Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 6.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold 13.00-15.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 5.00 lower, over 400 bs sold 5.00-21.00, mostly 15.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.99/cwt on 208 head.

Average price

$141.99

208 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$704

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$250

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

$38.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.38

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	512	148.18	758	145
Medium and Large 1-2	440	140.36	618	11thin
Medium and Large 2	462	134.16	620	33
Medium and Large 3	465	109.28	508	19thin

One grade step is worth $38.90/cwt here — about $250 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 sale208 hd

141.99

—

AR average9 barns · 1,539 hd

141.60

+0.38

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	—	Low	1,594	101.61	1,620	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,348	84.15	1,134	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,059	74.13	785	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,016	68.03	691	6thin

Every lot, as filed

121 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 1	—	663	135.70/cwt	131.00–137.00	900	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	612	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	100.23/cwt	80.00–120.00	431	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	994	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	379	116.58/cwt	85.00–140.00	442	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	695	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	959	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	510	152.97/cwt	151.00–155.00	780	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	160.87/cwt	153.00–172.00	603	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	660	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	917	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	366	165.71/cwt	150.00–172.50	606	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	466	175.52/cwt	160.00–187.50	818	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	163.16/cwt	160.00–170.00	530	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	127.33/cwt	125.00–129.00	989	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	122.35/cwt	115.00–130.00	768	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	145.24/cwt	140.00–148.00	912	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,115	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	725	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	740	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	136.87/cwt	130.00–140.00	580	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	139.41/cwt	133.00–144.00	671	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	187.53/cwt	180.00–197.50	703	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	386	134.83/cwt	125.00–145.00	520	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	499	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	131.54/cwt	120.00–140.00	692	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	121.98/cwt	120.00–124.00	821	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	153.21/cwt	145.00–160.00	720	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	141.26/cwt	133.00–155.00	458	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	402	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	108.88/cwt	100.00–118.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	104.30/cwt	81.00–118.00	540	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	152.16/cwt	140.00–160.00	802	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	165.23/cwt	157.00–175.00	922	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	329	122.23/cwt	103.00–135.00	402	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	151.08/cwt	147.00–155.00	934	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	148.21/cwt	137.00–157.00	700	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,085	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	977	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	160.53/cwt	150.00–170.00	520	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,131	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	171.37/cwt	164.00–185.00	896	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	145.29/cwt	145.00–147.00	834	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	188.96/cwt	180.00–205.00	618	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	132.99/cwt	131.00–135.00	911	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	980	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	426	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	831	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	711	141.16/cwt	140.00–144.00	1,004	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	779	145.54/cwt	144.00–151.00	1,134	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	180.02/cwt	160.00–191.00	774	37
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	965	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	925	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	990	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	400	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	149.19/cwt	148.00–154.00	977	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	666	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	979	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	920	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	148.82/cwt	137.00–155.00	848	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	134.71/cwt	132.00–137.00	899	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	141.12/cwt	135.00–149.00	882	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	625	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	590	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	755	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	803	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,027	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,232	87.95/cwt	86.00–91.00	1,084	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	925	56.76/cwt	48.00–65.00	525	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,078	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,016	77.21/cwt	75.00–79.50	784	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	61.09/cwt	60.00–62.00	586	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,163	81.49/cwt	81.00–82.00	948	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,264	83.24/cwt	81.00–85.00	1,052	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	780	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	374	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	82.59/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,194	4
Bulls	—	—	1,294	86.73/cwt	65.00–102.00	1,122	8
Bulls	—	—	1,668	107.50/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,793	10
Bulls	—	—	1,926	113.62/cwt	111.50–115.00	2,188	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,480	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	847	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,075.00/cwt	1,075.00–1,075.00	12,954	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,395	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,186	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	14,885	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	987.69/cwt	950.00–1,025.00	9,729	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	778	796.22/cwt	700.00–875.00	6,195	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,229	1,165.65/cwt	950.00–1,300.00	14,326	12
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	846	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	893	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,430	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	1,187	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,181	78.36/cwt	59.00–84.00	925	6
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	750.00/cwt	750.00–750.00	6,225	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	889.73/cwt	850.00–925.00	7,856	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	722	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	946	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	132.03/cwt	130.00–133.00	955	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	114.48/cwt	110.00–120.00	492	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	820	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	886	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	631	143.61/cwt	140.00–144.00	906	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	775	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,062	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	141.49/cwt	133.00–151.00	822	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	622	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	143.05/cwt	136.00–152.00	745	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	795	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	684	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	550	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	155.09/cwt	146.00–162.00	665	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	94.14/cwt	80.00–107.00	346	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	618	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	742	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	650	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	875	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	158.27/cwt	152.50–162.50	839	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	713	132.98/cwt	128.00–136.00	948	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	828	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,920	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	2,266	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	17,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,056	77.42/cwt	65.00–85.00	818	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,385	1,100.00/cwt	1,100.00–1,100.00	15,235	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,352	1,271.79/cwt	850.00–1,400.00	17,195	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	1,250.00/cwt	1,250.00–1,250.00	15,250	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	749.85/cwt	700.00–800.00	6,396	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	797	103.36/cwt	90.00–117.00	824	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,291	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,318	1,121.35/cwt	950.00–1,250.00	14,779	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 Mar 10, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 545Last week 601Year ago 700

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 77Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 65Last week 52Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	663	131.00–137.00	135.70
21	—	375	153.00–172.00	160.87
11	—	325	160.00–170.00	163.16
3	—	777	125.00–129.00	127.33
5	—	628	140.00–148.00	145.24
27	—	470	145.00–160.00	153.21
3	—	723	130.00–133.00	132.03
13	—	581	133.00–151.00	141.49
19	—	521	136.00–152.00	143.05
14	—	429	146.00–162.00	155.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	450	136.00	136.00
6	—	432	144.00	144.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	138.00	138.00
3	—	510	151.00–155.00	152.97
10	—	631	140.00–144.00	143.61
2	—	775	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	115.00–130.00	122.35
4	—	424	130.00–140.00	136.87
5	—	481	133.00–144.00	139.41
7	—	386	125.00–145.00	134.83
5	—	526	120.00–140.00	131.54
1	—	560	120.00	120.00
2	—	673	120.00–124.00	121.98
6	—	324	133.00–155.00	141.26
1	—	700	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	102.00	102.00
1	—	475	105.00	105.00
1	—	335	120.00	120.00
2	—	573	100.00–118.00	108.88
3	—	518	81.00–118.00	104.30
9	—	430	110.00–120.00	114.48
2	—	368	80.00–107.00	94.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	820	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	122.00	122.00
2	—	618	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	80.00–120.00	100.23
5	—	379	85.00–140.00	116.58
1	—	685	114.00	114.00
4	—	329	103.00–135.00	122.23
1	—	520	98.00	98.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	138.00	138.00
6	—	366	150.00–172.50	165.71
1	—	1,115	78.00	78.00
6	—	527	140.00–160.00	152.16
5	—	472	137.00–157.00	148.21
1	—	1,085	90.00	90.00
7	—	324	150.00–170.00	160.53
7	—	574	145.00–147.00	145.29
2	—	685	131.00–135.00	132.99
1	—	980	100.00	100.00
1	—	825	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	466	160.00–187.50	175.52
20	—	375	180.00–197.50	187.53
5	—	558	157.00–175.00	165.23
2	—	618	147.00–155.00	151.08
1	—	870	130.00	130.00
17	—	523	164.00–185.00	171.37
14	—	327	180.00–205.00	188.96
6	—	711	140.00–144.00	141.16
5	—	779	144.00–151.00	145.54
37	—	430	160.00–191.00	180.02
1	—	925	107.00	107.00
5	—	655	148.00–154.00	149.19
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	426	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	666	147.00	147.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	65.00	65.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	90.00	90.00
7	—	570	137.00–155.00	148.82
3	—	667	132.00–137.00	134.71
11	—	625	135.00–149.00	141.12
4	—	530	152.50–162.50	158.27
6	—	713	128.00–136.00	132.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	130.00	130.00
1	—	590	128.00	128.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	86.00	86.00
1	—	600	115.00	115.00
1	—	875	80.00	80.00
1	—	690	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	70.00	70.00
1	—	625	102.00	102.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	75.00	75.00
2	—	960	60.00–62.00	61.09
2	—	1,163	81.00–82.00	81.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	79.00	79.00
3	—	1,232	86.00–91.00	87.95
4	—	1,446	80.00–84.00	82.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	925	48.00–65.00	56.76
1	—	1,185	91.00	91.00
16	—	1,016	75.00–79.50	77.21
8	—	1,264	81.00–85.00	83.24
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	48.00	48.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,294	65.00–102.00	86.73
10	—	1,668	104.00–110.00	107.50
5	—	1,926	111.50–115.00	113.62

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	880	850.00	850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	76.00	76.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,395	85.00	85.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	778	700.00–875.00	796.22
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	12	—	1,229	950.00–1,300.00	1,165.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,145	78.00	78.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,430	83.00	83.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,181	59.00–84.00	78.36
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,056	65.00–85.00	77.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,385	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	825.00	825.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,318	950.00–1,250.00	1,121.35
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,205	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	830	750.00	750.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	883	850.00–925.00	889.73
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	820	88.00	88.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	104.00	104.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	853	700.00–800.00	749.85
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	1,300.00	1,300.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	985	950.00–1,025.00	987.69
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	93.00	93.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	797	90.00–117.00	103.36
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,920	118.00	118.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,450	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,352	850.00–1,400.00	1,271.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,220	1,250.00	1,250.00

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