Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2023-06-01

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Jun 1
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
557 head
▲ 129 vs last sale 428▲ 163 vs year ago 394 · +41.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
207 head
▲ 129 vs last sale 78▲ 137 vs year ago 70 · +195.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
70 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 26▼ 5 vs year ago 75 · −6.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 6.00-up to 23.00, mostly 14.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 6.00-13.00, mostly 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $214.15/cwt on 189 head.
Average price
$214.15
189 head · 516 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,105
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$548
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$103.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.43
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1510225.251,149111
Medium and Large 1-2581203.271,18146
Medium and Large 2438198.4687029
Medium and Large 3493121.676003thin
One grade step is worth $103.59/cwt here — about $548 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 sale189 hd
214.15
—
AR average10 barns · 1,702 hd
215.58
−1.43
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—Average1,466107.291,57212
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,302103.171,34312
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,099100.161,10119
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17599.121,16449

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)1,149$1,1034thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,043$1,31622
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)995$1,1513thin

Every lot

99 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1323261.72/cwt230.00–292.5084517
Steers—Medium and Large 2329220.37/cwt210.00–225.007257
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy370215.00/cwt215.00–215.007961
Steers—Medium and Large 1382259.08/cwt240.00–280.0099017
Steers—Medium and Large 2414213.66/cwt200.00–229.008855
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added418280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1703
Steers—Medium and Large 1422251.91/cwt230.00–270.001,06319
Steers—Medium and Large 1480240.62/cwt225.00–245.001,15521
Steers—Medium and Large 2490215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0541
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added509253.87/cwt252.50–255.001,2929
Steers—Small and Medium 352551.03/cwt50.00–52.002682
Steers—Medium and Large 1540251.47/cwt237.50–260.001,35832
Steers—Medium and Large 1561236.38/cwt223.00–252.501,3265
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,1442
Steers—Small and Medium 356860.00/cwt60.00–60.003412
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy575209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,2021
Steers—Medium and Large 2580212.48/cwt210.00–215.001,2322
Steers—Medium and Large 3620125.00/cwt125.00–125.007751
Steers—Small and Medium 362045.00/cwt45.00–45.002791
Steers—Medium and Large 1638221.42/cwt215.00–223.001,4135
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added648232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,5072
Steers—Medium and Large 1678194.94/cwt190.00–200.001,3222
Steers—Small and Medium 371760.00/cwt60.00–60.004303
Steers—Medium and Large 1725187.29/cwt185.00–190.001,3583
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added733211.03/cwt209.00–213.001,5472
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added820184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,5091
Steers—Medium and Large 1870177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,5441
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added885176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,5581
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325198.34/cwt180.00–215.006454
Heifers—Medium and Large 1326231.41/cwt220.00–240.0075410
Heifers—Medium and Large 3355130.00/cwt130.00–130.004621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1366227.78/cwt212.50–251.008347
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385201.47/cwt190.00–210.007765
Heifers—Medium and Large 2422203.49/cwt180.00–220.0085911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2429200.00/cwt200.00–200.008586
Heifers—Medium and Large 1432238.33/cwt223.00–247.001,03016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy440200.00/cwt200.00–200.008801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473243.38/cwt232.00–248.001,15127
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478183.18/cwt170.00–191.008763
Heifers—Medium and Large 3495112.50/cwt112.50–112.505571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2508202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,0293
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518227.26/cwt213.00–235.001,17711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523195.13/cwt180.00–211.001,0212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1564217.00/cwt207.00–227.501,22410
Heifers—Medium and Large 2577193.77/cwt185.00–199.001,1183
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added583219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,27724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2598197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,1785
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added612224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,3718
Heifers—Medium and Large 1614205.81/cwt201.00–211.001,2647
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2291
Heifers—Medium and Large 3630122.50/cwt122.50–122.507721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2647160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0353
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2658186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,2242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1661203.55/cwt200.00–207.001,3458
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy670190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2731
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open722198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,4302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open755170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open797150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1963
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open960113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,0851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open1,005110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1061
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1427227.38/cwt220.00–237.509713
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475200.00/cwt200.00–200.009501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy480195.00/cwt195.00–195.009361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1485231.07/cwt220.00–242.501,1219
Bulls—Medium and Large 2500180.00/cwt180.00–180.009001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525226.94/cwt225.00–235.001,1915
Bulls—Small and Medium 354555.00/cwt55.00–55.003001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1567226.18/cwt222.50–229.001,2823
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578192.35/cwt187.50–197.001,1122
Bulls—Medium and Large 1605214.22/cwt207.00–216.001,2968
Bulls—Medium and Large 2605195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1801
Bulls—Small and Medium 363060.00/cwt60.00–60.003782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2686175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2014
Bulls—Medium and Large 1780151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,1782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1830160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1945155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,4651
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight95887.40/cwt85.00–90.008372
Bulls——1,38099.85/cwt90.00–105.001,3784
Bulls——1,638115.63/cwt113.50–117.501,8942
Bulls——1,719120.50/cwt120.00–121.002,0714
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00089.00/cwt89.00–89.008901
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02595.52/cwt95.00–96.009792
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03892.86/cwt90.00–95.0096414
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,091100.19/cwt97.00–103.001,09313
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,215100.82/cwt97.00–104.001,22530
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,218106.87/cwt105.00–108.501,3023
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26572.00/cwt72.00–72.009111
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,295107.00/cwt106.00–108.501,3868
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,317106.40/cwt105.00–109.001,4015
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,332103.36/cwt101.00–104.501,3773
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2940975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29951,151.01/head1,050.00–1,200.001,1513
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0401,322.47/head1,100.00–1,475.001,32220
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2885100.00/cwt100.00–100.008851
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,03895.67/cwt90.00–104.009934
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,10899.48/cwt96.00–102.001,1022
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,13799.48/cwt91.00–107.001,1319
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1491,102.81/head985.00–1,225.001,1034

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.