Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2023-09-07

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Sep 7
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
687 head
▲ 48 vs last sale 639▲ 161 vs year ago 526 · +30.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
115 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 95▲ 70 vs year ago 45 · +155.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
49 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 37▲ 41 vs year ago 8 · +512.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold steady to 1.00 higher, except the better 400-500 lb weights selling 13.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 1.00-12.00, mostly 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $273.74/cwt on 253 head.
Average price
$273.74
253 head · 498 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,364
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$872
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3
$193.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.29
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1500283.601,418208
Medium and Large 1-2613247.501,5173thin
Medium and Large 2490242.691,19031
Medium and Large 3406216.558798thin
Small and Medium 360790.015463thin
One grade step is worth $193.59/cwt here — about $872 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 sale253 hd
273.74
—
AR average9 barns · 1,366 hd
264.45
+9.29
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—Low1,466118.821,74212
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,353106.781,44522
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,221103.841,26835
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01798.361,0003thin

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)1,185$1,3612thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)985$1,2751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,440$1,71318
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,240$1,5001thin

Every lot

93 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 3310230.00/cwt230.00–230.007131
Steers—Medium and Large 2316264.81/cwt235.00–280.008375
Steers—Medium and Large 1326316.78/cwt292.50–340.001,0336
Steers—Medium and Large 2371258.35/cwt235.00–275.009585
Steers—Medium and Large 1381316.72/cwt300.00–337.501,20749
Steers—Medium and Large 3383213.22/cwt200.00–225.008173
Steers—Medium and Large 3405217.59/cwt212.50–225.008813
Steers—Medium and Large 2423230.09/cwt225.00–237.509734
Steers—Medium and Large 1430288.59/cwt272.50–312.501,24111
Steers—Medium and Large 1470291.62/cwt267.50–310.001,37146
Steers—Medium and Large 2473255.87/cwt255.00–257.501,2103
Steers—Medium and Large 2515252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,3001
Steers—Medium and Large 1522272.11/cwt265.00–277.001,42029
Steers—Small and Medium 356588.77/cwt87.50–90.005022
Steers—Medium and Large 2573249.12/cwt245.00–252.501,4273
Steers—Medium and Large 3575210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2081
Steers—Medium and Large 1576269.00/cwt257.50–285.001,54923
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2613247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,5173
Steers—Medium and Large 2613222.12/cwt217.50–235.001,3627
Steers—Medium and Large 1619258.88/cwt250.00–270.001,60223
Steers—Medium and Large 1669237.63/cwt225.00–241.001,59017
Steers—Medium and Large 2680221.26/cwt220.00–222.501,5052
Steers—Small and Medium 369092.50/cwt92.50–92.506381
Steers—Medium and Large 1713223.82/cwt220.00–227.501,5962
Steers—Medium and Large 1760242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,8431
Steers—Medium and Large 2765222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,7021
Steers—Medium and Large 1815217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,7731
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1338251.45/cwt242.50–255.008507
Heifers—Medium and Large 2355235.83/cwt235.00–237.508373
Heifers—Medium and Large 3371213.75/cwt200.00–225.007934
Heifers—Medium and Large 1381265.09/cwt250.00–267.001,01017
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415232.01/cwt220.00–237.509634
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422254.59/cwt240.00–266.501,07423
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423202.73/cwt185.00–220.008585
Heifers—Medium and Large 3471196.70/cwt160.00–215.009269
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477250.62/cwt240.00–255.001,19541
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478230.69/cwt222.50–238.001,10310
Heifers—Medium and Large 3520197.34/cwt190.00–207.501,0265
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521242.80/cwt235.00–257.501,26520
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530227.64/cwt222.50–232.501,2062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1556243.69/cwt230.00–248.001,35524
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open562257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,4472
Heifers—Medium and Large 3565196.23/cwt130.00–217.001,1098
Heifers—Medium and Large 2582217.53/cwt210.00–227.501,2663
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy590210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2391
Heifers—Small and Medium 360585.00/cwt85.00–85.005141
Heifers—Medium and Large 3610191.21/cwt185.00–195.001,1664
Heifers—Medium and Large 1618233.64/cwt230.00–237.001,4449
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open624230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4355
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open642247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,5892
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665214.11/cwt210.00–220.001,4243
Heifers—Medium and Large 1668228.68/cwt225.00–232.501,5282
Heifers—Medium and Large 3670210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4071
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open725205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open792219.38/cwt215.00–220.001,7378
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open823211.89/cwt208.00–220.001,7443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open1,245142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,7741
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1489254.37/cwt247.50–265.001,2444
Bulls—Medium and Large 2495237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,1761
Bulls—Medium and Large 2510227.45/cwt225.00–230.001,1602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518254.00/cwt242.50–261.001,31625
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565244.75/cwt238.00–255.001,38318
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,2571
Bulls—Medium and Large 3580210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615235.51/cwt220.00–241.001,44814
Bulls—Medium and Large 3630197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,2441
Bulls—Medium and Large 2690180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1710230.04/cwt225.00–235.001,6332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1855187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,6031
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight945104.00/cwt104.00–104.009831
Bulls——1,213109.28/cwt105.00–112.001,3264
Bulls——1,485134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,9901
Bulls——1,718125.12/cwt124.00–127.002,1506
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight80091.00/cwt91.00–91.007281
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06594.00/cwt94.00–94.001,0012
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,125102.04/cwt100.00–104.001,1482
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16580.00/cwt80.00–80.009321
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,193108.60/cwt107.00–110.001,2969
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,248103.87/cwt99.00–106.501,29623
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,320105.08/cwt102.00–107.001,38713
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,401109.23/cwt108.00–111.001,5309
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,115144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,6061
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,175103.22/cwt100.00–105.001,2133
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1851,361.39/head1,325.00–1,400.001,3612
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,210107.43/cwt102.00–126.001,30013
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,225115.96/cwt111.00–121.001,4212
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,320112.57/cwt109.00–123.001,4864
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2401,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4151,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4431,710.98/head1,425.00–2,100.001,71116
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2895170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5221
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2925160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4801
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29851,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751

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.