Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2023-10-12

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Oct 12
● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
596 head
▲ 137 vs last sale 459▼ 81 vs year ago 677 · −12.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
87 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 97▼ 35 vs year ago 122 · −28.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 38▼ 13 vs year ago 41 · −31.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold steady to 13.00, mostly 5.00 higher, over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold steady to 10.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 8.00 lower. Feeder offering consisted of mostly average unweaned cattle. Slaughter cows sold steady, Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $215.70/cwt on 187 head.
Average price
$215.70
187 head · 470 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,014
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$352
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$62.96/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.72
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1469230.901,084121
Medium and Large 2495200.7999440
Medium and Large 3436167.9373226
One grade step is worth $62.96/cwt here — about $352 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 sale187 hd
215.70
—
AR average10 barns · 2,470 hd
223.42
−7.72
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—Low1,442103.921,49920
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,37595.251,31012
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,06690.5896529
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low89782.597408thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)880$1,0001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)890$9751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)733$6752thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)975$1,1932thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,300$1,2601thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)960$8501thin

Every lot

103 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1282292.50/cwt292.50–292.508254
Steers—Medium and Large 1317283.41/cwt280.00–287.508985
Steers—Medium and Large 3323201.63/cwt190.00–215.006512
Steers—Medium and Large 2324244.13/cwt235.00–255.007916
Steers—Medium and Large 3369193.62/cwt155.00–210.007146
Steers—Medium and Large 2371240.08/cwt220.00–255.008918
Steers—Medium and Large 1375270.61/cwt262.00–280.001,01511
Steers—Medium and Large 2401239.48/cwt230.00–247.509605
Steers—Medium and Large 3423167.54/cwt160.00–175.007092
Steers—Medium and Large 1428261.28/cwt250.00–282.501,11845
Steers—Medium and Large 2460245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,1271
Steers—Medium and Large 3471172.13/cwt150.00–195.008114
Steers—Medium and Large 1477259.82/cwt252.50–270.001,23922
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy489283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,38413
Steers—Medium and Large 1527260.00/cwt247.50–267.501,3706
Steers—Medium and Large 2532235.67/cwt235.00–236.001,2543
Steers—Medium and Large 3550185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0181
Steers—Medium and Large 1610230.07/cwt222.50–235.001,4033
Steers—Medium and Large 3615177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,0921
Steers—Medium and Large 2630215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3551
Steers—Medium and Large 1675211.91/cwt207.50–214.001,4303
Steers—Medium and Large 1765220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6831
Steers—Medium and Large 1800210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6801
Steers—Medium and Large 2860170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4621
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1288232.12/cwt230.00–240.0066913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1326229.66/cwt225.00–240.007499
Heifers—Medium and Large 3333183.30/cwt180.00–185.006103
Heifers—Medium and Large 2334216.82/cwt210.00–222.507244
Heifers—Medium and Large 1364241.62/cwt227.50–267.5087914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2366220.89/cwt210.00–235.008088
Heifers—Medium and Large 3372170.15/cwt140.00–195.006336
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421220.95/cwt195.00–230.009309
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422253.03/cwt240.00–255.001,06826
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425169.84/cwt140.00–190.007229
Heifers—Medium and Large 1462248.72/cwt235.00–254.001,14915
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy470190.00/cwt190.00–190.008931
Heifers—Medium and Large 3478167.02/cwt140.00–185.007984
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,0921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1511223.52/cwt215.00–232.501,14216
Heifers—Medium and Large 2511200.57/cwt197.00–210.001,0255
Heifers—Medium and Large 3532169.62/cwt140.00–185.009023
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy565180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1574210.36/cwt207.50–215.001,2077
Heifers—Medium and Large 2583192.56/cwt187.50–197.501,1232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1612208.07/cwt200.00–220.001,2735
Heifers—Medium and Large 2627179.15/cwt173.00–185.001,1238
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665192.44/cwt190.00–195.001,2802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open744207.22/cwt207.00–208.001,5429
Heifers—Medium and Large 1770192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,4821
Heifers—Medium and Large 2770150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1551
Heifers—Medium and Large 377590.00/cwt90.00–90.006981
Heifers—Medium and Large 2878104.99/cwt100.00–110.009222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open990130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open1,050130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3651
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2410230.00/cwt230.00–230.009431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1432247.82/cwt240.00–252.501,0719
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475195.00/cwt195.00–195.009261
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1491245.33/cwt241.00–257.501,20512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518248.61/cwt232.50–257.501,28817
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520217.26/cwt205.00–230.001,1302
Bulls—Medium and Large 3540185.00/cwt185.00–185.009991
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0351
Bulls—Medium and Large 2576208.25/cwt170.00–222.501,2004
Bulls—Medium and Large 1581246.68/cwt230.00–260.001,4337
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610192.50/cwt180.00–205.001,1742
Bulls—Medium and Large 1621219.98/cwt215.00–227.501,3669
Bulls—Medium and Large 1685204.31/cwt200.00–212.501,4004
Bulls—Medium and Large 3690152.50/cwt145.00–160.001,0522
Bulls—Medium and Large 2695195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1730197.53/cwt195.00–200.001,4423
Bulls—Medium and Large 1755180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3591
Bulls—Medium and Large 1815155.83/cwt150.00–165.001,2703
Bulls—Medium and Large 1860135.04/cwt130.00–140.001,1613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1930100.00/cwt100.00–100.009301
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,34298.58/cwt60.00–109.001,32313
Bulls——1,553112.57/cwt111.00–115.001,7485
Bulls——1,815117.02/cwt116.00–118.002,1242
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight72056.00/cwt56.00–56.004031
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight81065.00/cwt65.00–65.005271
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight82096.00/cwt96.00–96.007871
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight82575.00/cwt75.00–75.006191
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight84587.00/cwt87.00–87.007351
Cows—Lean 85-90%87571.00/cwt71.00–71.006211
Cows—Boner 80-85%90582.00/cwt82.00–82.007422
Cows—Lean 85-90%98390.68/cwt85.00–93.008914
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06491.04/cwt88.00–94.0096920
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23398.00/cwt98.00–98.001,2085
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31694.73/cwt93.00–97.001,2478
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41899.38/cwt98.00–101.001,4093
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,72087.00/cwt87.00–87.001,4961
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29751,192.63/head1,125.00–1,250.001,1932
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2733675.00/head675.00–675.006752
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2830107.00/cwt107.00–107.008881
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28801,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2890975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,01592.54/cwt91.00–94.009393
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,04695.03/cwt91.00–99.0099410
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,24598.00/cwt98.00–98.001,2201
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-273587.00/cwt87.00–87.006391
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2965125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,2061
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2960850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3001,260.00/head1,260.00–1,260.001,2601

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.