Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2023-10-26

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Oct 26
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
726 head
▲ 131 vs last sale 595▲ 220 vs year ago 506 · +43.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
62 head
▼ 52 vs last sale 114▼ 139 vs year ago 201 · −69.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
36 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 32▼ 10 vs year ago 46 · −21.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 13.00-19.00, mostly 16.00 lower, 600-650 lb weights sold 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 3.00-9.00, mostly 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 4.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $205.08/cwt on 272 head.
Average price
$205.08
272 head · 520 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,066
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$867
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3
$122.56/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.44
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1571217.561,243136
Medium and Large 1-2470211.0799226
Medium and Large 2465198.7292475
Medium and Large 3479170.0181433
Small and Medium 339595.003752thin
One grade step is worth $122.56/cwt here — about $867 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 sale272 hd
205.08
—
AR average8 barns · 1,502 hd
202.64
+2.44
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—Low1,35999.621,3548thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,33491.001,2147thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,00888.008874thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,08386.5493727

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)1,187$1,1703thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)986$1,0705
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)950$1,0501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)980$1,0302thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,790$2,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,408$1,8346
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,310$1,6483thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,280$1,5894thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,195$1,5001thin

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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1328244.38/cwt240.00–252.508023
Steers—Medium and Large 2331222.92/cwt210.00–230.007385
Steers—Medium and Large 2371224.34/cwt217.50–235.0083217
Steers—Medium and Large 1373246.72/cwt240.00–260.0092013
Steers—Medium and Large 3380217.50/cwt217.50–217.508271
Steers—Medium and Large 3410191.90/cwt170.00–210.007876
Steers—Medium and Large 1414242.52/cwt237.50–257.501,0046
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2426238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,0144
Steers—Medium and Large 2426228.22/cwt215.00–237.5097210
Steers—Medium and Large 2470225.64/cwt217.50–230.001,0614
Steers—Medium and Large 1476244.73/cwt235.00–248.001,16510
Steers—Medium and Large 3490205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0051
Steers—Medium and Large 3510195.00/cwt195.00–195.009951
Steers—Medium and Large 1523243.36/cwt234.00–249.001,27329
Steers—Medium and Large 2525210.83/cwt190.00–230.001,1074
Steers—Medium and Large 3563182.47/cwt180.00–185.001,0272
Steers—Medium and Large 1567235.57/cwt230.00–240.001,3365
Steers—Medium and Large 2582203.35/cwt202.50–205.001,1833
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy600205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2301
Steers—Medium and Large 1609243.75/cwt239.00–246.001,48425
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy615222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,3681
Steers—Medium and Large 2626216.58/cwt212.50–219.001,3566
Steers—Medium and Large 3640190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2161
Steers—Medium and Large 2655215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4081
Steers—Medium and Large 1670214.98/cwt210.00–220.001,4403
Steers—Medium and Large 1700217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,5231
Steers—Medium and Large 2715192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,3761
Steers—Medium and Large 2885160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4161
Feeder Cattle · Heifers43 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small and Medium 3300120.00/cwt120.00–120.003601
Heifers—Medium and Large 2313199.47/cwt180.00–215.006246
Heifers—Medium and Large 3331160.37/cwt125.00–175.005315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1340225.07/cwt220.00–227.507653
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365200.09/cwt190.00–222.5073018
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375172.15/cwt150.00–185.006464
Heifers—Medium and Large 1384230.10/cwt223.00–245.008845
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2398214.00/cwt214.00–214.008528
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418209.28/cwt190.00–225.0087514
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419234.63/cwt227.50–242.0098314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425215.00/cwt215.00–215.009142
Heifers—Medium and Large 3426164.49/cwt145.00–175.007016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1455237.13/cwt220.00–242.001,07913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473213.48/cwt205.00–222.501,01011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy475192.50/cwt192.50–192.509141
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476208.61/cwt185.00–217.5099315
Heifers—Medium and Large 3483182.08/cwt172.50–192.508796
Heifers—Small and Medium 349070.00/cwt70.00–70.003431
Heifers—Medium and Large 3512180.89/cwt170.00–197.509263
Heifers—Medium and Large 2524190.45/cwt170.00–210.009989
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525223.58/cwt212.00–238.001,17431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,1163
Heifers—Medium and Large 3565170.00/cwt170.00–170.009611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575216.17/cwt200.00–227.501,24320
Heifers—Medium and Large 2577186.69/cwt185.00–190.001,0773
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy585180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0531
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620185.04/cwt180.00–190.001,1474
Heifers—Medium and Large 3623171.75/cwt160.00–175.001,0706
Heifers—Medium and Large 1629214.42/cwt202.50–230.001,34917
Heifers—Medium and Large 1662212.08/cwt201.00–225.001,4049
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy675185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2491
Heifers—Medium and Large 3678148.59/cwt142.50–155.001,0072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1707194.22/cwt190.00–200.001,3733
Heifers—Medium and Large 2715179.97/cwt175.00–185.001,2872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1752196.85/cwt190.00–198.001,4807
Heifers—Medium and Large 2778166.17/cwt157.50–175.001,2932
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy810175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open827203.29/cwt199.00–212.001,6816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1832184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,5313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2840155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3021
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,135122.50/cwt122.50–122.501,3901
Feeder Cattle · Bulls15 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3520170.14/cwt155.00–180.008853
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523227.27/cwt221.00–237.501,18918
Bulls—Medium and Large 2524208.93/cwt197.50–215.001,0957
Bulls—Medium and Large 2563194.74/cwt180.00–201.001,0967
Bulls—Medium and Large 1585220.83/cwt215.00–225.001,2927
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620189.23/cwt180.00–202.501,1733
Bulls—Medium and Large 1623223.67/cwt207.50–229.001,3938
Bulls—Medium and Large 3645175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1670200.49/cwt195.00–210.001,3435
Bulls—Medium and Large 1713196.46/cwt175.00–202.001,4019
Bulls—Medium and Large 3750155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1775195.25/cwt185.00–197.001,5137
Bulls—Medium and Large 1878152.10/cwt147.50–153.001,3356
Bulls—Medium and Large 1995140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3931
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,160115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,3341
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Small and Medium 3430100.00/cwt100.00–100.004301
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 342560.00/cwt60.00–60.002551
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,31496.72/cwt92.00–101.001,2715
Bulls——1,435104.44/cwt102.00–107.001,4993
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%90579.83/cwt74.00–84.007226
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00888.00/cwt88.00–88.008874
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12988.28/cwt83.00–91.0099720
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23592.00/cwt92.00–92.001,1361
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30089.53/cwt89.00–90.001,1644
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38092.96/cwt92.00–94.001,2833
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,7902,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29501,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29801,029.59/head950.00–1,100.001,0302
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29861,069.62/head1,050.00–1,100.001,0705
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,01585.00/cwt85.00–85.008631
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,08089.00/cwt89.00–89.009611
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1871,170.24/head1,150.00–1,185.001,1703
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,21089.00/cwt89.00–89.001,0771
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2668140.16/cwt125.00–150.009364
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-286089.00/cwt89.00–89.007651
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2893100.67/cwt92.00–110.008992
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1601,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2801,588.55/head1,425.00–1,650.001,5894
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3031,707.75/head1,250.00–1,900.001,7083
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3851,610.11/head1,500.00–1,700.001,6102
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,5121,960.53/head1,900.00–2,000.001,9613
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1951,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001

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.