Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2022-03-10

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Mar 10
● Final121 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
545 head
▼ 56 vs last sale 601▼ 155 vs year ago 700 · −22.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
92 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 77▲ 19 vs year ago 73 · +26.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
65 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 52▲ 40 vs year ago 25 · +160.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 6.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold 13.00-15.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 5.00 lower, over 400 bs sold 5.00-21.00, mostly 15.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.99/cwt on 208 head.
Average price
$141.99
208 head · 496 lb average
Value per head Derived
$704
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$250
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$38.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.38
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1512148.18758145
Medium and Large 1-2440140.3661811thin
Medium and Large 2462134.1662033
Medium and Large 3465109.2850819thin
One grade step is worth $38.90/cwt here — about $250 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 sale208 hd
141.99
—
AR average9 barns · 1,539 hd
141.60
+0.38
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—Low1,594101.611,62023
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,34884.151,1348thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,05974.1378533
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01668.036916thin

Every lot

121 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2324160.53/cwt150.00–170.005207
Steers—Medium and Large 1327188.96/cwt180.00–205.0061814
Steers—Medium and Large 3329122.23/cwt103.00–135.004024
Steers—Medium and Large 2366165.71/cwt150.00–172.506066
Steers—Medium and Large 1375187.53/cwt180.00–197.5070320
Steers—Medium and Large 3379116.58/cwt85.00–140.004425
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added426195.00/cwt195.00–195.008314
Steers—Medium and Large 1430180.02/cwt160.00–191.0077437
Steers—Medium and Large 3430100.23/cwt80.00–120.004312
Steers—Medium and Large 1466175.52/cwt160.00–187.5081827
Steers—Medium and Large 2472148.21/cwt137.00–157.007005
Steers—Medium and Large 352098.00/cwt98.00–98.005101
Steers—Medium and Large 1523171.37/cwt164.00–185.0089617
Steers—Medium and Large 2527152.16/cwt140.00–160.008026
Steers—Medium and Large 1558165.23/cwt157.00–175.009225
Steers—Medium and Large 2574145.29/cwt145.00–147.008347
Steers—Medium and Large 1618151.08/cwt147.00–155.009342
Steers—Medium and Large 1655149.19/cwt148.00–154.009775
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy660139.00/cwt139.00–139.009171
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added666147.00/cwt147.00–147.009799
Steers—Medium and Large 2685132.99/cwt131.00–135.009112
Steers—Medium and Large 3685114.00/cwt114.00–114.007811
Steers—Medium and Large 1711141.16/cwt140.00–144.001,0046
Steers—Medium and Large 2720138.00/cwt138.00–138.009941
Steers—Medium and Large 1779145.54/cwt144.00–151.001,1345
Steers—Medium and Large 2825117.00/cwt117.00–117.009651
Steers—Medium and Large 1870130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1311
Steers—Medium and Large 1925107.00/cwt107.00–107.009901
Steers—Medium and Large 2980100.00/cwt100.00–100.009801
Steers—Medium and Large 21,08590.00/cwt90.00–90.009771
Steers—Medium and Large 21,11578.00/cwt78.00–78.008701
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2324141.26/cwt133.00–155.004586
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325163.16/cwt160.00–170.0053011
Heifers—Medium and Large 3335120.00/cwt120.00–120.004021
Heifers—Medium and Large 336894.14/cwt80.00–107.003462
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375160.87/cwt153.00–172.0060321
Heifers—Medium and Large 2386134.83/cwt125.00–145.005207
Heifers—Medium and Large 2424136.87/cwt130.00–140.005804
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429155.09/cwt146.00–162.0066514
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430114.48/cwt110.00–120.004929
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2432144.00/cwt144.00–144.006226
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2450136.00/cwt136.00–136.006125
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470153.21/cwt145.00–160.0072027
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475105.00/cwt105.00–105.004991
Heifers—Medium and Large 2481139.41/cwt133.00–144.006715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added510152.97/cwt151.00–155.007803
Heifers—Medium and Large 3518104.30/cwt81.00–118.005403
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521143.05/cwt136.00–152.0074519
Heifers—Medium and Large 2526131.54/cwt120.00–140.006925
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy550122.00/cwt122.00–122.006711
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560120.00/cwt120.00–120.006721
Heifers—Medium and Large 3573108.88/cwt100.00–118.006242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1581141.49/cwt133.00–151.0082213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy618120.00/cwt120.00–120.007422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1628145.24/cwt140.00–148.009125
Heifers—Medium and Large 2628122.35/cwt115.00–130.007682
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added631143.61/cwt140.00–144.0090610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1663135.70/cwt131.00–137.009007
Heifers—Medium and Large 2673121.98/cwt120.00–124.008212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added695138.00/cwt138.00–138.009591
Heifers—Medium and Large 2700125.00/cwt125.00–125.008751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1723132.03/cwt130.00–133.009553
Heifers—Medium and Large 3725102.00/cwt102.00–102.007401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added775137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1777127.33/cwt125.00–129.009893
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open820108.00/cwt108.00–108.008863
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1530158.27/cwt152.50–162.508394
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570148.82/cwt137.00–155.008487
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy590128.00/cwt128.00–128.007551
Bulls—Medium and Large 2600115.00/cwt115.00–115.006901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625141.12/cwt135.00–149.0088211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy625130.00/cwt130.00–130.008131
Bulls—Medium and Large 3625102.00/cwt102.00–102.006381
Bulls—Medium and Large 365070.00/cwt70.00–70.004551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1667134.71/cwt132.00–137.008993
Bulls—Medium and Large 2690120.00/cwt120.00–120.008281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1713132.98/cwt128.00–136.009486
Bulls—Medium and Large 279586.00/cwt86.00–86.006841
Bulls—Medium and Large 287580.00/cwt80.00–80.007001
Bulls—Medium and Large 192090.00/cwt90.00–90.008281
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 340065.00/cwt65.00–65.002601
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,29486.73/cwt65.00–102.001,1228
Bulls——1,668107.50/cwt104.00–110.001,79310
Bulls——1,926113.62/cwt111.50–115.002,1885
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight78048.00/cwt48.00–48.003741
Cows—Boner 80-85%92556.76/cwt48.00–65.005258
Cows—Lean 85-90%96061.09/cwt60.00–62.005862
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01677.21/cwt75.00–79.5078416
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07075.00/cwt75.00–75.008031
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16381.49/cwt81.00–82.009482
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18591.00/cwt91.00–91.001,0781
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,23287.95/cwt86.00–91.001,0843
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26483.24/cwt81.00–85.001,0528
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30079.00/cwt79.00–79.001,0271
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44682.59/cwt80.00–84.001,1944
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,920118.00/cwt118.00–118.002,2661
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows12 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2778796.22/cwt700.00–875.006,1952
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2880850.00/cwt850.00–850.007,4801
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,005825.00/cwt825.00–825.008,2911
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,05677.42/cwt65.00–85.008184
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,11576.00/cwt76.00–76.008471
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,14578.00/cwt78.00–78.008931
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,18178.36/cwt59.00–84.009256
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2291,165.65/cwt950.00–1,300.0014,32612
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3181,121.35/cwt950.00–1,250.0014,7792
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3851,100.00/cwt1,100.00–1,100.0015,2351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,39585.00/cwt85.00–85.001,1862
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,43083.00/cwt83.00–83.001,1871
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-282088.00/cwt88.00–88.007221
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2830750.00/cwt750.00–750.006,2251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2853749.85/cwt700.00–800.006,3962
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2883889.73/cwt850.00–925.007,8562
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2910104.00/cwt104.00–104.009461
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,2051,075.00/cwt1,075.00–1,075.0012,9541
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2985987.69/cwt950.00–1,025.009,7292
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1451,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0014,8851
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2797103.36/cwt90.00–117.008243
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-291093.00/cwt93.00–93.008461
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2201,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0015,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3521,271.79/cwt850.00–1,400.0017,19510
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4501,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0017,4001

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.