Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2023-03-30

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Mar 30
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
743 head
▲ 224 vs last sale 519▲ 388 vs year ago 355 · +109.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
149 head
▲ 62 vs last sale 87▲ 89 vs year ago 60 · +148.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 38▼ 14 vs year ago 52 · −26.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 9.00-20.00 higher, instances of 24.00 higher on lighter weights, over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 3.00-15.00 higher, over 600 lb not well tested. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $227.71/cwt on 227 head.
Average price
$227.71
227 head · 469 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,068
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$432
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$61.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.01
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1474236.511,121173
Medium and Large 1-2513203.351,04414thin
Medium and Large 2436200.0987337
Medium and Large 3393175.006883thin
One grade step is worth $61.51/cwt here — about $432 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 sale227 hd
227.71
—
AR average10 barns · 1,339 hd
226.70
+1.01
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—Average1,607108.311,74117
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,20099.331,1923thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average98689.5688315
CowsLean 85-90%Average80878.296326thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,260$1,4501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)873$1,1652thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,040$1,1001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)810$9542thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,870$2,4101thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,050$1,2301thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,068$1,15015
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)930$9501thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)1,160$1,4001thin

Every lot

92 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1306261.37/cwt249.00–282.5080011
Steers—Medium and Large 2324211.07/cwt197.50–227.506845
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2326219.85/cwt209.00–246.007177
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full345225.00/cwt225.00–225.007761
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2362249.00/cwt249.00–249.009012
Steers—Medium and Large 1374245.77/cwt235.00–255.0091916
Steers—Medium and Large 2377212.08/cwt192.50–232.508009
Steers—Medium and Large 3385177.50/cwt177.50–177.506832
Steers—Medium and Large 3410170.00/cwt170.00–170.006971
Steers—Medium and Large 1417246.50/cwt232.50–258.001,02829
Steers—Medium and Large 2437192.74/cwt185.00–215.0084213
Steers—Medium and Large 1472237.16/cwt225.00–251.001,11960
Steers—Medium and Large 2476211.45/cwt207.50–215.001,0075
Steers—Medium and Large 1531233.83/cwt227.50–247.501,24232
Steers—Medium and Large 2532194.67/cwt183.00–217.501,0363
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added562234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,3157
Steers—Medium and Large 1567214.38/cwt190.00–233.001,2169
Steers—Medium and Large 2595182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,0861
Steers—Medium and Large 1600220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3201
Steers—Medium and Large 1684187.47/cwt185.00–197.501,2825
Steers—Medium and Large 1810150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2151
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2836162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,3545
Steers—Medium and Large 2885110.00/cwt110.00–110.009741
Steers—Medium and Large 11,005148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,4871
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1334237.53/cwt220.00–245.0079313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335200.14/cwt192.50–210.006703
Heifers—Medium and Large 3343172.48/cwt170.00–175.005922
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373156.31/cwt150.00–160.005834
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376221.79/cwt210.00–232.5083415
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378189.01/cwt172.50–205.0071410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2405195.00/cwt195.00–195.007901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425224.03/cwt200.00–235.0095248
Heifers—Medium and Large 3427138.66/cwt122.50–160.005923
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2441197.00/cwt197.00–197.008697
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473146.90/cwt130.00–155.006953
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474214.90/cwt202.50–222.501,01918
Heifers—Medium and Large 2488191.12/cwt182.50–200.009332
Heifers—Medium and Large 2518180.14/cwt172.50–190.009333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519210.26/cwt182.50–219.001,09141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530184.00/cwt184.00–184.009753
Heifers—Medium and Large 3540145.00/cwt145.00–145.007831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1566189.10/cwt175.00–199.001,07011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580167.52/cwt165.00–172.509723
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added597161.00/cwt161.00–161.009616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1600172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,0351
Heifers—Medium and Large 3605131.25/cwt130.00–132.507942
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620149.84/cwt145.00–155.009292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1655183.76/cwt182.50–185.001,2042
Heifers—Medium and Large 2668156.58/cwt150.00–167.501,0463
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2683148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,0113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2713136.26/cwt132.50–140.009722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1720148.75/cwt147.50–150.001,0712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2790137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0822
Heifers—Medium and Large 2810125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0131
Heifers—Medium and Large 2860125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0751
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518214.73/cwt192.50–225.001,11224
Bulls—Medium and Large 2522181.00/cwt181.00–181.009454
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2537186.00/cwt186.00–186.009993
Bulls—Medium and Large 1574193.36/cwt183.00–210.001,11011
Bulls—Medium and Large 3590162.50/cwt162.50–162.509591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620184.02/cwt170.00–198.001,1418
Bulls—Medium and Large 1683162.15/cwt157.00–167.501,1072
Bulls—Medium and Large 1725151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,0951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1930150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3951
Bulls—Medium and Large 2985110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0841
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,085103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,1181
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,431100.82/cwt86.00–108.501,44310
Bulls——1,850124.57/cwt122.00–127.002,3052
Bulls——1,862116.79/cwt111.00–121.002,1755
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%73565.00/cwt65.00–65.004781
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight77576.56/cwt71.00–79.005934
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight83089.00/cwt89.00–89.007391
Cows—Boner 80-85%98886.89/cwt84.00–90.008589
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,00193.08/cwt91.50–96.009324
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01098.50/cwt98.50–98.509951
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,065100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0651
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,15598.00/cwt98.00–98.001,1322
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,290102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,3161
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,420104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,4771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,8702,410.00/head2,410.00–2,410.002,4101
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2930950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0471,107.72/head800.00–1,300.001,10810
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,230.00/head1,230.00–1,230.001,2301
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0631,148.89/head850.00–1,280.001,1493
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1801,364.49/head1,360.00–1,370.001,3642
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28731,164.83/head1,100.00–1,225.001,1652
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0401,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2601,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2810954.32/head850.00–1,050.009542
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2750121.00/cwt121.00–121.009081
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,195107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,2791
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1601,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001

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.