Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 1.00-8.00, mostly 5.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 5.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 1.00-5.00, mostly 2.00 lower. Several groups of long weaned or Value Added cattle sold with a Premium. 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 $157.99/cwt on 382 head.

Average price

$157.99

382 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$815

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$419

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$46.62/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.32

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	165.24	879	241
Medium and Large 1-2	554	155.78	863	71
Medium and Large 2	441	145.11	640	44
Medium and Large 3	388	118.62	460	26

One grade step is worth $46.62/cwt here — about $419 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 sale382 hd

157.99

—

AR average9 barns · 2,730 hd

164.31

−6.32

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

88 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	366	159.50/cwt	159.50–159.50	584	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	641	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	167.21/cwt	154.00–185.00	788	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	770	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	123.31/cwt	110.00–132.50	413	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	670	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	965	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	485	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	776	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	119.33/cwt	115.00–122.00	505	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	878	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	849	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	170.53/cwt	160.00–180.00	651	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	662	158.61/cwt	148.00–159.00	1,050	33
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	311	145.62/cwt	135.00–155.00	453	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	146.69/cwt	134.00–152.50	698	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	158.92/cwt	155.00–168.00	895	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	161.11/cwt	153.00–170.00	683	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	377	108.57/cwt	100.00–125.00	409	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	123.21/cwt	112.50–129.00	589	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	138.03/cwt	131.00–145.00	791	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	543	134.71/cwt	127.00–142.50	731	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	567	170.50/cwt	170.50–170.50	967	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	530	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	829	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	154.62/cwt	151.00–158.00	569	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	145.42/cwt	135.00–151.00	614	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	157.13/cwt	145.00–165.50	993	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	676	164.62/cwt	161.50–167.50	1,113	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	480	187.37/cwt	187.00–188.00	899	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	445	193.00/cwt	189.00–195.00	859	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	712	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	677	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	830	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,287	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	630	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,052	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	643	156.50/cwt	156.50–156.50	1,006	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	158.68/cwt	152.00–175.00	828	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	571	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	885	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	716	166.83/cwt	166.50–167.00	1,195	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	145.05/cwt	136.00–156.00	753	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	925	105.50/cwt	101.00–111.00	976	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	707	128.67/cwt	125.00–132.00	910	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	975	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,034	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	683	136.80/cwt	131.00–138.00	934	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	142.88/cwt	137.00–157.00	809	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	755	122.30/cwt	117.00–125.00	923	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	895	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,029	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	643	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	514	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	920	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	865	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	825	97.34/cwt	96.00–100.00	803	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	785	114.65/cwt	114.00–116.00	900	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	411	102.63/cwt	90.00–110.00	422	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	106.15/cwt	100.00–112.00	545	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	708	108.59/cwt	100.00–117.00	769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	101.20/cwt	90.00–113.00	577	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	503	118.00/cwt	117.00–119.00	594	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	614	136.31/cwt	131.00–143.00	837	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	123.00/cwt	120.00–126.00	701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	820	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,017	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	738	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	553	90.09/cwt	70.00–110.00	498	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	127.30/cwt	120.00–132.00	657	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	671	115.04/cwt	104.00–122.00	772	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	130.98/cwt	127.00–134.00	807	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	107.84/cwt	95.00–121.00	677	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	109.08/cwt	106.00–115.00	685	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	843	84.97/cwt	75.00–95.00	716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	147.17/cwt	140.00–165.00	494	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	143.79/cwt	135.00–150.00	766	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	112.38/cwt	110.00–115.00	360	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	487	102.51/cwt	95.00–112.50	499	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	133.43/cwt	125.00–139.00	554	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	131.73/cwt	120.00–138.00	486	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	148.75/cwt	148.75–148.75	976	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	430	154.09/cwt	153.00–165.00	663	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	708	109.57/cwt	102.00–118.00	776	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	122.39/cwt	120.00–130.00	397	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	129.77/cwt	125.00–136.00	741	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	148.76/cwt	142.00–170.00	570	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	679	151.50/cwt	151.50–151.50	1,029	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	560	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	874	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	146.39/cwt	139.00–155.00	692	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	486	130.33/cwt	120.00–135.00	633	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	613	147.87/cwt	141.00–152.50	906	68
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	143.29/cwt	140.00–152.50	616	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	169.94/cwt	160.00–185.00	554	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	139.02/cwt	138.00–140.00	998	2

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.

Arkansas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

I-40 Livestock - Ozark, AR

Thu Dec 9, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Little Rock, AR (LS-LR)

Receipts 1,291Last week 1,094Year ago 2,234

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	366	159.50	159.50
1	—	485	160.00	160.00
11	—	430	153.00–165.00	154.09
5	—	679	151.50	151.50
1	—	560	156.00	156.00
68	—	613	141.00–152.50	147.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	475	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	531	145.00	145.00
11	—	670	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	411	90.00–110.00	102.63
2	—	513	100.00–112.00	106.15
1	—	375	110.00	110.00
1	—	665	77.00	77.00
2	—	553	70.00–110.00	90.09
2	—	320	110.00–115.00	112.38
3	—	487	95.00–112.50	102.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	120.00–126.00	123.00
8	—	516	120.00–132.00	127.30
7	—	671	104.00–122.00	115.04
3	—	628	106.00–115.00	109.08
2	—	843	75.00–95.00	84.97
10	—	415	125.00–139.00	133.43
9	—	369	120.00–138.00	131.73
4	—	708	102.00–118.00	109.57
4	—	324	120.00–130.00	122.39
17	—	486	120.00–135.00	130.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	616	127.00–134.00	130.98
15	—	336	140.00–165.00	147.17
36	—	533	135.00–150.00	143.79
6	—	656	148.75	148.75
4	—	571	125.00–136.00	129.77
24	—	383	142.00–170.00	148.76
30	—	473	139.00–155.00	146.39
8	—	430	140.00–152.50	143.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	471	154.00–185.00	167.21
45	—	382	160.00–180.00	170.53
33	—	662	148.00–159.00	158.61
12	—	563	155.00–168.00	158.92
10	—	424	153.00–170.00	161.11
28	—	632	145.00–165.50	157.13
12	—	522	152.00–175.00	158.68
9	—	326	160.00–185.00	169.94
2	—	718	138.00–140.00	139.02
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	92.50	92.50
13	—	335	110.00–132.50	123.31
3	—	423	115.00–122.00	119.33
1	—	600	118.00	118.00
5	—	377	100.00–125.00	108.57
3	—	478	112.50–129.00	123.21
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	133.00	133.00
1	—	615	138.00	138.00
5	—	311	135.00–155.00	145.62
11	—	476	134.00–152.50	146.69
2	—	573	131.00–145.00	138.03
2	—	543	127.00–142.50	134.71
3	—	368	151.00–158.00	154.62
19	—	422	135.00–151.00	145.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
36	—	567	170.50	170.50
10	—	676	161.50–167.50	164.62
4	—	480	187.00–188.00	187.37
3	—	445	189.00–195.00	193.00
1	—	830	155.00	155.00
1	—	630	167.00	167.00
6	—	716	166.50–167.00	166.83
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	530	156.50	156.50
22	—	643	156.50	156.50
8	—	571	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	467	152.50	152.50
2	—	410	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	519	136.00–156.00	145.05
4	—	925	101.00–111.00	105.50
3	—	707	125.00–132.00	128.67
1	—	975	106.00	106.00
9	—	683	131.00–138.00	136.80
9	—	566	137.00–157.00	142.88
3	—	755	117.00–125.00	122.30
1	—	895	115.00	115.00
4	—	614	131.00–143.00	136.31
1	—	820	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	643	80.00	80.00
2	—	570	90.00–113.00	101.20
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	94.00	94.00
3	—	825	96.00–100.00	97.34
3	—	785	114.00–116.00	114.65
2	—	708	100.00–117.00	108.59
2	—	503	117.00–119.00	118.00
1	—	595	124.00	124.00
2	—	628	95.00–121.00	107.84

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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