Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2023-04-06

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Apr 6
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
471 head
▼ 272 vs last sale 743▼ 212 vs year ago 683 · −31.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
119 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 149▼ 99 vs year ago 218 · −45.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 38▼ 32 vs year ago 82 · −39.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 2.00-15.00, mostly 9.00 lower, 500-600 lb weights sold 9.00 higher, over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 13.00 lower, 400-600 lb weights sold steady to 4.00 higher, over 600 lbs not well tested. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $202.51/cwt on 174 head.
Average price
$202.51
174 head · 470 lb average
Value per head Derived
$952
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$635
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 3
$140.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.55
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2449212.5095410thin
Medium and Large 1482209.381,008130
Medium and Large 2426188.1780219thin
Medium and Large 3441160.3170714thin
Small and Medium 344072.503191thin
One grade step is worth $140.00/cwt here — about $635 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 sale174 hd
202.51
—
AR average9 barns · 1,611 hd
196.96
+5.55
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—Average1,470110.051,61818
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,34097.731,31011
CowsLean 85-90%Low98091.308957thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,15090.351,03926

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)1,245$1,3501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,108$1,3473thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,090$1,1751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)875$1,0501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)900$8251thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)953$1,2773thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)860$1,0501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)760$1,0222thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)710$8751thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)958$1,4432thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,240$1,6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,030$1,1738
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)945$1,0101thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)865$8251thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)773$8184thin

Every lot

104 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 2325214.21/cwt202.50–221.006966
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325204.00/cwt204.00–204.006634
Steers—Medium and Large 1328241.83/cwt227.50–257.507938
Steers—Medium and Large 3330183.98/cwt180.00–190.006073
Steers—Medium and Large 2368207.06/cwt200.00–215.007627
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed369225.00/cwt225.00–225.008304
Steers—Medium and Large 3375150.00/cwt150.00–150.005631
Steers—Medium and Large 1385231.60/cwt220.00–245.0089210
Steers—Medium and Large 2413204.43/cwt182.50–220.008444
Steers—Medium and Large 3420180.00/cwt180.00–180.007561
Steers—Medium and Large 1426240.15/cwt222.50–267.501,02332
Steers—Medium and Large 3473156.18/cwt142.50–170.007392
Steers—Medium and Large 1474238.64/cwt232.50–261.001,13116
Steers—Medium and Large 2481204.97/cwt192.50–217.509866
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy510140.00/cwt140.00–140.007141
Steers—Medium and Large 1514235.57/cwt212.50–242.001,2118
Steers—Medium and Large 2545205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1171
Steers—Medium and Large 3550160.00/cwt160.00–160.008801
Steers—Medium and Large 1557229.83/cwt227.50–231.001,2803
Steers—Medium and Large 2560187.47/cwt177.50–202.501,0503
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added585235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3752
Steers—Medium and Large 1610212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,2961
Steers—Medium and Large 2680175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1901
Steers—Medium and Large 2715151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,0801
Steers—Medium and Large 1735169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,2421
Steers—Medium and Large 2810125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0131
Steers—Medium and Large 2915120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0981
Steers—Medium and Large 1930165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,5351
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3315170.42/cwt152.50–187.505374
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323215.81/cwt205.00–230.0069714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2327189.95/cwt185.00–195.006213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365189.19/cwt185.00–192.506913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380218.28/cwt205.00–227.5082925
Heifers—Medium and Large 3383169.90/cwt165.00–175.006512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added393236.00/cwt236.00–236.009275
Heifers—Medium and Large 3413163.77/cwt162.50–165.006762
Heifers—Medium and Large 1417226.44/cwt215.00–235.0094420
Heifers—Medium and Large 2419192.25/cwt182.50–202.508069
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422203.00/cwt203.00–203.008575
Heifers—Small and Medium 344072.50/cwt72.50–72.503191
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471221.39/cwt210.00–230.001,0436
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,0575
Heifers—Medium and Large 3505162.50/cwt162.50–162.508211
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added507224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,1363
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,0171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522209.28/cwt200.00–222.501,09220
Heifers—Medium and Large 3564146.57/cwt137.50–160.008275
Heifers—Medium and Large 2577170.03/cwt165.00–172.509813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1581190.67/cwt180.00–197.501,1089
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added588200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1763
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added610193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,17716
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,1721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1728145.50/cwt145.00–146.001,0592
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open742166.98/cwt166.00–169.001,2393
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open810154.32/cwt153.00–155.001,2503
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1516227.45/cwt217.50–232.501,17411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523192.32/cwt185.00–200.001,0062
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525150.52/cwt150.00–151.007902
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy530192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,0201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1559200.53/cwt190.00–210.001,1215
Bulls—Medium and Large 1608189.95/cwt175.00–205.001,1555
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1251
Bulls—Medium and Large 2650182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,1861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,1471
Bulls—Medium and Large 1720170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1785165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1815154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,2551
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,430104.12/cwt94.00–110.001,4899
Bulls——1,464115.35/cwt111.00–118.001,6898
Bulls——1,885121.00/cwt121.00–121.002,2811
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight73072.47/cwt72.00–73.005292
Cows—Lean 85-90%94887.07/cwt84.00–88.008254
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02099.00/cwt99.00–99.001,0101
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02595.91/cwt93.00–98.509832
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06085.85/cwt83.00–89.0091010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25995.37/cwt93.00–98.501,20112
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,280100.19/cwt99.00–102.001,2824
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33997.21/cwt96.00–98.001,3026
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,365100.59/cwt99.00–102.001,3732
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59091.00/cwt91.00–91.001,4471
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-29581,442.56/head1,375.00–1,500.001,4432
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 3895950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29451,010.00/head1,010.00–1,010.001,0101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0321,213.84/head975.00–1,430.001,2146
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2401,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28751,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-290089.00/cwt89.00–89.008011
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2990113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,1191
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0901,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1081,347.18/head1,275.00–1,425.001,3473
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2451,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,310102.45/cwt102.00–103.001,3422
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows6 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed570150.00/cwt150.00–150.008551
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2725124.00/cwt124.00–124.008991
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-274585.00/cwt85.00–85.006331
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2773818.49/head575.00–1,050.008184
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-279095.88/cwt95.00–97.007572
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2865825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2710875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27601,022.22/head1,020.00–1,025.001,0222
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28601,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29531,276.81/head1,110.00–1,410.001,2773

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.