Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2022-03-31

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Mar 31
● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
355 head
7 vs last sale 348 185 vs year ago 540 · 34.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
6 vs last sale 66 2 vs year ago 58 · +3.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
52 head
4 vs last sale 56 13 vs year ago 39 · +33.3%
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 and heifers under 600 lbs sold 6.00-20.00, mostly 10.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold steady to 1.00 higher on a light test. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $181.35/cwt on 152 head.
Average price
$181.35
152 head · 428 lb average
Value per head Derived
$776
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$316
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$79.14/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.21
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1432196.1484683
Medium and Large 2422166.4270265
Medium and Large 3454117.005314thin
One grade step is worth $79.14/cwt here — about $316 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 sale152 hd
181.35
AR average9 barns · 1,316 hd
180.14
+1.21
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
BullsHigh1,791105.631,89112
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,32584.421,1196thin
CowsLean 85-90%High99183.808315thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,05376.9781022

Every lot, as filed

84 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 1328172.03/cwt160.00–185.0056414
HeifersMedium and Large 2515134.81/cwt128.00–145.006943
HeifersMedium and Large 2379150.26/cwt130.00–157.505696
HeifersMedium and Large 2595132.00/cwt132.00–132.007851
HeifersMedium and Large 276585.00/cwt85.00–85.006501
HeifersMedium and Large 2462144.78/cwt120.00–158.006695
HeifersMedium and Large 2309151.17/cwt150.00–155.004675
HeifersMedium and Large 2423152.06/cwt132.50–172.506438
HeifersMedium and Large 3405100.00/cwt100.00–100.004051
HeifersMedium and Large 3530102.50/cwt102.50–102.505431
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2565139.00/cwt139.00–139.007852
HeifersMedium and Large 1585155.00/cwt155.00–155.009072
SteersMedium and Large 2470169.64/cwt151.00–180.0079711
SteersMedium and Large 1565185.49/cwt183.00–188.001,0484
HeifersMedium and Large 1527162.10/cwt153.00–172.5085412
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added632155.00/cwt155.00–155.009803
HeifersMedium and Large 2693123.02/cwt118.00–128.008532
HeifersMedium and Large 2623122.04/cwt120.00–124.007602
SteersMedium and Large 2705130.00/cwt130.00–130.009171
SteersMedium and Large 2590174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,0271
SteersMedium and Large 2373164.98/cwt135.00–180.0061518
SteersMedium and Large 3390100.00/cwt100.00–100.003901
SteersMedium and Large 3515110.00/cwt110.00–110.005671
SteersMedium and Large 3495135.00/cwt135.00–135.006681
SteersMedium and Large 1328205.94/cwt185.00–225.0067512
SteersMedium and Large 1526190.59/cwt183.00–211.001,0036
SteersMedium and Large 2423163.17/cwt140.00–180.0069012
SteersMedium and Large 2332170.60/cwt140.00–183.0056612
SteersMedium and Large 3415123.00/cwt123.00–123.005101
SteersMedium and Large 2517167.24/cwt155.00–176.0086510
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added620190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1781
SteersMedium and Large 1471192.28/cwt181.00–211.0090625
SteersMedium and Large 1369201.88/cwt185.00–225.0074521
SteersMedium and Large 1419196.71/cwt183.00–214.0082412
SteersMedium and Large 1685156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,0691
SteersMedium and Large 1610170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0371
BullsMedium and Large 2595148.00/cwt148.00–148.008812
BullsMedium and Large 1534178.80/cwt165.00–192.009557
BullsMedium and Large 2508158.77/cwt155.00–162.508072
BullsMedium and Large 1629166.88/cwt165.00–167.501,0504
BullsMedium and Large 1558176.99/cwt170.00–181.009883
BullsMedium and Large 1735139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,0221
CowsBoner 80-85%1,15090.50/cwt90.50–90.501,0411
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18586.01/cwt85.50–86.501,0193
CowsLean 85-90%96088.50/cwt88.50–88.508501
CowsLean 85-90%99982.62/cwt81.00–84.008254
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,32584.42/cwt82.00–87.001,1196
CowsBoner 80-85%1,01168.87/cwt46.00–77.006968
CowsBoner 80-85%1,08181.65/cwt80.00–84.008839
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight63559.00/cwt59.00–59.003751
Bulls1,894111.10/cwt109.00–114.002,1047
Bulls1,905105.34/cwt103.50–107.002,0072
Bulls1,47393.04/cwt77.00–102.001,3703
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,078972.91/cwt625.00–1,050.0010,4885
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2968859.56/cwt775.00–950.008,3212
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,000825.00/cwt825.00–825.008,2501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,160925.00/cwt925.00–925.0010,7301
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2825915.00/cwt915.00–915.007,5491
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-277083.00/cwt83.00–83.006391
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1871,284.34/cwt1,000.00–1,450.0015,2456
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,07585.63/cwt84.00–87.009212
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,27880.74/cwt75.00–84.001,0322
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,12580.00/cwt80.00–80.009001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2805900.00/cwt900.00–900.007,2451
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1161,159.02/cwt900.00–1,400.0012,93510
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-298084.00/cwt84.00–84.008231
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 363050.00/cwt50.00–50.003151
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,15075.46/cwt65.00–82.008682
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1801,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0014,1601
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,005950.00/cwt950.00–950.009,5481
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0401,300.00/cwt1,300.00–1,300.0013,5201
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2551,330.60/cwt1,050.00–1,500.0016,69910
HeifersMedium and Large 1467169.83/cwt160.00–179.0079313
HeifersMedium and Large 1633146.63/cwt140.00–153.009282
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy580130.00/cwt130.00–130.007541
BullsMedium and Large 2720119.00/cwt119.00–119.008571
BullsMedium and Large 2695121.00/cwt121.00–121.008411
BullsMedium and Large 2613130.12/cwt120.00–140.007982
HeifersMedium and Large 3372110.67/cwt105.00–120.004123
HeifersMedium and Large 356890.44/cwt70.00–110.005142
HeifersMedium and Large 348895.08/cwt80.00–110.004642
HeifersMedium and Large 1650138.00/cwt138.00–138.008971
HeifersMedium and Large 1370173.81/cwt160.00–188.0064318
HeifersMedium and Large 1414177.77/cwt167.50–185.0073617

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.