Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2022-10-13

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Oct 13
● Final95 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
677 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 678▲ 215 vs year ago 462 · +46.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
122 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 96▲ 46 vs year ago 76 · +60.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 16▲ 0 vs year ago 41 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 7.00-11.00 higher, 500-600 lb weights sold steady, over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to 5.00 higher, over 600 lbs , not well tested. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 9.00 lower.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $139.43/cwt on 222 head.
Average price
$139.43
222 head · 501 lb average
Value per head Derived
$698
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$105
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$42.62/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.51
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1489146.85718155
Medium and Large 2513127.0465153
Medium and Large 3588104.2361314thin
One grade step is worth $42.62/cwt here — about $105 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 sale222 hd
139.43
—
AR average8 barns · 1,770 hd
141.94
−2.51
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—Average1,45572.981,06214
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,48864.469592thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,05752.8755930
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low94046.214345thin

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)970$9683thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)835$7751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,178$7142thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)655$6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,395$8501thin

Every lot

95 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2330145.49/cwt131.00–165.0048012
Steers—Medium and Large 1331176.93/cwt167.50–190.005867
Steers—Medium and Large 3340125.00/cwt125.00–125.004251
Steers—Medium and Large 3359110.27/cwt100.00–125.003964
Steers—Medium and Large 1376177.33/cwt167.50–190.0066718
Steers—Medium and Large 2381152.54/cwt145.00–160.005818
Steers—Medium and Large 3421125.01/cwt121.00–127.005263
Steers—Medium and Large 2423145.28/cwt130.00–162.5061520
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2432150.00/cwt150.00–150.006484
Steers—Medium and Large 1433173.74/cwt165.00–185.0075230
Steers—Medium and Large 2469142.52/cwt124.00–162.5066811
Steers—Medium and Large 3470120.00/cwt120.00–120.005641
Steers—Medium and Large 1475163.67/cwt157.00–185.0077718
Steers—Medium and Large 1523159.49/cwt154.00–170.0083411
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added530190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0071
Steers—Medium and Large 2555120.00/cwt120.00–120.006662
Steers—Medium and Large 1563165.21/cwt157.50–166.5093018
Steers—Medium and Large 1620155.00/cwt155.00–155.009611
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added728160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1653
Steers—Medium and Large 1790130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0271
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320148.55/cwt140.00–162.5047515
Heifers—Medium and Large 2340128.00/cwt121.00–135.004352
Heifers—Medium and Large 2366136.02/cwt130.00–139.004985
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374145.02/cwt140.00–157.0054211
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380110.00/cwt110.00–110.004181
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420135.94/cwt124.00–142.505719
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420120.00/cwt120.00–120.005041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423143.16/cwt137.00–148.0060615
Heifers—Medium and Large 3460110.00/cwt110.00–110.005061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added465167.50/cwt167.50–167.507791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477151.52/cwt143.00–161.0072335
Heifers—Medium and Large 2479129.74/cwt124.00–142.5062116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fleshy480135.00/cwt135.00–135.006481
Heifers—Medium and Large 2519128.98/cwt119.00–139.006695
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520151.83/cwt140.00–156.0079040
Heifers—Medium and Large 3545110.00/cwt110.00–110.006001
Heifers—Medium and Large 355070.00/cwt70.00–70.003851
Heifers—Medium and Large 1567141.38/cwt132.00–147.0080227
Heifers—Medium and Large 2572126.65/cwt124.00–130.007243
Heifers—Medium and Large 2615125.68/cwt124.00–129.007736
Heifers—Medium and Large 1617132.22/cwt130.50–138.008165
Heifers—Medium and Large 3630115.00/cwt115.00–115.007251
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655124.00/cwt124.00–124.008121
Heifers—Medium and Large 3656103.03/cwt90.00–105.006768
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673138.79/cwt131.00–147.009342
Heifers—Medium and Large 2720101.19/cwt90.00–110.007294
Heifers—Medium and Large 1725122.94/cwt120.00–126.008912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2760110.00/cwt110.00–110.008361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1860110.00/cwt110.00–110.009461
Heifers—Medium and Large 293080.00/cwt80.00–80.007441
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525148.07/cwt140.00–157.5077738
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527131.93/cwt122.50–138.0069510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2530131.00/cwt131.00–131.006944
Bulls—Medium and Large 1578141.53/cwt136.00–160.0081820
Bulls—Medium and Large 2582127.86/cwt120.00–135.0074413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1624136.88/cwt130.00–141.0085427
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630124.00/cwt124.00–124.007811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1670131.48/cwt121.00–134.008815
Bulls—Medium and Large 2685119.00/cwt119.00–119.008151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1705129.00/cwt129.00–129.009091
Bulls—Medium and Large 275590.00/cwt90.00–90.006801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1815107.00/cwt107.00–107.008721
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,35867.90/cwt33.00–78.509229
Bulls——1,62982.12/cwt80.00–86.001,3385
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight73826.08/cwt25.00–28.001923
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight79543.00/cwt43.00–43.003421
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight81537.00/cwt37.00–37.003021
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight83044.00/cwt44.00–44.003651
Cows—Lean 85-90%90536.03/cwt30.00–42.003262
Cows—Boner 80-85%91353.13/cwt51.00–55.004854
Cows—Boner 80-85%92035.91/cwt21.00–46.003303
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00555.00/cwt55.00–55.005531
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05560.00/cwt60.00–60.006331
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18160.58/cwt58.00–64.0071514
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23364.88/cwt64.50–65.008004
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48864.46/cwt64.00–65.009592
Replacement Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,29089.00/cwt89.00–89.001,1481
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,42086.00/cwt86.00–86.001,2211
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows14 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 360061.00/cwt61.00–61.003661
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 361035.00/cwt35.00–35.002141
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 373333.74/cwt30.00–37.502472
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 374028.00/cwt28.00–28.002071
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 374541.00/cwt41.00–41.003051
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 377037.00/cwt37.00–37.002851
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-278091.77/cwt83.00–101.007162
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2835775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2970967.65/head950.00–975.009683
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-298551.00/cwt51.00–51.005021
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,01559.00/cwt59.00–59.005991
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,02458.54/cwt31.00–65.005999
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,09962.70/cwt53.00–73.006898
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,178714.01/head675.00–750.007142
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-284067.55/cwt47.00–85.005673
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2655650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,395850.00/head850.00–850.008501

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.