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I-40 Livestock Feeder Cattle Pot Load Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, October 14, 2025

1,265 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 8-weight M&L 1 steers $362.07/cwt +15.07 vs last sale · ≈ $2,994/hd at 827 lb · 283 head
light 7-weight M&L 1 heifers $349.58/cwt ≈ $2,574/hd at 736 lb · 249 head
heavy 8-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $315.00/cwt ≈ $2,810/hd at 892 lb · 141 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,265

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 3 460.00 $460.00 $1,863
522 value added 522 2 451.00 $451.00 $2,354 -20.00
572 572 5 441.00 $441.00 $2,523 +51.00
612 612 5 406.00 $406.00 $2,485 -11.50
679 value added 679 13 394.00 $394.00 $2,675
703 value added 703 13 389.00 $389.00 $2,735
776–798 value added 786 88 367.00–379.00 $373.60 $2,936
788 788 36 375.00 $375.00 $2,955 -1.69
824–836 827 283 355.00–365.00 $362.07 $2,994 +15.07
940 value added 940 79 330.00 $330.00 $3,102
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
498 498 11 470.00 $470.00 $2,341
695 695 3 367.50 $367.50 $2,554 +0.50
885 value added 885 11 325.00 $325.00 $2,876
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765 765 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,295

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
568–589 value added 572 94 375.00–382.00 $376.23 $2,152 -8.77
608–611 value added 610 30 374.00–377.00 $376.10 $2,294
673 value added 673 54 378.00 $378.00 $2,544 +25.16
731 731 33 345.00 $345.00 $2,522
737–744 value added 737 216 350.00–360.00 $350.28 $2,582
771–783 value added 775 102 330.00–344.00 $339.29 $2,629
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
428 value added 428 9 445.00 $445.00 $1,905
691 value added 691 24 345.00 $345.00 $2,384
892 value added 892 141 315.00 $315.00 $2,810
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
716 716 9 310.00 $310.00 $2,220

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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.