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I-40 Livestock Feeder Cattle Pot Load Sale Market Report

Ozark, Arkansas · USDA-reported Auction Livestock (Special)

Sale of Tuesday, March 11, 2025

535 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $282.27/cwt +29.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,890/hd at 670 lb · 162 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $268.00/cwt +7.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,005/hd at 748 lb · 148 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $295.50/cwt +25.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,871/hd at 633 lb · 88 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 535

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 14 325.00 $325.00 $1,950
793 793 22 255.00 $255.00 $2,022 -10.37
818 818 9 250.00 $250.00 $2,045 -4.10
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
349 thin fleshed 349 5 425.00 $425.00 $1,483
468 thin fleshed 468 6 365.00 $365.00 $1,708

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–369 367 16 370.00–380.00 $375.03 $1,376 +10.03
500 fancy 500 16 357.50 $357.50 $1,788
570 570 5 295.00 $295.00 $1,682 +10.89
633 633 88 295.50 $295.50 $1,871 +30.50
669 fancy 669 69 287.00 $287.00 $1,920
663–691 670 93 265.00–282.00 $278.76 $1,868 +27.76
748 748 148 268.00 $268.00 $2,005
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
576–594 582 14 274.00–285.00 $278.01 $1,618

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
411 fancy 411 11 380.00 $380.00 $1,562
534 fancy 534 19 325.00 $325.00 $1,736

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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.