Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2023-06-29

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Jun 29
● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
533 head
154 vs last sale 379 29 vs year ago 504 · +5.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
95 head
37 vs last sale 132 38 vs year ago 57 · +66.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
47 head
12 vs last sale 35 20 vs year ago 27 · +74.1%
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 400 lbs sold 4.00 higher over 400 lbs sold 3.00-15.00, mostly 11.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 14.00, mostly 7.00 lower except 500-600 lb weights sold 4.00 higher. Extreme heat is affecting buyer interest. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $205.36/cwt on 227 head.
Average price
$205.36
227 head · 492 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,010
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$374
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$73.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
8.16
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1493213.081,051175
Medium and Large 1-2486199.579707thin
Medium and Large 2488185.4890636
Medium and Large 3485139.436769thin
One grade step is worth $73.65/cwt here — about $374 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 sale227 hd
205.36
AR average10 barns · 2,108 hd
213.52
−8.16
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
BullsHigh1,592108.981,73510
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,189104.501,2437thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,10195.691,05442
CowsLean 85-90%Average93494.258806thin

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$1,0952thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)969$1,0644thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)970$1,0001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)926$9434thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)940$1,0622thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,050$1,0001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)973$9542thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,144$1,3238
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,235$1,2501thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,205$1,5501thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)1,148$1,4542thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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 2475189.94/cwt160.00–207.509027
HeifersMedium and Large 1429219.66/cwt205.00–227.5094244
SteersMedium and Large 1682208.35/cwt195.00–215.001,4213
SteersMedium and Large 1777183.15/cwt170.00–200.001,4233
SteersMedium and Large 1620209.74/cwt190.00–218.001,3006
SteersMedium and Large 3455175.00/cwt175.00–175.007961
HeifersMedium and Large 2615174.19/cwt150.00–187.501,0713
HeifersMedium and Large 2840130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0921
HeifersMedium and Large 1308224.03/cwt210.00–230.006905
HeifersMedium and Large 1524214.64/cwt205.00–220.001,12532
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy550195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0731
SteersMedium and Large 2Fleshy385170.00/cwt170.00–170.006551
HeifersMedium and Large 3455140.00/cwt140.00–140.006371
HeifersMedium and Large 3518132.39/cwt125.00–140.006862
HeifersMedium and Large 1760165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2541
HeifersMedium and Large 1670189.96/cwt187.50–192.501,2733
HeifersMedium and Large 1614198.23/cwt190.00–215.001,2179
HeifersMedium and Large 1567212.71/cwt200.00–222.501,20616
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open818181.26/cwt180.00–182.501,4832
HeifersMedium and Large 2685165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1301
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2486199.57/cwt199.00–201.009707
HeifersMedium and Large 1472216.38/cwt205.00–225.001,02133
HeifersMedium and Large 2580185.65/cwt175.00–192.501,0774
SteersMedium and Large 2670200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3401
SteersMedium and Large 3525170.00/cwt170.00–170.008931
SteersMedium and Large 2572201.58/cwt197.50–210.001,1533
SteersMedium and Large 2327208.75/cwt185.00–220.006833
HeifersMedium and Large 1724178.08/cwt162.50–185.001,2894
HeifersMedium and Large 1378221.21/cwt205.00–230.0083619
SteersMedium and Large 1410232.71/cwt222.50–240.0095440
SteersMedium and Large 1531223.48/cwt212.50–237.501,18716
SteersMedium and Large 1378242.87/cwt225.00–262.5091812
SteersMedium and Large 2505211.25/cwt210.00–212.501,0672
SteersMedium and Large 11,105145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,6021
SteersMedium and Large 1328256.15/cwt235.00–270.008409
SteersMedium and Large 1715195.13/cwt180.00–206.001,3953
SteersMedium and Large 1582217.68/cwt205.00–226.001,26720
SteersMedium and Large 1475224.98/cwt220.00–231.001,06913
SteersMedium and Large 2355213.70/cwt210.00–217.507592
SteersMedium and Large 2485204.90/cwt195.00–215.009942
SteersMedium and Large 2420190.62/cwt180.00–207.508013
BullsMedium and Large 1429221.92/cwt217.50–225.009524
BullsMedium and Large 1785155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2171
BullsMedium and Large 1635190.90/cwt172.50–200.001,2124
BullsMedium and Large 1668202.00/cwt177.50–215.001,3493
BullsMedium and Large 1585207.54/cwt202.00–214.001,21419
BullsMedium and Large 1517222.98/cwt205.00–230.001,15319
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight71072.00/cwt72.00–72.005111
Bulls2,015120.00/cwt120.00–120.002,4181
CowsLean 85-90%97096.49/cwt93.00–99.009363
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,365109.80/cwt107.00–113.001,4992
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,119102.38/cwt102.00–103.001,1465
CowsBoner 80-85%1,180102.51/cwt101.00–104.001,21011
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11697.16/cwt92.00–100.001,08423
CowsBoner 80-85%87077.00/cwt77.00–77.006702
CowsLean 85-90%1,095111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,2151
CowsBoner 80-85%1,03286.12/cwt85.00–87.008895
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight78574.00/cwt74.00–74.005811
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight81591.00/cwt91.00–91.007421
Bulls1,27899.50/cwt87.00–106.001,2724
Bulls1,758114.37/cwt110.00–118.002,0115
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-285593.00/cwt93.00–93.007951
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2857114.42/cwt100.00–130.009815
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29401,061.90/head1,050.00–1,075.001,0622
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2973954.18/head875.00–1,050.009542
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0501,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29701,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,196101.41/cwt97.00–107.001,2136
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2926942.67/head835.00–1,075.009434
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29691,063.61/head975.00–1,150.001,0644
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1001,094.66/head1,000.00–1,175.001,0952
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1481,454.41/head1,350.00–1,575.001,4542
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2051,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1441,323.10/head1,000.00–1,575.001,3238
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2351,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open650217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,4141
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy440160.00/cwt160.00–160.007041
BullsMedium and Large 2578193.73/cwt190.00–197.501,1202
BullsMedium and Large 1479226.75/cwt222.50–230.001,08610
BullsMedium and Large 3510150.00/cwt150.00–150.007651
BullsMedium and Large 21,005100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,0051
HeifersMedium and Large 3435120.00/cwt120.00–120.005221
HeifersMedium and Large 3560163.78/cwt160.00–167.509172
HeifersMedium and Large 3375160.00/cwt160.00–160.006001
HeifersMedium and Large 3610140.00/cwt140.00–140.008541
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open735187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,3742
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open750195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,4631
HeifersMedium and Large 2529193.61/cwt180.00–200.001,0247
HeifersMedium and Large 2363197.41/cwt190.00–200.007174
HeifersMedium and Large 2326180.80/cwt170.00–202.505894
HeifersMedium and Large 3335102.50/cwt102.50–102.503431
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy520187.50/cwt187.50–187.509751
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy610160.00/cwt160.00–160.009761
HeifersMedium and Large 2422183.86/cwt170.00–195.007765

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.