Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2023-11-16

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Nov 16
● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
707 head
▲ 195 vs last sale 512▼ 70 vs year ago 777 · −9.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
130 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 101▲ 4 vs year ago 126 · +3.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 41▲ 35 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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 under 400 lbs sold 10.00 lower, 400-600 lb weights sold 2.00-8.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 13.00 lower, mostly 5.00 lower with full decline on 500-600 lb weights. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $209.26/cwt on 227 head.
Average price
$209.26
227 head · 519 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,085
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$341
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$55.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.58
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1520223.071,160125
Medium and Large 1-2652200.921,31013thin
Medium and Large 2499198.0298969
Medium and Large 3490167.2181920
One grade step is worth $55.85/cwt here — about $341 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
209.26
—
AR average8 barns · 2,355 hd
215.84
−6.58
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—Average1,484100.141,48616
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40790.781,2779thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13385.5596927
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low95576.5673129

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)1,260$1,4251thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,049$1,7766
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,020$1,7751thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)933$1,4102thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)1,130$1,0501thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,343$1,5022thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,330$1,6751thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)995$1,5001thin
Stock CowsOpen(<2 yrs)955$1,4001thin

Every lot, as filed

114 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—439221.00/cwt221.00–221.009704
HeifersMedium and Large 1—488233.45/cwt228.00–242.501,13917
HeifersMedium and Large 2—619178.43/cwt170.00–190.001,1047
HeifersMedium and Large 3—725110.00/cwt110.00–110.007981
HeifersMedium and Large 2—571190.99/cwt190.00–192.501,0915
HeifersMedium and Large 2—720159.79/cwt150.00–170.001,1502
HeifersMedium and Large 3—655160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0481
HeifersMedium and Large 2—330189.85/cwt185.00–195.006272
HeifersMedium and Large 2—662185.09/cwt175.00–200.001,2253
HeifersMedium and Large 3—408168.79/cwt162.50–175.006892
HeifersMedium and Large 2—930137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,2791
HeifersMedium and Large 3—790135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0671
HeifersMedium and Large 3—315165.16/cwt160.00–170.005204
HeifersMedium and Large 2—372211.62/cwt200.00–220.0078713
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy—433311.23/cwt307.50–315.001,3482
HeifersMedium and Large 3—375187.63/cwt185.00–190.007042
HeifersMedium and Large 3—610167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,0221
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—641218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,39720
HeifersMedium and Large 3—575140.00/cwt140.00–140.008051
HeifersMedium and Large 3—516179.76/cwt160.00–192.509287
SteersMedium and Large 1—615212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,3071
SteersMedium and Large 1—585230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3461
SteersMedium and Large 1—695207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,4421
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—650217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,4141
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—646237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,53118
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy—468312.43/cwt310.00–315.001,4622
SteersMedium and Large 1—315266.47/cwt245.00–277.508397
SteersMedium and Large 1—920172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,5871
SteersMedium and Large 1—409265.83/cwt245.00–295.001,08718
SteersMedium and Large 1—730210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5331
SteersMedium and Large 3—473185.28/cwt177.50–192.508762
SteersMedium and Large 3—560187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,0501
SteersMedium and Large 1—1,045130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3591
SteersMedium and Large 2—471227.55/cwt205.00–240.001,07212
SteersMedium and Large 2—335235.00/cwt235.00–235.007871
SteersMedium and Large 1—533246.60/cwt237.50–262.501,31411
SteersMedium and Large 1—484268.04/cwt250.00–285.001,29730
SteersMedium and Large 1—370267.91/cwt250.00–287.5099113
SteersMedium and Large 3—529183.94/cwt177.50–197.509735
SteersMedium and Large 3—369186.66/cwt160.00–215.006894
SteersMedium and Large 2—372237.51/cwt225.00–245.008846
SteersMedium and Large 2—700197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,3831
SteersMedium and Large 3—317161.15/cwt130.00–195.005116
SteersMedium and Large 2—590210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,2391
SteersMedium and Large 3—416195.43/cwt182.50–200.008134
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—668234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,56321
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—682228.00/cwt228.00–228.001,5559
SteersMedium and Large 2—416229.52/cwt210.00–240.009558
SteersMedium and Large 3—630150.00/cwt150.00–150.009451
SteersMedium and Large 2—627189.36/cwt180.00–202.501,1873
BullsMedium and Large 3—565175.09/cwt165.00–185.009892
BullsMedium and Large 3—508176.16/cwt170.00–182.508952
BullsMedium and Large 3—630172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,0871
BullsMedium and Large 2—530200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0601
BullsMedium and Large 2—765170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3011
BullsMedium and Large 3—455172.50/cwt172.50–172.507851
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,12384.11/cwt80.00–87.0094521
CowsLean 85-90%—91062.72/cwt62.00–64.005713
CowsLean 85-90%—96774.42/cwt74.00–75.007205
CowsLean 85-90%—96679.55/cwt77.00–86.0076820
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,45687.74/cwt85.00–91.001,2775
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,34694.58/cwt92.00–97.001,2734
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight—82069.00/cwt69.00–69.005661
Bulls——1,515104.78/cwt103.00–109.501,5875
Bulls——1,42692.96/cwt80.00–100.001,3268
Bulls——1,588111.53/cwt110.00–113.001,7713
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—9551,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—1,1301,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—9331,409.85/head1,225.00–1,575.001,4102
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—1,0491,776.21/head1,725.00–1,825.001,7766
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—1,0201,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2601,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—9951,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,14090.04/cwt81.00–96.001,0263
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,13087.79/cwt85.00–92.009925
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,00583.00/cwt83.00–83.008341
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,14889.40/cwt85.00–95.001,0263
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3301,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3431,502.42/head1,400.00–1,600.001,5022
BullsMedium and Large 1—671202.94/cwt190.00–225.001,3624
BullsMedium and Large 1—755187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,4161
BullsMedium and Large 1—570217.76/cwt200.00–227.501,2418
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy—620195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2091
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy—545167.50/cwt167.50–167.509131
BullsMedium and Large 3—653170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1102
BullsMedium and Large 2—569191.95/cwt180.00–210.001,0925
BullsMedium and Large 2—735170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2501
BullsMedium and Large 1—478242.54/cwt240.00–245.001,1592
BullsMedium and Large 1—525235.83/cwt220.00–247.501,23828
BullsMedium and Large 1—440240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,0561
BullsMedium and Large 1—620205.14/cwt185.00–219.001,27215
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—747192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,4349
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—615185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1381
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy—593167.47/cwt160.00–175.009932
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—570200.32/cwt193.00–207.001,14217
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—533205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0936
BullsMedium and Large 2—618182.47/cwt175.00–192.501,1285
HeifersMedium and Large 1—828181.08/cwt170.00–192.501,4992
HeifersMedium and Large 1—980135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,3231
HeifersMedium and Large 1—516220.63/cwt205.00–233.001,13821
HeifersMedium and Large 1—778183.72/cwt182.50–185.001,4292
HeifersMedium and Large 1Full—480210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0081
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy—450222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,0011
HeifersMedium and Large 1—364245.59/cwt225.00–255.008947
HeifersMedium and Large 1—725192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,3961
HeifersMedium and Large 1—419235.58/cwt222.50–245.0098715
HeifersMedium and Large 1—324243.28/cwt225.00–250.0078815
HeifersMedium and Large 1—614208.96/cwt200.00–217.501,28312
HeifersMedium and Large 1—582207.09/cwt195.00–220.001,2056
HeifersMedium and Large 2—484205.49/cwt185.00–217.5099518
HeifersMedium and Large 2—436211.45/cwt205.00–220.0092210
HeifersMedium and Large 2—527194.64/cwt187.50–200.001,0266
HeifersMedium and Large 1—682198.33/cwt197.50–200.001,3533
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,16790.59/cwt89.00–92.001,0576

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.