Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 2.00 lower, 400-600 lb weights sold 8.00-10.00 higher, over 600 lb weights not well tested. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 2.00 higher, over 500 lb weights sold steady to 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.99/cwt on 192 head.

Average price

$143.99

192 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$722

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$315

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

$61.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.30

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	149.78	780	139
Medium and Large 2	439	133.94	588	47
Medium and Large 3	525	88.61	465	6thin

One grade step is worth $61.17/cwt here — about $315 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 sale192 hd

143.99

—

AR average8 barns · 1,454 hd

145.29

−1.30

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,690	90.67	1,532	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,371	67.10	920	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,250	66.00	825	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,060	60.55	642	23

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 3	—	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	750	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	900	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	927	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	126.60/cwt	120.00–136.00	676	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	154.15/cwt	150.00–159.00	564	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	151.80/cwt	145.00–158.00	1,014	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	156.10/cwt	150.00–164.00	515	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	134.52/cwt	125.00–142.00	439	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	782	139.20/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,089	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	585	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	913	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	126.17/cwt	120.00–132.50	729	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	144.92/cwt	138.00–162.50	762	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	170.50/cwt	165.00–177.50	800	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	171.08/cwt	162.00–183.00	883	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	617	134.27/cwt	125.00–146.00	828	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	345	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	154.98/cwt	141.00–166.00	652	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	183.01/cwt	169.00–197.00	765	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	417	117.36/cwt	110.00–127.50	489	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	129.92/cwt	125.00–135.00	409	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	884	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,120	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	158.45/cwt	145.00–165.00	586	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	150.47/cwt	135.00–162.50	716	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	156.23/cwt	147.50–165.00	503	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	155.78/cwt	154.00–157.50	950	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	148.71/cwt	127.50–165.00	635	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	153.11/cwt	136.00–160.00	790	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	578	164.35/cwt	160.00–167.00	950	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,037	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	142.02/cwt	137.00–147.00	1,084	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	480	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	173.79/cwt	170.00–185.00	558	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	183.23/cwt	170.00–195.00	698	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	618	141.92/cwt	135.00–150.00	877	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	143.31/cwt	136.00–146.00	821	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	677	135.94/cwt	128.00–143.00	920	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	505	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	745	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	835	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,069	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,250	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	825	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	63.56/cwt	63.00–64.00	711	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	820	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	451	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,341	68.26/cwt	66.00–71.00	915	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	64.38/cwt	63.00–65.00	927	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,062	58.07/cwt	55.00–61.00	617	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	71.11/cwt	67.50–75.50	862	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	837	45.71/cwt	41.00–48.00	383	3
Bulls	—	—	1,635	88.61/cwt	87.00–90.00	1,449	3
Bulls	—	—	1,678	82.31/cwt	79.00–85.00	1,381	2
Bulls	—	—	1,753	98.31/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,723	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	11,330	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	1,585.40/cwt	800.00–1,750.00	16,615	32
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,036	1,175.14/cwt	875.00–1,375.00	12,174	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,233	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	983.04/cwt	845.00–1,200.00	12,435	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	6,720	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	948	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	59.43/cwt	55.00–63.00	529	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	868	86.50/cwt	60.00–105.00	751	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Registered	—	1,280	63.50/cwt	63.50–63.50	813	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,398	66.58/cwt	65.00–68.00	931	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	844	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	7,613	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	941.75/cwt	600.00–1,200.00	9,135	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,348	72.66/cwt	70.00–75.00	979	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	61.60/cwt	55.00–68.50	702	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	919	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,600.00/cwt	1,600.00–1,600.00	17,840	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,128.61/cwt	975.00–1,200.00	10,553	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	135.58/cwt	120.00–142.50	572	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	100.84/cwt	97.00–105.00	432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	148.16/cwt	140.00–154.00	919	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	147.72/cwt	135.00–152.50	833	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	533	126.27/cwt	122.50–130.00	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	129.25/cwt	127.50–131.00	1,015	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	130.29/cwt	125.00–141.00	625	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	138.43/cwt	131.00–146.00	1,013	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	677	138.38/cwt	130.00–143.00	937	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	390	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	141.95/cwt	135.00–149.00	521	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	156.42/cwt	143.00–165.00	741	26

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 Jan 27, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 466Last week 334Year ago 482

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 27Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 79Last week 16Year ago 58

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	605	110.00	110.00
1	—	750	60.00	60.00
2	—	428	97.00–105.00	100.84
1	—	550	60.00	60.00
1	—	390	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	103.00	103.00
7	—	534	120.00–136.00	126.60
7	—	326	125.00–142.00	134.52
2	—	578	120.00–132.50	126.17
1	—	700	129.00	129.00
10	—	422	120.00–142.50	135.58
6	—	480	125.00–141.00	130.29
13	—	367	135.00–149.00	141.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	366	150.00–159.00	154.15
11	—	330	150.00–164.00	156.10
5	—	782	138.00–140.00	139.20
20	—	526	138.00–162.50	144.92
17	—	421	141.00–166.00	154.98
13	—	620	140.00–154.00	148.16
23	—	564	135.00–152.50	147.72
5	—	732	131.00–146.00	138.43
9	—	677	130.00–143.00	138.38
26	—	474	143.00–165.00	156.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	668	145.00–158.00	151.80
12	—	469	165.00–177.50	170.50
12	—	516	162.00–183.00	171.08
18	—	418	169.00–197.00	183.01
2	—	610	154.00–157.50	155.78
5	—	578	160.00–167.00	164.35
2	—	720	144.00	144.00
2	—	763	137.00–147.00	142.02
7	—	321	170.00–185.00	173.79
21	—	381	170.00–195.00	183.23
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	122.50	122.50
3	—	417	110.00–127.50	117.36
2	—	315	125.00–135.00	129.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	145.00	145.00
3	—	617	125.00–146.00	134.27
1	—	1,120	74.00	74.00
5	—	370	145.00–165.00	158.45
15	—	476	135.00–162.50	150.47
7	—	322	147.50–165.00	156.23
16	—	427	127.50–165.00	148.71
1	—	675	142.00	142.00
11	—	516	136.00–160.00	153.11
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	618	143.00	143.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	618	135.00–150.00	141.92
9	—	573	136.00–146.00	143.31
1	—	700	133.00	133.00
3	—	677	128.00–143.00	135.94
1	—	505	147.50	147.50
1	—	835	128.00	128.00
2	—	785	127.50–131.00	129.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	122.50–130.00	126.27

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,250	66.00	66.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,118	63.00–64.00	63.56
8	—	1,062	55.00–61.00	58.07
6	—	1,212	67.50–75.50	71.11
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	820	55.00	55.00
3	—	837	41.00–48.00	45.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,341	66.00–71.00	68.26
3	—	1,440	63.00–65.00	64.38
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,635	87.00–90.00	88.61
2	—	1,678	79.00–85.00	82.31
3	—	1,753	97.00–101.00	98.31

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,100.00	1,100.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	32	—	1,048	800.00–1,750.00	1,585.40
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,036	875.00–1,375.00	1,175.14
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	805	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,265	845.00–1,200.00	983.04
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	960	700.00	700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,398	65.00–68.00	66.58
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,340	63.00	63.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,015	750.00	750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	970	600.00–1,200.00	941.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,348	70.00–75.00	72.66
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,140	55.00–68.50	61.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,295	71.00	71.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	92.50	92.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	890	55.00–63.00	59.43
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	868	60.00–105.00	86.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Registered$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,280	63.50	63.50
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	1,600.00	1,600.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	935	975.00–1,200.00	1,128.61
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	800.00	800.00

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

I-40 Livestock - Ozark, AR

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle