Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2023-05-11

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, May 11
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
413 head
▼ 105 vs last sale 518▼ 95 vs year ago 508 · −18.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
91 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 106▲ 19 vs year ago 72 · +26.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
86 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 43▲ 46 vs year ago 40 · +115.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 9.00-15.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-11.00, mostly 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $187.56/cwt on 129 head.
Average price
$187.56
129 head · 491 lb average
Value per head Derived
$920
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$651
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3
$118.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−19.30
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1498206.171,02775
Medium and Large 1-2430203.008734thin
Medium and Large 2484182.2888121
Medium and Large 3487143.0669628
Small and Medium 343087.503761thin
One grade step is worth $118.67/cwt here — about $651 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 sale129 hd
187.56
—
AR average8 barns · 1,932 hd
206.86
−19.30
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—Low1,545101.981,57613
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,33993.541,2537thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low97286.288397thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,03783.8086935

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)1,020$1,0501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)998$1,0312thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,066$9918
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,123$1,2822thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,260$1,45343
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)895$7001thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)1,080$1,6501thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,046$1,4065

Every lot

110 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 3315170.00/cwt170.00–170.005361
Steers—Medium and Large 1330239.15/cwt235.00–242.507893
Steers—Medium and Large 2340205.00/cwt205.00–205.006971
Steers—Medium and Large 1375236.74/cwt225.00–245.0088813
Steers—Medium and Large 2375200.19/cwt185.00–220.007515
Steers—Medium and Large 3388168.35/cwt155.00–185.006533
Steers—Medium and Large 3413171.09/cwt162.50–180.007072
Steers—Medium and Large 1422235.96/cwt220.00–245.009969
Steers—Medium and Large 2423206.60/cwt188.00–217.508743
Steers—Medium and Large 1461235.64/cwt220.00–245.001,08622
Steers—Medium and Large 2473201.54/cwt190.00–217.509537
Steers—Medium and Large 3473151.19/cwt140.00–162.507152
Steers—Small and Medium 349055.00/cwt55.00–55.002701
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy495187.50/cwt187.50–187.509281
Steers—Medium and Large 1517235.14/cwt230.00–239.001,2164
Steers—Medium and Large 2520195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0141
Steers—Medium and Large 3520170.02/cwt167.50–172.508842
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy560150.00/cwt150.00–150.008401
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added562244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,3713
Steers—Medium and Large 1573229.73/cwt217.50–240.001,3163
Steers—Medium and Large 2575187.65/cwt170.00–205.001,0792
Steers—Small and Medium 361971.80/cwt55.00–90.004446
Steers—Medium and Large 1639208.88/cwt205.00–212.001,3358
Steers—Small and Medium 371085.00/cwt85.00–85.006041
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2313202.60/cwt200.00–205.006342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1315212.42/cwt210.00–215.006692
Heifers—Medium and Large 3315173.77/cwt172.50–175.005472
Heifers—Medium and Large 2361184.95/cwt175.00–200.006684
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373147.23/cwt130.00–165.005494
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380220.71/cwt205.00–230.0083918
Heifers—Medium and Large 3413148.95/cwt120.00–165.006153
Heifers—Medium and Large 1414218.61/cwt210.00–227.509057
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430203.00/cwt203.00–203.008734
Heifers—Small and Medium 343087.50/cwt87.50–87.503761
Heifers—Medium and Large 2435187.67/cwt180.00–195.008162
Heifers—Medium and Large 3458146.00/cwt127.50–155.006693
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470190.11/cwt187.50–195.008944
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478214.17/cwt197.50–225.001,02421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1507212.66/cwt210.00–214.001,0783
Heifers—Medium and Large 2517181.60/cwt175.00–190.009393
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy523183.77/cwt182.50–185.009612
Heifers—Medium and Large 3532134.32/cwt130.00–150.007159
Heifers—Medium and Large 3569143.11/cwt135.00–157.508145
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578183.27/cwt180.00–187.501,0593
Heifers—Medium and Large 1583195.98/cwt185.00–202.501,1436
Heifers—Medium and Large 2600160.00/cwt160.00–160.009601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open617198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,2223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623185.84/cwt175.00–197.501,1582
Heifers—Medium and Large 3630130.00/cwt120.00–140.008192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy665162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,0811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1680178.26/cwt177.50–179.001,2124
Heifers—Medium and Large 2690152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,0521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1720164.87/cwt150.00–177.501,1873
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open730178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,2991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open758171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,2962
Heifers—Medium and Large 2760140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0641
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1427219.21/cwt217.50–220.009363
Bulls—Medium and Large 2460187.50/cwt187.50–187.508631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1476223.46/cwt210.00–230.001,0645
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy525167.50/cwt167.50–167.508791
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527191.64/cwt182.50–210.001,0103
Bulls—Medium and Large 1533208.99/cwt204.00–216.001,1149
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,0591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1578206.86/cwt197.50–220.001,1968
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623193.58/cwt188.00–197.501,2068
Bulls—Medium and Large 2640154.84/cwt135.00–175.009912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1682178.26/cwt170.00–181.001,2164
Bulls—Medium and Large 1710182.34/cwt175.00–184.001,2958
Bulls—Medium and Large 1760162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,2351
Bulls—Medium and Large 2770132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,0201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1918133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,2212
Bulls—Medium and Large 2940121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,1371
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 352287.00/cwt87.00–87.004543
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight94084.49/cwt84.00–85.007942
Bulls——1,28093.82/cwt87.00–98.001,2013
Bulls——1,753111.38/cwt110.50–113.001,9524
Bulls——1,839107.44/cwt104.00–109.001,9764
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight71560.00/cwt60.00–60.004291
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight81568.26/cwt65.00–73.005563
Cows—Lean 85-90%85072.00/cwt72.00–72.006121
Cows—Boner 80-85%91074.64/cwt65.00–79.006794
Cows—Lean 85-90%93580.00/cwt80.00–80.007481
Cows—Lean 85-90%98894.00/cwt94.00–94.009292
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01587.98/cwt87.00–90.008933
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06882.49/cwt81.00–85.008818
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08989.45/cwt87.00–93.0097417
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22394.52/cwt94.00–95.001,1562
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26495.57/cwt94.00–98.001,2085
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52888.47/cwt88.00–89.001,3522
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 38901,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2895700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0801,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2701,472.89/head1,100.00–1,850.001,47336
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4041,578.89/head1,400.00–1,750.001,5794
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-282887.36/cwt85.00–90.007232
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1231,282.46/head1,000.00–1,475.001,2822
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3665450.00/head450.00–450.004501
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 368555.00/cwt55.00–55.003771
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-294582.00/cwt82.00–82.007751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-298488.09/cwt73.00–98.008674
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29981,031.14/head925.00–1,100.001,0312
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0201,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,06289.17/cwt85.00–94.009473
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1231,068.26/head800.00–1,350.001,0687
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,34088.31/cwt81.00–95.001,1833
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28351,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0801,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0991,476.62/head1,250.00–1,550.001,4774
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-281880.01/cwt79.00–81.006542
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2870132.20/cwt125.00–135.001,1503

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.