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I-40 Livestock Feeder Cattle Pot Load Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, September 9, 2025

1,394 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $324.55/cwt ≈ $2,463/hd at 759 lb · 335 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $348.25/cwt ≈ $2,366/hd at 679 lb · 192 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $418.21/cwt ≈ $2,638/hd at 631 lb · 189 head
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Head itemized in priced lots 1,394

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 value added 495 18 465.00 $465.00 $2,302
508 value added 508 29 471.00 $471.00 $2,393
537–544 542 26 430.00–435.00 $431.14 $2,337
572 572 7 390.00 $390.00 $2,231
607 607 10 417.50 $417.50 $2,534
607–641 value added 632 179 418.00–419.00 $418.25 $2,643
670–695 694 91 381.00–382.50 $382.44 $2,654
751–757 753 65 372.50–379.00 $376.69 $2,836
802–805 802 133 347.00 $347.00 $2,783
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 thin fleshed 465 5 400.00 $400.00 $1,860
605 thin fleshed 605 11 385.00 $385.00 $2,329
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
666 666 15 367.00 $367.00 $2,444

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 371 5 430.00 $430.00 $1,595
518 value added 518 21 400.00 $400.00 $2,072
535 thin fleshed 535 68 399.50 $399.50 $2,137
595 value added 595 45 385.00 $385.00 $2,291
609 609 42 389.50 $389.50 $2,372
655–671 value added 669 82 351.00–365.00 $352.84 $2,360
681–688 687 110 330.00–347.50 $344.82 $2,369
755–779 759 335 322.50–325.00 $324.55 $2,463
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
526 thin fleshed 526 11 405.00 $405.00 $2,130
556–574 564 12 334.00–346.00 $340.91 $1,923
722–731 727 74 296.00–325.00 $312.94 $2,275

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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.