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I-40 Livestock Auction

Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-19

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, May 19

● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053

← May 12May 19May 26 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

666 head

▲ 158 vs last sale 508▲ 260 vs year ago 406 · +64.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

80 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 72▲ 15 vs year ago 65 · +23.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 40▼ 1 vs year ago 51 · −2.0%

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 500 lbs sold 1.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 7.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 3.00-4.00 lower. Several Long Weaned or Value Added cattle sold with a Premium. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-4.00 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 $168.63/cwt on 274 head.

Average price

$168.63

274 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$889

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$695

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

$103.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.19

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	173.59	943	203
Medium and Large 2	486	160.70	782	61
Medium and Large 3	454	121.34	551	9thin
Small and Medium 3	355	70.00	249	1thin

One grade step is worth $103.59/cwt here — about $695 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 sale274 hd

168.63

—

AR average9 barns · 1,329 hd

173.82

−5.19

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	1,419	90.80	1,289	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,382	75.57	1,044	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,089	61.52	670	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	842	51.44	433	15

Every lot

112 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 · Steers39 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	327	191.49/cwt	185.00–202.50	626	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	333	173.19/cwt	165.00–182.50	577	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	333	126.43/cwt	112.50–141.00	421	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	353	142.59/cwt	130.00–155.00	503	2
Steers	—	Small and Medium 3	355	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	249	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	365	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	675	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	367	167.76/cwt	159.00–182.50	616	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	381	192.24/cwt	185.00–197.50	732	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	410	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	816	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	519	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	416	164.75/cwt	159.00–170.00	685	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	425	179.09/cwt	173.00–185.00	761	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	439	191.65/cwt	172.50–198.00	841	38
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	460	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	897	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	164.67/cwt	153.00–170.00	784	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	480	177.50/cwt	170.00–185.00	852	29
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	480	111.00/cwt	62.50–137.00	533	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	905	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	505	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	848	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	172.33/cwt	160.00–178.00	910	39
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	531	149.33/cwt	142.00–155.00	793	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	567	153.56/cwt	147.00–159.00	871	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	568	179.33/cwt	177.00–181.00	1,019	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	568	169.67/cwt	161.00–174.00	964	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	620	171.74/cwt	171.00–172.50	1,065	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	621	145.96/cwt	140.00–149.00	906	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	627	160.39/cwt	157.00–167.50	1,006	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	665	153.05/cwt	146.00–159.00	1,018	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	673	136.65/cwt	130.00–142.50	920	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	679	155.19/cwt	153.00–157.50	1,054	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	730	157.00/cwt	155.00–158.00	1,146	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	772	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,216	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	780	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	936	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	793	149.82/cwt	149.00–153.00	1,188	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	820	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	943	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	860	135.50/cwt	128.00–143.00	1,165	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	860	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	826	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	945	128.20/cwt	127.00–133.00	1,211	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	1,070	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,252	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	323	151.22/cwt	147.50–155.00	488	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	324	164.98/cwt	150.00–170.00	535	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	325	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	406	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	355	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	355	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	367	133.60/cwt	130.00–141.00	490	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	380	160.40/cwt	152.50–165.00	610	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	417	156.28/cwt	149.00–165.00	652	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	435	93.34/cwt	80.00–107.00	406	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	439	140.77/cwt	130.00–149.00	618	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	734	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	144.03/cwt	135.00–153.00	670	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	467	126.51/cwt	125.00–127.50	591	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	470	156.23/cwt	147.00–162.50	734	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	483	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	749	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	511	131.27/cwt	122.50–139.00	671	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	149.88/cwt	143.00–153.00	790	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	533	157.09/cwt	156.00–160.00	837	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	551	157.71/cwt	157.50–159.00	869	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	560	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	392	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	571	148.20/cwt	140.00–156.00	846	19
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	126.67/cwt	125.00–129.00	747	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	600	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	756	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	613	143.73/cwt	135.00–146.00	881	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	622	151.01/cwt	149.00–152.00	939	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	660	128.88/cwt	121.00–137.00	851	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	664	143.89/cwt	143.00–147.50	955	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	670	138.09/cwt	132.00–142.00	925	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	725	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	935	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	755	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	982	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	830	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	913	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	855	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,052	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	912	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,021	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	530	162.79/cwt	152.50–172.50	863	24
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	576	151.29/cwt	140.00–161.00	871	13
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	627	143.29/cwt	137.00–157.00	898	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	653	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,038	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	672	137.48/cwt	132.50–139.00	924	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	718	133.64/cwt	131.00–137.50	960	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	770	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,001	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	815	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	962	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	820	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	820	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	885	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	832	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	365	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	237	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,241	79.68/cwt	41.00–93.00	989	6
Bulls	—	—	1,458	97.41/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,420	6
Bulls	—	—	1,838	104.30/cwt	103.50–105.00	1,917	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	695	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	285	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	778	46.09/cwt	41.00–50.00	359	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	780	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	296	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	830	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	382	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	895	61.46/cwt	59.00–64.00	550	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	911	53.87/cwt	52.00–55.50	491	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	941	53.68/cwt	48.00–61.00	505	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	965	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	700	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,122	73.66/cwt	72.00–76.00	826	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,165	66.45/cwt	66.00–67.00	774	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,313	70.80/cwt	68.00–74.50	930	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,363	77.66/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,059	6
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,400	73.48/cwt	71.00–74.00	1,029	6
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	853	91.77/cwt	82.00–100.00	783	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	510	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	675	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	425	1
Bred Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	618	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,080	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,180	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	1,111.13/cwt	975.00–1,200.00	12,889	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	483	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	920	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,400	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,065	69.20/cwt	65.00–74.00	737	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	73.69/cwt	64.00–80.00	822	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,170	949.24/cwt	600.00–1,100.00	11,106	11
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,242	72.18/cwt	54.00–81.00	896	11

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 May 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 666Last week 508Year ago 406

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 72Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 40Year ago 51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	96.00	96.00
1	—	415	125.00	125.00
2	—	333	112.50–141.00	126.43
3	—	480	62.50–137.00	111.00
2	—	353	130.00–155.00	142.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	159.00–182.50	167.76
1	—	780	120.00	120.00
1	—	820	115.00	115.00
3	—	673	130.00–142.50	136.65
5	—	531	142.00–155.00	149.33
6	—	621	140.00–149.00	145.96
10	—	333	165.00–182.50	173.19
8	—	567	147.00–159.00	153.56
5	—	416	159.00–170.00	164.75
10	—	476	153.00–170.00	164.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	568	161.00–174.00	169.67
39	—	528	160.00–178.00	172.33
29	—	480	170.00–185.00	177.50
14	—	627	157.00–167.50	160.39
12	—	381	185.00–197.50	192.24
9	—	793	149.00–153.00	149.82
7	—	327	185.00–202.50	191.49
5	—	945	127.00–133.00	128.20
6	—	665	146.00–159.00	153.05
38	—	439	172.50–198.00	191.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	860	128.00–143.00	135.50
1	—	460	195.00	195.00
4	—	500	181.00	181.00
1	—	410	199.00	199.00
8	—	679	153.00–157.50	155.19
3	—	730	155.00–158.00	157.00
2	—	620	171.00–172.50	171.74
1	—	1,070	117.00	117.00
3	—	772	157.50	157.50
3	—	568	177.00–181.00	179.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	425	173.00–185.00	179.09
2	—	365	185.00	185.00
2	—	505	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	130.00	130.00
3	—	450	163.00	163.00
9	—	622	149.00–152.00	151.01
12	—	533	156.00–160.00	157.09
21	—	551	157.50–159.00	157.71
5	—	664	143.00–147.50	143.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	380	152.50–165.00	160.40
14	—	527	143.00–153.00	149.88
16	—	417	149.00–165.00	156.28
32	—	470	147.00–162.50	156.23
19	—	571	140.00–156.00	148.20
11	—	324	150.00–170.00	164.98
18	—	670	132.00–142.00	138.09
11	—	613	135.00–146.00	143.73
1	—	725	129.00	129.00
1	—	830	110.00	110.00
1	—	855	123.00	123.00
2	—	912	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	483	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	121.00–137.00	128.88
1	—	600	126.00	126.00
3	—	367	130.00–141.00	133.60
5	—	439	130.00–149.00	140.77
12	—	465	135.00–153.00	144.03
3	—	590	125.00–129.00	126.67
2	—	323	147.50–155.00	151.22
4	—	511	122.50–139.00	131.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	125.00–127.50	126.51
1	—	325	125.00	125.00
2	—	435	80.00–107.00	93.34
1	—	355	100.00	100.00
1	—	560	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	718	131.00–137.50	133.64
1	—	815	118.00	118.00
8	—	627	137.00–157.00	143.29
5	—	672	132.50–139.00	137.48
24	—	530	152.50–172.50	162.79
1	—	770	130.00	130.00
13	—	576	140.00–161.00	151.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	653	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	100.00	100.00
1	—	885	94.00	94.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	830	46.00	46.00
2	—	695	41.00	41.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,313	68.00–74.50	70.80
14	—	941	48.00–61.00	53.68
3	—	1,122	72.00–76.00	73.66
5	—	1,165	66.00–67.00	66.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	72.50	72.50
4	—	911	52.00–55.50	53.87
2	—	895	59.00–64.00	61.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,363	75.00–81.00	77.66
6	—	1,400	71.00–74.00	73.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	38.00	38.00
7	—	778	41.00–50.00	46.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,241	41.00–93.00	79.68
6	—	1,458	96.00–101.00	97.41
2	—	1,838	103.50–105.00	104.30

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	3	—	853	82.00–100.00	91.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	54.00	54.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	69.00	69.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	675	63.00	63.00

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	—	1,080	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,160	975.00–1,200.00	1,111.13

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	—	1,242	54.00–81.00	72.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,170	600.00–1,100.00	949.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,115	64.00–80.00	73.69
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,065	65.00–74.00	69.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	625.00	625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	54.00	54.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	925	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	800.00	800.00

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.