Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2022-05-26

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, May 26
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
368 head
298 vs last sale 666 31 vs year ago 399 · 7.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
75 head
5 vs last sale 80 47 vs year ago 28 · +167.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
66 head
16 vs last sale 50 49 vs year ago 17 · +288.2%
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 500 lbs sold 2.00-6.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 1.00-9.00, mostly 6.00 higher. Feeder supply contained many plain, very light weight calves. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.12/cwt on 139 head.
Average price
$146.12
139 head · 476 lb average
Value per head Derived
$695
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$225
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$59.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.98
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1478152.49729103
Medium and Large 2445139.4062027
Medium and Large 354193.295049thin
One grade step is worth $59.20/cwt here — about $225 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 sale139 hd
146.12
AR average7 barns · 1,421 hd
148.10
−1.98
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
BullsAverage1,49595.631,4305thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,30276.689983thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,01966.656796thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,04562.7565632

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 1613148.53/cwt140.00–152.509105
HeifersMedium and Large 1330156.87/cwt150.00–160.005185
HeifersMedium and Large 2422144.24/cwt140.00–150.0060911
HeifersMedium and Large 347561.32/cwt53.00–70.002912
HeifersMedium and Large 3670110.00/cwt110.00–110.007371
HeifersMedium and Large 363067.00/cwt67.00–67.004221
HeifersMedium and Large 3335130.00/cwt130.00–130.004361
HeifersMedium and Large 1524151.34/cwt143.00–159.0079319
HeifersMedium and Large 2705120.00/cwt120.00–120.008461
HeifersMedium and Large 2610138.00/cwt138.00–138.008421
HeifersMedium and Large 2316140.00/cwt140.00–140.004424
HeifersMedium and Large 2573136.30/cwt135.00–137.507812
HeifersMedium and Large 2510139.00/cwt139.00–139.007091
HeifersMedium and Large 2481135.33/cwt120.00–141.006515
SteersMedium and Large 1519177.39/cwt170.00–185.009219
HeifersMedium and Large 1855111.00/cwt111.00–111.009491
HeifersMedium and Large 1655147.00/cwt147.00–147.009631
HeifersMedium and Large 1473149.62/cwt144.00–162.0070819
HeifersMedium and Large 1376155.20/cwt145.00–162.5058417
HeifersMedium and Large 2368135.47/cwt131.00–140.004992
SteersMedium and Large 3460124.89/cwt120.00–130.005742
SteersMedium and Large 1374188.76/cwt180.00–207.507065
SteersMedium and Large 1910133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,2101
SteersMedium and Large 1469180.08/cwt175.00–190.0084518
SteersMedium and Large 1340185.00/cwt185.00–185.006291
SteersMedium and Large 1422183.56/cwt175.00–198.0077518
SteersMedium and Large 364054.00/cwt54.00–54.003461
SteersMedium and Large 3370140.00/cwt140.00–140.005181
SteersMedium and Large 2516160.28/cwt140.00–168.008275
SteersMedium and Large 2730129.00/cwt129.00–129.009421
SteersMedium and Large 2426164.06/cwt149.00–175.0069914
SteersMedium and Large 342585.31/cwt50.00–127.003633
SteersMedium and Large 1572175.87/cwt169.00–183.001,0065
SteersMedium and Large 1668165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1022
SteersMedium and Large 2379168.97/cwt160.00–179.0064010
SteersMedium and Large 2468161.41/cwt150.00–169.007558
SteersMedium and Large 2555160.00/cwt160.00–160.008881
SteersMedium and Large 2322162.07/cwt140.00–177.5052217
Dairy SteersLarge 371069.00/cwt69.00–69.004901
SteersMedium and Large 1835138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,1521
SteersMedium and Large 1710139.00/cwt139.00–139.009871
SteersMedium and Large 1618164.80/cwt159.00–170.001,0186
BullsMedium and Large 2510137.75/cwt137.50–138.007032
BullsMedium and Large 1567156.43/cwt140.00–167.508874
BullsMedium and Large 1805120.00/cwt120.00–120.009661
BullsMedium and Large 1666139.82/cwt135.00–145.009315
BullsMedium and Large 1535158.38/cwt150.00–167.508479
BullsMedium and Large 1718132.58/cwt129.00–136.009525
CowsBoner 80-85%1,04363.31/cwt61.00–65.006603
CowsLean 85-90%89544.00/cwt44.00–44.003941
CowsLean 85-90%1,03564.00/cwt64.00–64.006621
CowsLean 85-90%1,03274.30/cwt72.00–77.007673
CowsLean 85-90%1,09069.00/cwt69.00–69.007521
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,30276.68/cwt76.50–77.009983
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11368.40/cwt67.00–70.007616
CowsBoner 80-85%93850.52/cwt42.50–59.004749
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16574.68/cwt71.00–77.5087011
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight79846.24/cwt42.00–50.003692
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight77039.00/cwt39.00–39.003001
Bulls1,480100.05/cwt98.00–101.001,4813
Bulls1,19070.00/cwt70.00–70.008331
Bulls1,845108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,9931
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-295375.93/cwt60.00–85.007244
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,18567.00/cwt67.00–67.007941
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,0101,350.00/cwt1,350.00–1,350.0013,6351
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,1931,575.16/cwt1,550.00–1,600.0018,7922
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,3051,500.00/cwt1,500.00–1,500.0019,5751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2431,721.43/cwt1,700.00–1,750.0021,3972
BullsMedium and Large 2640125.00/cwt125.00–125.008001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1711,062.48/cwt950.00–1,200.0012,4429
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2401,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0013,0202
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3701,200.00/cwt1,200.00–1,200.0016,4401
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,21675.51/cwt73.00–79.009185
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2771,007.31/cwt900.00–1,050.0012,8633
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,04071.29/cwt66.00–76.007415
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,02077.00/cwt77.00–77.007851
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-291578.62/cwt77.00–80.007192
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed70051.00/cwt51.00–51.003571
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy8131,307.85/cwt1,150.00–1,450.0010,6332
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,2301,050.00/cwt1,050.00–1,050.0012,9151
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2915850.00/cwt850.00–850.007,7784
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2981,349.52/cwt1,300.00–1,400.0017,5172
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2421,166.51/cwt1,000.00–1,300.0014,4887
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2968649.29/cwt600.00–725.006,2854
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2251,400.00/cwt1,400.00–1,400.0017,1501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2101,125.00/cwt1,125.00–1,125.0013,6131
BullsMedium and Large 1-2828114.30/cwt105.00–124.009462
HeifersMedium and Large 1713131.93/cwt128.00–136.009412
HeifersMedium and Large 1425159.80/cwt150.00–168.0067921
BullsMedium and Large 288096.00/cwt96.00–96.008451
BullsMedium and Large 2685126.00/cwt126.00–126.008631
BullsMedium and Large 2568137.53/cwt136.00–139.007812
HeifersMedium and Large 376080.00/cwt80.00–80.006081
HeifersMedium and Large 373090.00/cwt90.00–90.006571
HeifersMedium and Large 3395120.00/cwt120.00–120.004742
HeifersMedium and Large 1564149.66/cwt144.00–155.0084413

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.