Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2023-08-03

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Aug 3
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
453 head
84 vs last sale 537 49 vs year ago 404 · +12.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
204 head
97 vs last sale 107 129 vs year ago 75 · +172.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
49 head
27 vs last sale 76 10 vs year ago 39 · +25.6%
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 sold 4.00-12.00, mostly 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 10.00-15.00, instances of 19.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher on a light test. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, No trend on Slaughter bulls, no comparable receipts from last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $254.60/cwt on 163 head.
Average price
$254.60
163 head · 477 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,214
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$714
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3
$182.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.51
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1477275.971,316120
Medium and Large 2453228.421,03525
Medium and Large 3455169.6377113thin
Small and Medium 364593.506035thin
One grade step is worth $182.47/cwt here — about $714 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 sale163 hd
254.60
AR average8 barns · 611 hd
254.10
+0.51
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
BullsHigh1,477116.521,72117
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,309114.281,49611
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,140111.071,26650
CowsLean 85-90%High1,039109.961,1439thin

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)1,245$1,5226
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,101$1,2618
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,475$2,0001thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,360$1,7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,234$1,5774thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,240$1,3862thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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 2523205.19/cwt190.00–215.001,0735
HeifersMedium and Large 2635205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3021
HeifersMedium and Large 3378174.50/cwt160.00–190.006602
HeifersMedium and Large 1324264.96/cwt255.00–272.508588
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added570247.50/cwt247.50–247.501,4111
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added413277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,1463
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added515252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,2982
HeifersMedium and Large 1623232.85/cwt223.00–241.001,4516
HeifersSmall and Medium 349080.00/cwt80.00–80.003921
HeifersMedium and Large 2421230.03/cwt220.00–240.009688
SteersSmall and Medium 352080.00/cwt80.00–80.004161
SteersMedium and Large 2427225.43/cwt185.00–257.509637
SteersMedium and Large 1875200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7502
SteersMedium and Large 1322301.73/cwt262.50–317.5097213
HeifersMedium and Large 1524226.46/cwt220.00–235.001,1875
SteersMedium and Large 1636252.65/cwt234.00–255.001,60711
SteersMedium and Large 2367241.32/cwt230.00–250.008863
SteersMedium and Large 3550180.00/cwt180.00–180.009901
SteersSmall and Medium 363097.50/cwt97.50–97.506141
SteersSmall and Medium 366297.50/cwt97.50–97.506452
HeifersMedium and Large 1421261.81/cwt245.00–267.501,10224
SteersMedium and Large 3540135.00/cwt135.00–135.007291
SteersSmall and Medium 375095.00/cwt95.00–95.007131
SteersMedium and Large 2700215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5051
SteersMedium and Large 3371189.08/cwt140.00–210.007014
SteersMedium and Large 2625205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2811
SteersMedium and Large 3615190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1691
SteersMedium and Large 3418134.85/cwt130.00–140.005642
SteersMedium and Large 1414285.00/cwt260.00–320.001,18024
SteersMedium and Large 1785245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,9231
SteersMedium and Large 2468235.10/cwt220.00–245.001,1005
SteersMedium and Large 2535218.62/cwt205.00–232.501,1702
SteersMedium and Large 3471168.55/cwt145.00–185.007944
SteersMedium and Large 1379282.91/cwt262.50–305.001,07221
SteersMedium and Large 2573216.39/cwt210.00–222.501,2402
SteersMedium and Large 1474274.40/cwt260.00–290.001,30116
SteersMedium and Large 1655248.36/cwt245.00–255.001,6273
SteersMedium and Large 1715233.67/cwt230.00–237.501,6712
SteersMedium and Large 2340235.76/cwt220.00–245.008024
SteersMedium and Large 1580257.88/cwt245.00–267.501,4966
SteersMedium and Large 1532278.05/cwt262.50–287.501,47921
BullsMedium and Large 1519269.73/cwt250.00–280.001,4008
BullsMedium and Large 1567259.06/cwt240.00–267.001,46913
BullsMedium and Large 1414265.05/cwt250.00–270.001,0974
BullsMedium and Large 1473264.75/cwt240.00–280.001,2529
BullsMedium and Large 1715230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6451
BullsMedium and Large 2500222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,1131
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight835107.00/cwt107.00–107.008931
CowsLean 85-90%1,040122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,2691
CowsLean 85-90%1,134111.54/cwt109.00–113.001,2654
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,346116.15/cwt115.00–120.001,5636
CowsBoner 80-85%1,150111.03/cwt108.00–114.001,27727
CowsBoner 80-85%1,057105.84/cwt102.00–107.001,1199
CowsBoner 80-85%93591.00/cwt91.00–91.008511
CowsBoner 80-85%1,221117.09/cwt115.00–121.001,43012
CowsLean 85-90%944105.37/cwt101.00–107.009954
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,264112.03/cwt110.00–114.001,4165
Bulls1,710129.22/cwt128.00–130.002,2103
Bulls1,345110.60/cwt96.50–118.001,48810
Bulls1,633121.80/cwt120.00–125.001,9894
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,027111.47/cwt103.00–122.001,1453
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2451,522.16/head1,425.00–1,600.001,5226
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1011,260.65/head1,000.00–1,625.001,2618
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,128113.49/cwt113.00–114.001,2802
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,213114.73/cwt110.00–120.001,39212
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2341,577.08/head1,275.00–1,800.001,5774
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2401,385.85/head1,350.00–1,420.001,3862
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,4752,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,3601,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
BullsMedium and Large 3550212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,1691
BullsMedium and Large 21,155105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,2131
BullsMedium and Large 2590230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3571
BullsMedium and Large 2685190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3021
BullsMedium and Large 1663226.92/cwt225.00–230.001,5044
BullsMedium and Large 11,010160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6161
HeifersMedium and Large 3563180.07/cwt175.00–185.001,0142
HeifersMedium and Large 1477257.39/cwt247.50–267.501,22819
HeifersMedium and Large 1575236.06/cwt229.00–242.501,35714
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open890175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,5581
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open810192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,5591
BullsMedium and Large 2493218.71/cwt210.00–227.501,0782
HeifersMedium and Large 2584211.17/cwt197.50–222.501,2334
HeifersMedium and Large 3440210.00/cwt210.00–210.009241
HeifersMedium and Large 3483180.23/cwt120.00–217.508718
HeifersMedium and Large 2479231.08/cwt220.00–243.001,1078
HeifersMedium and Large 1382267.10/cwt252.50–272.501,0208
HeifersMedium and Large 3510185.00/cwt185.00–185.009441
HeifersMedium and Large 1680212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,4451
HeifersMedium and Large 3630150.00/cwt150.00–150.009451
HeifersMedium and Large 2330221.53/cwt210.00–230.007315
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2543219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,1896
HeifersMedium and Large 2Guaranteed Open1,075125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,3441
HeifersMedium and Large 2383229.54/cwt200.00–240.008795
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2447239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,0683
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2333235.00/cwt235.00–235.007833

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.