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I-40 Livestock Feeder Cattle Pot Load Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, July 8, 2025

378 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $310.00/cwt ≈ $2,077/hd at 670 lb · 94 head
heavy 7-weight M&L 1 steers $319.00/cwt ≈ $2,434/hd at 763 lb · 88 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $338.68/cwt +32.68 vs last sale · ≈ $2,119/hd at 626 lb · 65 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 378

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 7 411.00 $411.00 $2,158
564 564 17 373.00 $373.00 $2,104
628–635 value added 633 47 341.00–363.00 $348.43 $2,206 +10.93
763 763 88 319.00 $319.00 $2,434
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 5 380.00 $380.00 $1,691
546 546 11 340.00 $340.00 $1,856
615 615 9 310.00 $310.00 $1,906
682–696 687 14 314.00–316.00 $315.28 $2,166
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580 580 4 327.00 $327.00 $1,897 -18.00

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
382 382 3 360.00 $360.00 $1,375
581 581 5 317.00 $317.00 $1,842
670 670 94 310.00 $310.00 $2,077
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
564 value added 564 5 337.00 $337.00 $1,901
625 value added 625 61 339.25 $339.25 $2,120 +33.25
638 638 4 330.00 $330.00 $2,105
734 value added 734 4 299.00 $299.00 $2,195

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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.