Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2023-05-04

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, May 4
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
518 head
▲ 169 vs last sale 349▲ 232 vs year ago 286 · +81.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
106 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 61▲ 41 vs year ago 65 · +63.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
43 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 28▼ 24 vs year ago 67 · −35.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 1.00 higher, 400-500 lb weights sold 10.00 lower, 500-600 lb weights sold 10.00 higher, over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 4.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold 2.00-8.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00 lower. Supply was mostly average to plain in quality.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $203.64/cwt on 190 head.
Average price
$203.64
190 head · 487 lb average
Value per head Derived
$992
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$227
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$49.68/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.44
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1486213.721,039136
Medium and Large 1-2412205.008453thin
Medium and Large 2493187.0892228
Medium and Large 3495164.0381223
One grade step is worth $49.68/cwt here — about $227 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 sale190 hd
203.64
—
AR average10 barns · 1,849 hd
205.08
−1.44
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—Low1,37198.581,35124
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,32591.151,20710
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low98082.758114thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low98980.5979736

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,185$1,1751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,065$1,0501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,005$1,0501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,080$1,0382thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)870$1,0023thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)700$8132thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)830$8001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)590$5751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,302$1,4523thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,095$1,3594thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)880$9501thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,003$1,2292thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)675$9132thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)730$6752thin

Every lot

113 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 1Value Added320282.50/cwt282.50–282.509041
Steers—Medium and Large 2323221.22/cwt210.00–230.007154
Steers—Medium and Large 3323184.83/cwt177.50–192.505972
Steers—Medium and Large 1328251.80/cwt237.50–272.508266
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added350280.00/cwt280.00–280.009802
Steers—Medium and Large 3366177.47/cwt160.00–185.006506
Steers—Medium and Large 1369244.70/cwt225.00–255.0090318
Steers—Medium and Large 2380202.50/cwt202.50–202.507702
Steers—Medium and Large 2413215.61/cwt195.00–235.008902
Steers—Medium and Large 1418248.68/cwt237.50–272.501,03928
Steers—Medium and Large 3435172.50/cwt172.50–172.507501
Steers—Medium and Large 3468155.00/cwt155.00–155.007252
Steers—Medium and Large 1472239.75/cwt227.50–252.501,13228
Steers—Medium and Large 2480192.40/cwt187.50–197.509242
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added502255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2802
Steers—Medium and Large 1525240.02/cwt205.00–249.001,26016
Steers—Medium and Large 3530165.00/cwt165.00–165.008751
Steers—Medium and Large 2540200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0801
Steers—Medium and Large 1565230.19/cwt215.00–247.001,30123
Steers—Medium and Large 2590188.66/cwt188.00–190.001,1133
Steers—Medium and Large 3600140.00/cwt140.00–140.008401
Steers—Medium and Large 1618210.78/cwt205.00–220.001,3033
Steers—Medium and Large 1688213.74/cwt210.00–217.501,4712
Steers—Medium and Large 1735191.30/cwt187.50–195.001,4062
Steers—Small and Medium 373565.00/cwt65.00–65.004781
Steers—Medium and Large 2800170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3601
Steers—Medium and Large 2945143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,3511
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added320245.00/cwt245.00–245.007841
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323198.74/cwt197.50–200.006422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1326231.28/cwt205.00–237.5075410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375191.71/cwt180.00–200.007193
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377224.56/cwt205.00–237.5084719
Heifers—Medium and Large 3378164.85/cwt157.50–172.506232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added382239.34/cwt239.00–240.009143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2412205.00/cwt205.00–205.008453
Heifers—Medium and Large 1421226.84/cwt207.50–237.5095531
Heifers—Medium and Large 3421172.55/cwt155.00–182.507265
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424192.80/cwt187.50–196.008175
Heifers—Medium and Large 3469168.81/cwt160.00–175.007926
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476218.37/cwt210.00–235.001,03925
Heifers—Medium and Large 2479194.67/cwt187.50–207.509327
Heifers—Medium and Large 2510190.00/cwt190.00–190.009691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521215.50/cwt202.50–225.001,12314
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525146.07/cwt140.00–152.507672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy540186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,0042
Heifers—Medium and Large 3558157.00/cwt157.00–157.008765
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572197.16/cwt190.00–202.501,12814
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy575163.00/cwt163.00–163.009372
Heifers—Medium and Large 2584182.59/cwt172.50–187.501,0664
Heifers—Medium and Large 2613182.50/cwt180.00–185.001,1193
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623205.02/cwt200.00–210.001,2772
Heifers—Medium and Large 3625163.43/cwt157.50–167.501,0213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2715145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open740170.80/cwt163.00–173.001,26413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open985125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,2311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open1,045127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,3271
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1471231.42/cwt212.50–240.001,09016
Bulls—Medium and Large 2483200.13/cwt195.00–205.009672
Bulls—Medium and Large 3515145.00/cwt145.00–145.007471
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520234.27/cwt215.00–240.001,21814
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523204.38/cwt197.50–210.001,0694
Bulls—Small and Medium 355587.50/cwt87.50–87.504861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy560192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,0781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1583209.97/cwt205.00–217.501,2243
Bulls—Medium and Large 3585182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,0681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1621201.35/cwt195.00–207.501,2505
Bulls—Medium and Large 3625117.50/cwt117.50–117.507342
Bulls—Medium and Large 1720155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1161
Bulls—Medium and Large 2735117.50/cwt117.50–117.508641
Bulls—Medium and Large 3775100.00/cwt100.00–100.007751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1780185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4431
Bulls—Medium and Large 2860120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0321
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25493.48/cwt85.00–100.001,17215
Bulls——1,534106.34/cwt101.00–111.501,6318
Bulls——1,810113.00/cwt113.00–113.002,0451
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight71050.00/cwt50.00–50.003551
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight80072.98/cwt72.00–74.005842
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight82066.73/cwt66.00–67.505474
Cows—Lean 85-90%88073.00/cwt73.00–73.006421
Cows—Boner 80-85%90669.15/cwt65.00–74.006264
Cows—Lean 85-90%91589.00/cwt89.00–89.008141
Cows—Lean 85-90%92077.00/cwt77.00–77.007081
Cows—Boner 80-85%94278.96/cwt77.00–81.007447
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07288.00/cwt84.00–90.0094312
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15692.18/cwt91.00–93.501,0666
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,20592.00/cwt92.00–92.001,1091
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31189.26/cwt88.00–90.001,1705
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,33893.03/cwt92.00–94.001,2455
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-279567.50/cwt67.50–67.505371
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed850825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28701,002.39/head950.00–1,050.001,0023
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0051,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,04389.57/cwt89.00–90.009342
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0651,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1851,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,22292.04/cwt89.00–95.001,1255
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,25092.49/cwt92.00–93.001,1562
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3101,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed590575.00/head575.00–575.005751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27001,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed700625.00/head625.00–625.006251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2830800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed740850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2880950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0201,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3021,451.92/head1,275.00–1,550.001,4523
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3101,480.23/head1,460.00–1,500.001,4802
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 3555425.00/head425.00–425.004251
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-281080.00/cwt80.00–80.006481
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2865145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,2541
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2905925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2675912.96/head850.00–975.009132
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0031,229.43/head1,000.00–1,400.001,2292

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.