Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2024-01-25

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Jan 25
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
129 head
▼ 351 vs last sale 480▼ 120 vs year ago 249 · −48.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
21 head
▼ 50 vs last sale 71▼ 10 vs year ago 31 · −32.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▼ 98 vs last sale 111▼ 8 vs year ago 21 · −38.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: very light offering due to extremely muddy conditions in area, Feeder steers and heifers sold steady to 21.00, mostly 9.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 higher, Slaughter bulls not tested.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $212.98/cwt on 61 head.
Average price
$212.98
61 head · 530 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,130
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$844
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3
$152.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−19.39
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1536233.071,24941
Medium and Large 2565204.961,15811thin
Medium and Large 3452145.646597thin
Small and Medium 350081.004052thin
One grade step is worth $152.07/cwt here — about $844 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 sale61 hd
212.98
—
AR average7 barns · 735 hd
232.37
−19.39
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
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,338109.141,4604thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low96688.2685312
CowsLean 85-90%Average91081.207394thin

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)1,425$1,7001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)965$1,2501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)920$1,0001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)715$3501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,150$1,3751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,445$1,7001thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,210$1,9001thin

Every lot

71 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3305175.00/cwt175.00–175.005341
Steers—Medium and Large 1320355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,1361
Steers—Medium and Large 2363277.59/cwt265.00–290.001,0082
Steers—Medium and Large 3372169.46/cwt130.00–230.006303
Steers—Medium and Large 1386313.59/cwt295.00–325.001,2104
Steers—Medium and Large 1423292.52/cwt273.00–310.001,2377
Steers—Medium and Large 2435239.94/cwt235.00–245.001,0442
Steers—Medium and Large 3470150.00/cwt150.00–150.007051
Steers—Medium and Large 2475255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,2112
Steers—Medium and Large 1478277.09/cwt260.00–295.001,3248
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added510260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3262
Steers—Medium and Large 1520250.90/cwt245.00–260.001,3053
Steers—Small and Medium 356073.00/cwt73.00–73.004091
Steers—Medium and Large 1565243.30/cwt240.00–245.001,3753
Steers—Medium and Large 1Full585212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,2431
Steers—Medium and Large 3595187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,1161
Steers—Medium and Large 1618238.79/cwt230.00–247.501,4762
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added655242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,5881
Steers—Medium and Large 1680235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5981
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added710225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5981
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added800217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,7402
Steers—Medium and Large 31,135100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,1351
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small and Medium 331095.00/cwt95.00–95.002951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1333270.08/cwt260.00–280.008992
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365150.00/cwt150.00–150.005481
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370230.00/cwt230.00–230.008511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1390265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,0342
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420235.00/cwt235.00–235.009871
Heifers—Medium and Large 3422164.72/cwt155.00–170.006953
Heifers—Medium and Large 2450220.00/cwt220.00–220.009901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473244.56/cwt237.50–250.001,1576
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480205.00/cwt205.00–205.009841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added505244.95/cwt240.00–250.001,2372
Heifers—Medium and Large 1508231.00/cwt230.00–234.001,1734
Heifers—Medium and Large 352885.16/cwt71.00–100.004502
Heifers—Medium and Large 2545205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572226.99/cwt220.00–235.001,29821
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580207.38/cwt202.50–215.001,2034
Heifers—Medium and Large 1635212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,3491
Heifers—Medium and Large 2640195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1650222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,4462
Heifers—Medium and Large 2690190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3111
Heifers—Small and Medium 369067.00/cwt67.00–67.004621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1700180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2601
Heifers—Medium and Large 2780150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1701
Feeder Cattle · Bulls6 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2482219.01/cwt200.00–230.001,0563
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1701
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,3681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1670192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,2901
Bulls—Medium and Large 2795160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1828170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4082
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight79386.30/cwt81.00–91.006842
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight81090.00/cwt90.00–90.007291
Cows—Lean 85-90%88069.90/cwt57.50–79.006152
Cows—Boner 80-85%94584.58/cwt83.00–86.007992
Cows—Boner 80-85%98866.46/cwt61.00–72.006572
Cows—Boner 80-85%99893.18/cwt89.00–96.009303
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,050101.65/cwt100.00–103.001,0673
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07095.00/cwt95.00–95.001,0171
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,302111.18/cwt109.00–113.001,4483
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,445103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,4881
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-288587.50/cwt87.50–87.507741
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2907135.04/cwt112.50–200.001,2253
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,048107.92/cwt105.00–111.001,1312
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3715350.00/head350.00–350.003501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29201,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29651,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4251,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2101,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4451,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001

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.