Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 4.00 lower, 400-600 lb weights sold steady to 3.00 higher, over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers sold 1.00-4.00 lower. Several long weaned cattle sold with a Premium. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $161.82/cwt on 251 head.

Average price

$161.82

251 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$768

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$341

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

$50.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.90

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	490	169.48	830	174
Medium and Large 1-2	455	150.31	684	8thin
Medium and Large 2	441	147.63	651	60
Medium and Large 3	413	118.61	490	9thin

One grade step is worth $50.87/cwt here — about $341 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 sale251 hd

161.82

—

AR average9 barns · 1,736 hd

154.92

+6.90

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	1,467	97.97	1,437	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,294	81.16	1,050	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,107	71.69	794	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,090	71.25	777	6thin

Every lot, as filed

109 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 3	—	328	155.04/cwt	150.00–160.00	509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	632	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,321	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	485	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	158.41/cwt	133.00–167.50	828	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,020	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,081	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	140.99/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,079	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	189.49/cwt	180.00–197.50	985	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	880	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,109	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	815	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,019	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	432	115.75/cwt	90.00–130.00	500	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	135.63/cwt	133.00–138.00	916	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	724	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,028	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	502	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,004	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	573	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,089	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	405	198.33/cwt	195.00–205.00	803	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,157	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	140.98/cwt	133.00–149.00	880	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Replacement	—	590	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	929	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	575	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	748	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	160.98/cwt	151.00–172.50	839	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	169.39/cwt	160.00–182.00	635	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	151.20/cwt	142.50–157.50	878	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,023	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	143.01/cwt	130.00–152.50	759	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	170.24/cwt	160.00–177.50	802	24
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	953	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	994	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	137.62/cwt	135.00–140.00	520	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	198.20/cwt	188.00–207.50	844	22
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	172.39/cwt	150.00–187.50	731	25
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	172.59/cwt	140.00–185.00	571	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	731	128.01/cwt	126.00–130.00	936	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	205.99/cwt	190.00–217.00	779	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	479	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	185.72/cwt	180.00–187.50	1,081	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	196.79/cwt	185.00–207.50	921	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	164.69/cwt	130.00–182.00	766	24
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	173.90/cwt	140.00–192.50	645	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,104	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,000	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	526	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	963	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	490	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	931	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	523	203.64/cwt	203.00–205.00	1,065	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	193.33/cwt	190.00–210.00	644	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	823	121.99/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,004	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	173.94/cwt	166.00–178.00	1,004	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	880	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,038	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	161.06/cwt	157.00–167.50	844	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	747	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,248	86.65/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,081	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,290	79.49/cwt	79.00–80.00	1,025	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,263	82.78/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,046	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	994	63.58/cwt	55.00–67.00	632	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	795	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	358	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,082	71.66/cwt	71.00–72.00	775	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	76.76/cwt	75.00–79.00	904	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,225	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	858	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,265	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,025	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,395	73.50/cwt	73.50–73.50	1,025	1
Bulls	—	—	1,363	89.99/cwt	71.00–106.00	1,227	12
Bulls	—	—	1,600	116.49/cwt	113.00–119.50	1,864	4
Bulls	—	—	1,747	110.72/cwt	109.00–112.00	1,934	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	765	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	363	1
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	775	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	434	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	956	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,192	74.08/cwt	66.00–81.00	883	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	73.32/cwt	69.00–78.00	809	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	81.44/cwt	79.00–87.00	920	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	869	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,125	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	78.31/cwt	60.00–92.50	629	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	819.47/cwt	600.00–1,000.00	8,277	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,221.51/cwt	820.00–1,400.00	12,948	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	1,068.20/cwt	750.00–1,400.00	13,438	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	800.23/cwt	700.00–900.00	8,626	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,000	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	153.12/cwt	142.50–160.00	657	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	143.83/cwt	134.00–162.50	683	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	170.37/cwt	160.00–187.50	567	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	127.39/cwt	119.00–135.00	475	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	148.82/cwt	140.00–155.00	560	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	174.80/cwt	162.50–184.00	731	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	343	119.96/cwt	115.00–125.00	411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	455	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	130.05/cwt	122.50–138.00	748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	150.44/cwt	140.00–158.00	493	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	223	197.27/cwt	195.00–200.00	440	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	101.68/cwt	87.00–116.00	417	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	354	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	150.80/cwt	135.00–167.00	927	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	674	143.22/cwt	127.00–147.50	965	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,022	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	135.98/cwt	130.00–142.50	711	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	793	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,352	2,242.68/cwt	1,600.00–2,800.00	30,321	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	1,341.07/cwt	1,175.00–1,575.00	17,836	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,318	82.04/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,081	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	13,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,421	1,214.12/cwt	1,150.00–1,250.00	17,253	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	755	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 Apr 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 683Last week 355Year ago 723

Slaughter CattleReceipts 218Last week 60Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 82Last week 52Year ago 118

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	150.00–160.00	155.04
3	—	432	90.00–130.00	115.75
1	—	605	100.00	100.00
2	—	378	135.00–140.00	137.62
1	—	450	111.00	111.00
2	—	510	94.00	94.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	523	133.00–167.50	158.41
1	—	635	150.00	150.00
25	—	424	150.00–187.50	172.39
13	—	331	140.00–185.00	172.59
6	—	731	126.00–130.00	128.01
24	—	465	130.00–182.00	164.69
22	—	371	140.00–192.50	173.90
3	—	585	171.00	171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	106.00	106.00
3	—	765	139.00–144.00	140.99
21	—	520	180.00–197.50	189.49
1	—	815	142.00	142.00
1	—	720	138.00	138.00
22	—	426	188.00–207.50	198.20
11	—	378	190.00–217.00	205.99
14	—	582	180.00–187.50	185.72
13	—	468	185.00–207.50	196.79
1	—	610	181.00	181.00
10	—	333	190.00–210.00	193.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	526	183.00	183.00
4	—	490	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	203.00–205.00	203.64
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	632	209.00	209.00
6	—	502	200.00	200.00
3	—	573	190.00	190.00
3	—	405	195.00–205.00	198.33
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	126.00	126.00
1	—	815	125.00	125.00
7	—	724	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	675	133.00–138.00	135.63
5	—	624	133.00–149.00	140.98
14	—	521	151.00–172.50	160.98
10	—	375	160.00–182.00	169.39
23	—	581	142.50–157.50	151.20
3	—	913	112.00	112.00
24	—	471	160.00–177.50	170.24
1	—	1,000	95.00	95.00
14	—	333	160.00–187.50	170.37
31	—	418	162.50–184.00	174.80
13	—	223	195.00–200.00	197.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	157.50	157.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	512	146.00	146.00
3	—	360	157.50	157.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	531	130.00–152.50	143.01
16	—	429	142.50–160.00	153.12
11	—	475	134.00–162.50	143.83
10	—	376	140.00–155.00	148.82
2	—	575	122.50–138.00	130.05
10	—	328	140.00–158.00	150.44
1	—	725	118.00	118.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	119.00–135.00	127.39
1	—	510	125.00	125.00
2	—	343	115.00–125.00	119.96
1	—	580	117.00	117.00
2	—	410	87.00–116.00	101.68
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	157.50	157.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	100.00	100.00
2	—	523	130.00–142.50	135.98
1	—	615	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	115.00	115.00
2	—	823	119.00–125.00	121.99
6	—	577	166.00–178.00	173.94
1	—	880	118.00	118.00
4	—	524	157.00–167.50	161.06
4	—	615	135.00–167.00	150.80
6	—	674	127.00–147.50	143.22
1	—	715	143.00	143.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	70.00	70.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,010	74.00	74.00
1	—	1,225	70.00	70.00
2	—	1,265	81.00	81.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,248	85.00–88.00	86.65
2	—	1,290	79.00–80.00	79.49
1	—	1,395	73.50	73.50
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,263	80.00–84.00	82.78
15	—	994	55.00–67.00	63.58
3	—	1,082	71.00–72.00	71.66
14	—	1,178	75.00–79.00	76.76
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	45.00	45.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	47.50	47.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,363	71.00–106.00	89.99
4	—	1,600	113.00–119.50	116.49
5	—	1,747	109.00–112.00	110.72
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	56.00	56.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	85.00	85.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	803	60.00–92.50	78.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	83.00	83.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,192	66.00–81.00	74.08
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,103	69.00–78.00	73.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,130	79.00–87.00	81.44
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	79.00	79.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,010	600.00–1,000.00	819.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,060	820.00–1,400.00	1,221.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,258	750.00–1,400.00	1,068.20
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,078	700.00–900.00	800.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,318	79.00–84.00	82.04
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,330	1,175.00–1,575.00	1,341.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,421	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,214.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	7	—	1,352	1,600.00–2,800.00	2,242.68

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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