Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2022-06-23

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Jun 23
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
504 head
▲ 171 vs last sale 333▼ 65 vs year ago 569 · −11.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
57 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 53▼ 123 vs year ago 180 · −68.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 29▼ 91 vs year ago 118 · −77.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 1.00-7.00, mostly 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.06/cwt on 188 head.
Average price
$153.06
188 head · 513 lb average
Value per head Derived
$785
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$444
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3
$84.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.51
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1513159.18817155
Medium and Large 2507135.1968526
Medium and Large 357096.865523thin
Small and Medium 350174.433724thin
One grade step is worth $84.76/cwt here — about $444 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 sale188 hd
153.06
—
AR average8 barns · 1,336 hd
152.56
+0.51
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—Average1,739112.321,9534thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,42383.791,1935thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low94473.616956thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High98973.5472820

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$1,0751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,087$9094thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)885$9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,283$1,2622thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,107$9383thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)875$1,0751thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)830$7501thin

Every lot

91 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2322165.93/cwt151.00–180.005345
Steers—Medium and Large 3328136.50/cwt130.00–140.004483
Steers—Medium and Large 1330187.50/cwt187.50–187.506191
Steers—Medium and Large 2373163.78/cwt147.50–180.0061116
Steers—Medium and Large 3374119.76/cwt80.00–135.004486
Steers—Medium and Large 1380199.36/cwt190.00–210.007583
Steers—Medium and Large 1422184.25/cwt170.00–202.5077810
Steers—Medium and Large 2424156.80/cwt147.50–168.006658
Steers—Medium and Large 3450137.50/cwt137.50–137.506191
Steers—Medium and Large 1475184.97/cwt171.00–194.008798
Steers—Medium and Large 2479157.81/cwt130.00–167.5075617
Steers—Medium and Large 3500126.00/cwt126.00–126.006301
Steers—Medium and Large 2515155.39/cwt148.00–167.508005
Steers—Medium and Large 1517184.11/cwt176.00–190.009528
Steers—Small and Medium 353570.00/cwt70.00–70.003751
Steers—Medium and Large 1564185.86/cwt175.00–190.001,04831
Steers—Medium and Large 2576159.28/cwt147.50–167.509175
Steers—Medium and Large 2600141.00/cwt141.00–141.008461
Steers—Medium and Large 1627167.04/cwt159.00–174.001,0473
Steers—Medium and Large 2655145.00/cwt145.00–145.009501
Steers—Medium and Large 1668167.30/cwt167.00–167.501,11810
Steers—Medium and Large 2700140.00/cwt140.00–140.009801
Steers—Medium and Large 1735154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,1321
Steers—Medium and Large 1795154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,2241
Steers—Medium and Large 1815124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0111
Steers—Medium and Large 1913131.45/cwt126.00–137.001,2002
Steers—Medium and Large 391880.10/cwt75.00–85.007352
Steers—Medium and Large 2935106.00/cwt106.00–106.009911
Steers—Medium and Large 2982107.78/cwt94.00–110.001,0587
Steers—Medium and Large 11,18092.00/cwt92.00–92.001,0861
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320142.00/cwt137.50–147.004543
Heifers—Medium and Large 1327162.86/cwt150.00–170.0053313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365140.00/cwt140.00–140.005111
Heifers—Medium and Large 1381165.00/cwt157.00–167.5062910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418165.92/cwt155.00–177.5069420
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428146.27/cwt130.00–152.506266
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy460125.00/cwt125.00–125.005751
Heifers—Small and Medium 346381.35/cwt75.00–87.503772
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468136.75/cwt130.00–147.006404
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475165.36/cwt152.50–176.0078525
Heifers—Medium and Large 351595.29/cwt80.00–110.004912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524159.39/cwt140.00–168.0083535
Heifers—Medium and Large 2533124.48/cwt120.00–129.006632
Heifers—Small and Medium 353867.50/cwt67.50–67.503632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571156.10/cwt140.00–162.0089123
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580127.50/cwt125.00–130.007402
Heifers—Medium and Large 2603126.49/cwt125.00–128.007632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1608156.11/cwt149.00–161.009495
Heifers—Medium and Large 3680100.00/cwt100.00–100.006801
Heifers—Medium and Large 2683134.97/cwt132.00–137.009223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1685146.69/cwt140.00–158.001,00521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1720146.17/cwt142.50–150.001,0522
Heifers—Medium and Large 2735118.75/cwt117.50–120.008732
Heifers—Medium and Large 1880131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,1531
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519162.00/cwt156.00–168.0084110
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573157.63/cwt152.00–169.009035
Bulls—Medium and Large 2583144.20/cwt144.00–145.008415
Bulls—Medium and Large 1619156.87/cwt154.00–159.009717
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660135.00/cwt135.00–135.008911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1668148.51/cwt141.00–154.009923
Bulls—Medium and Large 1770142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0932
Bulls—Medium and Large 1800110.00/cwt110.00–110.008801
Bulls—Medium and Large 196591.00/cwt91.00–91.008781
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Small and Medium 332082.50/cwt82.50–82.502641
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,739112.32/cwt105.00–118.001,9534
Slaughter Cattle · Cows13 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight77053.00/cwt53.00–53.004081
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight78544.00/cwt44.00–44.003451
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight83060.00/cwt60.00–60.004981
Cows—Lean 85-90%91373.01/cwt72.00–74.006672
Cows—Boner 80-85%96167.43/cwt44.00–73.006487
Cows—Lean 85-90%99877.06/cwt75.50–78.507692
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01476.67/cwt74.50–78.007775
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04782.00/cwt82.00–82.008593
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07088.50/cwt88.50–88.509471
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07888.50/cwt86.00–91.009543
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,34886.49/cwt86.00–87.001,1662
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42578.00/cwt78.00–78.001,1121
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49883.99/cwt83.00–85.001,2582
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,595125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,9941
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 3755400.00/head400.00–400.004001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,07384.41/cwt78.00–90.009062
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1981,079.14/head900.00–1,200.001,0793
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,21983.56/cwt78.00–87.001,0194
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,28480.21/cwt73.00–86.001,0304
Replacement Cattle · Heifer Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Heifer Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28751,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2885900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2995800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1631,007.48/head1,000.00–1,015.001,0072
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2831,261.50/head1,190.00–1,330.001,2622
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2830750.00/head750.00–750.007501

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.