Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2022-03-03

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Mar 3
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
601 head
268 vs last sale 333 354 vs year ago 955 · 37.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
77 head
49 vs last sale 28 3 vs year ago 74 · +4.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
52 head
25 vs last sale 27 4 vs year ago 48 · +8.3%
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle Pot Load SaleTue Aug 11, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold steady to 16.00, mostly 6.00 higher, with full advance on 500-600 lb weights. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-9.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold up to 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $177.48/cwt on 271 head.
Average price
$177.48
271 head · 473 lb average
Value per head Derived
$839
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$346
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$52.69/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.63
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1488183.60896201
Medium and Large 1-2438165.007233thin
Medium and Large 2429164.1270458
Medium and Large 3420130.915509thin
One grade step is worth $52.69/cwt here — about $346 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 sale271 hd
177.48
AR average8 barns · 2,283 hd
180.10
−2.63
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
BullsLow1,771103.751,83817
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,37086.031,17911
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,05378.768294thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,10472.0079528

Every lot, as filed

104 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
HeifersMedium and Large 2780129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0061
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added705140.00/cwt140.00–140.009872
SteersMedium and Large 2670140.00/cwt140.00–140.009381
SteersMedium and Large 2482164.24/cwt134.00–178.0079214
HeifersMedium and Large 1623149.95/cwt140.00–157.5093410
SteersMedium and Large 2326164.46/cwt149.00–175.005368
SteersMedium and Large 1645168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,0841
SteersMedium and Large 3490116.25/cwt112.50–120.005702
HeifersMedium and Large 2412151.40/cwt130.00–157.5062411
HeifersMedium and Large 1332171.05/cwt160.00–185.005687
HeifersMedium and Large 1574158.16/cwt152.50–171.0090811
SteersMedium and Large 3380152.00/cwt152.00–152.005781
SteersMedium and Large 2423167.25/cwt135.00–175.0070720
HeifersMedium and Large 1774137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0604
HeifersMedium and Large 2343138.81/cwt130.00–147.504762
HeifersMedium and Large 3405120.00/cwt120.00–120.004861
HeifersMedium and Large 3310124.02/cwt123.00–125.003842
SteersMedium and Large 1522186.51/cwt172.00–197.0097424
SteersMedium and Large 1750137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0281
HeifersMedium and Large 2572136.68/cwt120.00–149.007827
HeifersMedium and Large 336097.00/cwt97.00–97.003491
HeifersMedium and Large 3455125.00/cwt125.00–125.005691
HeifersMedium and Large 2613123.60/cwt120.00–129.007585
HeifersMedium and Large 1424174.37/cwt160.00–183.0073922
HeifersMedium and Large 1479173.15/cwt162.50–181.0082941
HeifersMedium and Large 3620100.00/cwt100.00–100.006201
SteersMedium and Large 1726148.40/cwt144.00–156.001,07710
SteersMedium and Large 3325144.68/cwt139.00–150.004704
SteersMedium and Large 3540115.00/cwt115.00–115.006211
SteersMedium and Large 1895124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,1101
SteersMedium and Large 1568176.37/cwt160.00–188.501,00219
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added852136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,1592
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added842145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,2212
SteersMedium and Large 2600153.00/cwt153.00–153.009181
SteersMedium and Large 3580100.00/cwt100.00–100.005801
SteersMedium and Large 2520159.00/cwt159.00–159.008271
SteersMedium and Large 1669163.07/cwt157.00–169.001,0917
SteersMedium and Large 1470186.25/cwt180.00–206.0087555
SteersMedium and Large 1930119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,1071
SteersMedium and Large 1-2438165.00/cwt165.00–165.007233
SteersMedium and Large 2379162.24/cwt145.00–172.5061511
SteersMedium and Large 2560161.11/cwt155.00–167.009022
SteersMedium and Large 1373191.94/cwt180.00–203.0071633
SteersMedium and Large 1421196.16/cwt180.00–217.0082629
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added620169.97/cwt169.00–171.001,0542
SteersMedium and Large 1332195.34/cwt180.00–225.0064914
BullsMedium and Large 1720137.50/cwt134.00–141.009902
BullsMedium and Large 2505149.00/cwt149.00–149.007521
BullsMedium and Large 1519167.88/cwt160.00–175.008715
BullsMedium and Large 1780128.03/cwt126.00–130.009992
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed502183.00/cwt183.00–183.009192
BullsMedium and Large 1950102.00/cwt102.00–102.009691
CowsBoner 80-85%1,00064.17/cwt37.00–69.0064210
CowsLean 85-90%94071.00/cwt71.00–71.006671
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,40190.55/cwt89.00–93.001,2694
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight83043.00/cwt43.00–43.003571
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight84050.00/cwt50.00–50.004201
CowsLean 85-90%1,11583.51/cwt83.00–84.009312
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,28784.85/cwt83.50–87.001,0925
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,51879.93/cwt78.50–81.001,2132
CowsBoner 80-85%1,17580.02/cwt76.00–85.0094011
CowsLean 85-90%1,04077.00/cwt77.00–77.008011
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26573.00/cwt73.00–73.009233
CowsBoner 80-85%1,26391.01/cwt88.00–93.501,1492
Bulls1,62493.83/cwt75.00–101.001,5248
Bulls1,834110.57/cwt107.00–114.502,0287
Bulls2,140119.58/cwt118.00–121.002,5592
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2201,197.69/cwt825.00–1,400.0014,61211
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,7301,500.00/cwt1,500.00–1,500.0025,9501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,7201,600.00/cwt1,600.00–1,600.0027,5201
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1581,368.14/cwt1,250.00–1,500.0015,8434
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1291,568.64/cwt1,400.00–1,800.0017,7109
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,5851,500.00/cwt1,500.00–1,500.0023,7751
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2870104.56/cwt102.50–107.009102
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1951,211.30/cwt1,100.00–1,300.0014,4754
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,14584.00/cwt84.00–84.009621
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-274587.00/cwt87.00–87.006481
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2730102.50/cwt102.50–102.507481
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open895133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,1901
HeifersMedium and Large 1518168.00/cwt150.00–178.0087015
HeifersMedium and Large 1669148.78/cwt140.00–153.0099522
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2615137.50/cwt137.50–137.508462
HeifersMedium and Large 2725127.46/cwt126.00–129.009242
HeifersMedium and Large 2389150.14/cwt143.00–155.005845
BullsMedium and Large 1840135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1341
HeifersMedium and Large 1375163.97/cwt155.00–175.0061521
HeifersMedium and Large 3523117.39/cwt115.00–120.006142
HeifersMedium and Large 2470146.54/cwt142.50–156.006895
HeifersMedium and Large 2525144.06/cwt132.50–157.507569
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open825130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0731
BullsMedium and Large 2608123.16/cwt110.00–136.007492
BullsMedium and Large 1662151.27/cwt146.00–158.001,0013
BullsMedium and Large 3500100.00/cwt100.00–100.005001
BullsMedium and Large 1568158.51/cwt150.00–165.009009
BullsMedium and Large 21,02585.00/cwt85.00–85.008711
BullsMedium and Large 1632153.40/cwt140.00–160.0096910
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,7702,500.00/cwt2,500.00–2,500.0044,2501
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,3181,741.79/cwt1,550.00–1,875.0022,9572
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4301,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0017,1601
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4351,429.36/cwt1,275.00–1,525.0020,5116
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,45086.00/cwt86.00–86.001,2471
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,025722.07/cwt600.00–925.007,4013
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-21,1551,250.00/cwt1,250.00–1,250.0014,4381
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,73081.00/cwt81.00–81.001,4011

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.