Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2023-08-10

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Aug 10
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
789 head
▲ 336 vs last sale 453▲ 243 vs year ago 546 · +44.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 49▼ 8 vs year ago 43 · −18.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 13.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold from 2.00 lower to 1.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 4.00-10.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 5.00-8.00 higher. Feeder supply was mostly average to plain with fleshy or cattle with too much hair discounted steeply. Slaughter cows and bulls not reported.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $254.17/cwt on 250 head.
Average price
$254.17
250 head · 505 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,284
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$452
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$67.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.88
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1519267.641,389154
Medium and Large 2479242.601,16170
Medium and Large 1-2611227.901,3925thin
Medium and Large 3468200.2893721
One grade step is worth $67.36/cwt here — about $452 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 sale250 hd
254.17
—
AR average11 barns · 2,098 hd
249.29
+4.88
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

95 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3313197.10/cwt175.00–217.506172
Steers—Medium and Large 2329244.14/cwt235.00–255.008036
Steers—Medium and Large 1330308.84/cwt275.00–330.001,01916
Steers—Medium and Large 1372300.93/cwt272.50–322.501,11924
Steers—Medium and Large 3378215.36/cwt192.50–230.008146
Steers—Medium and Large 2382256.19/cwt247.50–270.0097910
Steers—Medium and Large 3408200.53/cwt185.00–215.008184
Steers—Medium and Large 1423272.43/cwt265.00–287.501,15217
Steers—Medium and Large 2428245.42/cwt230.00–262.501,05010
Steers—Medium and Large 3Fleshy430160.00/cwt160.00–160.006881
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy458167.46/cwt165.00–170.007672
Steers—Medium and Large 1473278.67/cwt267.50–290.001,31814
Steers—Medium and Large 2483243.78/cwt225.00–260.001,17719
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy490210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0291
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2518252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,3083
Steers—Medium and Large 3520210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0922
Steers—Medium and Large 2524254.40/cwt245.00–256.001,33310
Steers—Medium and Large 1536267.47/cwt260.00–274.001,43417
Steers—Medium and Large 3550212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,1691
Steers—Medium and Large 1558264.01/cwt260.00–271.001,47318
Steers—Medium and Large 2573238.30/cwt220.00–255.001,3658
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy595235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3981
Steers—Medium and Large 1618253.67/cwt250.00–257.501,5682
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy620215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3331
Steers—Medium and Large 3620176.65/cwt105.00–215.001,0953
Steers—Medium and Large 2630240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5121
Steers—Medium and Large 3650210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3651
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy652233.00/cwt233.00–233.001,51916
Steers—Medium and Large 1653249.19/cwt249.00–252.501,62718
Steers—Medium and Large 2668229.39/cwt220.00–239.001,5322
Steers—Medium and Large 1700252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,7681
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy705212.52/cwt210.00–215.001,4982
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2750191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,4332
Steers—Medium and Large 3765185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4151
Steers—Medium and Large 1785240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,8842
Steers—Medium and Large 1845181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,5292
Steers—Medium and Large 1860187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,6131
Steers—Medium and Large 2920170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5641
Steers—Medium and Large 11,008174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,7542
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323241.75/cwt240.00–245.007813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1327246.29/cwt242.50–250.0080510
Heifers—Medium and Large 3338207.56/cwt205.00–210.007022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2345239.00/cwt239.00–239.008253
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373208.46/cwt190.00–225.007786
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376234.13/cwt220.00–245.008809
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378264.16/cwt250.00–280.0099917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380240.00/cwt240.00–240.009122
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423234.73/cwt225.00–247.509939
Heifers—Medium and Large 3426210.77/cwt185.00–230.0089813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1431256.73/cwt245.00–262.501,10731
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy455190.00/cwt190.00–190.008651
Heifers—Medium and Large 3467198.52/cwt114.00–217.0092711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474253.66/cwt242.50–259.001,20223
Heifers—Medium and Large 2481231.23/cwt220.00–245.001,11214
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2508231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,1732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy515226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,1641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517242.75/cwt232.50–252.501,2559
Heifers—Medium and Large 3518218.62/cwt215.00–222.501,1322
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy520213.75/cwt205.00–222.501,1122
Heifers—Medium and Large 2529225.95/cwt220.00–232.501,19512
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Fleshy545195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0631
Heifers—Medium and Large 3565217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,2292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568235.03/cwt232.50–241.001,33517
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy569221.95/cwt220.00–225.001,2635
Heifers—Medium and Large 2574218.21/cwt210.00–230.001,25313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2610222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,3542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1613235.02/cwt232.50–239.001,4416
Heifers—Medium and Large 2618207.51/cwt205.00–210.001,2822
Heifers—Medium and Large 2673215.82/cwt205.00–222.501,4523
Heifers—Medium and Large 3685170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1651
Heifers—Medium and Large 2700162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,1381
Heifers—Medium and Large 3798160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2772
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1433268.67/cwt260.00–272.501,1635
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2435250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0885
Bulls—Medium and Large 2435220.00/cwt220.00–220.009572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1474258.23/cwt245.00–265.001,2248
Bulls—Medium and Large 2479230.00/cwt215.00–245.001,1025
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy485180.00/cwt180.00–180.008731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2512235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2032
Bulls—Medium and Large 3515163.69/cwt120.00–210.008432
Bulls—Medium and Large 1524256.85/cwt242.50–267.501,34622
Bulls—Medium and Large 2535234.98/cwt232.50–240.001,2573
Bulls—Medium and Large 3565187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,0591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4251
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573220.11/cwt200.00–235.001,26110
Bulls—Medium and Large 3605185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1191
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,2351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623228.48/cwt215.00–243.001,4238
Bulls—Medium and Large 3685117.50/cwt117.50–117.508051
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Fleshy690185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2771
Bulls—Medium and Large 3720117.50/cwt117.50–117.508461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1738200.84/cwt200.00–202.501,4823
Bulls—Medium and Large 2890165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,4691
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 347570.00/cwt70.00–70.003331
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,105147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,6301

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.