Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2023-04-27

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Apr 27
● Final85 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
349 head
▼ 302 vs last sale 651▼ 176 vs year ago 525 · −33.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
61 head
▼ 50 vs last sale 111▼ 14 vs year ago 75 · −18.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 61▼ 29 vs year ago 57 · −50.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 6.00 lower, 400-500 lb weights sold 10.00 higher, 500-600 lb weights sold 10.00 lower, over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 3.00-7.00 higher, 500-600 lb weights sold 3.00 lower, over 600 lbs not well tested. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $204.18/cwt on 143 head.
Average price
$204.18
143 head · 482 lb average
Value per head Derived
$985
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$230
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$59.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.40
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1480214.901,032102
Medium and Large 1-2436199.3186816thin
Medium and Large 2525174.4491711thin
Medium and Large 3517155.0780214thin
One grade step is worth $59.83/cwt here — about $230 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 sale143 hd
204.18
—
AR average10 barns · 1,463 hd
204.58
−0.40
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—Average1,631101.851,66111
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,35197.131,3127thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01590.029146thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,14489.471,02335

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)1,050$1,1194thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,055$1,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,305$1,2751thin
Stock CowsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)955$8001thin

Every lot

85 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2313202.80/cwt190.00–215.006352
Steers—Medium and Large 1345264.85/cwt264.00–267.509144
Steers—Medium and Large 2371221.26/cwt200.00–239.008215
Steers—Medium and Large 3380180.00/cwt180.00–180.006841
Steers—Medium and Large 1383261.32/cwt240.00–275.001,00122
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385237.00/cwt237.00–237.009124
Steers—Medium and Large 1416262.83/cwt245.00–277.501,09318
Steers—Medium and Large 2430220.01/cwt197.50–237.509466
Steers—Medium and Large 1460251.97/cwt237.50–275.001,1595
Steers—Medium and Large 2460212.63/cwt195.00–230.009783
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,1257
Steers—Medium and Large 2510170.00/cwt170.00–170.008673
Steers—Medium and Large 1518229.35/cwt225.00–237.501,1884
Steers—Medium and Large 3530157.50/cwt157.50–157.508351
Steers—Medium and Large 1566220.83/cwt217.00–232.501,2504
Steers—Medium and Large 1600195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1701
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2606181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,0979
Steers—Medium and Large 1652196.01/cwt194.00–200.001,2783
Steers—Medium and Large 2663162.30/cwt153.00–180.001,0763
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2670165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1069
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1331218.49/cwt205.00–227.5072312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2362201.00/cwt201.00–201.007287
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365170.14/cwt160.00–180.006212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2372185.00/cwt185.00–185.006883
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375228.76/cwt215.00–238.0085821
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418199.77/cwt197.00–205.008353
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420168.42/cwt155.00–182.507072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1430228.67/cwt207.50–245.0098310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2449212.00/cwt212.00–212.009526
Heifers—Medium and Large 1465229.72/cwt210.00–240.001,06819
Heifers—Medium and Large 3483170.39/cwt155.00–185.008232
Heifers—Medium and Large 2490187.50/cwt187.50–187.509191
Heifers—Medium and Large 3522152.64/cwt135.00–162.507973
Heifers—Medium and Large 1533214.14/cwt197.50–218.001,14117
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568201.57/cwt191.00–207.001,14511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2580170.00/cwt170.00–170.009863
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added607196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,1903
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0981
Heifers—Medium and Large 3612146.70/cwt145.00–150.008983
Heifers—Medium and Large 3653127.53/cwt120.00–135.008332
Heifers—Medium and Large 2700135.00/cwt135.00–135.009451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1710150.66/cwt150.00–151.001,0703
Heifers—Medium and Large 1774157.16/cwt157.00–157.501,2163
Heifers—Medium and Large 2785125.00/cwt125.00–125.009811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open813157.66/cwt157.00–158.001,2823
Heifers—Medium and Large 2825137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,1301
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1440247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,0891
Bulls—Medium and Large 2463213.70/cwt205.00–222.509892
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473239.76/cwt230.00–248.001,1346
Bulls—Medium and Large 3500150.00/cwt150.00–150.007501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1507228.65/cwt225.00–235.001,1596
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523173.77/cwt170.00–177.509092
Bulls—Medium and Large 3555145.00/cwt145.00–145.008051
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568181.28/cwt165.00–190.001,0303
Bulls—Medium and Large 1569212.82/cwt195.00–230.001,21112
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1632195.63/cwt187.50–207.501,2363
Bulls—Medium and Large 1660175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1551
Bulls—Medium and Large 2690165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1715171.28/cwt170.00–172.501,2252
Bulls—Medium and Large 1785153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,2011
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,45290.94/cwt71.00–100.001,3203
Bulls——1,664104.59/cwt102.50–107.501,7406
Bulls——1,800110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,9802
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight82571.00/cwt71.00–71.005862
Cows—Lean 85-90%91782.72/cwt81.00–85.007593
Cows—Boner 80-85%92580.75/cwt77.00–84.007472
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01984.69/cwt84.00–86.008636
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03894.99/cwt94.00–96.009862
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21292.08/cwt87.00–96.001,11623
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,265102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,2901
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,270101.00/cwt99.50–102.501,2832
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34498.72/cwt97.00–101.001,3274
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36095.02/cwt94.00–96.001,2923
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2858150.14/cwt141.00–160.001,2882
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,00784.73/cwt70.00–89.508533
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,02596.00/cwt96.00–96.009841
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0501,119.32/head1,000.00–1,225.001,1194
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0551,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,12590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,0131
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,23092.00/cwt92.00–92.001,1321
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,25395.06/cwt91.00–97.501,1913
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2955800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,145104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,1911
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3051,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751

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.