Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2024-02-22

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Feb 22
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
570 head
▼ 111 vs last sale 681▲ 0 vs year ago 570 · +0.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 64▲ 0 vs year ago 56 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 27▲ 20 vs year ago 15 · +133.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 10.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold 3.00-7.00, mostly 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 6.00, mostly 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $259.30/cwt on 211 head.
Average price
$259.30
211 head · 500 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,296
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$854
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3
$198.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.42
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1500268.381,341149
Medium and Large 1-2539254.291,37217thin
Medium and Large 2476241.521,14936
Medium and Large 3505204.561,0348thin
Small and Medium 369570.004871thin
One grade step is worth $198.38/cwt here — about $854 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 sale211 hd
259.30
—
AR average7 barns · 1,659 hd
265.72
−6.42
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—Average1,682122.662,0637thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,373118.721,6304thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,110111.031,2322thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,130100.011,13032

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,245$1,7001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,115$1,5001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,290$1,4751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,024$1,4485
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)840$1,2501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)815$7501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)797$1,1048
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)640$9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,110$1,6251thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)580$5914thin

Every lot

98 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1322370.55/cwt350.00–405.001,19319
Steers—Medium and Large 2342329.00/cwt295.00–347.501,1253
Steers—Medium and Large 3355285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0121
Steers—Medium and Large 1366372.24/cwt345.00–390.001,36221
Steers—Medium and Large 2383311.83/cwt285.00–345.001,1945
Steers—Medium and Large 2405285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,1541
Steers—Medium and Large 3405175.00/cwt175.00–175.007091
Steers—Medium and Large 1424323.42/cwt287.50–347.501,37128
Steers—Medium and Large 1473301.83/cwt285.00–327.501,42817
Steers—Medium and Large 2480265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,2721
Steers—Medium and Large 2520240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2481
Steers—Medium and Large 1523301.30/cwt280.00–318.001,57614
Steers—Medium and Large 1581282.98/cwt277.50–285.001,6445
Steers—Medium and Large 1621271.93/cwt267.50–275.001,6897
Steers—Medium and Large 2630242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,5282
Steers—Medium and Large 1660259.26/cwt252.50–272.501,7114
Steers—Medium and Large 2670227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,5241
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added720235.82/cwt233.00–245.001,6985
Steers—Medium and Large 1740240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,77611
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added810234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,8952
Steers—Medium and Large 11,030160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6481
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added1,045167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,7501
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added1,070172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,8461
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added1,210152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,8451
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed288320.00/cwt320.00–320.009228
Heifers—Medium and Large 3300200.00/cwt200.00–200.006001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320256.63/cwt250.00–270.008216
Heifers—Medium and Large 1326295.74/cwt285.00–310.0096418
Heifers—Medium and Large 2369261.32/cwt237.50–275.009645
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376293.77/cwt277.50–305.001,10515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1414289.64/cwt275.00–300.001,19919
Heifers—Medium and Large 3418207.13/cwt195.00–220.008662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2428285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,2202
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428249.02/cwt230.00–265.001,0665
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472270.79/cwt259.00–282.501,27820
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475240.63/cwt235.00–250.001,1436
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added479263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,2605
Heifers—Medium and Large 2500231.25/cwt230.00–232.501,1562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524264.64/cwt240.00–270.001,38718
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added525275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4441
Heifers—Medium and Large 3528210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575252.77/cwt242.00–272.501,45317
Heifers—Medium and Large 2587229.39/cwt220.00–236.001,3476
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added588245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,4418
Heifers—Medium and Large 3590200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2608239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,4532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1609245.77/cwt240.00–252.501,4978
Heifers—Medium and Large 2619223.27/cwt210.00–230.001,3824
Heifers—Medium and Large 3630201.10/cwt195.00–207.501,2672
Heifers—Medium and Large 1668228.96/cwt225.00–230.001,5295
Heifers—Medium and Large 2683213.82/cwt210.00–217.501,4602
Heifers—Small and Medium 369570.00/cwt70.00–70.004871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added722227.27/cwt226.00–228.001,64111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1725219.99/cwt217.50–222.501,5953
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added795218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,7331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1840207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,7431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added855205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,7531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1878196.23/cwt195.00–197.501,7232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open1,005150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,5081
Feeder Cattle · Bulls11 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1480281.84/cwt270.00–300.001,3533
Bulls—Medium and Large 1516289.46/cwt277.50–312.501,49410
Bulls—Medium and Large 3560205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1481
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568250.01/cwt247.50–252.501,4202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1571277.40/cwt255.00–285.001,58412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625252.95/cwt237.50–262.501,58112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1672236.92/cwt226.00–255.001,59211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1715215.73/cwt208.00–227.501,5424
Bulls—Medium and Large 1791207.80/cwt200.00–216.001,6446
Bulls—Medium and Large 1990137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,3611
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,160140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,6243
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 385095.00/cwt95.00–95.008081
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,185108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,2801
Bulls——1,547119.84/cwt113.00–126.001,8543
Bulls——1,982130.36/cwt128.00–134.002,5843
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%99570.00/cwt70.00–70.006971
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,05188.14/cwt84.00–91.009268
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,110111.03/cwt110.00–112.001,2322
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,151102.17/cwt95.00–108.001,17616
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,191112.93/cwt110.00–119.001,3457
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,308116.97/cwt115.00–119.001,5302
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,438120.47/cwt120.00–121.001,7322
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,730111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,9201
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed815750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28401,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0241,448.46/head1,100.00–1,650.001,4485
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,080132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,4261
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,095104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,1391
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1151,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,160115.85/cwt89.00–126.001,3445
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2451,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2901,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small and Medium 3540425.00/head425.00–425.004252
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed620757.26/head650.00–850.007572
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2892123.26/cwt115.00–130.001,0993
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed585730.98/head625.00–825.007312
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2640950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28681,228.10/head875.00–1,475.001,2286
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1101,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251

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.