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I-40 Livestock Auction

Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Mar 3

● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053

← Feb 17Mar 3Mar 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

601 head

▲ 268 vs last sale 333▼ 354 vs year ago 955 · −37.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

77 head

▲ 49 vs last sale 28▲ 3 vs year ago 74 · +4.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

52 head

▲ 25 vs last sale 27▲ 4 vs year ago 48 · +8.3%

Also sold hereFeeder Cattle Pot Load SaleTue Sep 15, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold steady to 16.00, mostly 6.00 higher, with full advance on 500-600 lb weights. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-9.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold up to 8.00 higher.

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 $177.48/cwt on 271 head.

Average price

$177.48

271 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$839

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$346

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

$52.69/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.63

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	488	183.60	896	201
Medium and Large 1-2	438	165.00	723	3thin
Medium and Large 2	429	164.12	704	58
Medium and Large 3	420	130.91	550	9thin

One grade step is worth $52.69/cwt here — about $346 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 sale271 hd

177.48

—

AR average8 barns · 2,283 hd

180.10

−2.63

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	1,771	103.75	1,838	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,370	86.03	1,179	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,053	78.76	829	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,104	72.00	795	28

Every lot

104 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	144.68/cwt	139.00–150.00	470	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	326	164.46/cwt	149.00–175.00	536	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	332	195.34/cwt	180.00–225.00	649	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	191.94/cwt	180.00–203.00	716	33
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	379	162.24/cwt	145.00–172.50	615	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	578	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	196.16/cwt	180.00–217.00	826	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	167.25/cwt	135.00–175.00	707	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	438	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	723	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	186.25/cwt	180.00–206.00	875	55
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	482	164.24/cwt	134.00–178.00	792	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	490	116.25/cwt	112.50–120.00	570	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	520	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	827	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	522	186.51/cwt	172.00–197.00	974	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	540	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	621	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	560	161.11/cwt	155.00–167.00	902	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	176.37/cwt	160.00–188.50	1,002	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	580	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	600	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	918	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	620	169.97/cwt	169.00–171.00	1,054	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	645	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,084	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	163.07/cwt	157.00–169.00	1,091	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	670	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	938	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	726	148.40/cwt	144.00–156.00	1,077	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,028	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	842	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,221	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	852	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,159	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	895	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,110	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	930	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,107	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	310	124.02/cwt	123.00–125.00	384	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	332	171.05/cwt	160.00–185.00	568	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	343	138.81/cwt	130.00–147.50	476	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	360	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	349	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	163.97/cwt	155.00–175.00	615	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	389	150.14/cwt	143.00–155.00	584	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	405	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	486	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	412	151.40/cwt	130.00–157.50	624	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	174.37/cwt	160.00–183.00	739	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	455	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	569	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	146.54/cwt	142.50–156.00	689	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	479	173.15/cwt	162.50–181.00	829	41
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	168.00/cwt	150.00–178.00	870	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	523	117.39/cwt	115.00–120.00	614	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	525	144.06/cwt	132.50–157.50	756	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	572	136.68/cwt	120.00–149.00	782	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	158.16/cwt	152.50–171.00	908	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	613	123.60/cwt	120.00–129.00	758	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	846	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	620	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	620	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	623	149.95/cwt	140.00–157.50	934	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	669	148.78/cwt	140.00–153.00	995	22
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	705	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	987	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	127.46/cwt	126.00–129.00	924	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	774	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,060	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	780	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,006	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	825	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,073	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	895	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,190	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	500	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	500	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	502	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	919	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	505	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	752	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	519	167.88/cwt	160.00–175.00	871	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	568	158.51/cwt	150.00–165.00	900	9
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	608	123.16/cwt	110.00–136.00	749	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	632	153.40/cwt	140.00–160.00	969	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	662	151.27/cwt	146.00–158.00	1,001	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	720	137.50/cwt	134.00–141.00	990	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	780	128.03/cwt	126.00–130.00	999	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	840	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,134	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	950	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	969	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,025	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	871	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,624	93.83/cwt	75.00–101.00	1,524	8
Bulls	—	—	1,834	110.57/cwt	107.00–114.50	2,028	7
Bulls	—	—	2,140	119.58/cwt	118.00–121.00	2,559	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	830	43.00/cwt	43.00–43.00	357	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	840	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	420	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	940	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	667	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,000	64.17/cwt	37.00–69.00	642	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,040	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	801	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,115	83.51/cwt	83.00–84.00	931	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	80.02/cwt	76.00–85.00	940	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	91.01/cwt	88.00–93.50	1,149	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	923	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,287	84.85/cwt	83.50–87.00	1,092	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,401	90.55/cwt	89.00–93.00	1,269	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,518	79.93/cwt	78.50–81.00	1,213	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,318	1,741.79/cwt	1,550.00–1,875.00	22,957	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,770	2,500.00/cwt	2,500.00–2,500.00	44,250	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	722.07/cwt	600.00–925.00	7,401	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,145	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	962	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	1,211.30/cwt	1,100.00–1,300.00	14,475	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	1,197.69/cwt	825.00–1,400.00	14,612	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,450	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,247	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,730	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,401	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,430	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	17,160	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,435	1,429.36/cwt	1,275.00–1,525.00	20,511	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,585	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	23,775	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,720	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	27,520	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,730	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	25,950	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	104.56/cwt	102.50–107.00	910	2
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,129	1,568.64/cwt	1,400.00–1,800.00	17,710	9
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,155	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	14,438	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,158	1,368.14/cwt	1,250.00–1,500.00	15,843	4
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	748	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	745	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	648	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 Mar 3, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 601Last week 333Year ago 955

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 28Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 27Year ago 48

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	129.00	129.00
11	—	412	130.00–157.50	151.40
2	—	343	130.00–147.50	138.81
7	—	572	120.00–149.00	136.68
5	—	613	120.00–129.00	123.60
2	—	725	126.00–129.00	127.46
5	—	389	143.00–155.00	150.14
5	—	470	142.50–156.00	146.54
9	—	525	132.50–157.50	144.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	705	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	623	140.00–157.50	149.95
7	—	332	160.00–185.00	171.05
11	—	574	152.50–171.00	158.16
4	—	774	137.00	137.00
22	—	424	160.00–183.00	174.37
41	—	479	162.50–181.00	173.15
15	—	518	150.00–178.00	168.00
22	—	669	140.00–153.00	148.78
21	—	375	155.00–175.00	163.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	120.00	120.00
2	—	310	123.00–125.00	124.02
1	—	360	97.00	97.00
1	—	455	125.00	125.00
1	—	620	100.00	100.00
2	—	523	115.00–120.00	117.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	133.00	133.00
1	—	825	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	137.50	137.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	140.00	140.00
14	—	482	134.00–178.00	164.24
8	—	326	149.00–175.00	164.46
20	—	423	135.00–175.00	167.25
1	—	600	153.00	153.00
1	—	520	159.00	159.00
11	—	379	145.00–172.50	162.24
2	—	560	155.00–167.00	161.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	168.00	168.00
24	—	522	172.00–197.00	186.51
1	—	750	137.00	137.00
10	—	726	144.00–156.00	148.40
1	—	895	124.00	124.00
19	—	568	160.00–188.50	176.37
7	—	669	157.00–169.00	163.07
55	—	470	180.00–206.00	186.25
1	—	930	119.00	119.00
33	—	373	180.00–203.00	191.94
29	—	421	180.00–217.00	196.16
14	—	332	180.00–225.00	195.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	490	112.50–120.00	116.25
1	—	380	152.00	152.00
4	—	325	139.00–150.00	144.68
1	—	540	115.00	115.00
1	—	580	100.00	100.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	852	136.00	136.00
2	—	842	145.00	145.00
2	—	620	169.00–171.00	169.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	438	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	720	134.00–141.00	137.50
5	—	519	160.00–175.00	167.88
2	—	780	126.00–130.00	128.03
1	—	950	102.00	102.00
1	—	840	135.00	135.00
3	—	662	146.00–158.00	151.27
9	—	568	150.00–165.00	158.51
10	—	632	140.00–160.00	153.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	149.00	149.00
2	—	608	110.00–136.00	123.16
1	—	1,025	85.00	85.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	502	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,000	37.00–69.00	64.17
11	—	1,175	76.00–85.00	80.02
3	—	1,265	73.00	73.00
2	—	1,263	88.00–93.50	91.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	71.00	71.00
2	—	1,115	83.00–84.00	83.51
1	—	1,040	77.00	77.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,401	89.00–93.00	90.55
5	—	1,287	83.50–87.00	84.85
2	—	1,518	78.50–81.00	79.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	43.00	43.00
1	—	840	50.00	50.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,624	75.00–101.00	93.83
7	—	1,834	107.00–114.50	110.57
2	—	2,140	118.00–121.00	119.58

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,220	825.00–1,400.00	1,197.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,195	1,100.00–1,300.00	1,211.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,145	84.00	84.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,450	86.00	86.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,025	600.00–925.00	722.07
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,730	81.00	81.00

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)	Open	1	—	1,730	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,720	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,585	1,500.00	1,500.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,430	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,435	1,275.00–1,525.00	1,429.36

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,158	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,368.14
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,129	1,400.00–1,800.00	1,568.64
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	870	102.50–107.00	104.56
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,155	1,250.00	1,250.00

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	1	—	745	87.00	87.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	102.50	102.50

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,770	2,500.00	2,500.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,318	1,550.00–1,875.00	1,741.79

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