Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 2.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 4.00-5.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold steady to 4.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 8.00 higher with instances of 13.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $162.24/cwt on 187 head.

Average price

$162.24

187 head · 480 lb average

Value per head Derived

$778

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$414

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

$114.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.29

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	473	174.18	823	124
Medium and Large 1-2	545	154.00	839	2thin
Medium and Large 2	479	148.19	710	48
Medium and Large 3	499	114.00	569	10thin
Small and Medium 3	680	60.17	409	3thin

One grade step is worth $114.01/cwt here — about $414 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 sale187 hd

162.24

—

AR average7 barns · 1,801 hd

174.53

−12.29

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	1,496	94.85	1,419	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,293	81.90	1,059	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,090	66.82	728	35
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	954	58.75	560	4thin

Every lot, as filed

108 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	156.47/cwt	140.00–169.00	656	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	514	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	143.47/cwt	140.00–149.00	968	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	731	144.59/cwt	137.00–150.00	1,057	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	614	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	740	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	527	164.05/cwt	163.50–166.00	865	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	148.14/cwt	139.00–153.00	837	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	305	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	503	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	156.49/cwt	147.00–160.00	951	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	167.18/cwt	159.00–175.00	881	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	315	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	646	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	156.55/cwt	150.00–170.00	507	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	135.29/cwt	130.00–150.00	434	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	152.25/cwt	146.00–160.00	716	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	462	159.78/cwt	157.00–167.00	738	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	421	163.47/cwt	162.00–165.00	688	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	400	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	160.42/cwt	147.00–165.00	598	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	808	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	832	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	138.43/cwt	130.00–145.00	915	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	727	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	981	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	982	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	121.26/cwt	115.00–126.00	749	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	125.64/cwt	119.00–135.00	842	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	893	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	695	62.50/cwt	62.50–62.50	434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	371	128.75/cwt	120.00–135.00	478	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	104.00/cwt	95.00–113.00	640	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	143.97/cwt	143.00–145.00	828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	151.56/cwt	135.00–161.00	708	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	145.28/cwt	135.00–155.00	770	4
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	555	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	266	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	790	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	177.11/cwt	165.00–184.00	827	50
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	178.04/cwt	170.00–200.00	755	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	545	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	839	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	374	153.83/cwt	135.00–167.00	575	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	158.60/cwt	150.00–167.50	484	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	863	108.57/cwt	101.00–116.00	937	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	185.65/cwt	170.00–200.00	700	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	360	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	560	156.68/cwt	155.00–158.00	877	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	135.21/cwt	133.00–138.00	846	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	582	149.98/cwt	143.00–152.00	873	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	138.68/cwt	131.00–145.50	868	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	659	141.99/cwt	136.00–145.00	936	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	545	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	758	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	955	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	726	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,024	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,093	77.06/cwt	76.00–78.00	842	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	900	43.20/cwt	32.00–49.00	389	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,009	64.69/cwt	60.00–67.00	653	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	83.05/cwt	80.00–86.50	1,026	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	550	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	75.33/cwt	72.00–78.00	956	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	919	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,359	83.51/cwt	80.00–85.00	1,135	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	835	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	334	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	845	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	499	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	835	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	459	2
Bulls	—	—	1,495	93.64/cwt	89.00–97.00	1,400	3
Bulls	—	—	1,150	82.46/cwt	80.00–85.00	948	2
Bulls	—	—	1,727	104.32/cwt	101.00–107.50	1,802	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,303	1,011.56/cwt	775.00–1,200.00	13,181	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	948.18/cwt	800.00–1,075.00	10,079	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	905	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	961.83/cwt	825.00–1,100.00	11,302	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	684	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	75.46/cwt	72.00–79.00	958	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	598	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	56.39/cwt	50.00–62.00	501	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	863	86.07/cwt	83.00–88.00	743	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	895.28/cwt	800.00–975.00	7,825	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	4,331	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	5,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	740	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	3,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	125.67/cwt	120.00–132.50	723	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	502	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	688	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	140.27/cwt	135.00–147.00	864	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	157.75/cwt	145.00–165.00	672	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	115.36/cwt	111.00–120.00	542	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	131.85/cwt	121.00–141.00	692	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	131.47/cwt	125.00–140.00	614	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	603	94.02/cwt	90.00–98.00	567	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	733	112.71/cwt	100.00–125.00	826	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	151.49/cwt	142.50–163.00	786	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	137.09/cwt	125.00–146.00	506	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	775	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	419	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	976	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	890	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	835	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	927	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	875	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	515	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,615	1,767.80/cwt	1,500.00–2,000.00	28,550	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,150.00/cwt	1,150.00–1,150.00	10,810	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	842.99/cwt	835.00–850.00	9,425	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	825	650.00/cwt	650.00–650.00	5,363	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	745	700.00/cwt	700.00–700.00	5,215	1

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 Feb 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 445Last week 466Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 42Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 79Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	419	140.00–169.00	156.47
1	—	790	113.00	113.00
2	—	575	143.00–145.00	143.97
1	—	840	110.00	110.00
9	—	467	135.00–161.00	151.56
4	—	530	135.00–155.00	145.28
8	—	374	135.00–167.00	153.83
4	—	305	150.00–167.50	158.60
2	—	863	101.00–116.00	108.57
4	—	626	133.00–138.00	135.21
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	120.00	120.00
1	—	565	91.00	91.00
1	—	740	91.00	91.00
1	—	540	115.00	115.00
4	—	371	120.00–135.00	128.75
2	—	615	95.00–113.00	104.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	675	140.00–149.00	143.47
4	—	731	137.00–150.00	144.59
1	—	315	195.00	195.00
7	—	608	147.00–160.00	156.49
9	—	527	159.00–175.00	167.18
50	—	467	165.00–184.00	177.11
23	—	424	170.00–200.00	178.04
18	—	377	170.00–200.00	185.65
5	—	560	155.00–158.00	156.68
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	205.00	205.00
1	—	360	205.00	205.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	62.50	62.50
1	—	555	48.00	48.00
1	—	790	70.00	70.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	545	154.00	154.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	527	163.50–166.00	164.05
5	—	462	157.00–167.00	159.78
6	—	421	162.00–165.00	163.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	565	139.00–153.00	148.14
10	—	324	150.00–170.00	156.55
1	—	830	112.00	112.00
10	—	470	146.00–160.00	152.25
24	—	373	147.00–165.00	160.42
4	—	661	130.00–145.00	138.43
5	—	727	135.00	135.00
1	—	755	130.00	130.00
11	—	616	135.00–147.00	140.27
14	—	426	145.00–165.00	157.75
10	—	519	142.50–163.00	151.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	321	130.00–150.00	135.29
1	—	400	130.00	130.00
2	—	808	103.00	103.00
3	—	618	115.00–126.00	121.26
3	—	670	119.00–135.00	125.64
4	—	575	120.00–132.50	125.67
10	—	525	121.00–141.00	131.85
5	—	467	125.00–140.00	131.47
2	—	733	100.00–125.00	112.71
5	—	369	125.00–146.00	137.09
1	—	775	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	502	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	110.00	110.00
2	—	470	111.00–120.00	115.36
2	—	603	90.00–98.00	94.02
1	—	415	120.00	120.00
1	—	565	117.50	117.50
1	—	330	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	582	143.00–152.00	149.98
8	—	626	131.00–145.50	138.68
3	—	659	136.00–145.00	141.99
1	—	545	139.00	139.00
1	—	955	90.00	90.00
1	—	710	137.50	137.50
1	—	890	97.00	97.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	726	141.00	141.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	110.00	110.00
1	—	835	111.00	111.00
1	—	875	88.00	88.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,093	76.00–78.00	77.06
6	—	1,359	80.00–85.00	83.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	900	32.00–49.00	43.20
8	—	1,009	60.00–67.00	64.69
11	—	1,236	80.00–86.50	83.05
6	—	1,269	72.00–78.00	75.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	55.00	55.00
1	—	1,135	81.00	81.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	40.00	40.00
1	—	845	59.00	59.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	835	55.00	55.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,495	89.00–97.00	93.64
2	—	1,150	80.00–85.00	82.46
3	—	1,727	101.00–107.50	104.32

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,303	775.00–1,200.00	1,011.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,063	800.00–1,075.00	948.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	78.00	78.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,175	825.00–1,100.00	961.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	80.00	80.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,270	72.00–79.00	75.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	740	500.00	500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	650.00	650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	745	700.00	700.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	68.00	68.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	888	50.00–62.00	56.39
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	863	83.00–88.00	86.07
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	874	800.00–975.00	895.28
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	710	610.00	610.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,615	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,767.80
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	1,150.00	1,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,118	835.00–850.00	842.99

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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