Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2022-01-13

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Jan 13
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
764 head
▲ 158 vs last sale 606▼ 243 vs year ago 1,007 · −24.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
85 head
▲ 42 vs last sale 43▼ 57 vs year ago 142 · −40.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
120 head
▲ 88 vs last sale 32▲ 12 vs year ago 108 · +11.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 2.00-4.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 4.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 2.00-10.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Several long weaned or Value Added cattle sold with a Premium. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 higher, Slaughter cows not reported due to time restraints.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $157.49/cwt on 293 head.
Average price
$157.49
293 head · 486 lb average
Value per head Derived
$765
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$380
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$60.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.55
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1507170.66865163
Medium and Large 1-2535155.5783219thin
Medium and Large 2449146.1665687
Medium and Large 3438110.6648524
One grade step is worth $60.00/cwt here — about $380 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 sale293 hd
157.49
—
AR average8 barns · 2,741 hd
167.04
−9.55
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—Low1,54987.401,35311

Every lot

97 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2314153.67/cwt140.00–165.0048311
Steers—Medium and Large 3329114.48/cwt87.00–127.503774
Steers—Medium and Large 1335178.40/cwt170.00–200.0059822
Steers—Medium and Large 2375148.59/cwt130.00–166.0055721
Steers—Medium and Large 1378181.17/cwt172.50–194.0068512
Steers—Medium and Large 3380115.00/cwt115.00–115.004371
Steers—Medium and Large 3420109.20/cwt80.00–120.004599
Steers—Medium and Large 1421171.92/cwt167.00–182.5072416
Steers—Medium and Large 2427152.25/cwt131.00–164.0065020
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added428200.03/cwt195.00–204.008563
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2440167.50/cwt167.50–167.507372
Steers—Medium and Large 1466175.49/cwt166.00–187.5081830
Steers—Medium and Large 2470145.11/cwt130.00–155.0068213
Steers—Medium and Large 3471110.43/cwt81.00–130.005206
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added472195.00/cwt195.00–195.009203
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2479159.96/cwt159.00–161.007666
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added500196.00/cwt196.00–196.009804
Steers—Medium and Large 2505139.41/cwt130.00–149.007042
Steers—Medium and Large 3525110.00/cwt110.00–110.005781
Steers—Medium and Large 1530172.58/cwt161.00–182.5091521
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added562173.00/cwt173.00–173.009722
Steers—Medium and Large 1562162.41/cwt150.00–171.0091311
Steers—Medium and Large 3563109.19/cwt100.00–120.006153
Steers—Medium and Large 2571133.10/cwt124.00–145.0076011
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2582151.00/cwt151.00–151.0087911
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added602173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,0412
Steers—Medium and Large 2616138.50/cwt130.00–144.008535
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy620131.00/cwt131.00–131.008121
Steers—Medium and Large 1626159.11/cwt150.00–162.5099618
Steers—Medium and Large 2657134.15/cwt127.00–143.008813
Steers—Medium and Large 1665147.26/cwt140.00–152.009794
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added692158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,0932
Steers—Medium and Large 2700136.00/cwt136.00–136.009521
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added715158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,1301
Steers—Medium and Large 1730149.14/cwt147.00–151.001,0894
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added750154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,1551
Steers—Medium and Large 1775142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,1011
Steers—Medium and Large 1853141.50/cwt141.50–141.501,2073
Steers—Medium and Large 1985128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,2612
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3300129.00/cwt129.00–129.003871
Heifers—Medium and Large 2327131.27/cwt122.50–137.5042913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1338146.53/cwt143.00–150.004952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1365150.00/cwt150.00–150.005488
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365110.00/cwt110.00–110.004021
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376135.02/cwt120.00–147.5050820
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423103.86/cwt80.00–117.504396
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424138.72/cwt127.50–149.0058814
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425157.81/cwt150.00–161.0067116
Heifers—Medium and Large 2464143.28/cwt127.50–149.006659
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478155.51/cwt150.00–163.0074334
Heifers—Medium and Large 3479106.65/cwt80.00–118.005119
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2502136.50/cwt136.50–136.506852
Heifers—Medium and Large 2517130.84/cwt120.00–135.006769
Heifers—Medium and Large 3518103.00/cwt103.00–103.005342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520149.68/cwt135.00–154.0077825
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added522157.99/cwt157.00–160.008255
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565127.50/cwt127.50–127.507201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572132.00/cwt132.00–132.007558
Heifers—Medium and Large 1584144.29/cwt135.00–151.0084325
Heifers—Medium and Large 361099.14/cwt80.00–116.006053
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added619147.86/cwt147.00–148.009157
Heifers—Medium and Large 1620141.03/cwt137.00–146.008744
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621132.00/cwt132.00–132.008207
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added629138.50/cwt138.50–138.508717
Heifers—Medium and Large 2640125.00/cwt125.00–125.008001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660126.00/cwt126.00–126.008321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1662143.34/cwt141.00–145.009493
Heifers—Medium and Large 367080.00/cwt80.00–80.005361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1715129.03/cwt127.00–131.009232
Heifers—Medium and Large 2715109.00/cwt109.00–109.007791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1753127.66/cwt127.00–128.009613
Heifers—Medium and Large 2758114.48/cwt109.00–120.008682
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added765139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0631
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added825128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open827138.37/cwt136.00–140.001,1445
Heifers—Medium and Large 2830110.00/cwt110.00–110.009131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open905128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,1581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open1,020106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,0811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open1,050101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,0611
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy515135.00/cwt135.00–135.006951
Bulls—Medium and Large 1536150.95/cwt137.00–159.0080924
Bulls—Medium and Large 1576147.43/cwt137.50–156.0084917
Bulls—Medium and Large 2585129.00/cwt129.00–129.007551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618141.04/cwt135.00–147.008726
Bulls—Medium and Large 2632119.66/cwt119.00–120.007563
Bulls—Medium and Large 1668139.29/cwt139.00–140.0093010
Bulls—Medium and Large 2695102.50/cwt102.50–102.507121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1725139.43/cwt137.00–142.501,0114
Bulls—Medium and Large 1775138.25/cwt137.50–139.001,0712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1838128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0733
Bulls—Medium and Large 286099.00/cwt99.00–99.008511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1863131.99/cwt129.00–135.001,1392
Bulls—Medium and Large 1935107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,0001
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,37379.48/cwt74.00–87.001,0916
Bulls——1,59093.65/cwt90.00–96.001,4893
Bulls——2,013101.80/cwt100.50–103.002,0492
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,02580.00/cwt80.00–80.008201

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.