Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2023-06-22

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Jun 22
● Final82 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
379 head
▼ 171 vs last sale 550▼ 125 vs year ago 504 · −24.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
132 head
▼ 150 vs last sale 282▲ 75 vs year ago 57 · +131.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 50▲ 8 vs year ago 27 · +29.6%
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 steady to 1.00 higher except the better 500-600 lb weights, sold 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 4.00-7.00 higher, over 600 lb weights sold 4.00 lower. No trend on Slaughter cows and bulls, not reported last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $211.36/cwt on 167 head.
Average price
$211.36
167 head · 490 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,035
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$292
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$76.49/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.47
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1491220.071,081125
Medium and Large 1-2424209.088864thin
Medium and Large 2477191.8491531
Medium and Large 3550143.577907thin
One grade step is worth $76.49/cwt here — about $292 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 sale167 hd
211.36
—
AR average8 barns · 1,462 hd
208.89
+2.47
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
Bulls—Low1,429111.011,58610
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,338104.381,39710
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,17598.921,16343
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,01095.0696013

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)1,083$1,1729
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,012$1,0543thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)930$1,0453thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,363$1,5952thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)860$1,0752thin

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
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—424209.08/cwt200.00–218.008864
HeifersMedium and Large 3—640127.50/cwt110.00–145.008162
HeifersMedium and Large 3—465175.00/cwt175.00–175.008141
HeifersMedium and Large 1—371218.48/cwt215.00–227.5081110
SteersMedium and Large 1—565245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3841
HeifersMedium and Large 1—531214.55/cwt202.50–227.501,13920
HeifersMedium and Large 1—629205.60/cwt187.50–222.501,2939
HeifersMedium and Large 2—420200.00/cwt200.00–200.008401
HeifersMedium and Large 3—525165.00/cwt165.00–165.008661
HeifersMedium and Large 1—566207.31/cwt187.50–215.001,17314
SteersMedium and Large 2—414211.97/cwt205.00–215.008784
SteersMedium and Large 3—355150.00/cwt150.00–150.005331
SteersMedium and Large 3—483166.09/cwt160.00–172.508022
HeifersMedium and Large 1—680198.72/cwt195.00–202.501,3512
HeifersMedium and Large 2—700165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1551
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—540250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3501
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—573178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,02011
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—464227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,0537
SteersMedium and Large 3—325165.00/cwt165.00–165.005361
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—545230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2541
HeifersMedium and Large 1—419232.24/cwt210.00–239.0097318
SteersMedium and Large 2—523200.02/cwt195.00–205.001,0462
SteersMedium and Large 1—630229.51/cwt228.00–232.501,4463
SteersMedium and Large 1—517229.97/cwt227.50–235.001,1893
SteersMedium and Large 1—425232.54/cwt220.00–237.5098812
SteersMedium and Large 3—585110.00/cwt110.00–110.006441
SteersMedium and Large 1—376237.25/cwt222.50–245.0089210
SteersMedium and Large 2—900125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1251
SteersMedium and Large 1—722217.69/cwt210.00–232.501,5723
SteersMedium and Large 2—463197.77/cwt187.50–207.509162
SteersMedium and Large 2—333202.41/cwt200.00–205.006742
SteersMedium and Large 3—405160.00/cwt160.00–160.006481
SteersMedium and Large 1—475231.46/cwt225.00–240.001,09918
SteersMedium and Large 1—321254.35/cwt237.50–272.508167
SteersMedium and Large 1—673225.38/cwt212.50–232.501,5175
BullsMedium and Large 1—683187.45/cwt185.00–190.001,2802
BullsMedium and Large 1—640203.98/cwt190.00–212.501,3055
BullsMedium and Large 1—710180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2781
BullsMedium and Large 1—422217.64/cwt200.00–235.009189
BullsMedium and Large 1—566224.40/cwt202.50–230.001,27026
BullsMedium and Large 1—840150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2601
CowsLean 85-90%—96061.00/cwt61.00–61.005861
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,08189.36/cwt85.00–94.009667
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,17499.17/cwt95.00–104.001,16426
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,260109.29/cwt107.00–112.001,3773
CowsLean 85-90%—98093.55/cwt93.00–94.009172
Bulls——1,314103.45/cwt100.00–106.001,3595
CowsLean 85-90%—1,02198.77/cwt95.00–104.001,00810
Bulls——1,798124.44/cwt122.00–127.002,2372
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,372102.28/cwt99.00–104.001,4037
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,294106.72/cwt105.50–110.001,3819
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight—80589.00/cwt89.00–89.007161
Bulls——1,530118.49/cwt118.00–119.001,8132
Bulls—Light Weight—1,060107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,1341
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,242102.85/cwt92.00–109.001,2777
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0831,172.03/head920.00–1,350.001,1729
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—9301,045.21/head950.00–1,100.001,0453
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0121,053.54/head950.00–1,100.001,0543
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,121101.25/cwt100.00–104.001,1354
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3631,594.72/head1,500.00–1,675.001,5952
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—9401,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
HeifersMedium and Large 1—765180.21/cwt170.00–188.001,3793
HeifersMedium and Large 1—332226.87/cwt215.00–234.0075311
HeifersMedium and Large 2—510185.65/cwt155.00–197.509476
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—410197.50/cwt197.50–197.508101
HeifersMedium and Large 3Fleshy—430120.00/cwt120.00–120.005161
HeifersMedium and Large 1—473231.54/cwt210.00–239.501,09533
HeifersMedium and Large 2—625185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1561
HeifersMedium and Large 2—553180.00/cwt177.50–182.509953
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—650212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,3811
HeifersMedium and Large 3—705130.00/cwt130.00–130.009171
HeifersMedium and Large 2—483195.48/cwt185.00–205.0094413
HeifersMedium and Large 3—445160.00/cwt160.00–160.007121
HeifersMedium and Large 2—315200.63/cwt192.50–205.006323
HeifersMedium and Large 2—365199.99/cwt190.00–207.507303
BullsMedium and Large 1—466221.15/cwt210.00–230.001,03114
BullsMedium and Large 1—526225.61/cwt205.00–237.501,1875
BullsMedium and Large 2—590145.00/cwt145.00–145.008561
BullsMedium and Large 2—605175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0591
BullsMedium and Large 2—665170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1311
HeifersMedium and Large 1—720192.45/cwt185.00–200.001,3862
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed—7801,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001

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.