Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2023-06-08

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Jun 8
● Final121 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
899 head
▲ 342 vs last sale 557▲ 371 vs year ago 528 · +70.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
244 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 207▲ 166 vs year ago 78 · +212.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
115 head
▲ 45 vs last sale 70▲ 71 vs year ago 44 · +161.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold steady to 8.00 , mostly 4.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 5.00 higher, 400-600 lb weights sold 2.00-3.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $231.31/cwt on 303 head.
Average price
$231.31
303 head · 474 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,098
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$708
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3
$143.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.88
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1481243.601,173234
Medium and Large 1-2398230.009153thin
Medium and Large 2463203.2094144
Medium and Large 3432159.6468921
Small and Medium 3465100.004651thin
One grade step is worth $143.60/cwt here — about $708 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 sale303 hd
231.31
—
AR average10 barns · 2,325 hd
241.19
−9.88
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—Low1,565114.241,78819
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,219102.241,2467thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,01994.2696118
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,12193.531,04946

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)1,115$1,3345
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,124$1,28026
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,037$1,2413thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)995$1,2076
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)925$1,0501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)988$1,0242thin
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,625$1,7501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,460$1,6122thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,350$1,6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,312$1,52829
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,240$1,5252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,235$1,3251thin

Every lot

121 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1310263.52/cwt230.00–291.0081720
Steers—Medium and Large 2328213.71/cwt197.50–225.007018
Steers—Medium and Large 3333167.60/cwt162.50–170.005583
Steers—Medium and Large 3365160.82/cwt130.00–180.005876
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy370190.00/cwt190.00–190.007031
Steers—Medium and Large 1378258.51/cwt230.00–292.5097745
Steers—Medium and Large 2382211.18/cwt195.00–222.508079
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2398230.00/cwt230.00–230.009153
Steers—Medium and Large 1416237.82/cwt220.00–250.0098923
Steers—Medium and Large 3420157.80/cwt120.00–185.006637
Steers—Medium and Large 2421208.06/cwt190.00–220.008766
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added430282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,2151
Steers—Medium and Large 2464206.81/cwt185.00–218.0096013
Steers—Small and Medium 3465100.00/cwt100.00–100.004651
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added466270.48/cwt269.00–271.001,2608
Steers—Medium and Large 1473246.09/cwt220.00–265.001,16441
Steers—Medium and Large 3475171.66/cwt152.50–192.508152
Steers—Medium and Large 2510200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0201
Steers—Medium and Large 1526237.21/cwt222.50–255.001,24823
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added530263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,3944
Steers—Medium and Large 1557234.24/cwt208.00–238.001,30525
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added566241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,3647
Steers—Medium and Large 3568168.45/cwt155.00–182.509572
Steers—Medium and Large 1616223.11/cwt202.50–235.001,37413
Steers—Medium and Large 2645185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1931
Steers—Medium and Large 1666223.05/cwt202.50–242.501,48616
Steers—Medium and Large 2680172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,1732
Steers—Medium and Large 1725199.83/cwt189.00–222.501,4496
Steers—Medium and Large 2730178.78/cwt177.50–180.001,3052
Steers—Medium and Large 1850185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5731
Steers—Medium and Large 3850100.00/cwt100.00–100.008501
Steers—Medium and Large 2860166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,4281
Steers—Medium and Large 2925140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2951
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1322241.79/cwt220.00–267.5077935
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330165.33/cwt140.00–185.005466
Heifers—Medium and Large 2331206.85/cwt205.00–210.006858
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added363279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,01316
Heifers—Medium and Large 3369151.92/cwt130.00–167.505615
Heifers—Medium and Large 1370227.43/cwt220.00–245.0084111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373201.95/cwt177.50–217.507538
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425154.65/cwt140.00–170.006572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427211.84/cwt207.00–217.0090513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429201.64/cwt190.00–217.5086514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1436235.94/cwt222.50–247.501,02915
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470197.23/cwt170.00–217.5092717
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475169.33/cwt155.00–187.508049
Heifers—Medium and Large 1491238.83/cwt220.00–243.001,17327
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2497197.00/cwt197.00–197.009793
Heifers—Medium and Large 2517196.45/cwt170.00–205.001,0166
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Full520170.00/cwt170.00–170.008841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added525252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,3261
Heifers—Medium and Large 3527153.10/cwt130.00–170.008073
Heifers—Medium and Large 1533223.68/cwt210.00–242.501,19222
Heifers—Medium and Large 2564179.80/cwt161.00–200.001,0149
Heifers—Medium and Large 3564156.95/cwt130.00–170.008854
Heifers—Medium and Large 1566224.85/cwt205.00–235.001,27316
Heifers—Small and Medium 360542.50/cwt42.50–42.502571
Heifers—Medium and Large 2623186.48/cwt170.00–200.001,1625
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625215.04/cwt185.00–227.501,3448
Heifers—Medium and Large 3628156.57/cwt140.00–172.509832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added655207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,3591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy660170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1221
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,1802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1695205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4251
Heifers—Medium and Large 370580.00/cwt80.00–80.005641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1720169.29/cwt160.00–180.001,2193
Heifers—Medium and Large 1775162.60/cwt157.50–167.501,2602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1850167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,4241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open870157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,3701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open1,015130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3201
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1427223.40/cwt215.00–240.009543
Bulls—Medium and Large 2460205.00/cwt205.00–205.009432
Bulls—Medium and Large 1472235.78/cwt210.00–252.001,1137
Bulls—Medium and Large 2513194.99/cwt182.50–200.001,0007
Bulls—Medium and Large 1526226.52/cwt215.00–245.001,19117
Bulls—Medium and Large 2560180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1579214.60/cwt205.00–225.001,2438
Bulls—Medium and Large 2607179.22/cwt170.00–197.501,0883
Bulls—Medium and Large 1628192.32/cwt183.00–220.001,2087
Bulls—Medium and Large 2650180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy680195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3261
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy695155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0771
Bulls—Medium and Large 1705200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1868133.76/cwt132.50–135.001,1612
Bulls—Medium and Large 294595.00/cwt95.00–95.008981
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Small and Medium 3332107.50/cwt107.50–107.503572
Dairy Steers—Large 343560.00/cwt60.00–60.002611
Dairy Steers—Small and Medium 344080.00/cwt80.00–80.003521
Dairy Steers—Small and Medium 350572.50/cwt72.50–72.503661
Dairy Steers—Large 368072.50/cwt72.50–72.504931
Dairy Steers—Large 371075.00/cwt75.00–75.005331
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,400106.95/cwt88.00–113.001,49710
Bulls——1,728126.82/cwt124.00–132.002,1914
Bulls——1,764118.76/cwt116.00–122.002,0955
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01197.70/cwt95.00–99.009888
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01491.70/cwt89.00–94.0093018
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01687.77/cwt87.00–88.008924
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,025104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,0662
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03589.00/cwt89.00–89.009214
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07182.74/cwt81.00–85.008867
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,175101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,1872
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,18399.97/cwt98.00–102.001,1833
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23698.45/cwt97.00–100.001,21719
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,246103.94/cwt102.00–106.001,2954
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,205113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,3621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,4601,611.77/head1,600.00–1,625.001,6122
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,6251,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29251,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29881,024.05/head1,000.00–1,050.001,0242
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29951,206.83/head1,075.00–1,375.001,2076
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0371,240.68/head1,150.00–1,375.001,2413
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1151,334.04/head1,300.00–1,375.001,3345
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1241,279.93/head1,075.00–1,400.001,28026
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,19098.00/cwt98.00–98.001,1661
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1661,276.63/head1,250.00–1,350.001,2775
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2351,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2401,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3421,580.36/head1,250.00–2,000.001,58024
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3501,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-297893.56/cwt88.00–98.009153
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,02089.00/cwt89.00–89.009081

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.