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I-40 Livestock Feeder Cattle Pot Load Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, February 10, 2026

584 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest I-40 Livestock Feeder Cattle Pot Load Sale report →

heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $350.00/cwt ≈ $2,436/hd at 696 lb · 136 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $404.54/cwt +10.75 vs last sale · ≈ $2,759/hd at 682 lb · 118 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $418.12/cwt ≈ $2,254/hd at 539 lb · 105 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 584 370 747
Feeder cattle 584 747

Monthly pot load sale. Next sale scheduled for Tuesday March 10, 2026. Demand moderate to good.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 4 520.00 $520.00 $2,548
549 value added 549 8 490.00 $490.00 $2,690 -6.70
552–578 569 9 457.50–489.00 $467.68 $2,661 -8.99
601 601 12 417.50 $417.50 $2,509
660–690 682 118 402.50–415.00 $404.54 $2,759 +9.74
741 741 16 370.00 $370.00 $2,742
756 756 41 361.00 $361.00 $2,729

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Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
538–547 539 105 405.00–420.00 $418.12 $2,254
696 696 136 350.00 $350.00 $2,436
Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–541 523 21 425.00–430.00 $427.05 $2,233 +32.05
582–586 583 25 385.00–391.00 $386.69 $2,254 +16.69
676–678 678 68 358.00–362.50 $358.46 $2,430
702 value added 702 19 354.00 $354.00 $2,485 +20.00

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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.