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I-40 Livestock Auction

Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Jan 6

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053

← Dec 16Jan 6Jan 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

606 head

▼ 34 vs last sale 640▲ 153 vs year ago 453 · +33.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

43 head

▼ 45 vs last sale 88▼ 22 vs year ago 65 · −33.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

32 head

▼ 12 vs last sale 44▲ 15 vs year ago 17 · +88.2%

Also sold hereFeeder Cattle Pot Load SaleTue Sep 15, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No trend due to Auction being closed last two weeks for Holiday break. Demand was strong for long weaned cattle.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $170.44/cwt on 295 head.

Average price

$170.44

295 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$869

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$372

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$52.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.31

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	174.39	897	252
Medium and Large 2	492	150.59	740	38
Medium and Large 3	430	122.07	525	5thin

One grade step is worth $52.32/cwt here — about $372 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 sale295 hd

170.44

—

AR average6 barns · 1,408 hd

170.74

−0.31

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,671	79.07	1,321	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,343	63.21	849	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,160	63.00	731	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,054	51.45	542	12

Every lot

87 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	325	179.89/cwt	170.00–200.00	585	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	160.91/cwt	157.50–165.00	528	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	371	186.32/cwt	170.00–200.00	691	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	151.44/cwt	140.00–167.50	572	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	388	125.17/cwt	113.00–137.50	486	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	405	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	527	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	418	155.74/cwt	150.00–162.50	651	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	428	196.22/cwt	170.00–207.00	840	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	455	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	546	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	177.48/cwt	167.50–185.00	839	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	155.07/cwt	140.00–163.00	738	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	519	152.31/cwt	140.00–162.50	790	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	175.85/cwt	165.00–192.50	916	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	570	149.90/cwt	142.50–160.00	854	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	577	169.00/cwt	151.00–176.00	975	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	144.61/cwt	140.00–149.00	889	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	159.64/cwt	150.00–168.00	988	34
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	665	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	811	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	677	148.97/cwt	146.00–157.00	1,009	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	723	148.41/cwt	140.00–157.00	1,073	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	780	130.47/cwt	126.00–135.00	1,018	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	781	145.63/cwt	143.00–147.00	1,137	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	838	145.98/cwt	144.00–148.00	1,223	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	910	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,219	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	930	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,153	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	950	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,226	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,070	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,177	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	314	154.56/cwt	150.00–159.00	485	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	315	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	365	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	331	139.95/cwt	125.00–147.50	463	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	355	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	399	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	163.20/cwt	150.00–166.00	614	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	140.50/cwt	125.00–149.00	531	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	400	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	480	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	421	133.68/cwt	120.00–142.50	563	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	155.11/cwt	145.00–170.00	658	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	155.37/cwt	145.00–163.00	727	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	134.18/cwt	123.00–140.00	635	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	506	128.27/cwt	125.00–130.00	649	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	529	141.23/cwt	135.00–153.00	747	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	573	147.90/cwt	141.00–157.50	847	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	577	127.69/cwt	125.00–131.00	737	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	619	144.92/cwt	132.00–150.00	897	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	674	135.02/cwt	130.00–140.00	910	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	135.98/cwt	135.00–141.00	979	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	750	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	525	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,056	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	818	127.05/cwt	124.00–130.00	1,039	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	920	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,030	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	520	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	819	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	576	146.38/cwt	138.00–151.00	843	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	629	144.00/cwt	143.00–145.00	906	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	669	137.43/cwt	132.50–140.00	919	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	745	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,006	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	775	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	946	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	805	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,038	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	868	124.48/cwt	123.00–126.00	1,080	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	890	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	917	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	990	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,020	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,578	69.65/cwt	40.00–80.00	1,099	5
Bulls	—	—	1,730	87.42/cwt	84.00–90.50	1,512	2
Bulls	—	—	1,843	94.27/cwt	92.50–96.50	1,737	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	795	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	278	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	895	40.30/cwt	36.00–44.00	361	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,125	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	608	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,160	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	731	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,183	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	710	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,194	61.79/cwt	61.00–64.00	738	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,288	65.13/cwt	64.50–66.00	839	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,398	61.30/cwt	59.00–63.00	857	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	425	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,022	835.15/cwt	775.00–925.00	8,535	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	1,135.12/cwt	850.00–1,450.00	11,635	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,143	57.55/cwt	54.00–61.00	658	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	1,042.94/cwt	725.00–1,250.00	12,098	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	63.52/cwt	63.00–64.00	769	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	802	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,318	1,476.47/cwt	1,450.00–1,500.00	19,460	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,315	1,225.00/cwt	1,225.00–1,225.00	16,109	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,320	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	15,840	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,343	1,213.04/cwt	1,200.00–1,250.00	16,291	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,460	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	21,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,465	1,276.02/cwt	1,250.00–1,300.00	18,694	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,615	1,525.00/cwt	1,525.00–1,525.00	24,629	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	710	65.58/cwt	60.00–71.00	466	2
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	10,028	1

This sale against other markets

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.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

I-40 Livestock - Ozark, AR

Thu Jan 6, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Little Rock, AR (LS-LR)

Feeder CattleReceipts 606Last week 640Year ago 453

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 88Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 44Year ago 17

No trend due to Auction being closed last two weeks for Holiday break. Demand was strong for long weaned cattle.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	577	151.00–176.00	169.00
14	—	325	170.00–200.00	179.89
34	—	428	170.00–207.00	196.22
1	—	950	129.00	129.00
34	—	473	167.50–185.00	177.48
2	—	838	144.00–148.00	145.98
1	—	910	134.00	134.00
6	—	677	146.00–157.00	148.97
2	—	723	140.00–157.00	148.41
1	—	1,070	110.00	110.00
34	—	521	165.00–192.50	175.85
11	—	781	143.00–147.00	145.63
39	—	371	170.00–200.00	186.32
34	—	619	150.00–168.00	159.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	418	150.00–162.50	155.74
2	—	780	126.00–135.00	130.47
2	—	615	140.00–149.00	144.61
3	—	328	157.50–165.00	160.91
6	—	519	140.00–162.50	152.31
7	—	378	140.00–167.50	151.44
3	—	570	142.50–160.00	149.90
1	—	930	124.00	124.00
1	—	665	122.00	122.00
7	—	476	140.00–163.00	155.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	120.00	120.00
1	—	405	130.00	130.00
1	—	515	110.00	110.00
2	—	388	113.00–137.50	125.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	576	138.00–151.00	146.38
1	—	745	135.00	135.00
4	—	669	132.50–140.00	137.43
1	—	775	122.00	122.00
4	—	629	143.00–145.00	144.00
1	—	805	129.00	129.00
1	—	520	157.50	157.50
2	—	868	123.00–126.00	124.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	103.00	103.00
1	—	990	103.00	103.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	750	70.00	70.00
1	—	315	116.00	116.00
1	—	355	112.50	112.50
1	—	400	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	376	150.00–166.00	163.20
23	—	468	145.00–163.00	155.37
16	—	424	145.00–170.00	155.11
7	—	314	150.00–159.00	154.56
19	—	573	141.00–157.50	147.90
10	—	720	135.00–141.00	135.98
1	—	920	112.00	112.00
2	—	818	124.00–130.00	127.05
1	—	765	138.00	138.00
11	—	619	132.00–150.00	144.92
5	—	674	130.00–140.00	135.02
25	—	529	135.00–153.00	141.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	473	123.00–140.00	134.18
9	—	378	125.00–149.00	140.50
14	—	331	125.00–147.50	139.95
4	—	506	125.00–130.00	128.27
8	—	421	120.00–142.50	133.68
3	—	577	125.00–131.00	127.69

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,183	60.00	60.00
4	—	895	36.00–44.00	40.30
1	—	1,125	54.00	54.00
4	—	1,194	61.00–64.00	61.79

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	35.00	35.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,160	63.00	63.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,288	64.50–66.00	65.13
3	—	1,398	59.00–63.00	61.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,578	40.00–80.00	69.65
2	—	1,730	84.00–90.50	87.42
2	—	1,843	92.50–96.50	94.27

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,025	850.00–1,450.00	1,135.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,318	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,476.47
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,210	63.00–64.00	63.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,022	775.00–925.00	835.15
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	905	47.00	47.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,160	725.00–1,250.00	1,042.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,143	54.00–61.00	57.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	66.00	66.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,315	1,225.00	1,225.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,320	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,615	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,343	1,200.00–1,250.00	1,213.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,460	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,465	1,250.00–1,300.00	1,276.02

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	710	60.00–71.00	65.58

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	1,050.00	1,050.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.