Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2023-01-26

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Jan 26
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
249 head
215 vs last sale 464 217 vs year ago 466 · 46.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
31 head
80 vs last sale 111 11 vs year ago 42 · 26.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
39 vs last sale 60 58 vs year ago 79 · 73.4%
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle Pot Load SaleTue Aug 11, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 3.00-9.00 higher, over 500 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 1.00-3.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold steady. Long weaned cattle sold with a Premium. On a light test, Slaughter cows sold 5.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $165.34/cwt on 137 head.
Average price
$165.34
137 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$911
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$545
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$70.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.65
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1557175.7898096
Medium and Large 1-2551166.009158thin
Medium and Large 2576145.8584124
Medium and Large 3412105.404349thin
One grade step is worth $70.38/cwt here — about $545 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 sale137 hd
165.34
AR average3 barns · 344 hd
163.69
+1.65
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
BullsAverage1,619101.501,6437thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,05469.2773013
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low96263.856147thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,18561.007231thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)880$8404thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)753$5452thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)545$4751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,263$1,1004thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)810$1,0001thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16878.50/cwt76.00–81.009176
CowsBoner 80-85%91547.00/cwt40.00–54.004302
Bulls1,443100.45/cwt96.00–105.001,4492
Bulls1,39886.04/cwt83.00–89.001,2032
CowsLean 85-90%92023.00/cwt23.00–23.002121
HeifersMedium and Large 1520180.94/cwt180.00–182.509419
HeifersMedium and Large 1650160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0401
HeifersMedium and Large 1587160.86/cwt153.00–162.009448
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added696162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,12818
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added519183.00/cwt183.00–183.009504
HeifersMedium and Large 2715134.17/cwt130.00–140.009597
HeifersMedium and Large 1464183.34/cwt180.00–188.0085112
HeifersMedium and Large 2677141.48/cwt141.00–142.509583
HeifersMedium and Large 3420110.00/cwt100.00–120.004622
SteersMedium and Large 1688176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,21110
SteersMedium and Large 1477194.22/cwt182.50–200.009269
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added551166.00/cwt166.00–166.009158
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added628176.24/cwt175.00–177.501,1072
HeifersMedium and Large 1795155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2321
HeifersMedium and Large 2580135.00/cwt135.00–135.007831
SteersMedium and Large 2670160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0721
SteersMedium and Large 2378164.96/cwt155.00–172.506243
SteersMedium and Large 3490115.00/cwt115.00–115.005641
SteersMedium and Large 3305137.50/cwt137.50–137.504191
HeifersMedium and Large 2482154.84/cwt147.50–162.507463
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added475190.00/cwt190.00–190.009033
SteersMedium and Large 1331226.69/cwt202.50–242.5075011
SteersMedium and Large 1391201.51/cwt200.00–202.007884
SteersMedium and Large 2503169.98/cwt165.00–175.008552
SteersMedium and Large 2465172.50/cwt172.50–172.508021
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added755166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,2532
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added704172.79/cwt168.00–174.001,21610
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added512199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,0193
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added420207.50/cwt207.50–207.508721
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added444198.00/cwt198.00–198.008798
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added573179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,0267
SteersMedium and Large 3395132.50/cwt132.50–132.505231
SteersMedium and Large 1428191.69/cwt188.00–202.508204
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added620187.90/cwt186.00–189.001,16510
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added564193.36/cwt191.00–194.501,0916
SteersMedium and Large 2425155.00/cwt155.00–155.006591
SteersMedium and Large 1825150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2381
BullsMedium and Large 2515155.00/cwt155.00–155.007981
BullsMedium and Large 3585117.50/cwt117.50–117.506871
BullsMedium and Large 1500177.50/cwt177.50–177.508881
BullsMedium and Large 11,065120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2781
BullsMedium and Large 1615173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,0641
BullsMedium and Large 1555187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,0411
HeifersMedium and Large 1620167.42/cwt162.50–172.501,0382
HeifersMedium and Large 1436180.01/cwt177.50–182.5078510
HeifersMedium and Large 2417160.00/cwt160.00–160.006673
HeifersMedium and Large 3555100.00/cwt100.00–100.005551
HeifersMedium and Large 2620137.50/cwt135.00–140.008533
HeifersMedium and Large 3340103.93/cwt80.00–127.503533
HeifersMedium and Large 2535157.50/cwt157.50–157.508431
HeifersMedium and Large 1320206.83/cwt200.00–217.506629
HeifersMedium and Large 1373190.05/cwt182.50–197.507092
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy490145.00/cwt145.00–145.007111
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open835130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0861
HeifersMedium and Large 1730162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,1861
HeifersMedium and Large 353592.50/cwt92.50–92.504951
HeifersMedium and Large 2375162.38/cwt145.00–177.506093
HeifersMedium and Large 3380112.17/cwt100.00–125.004262
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed695475.00/head475.00–475.004751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-295089.00/cwt89.00–89.008461
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2942961.99/head850.00–1,050.009623
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 3753544.52/head375.00–700.005452
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed545475.00/head475.00–475.004751
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-267875.25/cwt61.00–83.005103
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-273096.09/cwt72.00–115.007013
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2898109.43/cwt102.00–117.509832
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2631,100.18/head1,050.00–1,200.001,1004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28101,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bulls1,883112.51/cwt110.00–115.502,1193
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight79562.00/cwt62.00–62.004931
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight78052.00/cwt52.00–52.004061
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight82064.00/cwt64.00–64.005251
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,18561.00/cwt61.00–61.007231
CowsLean 85-90%1,09380.52/cwt80.00–81.008802
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11575.00/cwt75.00–75.008361
CowsBoner 80-85%98366.19/cwt63.00–68.006513
CowsLean 85-90%1,01373.46/cwt72.00–75.007442

How this sale compares

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.