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I-40 Livestock Auction

Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-14

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Apr 14

● Final87 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053

← Apr 7Apr 14Apr 21 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

421 head

▼ 262 vs last sale 683▼ 295 vs year ago 716 · −41.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

63 head

▼ 155 vs last sale 218▼ 13 vs year ago 76 · −17.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

38 head

▼ 44 vs last sale 82▼ 20 vs year ago 58 · −34.5%

Also sold hereFeeder Cattle Pot Load SaleTue Sep 15, 2026

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 4.00 higher, 400-600 lb weights sold 1.00-2.00 lower, over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold from 2.00 lower to 1.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold 4.00-7.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 lower.

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 $180.54/cwt on 177 head.

Average price

$180.54

177 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$849

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$461

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

$69.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.80

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	495	190.73	944	112
Medium and Large 2	441	170.18	750	52
Medium and Large 1-2	332	163.00	541	4thin
Medium and Large 3	397	121.40	482	9thin

One grade step is worth $69.34/cwt here — about $461 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 sale177 hd

180.54

—

AR average9 barns · 999 hd

172.74

+7.80

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	—	High	1,480	95.86	1,418	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,395	84.12	1,173	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,068	74.40	794	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,106	71.63	792	16

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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	313	198.49/cwt	190.00–217.00	621	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	315	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	701	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	326	170.98/cwt	145.00–180.00	557	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	332	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	541	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	344	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	447	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	171.40/cwt	160.00–189.00	648	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	208.71/cwt	197.50–215.00	793	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	390	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	858	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	115.67/cwt	107.00–120.00	480	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	416	171.60/cwt	140.00–185.00	714	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	427	199.42/cwt	189.00–212.50	852	23
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	193.55/cwt	185.00–207.50	914	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	478	112.78/cwt	107.00–119.00	539	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	481	172.03/cwt	157.00–187.50	827	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	513	186.68/cwt	180.00–197.50	958	15
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	530	173.73/cwt	172.50–175.00	921	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	559	184.21/cwt	171.00–191.00	1,030	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	565	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,107	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	568	157.75/cwt	153.00–165.00	896	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	606	179.10/cwt	170.00–185.00	1,085	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	152.50/cwt	150.00–155.00	968	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,085	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,085	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	315	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	473	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	324	168.00/cwt	157.50–185.00	544	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	340	106.50/cwt	100.00–113.00	362	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	341	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	477	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	371	151.13/cwt	136.00–167.50	561	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	373	128.06/cwt	122.50–130.00	478	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	374	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	524	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	383	173.79/cwt	170.00–181.00	666	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	420	148.44/cwt	130.00–160.00	623	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	423	110.06/cwt	100.00–120.00	466	2
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	425	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	404	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	430	171.65/cwt	161.00–180.00	738	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	463	149.08/cwt	140.00–157.50	690	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	472	169.36/cwt	156.00–175.00	799	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	472	114.60/cwt	80.00–135.00	541	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	510	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	969	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	162.10/cwt	150.00–171.00	840	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	543	146.99/cwt	145.00–149.00	798	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	555	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	488	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	157.51/cwt	148.00–159.00	899	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	574	142.00/cwt	135.00–149.00	815	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	575	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	828	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	609	142.23/cwt	139.00–149.00	866	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	640	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	845	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	655	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	969	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	728	141.49/cwt	138.00–145.00	1,030	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	735	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	794	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	949	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	775	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	736	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	833	116.49/cwt	114.00–119.00	970	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	940	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,062	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	520	167.39/cwt	158.00–173.00	870	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	535	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	797	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	563	172.51/cwt	156.00–182.00	971	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	570	137.57/cwt	135.00–140.00	784	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	617	157.26/cwt	144.00–169.00	970	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	735	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,000	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	740	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	747	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	923	77.10/cwt	73.00–81.00	712	2
Bulls	—	—	1,311	88.69/cwt	77.00–101.00	1,163	9
Bulls	—	—	1,793	106.32/cwt	102.00–110.50	1,906	6
Bulls	—	—	1,855	115.54/cwt	115.00–116.00	2,143	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	820	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	476	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	931	52.61/cwt	47.50–60.00	490	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,040	73.09/cwt	70.00–76.00	760	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,050	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	777	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,118	80.29/cwt	78.00–82.00	898	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,180	79.56/cwt	78.00–81.50	939	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,220	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	976	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,265	84.77/cwt	83.00–88.00	1,072	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,380	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	1,159	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,420	84.71/cwt	83.00–86.50	1,203	7
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,260	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,184	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,062	1,006.42/cwt	700.00–1,185.00	10,688	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,173	78.78/cwt	74.00–84.50	924	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,195	80.56/cwt	70.00–85.00	963	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,333	83.73/cwt	82.00–85.00	1,116	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,355	930.00/cwt	930.00–930.00	12,602	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,069	1,007.46/cwt	975.00–1,030.00	10,770	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,690	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,355	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	18,293	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,705	1,675.00/cwt	1,675.00–1,675.00	28,559	1
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	655	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	511	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	670	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,350	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	773	785.83/cwt	650.00–925.00	6,074	3

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 Apr 14, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 421Last week 683Year ago 716

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 218Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 82Year ago 58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	324	157.50–185.00	168.00
18	—	430	161.00–180.00	171.65
16	—	571	148.00–159.00	157.51
4	—	609	139.00–149.00	142.23
2	—	833	114.00–119.00	116.49
24	—	472	156.00–175.00	169.36
2	—	728	138.00–145.00	141.49
1	—	940	113.00	113.00
12	—	383	170.00–181.00	173.79
1	—	655	148.00	148.00
6	—	518	150.00–171.00	162.10
1	—	765	124.00	124.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	574	135.00–149.00	142.00
2	—	543	145.00–149.00	146.99
10	—	371	136.00–167.50	151.13
8	—	420	130.00–160.00	148.44
3	—	315	150.00	150.00
1	—	640	132.00	132.00
3	—	463	140.00–157.50	149.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	373	122.50–130.00	128.06
1	—	775	95.00	95.00
3	—	472	80.00–135.00	114.60
2	—	423	100.00–120.00	110.06
1	—	555	88.00	88.00
2	—	340	100.00–113.00	106.50
1	—	735	108.00	108.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	374	140.00	140.00
6	—	341	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	144.00	144.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	559	171.00–191.00	184.21
8	—	313	190.00–217.00	198.49
18	—	472	185.00–207.50	193.55
23	—	427	189.00–212.50	199.42
15	—	513	180.00–197.50	186.68
1	—	1,085	100.00	100.00
8	—	380	197.50–215.00	208.71
29	—	606	170.00–185.00	179.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	378	160.00–189.00	171.40
2	—	530	172.50–175.00	173.73
3	—	568	153.00–165.00	157.75
6	—	416	140.00–185.00	171.60
2	—	635	150.00–155.00	152.50
19	—	481	157.00–187.50	172.03
6	—	326	145.00–180.00	170.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	478	107.00–119.00	112.78
3	—	415	107.00–120.00	115.67
4	—	344	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	332	163.00	163.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	222.50	222.50
2	—	565	196.00	196.00
1	—	390	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	135.00–140.00	137.57
1	—	535	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	617	144.00–169.00	157.26
7	—	520	158.00–173.00	167.39
4	—	563	156.00–182.00	172.51
1	—	735	136.00	136.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	740	101.00	101.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,040	70.00–76.00	73.09
4	—	1,265	83.00–88.00	84.77
5	—	1,180	78.00–81.50	79.56
5	—	931	47.50–60.00	52.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	820	58.00	58.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,220	80.00	80.00
7	—	1,420	83.00–86.50	84.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,118	78.00–82.00	80.29
1	—	1,380	84.00	84.00
1	—	1,050	74.00	74.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,855	115.00–116.00	115.54
6	—	1,793	102.00–110.50	106.32
9	—	1,311	77.00–101.00	88.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	923	73.00–81.00	77.10

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,173	74.00–84.50	78.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,062	700.00–1,185.00	1,006.42
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,333	82.00–85.00	83.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,355	930.00	930.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,195	70.00–85.00	80.56

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,705	1,675.00	1,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,069	975.00–1,030.00	1,007.46
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,140	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,355	1,350.00	1,350.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	655	78.00	78.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	773	650.00–925.00	785.83

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	670	500.00	500.00

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	—	1,260	94.00	94.00

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.