Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2023-11-30

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Nov 30
● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
584 head
▼ 123 vs last sale 707▼ 168 vs year ago 752 · −22.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
138 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 130▼ 32 vs year ago 170 · −18.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
62 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 35▲ 17 vs year ago 45 · +37.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 9.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold 12.00-20.00, mostly 15.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 6.00-14.00, mostly 9.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady, Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $203.44/cwt on 202 head.
Average price
$203.44
202 head · 513 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,044
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$629
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3
$137.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−14.57
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1495217.661,077126
Medium and Large 1-2527200.831,05812thin
Medium and Large 2559188.231,05239
Medium and Large 3528159.9084524
Small and Medium 356080.004481thin
One grade step is worth $137.66/cwt here — about $629 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 sale202 hd
203.44
—
AR average7 barns · 1,997 hd
218.00
−14.57
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—Low1,37597.521,34112
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,25094.731,1849thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,06486.7492342
CowsLean 85-90%Average95385.968194thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)965$1,5251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)970$1,3751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)987$1,3595
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,000$1,28112
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)933$1,1723thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)910$1,0372thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)918$1,4132thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,055$1,2501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)760$6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,165$1,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,285$1,3476
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)610$6001thin

Every lot

111 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3313185.12/cwt175.00–200.005794
Steers—Medium and Large 1321278.29/cwt265.00–292.508939
Steers—Medium and Large 2330230.02/cwt220.00–245.007594
Steers—Medium and Large 3369188.25/cwt170.00–210.006958
Steers—Medium and Large 2380235.54/cwt220.00–247.508953
Steers—Medium and Large 1389274.97/cwt257.50–287.501,07026
Steers—Medium and Large 1420254.71/cwt242.50–275.001,07012
Steers—Medium and Large 2428223.65/cwt210.00–235.509575
Steers—Medium and Large 3430197.50/cwt197.50–197.508491
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2460240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1043
Steers—Medium and Large 3470202.50/cwt202.50–202.509521
Steers—Medium and Large 1473239.69/cwt235.00–242.501,1348
Steers—Medium and Large 2484223.93/cwt205.00–230.001,0846
Steers—Medium and Large 1520232.32/cwt225.00–237.501,20810
Steers—Medium and Large 2545225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2261
Steers—Medium and Large 3563165.00/cwt165.00–165.009293
Steers—Medium and Large 1587233.85/cwt220.00–237.501,37314
Steers—Medium and Large 1603217.51/cwt215.00–220.001,3122
Steers—Medium and Large 3675115.00/cwt115.00–115.007761
Steers—Medium and Large 1683211.42/cwt207.50–214.001,4444
Steers—Medium and Large 1700202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,4181
Steers—Medium and Large 2730197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,4421
Steers—Medium and Large 1780184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,4351
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325212.50/cwt205.00–220.006912
Heifers—Medium and Large 3338184.96/cwt180.00–190.006252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1345237.07/cwt232.50–242.508186
Heifers—Medium and Large 3366170.37/cwt150.00–190.006244
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375238.63/cwt222.50–247.5089526
Heifers—Medium and Large 3428153.19/cwt140.00–177.506564
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy430180.00/cwt180.00–180.007741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1434225.62/cwt222.00–242.5097918
Heifers—Medium and Large 2438201.31/cwt197.50–205.008822
Heifers—Medium and Large 2461203.87/cwt195.00–215.0094011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1466226.48/cwt195.00–235.001,05517
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475205.00/cwt205.00–205.009743
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy485205.00/cwt205.00–205.009941
Heifers—Medium and Large 3495175.00/cwt175.00–175.008661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy510182.50/cwt182.50–182.509311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2521190.02/cwt185.00–195.009907
Heifers—Medium and Large 1528214.35/cwt202.50–225.001,13222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2535205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0974
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2551195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0745
Heifers—Medium and Large 3560173.82/cwt170.00–185.009734
Heifers—Small and Medium 356080.00/cwt80.00–80.004481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569197.38/cwt190.00–212.501,12310
Heifers—Medium and Large 3617164.32/cwt150.00–175.001,0143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1627198.12/cwt195.00–207.501,24211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2629180.86/cwt180.00–181.001,1387
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy660177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,1721
Heifers—Medium and Large 3665134.92/cwt125.00–155.008973
Heifers—Medium and Large 1684192.36/cwt180.00–197.501,3168
Heifers—Medium and Large 2685168.70/cwt160.00–175.001,1564
Heifers—Medium and Large 3715135.00/cwt135.00–135.009651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1718191.18/cwt187.50–195.001,3732
Heifers—Medium and Large 2729169.95/cwt160.00–175.001,2395
Heifers—Medium and Large 3765135.20/cwt120.00–150.001,0342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1770197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,5211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2770150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1805155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2481
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1432231.00/cwt231.00–231.009982
Bulls—Medium and Large 1469239.40/cwt221.00–250.001,12310
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475197.50/cwt197.50–197.509381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2493232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,1447
Bulls—Medium and Large 2500210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy520207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,0791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1527217.50/cwt212.50–225.001,1469
Bulls—Medium and Large 1559209.87/cwt200.00–217.501,17315
Bulls—Medium and Large 3605140.00/cwt140.00–140.008471
Bulls—Medium and Large 1626197.25/cwt190.00–207.501,23516
Bulls—Medium and Large 2635177.44/cwt170.00–185.001,1272
Bulls—Medium and Large 1655193.50/cwt192.50–194.001,2673
Bulls—Medium and Large 1715188.72/cwt187.50–190.001,3492
Bulls—Medium and Large 1750187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,4061
Bulls—Medium and Large 1820175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1988145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,4332
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Small and Medium 371580.00/cwt80.00–80.005721
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,31790.15/cwt85.00–98.001,1877
Bulls——1,369106.30/cwt102.00–109.001,4554
Bulls——1,800114.00/cwt114.00–114.002,0521
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight77591.00/cwt91.00–91.007051
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight79084.00/cwt84.00–84.006641
Cows—Lean 85-90%95385.96/cwt85.00–88.008194
Cows—Boner 80-85%96775.00/cwt75.00–75.007253
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04784.38/cwt80.00–87.0088320
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,080100.99/cwt99.00–103.001,0912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13491.49/cwt88.00–99.001,03717
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27295.25/cwt93.00–97.001,2125
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36587.17/cwt85.00–89.001,1902
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows13 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-275584.00/cwt84.00–84.006341
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3760900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 376077.00/cwt77.00–77.005851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29101,036.54/head850.00–1,200.001,0372
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29651,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29701,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29871,358.69/head1,250.00–1,600.001,3595
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,280.70/head1,075.00–1,475.001,28112
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0201,308.33/head1,075.00–1,500.001,3082
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,02384.24/cwt81.00–87.008622
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,09695.85/cwt85.00–110.001,0516
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,17199.27/cwt87.00–118.001,1629
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,24588.57/cwt88.00–89.001,1032
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed610600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-277591.00/cwt91.00–91.007051
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-292388.32/cwt84.00–93.008152
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2760650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Bred Heifers—Small and Medium 379084.00/cwt84.00–84.006642
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29181,412.60/head1,375.00–1,450.001,4132
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0551,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1651,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2331,214.83/head1,210.00–1,220.001,2152
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3111,413.54/head1,200.00–1,600.001,4144

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.