Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2023-06-01

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Jun 1
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
557 head
▲ 129 vs last sale 428▲ 163 vs year ago 394 · +41.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
207 head
▲ 129 vs last sale 78▲ 137 vs year ago 70 · +195.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
70 head
▲ 44 vs last sale 26▼ 5 vs year ago 75 · −6.7%
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 sold 6.00-up to 23.00, mostly 14.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 6.00-13.00, mostly 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $214.15/cwt on 189 head.
Average price
$214.15
189 head · 516 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,105
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$548
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$103.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.43
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1510225.251,149111
Medium and Large 1-2581203.271,18146
Medium and Large 2438198.4687029
Medium and Large 3493121.676003thin
One grade step is worth $103.59/cwt here — about $548 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 sale189 hd
214.15
—
AR average10 barns · 1,702 hd
215.58
−1.43
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—Average1,466107.291,57212
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,302103.171,34312
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,099100.161,10119
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,17599.121,16449

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)1,149$1,1034thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,043$1,31622
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)995$1,1513thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—575209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,2021
SteersSmall and Medium 3—71760.00/cwt60.00–60.004303
SteersMedium and Large 3—620125.00/cwt125.00–125.007751
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—508202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,0293
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—658186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,2242
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open—722198.00/cwt198.00–198.001,4302
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—429200.00/cwt200.00–200.008586
HeifersMedium and Large 2—523195.13/cwt180.00–211.001,0212
HeifersMedium and Large 1—473243.38/cwt232.00–248.001,15127
HeifersMedium and Large 1—326231.41/cwt220.00–240.0075410
HeifersMedium and Large 1—432238.33/cwt223.00–247.001,03016
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—598197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,1785
HeifersMedium and Large 1—614205.81/cwt201.00–211.001,2647
HeifersMedium and Large 2—325198.34/cwt180.00–215.006454
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—647160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0353
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—583219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,27724
HeifersMedium and Large 1—661203.55/cwt200.00–207.001,3458
SteersMedium and Large 1—870177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,5441
SteersSmall and Medium 3—56860.00/cwt60.00–60.003412
SteersSmall and Medium 3—52551.03/cwt50.00–52.002682
HeifersMedium and Large 1—518227.26/cwt213.00–235.001,17711
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—565202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,1442
SteersSmall and Medium 3—62045.00/cwt45.00–45.002791
SteersMedium and Large 1—422251.91/cwt230.00–270.001,06319
SteersMedium and Large 2—490215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0541
SteersMedium and Large 1—382259.08/cwt240.00–280.0099017
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—370215.00/cwt215.00–215.007961
SteersMedium and Large 1—638221.42/cwt215.00–223.001,4135
SteersMedium and Large 2—414213.66/cwt200.00–229.008855
SteersMedium and Large 1—725187.29/cwt185.00–190.001,3583
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—509253.87/cwt252.50–255.001,2929
SteersMedium and Large 1—678194.94/cwt190.00–200.001,3222
SteersMedium and Large 2—329220.37/cwt210.00–225.007257
SteersMedium and Large 1—480240.62/cwt225.00–245.001,15521
SteersMedium and Large 2—580212.48/cwt210.00–215.001,2322
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—418280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1703
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—733211.03/cwt209.00–213.001,5472
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—648232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,5072
SteersMedium and Large 1—323261.72/cwt230.00–292.5084517
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—885176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,5581
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—820184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,5091
SteersMedium and Large 1—561236.38/cwt223.00–252.501,3265
SteersMedium and Large 1—540251.47/cwt237.50–260.001,35832
BullsMedium and Large 1—567226.18/cwt222.50–229.001,2823
BullsMedium and Large 2—578192.35/cwt187.50–197.001,1122
BullsMedium and Large 1—485231.07/cwt220.00–242.501,1219
BullsMedium and Large 1—605214.22/cwt207.00–216.001,2968
BullsMedium and Large 1—780151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,1782
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy—480195.00/cwt195.00–195.009361
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,295107.00/cwt106.00–108.501,3868
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,215100.82/cwt97.00–104.001,22530
CowsLean 85-90%—1,00089.00/cwt89.00–89.008901
CowsLean 85-90%—1,02595.52/cwt95.00–96.009792
CowsLean 85-90%—1,218106.87/cwt105.00–108.501,3023
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,332103.36/cwt101.00–104.501,3773
CowsLean 85-90%—1,091100.19/cwt97.00–103.001,09313
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,26572.00/cwt72.00–72.009111
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,03892.86/cwt90.00–95.0096414
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,317106.40/cwt105.00–109.001,4015
Bulls——1,638115.63/cwt113.50–117.501,8942
Bulls——1,38099.85/cwt90.00–105.001,3784
Bulls——1,719120.50/cwt120.00–121.002,0714
Bulls—Light Weight—95887.40/cwt85.00–90.008372
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—940975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2101,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—9951,151.01/head1,050.00–1,200.001,1513
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—885100.00/cwt100.00–100.008851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1491,102.81/head985.00–1,225.001,1034
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,13799.48/cwt91.00–107.001,1319
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,03895.67/cwt90.00–104.009934
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,10899.48/cwt96.00–102.001,1022
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0401,322.47/head1,100.00–1,475.001,32220
BullsMedium and Large 1—525226.94/cwt225.00–235.001,1915
BullsMedium and Large 1—427227.38/cwt220.00–237.509713
BullsMedium and Large 1—945155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,4651
BullsMedium and Large 2—475200.00/cwt200.00–200.009501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—686175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2014
BullsMedium and Large 2—605195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1801
HeifersMedium and Large 3—630122.50/cwt122.50–122.507721
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—612224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,3718
BullsSmall and Medium 3—54555.00/cwt55.00–55.003001
BullsSmall and Medium 3—63060.00/cwt60.00–60.003782
BullsMedium and Large 2—500180.00/cwt180.00–180.009001
BullsMedium and Large 1—830160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3281
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—670190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2731
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—440200.00/cwt200.00–200.008801
HeifersMedium and Large 2—577193.77/cwt185.00–199.001,1183
HeifersMedium and Large 2—478183.18/cwt170.00–191.008763
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open—797150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1963
HeifersMedium and Large 1—564217.00/cwt207.00–227.501,22410
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open—755170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2841
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open—1,005110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1061
HeifersMedium and Large 2—630195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2291
HeifersMedium and Large 2—422203.49/cwt180.00–220.0085911
HeifersMedium and Large 2—385201.47/cwt190.00–210.007765
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open—960113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,0851
HeifersMedium and Large 3—495112.50/cwt112.50–112.505571
HeifersMedium and Large 3—355130.00/cwt130.00–130.004621
HeifersMedium and Large 1—366227.78/cwt212.50–251.008347

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.