Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold steady to 5.00 lower, over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers sold 1.00-3.00 higher, except 500-600 lb weights sold 3.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower. Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 higher. Light run due to muddy, wet conditions in area.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $151.44/cwt on 124 head.

Average price

$151.44

124 head · 465 lb average

Value per head Derived

$704

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$415

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

$113.42/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.73

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	466	166.42	775	66
Medium and Large 1-2	430	160.00	688	2thin
Medium and Large 2	444	148.77	661	36
Medium and Large 3	492	108.74	535	19thin
Small and Medium 3	680	53.00	360	1thin

One grade step is worth $113.42/cwt here — about $415 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 sale124 hd

151.44

—

AR average8 barns · 1,280 hd

153.17

−1.73

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	1,307	89.85	1,174	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,277	76.69	979	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	958	72.45	694	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,089	72.21	786	21

Every lot, as filed

91 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	674	148.74/cwt	148.00–150.00	1,003	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	560	133.76/cwt	132.50–135.00	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	100.16/cwt	86.00–110.00	661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	540	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	707	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	98.16/cwt	67.00–127.50	464	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	151.53/cwt	145.00–159.00	924	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	875.00/cwt	875.00–875.00	9,888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	487	151.85/cwt	140.00–163.00	740	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	680	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	157.82/cwt	143.00–163.00	579	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	107.47/cwt	105.00–110.00	500	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	164.85/cwt	157.00–167.50	869	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	724	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	585	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	965	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	1,005	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	145.22/cwt	143.00–147.50	963	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	175.29/cwt	168.00–180.00	808	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	176.55/cwt	165.00–197.50	563	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	140.09/cwt	130.00–146.00	728	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	146.98/cwt	142.50–151.00	475	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	171.35/cwt	145.00–180.00	807	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	840	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	509	184.03/cwt	181.00–191.00	937	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	805	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	505	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	115.37/cwt	111.00–120.00	606	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	177.98/cwt	165.00–188.00	1,016	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	129.86/cwt	120.00–140.00	467	2
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	775	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	388	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	342	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	363	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	870	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	513	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	815	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	408	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	179.07/cwt	167.00–189.00	745	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	550	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	979	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	191.54/cwt	185.00–198.00	916	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	208.73/cwt	190.00–215.00	799	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	202.52/cwt	190.00–212.50	840	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	149.00/cwt	140.00–157.50	775	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	310	168.26/cwt	150.00–180.00	522	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	168.99/cwt	140.00–185.00	608	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	550	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	730	137.61/cwt	132.00–143.00	1,005	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	588	165.98/cwt	161.00–171.00	976	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	153.21/cwt	148.00–160.00	944	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	183.37/cwt	180.00–185.00	948	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	540	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	848	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	780	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,060	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	859	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,385	74.53/cwt	74.00–75.00	1,032	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,061	64.46/cwt	60.00–67.00	684	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,017	70.46/cwt	69.00–71.50	717	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	78.35/cwt	77.00–80.00	885	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	81.90/cwt	81.00–84.00	969	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	599	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	653	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	790	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	363	1
Bulls	—	—	1,178	80.50/cwt	74.00–85.00	948	6
Bulls	—	—	1,588	107.32/cwt	106.00–108.50	1,704	2
Bulls	—	—	1,515	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,682	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	82.21/cwt	81.00–83.00	881	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	770	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	377	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,126	905.47/cwt	700.00–1,100.00	10,196	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	870	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	962	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,106.43/cwt	1,025.00–1,300.00	13,388	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,840	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	101.24/cwt	97.00–105.00	869	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	9,296	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	975.00/cwt	975.00–975.00	10,920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	806	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	660	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	154.18/cwt	145.00–162.50	498	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	108.35/cwt	105.00–110.00	612	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	113.06/cwt	110.00–116.00	588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	125.16/cwt	120.00–130.00	394	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	108.90/cwt	100.00–117.50	477	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	845	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,006	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	150.25/cwt	140.00–157.50	627	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	995	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	435	167.24/cwt	164.00–172.50	727	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	150.66/cwt	142.00–157.00	868	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	173.35/cwt	167.00–190.00	643	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	895	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	113.94/cwt	100.00–125.00	416	3

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 21, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 261Last week 421Year ago 957

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 63Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 38Year ago 68

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	674	148.00–150.00	148.74
2	—	730	132.00–143.00	137.61
2	—	588	161.00–171.00	165.98
4	—	616	148.00–160.00	153.21
3	—	517	180.00–185.00	183.37
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	132.50–135.00	133.76
1	—	540	131.00	131.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	660	86.00–110.00	100.16
3	—	473	67.00–127.50	98.16
1	—	610	110.00	110.00
3	—	565	105.00–110.00	108.35
2	—	520	110.00–116.00	113.06
2	—	315	120.00–130.00	125.16
2	—	438	100.00–117.50	108.90
3	—	365	100.00–125.00	113.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	610	145.00–159.00	151.53
10	—	527	157.00–167.50	164.85
2	—	663	143.00–147.50	145.22
16	—	461	168.00–180.00	175.29
9	—	319	165.00–197.50	176.55
3	—	435	164.00–172.50	167.24
4	—	576	142.00–157.00	150.66
14	—	371	167.00–190.00	173.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	487	140.00–163.00	151.85
8	—	367	143.00–163.00	157.82
1	—	630	139.00	139.00
1	—	570	127.00	127.00
3	—	520	130.00–146.00	140.09
1	—	650	124.00	124.00
9	—	323	145.00–162.50	154.18
1	—	845	119.00	119.00
5	—	417	140.00–157.50	150.25
1	—	895	114.00	114.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	680	53.00	53.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	115.00	115.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	105.00–110.00	107.47
2	—	323	142.50–151.00	146.98
1	—	840	85.00	85.00
2	—	525	111.00–120.00	115.37
2	—	360	120.00–140.00	129.86
1	—	570	60.00	60.00
1	—	605	60.00	60.00
1	—	655	129.00	129.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	165.00	165.00
1	—	505	150.00	150.00
1	—	660	150.00	150.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	57.00	57.00
1	—	775	50.00	50.00
1	—	870	59.00	59.00
1	—	815	50.00	50.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	471	145.00–180.00	171.35
4	—	416	167.00–189.00	179.07
1	—	550	168.00	168.00
1	—	675	145.00	145.00
2	—	520	140.00–157.50	149.00
5	—	310	150.00–180.00	168.26
4	—	360	140.00–185.00	168.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	509	181.00–191.00	184.03
1	—	805	136.00	136.00
7	—	571	165.00–188.00	177.98
12	—	478	185.00–198.00	191.54
8	—	383	190.00–215.00	208.73
11	—	415	190.00–212.50	202.52
1	—	320	192.50	192.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,210	1,025.00–1,300.00	1,106.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,126	700.00–1,100.00	905.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,130	77.00	77.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	74.00	74.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,120	975.00	975.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	858	97.00–105.00	101.24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	80.00	80.00
2	—	855	70.00	70.00
1	—	975	67.00	67.00
3	—	1,072	81.00–83.00	82.21
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	81.00	81.00
2	—	1,385	74.00–75.00	74.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,061	60.00–67.00	64.46
3	—	1,017	69.00–71.50	70.46
4	—	1,130	77.00–80.00	78.35
6	—	1,183	81.00–84.00	81.90
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	46.00	46.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	49.00	49.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,178	74.00–85.00	80.50
2	—	1,588	106.00–108.50	107.32
1	—	1,515	111.00	111.00

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

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

I-40 Livestock - Ozark, AR

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Replacement Cattle

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