Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2022-08-11

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Aug 11
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
546 head
▲ 142 vs last sale 404▲ 192 vs year ago 354 · +54.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
90 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 75▲ 46 vs year ago 44 · +104.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
43 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 39▲ 12 vs year ago 31 · +38.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 9.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold 1.00-10.00, mostly 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold mostly steady except 400-500 lb weights sold 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $171.99/cwt on 195 head.
Average price
$171.99
195 head · 464 lb average
Value per head Derived
$799
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$343
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$53.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.98
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1478183.12874102
Medium and Large 1-2442167.157407thin
Medium and Large 2454161.8373579
Medium and Large 3411129.395317thin
One grade step is worth $53.73/cwt here — about $343 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 sale195 hd
171.99
—
AR average8 barns · 886 hd
173.98
−1.98
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—High1,38386.471,19610
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,27684.751,0818thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low98872.0271139
CowsLean 85-90%Low95469.036587thin

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)995$1,0001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,158$9702thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)885$8522thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)877$7959
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)695$7001thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)865$7351thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)745$7251thin

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3320115.30/cwt89.00–140.003692
Steers—Medium and Large 2328166.94/cwt152.50–177.0054811
Steers—Medium and Large 1332185.09/cwt180.00–197.5061413
Steers—Medium and Large 2372170.29/cwt160.00–179.006339
Steers—Medium and Large 1376185.42/cwt180.00–192.5069713
Steers—Medium and Large 3390133.00/cwt133.00–133.005191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415165.00/cwt165.00–165.006853
Steers—Medium and Large 2421161.42/cwt145.00–172.5068021
Steers—Medium and Large 1424180.78/cwt175.00–200.0076725
Steers—Medium and Large 3440135.00/cwt135.00–135.005941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2463168.76/cwt167.50–170.007814
Steers—Medium and Large 1468191.77/cwt175.00–203.008978
Steers—Medium and Large 3468135.72/cwt130.00–140.006353
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy475157.50/cwt157.50–157.507481
Steers—Medium and Large 2477157.24/cwt140.00–170.0075017
Steers—Medium and Large 1515190.42/cwt175.00–196.0098114
Steers—Medium and Large 2528160.79/cwt150.00–179.0084912
Steers—Medium and Large 2570159.03/cwt155.00–165.009063
Steers—Medium and Large 1573184.21/cwt173.00–195.001,05616
Steers—Medium and Large 2610150.16/cwt140.00–160.009162
Steers—Medium and Large 1618177.54/cwt171.00–186.001,0973
Steers—Medium and Large 1672179.00/cwt177.00–185.001,2034
Steers—Medium and Large 2681161.37/cwt157.00–165.001,0994
Steers—Medium and Large 1730156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,1391
Steers—Medium and Large 1758158.24/cwt151.00–164.001,1994
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1319166.14/cwt157.50–180.0053031
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325145.36/cwt135.00–155.004725
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370143.61/cwt135.00–149.005313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1379161.04/cwt155.00–175.0061019
Heifers—Medium and Large 3390120.00/cwt120.00–120.004681
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418144.03/cwt130.00–152.506027
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426167.63/cwt157.00–174.0071426
Heifers—Medium and Large 3435125.00/cwt125.00–125.005441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1465167.53/cwt160.00–177.5077917
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473140.87/cwt130.00–153.006665
Heifers—Medium and Large 3485124.50/cwt121.00–128.006042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519155.91/cwt151.00–167.0080915
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530140.00/cwt140.00–140.007421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1561157.60/cwt150.00–162.0088428
Heifers—Medium and Large 3565120.00/cwt120.00–120.006781
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568136.99/cwt131.00–142.007784
Heifers—Medium and Large 2613132.69/cwt130.00–135.008133
Heifers—Medium and Large 1627156.54/cwt151.00–162.0098211
Heifers—Medium and Large 3640110.00/cwt110.00–110.007041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665153.49/cwt153.00–154.001,0212
Heifers—Medium and Large 2695137.00/cwt137.00–137.009521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1700143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,0011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2730131.00/cwt131.00–131.009561
Heifers—Medium and Large 2775136.13/cwt126.00–146.001,0552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1782169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,3226
Heifers—Medium and Large 1830127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0541
Feeder Cattle · Bulls10 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1516164.92/cwt155.00–172.5085121
Bulls—Medium and Large 2544141.24/cwt125.00–148.007684
Bulls—Medium and Large 1555163.96/cwt163.00–170.0091016
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580134.91/cwt120.00–149.007823
Bulls—Medium and Large 1617157.03/cwt149.00–166.009696
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625133.00/cwt133.00–133.008311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1668144.82/cwt138.00–152.009672
Bulls—Medium and Large 2695130.00/cwt130.00–130.009041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1715132.29/cwt127.50–137.509464
Bulls—Medium and Large 1800124.00/cwt124.00–124.009921
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,30481.31/cwt79.00–83.001,0607
Bulls——1,505104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,5651
Bulls——1,59895.77/cwt90.00–101.001,5302
Slaughter Cattle · Cows14 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight78536.00/cwt36.00–36.002831
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight79437.34/cwt35.00–42.002964
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight80064.00/cwt64.00–64.005122
Cows—Lean 85-90%91374.00/cwt74.00–74.006762
Cows—Lean 85-90%93054.00/cwt54.00–54.005021
Cows—Boner 80-85%93773.50/cwt70.00–75.006899
Cows—Boner 80-85%94565.66/cwt60.00–68.006204
Cows—Lean 85-90%99880.11/cwt79.00–81.007992
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,04076.00/cwt76.00–76.007901
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,06678.41/cwt76.00–80.0083613
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09683.97/cwt82.00–87.509207
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,14085.00/cwt85.00–85.009691
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,27484.09/cwt82.00–86.001,0715
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39890.78/cwt88.50–93.001,2692
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2695700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2877794.63/head700.00–865.007959
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2885851.84/head825.00–875.008522
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-294375.47/cwt75.00–76.007122
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-297074.00/cwt74.00–74.007181
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29951,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,158969.55/head850.00–1,075.009702
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,20087.50/cwt87.50–87.501,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,28083.11/cwt81.00–84.501,0644
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-276379.48/cwt71.00–89.006069
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-280271.39/cwt64.00–78.005735
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-287680.00/cwt80.00–80.007014
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2745725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2865735.00/head735.00–735.007351

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.