Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2023-03-23

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Mar 23
● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
519 head
▼ 132 vs last sale 651▲ 171 vs year ago 348 · +49.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
87 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 56▲ 21 vs year ago 66 · +31.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 28▼ 18 vs year ago 56 · −32.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 8.00-13.00, mostly 10.00 lower, over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 2.00 lower, 400-600 lb weights sold 7.00-8.00 higher, over 600 lbs not well tested. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $200.32/cwt on 179 head.
Average price
$200.32
179 head · 504 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,010
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$526
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3
$139.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.45
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1481215.291,035125
Medium and Large 2439190.3883522
Medium and Large 1-2724170.631,23416thin
Medium and Large 3470166.277819thin
Small and Medium 367275.865097thin
One grade step is worth $139.44/cwt here — about $526 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 sale179 hd
200.32
—
AR average10 barns · 1,045 hd
214.77
−14.45
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—Low1,476113.721,67914
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,347105.671,42310
CowsLean 85-90%High1,113101.851,1339thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,144100.951,15517

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)1,028$1,2392thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,015$1,1952thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)980$1,0252thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)895$1,0001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)870$8001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,955$2,3751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,135$1,3513thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,162$1,31610
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,240$1,3062thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)660$8801thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)775$8501thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)690$7251thin

Every lot

102 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2311201.51/cwt192.50–210.006276
Steers—Medium and Large 1325229.83/cwt215.00–247.5074711
Steers—Medium and Large 3325172.50/cwt172.50–172.505611
Steers—Medium and Large 1378225.64/cwt215.00–237.5085319
Steers—Medium and Large 2385200.00/cwt200.00–200.007701
Steers—Medium and Large 2417196.68/cwt185.00–205.008203
Steers—Medium and Large 1424223.51/cwt206.00–237.5094827
Steers—Medium and Large 3430169.88/cwt165.00–175.007302
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy460180.00/cwt180.00–180.008281
Steers—Medium and Large 1472212.89/cwt200.00–225.001,00524
Steers—Medium and Large 2474189.52/cwt182.50–197.508987
Steers—Medium and Large 3478171.05/cwt152.50–180.008184
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2498203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,0112
Steers—Medium and Large 1514215.02/cwt200.00–221.001,10511
Steers—Medium and Large 3520175.00/cwt175.00–175.009101
Steers—Medium and Large 2535186.37/cwt180.00–192.509972
Steers—Medium and Large 1575207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,1931
Steers—Medium and Large 2588163.31/cwt160.00–165.009603
Steers—Small and Medium 360267.50/cwt67.50–67.504062
Steers—Medium and Large 1605185.87/cwt175.00–195.001,1253
Steers—Medium and Large 3610125.00/cwt125.00–125.007631
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added637204.50/cwt204.50–204.501,30326
Steers—Medium and Large 1650180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added676175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1835
Steers—Small and Medium 368879.00/cwt79.00–79.005444
Steers—Small and Medium 374580.00/cwt80.00–80.005961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added800161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,2889
Steers—Medium and Large 1850145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,2331
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2319188.50/cwt185.00–192.506015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1328215.80/cwt205.00–225.007087
Heifers—Medium and Large 3340171.25/cwt170.00–172.505822
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed345215.00/cwt215.00–215.007421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377207.73/cwt195.00–214.0078317
Heifers—Medium and Large 3385165.00/cwt165.00–165.006351
Heifers—Medium and Large 2392185.76/cwt170.00–195.007283
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added418239.00/cwt239.00–239.009994
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422203.12/cwt197.00–220.0085720
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422197.00/cwt197.00–197.008314
Heifers—Medium and Large 3424148.13/cwt130.00–162.506285
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429180.93/cwt162.50–190.0077612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470213.39/cwt205.00–222.001,00312
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473190.69/cwt182.50–197.5090211
Heifers—Medium and Large 3478151.54/cwt140.00–162.507242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515206.42/cwt195.00–212.001,06316
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515123.43/cwt100.00–140.006363
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2523177.00/cwt177.00–177.009263
Heifers—Medium and Large 2532173.86/cwt162.50–185.009257
Heifers—Medium and Large 2552155.00/cwt155.00–155.0085610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1557177.03/cwt172.50–178.009869
Heifers—Medium and Large 3563138.71/cwt120.00–150.007813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1613168.67/cwt165.00–172.501,0342
Heifers—Medium and Large 3628119.26/cwt117.50–121.007492
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675138.00/cwt138.00–138.009321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added710150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open805125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open896130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1655
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1517206.65/cwt190.00–217.501,06817
Bulls—Medium and Large 2534183.14/cwt172.50–189.009785
Bulls—Medium and Large 1568184.21/cwt177.50–197.501,04611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2583166.77/cwt162.50–171.009722
Bulls—Medium and Large 2615153.60/cwt147.50–160.009452
Bulls—Medium and Large 1627174.06/cwt167.50–182.501,0916
Bulls—Medium and Large 1670164.93/cwt160.00–170.001,1052
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,0221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1750144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0805
Bulls—Medium and Large 1820144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,1811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy825154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,2711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1855146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,2481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1950131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,2451
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,060110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1661
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,324107.74/cwt101.00–112.001,4268
Bulls——1,663119.28/cwt116.00–121.001,9844
Bulls——1,713126.53/cwt125.00–128.002,1672
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%97393.26/cwt91.00–96.009073
Cows—Boner 80-85%98087.00/cwt87.00–87.008531
Cows—Lean 85-90%98594.00/cwt94.00–94.009261
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05899.01/cwt98.00–100.001,0482
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,152104.10/cwt102.50–111.001,1996
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,168103.44/cwt101.00–105.001,2084
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18498.27/cwt97.00–99.001,1644
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,202106.25/cwt103.00–110.001,2779
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,421109.19/cwt107.50–112.001,5525
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,69097.00/cwt97.00–97.001,6391
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,115111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,2381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,9552,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28951,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900104.00/cwt104.00–104.009361
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29801,025.38/head1,000.00–1,050.001,0252
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0151,195.10/head1,190.00–1,200.001,1952
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0281,239.42/head1,200.00–1,275.001,2392
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,16099.00/cwt99.00–99.001,1481
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,190101.90/cwt99.00–105.001,2132
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,430107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,5301
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2660880.00/head880.00–880.008801
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2690725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2775850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2829117.33/cwt102.50–130.009735
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2870800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1351,350.77/head1,000.00–1,675.001,3513
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1661,318.32/head1,100.00–1,600.001,3189
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2401,306.35/head1,225.00–1,375.001,3062

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.