Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2023-02-09

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Feb 9
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
285 head
36 vs last sale 249 160 vs year ago 445 · 36.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
27 head
4 vs last sale 31 34 vs year ago 61 · 55.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
9 vs last sale 21 8 vs year ago 38 · 21.1%
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle Pot Load SaleTue Aug 11, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 15.00-21.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold up to 26.00 higher, 400-600 lb weights sold 5.00 higher, over 600 lb weights not well tested. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $178.94/cwt on 123 head.
Average price
$178.94
123 head · 493 lb average
Value per head Derived
$883
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$216
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$56.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.47
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1471190.7789982
Medium and Large 2532160.3785430
Medium and Large 1-2628154.009674thin
Medium and Large 3509134.136827thin
One grade step is worth $56.64/cwt here — about $216 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 sale123 hd
178.94
AR average6 barns · 1,813 hd
177.47
+1.47
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
BullsLow1,52898.331,5037thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,05679.4283814
CowsLean 85-90%High90975.846905thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,67069.001,1521thin

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)895$9751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,025$9501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)905$9093thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)575$5001thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)760$9502thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)825$9251thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)775$9101thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)995$1,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)980$1,1502thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)615$4792thin

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
CowsLean 85-90%1,14085.00/cwt85.00–85.009691
CowsBoner 80-85%1,08179.60/cwt76.00–81.008605
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight84076.00/cwt76.00–76.006381
Bulls1,38585.31/cwt60.00–96.001,1823
CowsLean 85-90%91378.59/cwt77.00–80.007182
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,67069.00/cwt69.00–69.001,1521
CowsBoner 80-85%1,04074.55/cwt74.00–75.007752
CowsBoner 80-85%1,07883.30/cwt82.00–85.008986
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight74061.00/cwt61.00–61.004511
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight82565.00/cwt65.00–65.005361
Bulls1,653104.63/cwt103.00–106.001,7303
BullsMedium and Large 1665172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,1471
BullsMedium and Large 1574180.82/cwt160.00–202.501,0385
BullsMedium and Large 1530193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,0233
BullsMedium and Large 1905121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0951
BullsMedium and Large 1765148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,1323
BullsMedium and Large 2680152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,0371
SteersMedium and Large 1477205.53/cwt202.50–208.009807
SteersMedium and Large 1329237.31/cwt207.50–255.0078110
SteersMedium and Large 1560201.88/cwt195.00–220.001,1315
SteersMedium and Large 2360190.88/cwt187.50–195.006873
SteersMedium and Large 2568182.53/cwt170.00–190.001,0374
SteersMedium and Large 1-2460198.00/cwt198.00–198.009112
SteersMedium and Large 1-2594176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,0457
SteersMedium and Large 1426211.80/cwt202.50–220.0090212
SteersMedium and Large 1615190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1691
SteersMedium and Large 31,03567.00/cwt67.00–67.006931
SteersMedium and Large 3460152.45/cwt150.00–155.007012
SteersMedium and Large 1521202.57/cwt192.50–206.001,0554
SteersMedium and Large 1683171.43/cwt169.00–180.001,1719
SteersMedium and Large 2785140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0991
SteersMedium and Large 2423180.77/cwt165.00–195.007656
SteersMedium and Large 1795155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2321
SteersMedium and Large 2718151.16/cwt147.50–155.001,0852
SteersMedium and Large 1366223.21/cwt205.00–234.0081711
SteersMedium and Large 1715179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,2801
SteersSmall and Medium 358090.00/cwt90.00–90.005221
SteersMedium and Large 3570142.50/cwt142.50–142.508121
HeifersMedium and Large 2679147.04/cwt140.00–150.009985
HeifersMedium and Large 1432193.98/cwt185.00–200.0083814
SteersMedium and Large 2488173.73/cwt170.00–177.508482
SteersMedium and Large 2670150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0051
HeifersMedium and Large 1564167.97/cwt160.00–172.509475
HeifersMedium and Large 1314230.00/cwt225.00–235.007228
HeifersMedium and Large 2578151.66/cwt150.00–155.008773
HeifersMedium and Large 1471185.64/cwt177.50–195.0087418
Bulls1,585118.50/cwt118.50–118.501,8781
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2670100.00/cwt100.00–100.006701
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed615478.54/head450.00–510.004792
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2760950.00/head950.00–950.009502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29801,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1502
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2775910.00/head910.00–910.009101
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2825925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,025950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2895975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-281587.60/cwt80.00–92.507143
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2905909.48/head750.00–1,000.009093
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,10584.00/cwt84.00–84.009281
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,04080.00/cwt80.00–80.008322
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-287576.00/cwt76.00–76.006651
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed575500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29951,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
HeifersMedium and Large 2325198.83/cwt197.50–200.006462
HeifersMedium and Large 1675157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,0631
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added715165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1801
HeifersMedium and Large 1369219.17/cwt202.50–225.008098
HeifersMedium and Large 1520177.96/cwt167.50–185.0092512
BullsMedium and Large 2645152.50/cwt152.50–152.509841
HeifersMedium and Large 2631143.67/cwt140.00–150.009074
HeifersMedium and Large 292590.00/cwt90.00–90.008331
HeifersMedium and Large 1620163.28/cwt157.50–167.501,0124
HeifersMedium and Large 2520158.31/cwt155.00–162.508233
HeifersMedium and Large 3675128.62/cwt120.00–137.508682
HeifersMedium and Large 2425166.16/cwt162.50–170.007062
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added519185.63/cwt185.50–186.0096311
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2628154.00/cwt154.00–154.009674
HeifersMedium and Large 3528131.13/cwt127.50–135.006922
HeifersMedium and Large 3385139.81/cwt110.00–155.005383
HeifersMedium and Large 2483166.33/cwt145.00–177.508035
HeifersMedium and Large 2384183.96/cwt165.00–197.507065
SteersMedium and Large 3320155.00/cwt155.00–155.004961
SteersSmall and Medium 348570.00/cwt70.00–70.003401

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.