Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2022-05-12

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, May 12
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
508 head
▲ 222 vs last sale 286▲ 72 vs year ago 436 · +16.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
72 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 65▲ 9 vs year ago 63 · +14.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 67▲ 0 vs year ago 40 · +0.0%
Also sold hereFeeder Cattle Pot Load SaleTue Sep 15, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 6.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 3.00-9.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.81/cwt on 226 head.
Average price
$145.81
226 head · 505 lb average
Value per head Derived
$737
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$258
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$58.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−9.33
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1493156.37771158
Medium and Large 1-2581140.458168thin
Medium and Large 2531135.8472233
Medium and Large 352497.8651327
One grade step is worth $58.51/cwt here — about $258 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 sale226 hd
145.81
—
AR average9 barns · 1,703 hd
155.15
−9.33
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—High1,49889.731,3459thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,46173.391,07312
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01866.246745thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,10964.7571833

Every lot, as filed

96 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 2—765129.00/cwt129.00–129.009871
HeifersMedium and Large 2—626132.81/cwt129.00–138.008319
HeifersMedium and Large 1—768131.05/cwt128.00–134.001,0062
HeifersMedium and Large 2—426142.20/cwt135.00–148.006065
HeifersMedium and Large 2—474141.05/cwt133.00–149.006698
HeifersMedium and Large 2—380150.36/cwt147.50–153.005712
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—474145.39/cwt143.00–148.006894
HeifersMedium and Large 1—845124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0481
HeifersMedium and Large 1—875120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0501
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—688135.50/cwt134.00–137.009324
HeifersMedium and Large 1—707135.84/cwt134.00–139.009606
HeifersMedium and Large 1—559151.71/cwt143.00–159.008488
HeifersMedium and Large 1—660142.40/cwt137.00–149.009407
SteersMedium and Large 1—529181.63/cwt167.50–190.0096114
SteersMedium and Large 1—617171.16/cwt170.00–179.001,05611
HeifersMedium and Large 1—521153.05/cwt143.00–160.0079740
HeifersMedium and Large 1—475157.98/cwt147.00–165.0075020
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—444175.00/cwt175.00–175.0077710
HeifersMedium and Large 1—940120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1281
SteersMedium and Large 2—475157.02/cwt135.00–172.507467
SteersMedium and Large 3—49590.00/cwt90.00–90.004461
SteersMedium and Large 3—320137.50/cwt137.50–137.504401
SteersSmall and Medium 3—68251.00/cwt51.00–51.003482
SteersMedium and Large 3—66570.00/cwt70.00–70.004661
SteersMedium and Large 3—380155.00/cwt155.00–155.005891
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—425170.00/cwt170.00–170.007232
SteersMedium and Large 2—510165.00/cwt165.00–165.008421
SteersMedium and Large 2—373168.28/cwt152.50–180.0062810
SteersMedium and Large 2—431166.28/cwt145.00–175.0071714
SteersMedium and Large 2—323170.02/cwt157.00–183.005497
SteersMedium and Large 2—935117.50/cwt117.50–117.501,0991
SteersMedium and Large 1—419191.21/cwt182.50–210.0080123
SteersMedium and Large 1—338193.26/cwt185.00–197.006536
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—254179.00/cwt179.00–179.004555
SteersMedium and Large 1—562178.54/cwt175.00–184.001,0035
SteersMedium and Large 1—828142.60/cwt138.00–147.001,1812
SteersMedium and Large 2—573153.93/cwt149.00–159.008822
SteersMedium and Large 1—372192.12/cwt180.00–205.0071512
SteersMedium and Large 1—915138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,2631
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—480192.00/cwt192.00–192.0092211
SteersMedium and Large 1—650169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,0991
SteersMedium and Large 1—470180.39/cwt172.50–188.0084828
BullsMedium and Large 1—722139.25/cwt136.00–145.001,0053
BullsMedium and Large 1—885132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,1681
BullsMedium and Large 1—573159.87/cwt151.00–170.0091619
BullsMedium and Large 1—686143.71/cwt133.00–159.009864
BullsMedium and Large 1—523165.61/cwt157.50–175.008663
BullsMedium and Large 1—628151.70/cwt145.00–157.009539
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,41976.18/cwt74.00–79.501,0817
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,39583.50/cwt83.50–83.501,1651
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,31575.77/cwt74.00–77.509967
CowsLean 85-90%—1,01067.97/cwt67.00–69.006862
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,16369.66/cwt68.00–72.008108
CowsLean 85-90%—1,12574.12/cwt73.00–75.008342
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,50171.86/cwt70.00–73.501,0794
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,60060.00/cwt60.00–60.009601
CowsBoner 80-85%—99257.54/cwt39.00–65.0057116
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight—82047.00/cwt47.00–47.003851
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight—80545.00/cwt45.00–45.003621
Bulls——1,868106.26/cwt106.00–106.501,9852
Bulls——1,29073.38/cwt45.00–90.009474
Bulls——1,530100.50/cwt94.00–103.501,5383
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—74781.75/cwt70.00–90.006113
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed—820525.00/cwt525.00–525.004,3051
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,218966.32/cwt875.00–1,100.0011,7708
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,10873.88/cwt63.00–79.508194
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,05057.00/cwt57.00–57.005991
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,32773.63/cwt70.00–81.009776
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—96558.17/cwt56.00–60.005612
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,01876.35/cwt74.00–80.007773
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,32578.00/cwt78.00–78.001,0341
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-2—795950.00/cwt950.00–950.007,5531
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1791,260.67/cwt915.00–1,375.0014,86310
HeifersMedium and Large 1—417160.90/cwt151.00–167.5067119
BullsMedium and Large 2—565142.48/cwt139.00–149.008053
BullsMedium and Large 2—675130.00/cwt130.00–130.008781
BullsMedium and Large 2—625125.00/cwt125.00–125.007811
BullsMedium and Large 2—727121.98/cwt112.00–128.008873
BullsMedium and Large 1—781123.96/cwt122.50–127.009683
HeifersMedium and Large 3—360115.00/cwt115.00–115.004141
HeifersMedium and Large 3—484102.29/cwt85.00–117.504955
HeifersMedium and Large 3—755100.00/cwt100.00–100.007551
HeifersMedium and Large 1—369168.49/cwt155.00–177.5062218
HeifersMedium and Large 1—319164.61/cwt150.00–175.0052515
HeifersMedium and Large 1—623146.35/cwt140.00–155.0091210
HeifersMedium and Large 2—705120.00/cwt120.00–120.008461
HeifersMedium and Large 3—33293.03/cwt70.00–131.003093
HeifersMedium and Large 3—91580.00/cwt80.00–80.007321
HeifersMedium and Large 3—61060.00/cwt60.00–60.003661
HeifersMedium and Large 3—422113.45/cwt89.00–125.004797
HeifersMedium and Large 3—520110.00/cwt110.00–110.005721
HeifersMedium and Large 3—55367.47/cwt60.00–75.003732
HeifersMedium and Large 3—80080.00/cwt80.00–80.006401
HeifersMedium and Large 2—518127.82/cwt121.00–138.006625
HeifersMedium and Large 3—68194.38/cwt50.00–118.006434
HeifersMedium and Large 2—578129.57/cwt124.00–135.007492

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.