Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2023-07-20

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Jul 20
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
386 head
▼ 376 vs last sale 762▼ 387 vs year ago 773 · −50.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
73 head
▼ 91 vs last sale 164▼ 30 vs year ago 103 · −29.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
56 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 45▲ 24 vs year ago 32 · +75.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 10.00 higher, except 500-600 lb weights sold 20.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-6.00, mostly 5.00 higher. Fleshy cattle and those with too much hair are being steeply discounted during this Summer heat. No trend for Slaughter cows or bulls, not reported last week.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $248.40/cwt on 140 head.
Average price
$248.40
140 head · 461 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,144
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$763
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3
$187.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.16
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1456262.991,19895
Medium and Large 2417234.0397725
Medium and Large 1-2586221.301,29710thin
Medium and Large 3481183.778849thin
Small and Medium 358075.004351thin
One grade step is worth $187.99/cwt here — about $763 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 sale140 hd
248.40
—
AR average10 barns · 857 hd
243.25
+5.16
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—Average1,490118.731,7697thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,225112.681,3804thin
CowsLean 85-90%High96595.509222thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low95494.5190226

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)958$1,5046
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,047$1,3293thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)856$1,2447
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)951$1,1115
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)870$1,0501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)702$9645
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)770$1,0501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,040$1,5502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,040$1,2751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)750$1,0392thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)830$1,0333thin

Every lot

113 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1318258.81/cwt247.50–272.508237
Steers—Medium and Large 2323233.55/cwt210.00–245.007546
Steers—Medium and Large 3340205.00/cwt205.00–205.006971
Steers—Medium and Large 2369230.66/cwt212.50–245.008517
Steers—Medium and Large 1373263.98/cwt247.50–305.0098518
Steers—Medium and Large 3420171.62/cwt140.00–202.507212
Steers—Medium and Large 1421273.00/cwt252.50–285.001,14924
Steers—Medium and Large 2427247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,0573
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy430175.00/cwt175.00–175.007531
Steers—Medium and Large 2470231.89/cwt225.00–242.501,0905
Steers—Medium and Large 3478163.59/cwt140.00–192.507823
Steers—Medium and Large 1480260.86/cwt245.00–272.501,25219
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2480238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,1422
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2508234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,1893
Steers—Medium and Large 2520245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2741
Steers—Medium and Large 1530266.25/cwt255.00–290.001,41116
Steers—Medium and Large 3558207.48/cwt202.50–212.501,1582
Steers—Medium and Large 1568263.87/cwt250.00–290.001,4995
Steers—Medium and Large 2573236.39/cwt230.00–242.501,3552
Steers—Small and Medium 358075.00/cwt75.00–75.004351
Steers—Medium and Large 3600200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2001
Steers—Medium and Large 1605241.30/cwt235.00–247.501,4602
Steers—Medium and Large 2615215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2618229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,4153
Steers—Medium and Large 1668247.56/cwt242.50–252.501,6542
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2762174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,3262
Steers—Medium and Large 1820180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4761
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330247.25/cwt235.00–262.508168
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333207.89/cwt190.00–225.006922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373251.11/cwt245.00–262.0093715
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377211.17/cwt190.00–230.007965
Heifers—Medium and Large 3377155.08/cwt150.00–160.005854
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2390232.50/cwt232.50–232.509073
Heifers—Medium and Large 2411227.14/cwt215.00–237.509345
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418236.44/cwt235.00–238.009884
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425247.65/cwt240.00–257.501,05313
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430185.17/cwt150.00–210.007964
Heifers—Medium and Large 2466221.63/cwt210.00–237.501,0337
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475245.71/cwt237.50–257.501,16712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,0643
Heifers—Medium and Large 3490175.00/cwt175.00–175.008581
Heifers—Medium and Large 3505185.00/cwt185.00–185.009341
Heifers—Small and Medium 350860.00/cwt60.00–60.003052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520233.21/cwt222.50–237.501,21310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535213.76/cwt212.50–215.001,1442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571231.21/cwt220.00–239.001,32010
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2583228.93/cwt227.00–232.001,3355
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy605180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0891
Heifers—Medium and Large 1607222.18/cwt220.00–227.501,3498
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1251
Heifers—Medium and Large 3635100.00/cwt100.00–100.006351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,4272
Heifers—Medium and Large 2678201.18/cwt197.50–205.001,3642
Heifers—Medium and Large 1685230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5761
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open695137.50/cwt137.50–137.509561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1725196.09/cwt185.00–207.501,4222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open770162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,2511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1830150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2451
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2478194.92/cwt190.00–200.009322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1483243.71/cwt235.00–257.501,1776
Bulls—Medium and Large 3505175.00/cwt175.00–175.008841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy510177.50/cwt177.50–177.509051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1516243.62/cwt235.00–250.001,25710
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525216.37/cwt210.00–222.501,1362
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565231.48/cwt213.00–247.501,30817
Bulls—Medium and Large 2587204.23/cwt200.00–210.001,1993
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy600195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1701
Bulls—Medium and Large 3615170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623230.55/cwt212.50–245.001,4367
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,3901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1672226.65/cwt220.00–232.501,5234
Bulls—Small and Medium 369570.00/cwt70.00–70.004871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1713216.75/cwt197.50–229.001,5456
Bulls—Medium and Large 1750182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,3692
Bulls—Medium and Large 1850165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,4031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2903131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,1833
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Small and Medium 3610122.50/cwt122.50–122.507471
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,183105.56/cwt93.00–115.001,2492
Bulls——1,525121.74/cwt118.00–124.001,8574
Bulls——1,965133.00/cwt133.00–133.002,6131
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight75577.00/cwt77.00–77.005812
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight79884.46/cwt80.00–88.006744
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight82585.00/cwt85.00–85.007011
Cows—Boner 80-85%86390.00/cwt90.00–90.007772
Cows—Boner 80-85%98197.48/cwt91.00–103.0095615
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,105106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,1711
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,195109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,3031
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,223107.70/cwt106.00–109.001,3173
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,235113.90/cwt112.00–117.001,4073
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 37501,038.67/head950.00–1,150.001,0392
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0351,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0401,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0451,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows14 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3585675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3625719.40/head550.00–900.007192
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2625145.00/cwt145.00–145.009061
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27531,127.77/head1,000.00–1,350.001,1283
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3765700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28701,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-289597.00/cwt97.00–97.008681
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29011,339.10/head1,150.00–1,510.001,3396
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-291594.80/cwt89.00–99.008674
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29581,503.91/head1,400.00–1,570.001,5046
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29981,213.28/head1,000.00–1,475.001,2134
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0471,328.64/head1,100.00–1,510.001,3293
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,065103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,0971
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,107106.60/cwt94.00–111.001,1806
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27701,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2960102.00/cwt102.00–102.009791
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2698117.31/cwt100.00–130.008194
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2723133.81/cwt120.00–150.009672
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-28301,033.08/head1,025.00–1,050.001,0333

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.