Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2022-06-02

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Jun 2
● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
394 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 368▼ 61 vs year ago 455 · −13.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 75▼ 4 vs year ago 74 · −5.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
75 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 66▲ 50 vs year ago 25 · +200.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 2.00-5.00 higher; over 600 lbs not well tested. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.74/cwt on 167 head.
Average price
$144.74
167 head · 461 lb average
Value per head Derived
$667
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$262
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$57.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.30
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1461157.15725103
Medium and Large 2459134.0161547
Medium and Large 346699.2346217thin
One grade step is worth $57.92/cwt here — about $262 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 sale167 hd
144.74
—
AR average8 barns · 1,696 hd
148.04
−3.30
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—Low1,50792.221,3909thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,41374.561,0536thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,06964.5168931
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low87355.684868thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,046$1,0815
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,004$8707
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,017$8609
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)840$8553thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)739$7455
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)913$8942thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)808$8132thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)744$7854thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)625$6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)735$9251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)955$8734thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)875$1,0501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,130$8392thin

Every lot

100 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2319157.55/cwt131.00–175.005036
Steers—Medium and Large 1330180.00/cwt180.00–180.005941
Steers—Medium and Large 2372171.24/cwt160.00–178.0063711
Steers—Medium and Large 1374186.84/cwt185.00–187.506994
Steers—Medium and Large 3380145.00/cwt145.00–145.005511
Steers—Medium and Large 2427162.74/cwt146.00–170.0069518
Steers—Medium and Large 1429175.94/cwt170.00–185.007555
Steers—Medium and Large 3468130.05/cwt100.00–145.006097
Steers—Medium and Large 1474179.09/cwt173.00–185.0084910
Steers—Medium and Large 2476161.84/cwt151.00–167.5077023
Steers—Medium and Large 2513147.95/cwt137.00–159.007592
Steers—Medium and Large 1520169.72/cwt159.00–175.008834
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added523183.51/cwt183.00–185.009608
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added550183.00/cwt182.00–185.001,0073
Steers—Medium and Large 355084.00/cwt84.00–84.004621
Steers—Medium and Large 2568154.46/cwt150.00–160.008774
Steers—Medium and Large 1575165.91/cwt161.00–172.009547
Steers—Medium and Large 362052.50/cwt52.50–52.503261
Steers—Medium and Large 1623166.04/cwt165.00–167.001,0342
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added628168.94/cwt167.00–171.001,0612
Steers—Medium and Large 1665151.98/cwt151.00–153.001,0112
Steers—Medium and Large 2730133.72/cwt123.00–144.009762
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added770152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,1701
Steers—Medium and Large 1795140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1131
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1326161.34/cwt151.00–172.5052615
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330138.06/cwt130.00–145.004563
Heifers—Medium and Large 3335105.50/cwt105.00–106.003532
Heifers—Medium and Large 1368160.54/cwt152.50–170.0059113
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373139.56/cwt130.00–145.005216
Heifers—Medium and Large 3385112.76/cwt100.00–130.004344
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425100.00/cwt100.00–100.004252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1429157.56/cwt151.00–163.006769
Heifers—Medium and Large 2433134.00/cwt126.00–146.0058016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added437165.00/cwt165.00–165.0072130
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468155.00/cwt155.00–155.007252
Heifers—Medium and Large 3468100.00/cwt100.00–100.004682
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480137.82/cwt120.00–149.0066210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2514128.01/cwt120.00–138.006588
Heifers—Medium and Large 351889.95/cwt70.00–110.004664
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519153.35/cwt142.00–159.0079613
Heifers—Medium and Large 1576151.04/cwt140.00–157.0087011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578128.39/cwt120.00–137.007422
Heifers—Medium and Large 3580100.00/cwt100.00–100.005801
Heifers—Medium and Large 3605110.00/cwt110.00–110.006661
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610120.00/cwt120.00–120.007321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added620156.00/cwt156.00–156.009671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1632135.72/cwt133.00–138.008583
Heifers—Medium and Large 1660136.00/cwt136.00–136.008981
Heifers—Medium and Large 367055.00/cwt55.00–55.003691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open715140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1733126.76/cwt126.00–127.009294
Heifers—Medium and Large 2745124.00/cwt124.00–124.009241
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530145.00/cwt145.00–145.007691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1531165.54/cwt150.00–177.008798
Bulls—Medium and Large 2563137.47/cwt136.00–139.007742
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570155.52/cwt144.00–167.5088611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1619143.91/cwt137.00–153.008915
Bulls—Medium and Large 1684134.28/cwt132.50–140.009184
Bulls—Medium and Large 1715133.00/cwt133.00–133.009511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1758128.99/cwt125.00–133.009784
Bulls—Medium and Large 1800114.00/cwt114.00–114.009121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1850110.00/cwt110.00–110.009351
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,12572.41/cwt68.00–75.008153
Bulls——1,643104.87/cwt103.50–106.001,7232
Bulls——1,725100.75/cwt100.00–102.501,7384
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight71039.87/cwt37.00–42.002832
Cows—Lean 85-90%87357.15/cwt50.00–63.004992
Cows—Boner 80-85%90948.87/cwt38.00–57.504448
Cows—Lean 85-90%92553.21/cwt49.00–58.004922
Cows—Lean 85-90%97071.00/cwt71.00–71.006891
Cows—Lean 85-90%99574.00/cwt74.00–74.007361
Cows—Boner 80-85%99964.45/cwt62.00–66.006448
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11569.15/cwt68.00–71.007717
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25776.14/cwt73.00–78.009578
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30574.50/cwt74.50–74.509721
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39878.71/cwt77.50–79.501,1004
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58058.00/cwt58.00–58.009161
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2744784.57/head730.00–850.007854
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2808813.00/head800.00–825.008132
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2913894.11/head650.00–1,100.008942
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed735925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed735900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2875800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,105895.64/head775.00–1,000.008962
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed625625.00/head625.00–625.006251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2768775.45/head700.00–900.007754
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2840855.10/head750.00–920.008553
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,004869.75/head700.00–1,000.008707
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,01564.87/cwt64.00–66.006582
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,017859.52/head675.00–1,050.008609
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0461,081.09/head1,025.00–1,225.001,0815
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,10562.00/cwt62.00–62.006851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,21574.25/cwt71.00–79.009023
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,34076.00/cwt76.00–76.001,0181
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows4 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-266885.89/cwt69.00–95.005744
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-272778.34/cwt65.00–89.005706
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-272883.06/cwt65.00–97.5060512
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,130838.83/head800.00–875.008392
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28751,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501

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.