Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2023-11-02

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Nov 2
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
411 head
315 vs last sale 726 410 vs year ago 821 · 49.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
90 head
28 vs last sale 62 37 vs year ago 127 · 29.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
4 vs last sale 36 2 vs year ago 30 · +6.7%
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 9.00-18.00, mostly 13.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 13.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold 2.00-8.00 , mostly 5.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $215.13/cwt on 157 head.
Average price
$215.13
157 head · 500 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,075
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$494
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$62.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
16.30
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547230.361,26174
Medium and Large 1-2448223.411,00017thin
Medium and Large 2461210.6897243
Medium and Large 3456168.3276723
One grade step is worth $62.04/cwt here — about $494 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 sale157 hd
215.13
AR average8 barns · 1,277 hd
231.43
−16.30
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
BullsHigh1,614101.991,64612
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,37595.761,31712
CowsLean 85-90%Average96087.008353thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,08386.9494133

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)1,112$1,22015
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)925$8751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)640$7251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)640$7251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,048$1,3363thin

Every lot, as filed

105 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 1910150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3651
HeifersMedium and Large 1425237.38/cwt235.00–240.001,0092
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2346225.00/cwt225.00–225.007797
HeifersMedium and Large 1373250.39/cwt242.50–260.009348
HeifersMedium and Large 1617214.59/cwt200.00–222.501,3245
HeifersMedium and Large 2477212.73/cwt195.00–227.501,01514
HeifersMedium and Large 1336231.46/cwt220.00–245.007785
HeifersMedium and Large 2375215.83/cwt212.50–225.008095
HeifersMedium and Large 1526229.97/cwt227.50–237.501,2104
HeifersMedium and Large 1668221.76/cwt215.00–227.501,4813
HeifersMedium and Large 1470238.21/cwt230.00–245.001,12010
HeifersMedium and Large 1582226.04/cwt220.00–227.001,31613
SteersMedium and Large 1740245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,8131
SteersMedium and Large 1611250.52/cwt249.00–255.001,5314
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy525235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2341
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy350245.00/cwt245.00–245.008581
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added647240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,55315
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added532235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2503
SteersMedium and Large 3377190.72/cwt180.00–200.007193
SteersSmall and Medium 371060.00/cwt60.00–60.004261
SteersMedium and Large 3465207.50/cwt207.50–207.509651
SteersMedium and Large 3925100.00/cwt100.00–100.009251
SteersMedium and Large 1375261.41/cwt250.00–272.5098016
SteersMedium and Large 1663243.51/cwt232.50–250.001,6145
SteersMedium and Large 2570202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,1541
SteersMedium and Large 2623227.53/cwt220.00–235.001,4182
SteersMedium and Large 3424169.91/cwt130.00–200.007208
SteersMedium and Large 31,020130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3261
SteersSmall and Medium 353052.50/cwt52.50–52.502781
SteersMedium and Large 2678222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,5092
SteersMedium and Large 3320172.62/cwt145.00–210.005526
SteersMedium and Large 1-2828197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,6312
SteersMedium and Large 2471226.68/cwt210.00–237.501,0684
SteersMedium and Large 1-2548237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,3022
SteersMedium and Large 2530230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2191
SteersMedium and Large 2330247.50/cwt247.50–247.508171
SteersMedium and Large 1-2642223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,4323
SteersMedium and Large 1-2440238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,0473
SteersMedium and Large 1530257.74/cwt250.00–267.501,3667
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added755237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,7931
SteersMedium and Large 1461247.13/cwt240.00–265.001,1394
SteersMedium and Large 2426229.46/cwt210.00–240.009777
SteersMedium and Large 2373228.21/cwt220.00–237.508516
SteersMedium and Large 1572242.69/cwt236.00–250.001,3887
SteersMedium and Large 1428258.79/cwt251.00–275.001,10811
SteersMedium and Large 1322268.06/cwt257.50–280.008638
BullsMedium and Large 1750205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5381
BullsMedium and Large 1720200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4401
BullsMedium and Large 1492250.87/cwt247.50–252.501,2343
BullsMedium and Large 1641230.30/cwt215.00–240.001,47612
BullsMedium and Large 1570226.65/cwt215.00–242.501,2928
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy495220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0891
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight77586.00/cwt86.00–86.006671
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight81556.00/cwt56.00–56.004561
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight75568.00/cwt68.00–68.005131
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,30582.00/cwt82.00–82.001,0701
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18496.41/cwt94.00–98.001,1417
CowsBoner 80-85%1,10289.68/cwt87.00–93.0098817
CowsBoner 80-85%1,10480.54/cwt78.00–84.008895
CowsLean 85-90%91579.00/cwt79.00–79.007231
CowsLean 85-90%1,19096.00/cwt96.00–96.001,1421
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38298.93/cwt96.00–102.001,3677
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38193.64/cwt90.00–95.001,2934
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight81071.51/cwt71.00–72.005792
Bulls1,918112.56/cwt112.00–113.002,1592
Bulls1,541104.77/cwt104.00–105.001,6154
Bulls1,56296.61/cwt90.00–100.001,5096
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2925875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 3640725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1121,219.56/head775.00–1,375.001,22015
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 364560.00/cwt60.00–60.003871
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,19584.00/cwt84.00–84.001,0041
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,19799.90/cwt92.00–109.001,1966
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,13087.00/cwt87.00–87.009831
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-296092.88/cwt88.00–97.008922
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 3640725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1751,653.83/head1,550.00–1,750.001,6542
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 3795700.00/head700.00–700.007001
BullsMedium and Large 2645200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2901
BullsMedium and Large 3630170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0711
BullsMedium and Large 2555212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,1791
BullsMedium and Large 2480215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0321
BullsMedium and Large 1679213.31/cwt202.00–225.001,4484
BullsMedium and Large 1531229.73/cwt220.00–235.001,22010
HeifersMedium and Large 3525163.75/cwt120.00–185.008605
HeifersMedium and Large 3381182.49/cwt170.00–190.006954
HeifersMedium and Large 1733191.89/cwt182.50–210.001,4074
BullsMedium and Large 3565100.00/cwt100.00–100.005651
BullsMedium and Large 2665197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,3131
BullsMedium and Large 2540212.52/cwt210.00–215.001,1482
HeifersMedium and Large 3453143.39/cwt130.00–170.006503
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy635180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1431
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy395210.00/cwt210.00–210.008301
HeifersMedium and Large 2428215.30/cwt205.00–220.0092111
HeifersMedium and Large 3330155.73/cwt120.00–185.005143
HeifersMedium and Large 3424180.59/cwt170.00–195.007665
HeifersMedium and Large 2321207.53/cwt200.00–215.006664
HeifersMedium and Large 3603176.19/cwt162.50–190.001,0622
HeifersMedium and Large 3655170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1141
HeifersMedium and Large 2574203.90/cwt201.00–212.501,1706
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2515219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,1283
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2433230.00/cwt230.00–230.009963
HeifersMedium and Large 2545200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0901
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2586219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,2834
HeifersMedium and Large 2675200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3501

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.