Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2023-06-22

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Jun 22
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
379 head
▼ 171 vs last sale 550▼ 125 vs year ago 504 · −24.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
132 head
▼ 150 vs last sale 282▲ 75 vs year ago 57 · +131.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 50▲ 8 vs year ago 27 · +29.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 1.00 higher except the better 500-600 lb weights, sold 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 4.00-7.00 higher, over 600 lb weights sold 4.00 lower. No trend on Slaughter cows and bulls, not reported last week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $211.36/cwt on 167 head.
Average price
$211.36
167 head · 490 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,035
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$292
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$76.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.47
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1491220.071,081125
Medium and Large 1-2424209.088864thin
Medium and Large 2477191.8491531
Medium and Large 3550143.577907thin
One grade step is worth $76.49/cwt here — about $292 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 sale167 hd
211.36
—
AR average8 barns · 1,462 hd
208.89
+2.47
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—Low1,429111.011,58610
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,338104.381,39710
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17598.921,16343
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,01095.0696013

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)1,083$1,1729
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,012$1,0543thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)930$1,0453thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,363$1,5952thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)860$1,0752thin

Every lot

82 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1321254.35/cwt237.50–272.508167
Steers—Medium and Large 3325165.00/cwt165.00–165.005361
Steers—Medium and Large 2333202.41/cwt200.00–205.006742
Steers—Medium and Large 3355150.00/cwt150.00–150.005331
Steers—Medium and Large 1376237.25/cwt222.50–245.0089210
Steers—Medium and Large 3405160.00/cwt160.00–160.006481
Steers—Medium and Large 2414211.97/cwt205.00–215.008784
Steers—Medium and Large 1425232.54/cwt220.00–237.5098812
Steers—Medium and Large 2463197.77/cwt187.50–207.509162
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2464227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,0537
Steers—Medium and Large 1475231.46/cwt225.00–240.001,09918
Steers—Medium and Large 3483166.09/cwt160.00–172.508022
Steers—Medium and Large 1517229.97/cwt227.50–235.001,1893
Steers—Medium and Large 2523200.02/cwt195.00–205.001,0462
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added540250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3501
Steers—Medium and Large 1565245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3841
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,02011
Steers—Medium and Large 3585110.00/cwt110.00–110.006441
Steers—Medium and Large 1630229.51/cwt228.00–232.501,4463
Steers—Medium and Large 1673225.38/cwt212.50–232.501,5175
Steers—Medium and Large 1722217.69/cwt210.00–232.501,5723
Steers—Medium and Large 2900125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1251
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2315200.63/cwt192.50–205.006323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1332226.87/cwt215.00–234.0075311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365199.99/cwt190.00–207.507303
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371218.48/cwt215.00–227.5081110
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy410197.50/cwt197.50–197.508101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419232.24/cwt210.00–239.0097318
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420200.00/cwt200.00–200.008401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424209.08/cwt200.00–218.008864
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Fleshy430120.00/cwt120.00–120.005161
Heifers—Medium and Large 3445160.00/cwt160.00–160.007121
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465175.00/cwt175.00–175.008141
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473231.54/cwt210.00–239.501,09533
Heifers—Medium and Large 2483195.48/cwt185.00–205.0094413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2510185.65/cwt155.00–197.509476
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525165.00/cwt165.00–165.008661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1531214.55/cwt202.50–227.501,13920
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added545230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2541
Heifers—Medium and Large 2553180.00/cwt177.50–182.509953
Heifers—Medium and Large 1566207.31/cwt187.50–215.001,17314
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1629205.60/cwt187.50–222.501,2939
Heifers—Medium and Large 3640127.50/cwt110.00–145.008162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added650212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,3811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1680198.72/cwt195.00–202.501,3512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2700165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1551
Heifers—Medium and Large 3705130.00/cwt130.00–130.009171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1720192.45/cwt185.00–200.001,3862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1765180.21/cwt170.00–188.001,3793
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1422217.64/cwt200.00–235.009189
Bulls—Medium and Large 1466221.15/cwt210.00–230.001,03114
Bulls—Medium and Large 1526225.61/cwt205.00–237.501,1875
Bulls—Medium and Large 1566224.40/cwt202.50–230.001,27026
Bulls—Medium and Large 2590145.00/cwt145.00–145.008561
Bulls—Medium and Large 2605175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1640203.98/cwt190.00–212.501,3055
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1683187.45/cwt185.00–190.001,2802
Bulls—Medium and Large 1710180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1840150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2601
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight1,060107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,1341
Bulls——1,314103.45/cwt100.00–106.001,3595
Bulls——1,530118.49/cwt118.00–119.001,8132
Bulls——1,798124.44/cwt122.00–127.002,2372
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight80589.00/cwt89.00–89.007161
Cows—Lean 85-90%96061.00/cwt61.00–61.005861
Cows—Lean 85-90%98093.55/cwt93.00–94.009172
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02198.77/cwt95.00–104.001,00810
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08189.36/cwt85.00–94.009667
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17499.17/cwt95.00–104.001,16426
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,260109.29/cwt107.00–112.001,3773
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,294106.72/cwt105.50–110.001,3819
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,372102.28/cwt99.00–104.001,4037
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29301,045.21/head950.00–1,100.001,0453
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0121,053.54/head950.00–1,100.001,0543
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0831,172.03/head920.00–1,350.001,1729
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,121101.25/cwt100.00–104.001,1354
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,242102.85/cwt92.00–109.001,2777
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed7801,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29401,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3631,594.72/head1,500.00–1,675.001,5952

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.