Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2024-01-11

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Jan 11
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
480 head
34 vs last sale 446 457 vs year ago 937 · 48.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
71 head
0 vs last sale 71 55 vs year ago 126 · 43.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
111 head
76 vs last sale 35 9 vs year ago 120 · 7.5%
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 600 lbs sold 8.00-15.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 9.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-6.00, mostly 4.00 higher. Advertised Bred heifers brought up to 2700.00 per head. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower, on a light test, Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $262.14/cwt on 183 head.
Average price
$262.14
183 head · 515 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,351
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$640
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$74.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.67
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1531265.851,412152
Medium and Large 1-2421258.711,0887thin
Medium and Large 2451249.391,12420
Medium and Large 3404191.047724thin
One grade step is worth $74.81/cwt here — about $640 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 sale183 hd
262.14
AR average8 barns · 1,806 hd
261.47
+0.67
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
BullsLow1,889108.502,0504thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,30699.581,3017thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High99981.4181325
CowsLean 85-90%Low91381.007392thin

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)986$1,0585
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)760$1,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)950$9234thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,098$2,47368
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)964$1,8966
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)984$1,7275
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,025$1,3251thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)760$1,3251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)825$1,1702thin
BullsN/AYoung (2-4 yrs)1,773$1,9972thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,045$1,2598
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,020$1,5501thin

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
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-287379.70/cwt74.00–84.006962
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28251,170.15/head1,125.00–1,225.001,1702
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0251,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
SteersMedium and Large 11,480115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,7021
SteersMedium and Large 2865182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,5791
SteersMedium and Large 1419300.15/cwt275.00–317.501,25830
SteersMedium and Large 3465217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,0111
HeifersMedium and Large 1706185.52/cwt182.50–190.001,3105
SteersMedium and Large 1370313.28/cwt300.00–320.001,15918
SteersMedium and Large 1790207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,6391
SteersMedium and Large 1724213.46/cwt195.00–225.001,5458
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy680220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,4961
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added1,345135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,8161
HeifersMedium and Large 1380252.15/cwt237.50–259.0095818
SteersMedium and Large 1524253.70/cwt240.00–260.001,3299
SteersMedium and Large 1621235.22/cwt230.00–247.501,46121
SteersMedium and Large 1332316.14/cwt300.00–332.501,0509
HeifersMedium and Large 1523220.33/cwt210.00–227.501,15218
HeifersMedium and Large 2655192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,2611
HeifersMedium and Large 1429240.65/cwt232.50–245.001,03220
HeifersMedium and Large 2420217.53/cwt215.00–220.009142
HeifersMedium and Large 2487219.06/cwt215.00–222.501,0676
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added715193.00/cwt193.00–193.001,3805
HeifersMedium and Large 1326254.05/cwt240.00–265.008287
HeifersMedium and Large 2580190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1021
HeifersMedium and Large 3525175.00/cwt175.00–175.009191
HeifersMedium and Large 2325205.00/cwt205.00–205.006661
HeifersMedium and Large 2390197.50/cwt197.50–197.507701
HeifersMedium and Large 2625190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1881
SteersMedium and Large 1-2335287.50/cwt287.50–287.509632
SteersMedium and Large 3318200.83/cwt165.00–235.006392
SteersMedium and Large 1865182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,5791
SteersMedium and Large 1575243.45/cwt237.00–252.501,40016
SteersMedium and Large 2525228.83/cwt220.00–237.501,2012
SteersMedium and Large 1-2430238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,0233
SteersMedium and Large 3515145.00/cwt145.00–145.007471
SteersMedium and Large 1461264.64/cwt252.50–275.001,22014
SteersMedium and Large 2368265.16/cwt245.00–280.009763
SteersMedium and Large 2418266.73/cwt260.00–270.001,1156
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added964185.51/cwt183.00–188.001,7884
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added808207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,6733
SteersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added492261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,2842
SteersMedium and Large 1678228.63/cwt222.50–235.001,5502
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added1,105145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,6021
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450297.00/cwt297.00–297.001,33712
SteersMedium and Large 2650225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4631
SteersMedium and Large 2475220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0451
SteersMedium and Large 2560228.75/cwt207.50–250.001,2812
SteersMedium and Large 2311262.33/cwt250.00–270.008164
BullsMedium and Large 1609224.98/cwt210.00–240.001,3705
BullsMedium and Large 1-2594207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,2304
BullsMedium and Large 1528238.51/cwt227.50–255.001,25924
BullsMedium and Large 2990110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0891
BullsMedium and Large 2570212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,2111
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy540220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1881
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,383102.46/cwt102.00–103.001,4172
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,228100.03/cwt97.00–101.001,2284
CowsLean 85-90%94080.00/cwt80.00–80.007521
HeifersMedium and Large 1626210.53/cwt200.00–220.001,31811
CowsLean 85-90%88582.00/cwt82.00–82.007261
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46592.00/cwt92.00–92.001,3481
CowsBoner 80-85%1,05099.00/cwt99.00–99.001,0401
CowsBoner 80-85%1,04876.60/cwt74.00–81.008036
CowsBoner 80-85%1,03986.58/cwt82.00–89.0090013
CowsBoner 80-85%85070.00/cwt70.00–70.005951
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight78375.56/cwt74.00–77.005922
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight86065.00/cwt65.00–65.005592
Bulls2,015101.00/cwt101.00–101.002,0351
Bulls1,847111.00/cwt111.00–111.002,0503
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29841,727.16/head1,600.00–1,950.001,7275
Cow-Calf PairsSmall and Medium 3810575.00/head575.00–575.005751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-27601,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 3845600.00/head600.00–600.006002
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-272894.09/cwt93.00–95.006852
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-27601,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,0982,472.66/head1,225.00–2,700.002,47368
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,055115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,2131
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,16093.09/cwt89.00–97.001,0802
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-29641,896.35/head1,100.00–2,225.001,8966
HeifersMedium and Large 1468234.50/cwt225.00–252.501,09711
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open1,048140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,4672
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2473223.83/cwt220.00–230.001,0599
HeifersMedium and Large 1569219.18/cwt202.50–225.001,2477
HeifersMedium and Large 1757178.35/cwt175.00–180.001,3503
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open1,150142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,6392
HeifersMedium and Large 3360195.00/cwt195.00–195.007021
BullsMedium and Large 1573225.61/cwt220.00–232.501,2934
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy495210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0401
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open965157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,5201
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open915155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,4182
HeifersMedium and Large 3560185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0361
HeifersMedium and Large 3480183.95/cwt170.00–205.008834
BullsMedium and Large 1775190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4731
BullsMedium and Large 1825170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4031
BullsMedium and Large 1940135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,2691
BullsMedium and Large 1895160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4321
BullsMedium and Large 1672197.04/cwt190.00–215.001,3248
BullsMedium and Large 1474263.93/cwt250.00–276.001,2518
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,7731,996.90/head1,825.00–2,150.001,9972
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1681,441.46/head1,150.00–1,650.001,4414
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29581,242.57/head1,075.00–1,410.001,2433
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0201,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 3875700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2975997.52/head850.00–1,100.009983
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0801,362.81/head1,225.00–1,600.001,3633

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.