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I-40 Livestock Market Report

Ozark, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, August 13, 2026

416 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $341.26/cwt +5.72 vs last sale · ≈ $2,142/hd at 628 lb · 35 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $390.94/cwt +16.34 vs last sale · ≈ $2,399/hd at 614 lb · 21 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $445.50/cwt +0.59 vs last sale · ≈ $2,085/hd at 468 lb · 18 head
Ozark, AR 6-weight heifers sold at $340/cwt. AR 6-weight heifers are down $28 from their late July peak of $362/cwt. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 416 243 665
Feeder cattle 377 210 534
Slaughter cattle 29 14 83
Replacement cattle 10 19 48

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold 6.00-15.00, mostly 10.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 2.00-8.00 higher. Demand good for long weaned, vaccinated and worked cattle. Fleshy and cattle with too much hair are steeply discounted. Slaughter cows and 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
300–345 325 6 490.00–540.00 $514.79 $1,673 -30.29
365–390 378 2 470.00–485.00 $477.25 $1,804 +0.68
400–440 423 14 435.00–462.50 $452.65 $1,915 -12.01
464–485 468 18 420.00–459.00 $445.50 $2,085 +0.59
500 500 1 365.00 $365.00 $1,825 -51.03
500–543 519 9 400.00–425.00 $405.93 $2,107 -10.10
560–590 570 3 380.00–390.00 $383.27 $2,185 -20.48
605 605 1 340.00 $340.00 $2,057 -34.60
600–632 value added 612 18 392.00–400.00 $396.79 $2,428 —
630–635 633 2 362.50–365.00 $363.75 $2,303 -10.85
655–695 680 4 342.50–360.00 $347.34 $2,362 -10.30
690 690 1 320.00 $320.00 $2,208 -37.64
710 710 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,059 -68.00
720–746 741 10 335.00–337.00 $335.19 $2,484 —
752 752 2 327.50 $327.50 $2,463 +2.50
810–815 813 2 300.00–320.00 $309.97 $2,520 +4.97
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 460.00 $460.00 $1,426 -15.00
350–395 374 5 360.00–450.00 $415.90 $1,555 -44.10
420 420 1 405.00 $405.00 $1,701 -4.64
485 485 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,867 -15.49
500–540 518 3 330.00–345.00 $336.82 $1,745 —
555–570 560 3 360.00–380.00 $371.70 $2,082 +21.70
620–645 628 3 320.00–337.50 $328.22 $2,061 -11.78
650–655 653 2 327.50–340.00 $333.73 $2,179 —
660 660 1 335.00 $335.00 $2,211 —
740 740 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,220 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
542 value added 542 8 389.00 $389.00 $2,108 —
645 645 6 331.00 $331.00 $2,135 —
681 681 4 347.50 $347.50 $2,366 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 2 395.00 $395.00 $1,343 —
420 420 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,260 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 310.00 $310.00 $992 —
380 380 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,577 —
470 470 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,269 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 325 4 420.00–455.00 $441.33 $1,434 -24.40
365–395 381 7 425.00–470.00 $447.63 $1,705 -4.85
420–445 430 10 390.00–412.50 $405.15 $1,742 +45.15
455–490 477 13 374.00–410.00 $388.75 $1,854 -5.97
505–545 526 7 325.00–365.00 $348.86 $1,835 -12.30
550–565 558 3 340.00–350.00 $345.79 $1,930 +1.27
600–640 619 10 325.00–340.00 $331.92 $2,055 -3.62
631 value added 631 25 345.00 $345.00 $2,177 —
650–660 654 4 325.00–340.00 $331.24 $2,166 +11.24
715–740 728 2 312.50–315.00 $313.77 $2,284 +13.77
750–772 765 3 312.00–315.00 $312.98 $2,394 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 2 420.00 $420.00 $1,491 —
497 value added 497 15 370.00 $370.00 $1,839 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–320 313 2 360.00–400.00 $379.52 $1,188 -38.32
380 380 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,444 -20.00
460–495 472 3 345.00–390.00 $364.88 $1,722 -21.30
535 535 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,766 +15.00
585 585 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,814 —
665 665 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,995 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 300.00 $300.00 $990 —
355–380 370 3 320.00–330.00 $323.20 $1,196 —
410 410 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,538 —
535 535 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,070 —
550 550 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,320 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 3 410.00 $410.00 $1,353 —
392 392 3 340.00 $340.00 $1,333 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,870 +35.00
450–490 470 2 385.00–405.00 $394.57 $1,854 -26.01
500–545 521 8 367.50–415.00 $394.07 $2,053 +6.03
555–595 567 10 352.50–390.00 $376.08 $2,132 +4.82
655–695 671 7 322.50–334.00 $328.78 $2,206 -1.22
740 740 2 315.00–327.50 $321.25 $2,377 +6.25
800 800 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,440 —
950 950 1 240.00 $240.00 $2,280 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770 770 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,848 —
965 965 1 227.50 $227.50 $2,195 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1095 983 80-85% 3 134.00–146.00 $139.62 $1,372 —
1060–1240 1120 80-85% 3 157.00 $157.00 $1,758 -13.47
955–1365 1181 80-85% 11 162.00–168.00 $164.26 $1,940 —
1275 1275 80-85% 1 173.00 $173.00 $2,206 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245 1245 75-80% 1 170.00 $170.00 $2,116 —
1295–1545 1437 75-80% 5 163.00–167.00 $164.54 $2,364 —
1430–1910 1687 75-80% 3 160.00–162.00 $161.09 $2,718 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1745 1745 1 193.00 $193.00 $3,368 —
1790 1790 1 204.00 $204.00 $3,652 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hd
760–855 813 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 3 215.00–220.00 $218.31 $1,775

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960 960 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,700.00 $2,700.00
1135 1135 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
770–840 805 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,600.00–2,650.00 $2,626.09
805–855 830 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,550.00–2,600.00 $2,575.75

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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
1590 1590 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 4,250.00 $4,250.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
595 595 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,606 —

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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.