Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2023-12-14

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Dec 14
● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
498 head
▼ 148 vs last sale 646▼ 63 vs year ago 561 · −11.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
88 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 102▲ 17 vs year ago 71 · +23.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 35▼ 1 vs year ago 30 · −3.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 8.00 higher, 400-600 lb weights sold 7.00-16.00, mostly 12.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 7.00-18.00, mostly 11.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher, On a light test, Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $208.04/cwt on 172 head.
Average price
$208.04
172 head · 495 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,030
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$730
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3
$150.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−5.14
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1517220.931,142112
Medium and Large 1-2418209.5787615thin
Medium and Large 2460200.4992219thin
Medium and Large 3457168.5377023
Small and Medium 358870.004123thin
One grade step is worth $150.93/cwt here — about $730 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 sale172 hd
208.04
—
AR average9 barns · 1,540 hd
213.18
−5.14
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—Average1,50688.921,3397thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,42394.451,3448thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,12588.009901thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,11286.4696146

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)938$1,0302thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,075$1,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,030$9001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)628$8795
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)728$8733thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,220$1,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,005$1,1501thin

Every lot

116 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2323255.46/cwt230.00–272.508253
Steers—Medium and Large 3323188.61/cwt170.00–210.006093
Steers—Medium and Large 1330311.12/cwt285.00–330.001,02715
Steers—Medium and Large 3350162.50/cwt162.50–162.505691
Steers—Medium and Large 3Fleshy355201.00/cwt201.00–201.007142
Steers—Medium and Large 1371305.50/cwt282.50–320.001,13312
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2398276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,0983
Steers—Medium and Large 3415192.50/cwt192.50–192.507991
Steers—Medium and Large 1430269.62/cwt255.00–292.501,15923
Steers—Medium and Large 2440234.94/cwt200.00–250.001,03413
Steers—Medium and Large 2463213.45/cwt205.00–227.509884
Steers—Medium and Large 1477246.34/cwt235.00–262.501,17512
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added488265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,2933
Steers—Medium and Large 3490150.00/cwt150.00–150.007351
Steers—Medium and Large 2523211.23/cwt207.50–215.001,1052
Steers—Medium and Large 3535187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,0031
Steers—Medium and Large 1552233.61/cwt215.00–237.001,2908
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added566235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3308
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy585217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,2721
Steers—Medium and Large 3585177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,0381
Steers—Medium and Large 2590203.75/cwt202.50–205.001,2022
Steers—Small and Medium 360062.50/cwt62.50–62.503751
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2605203.00/cwt203.00–203.001,2284
Steers—Medium and Large 1620209.88/cwt205.00–215.001,3012
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added635224.59/cwt224.00–225.001,4265
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added688218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,5002
Steers—Medium and Large 1710202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,4381
Steers—Small and Medium 371060.00/cwt60.00–60.004261
Steers—Medium and Large 2740187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,3881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added755214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,61613
Steers—Medium and Large 2770185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4251
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy955150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4331
Steers—Medium and Large 1975147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,4381
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added976171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,6695
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320235.16/cwt222.50–240.007535
Heifers—Medium and Large 3328168.49/cwt130.00–197.505536
Heifers—Medium and Large 2335204.37/cwt190.00–212.506853
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2345220.00/cwt220.00–220.007593
Heifers—Medium and Large 3355152.50/cwt152.50–152.505411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375238.35/cwt222.50–245.0089418
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375222.50/cwt222.50–222.508341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2393208.00/cwt208.00–208.008177
Heifers—Medium and Large 2400212.50/cwt212.50–212.508501
Heifers—Medium and Large 3417179.61/cwt170.00–197.507493
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422235.78/cwt225.00–245.0099515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2432212.50/cwt212.50–212.509183
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy435220.00/cwt220.00–220.009571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1450225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0131
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468208.22/cwt200.00–222.509747
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy470217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,0221
Heifers—Medium and Large 3482176.27/cwt142.50–195.008509
Heifers—Small and Medium 349582.50/cwt82.50–82.504081
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy505202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,0231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added511226.00/cwt226.00–226.001,1554
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515186.43/cwt175.00–195.009606
Heifers—Medium and Large 1530217.33/cwt203.00–223.001,15224
Heifers—Medium and Large 3555165.00/cwt165.00–165.009161
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572213.67/cwt205.00–225.001,22221
Heifers—Medium and Large 2590185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2595195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1613212.17/cwt212.00–212.501,3013
Heifers—Small and Medium 361552.50/cwt52.50–52.503231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added620220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3644
Heifers—Medium and Large 3645165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open648217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,4062
Heifers—Small and Medium 365575.00/cwt75.00–75.004911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open665216.11/cwt215.00–217.501,4374
Heifers—Medium and Large 3670130.00/cwt130.00–130.008711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1675202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,3671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1710175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open718186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,3352
Heifers—Medium and Large 3730127.50/cwt127.50–127.509311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1760197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,5011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1835170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1935160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy965177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,7131
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2445212.50/cwt212.50–212.509461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1480245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,1761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523228.68/cwt225.00–237.501,1965
Bulls—Medium and Large 1564220.12/cwt202.50–231.001,24110
Bulls—Medium and Large 3580125.00/cwt125.00–125.007251
Bulls—Medium and Large 2585197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,1551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1626207.75/cwt190.00–213.001,3015
Bulls—Medium and Large 3650140.00/cwt140.00–140.009101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1655210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1728186.93/cwt180.00–197.501,3615
Bulls—Medium and Large 1770176.27/cwt175.00–177.501,3572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1820170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1885177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,5711
Bulls—Medium and Large 2905120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1915155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,4181
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,010117.50/cwt117.50–117.501,1871
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,05087.00/cwt87.00–87.009141
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,39385.30/cwt76.00–89.001,1885
Bulls——1,78897.97/cwt94.00–101.001,7522
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight84548.00/cwt48.00–48.004061
Cows—Boner 80-85%99871.99/cwt71.00–75.007184
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04799.43/cwt98.00–103.001,0413
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07484.07/cwt82.00–85.0090310
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12588.00/cwt88.00–88.009901
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15889.37/cwt86.00–95.001,03528
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,385103.71/cwt99.00–108.001,4362
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43591.36/cwt91.00–92.001,3116
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3705535.00/head535.00–535.005351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,030900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,16590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,0491
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1701,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,20690.41/cwt86.00–98.001,0907
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,24591.00/cwt91.00–91.001,1331
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,33990.98/cwt83.00–94.001,2184
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2628878.57/head850.00–910.008795
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2728873.26/head735.00–1,025.008733
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0051,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2201,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2860122.78/cwt118.00–127.501,0562

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.