Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2022-06-23

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Jun 23
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
504 head
▲ 171 vs last sale 333▼ 65 vs year ago 569 · −11.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
57 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 53▼ 123 vs year ago 180 · −68.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 29▼ 91 vs year ago 118 · −77.1%
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 and heifers sold 1.00-7.00, mostly 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.06/cwt on 188 head.
Average price
$153.06
188 head · 513 lb average
Value per head Derived
$785
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$444
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3
$84.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.51
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1513159.18817155
Medium and Large 2507135.1968526
Medium and Large 357096.865523thin
Small and Medium 350174.433724thin
One grade step is worth $84.76/cwt here — about $444 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 sale188 hd
153.06
—
AR average8 barns · 1,336 hd
152.56
+0.51
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—Average1,739112.321,9534thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,42383.791,1935thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low94473.616956thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High98973.5472820

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$1,0751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,087$9094thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)885$9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,283$1,2622thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenAged (>8 yrs)1,107$9383thin
Heifer PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)875$1,0751thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)830$7501thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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 1—668167.30/cwt167.00–167.501,11810
SteersMedium and Large 1—735154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,1321
SteersMedium and Large 2—600141.00/cwt141.00–141.008461
Dairy SteersSmall and Medium 3—32082.50/cwt82.50–82.502641
SteersMedium and Large 1—815124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,0111
SteersMedium and Large 1—380199.36/cwt190.00–210.007583
SteersMedium and Large 1—330187.50/cwt187.50–187.506191
BullsMedium and Large 1—96591.00/cwt91.00–91.008781
BullsMedium and Large 2—583144.20/cwt144.00–145.008415
BullsMedium and Large 1—800110.00/cwt110.00–110.008801
BullsMedium and Large 1—519162.00/cwt156.00–168.0084110
BullsMedium and Large 1—770142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0932
BullsMedium and Large 1—668148.51/cwt141.00–154.009923
CowsLean 85-90%—91373.01/cwt72.00–74.006672
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,42578.00/cwt78.00–78.001,1121
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,34886.49/cwt86.00–87.001,1662
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,49883.99/cwt83.00–85.001,2582
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,07888.50/cwt86.00–91.009543
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,04782.00/cwt82.00–82.008593
CowsLean 85-90%—1,07088.50/cwt88.50–88.509471
CowsLean 85-90%—99877.06/cwt75.50–78.507692
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight—78544.00/cwt44.00–44.003451
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight—83060.00/cwt60.00–60.004981
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,01476.67/cwt74.50–78.007775
Bulls——1,739112.32/cwt105.00–118.001,9534
CowsBoner 80-85%—96167.43/cwt44.00–73.006487
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight—77053.00/cwt53.00–53.004081
Bred CowsSmall and Medium 3—755400.00/head400.00–400.004001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1981,079.14/head900.00–1,200.001,0793
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1501,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,07384.41/cwt78.00–90.009062
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,28480.21/cwt73.00–86.001,0304
Heifer PairsMedium and Large 1-2—8751,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—885900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2831,261.50/head1,190.00–1,330.001,2622
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—995800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1631,007.48/head1,000.00–1,015.001,0072
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—830750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,21983.56/cwt78.00–87.001,0194
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—1,595125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,9941
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy—460125.00/cwt125.00–125.005751
HeifersMedium and Large 2—735118.75/cwt117.50–120.008732
HeifersMedium and Large 1—524159.39/cwt140.00–168.0083535
BullsMedium and Large 2—660135.00/cwt135.00–135.008911
BullsMedium and Large 1—619156.87/cwt154.00–159.009717
BullsMedium and Large 1—573157.63/cwt152.00–169.009035
HeifersMedium and Large 1—880131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,1531
HeifersSmall and Medium 3—46381.35/cwt75.00–87.503772
HeifersMedium and Large 1—475165.36/cwt152.50–176.0078525
HeifersMedium and Large 1—571156.10/cwt140.00–162.0089123
HeifersMedium and Large 1—685146.69/cwt140.00–158.001,00521
HeifersMedium and Large 1—327162.86/cwt150.00–170.0053313
HeifersMedium and Large 1—608156.11/cwt149.00–161.009495
HeifersMedium and Large 1—418165.92/cwt155.00–177.5069420
HeifersMedium and Large 2—428146.27/cwt130.00–152.506266
HeifersMedium and Large 3—51595.29/cwt80.00–110.004912
HeifersMedium and Large 2—603126.49/cwt125.00–128.007632
HeifersSmall and Medium 3—53867.50/cwt67.50–67.503632
HeifersMedium and Large 3—680100.00/cwt100.00–100.006801
HeifersMedium and Large 2—533124.48/cwt120.00–129.006632
HeifersMedium and Large 2—320142.00/cwt137.50–147.004543
SteersMedium and Large 2—322165.93/cwt151.00–180.005345
SteersMedium and Large 2—655145.00/cwt145.00–145.009501
HeifersMedium and Large 1—381165.00/cwt157.00–167.5062910
HeifersMedium and Large 2—365140.00/cwt140.00–140.005111
HeifersMedium and Large 1—720146.17/cwt142.50–150.001,0522
HeifersMedium and Large 2—468136.75/cwt130.00–147.006404
SteersMedium and Large 3—500126.00/cwt126.00–126.006301
SteersMedium and Large 1—517184.11/cwt176.00–190.009528
SteersMedium and Large 3—374119.76/cwt80.00–135.004486
SteersMedium and Large 3—328136.50/cwt130.00–140.004483
SteersSmall and Medium 3—53570.00/cwt70.00–70.003751
SteersMedium and Large 3—450137.50/cwt137.50–137.506191
SteersMedium and Large 2—424156.80/cwt147.50–168.006658
SteersMedium and Large 2—576159.28/cwt147.50–167.509175
HeifersMedium and Large 2—683134.97/cwt132.00–137.009223
HeifersMedium and Large 2—580127.50/cwt125.00–130.007402
SteersMedium and Large 2—515155.39/cwt148.00–167.508005
SteersMedium and Large 2—700140.00/cwt140.00–140.009801
SteersMedium and Large 3—91880.10/cwt75.00–85.007352
SteersMedium and Large 2—373163.78/cwt147.50–180.0061116
SteersMedium and Large 2—935106.00/cwt106.00–106.009911
SteersMedium and Large 1—422184.25/cwt170.00–202.5077810
SteersMedium and Large 1—627167.04/cwt159.00–174.001,0473
SteersMedium and Large 1—913131.45/cwt126.00–137.001,2002
SteersMedium and Large 1—1,18092.00/cwt92.00–92.001,0861
SteersMedium and Large 2—479157.81/cwt130.00–167.5075617
SteersMedium and Large 2—982107.78/cwt94.00–110.001,0587
SteersMedium and Large 1—475184.97/cwt171.00–194.008798
SteersMedium and Large 1—795154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,2241
SteersMedium and Large 1—564185.86/cwt175.00–190.001,04831

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.