Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2022-06-09

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Jun 9
● Final115 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
528 head
▲ 134 vs last sale 394▼ 104 vs year ago 632 · −16.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
78 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 70▲ 14 vs year ago 64 · +21.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
44 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 75▲ 26 vs year ago 18 · +144.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 13.00-17.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold sold 7.00-10.00 higher, except 500-600 lb weights, sold steady. Thin weaned cattle suitable for grass were in high demand. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 8.00 higher.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $176.93/cwt on 213 head.
Average price
$176.93
213 head · 452 lb average
Value per head Derived
$800
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$478
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3
$129.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.24
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1447191.42856152
Medium and Large 2443161.6671643
Medium and Large 3445114.3150810thin
Small and Medium 361161.823788thin
One grade step is worth $129.60/cwt here — about $478 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 sale213 hd
176.93
—
AR average9 barns · 2,055 hd
175.68
+1.24
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—Low1,43799.671,43225
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,21980.999876thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low91364.2658629
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low91463.835838thin

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,035$1,0001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,090$9251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,008$8413thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,025$8182thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)870$7745
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)925$9501thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)1,043$1,2492thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,074$9249
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,110$7851thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,030$1,1372thin
Heifer PairsOpen(<2 yrs)1,115$1,0501thin

Every lot

115 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed312209.00/cwt209.00–209.006526
Steers—Medium and Large 2324162.78/cwt149.00–177.505276
Steers—Medium and Large 1330197.28/cwt180.00–202.5065119
Steers—Medium and Large 334595.00/cwt95.00–95.003281
Steers—Medium and Large 3370108.10/cwt81.00–135.004004
Steers—Medium and Large 2375168.29/cwt140.00–175.0063113
Steers—Medium and Large 1384181.55/cwt176.00–189.0069714
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed389211.00/cwt211.00–211.0082119
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added402215.00/cwt215.00–215.008642
Steers—Medium and Large 1416188.67/cwt170.00–196.0078519
Steers—Medium and Large 2416156.46/cwt140.00–171.006517
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed420205.00/cwt205.00–205.008611
Steers—Small and Medium 342552.00/cwt52.00–52.002211
Steers—Medium and Large 3433105.08/cwt91.00–120.004552
Steers—Medium and Large 3455127.50/cwt127.50–127.505801
Steers—Small and Medium 345537.50/cwt37.50–37.501711
Steers—Medium and Large 1470182.23/cwt172.50–196.0085612
Steers—Medium and Large 2479162.78/cwt149.00–169.0078010
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed485203.00/cwt203.00–203.0098520
Steers—Medium and Large 2515163.77/cwt157.50–169.008433
Steers—Medium and Large 1523177.95/cwt172.00–197.0093121
Steers—Medium and Large 1560170.51/cwt170.00–171.009552
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed585183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,07111
Steers—Small and Medium 360557.00/cwt57.00–57.003451
Steers—Medium and Large 3620139.00/cwt139.00–139.008621
Steers—Medium and Large 1628168.44/cwt166.00–175.001,0584
Steers—Medium and Large 2653160.22/cwt152.50–168.001,0462
Steers—Small and Medium 366570.27/cwt67.00–73.004674
Steers—Medium and Large 3680139.00/cwt139.00–139.009451
Steers—Medium and Large 1695162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,1261
Steers—Small and Medium 374067.00/cwt67.00–67.004961
Steers—Medium and Large 2795140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1131
Steers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed815150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2231
Steers—Medium and Large 2890112.00/cwt112.00–112.009971
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed305171.32/cwt171.00–172.5052314
Heifers—Medium and Large 3313117.71/cwt100.00–133.003683
Heifers—Medium and Large 2317140.00/cwt140.00–140.004443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1322157.93/cwt150.00–162.505095
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed355187.00/cwt187.00–187.0066431
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368154.53/cwt140.00–177.505693
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375165.12/cwt153.00–172.0061919
Heifers—Medium and Large 3390105.00/cwt105.00–105.004101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed407179.00/cwt179.00–179.0072916
Heifers—Medium and Large 2414141.97/cwt139.00–145.005884
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418157.39/cwt151.00–162.006589
Heifers—Medium and Large 343099.00/cwt99.00–99.004261
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477162.90/cwt155.00–176.0077729
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480133.84/cwt127.00–145.006423
Heifers—Medium and Large 348184.81/cwt50.00–112.504084
Heifers—Medium and Large 1513154.42/cwt145.00–160.0079214
Heifers—Medium and Large 3515105.00/cwt105.00–105.005411
Heifers—Medium and Large 2525134.83/cwt130.00–137.507083
Heifers—Medium and Large 355045.00/cwt45.00–45.002481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1564151.64/cwt149.00–158.0085511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570136.98/cwt136.00–139.007813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615153.95/cwt152.00–156.009472
Heifers—Medium and Large 2618125.87/cwt120.00–138.007783
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665132.18/cwt128.00–136.008793
Heifers—Medium and Large 1668154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,0292
Heifers—Medium and Large 369580.00/cwt80.00–80.005561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1705137.00/cwt137.00–137.009661
Heifers—Medium and Large 2775117.00/cwt117.00–117.009071
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy80083.00/cwt83.00–83.006641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy810115.00/cwt115.00–115.009321
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1517167.17/cwt152.00–171.008649
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620149.37/cwt147.00–152.009263
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed663151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,0013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1670141.00/cwt141.00–141.009451
Bulls—Medium and Large 2885103.00/cwt103.00–103.009121
Bulls—Medium and Large 390065.00/cwt65.00–65.005851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1935116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,0852
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Small and Medium 349572.50/cwt72.50–72.503591
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——Light Weight90392.00/cwt92.00–92.008312
Bulls——1,29990.76/cwt80.00–104.001,17912
Bulls——1,601108.31/cwt106.00–110.501,7348
Bulls——1,908117.40/cwt115.50–118.502,2403
Slaughter Cattle · Cows15 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight60541.00/cwt41.00–41.002481
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight61036.00/cwt36.00–36.002202
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight65537.00/cwt37.00–37.002421
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight74753.59/cwt50.50–59.004005
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight76344.66/cwt43.00–48.003413
Cows—Boner 80-85%89558.00/cwt58.00–58.005191
Cows—Lean 85-90%91568.60/cwt67.00–70.006282
Cows—Boner 80-85%91864.96/cwt64.00–66.005963
Cows—Lean 85-90%94056.00/cwt56.00–56.005261
Cows—Boner 80-85%94172.15/cwt70.00–74.006796
Cows—Lean 85-90%98574.00/cwt74.00–74.007291
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,09578.00/cwt78.00–78.008541
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10378.20/cwt76.00–80.008639
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14882.73/cwt81.00–84.509502
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,24481.59/cwt80.00–84.001,0155
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,0431,249.40/head1,000.00–1,400.001,2492
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows14 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 366048.23/cwt42.00–54.003182
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3698602.69/head550.00–650.006032
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3835600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 385558.00/cwt58.00–58.004961
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2985888.56/head835.00–975.008893
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-298874.11/cwt67.00–79.007322
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,01072.00/cwt72.00–72.007271
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,025817.99/head750.00–875.008182
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0351,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,07574.87/cwt64.00–81.008053
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,090925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,095960.79/head900.00–1,025.009612
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,21582.00/cwt82.00–82.009961
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,32580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,0601
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0301,137.01/head1,125.00–1,150.001,1372
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1151,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small and Medium 3813544.42/head500.00–600.005443
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,110785.00/head785.00–785.007851
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2051,114.16/head800.00–1,450.001,1146
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2925950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-275858.56/cwt54.00–66.004443
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2830103.00/cwt103.00–103.008551
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-285572.00/cwt72.00–72.006161

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.