Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2023-05-11

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, May 11
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
413 head
▼ 105 vs last sale 518▼ 95 vs year ago 508 · −18.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
91 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 106▲ 19 vs year ago 72 · +26.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
86 head
▲ 43 vs last sale 43▲ 46 vs year ago 40 · +115.0%
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle Pot Load SaleTue Sep 15, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 9.00-15.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-11.00, mostly 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $187.56/cwt on 129 head.
Average price
$187.56
129 head · 491 lb average
Value per head Derived
$920
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$651
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3
$118.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−19.30
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1498206.171,02775
Medium and Large 1-2430203.008734thin
Medium and Large 2484182.2888121
Medium and Large 3487143.0669628
Small and Medium 343087.503761thin
One grade step is worth $118.67/cwt here — about $651 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 sale129 hd
187.56
—
AR average8 barns · 1,932 hd
206.86
−19.30
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—Low1,545101.981,57613
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,33993.541,2537thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low97286.288397thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,03783.8086935

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)1,020$1,0501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)998$1,0312thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,066$9918
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,123$1,2822thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,260$1,45343
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)895$7001thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)1,080$1,6501thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,046$1,4065

Every lot, as filed

110 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
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2701,472.89/head1,100.00–1,850.001,47336
BullsMedium and Large 1—710182.34/cwt175.00–184.001,2958
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—82887.36/cwt85.00–90.007232
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,06289.17/cwt85.00–94.009473
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1231,068.26/head800.00–1,350.001,0687
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0201,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—94582.00/cwt82.00–82.007751
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-2—8351,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0991,476.62/head1,250.00–1,550.001,4774
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0801,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
BullsMedium and Large 1—918133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,2212
BullsMedium and Large 1—427219.21/cwt217.50–220.009363
BullsMedium and Large 1—476223.46/cwt210.00–230.001,0645
BullsMedium and Large 2—640154.84/cwt135.00–175.009912
BullsMedium and Large 1—682178.26/cwt170.00–181.001,2164
BullsMedium and Large 1—578206.86/cwt197.50–220.001,1968
HeifersMedium and Large 3—569143.11/cwt135.00–157.508145
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open—617198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,2223
BullsMedium and Large 2—940121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,1371
BullsMedium and Large 2—770132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,0201
BullsMedium and Large 2—460187.50/cwt187.50–187.508631
HeifersMedium and Large 1—315212.42/cwt210.00–215.006692
HeifersMedium and Large 2—313202.60/cwt200.00–205.006342
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—523183.77/cwt182.50–185.009612
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—665162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,0811
HeifersMedium and Large 1—478214.17/cwt197.50–225.001,02421
HeifersMedium and Large 1—507212.66/cwt210.00–214.001,0783
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—98488.09/cwt73.00–98.008674
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 3—68555.00/cwt55.00–55.003771
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,34088.31/cwt81.00–95.001,1833
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—9981,031.14/head925.00–1,100.001,0312
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—81880.01/cwt79.00–81.006542
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,52888.47/cwt88.00–89.001,3522
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 3—665450.00/head450.00–450.004501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,4041,578.89/head1,400.00–1,750.001,5794
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—895700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 3—8901,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0002
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0801,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—1,1231,282.46/head1,000.00–1,475.001,2822
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—870132.20/cwt125.00–135.001,1503
Bulls—Light Weight—94084.49/cwt84.00–85.007942
Bulls——1,839107.44/cwt104.00–109.001,9764
Bulls——1,753111.38/cwt110.50–113.001,9524
Bulls——1,28093.82/cwt87.00–98.001,2013
CowsLean 85-90%—85072.00/cwt72.00–72.006121
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,08989.45/cwt87.00–93.0097417
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,22394.52/cwt94.00–95.001,1562
CowsLean 85-90%—98894.00/cwt94.00–94.009292
CowsLean 85-90%—93580.00/cwt80.00–80.007481
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,06882.49/cwt81.00–85.008818
CowsBoner 80-85%—91074.64/cwt65.00–79.006794
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight—71560.00/cwt60.00–60.004291
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,26495.57/cwt94.00–98.001,2085
CowsLean 85-90%—1,01587.98/cwt87.00–90.008933
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight—81568.26/cwt65.00–73.005563
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy—525167.50/cwt167.50–167.508791
BullsMedium and Large 2—527191.64/cwt182.50–210.001,0103
BullsMedium and Large 1—760162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,2351
BullsMedium and Large 1—623193.58/cwt188.00–197.501,2068
BullsMedium and Large 2—565187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,0591
BullsMedium and Large 1—533208.99/cwt204.00–216.001,1149
Dairy SteersLarge 3—52287.00/cwt87.00–87.004543
SteersMedium and Large 2—423206.60/cwt188.00–217.508743
SteersMedium and Large 2—340205.00/cwt205.00–205.006971
SteersSmall and Medium 3—71085.00/cwt85.00–85.006041
SteersMedium and Large 3—388168.35/cwt155.00–185.006533
SteersMedium and Large 3—520170.02/cwt167.50–172.508842
SteersMedium and Large 3—315170.00/cwt170.00–170.005361
SteersMedium and Large 1—375236.74/cwt225.00–245.0088813
SteersMedium and Large 1—422235.96/cwt220.00–245.009969
SteersMedium and Large 1—517235.14/cwt230.00–239.001,2164
SteersMedium and Large 1—573229.73/cwt217.50–240.001,3163
SteersMedium and Large 1—639208.88/cwt205.00–212.001,3358
SteersMedium and Large 2—575187.65/cwt170.00–205.001,0792
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—562244.00/cwt244.00–244.001,3713
SteersMedium and Large 3—473151.19/cwt140.00–162.507152
SteersSmall and Medium 3—61971.80/cwt55.00–90.004446
SteersMedium and Large 3—413171.09/cwt162.50–180.007072
SteersMedium and Large 2—520195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0141
SteersSmall and Medium 3—49055.00/cwt55.00–55.002701
HeifersMedium and Large 2—517181.60/cwt175.00–190.009393
HeifersMedium and Large 2—690152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,0521
HeifersMedium and Large 2—361184.95/cwt175.00–200.006684
HeifersMedium and Large 3—373147.23/cwt130.00–165.005494
SteersMedium and Large 2—375200.19/cwt185.00–220.007515
SteersMedium and Large 2—473201.54/cwt190.00–217.509537
HeifersMedium and Large 3—458146.00/cwt127.50–155.006693
HeifersMedium and Large 2—760140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0641
HeifersMedium and Large 2—600160.00/cwt160.00–160.009601
HeifersMedium and Large 3—630130.00/cwt120.00–140.008192
SteersMedium and Large 1—461235.64/cwt220.00–245.001,08622
SteersMedium and Large 1—330239.15/cwt235.00–242.507893
HeifersMedium and Large 1—583195.98/cwt185.00–202.501,1436
HeifersMedium and Large 1—623185.84/cwt175.00–197.501,1582
HeifersMedium and Large 2—470190.11/cwt187.50–195.008944
HeifersMedium and Large 3—413148.95/cwt120.00–165.006153
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy—560150.00/cwt150.00–150.008401
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy—495187.50/cwt187.50–187.509281
HeifersMedium and Large 1—414218.61/cwt210.00–227.509057
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—430203.00/cwt203.00–203.008734
HeifersMedium and Large 1—720164.87/cwt150.00–177.501,1873
HeifersMedium and Large 1—680178.26/cwt177.50–179.001,2124
HeifersMedium and Large 2—435187.67/cwt180.00–195.008162
HeifersMedium and Large 2—578183.27/cwt180.00–187.501,0593
HeifersMedium and Large 3—532134.32/cwt130.00–150.007159
HeifersSmall and Medium 3—43087.50/cwt87.50–87.503761
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open—730178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,2991
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open—758171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,2962
HeifersMedium and Large 1—380220.71/cwt205.00–230.0083918
HeifersMedium and Large 3—315173.77/cwt172.50–175.005472

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.