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I-40 Livestock Auction

Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-07-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Jul 28

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053

← Jul 21Jul 28Aug 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

452 head

▼ 321 vs last sale 773▲ 184 vs year ago 268 · +68.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

92 head

▼ 11 vs last sale 103▲ 51 vs year ago 41 · +124.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 32▼ 9 vs year ago 34 · −26.5%

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 600 lbs sold 5.00-9.00 higher, over 600 lb weights not well tested. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 16.00-18.00 higher, over 500 lb weights sold 5.00-7.00 higher. No trend for Slaughter cows or bulls, not reported last week.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $149.01/cwt on 181 head.

Average price

$149.01

181 head · 500 lb average

Value per head Derived

$746

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$453

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

$86.86/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.41

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	498	156.86	782	123
Medium and Large 2	504	138.79	699	45
Medium and Large 1-2	565	138.00	780	2thin
Medium and Large 3	502	108.42	544	10thin
Small and Medium 3	470	70.00	329	1thin

One grade step is worth $86.86/cwt here — about $453 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 sale181 hd

149.01

—

AR average9 barns · 1,294 hd

148.59

+0.41

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	—	Average	1,578	91.16	1,439	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,336	60.78	812	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,182	58.97	697	44
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	977	47.42	463	4thin

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$1,045	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$925	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,098	$924	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	960	$630	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,310	$825	1thin

Every lot

92 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	321	186.77/cwt	182.50–200.00	600	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	332	150.28/cwt	143.00–161.00	499	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	366	184.33/cwt	175.00–195.00	675	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	159.80/cwt	140.00–177.50	604	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	417	111.68/cwt	110.00–115.00	466	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	180.76/cwt	169.00–195.00	763	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	431	159.47/cwt	140.00–168.00	687	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	460	197.63/cwt	197.50–198.00	909	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	465	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	493	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	473	175.14/cwt	169.00–192.00	828	20
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	476	162.15/cwt	147.50–168.00	772	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	510	178.46/cwt	173.00–185.00	910	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	527	150.30/cwt	131.00–165.00	792	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	545	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,063	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	564	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	948	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	579	178.39/cwt	176.00–179.00	1,033	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	600	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	960	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	615	140.46/cwt	136.00–145.00	864	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	620	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,159	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	630	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	567	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,082	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	890	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,166	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	892	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,392	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,135	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,271	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	300	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	413	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	321	163.39/cwt	155.00–170.00	524	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	369	162.99/cwt	152.50–173.00	601	21
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	380	115.81/cwt	105.00–127.50	440	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	386	136.31/cwt	125.00–145.00	526	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	421	166.11/cwt	155.00–171.00	699	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	425	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	425	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	427	144.03/cwt	130.00–151.00	615	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	455	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	489	1
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	470	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	329	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	163.39/cwt	157.00–173.00	774	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	474	144.23/cwt	132.00–152.50	684	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	142.06/cwt	137.00–149.00	725	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	520	112.60/cwt	110.00–115.00	586	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	154.28/cwt	150.00–170.00	804	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	562	113.29/cwt	110.00–120.00	637	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	780	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	566	136.73/cwt	135.00–140.00	774	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	570	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	755	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	574	147.66/cwt	140.00–156.00	848	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	621	154.93/cwt	149.00–161.00	962	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	622	126.45/cwt	120.00–136.00	787	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	650	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	520	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	664	144.11/cwt	137.00–153.00	957	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	675	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	898	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	733	117.63/cwt	110.00–125.00	862	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	735	129.49/cwt	129.00–130.00	952	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	745	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,080	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	773	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,074	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	825	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	998	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	1,055	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,203	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	525	162.43/cwt	150.00–175.00	853	12
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	539	140.14/cwt	135.00–143.00	755	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	577	153.91/cwt	145.00–171.00	888	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	582	136.70/cwt	129.00–140.00	796	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	620	159.41/cwt	149.00–165.00	988	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	620	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	651	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	640	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	384	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	643	132.49/cwt	131.00–134.00	852	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	665	131.52/cwt	130.00–133.00	875	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	673	142.66/cwt	139.00–158.00	960	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	732	140.18/cwt	133.00–150.00	1,026	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	740	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	918	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	790	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,098	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,215	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	996	1
Bulls	—	—	1,620	88.61/cwt	86.50–90.00	1,435	2
Bulls	—	—	1,718	98.28/cwt	96.50–100.00	1,688	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	825	28.00/cwt	28.00–28.00	231	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	865	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	260	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,011	44.85/cwt	36.00–50.00	453	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,057	53.44/cwt	52.00–55.00	565	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,108	65.83/cwt	65.00–67.00	729	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,165	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	478	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,188	67.46/cwt	67.00–68.00	801	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	59.70/cwt	58.00–61.00	719	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,285	65.53/cwt	63.00–67.50	842	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,570	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	1,005	2
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,056	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,230	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	1,070	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	625	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	960	630.00/head	630.00–630.00	630	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,050	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,098	924.01/head	900.00–975.00	924	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	61.15/cwt	56.00–63.00	691	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,185	1,045.00/head	1,045.00–1,045.00	1,045	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,193	62.41/cwt	55.00–68.00	745	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	551	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,310	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1

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 Jul 28, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 452Last week 773Year ago 268

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 103Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 32Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	110.00–115.00	111.68
1	—	630	90.00	90.00
1	—	465	106.00	106.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	131.00	131.00
13	—	378	140.00–177.50	159.80
3	—	332	143.00–161.00	150.28
5	—	527	131.00–165.00	150.30
2	—	615	136.00–145.00	140.46
12	—	431	140.00–168.00	159.47
16	—	476	147.50–168.00	162.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	422	169.00–195.00	180.76
8	—	366	175.00–195.00	184.33
5	—	579	176.00–179.00	178.39
1	—	1,135	112.00	112.00
1	—	685	158.00	158.00
20	—	473	169.00–192.00	175.14
3	—	510	173.00–185.00	178.46
2	—	892	156.00	156.00
5	—	321	182.50–200.00	186.77
1	—	600	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	620	187.00	187.00
4	—	460	197.50–198.00	197.63
3	—	545	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	564	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	574	140.00–156.00	147.66
16	—	474	157.00–173.00	163.39
13	—	521	150.00–170.00	154.28
1	—	825	121.00	121.00
2	—	735	129.00–130.00	129.49
21	—	369	152.50–173.00	162.99
26	—	421	155.00–171.00	166.11
5	—	664	137.00–153.00	144.11
7	—	321	155.00–170.00	163.39
8	—	621	149.00–161.00	154.93

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	386	125.00–145.00	136.31
7	—	427	130.00–151.00	144.03
1	—	675	133.00	133.00
5	—	622	120.00–136.00	126.45
11	—	474	132.00–152.50	144.23
2	—	733	110.00–125.00	117.63
4	—	566	135.00–140.00	136.73
1	—	300	137.50	137.50
10	—	510	137.00–149.00	142.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	70.00	70.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	80.00	80.00
3	—	562	110.00–120.00	113.29
1	—	425	100.00	100.00
1	—	455	107.50	107.50
2	—	520	110.00–115.00	112.60
2	—	380	105.00–127.50	115.81

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	138.00	138.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	145.00	145.00
1	—	1,055	114.00	114.00
5	—	773	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	525	150.00–175.00	162.43
8	—	673	139.00–158.00	142.66
3	—	620	149.00–165.00	159.41
1	—	790	139.00	139.00
3	—	732	133.00–150.00	140.18
10	—	577	145.00–171.00	153.91

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	105.00	105.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	643	131.00–134.00	132.49
2	—	665	130.00–133.00	131.52
7	—	582	129.00–140.00	136.70
5	—	539	135.00–143.00	140.14
1	—	740	124.00	124.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,205	58.00–61.00	59.70
18	—	1,285	63.00–67.50	65.53
5	—	1,011	36.00–50.00	44.85
10	—	1,057	52.00–55.00	53.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,108	65.00–67.00	65.83
1	—	865	30.00	30.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,570	64.00	64.00
2	—	1,188	67.00–68.00	67.46
1	—	1,165	41.00	41.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	28.00	28.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,620	86.50–90.00	88.61
1	—	1,215	82.00	82.00
2	—	1,718	96.50–100.00	98.28

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	925.00	925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,130	56.00–63.00	61.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,193	55.00–68.00	62.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,098	900.00–975.00	924.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,045.00	1,045.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	960	630.00	630.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	625	40.00	40.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	58.00	58.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,310	825.00	825.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	910	116.00	116.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,230	87.00	87.00

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.