Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2023-04-13

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Apr 13
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
717 head
▲ 246 vs last sale 471▲ 296 vs year ago 421 · +70.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
119 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 119▲ 56 vs year ago 63 · +88.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
43 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 50▲ 5 vs year ago 38 · +13.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 14.00-20.00 higher, 500-600 lb weights sold steady, over 600 lb weights, no trend; no comparable receipts from last week, but higher undertones denoted. Feeder heifers sold mixed, under 400 lb weights and 500-600 lb weights sold 1.00-4.00 higher, 400-500 lb weights and over 600 lb weights sold 4.00-9.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $227.07/cwt on 253 head.
Average price
$227.07
253 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,222
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$762
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3
$150.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.32
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546234.001,278210
Medium and Large 2422205.4786814thin
Medium and Large 1-2548202.781,11123
Medium and Large 3378172.506533thin
Small and Medium 362083.175163thin
One grade step is worth $150.84/cwt here — about $762 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 sale253 hd
227.07
—
AR average10 barns · 1,547 hd
230.38
−3.32
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—High1,526102.841,56916
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,46496.791,41717
CowsLean 85-90%Average96591.838868thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,10190.0399229

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)860$9582thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)740$8751thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,005$1,2001thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)735$9001thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,705$1,9501thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,128$1,5078
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,223$1,3754thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,013$1,1122thin

Every lot

106 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 3305160.00/cwt160.00–160.004881
Steers—Medium and Large 1316273.35/cwt235.00–293.0086413
Steers—Medium and Large 2321214.10/cwt195.00–225.006875
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2352247.00/cwt247.00–247.008692
Steers—Medium and Large 3360175.00/cwt175.00–175.006301
Steers—Medium and Large 1376254.39/cwt232.50–278.0095721
Steers—Medium and Large 2385215.00/cwt215.00–215.008281
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2401218.00/cwt218.00–218.008746
Steers—Medium and Large 2418195.36/cwt175.00–217.508172
Steers—Medium and Large 1428251.66/cwt230.00–265.001,07732
Steers—Medium and Large 1470249.61/cwt232.50–257.501,17326
Steers—Medium and Large 3470182.50/cwt182.50–182.508581
Steers—Medium and Large 2473206.07/cwt201.00–215.009755
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added500270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,3501
Steers—Medium and Large 1517239.13/cwt225.00–247.501,23616
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2535195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0436
Steers—Small and Medium 357086.00/cwt86.00–86.004901
Steers—Medium and Large 1571225.40/cwt210.00–235.001,2879
Steers—Small and Medium 360076.00/cwt76.00–76.004561
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added620225.84/cwt224.00–232.501,40014
Steers—Medium and Large 1635217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,3811
Steers—Medium and Large 1690211.80/cwt185.00–220.001,46172
Steers—Small and Medium 369087.50/cwt87.50–87.506041
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2698188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,3129
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added710192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,3671
Steers—Medium and Large 2720170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2241
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added779189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,4724
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3310168.33/cwt160.00–172.505223
Heifers—Medium and Large 2321192.21/cwt185.00–200.0061710
Heifers—Medium and Large 1327218.44/cwt205.00–232.5071413
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373166.90/cwt160.00–172.506234
Heifers—Medium and Large 2378188.93/cwt182.50–200.007144
Heifers—Medium and Large 1379227.93/cwt205.00–236.0086433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy398195.00/cwt195.00–195.007763
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy420190.00/cwt190.00–190.007981
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427192.89/cwt185.00–200.008245
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428224.87/cwt205.00–238.0096231
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430167.50/cwt167.50–167.507201
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Fleshy430135.00/cwt135.00–135.005811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Replacement436197.00/cwt197.00–197.0085910
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy445155.00/cwt155.00–155.006901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473215.49/cwt200.00–228.001,01915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy475190.00/cwt190.00–190.009031
Heifers—Medium and Large 2488192.33/cwt172.50–198.0093911
Heifers—Medium and Large 3490140.00/cwt140.00–140.006861
Heifers—Medium and Large 2511190.60/cwt167.50–195.0097413
Heifers—Medium and Large 3520165.00/cwt165.00–165.008581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1527208.55/cwt200.00–219.001,0999
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528182.00/cwt182.00–182.009613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Replacement538207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,11410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2563171.69/cwt165.00–175.009673
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572193.61/cwt185.00–207.501,1076
Heifers—Medium and Large 3590122.50/cwt122.50–122.507231
Heifers—Medium and Large 3615145.00/cwt145.00–145.008921
Heifers—Medium and Large 2622160.25/cwt150.00–165.009978
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Replacement625189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,18113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1628186.83/cwt182.50–197.501,1734
Heifers—Medium and Large 1668179.99/cwt177.50–182.501,2022
Heifers—Medium and Large 3676136.23/cwt125.00–140.009214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Replacement712167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,1896
Heifers—Medium and Large 1768151.19/cwt147.50–155.001,1612
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1413237.42/cwt220.00–247.009813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed440257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,1331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1480231.21/cwt217.50–237.501,1104
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519231.03/cwt212.50–242.501,19910
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528190.24/cwt187.50–193.001,0042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570214.30/cwt197.50–235.001,2228
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615206.20/cwt195.00–217.501,2683
Bulls—Medium and Large 2645170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1667191.23/cwt180.00–207.001,2765
Bulls—Medium and Large 2695165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1471
Bulls—Medium and Large 1728164.05/cwt161.00–167.001,1942
Bulls—Medium and Large 1820147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,2051
Bulls—Medium and Large 2860128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,1011
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,27392.13/cwt73.00–100.001,1735
Bulls——1,610106.87/cwt103.00–110.001,7219
Bulls——1,780111.49/cwt111.00–112.001,9852
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight81564.00/cwt64.00–64.005221
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight84085.00/cwt85.00–85.007141
Cows—Lean 85-90%87577.00/cwt77.00–77.006741
Cows—Lean 85-90%89592.00/cwt92.00–92.008231
Cows—Boner 80-85%92378.15/cwt57.00–86.007217
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00895.16/cwt93.00–99.009594
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,080100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0801
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11790.63/cwt90.00–91.001,0125
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16995.67/cwt93.00–97.001,11813
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,295101.00/cwt100.00–102.001,3083
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44695.33/cwt93.00–98.001,37811
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,481101.55/cwt100.00–103.001,5045
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57589.00/cwt89.00–89.001,4021
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,1281,506.62/head1,325.00–1,650.001,5078
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,7051,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,820110.00/cwt110.00–110.002,0021
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2735120.92/cwt117.00–125.008892
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-285085.00/cwt85.00–85.007237
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2740875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2860958.43/head900.00–1,000.009582
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,03397.74/cwt90.00–104.001,0104
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,04590.00/cwt90.00–90.009411
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,51599.12/cwt94.00–103.001,5022
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,57589.00/cwt89.00–89.001,4021
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2735900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0051,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0131,112.10/head1,000.00–1,200.001,1122
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,350.56/head1,170.00–1,450.001,3513
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2901,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501

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.