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I-40 Livestock Auction

Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-18

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Aug 18

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053

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Feeder Cattle receipts

813 head

▲ 267 vs last sale 546▼ 187 vs year ago 1,000 · −18.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 43▼ 50 vs year ago 70 · −71.4%

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 and heifers sold 8.00-16.00, mostly 11.00 higher; with full advance on 400-500 lb steers and 500-600 lb heifers. Slaughter cows and bulls not reported due to time restraints.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $180.03/cwt on 272 head.

Average price

$180.03

272 head · 519 lb average

Value per head Derived

$934

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$523

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

$71.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.43

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	528	191.24	1,009	182
Medium and Large 2	449	163.78	736	72
Medium and Large 1-2	893	139.50	1,246	11thin
Medium and Large 3	407	119.48	486	7thin

One grade step is worth $71.76/cwt here — about $523 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 sale272 hd

180.03

—

AR average7 barns · 861 hd

174.60

+5.43

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot

72 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	311	154.22/cwt	140.00–175.00	480	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	314	201.09/cwt	180.00–217.00	631	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	328	134.46/cwt	131.00–137.50	441	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	360	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	256	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	373	191.49/cwt	180.00–205.00	714	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	378	165.97/cwt	157.50–177.50	627	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	418	132.49/cwt	130.00–135.00	554	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	423	194.43/cwt	180.00–207.50	822	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	425	170.07/cwt	140.00–177.50	723	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	460	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	978	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	473	168.35/cwt	142.50–179.00	796	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	477	194.31/cwt	180.00–207.00	927	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	488	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,020	19
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	510	159.76/cwt	150.00–179.00	815	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	518	193.10/cwt	181.00–204.00	1,000	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	191.91/cwt	183.00–195.50	1,080	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	565	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	791	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fancy	597	201.50/cwt	201.50–201.50	1,203	30
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	610	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	994	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	615	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,181	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	184.51/cwt	177.00–191.00	1,168	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	670	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	650	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,276	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	680	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,088	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	714	165.48/cwt	157.00–174.00	1,182	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	740	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	984	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	822	145.35/cwt	137.00–148.00	1,195	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	893	139.50/cwt	139.50–139.50	1,246	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	915	106.98/cwt	106.00–108.00	979	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	937	128.36/cwt	125.00–130.00	1,203	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	950	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,045	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	310	118.61/cwt	110.00–127.50	368	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	324	175.09/cwt	165.00–187.50	567	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	335	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	486	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	367	171.55/cwt	152.50–189.00	630	25
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	369	144.08/cwt	130.00–155.00	532	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	420	115.28/cwt	110.00–125.00	484	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	421	153.38/cwt	140.00–162.50	646	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	177.41/cwt	165.00–185.00	749	20
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	474	181.22/cwt	167.50–186.00	859	58
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	478	156.00/cwt	130.00–162.50	746	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	176.70/cwt	162.00–182.50	921	26
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	535	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	375	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	538	138.73/cwt	137.50–140.00	746	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	563	168.69/cwt	159.00–178.00	950	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	571	137.31/cwt	120.00–147.00	784	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	585	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	673	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	600	137.00/cwt	133.00–141.00	822	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	644	165.99/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,069	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	163.81/cwt	152.00–167.00	1,106	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	682	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	887	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	708	154.47/cwt	152.00–157.00	1,094	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	715	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	787	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	795	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	954	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	815	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	856	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	855	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	932	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls14 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	519	174.91/cwt	159.00–182.50	908	23
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	555	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	655	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	562	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	798	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	569	169.47/cwt	153.00–177.50	964	14
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	622	160.69/cwt	145.00–170.00	999	10
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	637	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	956	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	665	150.24/cwt	141.00–160.00	999	8
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	675	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,006	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	723	139.17/cwt	125.00–148.00	1,006	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	770	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	893	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	865	107.49/cwt	107.00–108.00	930	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	910	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	965	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	995	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,164	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	1,013	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	810	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	730	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	730	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 Aug 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 813Last week 546Year ago 1,000

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 43Year ago 70

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	160.00	160.00
3	—	510	150.00–179.00	159.76
2	—	915	106.00–108.00	106.98
1	—	610	163.00	163.00
1	—	740	133.00	133.00
25	—	425	140.00–177.50	170.07
1	—	565	140.00	140.00
21	—	473	142.50–179.00	168.35
9	—	311	140.00–175.00	154.22
8	—	378	157.50–177.50	165.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	822	137.00–148.00	145.35
18	—	477	180.00–207.00	194.31
3	—	937	125.00–130.00	128.36
1	—	950	110.00	110.00
10	—	633	177.00–191.00	184.51
4	—	714	157.00–174.00	165.48
12	—	563	183.00–195.50	191.91
1	—	675	189.00	189.00
21	—	423	180.00–207.50	194.43
21	—	373	180.00–205.00	191.49
12	—	518	181.00–204.00	193.10
12	—	314	180.00–217.00	201.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	615	192.00	192.00
1	—	460	212.50	212.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	893	139.50	139.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	97.00	97.00
1	—	360	71.00	71.00
3	—	328	131.00–137.50	134.46
2	—	418	130.00–135.00	132.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	597	201.50	201.50
19	—	488	209.00	209.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	644	160.00–169.00	165.99
20	—	422	165.00–185.00	177.41
11	—	675	152.00–167.00	163.81
9	—	324	165.00–187.50	175.09
58	—	474	167.50–186.00	181.22
26	—	521	162.00–182.50	176.70
25	—	367	152.50–189.00	171.55
32	—	563	159.00–178.00	168.69
2	—	708	152.00–157.00	154.47

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	310	110.00–127.50	118.61
1	—	635	110.00	110.00
1	—	585	115.00	115.00
1	—	535	70.00	70.00
4	—	420	110.00–125.00	115.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	120.00	120.00
1	—	715	110.00	110.00
1	—	335	145.00	145.00
13	—	421	140.00–162.50	153.38
9	—	478	130.00–162.50	156.00
5	—	571	120.00–147.00	137.31
5	—	369	130.00–155.00	144.08
2	—	682	130.00	130.00
2	—	538	137.50–140.00	138.73
1	—	855	109.00	109.00
1	—	815	105.00	105.00
2	—	600	133.00–141.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	637	150.00	150.00
2	—	675	149.00	149.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	569	153.00–177.50	169.47
6	—	723	125.00–148.00	139.17
1	—	910	106.00	106.00
23	—	519	159.00–182.50	174.91
8	—	665	141.00–160.00	150.24
2	—	865	107.00–108.00	107.49
10	—	622	145.00–170.00	160.69
1	—	995	117.00	117.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,013	80.00	80.00
3	—	562	142.00	142.00
1	—	770	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	118.00	118.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	100.00	100.00

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.