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I-40 Livestock Feeder Cattle Pot Load Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, January 13, 2026

363 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $393.79/cwt +38.04 vs last sale · ≈ $2,677/hd at 680 lb · 123 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $483.38/cwt +72.38 vs last sale · ≈ $2,584/hd at 535 lb · 89 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $445.98/cwt ≈ $2,047/hd at 459 lb · 28 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 363

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
391 391 4 550.00 $550.00 $2,150 +30.00
431–439 434 13 485.00 $485.00 $2,105 +50.00
471 value added 471 18 516.00 $516.00 $2,430
510–538 value added 529 18 495.00–497.50 $496.70 $2,628
536 536 71 480.00 $480.00 $2,573 +69.00
558 558 15 475.00–480.00 $476.67 $2,660 +97.09
566 value added 566 10 482.50 $482.50 $2,731 +88.50
661–690 679 118 385.00–412.00 $394.80 $2,681 +39.05
697 697 5 370.00 $370.00 $2,579 +14.25
720 value added 720 17 365.00 $365.00 $2,628 +3.50
761 value added 761 5 337.00 $337.00 $2,565
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630 630 13 437.50 $437.50 $2,756

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
372 372 4 450.00 $450.00 $1,674 +15.00
459 value added 459 28 427.50–450.00 $445.98 $2,047
502 502 8 395.00 $395.00 $1,983
588 value added 588 9 375.00 $375.00 $2,205 +28.42
597 597 3 370.00 $370.00 $2,209
708 value added 708 4 334.00 $334.00 $2,365

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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.