Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 1.00-5.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-8.00, mostly 4.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.85/cwt on 99 head.

Average price

$145.85

99 head · 518 lb average

Value per head Derived

$756

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$305

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

$65.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.58

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	155.15	816	62
Medium and Large 2	477	142.69	680	27
Medium and Large 1-2	615	125.00	769	2thin
Medium and Large 3	571	89.62	512	8thin

One grade step is worth $65.53/cwt here — about $305 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 sale99 hd

145.85

—

AR average10 barns · 1,165 hd

151.43

−5.58

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	—	High	1,489	92.19	1,372	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,262	75.23	949	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,084	67.35	730	34
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	953	65.53	624	7thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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	—	775	151.71/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,176	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	612	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	955	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	528	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	845	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	169.90/cwt	165.00–175.00	883	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	168.63/cwt	155.00–177.00	811	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	925	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	994	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	552	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,016	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	134.98/cwt	130.00–138.00	1,030	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	769	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	139.42/cwt	122.50–155.00	597	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,006	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	405	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	140.62/cwt	131.00–147.50	672	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	102.01/cwt	101.00–103.00	933	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	709	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	993	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	149.36/cwt	140.00–155.00	763	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	329	172.70/cwt	165.00–185.00	568	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	144.49/cwt	137.00–149.00	906	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	86.92/cwt	63.00–110.00	491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	178.98/cwt	170.00–185.00	678	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	917	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	162.78/cwt	157.00–175.00	693	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	162.62/cwt	154.00–169.00	761	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	945	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	186.68/cwt	183.00–187.50	704	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	845	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	190.27/cwt	180.00–195.00	892	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	902	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,155	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	416	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	770	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	439	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	410	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	779	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,060	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	171.65/cwt	166.00–181.00	719	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	118.00/cwt	115.00–121.00	578	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	198.18/cwt	190.00–203.00	751	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,045	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	185.10/cwt	183.00–189.00	959	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	985	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	847	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	111.95/cwt	104.00–120.00	879	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	177.20/cwt	165.00–187.00	565	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	480	61.45/cwt	55.00–67.50	295	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	415	211.22/cwt	210.00–212.50	877	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	191.75/cwt	185.00–209.00	800	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	985	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	906	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	795	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,026	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	138.98/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,005	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	164.88/cwt	154.00–172.50	928	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	810	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	988	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	542	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	916	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	845	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	532	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	845	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	346	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	835	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	409	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	619	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,100	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	853	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	74.84/cwt	74.00–75.50	859	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,238	76.38/cwt	75.00–78.00	946	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,298	73.51/cwt	73.00–74.00	954	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	933	57.32/cwt	51.00–61.00	535	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,091	67.09/cwt	63.00–70.00	732	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,144	73.07/cwt	71.00–74.50	836	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,246	76.99/cwt	76.00–80.50	959	7
Bulls	—	—	1,715	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,869	1
Bulls	—	—	1,459	93.89/cwt	75.00–99.00	1,370	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	765	57.25/cwt	57.00–57.50	438	2
Bulls	—	—	1,823	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,823	3
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	933	68.65/cwt	59.00–79.00	641	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	771.62/cwt	725.00–850.00	7,137	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,067	812.05/cwt	725.00–975.00	8,665	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	76.33/cwt	74.00–79.00	747	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	892	67.70/cwt	49.00–75.50	604	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	872	83.50/cwt	63.00–91.00	728	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	903.95/cwt	875.00–1,000.00	9,446	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	3,660	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	713.78/cwt	535.00–975.00	5,139	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	600	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	486	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	74.50/cwt	74.50–74.50	946	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	57.25/cwt	57.00–57.50	444	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	74.41/cwt	61.00–80.00	862	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	850	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	4,038	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	889.66/cwt	775.00–1,000.00	9,564	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	52.97/cwt	52.00–54.00	498	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	770	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	3,581	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	792	836.00/cwt	800.00–860.00	6,621	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,755	100.50/cwt	100.50–100.50	1,764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	152.37/cwt	146.00–154.00	965	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	144.63/cwt	142.00–147.00	955	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	916	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	532	169.73/cwt	152.00–181.00	903	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	683	81.37/cwt	61.00–101.00	556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	585	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	770	90.56/cwt	86.00–95.00	697	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	808	122.00/cwt	121.00–123.00	986	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	148.59/cwt	140.00–155.00	643	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	134.95/cwt	133.00–139.00	700	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	545	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	155.22/cwt	137.00–163.00	590	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	117.96/cwt	115.00–121.00	902	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	144.54/cwt	140.00–148.00	811	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	136.18/cwt	132.50–140.00	769	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	73.50/cwt	60.00–87.00	327	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 May 5, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 286Last week 525Year ago 589

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 75Year ago 79

Replacement CattleReceipts 67Last week 57Year ago 70

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	775	150.00–157.00	151.71
7	—	552	184.00	184.00
8	—	469	180.00–195.00	190.27
2	—	902	128.00	128.00
1	—	650	163.00	163.00
5	—	379	190.00–203.00	198.18
1	—	645	162.00	162.00
3	—	518	183.00–189.00	185.10
13	—	417	185.00–209.00	191.75
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	128.00	128.00
2	—	428	122.50–155.00	139.42
1	—	945	91.00	91.00
1	—	660	63.00	63.00
2	—	490	115.00–121.00	118.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	165.00–175.00	169.90
11	—	481	155.00–177.00	168.63
6	—	377	183.00–187.50	186.68
1	—	845	95.00	95.00
9	—	419	166.00–181.00	171.65
1	—	985	86.00	86.00
2	—	785	104.00–120.00	111.95
7	—	319	165.00–187.00	177.20
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	107.50	107.50
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	57.00	57.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	210.00–212.50	211.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	612	156.00	156.00
4	—	528	160.00	160.00
1	—	405	182.50	182.50
4	—	709	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	763	130.00–138.00	134.98
1	—	745	135.00	135.00
2	—	915	101.00–103.00	102.01
7	—	511	140.00–155.00	149.36
7	—	329	165.00–185.00	172.70
3	—	627	137.00–149.00	144.49
7	—	379	170.00–185.00	178.98
1	—	655	140.00	140.00
7	—	426	157.00–175.00	162.78
7	—	468	154.00–169.00	162.62
2	—	808	121.00–123.00	122.00
4	—	561	140.00–148.00	144.54
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	478	131.00–147.50	140.62
1	—	635	129.00	129.00
1	—	335	135.00	135.00
6	—	433	140.00–155.00	148.59
4	—	519	133.00–139.00	134.95
7	—	380	137.00–163.00	155.22
2	—	765	115.00–121.00	117.96
2	—	565	132.50–140.00	136.18
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	63.00–110.00	86.92
2	—	770	86.00–95.00	90.56
1	—	545	120.00	120.00
1	—	465	95.00	95.00
2	—	445	60.00–87.00	73.50
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	480	55.00–67.50	61.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	985	92.00	92.00
1	—	795	129.00	129.00
2	—	723	138.00–140.00	138.98
14	—	563	154.00–172.50	164.88
5	—	810	122.00	122.00
5	—	633	146.00–154.00	152.37
3	—	660	142.00–147.00	144.63
15	—	532	152.00–181.00	169.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	542	169.00	169.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	123.00	123.00
1	—	585	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	683	61.00–101.00	81.37

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	63.00	63.00
1	—	845	41.00	41.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	49.00	49.00
2	—	765	57.00–57.50	57.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	68.00	68.00
1	—	1,100	77.50	77.50
2	—	1,148	74.00–75.50	74.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,238	75.00–78.00	76.38
4	—	1,298	73.00–74.00	73.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	933	51.00–61.00	57.32
9	—	1,091	63.00–70.00	67.09
8	—	1,144	71.00–74.50	73.07
7	—	1,246	76.00–80.50	76.99
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,715	109.00	109.00
4	—	1,459	75.00–99.00	93.89
3	—	1,823	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	933	59.00–79.00	68.65

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	925	725.00–850.00	771.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,067	725.00–975.00	812.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	978	74.00–79.00	76.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,270	74.50	74.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,158	61.00–80.00	74.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,075	775.00–1,000.00	889.66
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	940	52.00–54.00	52.97
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	770	465.00	465.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	892	49.00–75.50	67.70
(<2 yrs)	Open	12	—	872	63.00–91.00	83.50
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	775	57.00–57.50	57.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,045	875.00–1,000.00	903.95
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	850	475.00	475.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	610	600.00	600.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	720	535.00–975.00	713.78
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	600	81.00	81.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	792	800.00–860.00	836.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,755	100.50	100.50

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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