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I-40 Livestock Feeder Cattle Pot Load Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, April 8, 2025

342 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $317.22/cwt -7.78 vs last sale · ≈ $2,021/hd at 637 lb · 88 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 steers $290.75/cwt ≈ $2,114/hd at 727 lb · 69 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $284.00/cwt ≈ $1,707/hd at 601 lb · 54 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 342

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
434 434 8 360.00 $360.00 $1,562
547 547 23 334.00 $334.00 $1,827
570 value added 570 15 333.00 $333.00 $1,898
634–648 value added 637 88 317.00–318.00 $317.22 $2,021
727 727 69 290.75 $290.75 $2,114
790 value added 790 33 278.00 $278.00 $2,196
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
482 482 4 317.50 $317.50 $1,530
607 607 8 279.00 $279.00 $1,694

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
601 value added 601 54 284.00 $284.00 $1,707
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
441 441 6 305.00 $305.00 $1,345
534 value added 534 5 314.00 $314.00 $1,677
543 543 14 297.00 $297.00 $1,613
613 value added 613 15 295.00 $295.00 $1,808

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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.