Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 6.00-13.00 , mostly 10.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 7.00-15.00, mostly 10.00 lower. Supply was mostly Plain to Average with many very light weight thin calves. On a limited observance, Slaughter cows sold steady. Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $150.45/cwt on 216 head.

Average price

$150.45

216 head · 484 lb average

Value per head Derived

$728

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$238

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

$46.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.45

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	492	155.43	764	164
Medium and Large 1-2	400	140.00	560	4thin
Medium and Large 2	461	138.63	640	41
Medium and Large 3	483	109.01	526	7thin

One grade step is worth $46.41/cwt here — about $238 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 sale216 hd

150.45

—

AR average10 barns · 1,543 hd

147.00

+3.45

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	1,653	102.28	1,691	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,350	89.04	1,202	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,013	69.19	701	15

Every lot, as filed

103 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 1	—	379	185.16/cwt	180.00–195.00	702	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	466	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	429	113.76/cwt	75.00–130.00	488	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	179.03/cwt	167.00–192.50	759	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	816	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	420	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	865	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	166.25/cwt	140.00–175.00	542	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	341	186.21/cwt	177.50–195.00	635	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	570	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	830	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,071	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	548	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	891	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	335	177.66/cwt	173.00–180.00	595	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	133.47/cwt	130.00–137.50	434	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	739	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,035	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	129.44/cwt	122.00–137.00	848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	413	157.92/cwt	141.00–165.00	652	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	158.08/cwt	150.00–165.00	748	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	473	168.88/cwt	168.50–170.00	799	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	127.34/cwt	125.00–130.00	987	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	689	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	725	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	794	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	159.75/cwt	140.00–174.00	591	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	155.85/cwt	140.00–166.00	659	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	161.85/cwt	151.00–167.50	772	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	154.50/cwt	152.00–157.00	1,020	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	169.81/cwt	160.00–175.00	880	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	575	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	164.03/cwt	156.00–172.00	997	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	510	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	792	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,101	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	458	190.38/cwt	189.00–196.00	872	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	340	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	412	203.18/cwt	195.00–207.00	837	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	600	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,050	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	176.77/cwt	168.00–186.00	834	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	536	193.01/cwt	188.00–200.00	1,035	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	388	207.23/cwt	197.50–210.00	804	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	543	157.99/cwt	155.00–161.00	858	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	835	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,027	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	958	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	151.61/cwt	142.00–159.00	866	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	126.06/cwt	123.00–129.00	983	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	986	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	979	57.49/cwt	49.00–69.00	563	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	990	75.16/cwt	74.50–76.00	744	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	988	84.50/cwt	84.00–85.00	835	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,132	80.29/cwt	78.00–83.00	909	3
Bulls	—	—	1,810	107.60/cwt	106.00–109.00	1,948	2
Bulls	—	—	1,418	91.84/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,302	2
Bulls	—	—	1,810	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	2,036	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,350	89.04/cwt	88.00–90.00	1,202	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	880	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	16,973	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	1,054.52/cwt	900.00–1,200.00	9,628	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,234	1,271.65/cwt	1,050.00–1,550.00	15,692	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	1,477.49/cwt	1,450.00–1,500.00	20,020	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	1,275.00/cwt	1,275.00–1,275.00	15,938	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	11,880	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,031	1,158.12/cwt	1,050.00–1,350.00	11,940	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,280	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	1,550.00/cwt	1,550.00–1,550.00	18,213	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	1,440.24/cwt	1,400.00–1,475.00	18,262	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,126.92/cwt	1,000.00–1,215.00	13,410	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,152	1,354.41/cwt	1,250.00–1,450.00	15,603	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	837.73/cwt	750.00–925.00	7,942	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,398	131.93/cwt	101.00–157.50	1,844	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	660	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	880	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,038	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	823	98.77/cwt	88.00–109.00	813	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	146.48/cwt	143.00–151.00	926	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	139.40/cwt	131.00–145.00	650	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	685	140.44/cwt	139.00–146.00	962	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	365	156.13/cwt	140.00–167.50	570	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	980	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	124.11/cwt	120.00–128.00	707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	125.46/cwt	121.00–130.00	797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	306	140.40/cwt	135.00–147.50	430	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	165.78/cwt	150.00–172.00	547	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	153.64/cwt	148.00–160.00	810	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	400	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	560	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	109.05/cwt	103.00–115.00	611	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	129.82/cwt	126.00–133.00	939	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	358	159.98/cwt	140.00–165.00	573	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	960	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	672	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	350	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	147.95/cwt	141.00–151.50	852	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	139.97/cwt	130.00–150.00	598	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	862	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	150.18/cwt	142.00–156.00	939	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	137.03/cwt	136.00–138.00	719	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 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 626Last week 545Year ago 535

Slaughter CattleReceipts 155Last week 92Year ago 118

Replacement CattleReceipts 49Last week 65Year ago 96

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	379	180.00–195.00	185.16
24	—	424	167.00–192.50	179.03
1	—	585	171.00	171.00
1	—	720	141.00	141.00
10	—	341	177.50–195.00	186.21
1	—	1,035	100.00	100.00
2	—	660	152.00–157.00	154.50
20	—	518	160.00–175.00	169.81
2	—	608	156.00–172.00	164.03
33	—	472	168.00–186.00	176.77
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	126.00	126.00
1	—	485	125.00	125.00
4	—	429	75.00–130.00	113.76
4	—	325	130.00–137.50	133.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	520	157.00	157.00
8	—	326	140.00–175.00	166.25
1	—	575	138.00	138.00
10	—	370	140.00–174.00	159.75
8	—	423	140.00–166.00	155.85
9	—	477	151.00–167.50	161.85
1	—	690	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	415	166.00	166.00
2	—	510	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	150.00	150.00
1	—	575	178.00	178.00
3	—	792	139.00	139.00
10	—	458	189.00–196.00	190.38
2	—	340	200.00	200.00
10	—	412	195.00–207.00	203.18
3	—	600	175.00	175.00
7	—	536	188.00–200.00	193.01
6	—	388	197.50–210.00	207.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	172.50	172.50
1	—	865	129.00	129.00
1	—	830	129.00	129.00
2	—	548	162.50	162.50
12	—	335	173.00–180.00	177.66
6	—	739	140.00	140.00
4	—	473	168.50–170.00	168.88
9	—	685	139.00–146.00	140.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	655	122.00–137.00	129.44
8	—	466	131.00–145.00	139.40
1	—	980	80.00	80.00
2	—	570	120.00–128.00	124.11
2	—	635	121.00–130.00	125.46
5	—	306	135.00–147.50	140.40
5	—	358	140.00–165.00	159.98
13	—	427	130.00–150.00	139.97
2	—	525	136.00–138.00	137.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	885	118.00	118.00
16	—	413	141.00–165.00	157.92
37	—	473	150.00–165.00	158.08
3	—	775	125.00–130.00	127.34
8	—	632	143.00–151.00	146.48
1	—	685	136.00	136.00
14	—	365	140.00–167.50	156.13
20	—	330	150.00–172.00	165.78
12	—	527	148.00–160.00	153.64
4	—	723	126.00–133.00	129.82
12	—	576	141.00–151.50	147.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	400	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	100.00	100.00
1	—	635	108.00	108.00
2	—	560	103.00–115.00	109.05
1	—	350	120.00	120.00
1	—	415	90.00	90.00
1	—	315	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	543	155.00–161.00	157.99
1	—	835	123.00	123.00
1	—	715	134.00	134.00
8	—	571	142.00–159.00	151.61
2	—	780	123.00–129.00	126.06
1	—	680	145.00	145.00
1	—	880	118.00	118.00
3	—	625	142.00–156.00	150.18
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	73.00	73.00
1	—	960	70.00	70.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	823	88.00–109.00	98.77
1	—	695	124.00	124.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	979	49.00–69.00	57.49
3	—	990	74.50–76.00	75.16
2	—	988	84.00–85.00	84.50
3	—	1,132	78.00–83.00	80.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,350	88.00–90.00	89.04
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,810	106.00–109.00	107.60
2	—	1,418	90.00–94.00	91.84
1	—	1,810	112.50	112.50

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	80.00	80.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	990	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,031	1,050.00–1,350.00	1,158.12
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,035	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,190	1,000.00–1,215.00	1,126.92
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,095	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,234	1,050.00–1,550.00	1,271.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,355	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,477.49
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,250	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,175	1,550.00	1,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,268	1,400.00–1,475.00	1,440.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,152	1,250.00–1,450.00	1,354.41
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	948	750.00–925.00	837.73
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	913	900.00–1,200.00	1,054.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	1,398	101.00–157.50	131.93

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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