Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2022-10-27

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Oct 27
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
506 head
▲ 55 vs last sale 451▲ 69 vs year ago 437 · +15.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
201 head
▲ 52 vs last sale 149▲ 160 vs year ago 41 · +390.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 34▲ 13 vs year ago 33 · +39.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 4.00-8.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 10.00, mostly 6.00 higher. Feeder supply was mostly average to plain unweaned calves. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.45/cwt on 184 head.
Average price
$142.45
184 head · 497 lb average
Value per head Derived
$707
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$187
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$39.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.32
vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1509148.85757128
Medium and Large 2457131.9360346
Medium and Large 3523108.9457010thin
One grade step is worth $39.92/cwt here — about $187 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 sale184 hd
142.45
—
AR average8 barns · 1,396 hd
146.77
−4.32
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—High1,57688.831,40011
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,30569.579087thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,02261.866327thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,04757.1659953

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,170$8251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)855$8251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)885$8001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)845$6251thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)775$6501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)705$6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,220$1,1851thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,230$9372thin

Every lot

97 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1328176.20/cwt160.00–190.005785
Steers—Medium and Large 2331143.47/cwt140.00–150.004755
Steers—Medium and Large 1370167.20/cwt160.00–175.006196
Steers—Medium and Large 2372138.82/cwt130.00–153.005165
Steers—Medium and Large 2419141.97/cwt130.00–159.0059517
Steers—Medium and Large 1428168.71/cwt160.00–177.0072227
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2462155.00/cwt155.00–155.007164
Steers—Medium and Large 1472165.38/cwt160.00–174.0078115
Steers—Medium and Large 2477143.89/cwt130.00–152.5068614
Steers—Medium and Large 3480112.61/cwt100.00–125.005413
Steers—Medium and Large 2517144.50/cwt135.00–155.0074710
Steers—Medium and Large 1519160.22/cwt152.50–171.0083212
Steers—Small and Medium 356051.00/cwt51.00–51.002861
Steers—Medium and Large 1572157.51/cwt151.00–170.009018
Steers—Medium and Large 2574137.77/cwt132.00–141.007916
Steers—Medium and Large 360596.00/cwt96.00–96.005811
Steers—Medium and Large 1629154.22/cwt149.00–167.509708
Steers—Medium and Large 2657134.11/cwt129.00–137.508813
Steers—Medium and Large 1672144.64/cwt140.00–148.009723
Steers—Small and Medium 368057.50/cwt57.50–57.503911
Steers—Medium and Large 1705150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0581
Steers—Medium and Large 2705129.00/cwt129.00–129.009091
Steers—Medium and Large 1777148.30/cwt147.00–151.001,1523
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325110.00/cwt110.00–110.003581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1326151.43/cwt140.00–157.504947
Heifers—Medium and Large 2331134.16/cwt125.00–145.0044412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2370133.88/cwt130.00–137.504957
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373145.65/cwt140.00–155.005435
Heifers—Medium and Large 2417136.60/cwt130.00–140.005705
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422145.97/cwt142.50–151.0061617
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425111.00/cwt111.00–111.004721
Heifers—Medium and Large 2466127.86/cwt121.00–137.505965
Heifers—Medium and Large 1482153.61/cwt142.50–160.0074044
Heifers—Medium and Large 3483102.69/cwt95.00–110.004962
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519149.44/cwt142.50–156.0077622
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527125.66/cwt120.00–131.006626
Heifers—Medium and Large 3528110.00/cwt110.00–110.005812
Heifers—Medium and Large 3550110.00/cwt110.00–110.006051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569146.04/cwt137.00–150.0083112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2572131.33/cwt130.00–134.007513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2614135.06/cwt130.00–139.008295
Heifers—Medium and Large 1617147.69/cwt144.00–155.009115
Heifers—Medium and Large 3625111.49/cwt110.00–113.006972
Heifers—Medium and Large 3660110.00/cwt110.00–110.007261
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670127.98/cwt127.00–129.008572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1671146.06/cwt140.00–152.0098010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1715138.36/cwt132.50–142.509893
Heifers—Medium and Large 2765120.00/cwt120.00–120.009181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1773134.77/cwt125.00–145.001,0422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1840101.00/cwt101.00–101.008481
Feeder Cattle · Bulls13 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1522152.62/cwt135.00–164.0079726
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525126.21/cwt125.00–127.506632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy540120.00/cwt120.00–120.006481
Bulls—Medium and Large 2553125.48/cwt121.00–130.006942
Bulls—Medium and Large 1572146.29/cwt131.00–157.508379
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fleshy573122.60/cwt120.00–125.007022
Bulls—Medium and Large 1619141.62/cwt131.00–148.008778
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620122.50/cwt122.50–122.507601
Bulls—Medium and Large 3655100.00/cwt100.00–100.006551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675133.80/cwt127.50–140.009032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1720135.00/cwt135.00–135.009722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1773132.34/cwt131.00–134.001,0233
Bulls—Medium and Large 21,02580.00/cwt80.00–80.008201
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,41580.00/cwt70.00–86.001,1324
Bulls——1,66491.44/cwt89.00–94.001,5224
Bulls——1,67597.14/cwt95.00–99.501,6273
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight80045.00/cwt45.00–45.003601
Cows—Boner 80-85%Light Weight82523.00/cwt23.00–23.001901
Cows—Lean 85-90%94545.00/cwt45.00–45.004251
Cows—Boner 80-85%98644.36/cwt40.00–48.0043712
Cows—Boner 80-85%99056.39/cwt54.00–58.005589
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07771.00/cwt71.00–71.007653
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07861.64/cwt58.50–64.0066423
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09065.00/cwt65.00–65.007092
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14468.60/cwt64.50–70.007858
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,16563.00/cwt63.00–63.007341
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,26566.00/cwt66.00–66.008352
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36073.00/cwt73.00–73.009934
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,905104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,9811
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows11 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2845625.00/head625.00–625.006251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2855825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2885800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-289159.25/cwt50.00–66.005284
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-296062.00/cwt62.00–62.005951
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-297075.00/cwt75.00–75.007281
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,04851.04/cwt48.00–54.005352
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,08358.01/cwt48.00–66.006284
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,11864.92/cwt63.00–67.007263
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,14457.45/cwt44.00–63.006577
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,170825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-275550.00/cwt50.00–50.003781
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-285469.42/cwt53.00–84.005936
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-2895105.14/cwt85.00–120.009412
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2775650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2201,185.00/head1,185.00–1,185.001,1851
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,230936.57/head750.00–1,085.009372

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.