Sale reports / Arkansas / I-40 Livestock Auction / 2024-02-22

I-40 Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Feb 22
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053
Feeder Cattle receipts
570 head
▼ 111 vs last sale 681▲ 0 vs year ago 570 · +0.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
56 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 64▲ 0 vs year ago 56 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
35 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 27▲ 20 vs year ago 15 · +133.3%
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 under 400 lbs sold 10.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold 3.00-7.00, mostly 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold steady to 6.00, mostly 3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 4.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $259.30/cwt on 211 head.
Average price
$259.30
211 head · 500 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,296
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$854
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small and Medium 3
$198.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.42
vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1500268.381,341149
Medium and Large 1-2539254.291,37217thin
Medium and Large 2476241.521,14936
Medium and Large 3505204.561,0348thin
Small and Medium 369570.004871thin
One grade step is worth $198.38/cwt here — about $854 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 sale211 hd
259.30
—
AR average7 barns · 1,659 hd
265.72
−6.42
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—Average1,682122.662,0637thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,373118.721,6304thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,110111.031,2322thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,130100.011,13032

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,245$1,7001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,115$1,5001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,290$1,4751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,024$1,4485
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)840$1,2501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)815$7501thin
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)797$1,1048
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)640$9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,110$1,6251thin
Stock CowsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)580$5914thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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 1-2Value Added—588245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,4418
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—722227.27/cwt226.00–228.001,64111
SteersMedium and Large 1—523301.30/cwt280.00–318.001,57614
SteersMedium and Large 1—366372.24/cwt345.00–390.001,36221
HeifersMedium and Large 2—587229.39/cwt220.00–236.001,3476
HeifersMedium and Large 1—668228.96/cwt225.00–230.001,5295
HeifersMedium and Large 2—683213.82/cwt210.00–217.501,4602
SteersMedium and Large 2—520240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,2481
SteersMedium and Large 2—630242.50/cwt242.50–242.501,5282
SteersMedium and Large 2—383311.83/cwt285.00–345.001,1945
SteersMedium and Large 1—322370.55/cwt350.00–405.001,19319
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—795218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,7331
HeifersMedium and Large 1—414289.64/cwt275.00–300.001,19919
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—1,210152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,8451
SteersMedium and Large 1—473301.83/cwt285.00–327.501,42817
HeifersMedium and Large 3—590200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1801
HeifersMedium and Large 2—369261.32/cwt237.50–275.009645
HeifersMedium and Large 2—475240.63/cwt235.00–250.001,1436
HeifersMedium and Large 3—300200.00/cwt200.00–200.006001
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added—479263.00/cwt263.00–263.001,2605
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—288320.00/cwt320.00–320.009228
HeifersMedium and Large 3—528210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1092
HeifersMedium and Large 1—326295.74/cwt285.00–310.0096418
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—428285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,2202
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—525275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4441
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—855205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,7531
SteersMedium and Large 1—581282.98/cwt277.50–285.001,6445
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—810234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,8952
SteersMedium and Large 2—342329.00/cwt295.00–347.501,1253
SteersMedium and Large 1—1,030160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6481
SteersMedium and Large 1—740240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,77611
SteersMedium and Large 1—621271.93/cwt267.50–275.001,6897
SteersMedium and Large 2—480265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,2721
SteersMedium and Large 2—405285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,1541
SteersMedium and Large 3—355285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0121
SteersMedium and Large 1—424323.42/cwt287.50–347.501,37128
SteersMedium and Large 2—670227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,5241
SteersMedium and Large 1—660259.26/cwt252.50–272.501,7114
Dairy SteersLarge 3—85095.00/cwt95.00–95.008081
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—720235.82/cwt233.00–245.001,6985
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—1,070172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,8461
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—1,045167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,7501
SteersMedium and Large 3—405175.00/cwt175.00–175.007091
BullsMedium and Large 1—990137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,3611
BullsMedium and Large 1—791207.80/cwt200.00–216.001,6446
BullsMedium and Large 1—571277.40/cwt255.00–285.001,58412
BullsMedium and Large 1—715215.73/cwt208.00–227.501,5424
BullsMedium and Large 1—1,160140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,6243
BullsMedium and Large 2—568250.01/cwt247.50–252.501,4202
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,05188.14/cwt84.00–91.009268
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,438120.47/cwt120.00–121.001,7322
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,308116.97/cwt115.00–119.001,5302
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,191112.93/cwt110.00–119.001,3457
CowsLean 85-90%—1,110111.03/cwt110.00–112.001,2322
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,151102.17/cwt95.00–108.001,17616
CowsBoner 80-85%—99570.00/cwt70.00–70.006971
Bulls——1,547119.84/cwt113.00–126.001,8543
Bulls——1,185108.00/cwt108.00–108.001,2801
Bulls——1,982130.36/cwt128.00–134.002,5843
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,095104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,1391
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,160115.85/cwt89.00–126.001,3445
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2901,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2451,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2—892123.26/cwt115.00–130.001,0993
Stock CowsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed—620757.26/head650.00–850.007572
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—640950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—8681,228.10/head875.00–1,475.001,2286
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed—585730.98/head625.00–825.007312
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—8401,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Stock CowsSmall and Medium 3—540425.00/head425.00–425.004252
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1101,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1151,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0241,448.46/head1,100.00–1,650.001,4485
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,080132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,4261
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed—815750.00/head750.00–750.007501
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—1,730111.00/cwt111.00–111.001,9201
BullsMedium and Large 1—625252.95/cwt237.50–262.501,58112
BullsMedium and Large 1—480281.84/cwt270.00–300.001,3533
HeifersMedium and Large 3—630201.10/cwt195.00–207.501,2672
HeifersMedium and Large 1Guaranteed Open—1,005150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,5081
BullsMedium and Large 1—672236.92/cwt226.00–255.001,59211
BullsMedium and Large 3—560205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,1481
HeifersMedium and Large 3—418207.13/cwt195.00–220.008662
HeifersMedium and Large 2—500231.25/cwt230.00–232.501,1562
HeifersMedium and Large 2—320256.63/cwt250.00–270.008216
HeifersMedium and Large 1—725219.99/cwt217.50–222.501,5953
HeifersMedium and Large 1—840207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,7431
BullsMedium and Large 1—516289.46/cwt277.50–312.501,49410
HeifersMedium and Large 1—575252.77/cwt242.00–272.501,45317
HeifersMedium and Large 1—376293.77/cwt277.50–305.001,10515
HeifersMedium and Large 1—609245.77/cwt240.00–252.501,4978
HeifersMedium and Large 1—878196.23/cwt195.00–197.501,7232
HeifersMedium and Large 1—524264.64/cwt240.00–270.001,38718
HeifersSmall and Medium 3—69570.00/cwt70.00–70.004871
HeifersMedium and Large 1—472270.79/cwt259.00–282.501,27820
HeifersMedium and Large 2—619223.27/cwt210.00–230.001,3824
HeifersMedium and Large 2—428249.02/cwt230.00–265.001,0665
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—608239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,4532

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.