Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2022-10-27

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Oct 27
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
506 head
55 vs last sale 451 69 vs year ago 437 · +15.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
201 head
52 vs last sale 149 160 vs year ago 41 · +390.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
12 vs last sale 34 13 vs year ago 33 · +39.4%
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 under 500 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 4.00-8.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 10.00, mostly 6.00 higher. Feeder supply was mostly average to plain unweaned calves. 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 $142.45/cwt on 184 head.
Average price
$142.45
184 head · 497 lb average
Value per head Derived
$707
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$187
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$39.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.32
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1509148.85757128
Medium and Large 2457131.9360346
Medium and Large 3523108.9457010thin
One grade step is worth $39.92/cwt here — about $187 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 sale184 hd
142.45
AR average8 barns · 1,396 hd
146.77
−4.32
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
BullsHigh1,57688.831,40011
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,30569.579087thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,02261.866327thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,04757.1659953

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,170$8251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)855$8251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)885$8001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)845$6251thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)775$6501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)705$6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,220$1,1851thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,230$9372thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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 2614135.06/cwt130.00–139.008295
HeifersMedium and Large 2527125.66/cwt120.00–131.006626
HeifersMedium and Large 2765120.00/cwt120.00–120.009181
HeifersMedium and Large 3625111.49/cwt110.00–113.006972
HeifersMedium and Large 3528110.00/cwt110.00–110.005812
HeifersMedium and Large 1519149.44/cwt142.50–156.0077622
HeifersMedium and Large 1482153.61/cwt142.50–160.0074044
HeifersMedium and Large 1840101.00/cwt101.00–101.008481
SteersMedium and Large 3480112.61/cwt100.00–125.005413
SteersMedium and Large 2574137.77/cwt132.00–141.007916
SteersSmall and Medium 368057.50/cwt57.50–57.503911
SteersMedium and Large 2657134.11/cwt129.00–137.508813
HeifersMedium and Large 1373145.65/cwt140.00–155.005435
HeifersMedium and Large 2670127.98/cwt127.00–129.008572
HeifersMedium and Large 2572131.33/cwt130.00–134.007513
SteersMedium and Large 1370167.20/cwt160.00–175.006196
HeifersMedium and Large 1773134.77/cwt125.00–145.001,0422
HeifersMedium and Large 1326151.43/cwt140.00–157.504947
HeifersMedium and Large 2331134.16/cwt125.00–145.0044412
HeifersMedium and Large 3550110.00/cwt110.00–110.006051
HeifersMedium and Large 3483102.69/cwt95.00–110.004962
SteersMedium and Large 360596.00/cwt96.00–96.005811
HeifersMedium and Large 1617147.69/cwt144.00–155.009115
HeifersMedium and Large 1715138.36/cwt132.50–142.509893
HeifersMedium and Large 3325110.00/cwt110.00–110.003581
SteersMedium and Large 1777148.30/cwt147.00–151.001,1523
SteersMedium and Large 1328176.20/cwt160.00–190.005785
SteersMedium and Large 2419141.97/cwt130.00–159.0059517
SteersMedium and Large 2331143.47/cwt140.00–150.004755
SteersMedium and Large 1472165.38/cwt160.00–174.0078115
SteersMedium and Large 2705129.00/cwt129.00–129.009091
SteersMedium and Large 2477143.89/cwt130.00–152.5068614
SteersMedium and Large 2372138.82/cwt130.00–153.005165
SteersMedium and Large 1572157.51/cwt151.00–170.009018
SteersMedium and Large 1705150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0581
SteersMedium and Large 1-2462155.00/cwt155.00–155.007164
SteersMedium and Large 2517144.50/cwt135.00–155.0074710
SteersSmall and Medium 356051.00/cwt51.00–51.002861
SteersMedium and Large 1428168.71/cwt160.00–177.0072227
SteersMedium and Large 1672144.64/cwt140.00–148.009723
SteersMedium and Large 1519160.22/cwt152.50–171.0083212
SteersMedium and Large 1629154.22/cwt149.00–167.509708
BullsMedium and Large 2553125.48/cwt121.00–130.006942
BullsMedium and Large 1773132.34/cwt131.00–134.001,0233
BullsMedium and Large 1720135.00/cwt135.00–135.009722
BullsMedium and Large 1675133.80/cwt127.50–140.009032
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy573122.60/cwt120.00–125.007022
BullsMedium and Large 1Fleshy540120.00/cwt120.00–120.006481
CowsLean 85-90%94545.00/cwt45.00–45.004251
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,16563.00/cwt63.00–63.007341
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,26566.00/cwt66.00–66.008352
CowsBoner 80-85%99056.39/cwt54.00–58.005589
CowsBoner 80-85%1,14468.60/cwt64.50–70.007858
CowsBoner 80-85%98644.36/cwt40.00–48.0043712
CowsBoner 80-85%1,07861.64/cwt58.50–64.0066423
CowsLean 85-90%1,07771.00/cwt71.00–71.007653
CowsLean 85-90%1,09065.00/cwt65.00–65.007092
CowsBoner 80-85%Light Weight82523.00/cwt23.00–23.001901
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,36073.00/cwt73.00–73.009934
Bulls1,67597.14/cwt95.00–99.501,6273
Bulls1,41580.00/cwt70.00–86.001,1324
Bulls1,66491.44/cwt89.00–94.001,5224
CowsLean 85-90%Light Weight80045.00/cwt45.00–45.003601
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,11864.92/cwt63.00–67.007263
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2845625.00/head625.00–625.006251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-289159.25/cwt50.00–66.005284
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-296062.00/cwt62.00–62.005951
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2895105.14/cwt85.00–120.009412
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,04851.04/cwt48.00–54.005352
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2775650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2705600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,170825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,08358.01/cwt48.00–66.006284
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-285469.42/cwt53.00–84.005936
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2885800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-275550.00/cwt50.00–50.003781
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-297075.00/cwt75.00–75.007281
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,230936.57/head750.00–1,085.009372
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2201,185.00/head1,185.00–1,185.001,1851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2855825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,14457.45/cwt44.00–63.006577
BullsMedium and Large 1-21,905104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,9811
BullsMedium and Large 2525126.21/cwt125.00–127.506632
BullsMedium and Large 2620122.50/cwt122.50–122.507601
BullsMedium and Large 1522152.62/cwt135.00–164.0079726
BullsMedium and Large 1572146.29/cwt131.00–157.508379
BullsMedium and Large 3655100.00/cwt100.00–100.006551
BullsMedium and Large 1619141.62/cwt131.00–148.008778
HeifersMedium and Large 1422145.97/cwt142.50–151.0061617
HeifersMedium and Large 1569146.04/cwt137.00–150.0083112
HeifersMedium and Large 2466127.86/cwt121.00–137.505965
HeifersMedium and Large 3660110.00/cwt110.00–110.007261
HeifersMedium and Large 1671146.06/cwt140.00–152.0098010
BullsMedium and Large 21,02580.00/cwt80.00–80.008201
HeifersMedium and Large 2370133.88/cwt130.00–137.504957
HeifersMedium and Large 3425111.00/cwt111.00–111.004721
HeifersMedium and Large 2417136.60/cwt130.00–140.005705

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.