Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2023-10-05

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Oct 5
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
459 head
▼ 224 vs last sale 683▼ 219 vs year ago 678 · −32.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
97 head
▼ 55 vs last sale 152▲ 1 vs year ago 96 · +1.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 58▲ 22 vs year ago 16 · +137.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 5.00-11.00 higher, over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to 7.00 lower, over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder supply was mostly average to plain with over 25% being very plain under 300 lb cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady, Slaughter bulls sold 7.00 lower on a light test.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $211.51/cwt on 167 head.
Average price
$211.51
167 head · 473 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,001
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$457
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$73.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.29
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1496231.261,14694
Medium and Large 2448205.0891844
Medium and Large 3438157.2768929
One grade step is worth $73.99/cwt here — about $457 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
211.51
—
AR average8 barns · 1,290 hd
215.80
−4.29
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—Average1,335104.741,39910
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,36397.361,32717
CowsLean 85-90%High98293.879225thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,11691.911,02637

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,200$1,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)923$1,1843thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)980$1,0501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)913$9583thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)825$1,0751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)905$9001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,097$1,3413thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,125$1,1502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)730$4251thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,115$1,3001thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)565$6251thin

Every lot

105 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2300220.00/cwt220.00–220.006601
Steers—Medium and Large 1319285.38/cwt265.00–292.509107
Steers—Medium and Large 3324166.54/cwt95.00–200.005407
Steers—Medium and Large 3370196.79/cwt175.00–218.007282
Steers—Medium and Large 1371272.74/cwt255.00–294.001,01234
Steers—Medium and Large 3414192.77/cwt185.00–210.007987
Steers—Medium and Large 1418260.71/cwt255.00–282.501,09012
Steers—Medium and Large 2430243.37/cwt240.00–245.001,0463
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy465230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0701
Steers—Medium and Large 3469182.20/cwt160.00–195.008554
Steers—Medium and Large 2473221.89/cwt200.00–235.001,0508
Steers—Medium and Large 1475254.83/cwt245.00–265.001,21023
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2496220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0915
Steers—Medium and Large 2510202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,0331
Steers—Medium and Large 1523250.97/cwt240.00–262.501,3135
Steers—Medium and Large 3523180.06/cwt165.00–200.009423
Steers—Medium and Large 1560243.05/cwt232.50–252.501,3614
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added575267.08/cwt264.00–269.001,5368
Steers—Medium and Large 3578192.40/cwt185.00–200.001,1122
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added610252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,5401
Steers—Medium and Large 2610207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,2661
Steers—Medium and Large 1635237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,5081
Steers—Medium and Large 3655175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1461
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added673245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,6495
Steers—Medium and Large 2688206.25/cwt205.00–207.501,4192
Steers—Medium and Large 1690222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,5351
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added718246.00/cwt246.00–246.001,7662
Steers—Medium and Large 2740205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5171
Steers—Medium and Large 3740110.00/cwt110.00–110.008141
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added770245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,8871
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323230.25/cwt222.50–240.0074418
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323209.02/cwt190.00–225.006759
Heifers—Medium and Large 3338161.05/cwt140.00–170.005448
Heifers—Medium and Large 3368161.97/cwt130.00–180.005965
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372243.79/cwt225.00–252.009079
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380206.37/cwt180.00–225.007848
Heifers—Medium and Large 1410245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0052
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420145.62/cwt130.00–177.506123
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423212.82/cwt200.00–222.509006
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470213.66/cwt195.00–230.001,0047
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471238.32/cwt234.00–244.001,12214
Heifers—Medium and Large 3478162.71/cwt140.00–185.007786
Heifers—Medium and Large 3512131.45/cwt90.00–170.006733
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy520185.00/cwt185.00–185.009621
Heifers—Medium and Large 2522194.57/cwt170.00–205.001,0169
Heifers—Medium and Large 1527230.17/cwt215.00–240.001,21316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added530245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2991
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0922
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570221.95/cwt210.00–225.001,26510
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575140.00/cwt140.00–140.008051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1619221.80/cwt212.50–230.001,3737
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added632242.22/cwt237.50–243.001,5317
Heifers—Medium and Large 3633170.05/cwt167.50–172.501,0762
Heifers—Medium and Large 3655175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy660180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1881
Heifers—Medium and Large 2668196.29/cwt185.00–207.501,3112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1671222.51/cwt217.50–232.501,4935
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added678238.96/cwt235.00–243.001,6202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1705222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,5691
Heifers—Medium and Large 2775185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4341
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,1593
Bulls—Medium and Large 3495140.00/cwt140.00–140.006931
Bulls—Medium and Large 2510205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1529244.18/cwt235.00–255.001,2926
Bulls—Medium and Large 3540177.50/cwt177.50–177.509591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1559229.00/cwt220.00–240.001,2807
Bulls—Medium and Large 2616205.01/cwt202.50–207.501,2635
Bulls—Medium and Large 1627231.60/cwt230.00–235.001,4523
Bulls—Medium and Large 2655200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1718202.50/cwt197.50–210.001,4543
Bulls—Medium and Large 1945172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,6301
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight82585.00/cwt85.00–85.007011
Bulls——1,226100.93/cwt96.00–106.501,2374
Bulls——1,491110.16/cwt107.00–112.001,6424
Bulls——1,660118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,9591
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight76069.00/cwt69.00–69.005241
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight79592.53/cwt92.00–93.007362
Cows—Boner 80-85%88571.00/cwt71.00–71.006281
Cows—Boner 80-85%89086.00/cwt86.00–86.007651
Cows—Lean 85-90%93791.17/cwt88.00–95.008543
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05097.93/cwt96.00–100.001,0282
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14291.44/cwt88.00–94.001,04420
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19596.72/cwt95.00–98.001,15612
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29094.47/cwt93.00–95.001,2194
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38598.25/cwt96.50–100.001,36113
Replacement Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,070135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,4451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0971,340.65/head1,325.00–1,350.001,3413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,230128.37/cwt110.00–147.501,5792
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed730425.00/head425.00–425.004251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1101,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed1,1401,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2913957.66/head650.00–1,250.009583
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29231,183.94/head1,150.00–1,200.001,1843
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29801,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,115100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,1151
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2001,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,22695.12/cwt92.00–97.501,1667
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,23099.00/cwt99.00–99.001,2181
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,25395.62/cwt91.00–98.001,1986
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2950140.75/cwt117.50–165.001,3372
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28251,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2905900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2565625.00/head625.00–625.006251
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1151,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001

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.