Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2023-05-25

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, May 25
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
428 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 393▲ 60 vs year ago 368 · +16.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
78 head
▼ 65 vs last sale 143▲ 3 vs year ago 75 · +4.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 45▼ 40 vs year ago 66 · −60.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 4.00-9.00 lower, except 500-600 lb weights sold 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 6.00-15.00, mostly 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $203.62/cwt on 144 head.
Average price
$203.62
144 head · 500 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,018
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$333
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$67.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.10
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1509217.361,106102
Medium and Large 1-2320200.006403thin
Medium and Large 2464188.5087518thin
Medium and Large 3514150.3477321
One grade step is worth $67.02/cwt here — about $333 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 sale144 hd
203.62
—
AR average10 barns · 1,810 hd
209.72
−6.10
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—Low1,535109.071,67419
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,269106.881,3578thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,02594.2196628
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low95890.3586612

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)1,220$1,3751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,080$1,2263thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)895$1,0001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)865$8882thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)856$7767
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,155$1,4501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,040$1,1012thin

Every lot

101 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1315236.02/cwt225.00–245.007435
Steers—Medium and Large 3315170.00/cwt170.00–170.005362
Steers—Medium and Large 2323196.82/cwt180.00–215.006362
Steers—Medium and Large 3360155.00/cwt155.00–155.005581
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2370230.00/cwt230.00–230.008513
Steers—Medium and Large 1371239.92/cwt222.50–257.5089010
Steers—Medium and Large 2375211.73/cwt202.50–220.007947
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added400270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0801
Steers—Medium and Large 2418206.93/cwt195.00–215.008655
Steers—Medium and Large 1429238.40/cwt220.00–252.501,02324
Steers—Medium and Large 1472234.90/cwt220.00–247.501,10914
Steers—Medium and Large 3485167.50/cwt167.50–167.508121
Steers—Medium and Large 2488187.54/cwt180.00–195.009152
Steers—Medium and Large 2510211.31/cwt205.00–217.501,0782
Steers—Medium and Large 1529239.73/cwt225.00–255.001,26813
Steers—Medium and Large 1568231.08/cwt210.00–237.501,31312
Steers—Medium and Large 3577167.50/cwt155.00–175.009663
Steers—Medium and Large 3605162.50/cwt162.50–162.509831
Steers—Small and Medium 360575.00/cwt75.00–75.004541
Steers—Medium and Large 2621195.64/cwt185.00–207.501,2154
Steers—Medium and Large 1622215.43/cwt210.00–240.001,3408
Steers—Medium and Large 2660200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3201
Steers—Medium and Large 1Unweaned682204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,3916
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added712212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,5092
Steers—Medium and Large 1745177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,3221
Steers—Medium and Large 11,100140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,5401
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1319212.15/cwt205.00–225.006775
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2320200.00/cwt200.00–200.006403
Heifers—Medium and Large 2324187.53/cwt165.00–200.006084
Heifers—Medium and Large 3345167.50/cwt167.50–167.505781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373221.97/cwt200.00–232.508288
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373192.52/cwt190.00–195.007182
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380157.57/cwt155.00–160.005992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424220.99/cwt207.50–236.0093710
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428193.81/cwt182.50–210.008304
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430162.41/cwt150.00–175.006984
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470233.12/cwt207.50–245.001,09624
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470192.50/cwt192.50–192.509051
Heifers—Medium and Large 3490150.00/cwt150.00–150.007351
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1532222.76/cwt203.00–235.001,18524
Heifers—Medium and Large 3532123.29/cwt110.00–130.006563
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560185.91/cwt180.00–192.501,0413
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565205.37/cwt190.00–225.001,16013
Heifers—Medium and Large 3569157.51/cwt142.50–170.008966
Heifers—Medium and Large 3602145.01/cwt140.00–150.008733
Heifers—Medium and Large 1614199.29/cwt190.00–212.501,22414
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655181.20/cwt175.00–187.501,1872
Heifers—Medium and Large 3660125.00/cwt125.00–125.008251
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670199.50/cwt198.00–202.501,3373
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Replacement1,075125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,3441
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1476227.04/cwt212.50–237.501,08111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515188.87/cwt170.00–205.009733
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519226.82/cwt212.50–240.001,17712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2528196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,0354
Bulls—Medium and Large 3550150.00/cwt150.00–150.008251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1574213.77/cwt212.50–217.501,2274
Bulls—Medium and Large 2574184.34/cwt170.00–205.001,05811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1605205.02/cwt195.00–217.501,2403
Bulls—Medium and Large 2605174.96/cwt170.00–180.001,0592
Bulls—Medium and Large 3635175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy650170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1670191.21/cwt190.00–192.501,2812
Bulls—Medium and Large 3685130.00/cwt130.00–130.008911
Bulls—Medium and Large 3700135.00/cwt135.00–135.009451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1725178.24/cwt175.00–185.001,2923
Bulls—Medium and Large 1758167.52/cwt162.50–172.501,2702
Bulls—Medium and Large 2785150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1800150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2001
Bulls—Medium and Large 2825110.00/cwt110.00–110.009081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy880182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,6024
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,045117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,2231
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,210101.21/cwt90.00–109.001,2258
Bulls——1,710113.08/cwt110.00–117.001,9348
Bulls——1,932119.33/cwt119.00–120.002,3053
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight74560.00/cwt60.00–60.004471
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight80090.00/cwt90.00–90.007201
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight80576.00/cwt76.00–76.006121
Cows—Boner 80-85%91384.91/cwt73.00–89.007759
Cows—Lean 85-90%93882.38/cwt78.00–89.007733
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,00794.72/cwt92.00–97.009547
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00899.35/cwt98.00–101.001,0016
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07099.60/cwt98.00–102.001,0665
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09091.00/cwt91.00–91.009921
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,153102.64/cwt99.00–105.001,1833
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,213106.09/cwt105.00–108.001,2876
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,339109.43/cwt106.00–115.001,4655
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,025110.24/cwt100.00–120.001,1302
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3799728.18/head700.00–750.007284
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3800825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 385580.00/cwt80.00–80.006841
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28951,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2930950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2932840.21/head785.00–930.008403
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,06499.31/cwt91.00–105.001,0574
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0801,226.27/head950.00–1,375.001,2263
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2201,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,22897.46/cwt85.00–107.001,1972
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0401,101.20/head1,050.00–1,150.001,1012
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,450.00/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.