Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2023-02-16

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Feb 16
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
429 head
▲ 144 vs last sale 285▲ 96 vs year ago 333 · +28.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
39 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 27▲ 11 vs year ago 28 · +39.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 30▼ 11 vs year ago 27 · −40.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 3.00-13.00, mostly 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 5.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold 16.00-17.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 10.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $190.06/cwt on 176 head.
Average price
$190.06
176 head · 502 lb average
Value per head Derived
$954
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$293
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$57.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.56
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1492200.75988114
Medium and Large 1-2594178.381,06015thin
Medium and Large 2499176.3388035
Medium and Large 3485143.2369512thin
One grade step is worth $57.52/cwt here — about $293 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 sale176 hd
190.06
—
AR average7 barns · 1,375 hd
180.50
+9.56
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—High1,816109.971,9978thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,39985.531,1966thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,06676.7481814
CowsLean 85-90%Low93365.236086thin

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,185$1,0101thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)910$9751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,153$9643thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,023$8954thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)1,030$1,1501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)740$6751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,080$9251thin

Every lot

99 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1317256.67/cwt225.00–275.008147
Steers—Medium and Large 2325205.00/cwt205.00–205.006661
Steers—Medium and Large 3333147.25/cwt130.00–167.504903
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added358249.13/cwt247.50–252.508923
Steers—Medium and Large 3375139.00/cwt139.00–139.005211
Steers—Medium and Large 1384229.14/cwt220.00–242.508804
Steers—Medium and Large 2385198.84/cwt182.50–205.007668
Steers—Medium and Large 2416191.64/cwt167.50–205.007973
Steers—Medium and Large 1422221.00/cwt205.00–245.0093314
Steers—Medium and Large 3425152.50/cwt145.00–160.006482
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added460227.53/cwt225.00–230.001,0472
Steers—Medium and Large 2461174.30/cwt157.50–185.008044
Steers—Medium and Large 1473213.86/cwt207.50–220.001,0124
Steers—Medium and Large 3481133.96/cwt105.00–162.506445
Steers—Medium and Large 1516210.42/cwt202.50–215.001,08610
Steers—Medium and Large 2519187.03/cwt180.00–195.009716
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added520234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,2172
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added555223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,2382
Steers—Medium and Large 2570167.50/cwt167.50–167.509551
Steers—Medium and Large 1586210.68/cwt200.00–212.501,23512
Steers—Medium and Large 2600163.00/cwt163.00–163.009781
Steers—Medium and Large 3603140.80/cwt132.50–155.008493
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added612201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,2308
Steers—Medium and Large 1640184.57/cwt180.00–190.001,18110
Steers—Medium and Large 2650162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,0561
Steers—Medium and Large 1657183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,2023
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added665187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,24413
Steers—Medium and Large 3695122.50/cwt122.50–122.508511
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added700184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,2881
Steers—Medium and Large 2729160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1668
Steers—Medium and Large 1745175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3041
Steers—Medium and Large 3785105.00/cwt105.00–105.008242
Steers—Medium and Large 2790152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,2051
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added799159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,2705
Steers—Medium and Large 1915149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,3631
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315172.50/cwt172.50–172.505431
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320177.50/cwt177.50–177.505681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1327222.90/cwt207.50–247.5072910
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370155.27/cwt150.00–160.005742
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375186.35/cwt170.00–197.506994
Heifers—Medium and Large 1384216.33/cwt200.00–232.5083118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425206.79/cwt192.50–217.5087916
Heifers—Medium and Large 3435146.68/cwt142.50–152.506383
Heifers—Medium and Large 2438184.09/cwt172.50–195.008063
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474205.85/cwt192.00–217.5097615
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474177.79/cwt167.50–188.008439
Heifers—Medium and Large 3485140.00/cwt140.00–140.006791
Heifers—Medium and Large 2514181.79/cwt177.50–185.009346
Heifers—Medium and Large 3520133.82/cwt130.00–137.506962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added521203.33/cwt194.00–205.001,05915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521192.35/cwt185.00–207.501,0029
Heifers—Medium and Large 1558192.29/cwt182.50–207.501,0735
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2578178.97/cwt178.00–181.001,0349
Heifers—Medium and Large 2579168.90/cwt152.50–180.0097811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610152.50/cwt152.50–152.509301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open619177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,0996
Heifers—Medium and Large 3625143.00/cwt143.00–143.008941
Heifers—Medium and Large 1639178.57/cwt167.50–182.501,14124
Heifers—Medium and Large 3653120.02/cwt115.00–125.007842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open660180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1735157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,1581
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1526196.38/cwt189.00–220.001,0338
Bulls—Medium and Large 2538168.92/cwt163.00–175.009092
Bulls—Medium and Large 2558146.27/cwt145.00–147.508162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1568197.01/cwt180.00–212.501,1199
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620145.00/cwt145.00–145.008991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1633173.30/cwt163.00–180.001,0974
Bulls—Medium and Large 1679165.71/cwt160.00–168.001,1254
Bulls—Medium and Large 2720135.00/cwt135.00–135.009721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1758150.49/cwt147.00–154.001,1412
Bulls—Medium and Large 2775137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1980105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0291
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,43586.36/cwt70.00–101.001,2392
Bulls——1,820115.48/cwt113.50–118.002,1024
Bulls——2,188122.57/cwt120.00–125.002,6822
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight73055.00/cwt55.00–55.004021
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight78553.00/cwt53.00–53.004161
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight84544.00/cwt44.00–44.003721
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight84521.00/cwt21.00–21.001771
Cows—Lean 85-90%99386.45/cwt86.00–87.008582
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01766.65/cwt63.00–74.006786
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03578.00/cwt78.00–78.008071
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10387.87/cwt85.00–91.009694
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19098.50/cwt98.50–98.501,1721
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,20389.14/cwt87.00–91.001,0722
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,29896.02/cwt95.00–97.001,2462
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49594.30/cwt92.00–96.501,4103
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50052.00/cwt52.00–52.007801
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,080925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3550400.00/head400.00–400.004001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-289558.00/cwt58.00–58.005191
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2910975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-298085.96/cwt82.00–89.008422
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,153963.87/head800.00–1,225.009643
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,15574.00/cwt74.00–74.008551
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1801,060.24/head1,000.00–1,125.001,0603
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1851,010.00/head1,010.00–1,010.001,0101
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed740675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0301,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501

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.