Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2023-01-05

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Jan 5
● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
910 head
▲ 349 vs last sale 561▲ 910 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
194 head
▲ 123 vs last sale 71▲ 194 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
75 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 30▲ 75 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to three weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers under 400 lbs sold 16.00-20.00 higher, over 400 lb Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 16.00, mostly 9.00 higher. Long weaned cattle were in high demand. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher on small amount observed. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $170.00/cwt on 334 head.
Average price
$170.00
334 head · 510 lb average
Value per head Derived
$868
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$255
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$56.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.29
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1506178.41903247
Medium and Large 1-2453174.007889thin
Medium and Large 2532146.9878165
Medium and Large 3529122.3864713thin
One grade step is worth $56.04/cwt here — about $255 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale334 hd
170.00
—
AR average7 barns · 1,713 hd
169.70
+0.29
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,46887.871,29025
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,40880.001,1262thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,18473.538714thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low91560.505542thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,190$1,2916
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,115$1,1348
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,339$1,42511

Every lot

89 lots · USDA AMS · I-40 Livestock - Ozark, AR
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1322211.91/cwt192.50–225.0068214
Steers—Medium and Large 2323167.65/cwt152.50–185.005429
Steers—Medium and Large 3345120.00/cwt120.00–120.004141
Steers—Medium and Large 2372171.24/cwt160.00–182.506373
Steers—Medium and Large 3378148.92/cwt145.00–152.505632
Steers—Medium and Large 1381203.73/cwt190.00–222.5077624
Steers—Medium and Large 1424198.58/cwt182.50–210.0084229
Steers—Medium and Large 2435178.74/cwt152.50–187.5077818
Steers—Medium and Large 3470142.50/cwt142.50–142.506701
Steers—Medium and Large 1473195.17/cwt185.00–205.0092313
Steers—Medium and Large 2476174.86/cwt145.00–185.0083211
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added480207.50/cwt207.50–207.509961
Steers—Small and Medium 350070.00/cwt70.00–70.003501
Steers—Medium and Large 2516175.84/cwt172.50–177.509076
Steers—Medium and Large 1518193.56/cwt182.50–199.001,0038
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added531203.34/cwt200.00–207.001,08013
Steers—Medium and Large 1563196.97/cwt192.50–200.001,10933
Steers—Medium and Large 2569171.32/cwt160.00–180.009754
Steers—Medium and Large 1617182.39/cwt170.00–190.001,12516
Steers—Medium and Large 2626150.44/cwt146.00–162.509426
Steers—Medium and Large 1671175.51/cwt172.50–176.001,1789
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added675173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,1684
Steers—Medium and Large 2753147.25/cwt140.00–148.001,10911
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added755163.50/cwt163.00–164.001,2342
Steers—Medium and Large 1763155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1832
Steers—Medium and Large 2810152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,2351
Steers—Medium and Large 1910151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,3741
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330145.00/cwt145.00–145.004791
Heifers—Medium and Large 2331172.39/cwt152.50–180.005717
Heifers—Medium and Large 1336198.03/cwt182.50–207.5066516
Heifers—Medium and Large 3355120.00/cwt120.00–120.004261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added360212.50/cwt212.50–212.507651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370198.50/cwt180.00–205.0073423
Heifers—Medium and Large 2382153.61/cwt140.00–172.505876
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426184.49/cwt179.00–200.0078628
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428159.70/cwt137.00–177.5068412
Heifers—Medium and Large 3435129.94/cwt125.00–135.005652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2453174.00/cwt174.00–174.007889
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468183.19/cwt175.00–195.0085749
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470145.00/cwt145.00–145.006821
Heifers—Medium and Large 2488159.37/cwt145.00–172.507784
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added520185.00/cwt185.00–185.009621
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527140.29/cwt130.00–165.007395
Heifers—Medium and Large 1529174.58/cwt167.50–180.0092456
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565138.06/cwt130.00–155.007805
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571169.57/cwt161.00–177.5096830
Heifers—Medium and Large 3595121.00/cwt121.00–121.007206
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added624172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,0734
Heifers—Medium and Large 1627166.32/cwt160.00–170.001,04320
Heifers—Medium and Large 2632139.13/cwt127.00–157.5087913
Heifers—Medium and Large 364097.50/cwt95.00–100.006242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1674165.42/cwt157.50–170.001,11510
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675132.76/cwt127.00–150.008967
Heifers—Medium and Large 2702123.00/cwt123.00–123.008633
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added710162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,1541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1717141.67/cwt140.00–142.501,0163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open760141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0722
Heifers—Medium and Large 2782124.20/cwt120.00–130.009713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy790135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1815128.98/cwt128.00–130.001,0512
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1419187.69/cwt183.00–192.0078613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1457186.00/cwt186.00–186.008503
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518174.45/cwt160.00–181.0090417
Bulls—Medium and Large 1580164.59/cwt160.00–176.0095520
Bulls—Medium and Large 1617165.17/cwt157.00–172.501,01916
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630145.00/cwt145.00–145.009141
Bulls—Small and Medium 365542.50/cwt42.50–42.502781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1671154.03/cwt148.00–161.001,03413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1702143.58/cwt143.00–147.001,0087
Bulls—Medium and Large 2745137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,0241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1772143.93/cwt142.50–145.001,1117
Bulls—Medium and Large 2805112.50/cwt112.50–112.509061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1823140.71/cwt139.00–142.501,1582
Bulls—Medium and Large 394575.00/cwt75.00–75.007091
Bulls—Medium and Large 197096.97/cwt94.00–100.009412
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,29079.70/cwt67.00–91.001,02813
Bulls——1,63794.23/cwt93.00–97.001,5439
Bulls——1,730104.23/cwt102.50–105.001,8033
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight83049.00/cwt49.00–49.004071
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00072.00/cwt72.00–72.007201
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18473.53/cwt70.00–76.008714
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,23574.00/cwt74.00–74.009141
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58086.00/cwt86.00–86.001,3591
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-282989.97/cwt70.00–100.007464
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1151,133.63/head925.00–1,300.001,1348
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1901,290.79/head1,025.00–1,475.001,2916
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2731,390.71/head1,325.00–1,475.001,3913
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3161,403.91/head1,250.00–1,610.001,4047
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6951,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751

This sale against other markets

Arkansas weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Arkansas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.