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I-40 Livestock Market Report

Ozark, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Thursday, September 3, 2026

371 head sold ·Official USDA report

light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $359.26/cwt +4.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,883/hd at 524 lb · 17 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $324.62/cwt -5.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,858/hd at 572 lb · 16 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $412.71/cwt +16.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,572/hd at 381 lb · 12 head
Ozark 5-weight heifers brought $327/cwt, running $17/cwt below the AR average ($344) and $27/cwt under Siloam Springs, AR ($354). AR 5-weight heifers are down $46 from the early August peak of $385. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 371 483 761
Feeder cattle 264 425 715
Slaughter cattle — 45 —
Replacement cattle 107 13 46

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: the better Feeder steers 300-500 lbs sold 14.00-20.00 higher, 500-600 lbs sold 1.00 higher, over 600 lbs not well tested. The better Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 14.00-25.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 1.00-7.00 higher. Plain or fleshy or those with too much hair sold with a steep discount. Slaughter cows and bulls not reported.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–335 324 4 450.00–500.00 $478.78 $1,551 +27.39
355–395 382 6 440.00–480.00 $451.11 $1,723 -0.51
400–442 426 7 425.00–460.00 $436.81 $1,861 +18.36
460–495 475 4 400.00–430.00 $420.27 $1,996 +25.50
525–530 528 2 380.00–392.50 $386.28 $2,040 -7.64
580 580 1 372.50 $372.50 $2,160 +8.30
630 630 1 345.00 $345.00 $2,174 -10.63
650–680 668 3 310.00–335.00 $325.20 $2,172 -6.30
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
342 342 2 395.00 $395.00 $1,351 —
380 380 2 400.00–410.00 $405.00 $1,539 +2.69
400 400 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,140 -87.63
430 430 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,656 +12.37
490 490 1 372.50 $372.50 $1,825 -2.50
510 510 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,454 -60.00
560 560 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,596 -42.50
555–590 568 6 310.00–342.50 $320.48 $1,820 -7.02
600–635 623 3 297.50–325.00 $312.27 $1,945 -12.73
640 640 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,080 ±0.00
665 665 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,895 —
895 895 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,969 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
468 468 6 390.00 $390.00 $1,825 —
598 598 2 352.50 $352.50 $2,108 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 250.00 $250.00 $988 —
545 545 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,635 —
565 565 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,695 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–335 322 5 410.00–450.00 $440.12 $1,417 +37.29
350–397 381 12 395.00–435.00 $412.71 $1,572 +16.85
400–435 419 10 377.50–415.00 $396.62 $1,662 +21.99
450–480 466 4 362.50–372.50 $366.16 $1,706 +2.24
460–480 470 2 330.00–360.00 $344.68 $1,620 -19.24
505–540 520 6 327.50–340.00 $332.85 $1,731 -1.59
570 value added 570 3 340.00 $340.00 $1,938 -10.00
555–595 573 13 305.00–337.50 $321.07 $1,840 -6.30
610–645 628 4 310.00–317.50 $315.05 $1,979 +2.62
660 660 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,881 ±0.00
655–670 663 3 305.00–315.00 $308.29 $2,044 +23.29
696 value added 696 8 318.00 $318.00 $2,213 -7.00
710–745 728 2 280.00–295.00 $287.32 $2,092 -12.68
790 790 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,212 —
860 860 1 255.00 $255.00 $2,193 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 333 2 330.00–335.00 $332.44 $1,107 -47.56
360 360 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,224 -40.00
400–448 429 6 320.00–370.00 $343.67 $1,474 -3.79
455 455 1 312.50 $312.50 $1,422 -13.21
465–495 478 4 335.00–355.00 $344.20 $1,645 +18.49
525 525 2 305.00–315.00 $310.00 $1,628 -3.79
580 580 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,653 -20.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,174 —
490 490 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,519 —
655 655 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,572 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 423 2 402.50–435.00 $419.42 $1,774 +29.85
465–490 476 5 375.00–402.50 $392.36 $1,868 +10.97
500–548 524 17 345.00–395.00 $359.26 $1,883 +4.81
550–580 562 6 315.00–370.00 $338.12 $1,900 -9.49
600–645 625 10 310.00–332.50 $321.92 $2,012 -3.04
660–690 675 3 312.50–325.00 $319.11 $2,154 +1.34
710–730 720 6 290.00–320.00 $309.20 $2,226 -2.04
765–790 778 2 275.00–280.00 $277.46 $2,159 -2.54
1045 1045 1 205.00 $205.00 $2,142 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
485 485 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,310 -105.00
500–505 503 2 315.00–330.00 $322.46 $1,622 —
585 585 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,784 -16.47
625 625 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,469 -66.75
740 740 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,072 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 220.00 $220.00 $990 —
560 560 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,400 —

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Open Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620–1065 843 (<2 yrs)N/A 2 272.50–310.00 $286.30 $2,414 —

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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.