Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2023-06-08

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Jun 8
● Final121 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
899 head
342 vs last sale 557 371 vs year ago 528 · +70.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
244 head
37 vs last sale 207 166 vs year ago 78 · +212.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
115 head
45 vs last sale 70 71 vs year ago 44 · +161.4%
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 600 lbs sold steady to 8.00 , mostly 4.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 5.00 higher, 400-600 lb weights sold 2.00-3.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $231.31/cwt on 303 head.
Average price
$231.31
303 head · 474 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,098
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$708
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3
$143.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
9.88
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1481243.601,173234
Medium and Large 1-2398230.009153thin
Medium and Large 2463203.2094144
Medium and Large 3432159.6468921
Small and Medium 3465100.004651thin
One grade step is worth $143.60/cwt here — about $708 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 sale303 hd
231.31
AR average10 barns · 2,325 hd
241.19
−9.88
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
BullsLow1,565114.241,78819
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,219102.241,2467thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,01994.2696118
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,12193.531,04946

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)1,115$1,3345
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,124$1,28026
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,037$1,2413thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)995$1,2076
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)925$1,0501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)988$1,0242thin
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,625$1,7501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,460$1,6122thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,350$1,6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,312$1,52829
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,240$1,5252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,235$1,3251thin

Every lot, as filed

121 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
HeifersMedium and Large 3425154.65/cwt140.00–170.006572
HeifersMedium and Large 2429201.64/cwt190.00–217.5086514
HeifersMedium and Large 3564156.95/cwt130.00–170.008854
HeifersMedium and Large 3330165.33/cwt140.00–185.005466
HeifersMedium and Large 1625215.04/cwt185.00–227.501,3448
HeifersMedium and Large 3475169.33/cwt155.00–187.508049
HeifersMedium and Large 3369151.92/cwt130.00–167.505615
SteersMedium and Large 2860166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,4281
SteersMedium and Large 3365160.82/cwt130.00–180.005876
SteersMedium and Large 3475171.66/cwt152.50–192.508152
SteersMedium and Large 3568168.45/cwt155.00–182.509572
SteersMedium and Large 1378258.51/cwt230.00–292.5097745
SteersMedium and Large 2925140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2951
SteersMedium and Large 2421208.06/cwt190.00–220.008766
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy370190.00/cwt190.00–190.007031
SteersMedium and Large 1526237.21/cwt222.50–255.001,24823
SteersMedium and Large 1850185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5731
SteersMedium and Large 2730178.78/cwt177.50–180.001,3052
SteersMedium and Large 3420157.80/cwt120.00–185.006637
SteersMedium and Large 3333167.60/cwt162.50–170.005583
HeifersMedium and Large 1695205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4251
HeifersMedium and Large 1850167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,4241
HeifersMedium and Large 1720169.29/cwt160.00–180.001,2193
SteersSmall and Medium 3465100.00/cwt100.00–100.004651
HeifersMedium and Large 1436235.94/cwt222.50–247.501,02915
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added363279.00/cwt279.00–279.001,01316
HeifersMedium and Large 2665177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,1802
HeifersMedium and Large 1566224.85/cwt205.00–235.001,27316
HeifersMedium and Large 2373201.95/cwt177.50–217.507538
SteersMedium and Large 3850100.00/cwt100.00–100.008501
HeifersMedium and Large 1370227.43/cwt220.00–245.0084111
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2497197.00/cwt197.00–197.009793
HeifersMedium and Large 2623186.48/cwt170.00–200.001,1625
HeifersMedium and Large 2517196.45/cwt170.00–205.001,0166
HeifersMedium and Large 2564179.80/cwt161.00–200.001,0149
HeifersMedium and Large 1775162.60/cwt157.50–167.501,2602
HeifersMedium and Large 2331206.85/cwt205.00–210.006858
SteersMedium and Large 2680172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,1732
SteersMedium and Large 1473246.09/cwt220.00–265.001,16441
SteersMedium and Large 2328213.71/cwt197.50–225.007018
SteersMedium and Large 2464206.81/cwt185.00–218.0096013
SteersMedium and Large 2510200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0201
SteersMedium and Large 1310263.52/cwt230.00–291.0081720
SteersMedium and Large 1666223.05/cwt202.50–242.501,48616
SteersMedium and Large 1616223.11/cwt202.50–235.001,37413
SteersMedium and Large 2645185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1931
SteersMedium and Large 2382211.18/cwt195.00–222.508079
SteersMedium and Large 1-2398230.00/cwt230.00–230.009153
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added466270.48/cwt269.00–271.001,2608
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added430282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,2151
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added566241.00/cwt241.00–241.001,3647
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added530263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,3944
SteersMedium and Large 1557234.24/cwt208.00–238.001,30525
SteersMedium and Large 1416237.82/cwt220.00–250.0098923
Dairy SteersLarge 343560.00/cwt60.00–60.002611
Dairy SteersSmall and Medium 3332107.50/cwt107.50–107.503572
Dairy SteersSmall and Medium 350572.50/cwt72.50–72.503661
Dairy SteersLarge 371075.00/cwt75.00–75.005331
Dairy SteersLarge 368072.50/cwt72.50–72.504931
SteersMedium and Large 1725199.83/cwt189.00–222.501,4496
Dairy SteersSmall and Medium 344080.00/cwt80.00–80.003521
BullsMedium and Large 1868133.76/cwt132.50–135.001,1612
BullsMedium and Large 1705200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4101
BullsMedium and Large 1526226.52/cwt215.00–245.001,19117
BullsMedium and Large 1472235.78/cwt210.00–252.001,1137
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy695155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0771
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy680195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3261
CowsLean 85-90%1,01687.77/cwt87.00–88.008924
CowsLean 85-90%1,03589.00/cwt89.00–89.009214
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,246103.94/cwt102.00–106.001,2954
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,18399.97/cwt98.00–102.001,1833
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23698.45/cwt97.00–100.001,21719
CowsBoner 80-85%1,07182.74/cwt81.00–85.008867
CowsLean 85-90%1,025104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,0662
CowsBoner 80-85%1,01491.70/cwt89.00–94.0093018
CowsLean 85-90%1,01197.70/cwt95.00–99.009888
CowsBoner 80-85%1,175101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,1872
Bulls1,400106.95/cwt88.00–113.001,49710
Bulls1,728126.82/cwt124.00–132.002,1914
Bulls1,764118.76/cwt116.00–122.002,0955
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1151,334.04/head1,300.00–1,375.001,3345
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,19098.00/cwt98.00–98.001,1661
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3501,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2401,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5252
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3421,580.36/head1,250.00–2,000.001,58024
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1661,276.63/head1,250.00–1,350.001,2775
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,02089.00/cwt89.00–89.009081
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0371,240.68/head1,150.00–1,375.001,2413
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29951,206.83/head1,075.00–1,375.001,2076
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1241,279.93/head1,075.00–1,400.001,28026
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29251,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-297893.56/cwt88.00–98.009153
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29881,024.05/head1,000.00–1,050.001,0242
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2351,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,6251,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,205113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,3621
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,4601,611.77/head1,600.00–1,625.001,6122
HeifersMedium and Large 2470197.23/cwt170.00–217.5092717
HeifersMedium and Large 370580.00/cwt80.00–80.005641
HeifersMedium and Large 3527153.10/cwt130.00–170.008073
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2427211.84/cwt207.00–217.0090513
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open1,015130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3201
HeifersMedium and Large 1322241.79/cwt220.00–267.5077935
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full520170.00/cwt170.00–170.008841
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open870157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,3701
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added525252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,3261
HeifersMedium and Large 3628156.57/cwt140.00–172.509832
HeifersMedium and Large 1533223.68/cwt210.00–242.501,19222
HeifersMedium and Large 1491238.83/cwt220.00–243.001,17327
BullsMedium and Large 2560180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0081
BullsMedium and Large 2650180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1701
BullsMedium and Large 2607179.22/cwt170.00–197.501,0883
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added655207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,3591
HeifersSmall and Medium 360542.50/cwt42.50–42.502571
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy660170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1221
BullsMedium and Large 2460205.00/cwt205.00–205.009432
BullsMedium and Large 1579214.60/cwt205.00–225.001,2438
BullsMedium and Large 2513194.99/cwt182.50–200.001,0007
BullsMedium and Large 294595.00/cwt95.00–95.008981
BullsMedium and Large 1427223.40/cwt215.00–240.009543
BullsMedium and Large 1628192.32/cwt183.00–220.001,2087

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.