Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2022-01-13

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Jan 13
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
764 head
158 vs last sale 606 243 vs year ago 1,007 · 24.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
85 head
42 vs last sale 43 57 vs year ago 142 · 40.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
120 head
88 vs last sale 32 12 vs year ago 108 · +11.1%
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle Pot Load SaleTue Aug 11, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 2.00-4.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 4.00-6.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 2.00-10.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 2.00-3.00 higher. Several long weaned or Value Added cattle sold with a Premium. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 higher, Slaughter cows not reported due to time restraints.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $157.49/cwt on 293 head.
Average price
$157.49
293 head · 486 lb average
Value per head Derived
$765
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$380
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$60.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
9.55
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1507170.66865163
Medium and Large 1-2535155.5783219thin
Medium and Large 2449146.1665687
Medium and Large 3438110.6648524
One grade step is worth $60.00/cwt here — about $380 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 sale293 hd
157.49
AR average8 barns · 2,741 hd
167.04
−9.55
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
BullsLow1,54987.401,35311

Every lot, as filed

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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 2571133.10/cwt124.00–145.0076011
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added750154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,1551
SteersMedium and Large 1626159.11/cwt150.00–162.5099618
SteersMedium and Large 2657134.15/cwt127.00–143.008813
SteersMedium and Large 2427152.25/cwt131.00–164.0065020
SteersMedium and Large 2505139.41/cwt130.00–149.007042
SteersMedium and Large 2375148.59/cwt130.00–166.0055721
SteersMedium and Large 1378181.17/cwt172.50–194.0068512
SteersMedium and Large 2700136.00/cwt136.00–136.009521
SteersMedium and Large 3563109.19/cwt100.00–120.006153
SteersMedium and Large 3329114.48/cwt87.00–127.503774
SteersMedium and Large 3471110.43/cwt81.00–130.005206
SteersMedium and Large 3420109.20/cwt80.00–120.004599
SteersMedium and Large 1-2440167.50/cwt167.50–167.507372
SteersMedium and Large 3525110.00/cwt110.00–110.005781
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added522157.99/cwt157.00–160.008255
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added629138.50/cwt138.50–138.508717
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy620131.00/cwt131.00–131.008121
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added472195.00/cwt195.00–195.009203
SteersMedium and Large 2314153.67/cwt140.00–165.0048311
SteersMedium and Large 3380115.00/cwt115.00–115.004371
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2621132.00/cwt132.00–132.008207
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2572132.00/cwt132.00–132.007558
HeifersMedium and Large 1478155.51/cwt150.00–163.0074334
SteersMedium and Large 2470145.11/cwt130.00–155.0068213
SteersMedium and Large 1-2479159.96/cwt159.00–161.007666
SteersMedium and Large 1-2582151.00/cwt151.00–151.0087911
SteersMedium and Large 1853141.50/cwt141.50–141.501,2073
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added715158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,1301
SteersMedium and Large 1775142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,1011
SteersMedium and Large 1466175.49/cwt166.00–187.5081830
SteersMedium and Large 1335178.40/cwt170.00–200.0059822
SteersMedium and Large 1530172.58/cwt161.00–182.5091521
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added602173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,0412
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added562173.00/cwt173.00–173.009722
SteersMedium and Large 1421171.92/cwt167.00–182.5072416
SteersMedium and Large 1562162.41/cwt150.00–171.0091311
SteersMedium and Large 1730149.14/cwt147.00–151.001,0894
SteersMedium and Large 1665147.26/cwt140.00–152.009794
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500196.00/cwt196.00–196.009804
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added428200.03/cwt195.00–204.008563
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added692158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,0932
BullsMedium and Large 1618141.04/cwt135.00–147.008726
BullsMedium and Large 1725139.43/cwt137.00–142.501,0114
BullsMedium and Large 1863131.99/cwt129.00–135.001,1392
BullsMedium and Large 1775138.25/cwt137.50–139.001,0712
BullsMedium and Large 1935107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,0001
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy515135.00/cwt135.00–135.006951
Bulls1,37379.48/cwt74.00–87.001,0916
Bulls2,013101.80/cwt100.50–103.002,0492
Bulls1,59093.65/cwt90.00–96.001,4893
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,02580.00/cwt80.00–80.008201
BullsMedium and Large 1576147.43/cwt137.50–156.0084917
HeifersMedium and Large 1584144.29/cwt135.00–151.0084325
BullsMedium and Large 2695102.50/cwt102.50–102.507121
BullsMedium and Large 2632119.66/cwt119.00–120.007563
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open1,050101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,0611
BullsMedium and Large 1668139.29/cwt139.00–140.0093010
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open827138.37/cwt136.00–140.001,1445
HeifersMedium and Large 3423103.86/cwt80.00–117.504396
BullsMedium and Large 286099.00/cwt99.00–99.008511
BullsMedium and Large 2585129.00/cwt129.00–129.007551
BullsMedium and Large 1838128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0733
BullsMedium and Large 1536150.95/cwt137.00–159.0080924
HeifersMedium and Large 1620141.03/cwt137.00–146.008744
HeifersMedium and Large 3518103.00/cwt103.00–103.005342
HeifersMedium and Large 1520149.68/cwt135.00–154.0077825
HeifersMedium and Large 1425157.81/cwt150.00–161.0067116
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open1,020106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,0811
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open905128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,1581
HeifersMedium and Large 3479106.65/cwt80.00–118.005119
HeifersMedium and Large 2758114.48/cwt109.00–120.008682
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added619147.86/cwt147.00–148.009157
SteersMedium and Large 2616138.50/cwt130.00–144.008535
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added825128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0561
HeifersMedium and Large 1715129.03/cwt127.00–131.009232
HeifersMedium and Large 2464143.28/cwt127.50–149.006659
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2502136.50/cwt136.50–136.506852
HeifersMedium and Large 1662143.34/cwt141.00–145.009493
SteersMedium and Large 1985128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,2612
HeifersMedium and Large 1365150.00/cwt150.00–150.005488
HeifersMedium and Large 2640125.00/cwt125.00–125.008001
HeifersMedium and Large 2327131.27/cwt122.50–137.5042913
HeifersMedium and Large 2424138.72/cwt127.50–149.0058814
HeifersMedium and Large 2376135.02/cwt120.00–147.5050820
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added765139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0631
HeifersMedium and Large 2517130.84/cwt120.00–135.006769
HeifersMedium and Large 367080.00/cwt80.00–80.005361
HeifersMedium and Large 2565127.50/cwt127.50–127.507201
HeifersMedium and Large 2660126.00/cwt126.00–126.008321
HeifersMedium and Large 2715109.00/cwt109.00–109.007791
HeifersMedium and Large 1753127.66/cwt127.00–128.009613
HeifersMedium and Large 3365110.00/cwt110.00–110.004021
HeifersMedium and Large 1338146.53/cwt143.00–150.004952
HeifersMedium and Large 3300129.00/cwt129.00–129.003871
HeifersMedium and Large 2830110.00/cwt110.00–110.009131
HeifersMedium and Large 361099.14/cwt80.00–116.006053

How this sale compares

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.