410 410 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,517 -93.33
400–443 418 10 472.50–590.00 $501.23 $2,095 +37.90
456–485 468 12 430.00–467.50 $455.61 $2,132 -0.62
480–485 483 2 390.00–415.00 $402.44 $1,944 -53.79
500–540 515 12 400.00–442.50 $419.46 $2,160 -16.28
552 value added 552 2 417.50 $417.50 $2,305 —
550–595 575 18 360.00–410.00 $391.19 $2,249 -16.21
600–610 value added 603 3 380.00 $380.00 $2,291 -15.00
605–640 618 4 360.00–380.00 $369.94 $2,286 -7.56
660–692 688 11 342.50–355.00 $352.27 $2,424 -4.36
708–735 value added 717 3 340.00–347.50 $342.56 $2,456 —
715–740 728 2 342.50–347.50 $344.96 $2,511 +19.96
755–775 765 2 315.00–325.00 $319.93 $2,447 -7.20
770 770 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,580 +7.87
805 805 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,616 —
835–840 838 3 290.00–300.00 $296.68 $2,486 —
885 885 1 310.00 $310.00 $2,744 +20.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–335 328 2 500.00–520.00 $509.77 $1,672 +9.77
350–385 374 6 425.00–495.00 $465.29 $1,740 -21.63
420–449 441 6 415.00–467.50 $458.57 $2,022 +23.57
460–495 475 3 410.00–440.00 $424.74 $2,018 -1.14
548 548 3 377.50 $377.50 $2,069 -8.10
550–595 584 4 330.00–360.00 $348.63 $2,036 -36.37
670 670 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,144 —
835 value added 835 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,505 —
850 850 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,998 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
572 572 4 385.00 $385.00 $2,202 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,360 —
380 380 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,634 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
455–495 480 6 470.00–495.00 $486.05 $2,333 +3.18
500–545 512 13 470.00–510.00 $489.16 $2,504 +21.83
550–595 564 20 417.50–463.00 $445.92 $2,515 -19.87
600–625 614 13 390.00–426.00 $411.22 $2,525 -20.03
670–690 680 3 370.00–385.00 $375.77 $2,555 +4.71
745 745 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,533 —
805 805 1 327.50 $327.50 $2,636 -5.00
1005 1005 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,764 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 440.00 $440.00 $2,376 —
550 550 1 380.00 $380.00 $2,090 -32.23
560–590 575 2 410.00 $410.00 $2,358 -2.23
980 980 1 225.00 $225.00 $2,205 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
975 975 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 5,350.00 $5,350.00 —
1100 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 3,500.00 $3,500.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1525 1525 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 200.00 $200.00 $3,050 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860 860 80-85% 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,101 —
940–1215 1076 80-85% 5 152.00–161.00 $158.30 $1,703 -17.07
1040–1295 1111 80-85% 12 162.00–171.00 $166.94 $1,855 —
960–1320 1194 80-85% 8 172.00–178.00 $175.82 $2,099 -10.18
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1520 1367 75-80% 9 170.00–179.00 $173.14 $2,367 —
1105–1920 1375 75-80% 9 165.00–169.00 $167.20 $2,299 —
1850 1850 75-80% 1 162.00 $162.00 $2,997 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915 915 85-90% 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,464 —
1070 1070 85-90% 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,530 -40.00

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1525–1550 1538 2 200.00–203.00 $201.51 $3,099 —
1260–2440 1717 5 188.00–192.00 $190.29 $3,267 —
1775 1775 1 210.00 $210.00 $3,728 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
995 995 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 202.50 $202.50 $2,015
820–1265 1062 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 180.00–230.00 $194.46 $2,065

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1130–1340 1228 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,350.00–2,750.00 $2,554.61
910–1480 1229 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 6 1,850.00–3,000.00 $2,668.92
1225–1285 1252 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 2,850.00–3,150.00 $3,047.34
1360 1360 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 2,850.00 $2,850.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
1035–1475 1255 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 157.00–172.00 $165.81 $2,081
1260–1505 1383 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 175.00–196.00 $184.57 $2,553

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
815 815 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,650.00 $2,650.00
875 875 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,750.00 $2,750.00

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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
1225 1225 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,850.00 $3,850.00 +750.00
1360 1360 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 3,300.00 $3,300.00 —
1415 1415 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 3,000.00 $3,000.00 —

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Heifer Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1115 1115 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 3,950.00 $3,950.00 —

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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.