Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2022-05-05

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, May 5
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
286 head
239 vs last sale 525 303 vs year ago 589 · 51.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
65 head
10 vs last sale 75 14 vs year ago 79 · 17.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
67 head
10 vs last sale 57 3 vs year ago 70 · 4.3%
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 under 600 lbs sold 1.00-5.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-8.00, mostly 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.85/cwt on 99 head.
Average price
$145.85
99 head · 518 lb average
Value per head Derived
$756
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$305
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$65.53/cwt at this weight
vs the market
5.58
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1526155.1581662
Medium and Large 2477142.6968027
Medium and Large 1-2615125.007692thin
Medium and Large 357189.625128thin
One grade step is worth $65.53/cwt here — about $305 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 sale99 hd
145.85
AR average10 barns · 1,165 hd
151.43
−5.58
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
BullsHigh1,48992.191,37210
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,26275.2394910
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,08467.3573034
CowsLean 85-90%Low95365.536247thin

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
SteersMedium and Large 1775151.71/cwt150.00–157.001,1764
SteersMedium and Large 3550128.00/cwt128.00–128.007041
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added612156.00/cwt156.00–156.009552
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added528160.00/cwt160.00–160.008454
SteersMedium and Large 2520169.90/cwt165.00–175.008832
SteersMedium and Large 2481168.63/cwt155.00–177.0081111
SteersMedium and Large 1Fleshy925107.50/cwt107.50–107.509941
SteersMedium and Large 1552184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,0167
HeifersMedium and Large 1763134.98/cwt130.00–138.001,0303
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2615125.00/cwt125.00–125.007692
SteersMedium and Large 3428139.42/cwt122.50–155.005972
HeifersMedium and Large 1745135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0061
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added405182.50/cwt182.50–182.507391
HeifersMedium and Large 2478140.62/cwt131.00–147.506724
HeifersMedium and Large 1915102.01/cwt101.00–103.009332
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added709140.00/cwt140.00–140.009934
HeifersMedium and Large 1511149.36/cwt140.00–155.007637
HeifersMedium and Large 1329172.70/cwt165.00–185.005687
HeifersMedium and Large 1627144.49/cwt137.00–149.009063
HeifersMedium and Large 356586.92/cwt63.00–110.004912
HeifersMedium and Large 2635129.00/cwt129.00–129.008191
HeifersMedium and Large 1379178.98/cwt170.00–185.006787
HeifersMedium and Large 1655140.00/cwt140.00–140.009171
HeifersMedium and Large 2335135.00/cwt135.00–135.004521
HeifersMedium and Large 1426162.78/cwt157.00–175.006937
HeifersMedium and Large 1468162.62/cwt154.00–169.007617
SteersMedium and Large 394591.00/cwt91.00–91.008601
SteersMedium and Large 2377186.68/cwt183.00–187.507046
SteersMedium and Large 284595.00/cwt95.00–95.008031
SteersMedium and Large 1469190.27/cwt180.00–195.008928
SteersMedium and Large 1902128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,1552
SteersMedium and Large 366063.00/cwt63.00–63.004161
SteersSmall and Medium 377057.00/cwt57.00–57.004391
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed410190.00/cwt190.00–190.007793
SteersMedium and Large 1650163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,0601
SteersMedium and Large 2419171.65/cwt166.00–181.007199
SteersMedium and Large 3490118.00/cwt115.00–121.005782
SteersMedium and Large 1379198.18/cwt190.00–203.007515
SteersMedium and Large 1645162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,0451
SteersMedium and Large 1518185.10/cwt183.00–189.009593
SteersMedium and Large 298586.00/cwt86.00–86.008471
SteersMedium and Large 2785111.95/cwt104.00–120.008792
SteersMedium and Large 2319177.20/cwt165.00–187.005657
Dairy HeifersLarge 348061.45/cwt55.00–67.502952
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added415211.22/cwt210.00–212.508772
SteersMedium and Large 1417191.75/cwt185.00–209.0080013
BullsMedium and Large 198592.00/cwt92.00–92.009061
BullsMedium and Large 1795129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0261
BullsMedium and Large 1723138.98/cwt138.00–140.001,0052
BullsMedium and Large 1563164.88/cwt154.00–172.5092814
BullsMedium and Large 1810122.00/cwt122.00–122.009885
BullsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed542169.00/cwt169.00–169.009166
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight84563.00/cwt63.00–63.005321
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight84541.00/cwt41.00–41.003461
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight83549.00/cwt49.00–49.004091
CowsLean 85-90%91068.00/cwt68.00–68.006191
CowsLean 85-90%1,10077.50/cwt77.50–77.508531
CowsLean 85-90%1,14874.84/cwt74.00–75.508592
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,23876.38/cwt75.00–78.009466
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,29873.51/cwt73.00–74.009544
CowsBoner 80-85%93357.32/cwt51.00–61.005358
CowsBoner 80-85%1,09167.09/cwt63.00–70.007329
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14473.07/cwt71.00–74.508368
CowsBoner 80-85%1,24676.99/cwt76.00–80.509597
Bulls1,715109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,8691
Bulls1,45993.89/cwt75.00–99.001,3704
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight76557.25/cwt57.00–57.504382
Bulls1,823100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,8233
BullsLight Weight93368.65/cwt59.00–79.006412
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2925771.62/cwt725.00–850.007,1373
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,067812.05/cwt725.00–975.008,6659
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-297876.33/cwt74.00–79.007473
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-289267.70/cwt49.00–75.506043
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-287283.50/cwt63.00–91.0072812
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,045903.95/cwt875.00–1,000.009,4465
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2610600.00/cwt600.00–600.003,6601
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2720713.78/cwt535.00–975.005,1394
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-260081.00/cwt81.00–81.004861
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,27074.50/cwt74.50–74.509461
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-277557.25/cwt57.00–57.504442
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,15874.41/cwt61.00–80.008629
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed850475.00/cwt475.00–475.004,0381
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,075889.66/cwt775.00–1,000.009,5646
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-294052.97/cwt52.00–54.004982
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed770465.00/cwt465.00–465.003,5811
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed792836.00/cwt800.00–860.006,6213
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,755100.50/cwt100.50–100.501,7641
BullsMedium and Large 1633152.37/cwt146.00–154.009655
BullsMedium and Large 1660144.63/cwt142.00–147.009553
BullsMedium and Large 2745123.00/cwt123.00–123.009161
BullsMedium and Large 1532169.73/cwt152.00–181.0090315
BullsMedium and Large 368381.37/cwt61.00–101.005562
BullsMedium and Large 2585148.00/cwt148.00–148.008661
HeifersMedium and Large 377090.56/cwt86.00–95.006972
HeifersMedium and Large 1808122.00/cwt121.00–123.009862
HeifersMedium and Large 2433148.59/cwt140.00–155.006436
HeifersMedium and Large 2519134.95/cwt133.00–139.007004
HeifersMedium and Large 3545120.00/cwt120.00–120.006541
HeifersMedium and Large 346595.00/cwt95.00–95.004421
HeifersMedium and Large 2380155.22/cwt137.00–163.005907
HeifersMedium and Large 2765117.96/cwt115.00–121.009022
HeifersMedium and Large 1561144.54/cwt140.00–148.008114
HeifersMedium and Large 2565136.18/cwt132.50–140.007692
HeifersMedium and Large 344573.50/cwt60.00–87.003272

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.