Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2024-01-11

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Jan 11
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
480 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 446▼ 457 vs year ago 937 · −48.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
71 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 71▼ 55 vs year ago 126 · −43.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
111 head
▲ 76 vs last sale 35▼ 9 vs year ago 120 · −7.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 8.00-15.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 9.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-6.00, mostly 4.00 higher. Advertised Bred heifers brought up to 2700.00 per head. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower, on a light test, Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $262.14/cwt on 183 head.
Average price
$262.14
183 head · 515 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,351
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$640
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$74.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.67
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1531265.851,412152
Medium and Large 1-2421258.711,0887thin
Medium and Large 2451249.391,12420
Medium and Large 3404191.047724thin
One grade step is worth $74.81/cwt here — about $640 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 sale183 hd
262.14
—
AR average8 barns · 1,806 hd
261.47
+0.67
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—Low1,889108.502,0504thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,30699.581,3017thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High99981.4181325
CowsLean 85-90%Low91381.007392thin

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)986$1,0585
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)760$1,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)950$9234thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,098$2,47368
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)964$1,8966
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)984$1,7275
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,025$1,3251thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)760$1,3251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)825$1,1702thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,773$1,9972thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,045$1,2598
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,020$1,5501thin

Every lot

105 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2311262.33/cwt250.00–270.008164
Steers—Medium and Large 3318200.83/cwt165.00–235.006392
Steers—Medium and Large 1332316.14/cwt300.00–332.501,0509
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2335287.50/cwt287.50–287.509632
Steers—Medium and Large 2368265.16/cwt245.00–280.009763
Steers—Medium and Large 1370313.28/cwt300.00–320.001,15918
Steers—Medium and Large 2418266.73/cwt260.00–270.001,1156
Steers—Medium and Large 1419300.15/cwt275.00–317.501,25830
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2430238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,0233
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added450297.00/cwt297.00–297.001,33712
Steers—Medium and Large 1461264.64/cwt252.50–275.001,22014
Steers—Medium and Large 3465217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,0111
Steers—Medium and Large 2475220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added492261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,2842
Steers—Medium and Large 3515145.00/cwt145.00–145.007471
Steers—Medium and Large 1524253.70/cwt240.00–260.001,3299
Steers—Medium and Large 2525228.83/cwt220.00–237.501,2012
Steers—Medium and Large 2560228.75/cwt207.50–250.001,2812
Steers—Medium and Large 1575243.45/cwt237.00–252.501,40016
Steers—Medium and Large 1621235.22/cwt230.00–247.501,46121
Steers—Medium and Large 2650225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4631
Steers—Medium and Large 1678228.63/cwt222.50–235.001,5502
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy680220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4961
Steers—Medium and Large 1724213.46/cwt195.00–225.001,5458
Steers—Medium and Large 1790207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,6391
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added808207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,6733
Steers—Medium and Large 2865182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,5791
Steers—Medium and Large 1865182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,5791
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added964185.51/cwt183.00–188.001,7884
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added1,105145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,6021
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added1,345135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,8161
Steers—Medium and Large 11,480115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,7021
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325205.00/cwt205.00–205.006661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1326254.05/cwt240.00–265.008287
Heifers—Medium and Large 3360195.00/cwt195.00–195.007021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380252.15/cwt237.50–259.0095818
Heifers—Medium and Large 2390197.50/cwt197.50–197.507701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420217.53/cwt215.00–220.009142
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429240.65/cwt232.50–245.001,03220
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468234.50/cwt225.00–252.501,09711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473223.83/cwt220.00–230.001,0599
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480183.95/cwt170.00–205.008834
Heifers—Medium and Large 2487219.06/cwt215.00–222.501,0676
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy495210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523220.33/cwt210.00–227.501,15218
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525175.00/cwt175.00–175.009191
Heifers—Medium and Large 3560185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569219.18/cwt202.50–225.001,2477
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1021
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1626210.53/cwt200.00–220.001,31811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,2611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1706185.52/cwt182.50–190.001,3105
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added715193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,3805
Heifers—Medium and Large 1757178.35/cwt175.00–180.001,3503
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open915155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,4182
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open965157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,5201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open1,048140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,4672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open1,150142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,6392
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1474263.93/cwt250.00–276.001,2518
Bulls—Medium and Large 1528238.51/cwt227.50–255.001,25924
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy540220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1881
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,2111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573225.61/cwt220.00–232.501,2934
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2594207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,2304
Bulls—Medium and Large 1609224.98/cwt210.00–240.001,3705
Bulls—Medium and Large 1672197.04/cwt190.00–215.001,3248
Bulls—Medium and Large 1775190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4731
Bulls—Medium and Large 1825170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1895160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1940135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,2691
Bulls—Medium and Large 2990110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0891
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,847111.00/cwt111.00–111.002,0503
Bulls——2,015101.00/cwt101.00–101.002,0351
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight78375.56/cwt74.00–77.005922
Cows—Boner 80-85%85070.00/cwt70.00–70.005951
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight86065.00/cwt65.00–65.005592
Cows—Lean 85-90%88582.00/cwt82.00–82.007261
Cows—Lean 85-90%94080.00/cwt80.00–80.007521
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03986.58/cwt82.00–89.0090013
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04876.60/cwt74.00–81.008036
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05099.00/cwt99.00–99.001,0401
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,228100.03/cwt97.00–101.001,2284
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,383102.46/cwt102.00–103.001,4172
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46592.00/cwt92.00–92.001,3481
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,7731,996.90/head1,825.00–2,150.001,9972
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27601,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3845600.00/head600.00–600.006002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-287379.70/cwt74.00–84.006962
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3875700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2975997.52/head850.00–1,100.009983
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,055115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,2131
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0801,362.81/head1,225.00–1,600.001,3633
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,16093.09/cwt89.00–97.001,0802
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-27601,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28251,170.15/head1,125.00–1,225.001,1702
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29641,896.35/head1,100.00–2,225.001,8966
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-29841,727.16/head1,600.00–1,950.001,7275
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0251,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,0982,472.66/head1,225.00–2,700.002,47368
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 3810575.00/head575.00–575.005751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29581,242.57/head1,075.00–1,410.001,2433
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1681,441.46/head1,150.00–1,650.001,4414
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-272894.09/cwt93.00–95.006852
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0201,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501

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.