Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2022-08-18

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Aug 18
● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
813 head
267 vs last sale 546 187 vs year ago 1,000 · 18.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
23 vs last sale 43 50 vs year ago 70 · 71.4%
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 sold 8.00-16.00, mostly 11.00 higher; with full advance on 400-500 lb steers and 500-600 lb heifers. Slaughter cows and bulls not reported due to time restraints.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $180.03/cwt on 272 head.
Average price
$180.03
272 head · 519 lb average
Value per head Derived
$934
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$523
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$71.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.43
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1528191.241,009182
Medium and Large 2449163.7873672
Medium and Large 1-2893139.501,24611thin
Medium and Large 3407119.484867thin
One grade step is worth $71.76/cwt here — about $523 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 sale272 hd
180.03
AR average7 barns · 861 hd
174.60
+5.43
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

72 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 2680160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0881
SteersMedium and Large 1822145.35/cwt137.00–148.001,19511
SteersMedium and Large 1477194.31/cwt180.00–207.0092718
SteersMedium and Large 1937128.36/cwt125.00–130.001,2033
SteersMedium and Large 1950110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0451
SteersMedium and Large 1633184.51/cwt177.00–191.001,16810
SteersMedium and Large 1714165.48/cwt157.00–174.001,1824
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added615192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,1816
SteersMedium and Large 2510159.76/cwt150.00–179.008153
SteersMedium and Large 2915106.98/cwt106.00–108.009792
SteersMedium and Large 2610163.00/cwt163.00–163.009941
SteersMedium and Large 1563191.91/cwt183.00–195.501,08012
SteersMedium and Large 1-2893139.50/cwt139.50–139.501,24611
SteersMedium and Large 1675189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,2761
SteersMedium and Large 1423194.43/cwt180.00–207.5082221
SteersMedium and Large 2740133.00/cwt133.00–133.009841
HeifersMedium and Large 1644165.99/cwt160.00–169.001,0695
SteersMedium and Large 2425170.07/cwt140.00–177.5072325
SteersMedium and Large 367097.00/cwt97.00–97.006501
SteersMedium and Large 336071.00/cwt71.00–71.002561
SteersMedium and Large 3328134.46/cwt131.00–137.504413
SteersMedium and Large 3418132.49/cwt130.00–135.005542
SteersMedium and Large 2565140.00/cwt140.00–140.007911
SteersMedium and Large 2473168.35/cwt142.50–179.0079621
SteersMedium and Large 2311154.22/cwt140.00–175.004809
SteersMedium and Large 2378165.97/cwt157.50–177.506278
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added460212.50/cwt212.50–212.509781
SteersMedium and Large 1373191.49/cwt180.00–205.0071421
SteersMedium and Large 1518193.10/cwt181.00–204.001,00012
SteersMedium and Large 1314201.09/cwt180.00–217.0063112
BullsMedium and Large 1-2637150.00/cwt150.00–150.009563
BullsMedium and Large 1-2675149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,0062
BullsMedium and Large 1569169.47/cwt153.00–177.5096414
BullsMedium and Large 1723139.17/cwt125.00–148.001,0066
BullsMedium and Large 1910106.00/cwt106.00–106.009651
BullsMedium and Large 1519174.91/cwt159.00–182.5090823
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2730100.00/cwt100.00–100.007301
BullsMedium and Large 1665150.24/cwt141.00–160.009998
BullsMedium and Large 1865107.49/cwt107.00–108.009302
BullsMedium and Large 1622160.69/cwt145.00–170.0099910
BullsMedium and Large 1995117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,1641
BullsMedium and Large 21,01380.00/cwt80.00–80.008102
BullsMedium and Large 3555118.00/cwt118.00–118.006551
HeifersMedium and Large 1422177.41/cwt165.00–185.0074920
HeifersMedium and Large 1675163.81/cwt152.00–167.001,10611
HeifersMedium and Large 1324175.09/cwt165.00–187.505679
HeifersMedium and Large 1474181.22/cwt167.50–186.0085958
BullsMedium and Large 2562142.00/cwt142.00–142.007983
BullsMedium and Large 2770116.00/cwt116.00–116.008931
HeifersMedium and Large 3310118.61/cwt110.00–127.503682
HeifersMedium and Large 3635110.00/cwt110.00–110.006991
HeifersMedium and Large 3585115.00/cwt115.00–115.006731
HeifersMedium and Large 353570.00/cwt70.00–70.003751
HeifersMedium and Large 3420115.28/cwt110.00–125.004844
HeifersMedium and Large 1521176.70/cwt162.00–182.5092126
HeifersMedium and Large 2795120.00/cwt120.00–120.009541
HeifersMedium and Large 2715110.00/cwt110.00–110.007871
HeifersMedium and Large 2335145.00/cwt145.00–145.004861
HeifersMedium and Large 2421153.38/cwt140.00–162.5064613
HeifersMedium and Large 1367171.55/cwt152.50–189.0063025
HeifersMedium and Large 2478156.00/cwt130.00–162.507469
HeifersMedium and Large 2571137.31/cwt120.00–147.007845
HeifersMedium and Large 2369144.08/cwt130.00–155.005325
HeifersMedium and Large 2682130.00/cwt130.00–130.008872
HeifersMedium and Large 2538138.73/cwt137.50–140.007462
HeifersMedium and Large 2855109.00/cwt109.00–109.009321
HeifersMedium and Large 2815105.00/cwt105.00–105.008561
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy597201.50/cwt201.50–201.501,20330
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy488209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,02019
HeifersMedium and Large 1563168.69/cwt159.00–178.0095032
HeifersMedium and Large 2600137.00/cwt133.00–141.008222
HeifersMedium and Large 1708154.47/cwt152.00–157.001,0942

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.