Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2024-01-04

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Jan 4
● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
446 head
▼ 52 vs last sale 498▼ 464 vs year ago 910 · −51.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
71 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 88▼ 123 vs year ago 194 · −63.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 29▼ 40 vs year ago 75 · −53.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend established for any class due to Auction being closed last two weeks for Holidays; however definite higher undertones were denoted for both feeder and slaughter classes.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $215.58/cwt on 154 head.
Average price
$215.58
154 head · 484 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,043
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$324
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$57.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−12.39
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1474231.501,09790
Medium and Large 2493202.761,00030
Medium and Large 1-2599201.851,20913thin
Medium and Large 3444174.1877321
One grade step is worth $57.32/cwt here — about $324 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 sale154 hd
215.58
—
AR average9 barns · 2,086 hd
227.97
−12.39
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—Low1,632110.951,81113
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,45996.591,40913
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,14388.521,01124
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low94475.7871512

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,183$1,4002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,052$1,2766
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)930$1,2622thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)965$9501thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)855$1,3751thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)880$1,3251thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)905$1,3251thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)790$1,2952thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)770$1,1501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,244$1,7946
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,335$1,5001thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,020$1,4752thin

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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2323270.80/cwt265.00–275.008753
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added330322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,0641
Steers—Medium and Large 1332295.00/cwt280.00–305.009793
Steers—Medium and Large 3340185.00/cwt185.00–185.006291
Steers—Medium and Large 2371261.89/cwt250.00–275.009724
Steers—Medium and Large 1375302.67/cwt280.00–317.501,13516
Steers—Medium and Large 3390220.00/cwt220.00–220.008581
Steers—Medium and Large 2412243.52/cwt230.00–250.001,0033
Steers—Medium and Large 3416181.12/cwt167.50–192.507534
Steers—Medium and Large 1422270.21/cwt257.00–285.001,14021
Steers—Medium and Large 3463184.45/cwt172.50–200.008543
Steers—Medium and Large 1472264.45/cwt252.50–275.001,24818
Steers—Medium and Large 2475210.00/cwt210.00–210.009981
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added487276.00/cwt276.00–276.001,3446
Steers—Medium and Large 1500252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,2631
Steers—Medium and Large 2533201.22/cwt195.00–207.501,0732
Steers—Medium and Large 1574239.91/cwt235.00–247.501,3775
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy595212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,2641
Steers—Medium and Large 1630240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5122
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added634250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,58523
Steers—Medium and Large 1663230.61/cwt230.00–232.501,5294
Steers—Medium and Large 3665180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1971
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added721230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,65811
Steers—Medium and Large 1745230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7141
Steers—Medium and Large 1780217.36/cwt210.00–225.001,6952
Steers—Medium and Large 31,18096.00/cwt96.00–96.001,1331
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323256.32/cwt250.00–262.508288
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328220.27/cwt215.00–225.007222
Heifers—Medium and Large 3337187.78/cwt170.00–200.006333
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added355255.00/cwt255.00–255.009051
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370161.37/cwt145.00–170.005974
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376213.39/cwt205.00–220.008026
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380237.69/cwt230.00–246.0090310
Heifers—Medium and Large 3405186.74/cwt170.00–197.507563
Heifers—Medium and Large 2414212.95/cwt205.00–220.008825
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428236.12/cwt230.00–245.001,01127
Heifers—Medium and Large 3459171.99/cwt150.00–190.007894
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477214.88/cwt200.00–227.501,0253
Heifers—Medium and Large 1483237.36/cwt222.50–243.001,14621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2498212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,0562
Heifers—Medium and Large 3514185.67/cwt170.00–195.009544
Heifers—Medium and Large 1525219.94/cwt215.00–225.001,1554
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535203.03/cwt197.50–205.001,0865
Heifers—Medium and Large 1557212.08/cwt207.50–217.501,1816
Heifers—Medium and Large 2562190.85/cwt180.00–197.501,0733
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2288
Heifers—Medium and Large 3572152.67/cwt132.50–165.008733
Heifers—Medium and Large 2600185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630206.77/cwt200.00–210.001,3033
Heifers—Medium and Large 2663183.74/cwt180.00–185.001,2184
Heifers—Medium and Large 1666205.35/cwt202.50–210.001,3687
Heifers—Medium and Large 1705196.21/cwt190.00–202.501,3832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2740160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1843
Heifers—Medium and Large 2770145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1795190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,5111
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,0921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1485251.21/cwt247.50–255.001,2182
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515202.57/cwt200.00–205.001,0432
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519234.57/cwt225.00–250.001,21711
Bulls—Medium and Large 3555162.50/cwt162.50–162.509021
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573217.12/cwt205.00–230.001,2442
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1632210.33/cwt200.00–220.001,3299
Bulls—Medium and Large 3640162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,0401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2680185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2582
Bulls—Medium and Large 1773201.14/cwt190.00–212.501,5552
Bulls—Medium and Large 1850200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1913150.04/cwt145.00–155.001,3702
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,515101.22/cwt96.00–106.001,5333
Bulls——1,631111.32/cwt108.00–114.001,8167
Bulls——1,753119.83/cwt118.00–122.002,1013
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight81067.59/cwt61.00–72.005473
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight83083.00/cwt83.00–83.006891
Cows—Lean 85-90%90598.00/cwt98.00–98.008871
Cows—Lean 85-90%98882.16/cwt77.00–85.008124
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06063.00/cwt63.00–63.006682
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08989.12/cwt86.00–92.009716
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09071.00/cwt71.00–71.007741
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11380.33/cwt75.00–84.008949
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,20896.32/cwt94.00–101.001,1649
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41889.49/cwt89.00–90.001,2692
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45196.56/cwt93.00–98.001,4017
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,493100.19/cwt99.00–104.001,4964
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29301,262.37/head1,250.00–1,275.001,2622
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2965950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0521,275.91/head825.00–1,600.001,2766
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1831,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,215107.23/cwt104.00–112.001,3032
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,22596.00/cwt94.00–98.001,1762
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,44589.00/cwt89.00–89.001,2861
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,45595.49/cwt95.00–96.001,3892
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2675140.00/cwt140.00–140.009451
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,040111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,1541
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed9401,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1001,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27701,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27901,294.62/head1,100.00–1,475.001,2952
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28551,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28801,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29051,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0451,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2841,782.69/head1,575.00–2,150.001,7835
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3351,500.00/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.