Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2022-09-01

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Sep 1
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
623 head
109 vs last sale 732 177 vs year ago 800 · 22.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
119 head
74 vs last sale 193 73 vs year ago 46 · +158.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
7 vs last sale 30 10 vs year ago 33 · 30.3%
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 under 600 lbs sold 2.00-5.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 9.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 10.00, mostly 4.00 lower. Several groups of long weaned or Value Added cattle sold with a Premium. No trend for Slaughter cows or bulls, not reported last week.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb steers averaged $173.74/cwt on 257 head.
Average price
$173.74
257 head · 476 lb average
Value per head Derived
$827
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$421
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$58.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
9.34
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1507184.59935158
Medium and Large 1-2446170.0075819thin
Medium and Large 2428162.3769460
Medium and Large 3409125.6951420
One grade step is worth $58.90/cwt here — about $421 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 sale257 hd
173.74
AR average9 barns · 951 hd
183.07
−9.34
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
BullsLow1,44792.881,34413
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,38682.481,14312
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,09473.0980040
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low93862.155835thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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 393080.00/cwt80.00–80.007441
SteersMedium and Large 2421166.10/cwt140.00–175.0069921
SteersMedium and Large 1-2446170.00/cwt170.00–170.0075819
SteersMedium and Large 2615145.00/cwt145.00–145.008921
SteersMedium and Large 11,17592.00/cwt92.00–92.001,0812
SteersMedium and Large 2695130.00/cwt130.00–130.009041
SteersMedium and Large 1330184.35/cwt180.00–193.0060811
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added480210.63/cwt210.50–214.001,01126
SteersMedium and Large 3324128.48/cwt105.00–150.0041611
SteersMedium and Large 3482126.98/cwt121.00–130.006123
SteersMedium and Large 2550145.00/cwt145.00–145.007981
SteersMedium and Large 3620120.00/cwt120.00–120.007441
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2300160.00/cwt160.00–160.004803
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2430156.00/cwt156.00–156.006713
HeifersMedium and Large 1563154.78/cwt143.00–169.008715
HeifersMedium and Large 1429172.08/cwt167.50–185.0073815
SteersMedium and Large 3435129.28/cwt120.00–139.005622
HeifersMedium and Large 1468168.48/cwt160.00–185.0078814
HeifersMedium and Large 3580106.00/cwt106.00–106.006151
HeifersMedium and Large 2375140.88/cwt130.00–157.005284
HeifersMedium and Large 1674151.77/cwt149.00–155.001,0234
HeifersMedium and Large 2320153.00/cwt153.00–153.004901
SteersMedium and Large 3378130.50/cwt130.00–131.004932
SteersMedium and Large 1888140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2435
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added530195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0341
SteersMedium and Large 2479158.73/cwt140.00–179.0076014
SteersMedium and Large 2369166.73/cwt145.00–175.0061512
SteersMedium and Large 2322164.56/cwt150.00–175.005307
SteersMedium and Large 2523152.99/cwt140.00–162.508003
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600188.50/cwt188.50–188.501,13121
SteersMedium and Large 1810141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,1421
SteersMedium and Large 1421184.60/cwt177.00–195.0077732
SteersMedium and Large 1464177.88/cwt175.00–187.5082512
SteersMedium and Large 1617175.01/cwt170.00–186.001,0805
SteersMedium and Large 1567176.25/cwt166.00–185.009999
SteersMedium and Large 1383188.27/cwt185.00–200.0072113
SteersMedium and Large 1755144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,0871
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added567190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0773
SteersMedium and Large 1670182.45/cwt179.00–186.001,2222
SteersMedium and Large 1514175.19/cwt170.00–192.5090014
BullsMedium and Large 2522135.41/cwt125.00–147.507075
BullsMedium and Large 1577161.91/cwt153.00–180.0093420
BullsMedium and Large 1715130.00/cwt130.00–130.009301
BullsMedium and Large 2765108.00/cwt108.00–108.008261
BullsMedium and Large 1760136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,0341
BullsMedium and Large 1629171.94/cwt162.00–172.501,08219
CowsBoner 80-85%1,22882.93/cwt80.00–84.501,0187
CowsBoner 80-85%1,02367.08/cwt64.00–71.006868
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight64030.00/cwt30.00–30.001921
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight84058.00/cwt58.00–58.004871
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight77045.00/cwt45.00–45.003471
CowsLean 85-90%1,01052.00/cwt52.00–52.005251
CowsLean 85-90%1,04081.87/cwt80.00–84.008512
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,38283.40/cwt82.00–86.001,1539
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,39879.70/cwt77.00–81.001,1143
CowsBoner 80-85%85552.00/cwt52.00–52.004452
CowsBoner 80-85%1,13376.88/cwt74.00–79.0087121
Bulls1,28881.37/cwt77.00–88.001,0483
Bulls1,46792.62/cwt90.00–95.501,3596
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight83050.00/cwt50.00–50.004151
Bulls1,535101.91/cwt98.00–105.001,5644
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,15083.00/cwt83.00–83.009551
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,01779.15/cwt70.00–84.008056
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,06774.90/cwt73.50–77.007993
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-21,06571.00/cwt71.00–71.007561
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,00373.29/cwt50.00–86.007355
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,14086.13/cwt81.00–93.009822
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,17286.88/cwt82.00–93.001,0185
BullsMedium and Large 2830114.00/cwt114.00–114.009461
BullsMedium and Large 1820135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1071
BullsMedium and Large 1670149.19/cwt140.00–154.001,0003
BullsMedium and Large 353094.95/cwt90.00–100.005032
BullsMedium and Large 2580147.74/cwt142.50–149.008575
BullsMedium and Large 1518169.54/cwt155.00–187.0087834
HeifersMedium and Large 2710120.00/cwt120.00–120.008521
HeifersMedium and Large 3458104.92/cwt100.00–110.004812
HeifersMedium and Large 3442110.00/cwt100.00–120.004863
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open880121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,0651
BullsMedium and Large 2671136.00/cwt135.00–137.009134
BullsMedium and Large 2618137.94/cwt134.00–145.008525
HeifersMedium and Large 1330173.55/cwt161.00–185.0057314
HeifersMedium and Large 2572134.79/cwt123.00–145.007718
HeifersMedium and Large 1511154.43/cwt145.00–160.007897
HeifersMedium and Large 1624149.46/cwt143.00–155.009334
HeifersMedium and Large 1377171.16/cwt163.00–183.006459
HeifersMedium and Large 2469146.91/cwt130.00–159.0068911
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added540182.00/cwt182.00–182.009832
HeifersMedium and Large 2422145.10/cwt130.00–160.0061213
HeifersMedium and Large 2532135.37/cwt127.00–140.007207
HeifersMedium and Large 3317108.29/cwt83.00–127.503435
HeifersMedium and Large 2680132.16/cwt124.00–142.008995
HeifersMedium and Large 1715154.03/cwt150.00–156.001,1013

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.