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I-40 Livestock Feeder Cattle Pot Load Sale Market Report

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

Sale of Tuesday, March 10, 2026

442 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $365.00/cwt +6.54 vs last sale · ≈ $2,372/hd at 650 lb · 95 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1 steers $391.04/cwt -13.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,706/hd at 692 lb · 93 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $482.21/cwt ≈ $2,229/hd at 462 lb · 35 head
HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 442 584 546
Feeder cattle 442 584 546

Monthly Pot Load Sale. Demand moderate to good. Next sale scheduled for Tuesday April 14, 2026.

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
359 359 4 655.00 $655.00 $2,351
468 468 11 585.00 $585.00 $2,738 +65.00
525 525 3 525.00 $525.00 $2,756
537 value added 537 9 530.00 $530.00 $2,846 +40.00
615–624 value added 618 17 432.50–435.00 $434.26 $2,684
658–696 692 93 388.00–415.00 $391.04 $2,706 -13.50
729 729 35 380.00 $380.00 $2,770 +10.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 value added 435 4 550.00 $550.00 $2,392
468–476 value added 473 15 490.00–530.00 $514.16 $2,432
543 value added 543 9 480.00 $480.00 $2,606
574 value added 574 9 467.50 $467.50 $2,683
793 793 3 307.50 $307.50 $2,438
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 thin fleshed 350 3 612.50 $612.50 $2,144

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Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 4 520.00 $520.00 $1,846
432 432 6 465.00 $465.00 $2,009
450 450 25 487.50 $487.50 $2,194
489–496 value added 493 10 465.00–475.00 $468.97 $2,312
548 value added 548 26 420.00 $420.00 $2,302
575 value added 575 6 410.00 $410.00 $2,358
584 584 9 385.00 $385.00 $2,248 -1.69
642 642 6 340.00 $340.00 $2,183
650 value added 650 95 365.00 $365.00 $2,372
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
684 value added 684 27 362.50 $362.50 $2,480
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
371 thin fleshed 371 4 495.00 $495.00 $1,836

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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.