Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2022-10-06

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Oct 6
● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
678 head
▼ 262 vs last sale 940▲ 276 vs year ago 402 · +68.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
96 head
▼ 106 vs last sale 202▼ 47 vs year ago 143 · −32.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 42▼ 99 vs year ago 115 · −86.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 2.00 lower, over 400 lb weights sold 1.00-5.00, mostly 2.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 8.00-9.00 lower, 500-600 lb weights sold 1.00 higher, over 600 lbs not well tested. No trend for Slaughter cows or bulls, not reported last week; but lower undertones denoted.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.87/cwt on 213 head.
Average price
$134.87
213 head · 505 lb average
Value per head Derived
$681
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$250
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 3
$64.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.29
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2383144.005523thin
Medium and Large 1511141.38722155
Medium and Large 2501126.5863437
Medium and Large 350597.3249215thin
Small and Medium 337879.793023thin
One grade step is worth $64.21/cwt here — about $250 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
134.87
—
AR average9 barns · 1,703 hd
142.16
−7.29
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—Low1,56691.601,43518
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43965.1593813
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03364.166633thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,16458.7968438

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 Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,388$1,0333thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,100$8851thin

Every lot

102 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Small and Medium 332075.00/cwt75.00–75.002401
Steers—Medium and Large 332575.00/cwt75.00–75.002441
Steers—Medium and Large 2333136.57/cwt130.00–150.0045514
Steers—Medium and Large 1334164.20/cwt160.00–180.0054812
Steers—Small and Medium 335756.09/cwt45.00–63.002003
Steers—Medium and Large 1369168.88/cwt160.00–180.0062312
Steers—Medium and Large 2377143.16/cwt130.00–159.0054011
Steers—Medium and Large 3385110.00/cwt110.00–110.004241
Steers—Medium and Large 1416162.31/cwt155.00–177.0067526
Steers—Medium and Large 2431149.95/cwt130.00–154.0064618
Steers—Medium and Large 3440107.00/cwt90.00–124.004712
Steers—Medium and Large 1464159.45/cwt150.00–172.5074024
Steers—Medium and Large 3468104.05/cwt100.00–112.504873
Steers—Medium and Large 2481134.91/cwt120.00–147.0064936
Steers—Medium and Large 2513136.61/cwt130.00–145.007013
Steers—Small and Medium 352374.98/cwt70.00–80.003922
Steers—Medium and Large 1535159.48/cwt155.00–163.008536
Steers—Medium and Large 1573164.33/cwt150.00–169.009428
Steers—Medium and Large 2580141.00/cwt141.00–141.008181
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy590142.50/cwt142.50–142.508411
Steers—Medium and Large 3605110.00/cwt110.00–110.006661
Steers—Medium and Large 1630151.52/cwt140.00–155.009555
Steers—Medium and Large 1678153.37/cwt150.00–155.001,0406
Steers—Medium and Large 368080.00/cwt80.00–80.005441
Steers—Medium and Large 1965133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,2831
Steers—Medium and Large 11,17590.00/cwt90.00–90.001,0581
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1321150.18/cwt145.00–153.0048216
Heifers—Small and Medium 332579.68/cwt73.00–87.002592
Heifers—Medium and Large 2327134.96/cwt132.50–137.504415
Heifers—Medium and Large 3330112.58/cwt110.00–115.003722
Heifers—Medium and Large 336399.90/cwt80.00–119.003632
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375130.83/cwt120.00–137.504913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376145.38/cwt142.50–150.0054713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383144.00/cwt144.00–144.005523
Heifers—Medium and Large 2417129.23/cwt125.00–131.005395
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428140.67/cwt137.00–147.5060230
Heifers—Medium and Large 344098.20/cwt70.00–115.004323
Heifers—Medium and Large 2464131.36/cwt120.00–136.006108
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469144.28/cwt135.00–150.0067721
Heifers—Small and Medium 348580.00/cwt80.00–80.003881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy515163.00/cwt163.00–163.008391
Heifers—Medium and Large 351880.00/cwt80.00–80.004142
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523125.28/cwt120.00–130.006554
Heifers—Medium and Large 1527146.55/cwt139.00–152.0077231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569142.43/cwt137.00–150.0081020
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575105.09/cwt100.00–110.006042
Heifers—Medium and Large 2581130.51/cwt129.00–131.007584
Heifers—Medium and Large 2607122.37/cwt120.00–127.007433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623141.86/cwt134.00–145.008846
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy625120.00/cwt120.00–120.007501
Heifers—Medium and Large 362598.50/cwt87.00–110.006162
Heifers—Medium and Large 367590.00/cwt90.00–90.006081
Heifers—Medium and Large 2683119.33/cwt110.00–129.008152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1725123.11/cwt120.00–133.008936
Heifers—Medium and Large 376583.00/cwt83.00–83.006351
Heifers—Medium and Large 2770120.00/cwt120.00–120.009241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1785113.58/cwt107.00–120.008922
Heifers—Medium and Large 280385.02/cwt80.00–90.006832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1810107.00/cwt107.00–107.008671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open933127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,1853
Heifers—Medium and Large 197894.40/cwt89.00–100.009232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open1,130105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,1871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open1,25097.50/cwt97.50–97.501,2191
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518128.99/cwt127.00–130.006684
Bulls—Medium and Large 1527141.01/cwt133.00–153.0074330
Bulls—Medium and Large 1571143.23/cwt132.00–150.5081821
Bulls—Medium and Large 2579125.83/cwt113.00–130.007296
Bulls—Medium and Large 358597.06/cwt90.00–101.005683
Bulls—Medium and Large 3620100.00/cwt100.00–100.006201
Bulls—Medium and Large 2622120.68/cwt119.00–123.007513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1627138.81/cwt130.00–145.0087033
Bulls—Medium and Large 1671131.78/cwt124.00–143.008848
Bulls—Medium and Large 2693115.52/cwt111.00–120.008012
Bulls—Medium and Large 2700112.00/cwt112.00–112.007841
Bulls—Medium and Large 1708131.68/cwt128.00–135.009323
Bulls—Medium and Large 275597.00/cwt97.00–97.007321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1782122.17/cwt119.00–125.009553
Bulls—Medium and Large 1825114.61/cwt110.00–119.009462
Bulls—Medium and Large 284080.00/cwt80.00–80.006721
Bulls—Medium and Large 192887.00/cwt87.00–87.008072
Bulls—Medium and Large 199583.00/cwt83.00–83.008261
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,38581.91/cwt70.00–88.501,1348
Bulls——1,63595.42/cwt90.00–99.001,5605
Bulls——1,788103.29/cwt102.00–105.001,8475
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight74327.64/cwt25.00–30.002052
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight80539.00/cwt39.00–39.003141
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,01050.54/cwt48.00–52.005104
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03364.16/cwt64.00–64.506633
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18461.78/cwt59.00–64.0073119
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19558.00/cwt58.00–58.006934
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32666.48/cwt65.00–68.008828
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35567.01/cwt65.00–69.009085
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,49263.99/cwt63.50–64.509558
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,515108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,6361
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-272876.66/cwt70.00–83.005582
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-282569.00/cwt69.00–69.005691
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,3881,033.25/head1,000.00–1,100.001,0333
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,31563.00/cwt63.00–63.008281
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,35064.00/cwt64.00–64.008641
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,39564.00/cwt64.00–64.008931
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,58563.74/cwt63.50–64.001,0102
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,100885.00/head885.00–885.008851

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.