Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2022-06-02

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Jun 2
● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
394 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 368▼ 61 vs year ago 455 · −13.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 75▼ 4 vs year ago 74 · −5.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
75 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 66▲ 50 vs year ago 25 · +200.0%
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 sold steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 2.00-5.00 higher; over 600 lbs not well tested. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.74/cwt on 167 head.
Average price
$144.74
167 head · 461 lb average
Value per head Derived
$667
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$262
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$57.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.30
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1461157.15725103
Medium and Large 2459134.0161547
Medium and Large 346699.2346217thin
One grade step is worth $57.92/cwt here — about $262 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 sale167 hd
144.74
—
AR average8 barns · 1,696 hd
148.04
−3.30
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—Low1,50792.221,3909thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,41374.561,0536thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,06964.5168931
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low87355.684868thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,046$1,0815
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,004$8707
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,017$8609
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)840$8553thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)739$7455
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)913$8942thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)808$8132thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)744$7854thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)625$6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)735$9251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)955$8734thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)875$1,0501thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,130$8392thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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 3—468100.00/cwt100.00–100.004682
HeifersMedium and Large 2—578128.39/cwt120.00–137.007422
HeifersMedium and Large 2—745124.00/cwt124.00–124.009241
HeifersMedium and Large 2—433134.00/cwt126.00–146.0058016
HeifersMedium and Large 3—425100.00/cwt100.00–100.004252
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open—715140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0011
HeifersMedium and Large 2—330138.06/cwt130.00–145.004563
HeifersMedium and Large 2—514128.01/cwt120.00–138.006588
HeifersMedium and Large 1—429157.56/cwt151.00–163.006769
HeifersMedium and Large 1—632135.72/cwt133.00–138.008583
HeifersMedium and Large 2—480137.82/cwt120.00–149.0066210
HeifersMedium and Large 3—51889.95/cwt70.00–110.004664
HeifersMedium and Large 1—660136.00/cwt136.00–136.008981
SteersMedium and Large 1—474179.09/cwt173.00–185.0084910
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—620156.00/cwt156.00–156.009671
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—437165.00/cwt165.00–165.0072130
HeifersMedium and Large 1—468155.00/cwt155.00–155.007252
HeifersMedium and Large 2—373139.56/cwt130.00–145.005216
HeifersMedium and Large 1—368160.54/cwt152.50–170.0059113
SteersMedium and Large 3—468130.05/cwt100.00–145.006097
SteersMedium and Large 2—568154.46/cwt150.00–160.008774
SteersMedium and Large 1—795140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1131
SteersMedium and Large 3—380145.00/cwt145.00–145.005511
HeifersMedium and Large 2—610120.00/cwt120.00–120.007321
SteersMedium and Large 1—520169.72/cwt159.00–175.008834
SteersMedium and Large 2—372171.24/cwt160.00–178.0063711
SteersMedium and Large 2—319157.55/cwt131.00–175.005036
SteersMedium and Large 2—427162.74/cwt146.00–170.0069518
SteersMedium and Large 2—730133.72/cwt123.00–144.009762
HeifersMedium and Large 1—576151.04/cwt140.00–157.0087011
SteersMedium and Large 3—55084.00/cwt84.00–84.004621
SteersMedium and Large 1—575165.91/cwt161.00–172.009547
SteersMedium and Large 1—665151.98/cwt151.00–153.001,0112
SteersMedium and Large 1—623166.04/cwt165.00–167.001,0342
SteersMedium and Large 1—374186.84/cwt185.00–187.506994
SteersMedium and Large 3—62052.50/cwt52.50–52.503261
SteersMedium and Large 1—330180.00/cwt180.00–180.005941
SteersMedium and Large 2—476161.84/cwt151.00–167.5077023
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—770152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,1701
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—628168.94/cwt167.00–171.001,0612
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—550183.00/cwt182.00–185.001,0073
SteersMedium and Large 2—513147.95/cwt137.00–159.007592
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—523183.51/cwt183.00–185.009608
SteersMedium and Large 1—429175.94/cwt170.00–185.007555
BullsMedium and Large 1—619143.91/cwt137.00–153.008915
BullsMedium and Large 1—850110.00/cwt110.00–110.009351
BullsMedium and Large 1—800114.00/cwt114.00–114.009121
BullsMedium and Large 1—570155.52/cwt144.00–167.5088611
BullsMedium and Large 1—758128.99/cwt125.00–133.009784
BullsMedium and Large 1—684134.28/cwt132.50–140.009184
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight—71039.87/cwt37.00–42.002832
Bulls——1,12572.41/cwt68.00–75.008153
CowsLean 85-90%—92553.21/cwt49.00–58.004922
CowsLean 85-90%—87357.15/cwt50.00–63.004992
CowsLean 85-90%—99574.00/cwt74.00–74.007361
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,39878.71/cwt77.50–79.501,1004
CowsLean 85-90%—97071.00/cwt71.00–71.006891
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,30574.50/cwt74.50–74.509721
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,58058.00/cwt58.00–58.009161
Bulls——1,725100.75/cwt100.00–102.501,7384
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,25776.14/cwt73.00–78.009578
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,11569.15/cwt68.00–71.007717
CowsBoner 80-85%—90948.87/cwt38.00–57.504448
CowsBoner 80-85%—99964.45/cwt62.00–66.006448
Bulls——1,643104.87/cwt103.50–106.001,7232
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—625650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—875800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed—735900.00/head900.00–900.009001
HeifersMedium and Large 3—385112.76/cwt100.00–130.004344
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—768775.45/head700.00–900.007754
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,017859.52/head675.00–1,050.008609
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0461,081.09/head1,025.00–1,225.001,0815
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—72883.06/cwt65.00–97.5060512
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,10562.00/cwt62.00–62.006851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,01564.87/cwt64.00–66.006582
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—913894.11/head650.00–1,100.008942
HeifersMedium and Large 1—733126.76/cwt126.00–127.009294
HeifersMedium and Large 3—580100.00/cwt100.00–100.005801
HeifersMedium and Large 3—605110.00/cwt110.00–110.006661
HeifersMedium and Large 3—335105.50/cwt105.00–106.003532
HeifersMedium and Large 3—67055.00/cwt55.00–55.003691
BullsMedium and Large 1—715133.00/cwt133.00–133.009511
BullsMedium and Large 2—530145.00/cwt145.00–145.007691
BullsMedium and Large 2—563137.47/cwt136.00–139.007742
BullsMedium and Large 1—531165.54/cwt150.00–177.008798
HeifersMedium and Large 1—519153.35/cwt142.00–159.0079613
HeifersMedium and Large 1—326161.34/cwt151.00–172.5052615
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed—735925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,105895.64/head775.00–1,000.008962
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-2—8751,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed—625625.00/head625.00–625.006251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,34076.00/cwt76.00–76.001,0181
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,21574.25/cwt71.00–79.009023
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—72778.34/cwt65.00–89.005706
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—66885.89/cwt69.00–95.005744
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,130838.83/head800.00–875.008392
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,004869.75/head700.00–1,000.008707
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—840855.10/head750.00–920.008553
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—808813.00/head800.00–825.008132
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—744784.57/head730.00–850.007854

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.