Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 6.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 3.00-9.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.81/cwt on 226 head.

Average price

$145.81

226 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$737

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$258

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

$58.51/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.33

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	493	156.37	771	158
Medium and Large 1-2	581	140.45	816	8thin
Medium and Large 2	531	135.84	722	33
Medium and Large 3	524	97.86	513	27

One grade step is worth $58.51/cwt here — about $258 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 sale226 hd

145.81

—

AR average9 barns · 1,703 hd

155.15

−9.33

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	1,498	89.73	1,345	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,461	73.39	1,073	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,018	66.24	674	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,109	64.75	718	33

Every lot, as filed

96 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 2	—	765	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	987	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	132.81/cwt	129.00–138.00	831	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	131.05/cwt	128.00–134.00	1,006	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	142.20/cwt	135.00–148.00	606	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	141.05/cwt	133.00–149.00	669	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	150.36/cwt	147.50–153.00	571	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	145.39/cwt	143.00–148.00	689	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	845	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,048	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	688	135.50/cwt	134.00–137.00	932	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	707	135.84/cwt	134.00–139.00	960	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	151.71/cwt	143.00–159.00	848	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	142.40/cwt	137.00–149.00	940	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	181.63/cwt	167.50–190.00	961	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	171.16/cwt	170.00–179.00	1,056	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	153.05/cwt	143.00–160.00	797	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	157.98/cwt	147.00–165.00	750	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	444	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	777	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	940	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,128	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	157.02/cwt	135.00–172.50	746	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	446	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	440	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	682	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	348	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	466	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	723	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	168.28/cwt	152.50–180.00	628	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	431	166.28/cwt	145.00–175.00	717	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	170.02/cwt	157.00–183.00	549	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	935	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,099	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	191.21/cwt	182.50–210.00	801	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	193.26/cwt	185.00–197.00	653	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	254	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	455	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	562	178.54/cwt	175.00–184.00	1,003	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	142.60/cwt	138.00–147.00	1,181	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	153.93/cwt	149.00–159.00	882	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	192.12/cwt	180.00–205.00	715	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,263	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	480	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	922	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,099	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	180.39/cwt	172.50–188.00	848	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	722	139.25/cwt	136.00–145.00	1,005	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	885	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,168	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	159.87/cwt	151.00–170.00	916	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	686	143.71/cwt	133.00–159.00	986	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	165.61/cwt	157.50–175.00	866	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	628	151.70/cwt	145.00–157.00	953	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,419	76.18/cwt	74.00–79.50	1,081	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	83.50/cwt	83.50–83.50	1,165	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	75.77/cwt	74.00–77.50	996	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	67.97/cwt	67.00–69.00	686	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	69.66/cwt	68.00–72.00	810	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	74.12/cwt	73.00–75.00	834	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,501	71.86/cwt	70.00–73.50	1,079	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	960	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	992	57.54/cwt	39.00–65.00	571	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	820	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	385	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	805	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	362	1
Bulls	—	—	1,868	106.26/cwt	106.00–106.50	1,985	2
Bulls	—	—	1,290	73.38/cwt	45.00–90.00	947	4
Bulls	—	—	1,530	100.50/cwt	94.00–103.50	1,538	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	747	81.75/cwt	70.00–90.00	611	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	820	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	4,305	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	966.32/cwt	875.00–1,100.00	11,770	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	73.88/cwt	63.00–79.50	819	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	599	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,327	73.63/cwt	70.00–81.00	977	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	58.17/cwt	56.00–60.00	561	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	76.35/cwt	74.00–80.00	777	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,034	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	7,553	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,179	1,260.67/cwt	915.00–1,375.00	14,863	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	160.90/cwt	151.00–167.50	671	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	142.48/cwt	139.00–149.00	805	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	781	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	727	121.98/cwt	112.00–128.00	887	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	781	123.96/cwt	122.50–127.00	968	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	484	102.29/cwt	85.00–117.50	495	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	755	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	168.49/cwt	155.00–177.50	622	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	164.61/cwt	150.00–175.00	525	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	146.35/cwt	140.00–155.00	912	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	332	93.03/cwt	70.00–131.00	309	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	915	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	366	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	113.45/cwt	89.00–125.00	479	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	553	67.47/cwt	60.00–75.00	373	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	800	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	518	127.82/cwt	121.00–138.00	662	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	681	94.38/cwt	50.00–118.00	643	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	129.57/cwt	124.00–135.00	749	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 12, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 508Last week 286Year ago 436

Slaughter CattleReceipts 72Last week 65Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 67Year ago 40

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	129.00	129.00
9	—	626	129.00–138.00	132.81
5	—	426	135.00–148.00	142.20
8	—	474	133.00–149.00	141.05
2	—	380	147.50–153.00	150.36
1	—	705	120.00	120.00
5	—	518	121.00–138.00	127.82
2	—	578	124.00–135.00	129.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	768	128.00–134.00	131.05
1	—	845	124.00	124.00
1	—	875	120.00	120.00
6	—	707	134.00–139.00	135.84
8	—	559	143.00–159.00	151.71
7	—	660	137.00–149.00	142.40
40	—	521	143.00–160.00	153.05
20	—	475	147.00–165.00	157.98
1	—	940	120.00	120.00
19	—	417	151.00–167.50	160.90
18	—	369	155.00–177.50	168.49
15	—	319	150.00–175.00	164.61
10	—	623	140.00–155.00	146.35
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	474	143.00–148.00	145.39
4	—	688	134.00–137.00	135.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	444	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	115.00	115.00
5	—	484	85.00–117.50	102.29
1	—	755	100.00	100.00
3	—	332	70.00–131.00	93.03
1	—	915	80.00	80.00
1	—	610	60.00	60.00
7	—	422	89.00–125.00	113.45
1	—	520	110.00	110.00
2	—	553	60.00–75.00	67.47
1	—	800	80.00	80.00
4	—	681	50.00–118.00	94.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	529	167.50–190.00	181.63
11	—	617	170.00–179.00	171.16
23	—	419	182.50–210.00	191.21
6	—	338	185.00–197.00	193.26
5	—	562	175.00–184.00	178.54
2	—	828	138.00–147.00	142.60
12	—	372	180.00–205.00	192.12
1	—	915	138.00	138.00
1	—	650	169.00	169.00
28	—	470	172.50–188.00	180.39
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	475	135.00–172.50	157.02
1	—	510	165.00	165.00
10	—	373	152.50–180.00	168.28
14	—	431	145.00–175.00	166.28
7	—	323	157.00–183.00	170.02
1	—	935	117.50	117.50
2	—	573	149.00–159.00	153.93
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	495	90.00	90.00
1	—	320	137.50	137.50
1	—	665	70.00	70.00
1	—	380	155.00	155.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	682	51.00	51.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	425	170.00	170.00
5	—	254	179.00	179.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	480	192.00	192.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	722	136.00–145.00	139.25
1	—	885	132.00	132.00
19	—	573	151.00–170.00	159.87
4	—	686	133.00–159.00	143.71
3	—	523	157.50–175.00	165.61
9	—	628	145.00–157.00	151.70
3	—	781	122.50–127.00	123.96
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	565	139.00–149.00	142.48
1	—	675	130.00	130.00
1	—	625	125.00	125.00
3	—	727	112.00–128.00	121.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,419	74.00–79.50	76.18
4	—	1,501	70.00–73.50	71.86
1	—	1,600	60.00	60.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,395	83.50	83.50
7	—	1,315	74.00–77.50	75.77
8	—	1,163	68.00–72.00	69.66
16	—	992	39.00–65.00	57.54
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,010	67.00–69.00	67.97
2	—	1,125	73.00–75.00	74.12
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	47.00	47.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	45.00	45.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,868	106.00–106.50	106.26
4	—	1,290	45.00–90.00	73.38
3	—	1,530	94.00–103.50	100.50

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	3	—	747	70.00–90.00	81.75
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	820	525.00	525.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,218	875.00–1,100.00	966.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,108	63.00–79.50	73.88
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	57.00	57.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,327	70.00–81.00	73.63
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	965	56.00–60.00	58.17
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,018	74.00–80.00	76.35
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,325	78.00	78.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	950.00	950.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,179	915.00–1,375.00	1,260.67

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

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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Slaughter Cattle

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