Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 1.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 7.00-10.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 3.00-4.00 lower. Several Long Weaned or Value Added cattle sold with a Premium. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 3.00-4.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $168.63/cwt on 274 head.

Average price

$168.63

274 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$889

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$695

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

$103.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.19

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	173.59	943	203
Medium and Large 2	486	160.70	782	61
Medium and Large 3	454	121.34	551	9thin
Small and Medium 3	355	70.00	249	1thin

One grade step is worth $103.59/cwt here — about $695 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 sale274 hd

168.63

—

AR average9 barns · 1,329 hd

173.82

−5.19

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	1,419	90.80	1,289	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,382	75.57	1,044	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,089	61.52	670	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	842	51.44	433	15

Every lot, as filed

112 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	—	860	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	826	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	167.76/cwt	159.00–182.50	616	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	943	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	169.67/cwt	161.00–174.00	964	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	136.65/cwt	130.00–142.50	920	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	149.33/cwt	142.00–155.00	793	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	621	145.96/cwt	140.00–149.00	906	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	173.19/cwt	165.00–182.50	577	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	860	135.50/cwt	128.00–143.00	1,165	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	126.43/cwt	112.50–141.00	421	2
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	355	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	249	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	111.00/cwt	62.50–137.00	533	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	567	153.56/cwt	147.00–159.00	871	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	353	142.59/cwt	130.00–155.00	503	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	755	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	982	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	450	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	734	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	622	151.01/cwt	149.00–152.00	939	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	533	157.09/cwt	156.00–160.00	837	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	172.33/cwt	160.00–178.00	910	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	460	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	160.40/cwt	152.50–165.00	610	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	149.88/cwt	143.00–153.00	790	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	156.28/cwt	149.00–165.00	652	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	156.23/cwt	147.00–162.50	734	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	483	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	749	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	551	157.71/cwt	157.50–159.00	869	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	164.75/cwt	159.00–170.00	685	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	164.67/cwt	153.00–170.00	784	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	177.50/cwt	170.00–185.00	852	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	160.39/cwt	157.00–167.50	1,006	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	192.24/cwt	185.00–197.50	732	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	793	149.82/cwt	149.00–153.00	1,188	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	191.49/cwt	185.00–202.50	626	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	945	128.20/cwt	127.00–133.00	1,211	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	425	179.09/cwt	173.00–185.00	761	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	153.05/cwt	146.00–159.00	1,018	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	500	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	905	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	410	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	365	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	439	191.65/cwt	172.50–198.00	841	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	679	155.19/cwt	153.00–157.50	1,054	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	730	157.00/cwt	155.00–158.00	1,146	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	620	171.74/cwt	171.00–172.50	1,065	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	1,070	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,252	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	365	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	237	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	772	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,216	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	568	179.33/cwt	177.00–181.00	1,019	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	505	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	133.64/cwt	131.00–137.50	960	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	815	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	962	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	653	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,038	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	143.29/cwt	137.00–157.00	898	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	137.48/cwt	132.50–139.00	924	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	530	162.79/cwt	152.50–172.50	863	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	830	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	382	2
Bulls	—	—	1,241	79.68/cwt	41.00–93.00	989	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	70.80/cwt	68.00–74.50	930	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	700	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	911	53.87/cwt	52.00–55.50	491	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	61.46/cwt	59.00–64.00	550	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	941	53.68/cwt	48.00–61.00	505	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,122	73.66/cwt	72.00–76.00	826	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,363	77.66/cwt	75.00–81.00	1,059	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,400	73.48/cwt	71.00–74.00	1,029	6
Bulls	—	—	1,458	97.41/cwt	96.00–101.00	1,420	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	66.45/cwt	66.00–67.00	774	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	780	38.00/cwt	38.00–38.00	296	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	778	46.09/cwt	41.00–50.00	359	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	695	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	285	2
Bulls	—	—	1,838	104.30/cwt	103.50–105.00	1,917	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	91.77/cwt	82.00–100.00	783	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	510	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	618	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	9,180	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	675	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,242	72.18/cwt	54.00–81.00	896	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	949.24/cwt	600.00–1,100.00	11,106	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	73.69/cwt	64.00–80.00	822	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	69.20/cwt	65.00–74.00	737	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	625.00/cwt	625.00–625.00	5,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	483	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	7,400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	128.88/cwt	121.00–137.00	851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	148.20/cwt	140.00–156.00	846	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	133.60/cwt	130.00–141.00	490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	164.98/cwt	150.00–170.00	535	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	138.09/cwt	132.00–142.00	925	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	439	140.77/cwt	130.00–149.00	618	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	144.03/cwt	135.00–153.00	670	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	126.67/cwt	125.00–129.00	747	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	143.73/cwt	135.00–146.00	881	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	913	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	126.51/cwt	125.00–127.50	591	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	151.22/cwt	147.50–155.00	488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	664	143.89/cwt	143.00–147.50	955	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	93.34/cwt	80.00–107.00	406	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	131.27/cwt	122.50–139.00	671	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	820	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	885	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	576	151.29/cwt	140.00–161.00	871	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,052	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	912	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,021	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,111.13/cwt	975.00–1,200.00	12,889	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	800.00/cwt	800.00–800.00	8,400	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 May 19, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 666Last week 508Year ago 406

Slaughter CattleReceipts 80Last week 72Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 40Year ago 51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	96.00	96.00
1	—	415	125.00	125.00
2	—	333	112.50–141.00	126.43
3	—	480	62.50–137.00	111.00
2	—	353	130.00–155.00	142.59
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	367	159.00–182.50	167.76
1	—	780	120.00	120.00
1	—	820	115.00	115.00
3	—	673	130.00–142.50	136.65
5	—	531	142.00–155.00	149.33
6	—	621	140.00–149.00	145.96
10	—	333	165.00–182.50	173.19
8	—	567	147.00–159.00	153.56
5	—	416	159.00–170.00	164.75
10	—	476	153.00–170.00	164.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	568	161.00–174.00	169.67
39	—	528	160.00–178.00	172.33
29	—	480	170.00–185.00	177.50
14	—	627	157.00–167.50	160.39
12	—	381	185.00–197.50	192.24
9	—	793	149.00–153.00	149.82
7	—	327	185.00–202.50	191.49
5	—	945	127.00–133.00	128.20
6	—	665	146.00–159.00	153.05
38	—	439	172.50–198.00	191.65
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	860	128.00–143.00	135.50
1	—	460	195.00	195.00
4	—	500	181.00	181.00
1	—	410	199.00	199.00
8	—	679	153.00–157.50	155.19
3	—	730	155.00–158.00	157.00
2	—	620	171.00–172.50	171.74
1	—	1,070	117.00	117.00
3	—	772	157.50	157.50
3	—	568	177.00–181.00	179.33
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	70.00	70.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	425	173.00–185.00	179.09
2	—	365	185.00	185.00
2	—	505	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	755	130.00	130.00
3	—	450	163.00	163.00
9	—	622	149.00–152.00	151.01
12	—	533	156.00–160.00	157.09
21	—	551	157.50–159.00	157.71
5	—	664	143.00–147.50	143.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	380	152.50–165.00	160.40
14	—	527	143.00–153.00	149.88
16	—	417	149.00–165.00	156.28
32	—	470	147.00–162.50	156.23
19	—	571	140.00–156.00	148.20
11	—	324	150.00–170.00	164.98
18	—	670	132.00–142.00	138.09
11	—	613	135.00–146.00	143.73
1	—	725	129.00	129.00
1	—	830	110.00	110.00
1	—	855	123.00	123.00
2	—	912	112.00	112.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	483	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	660	121.00–137.00	128.88
1	—	600	126.00	126.00
3	—	367	130.00–141.00	133.60
5	—	439	130.00–149.00	140.77
12	—	465	135.00–153.00	144.03
3	—	590	125.00–129.00	126.67
2	—	323	147.50–155.00	151.22
4	—	511	122.50–139.00	131.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	467	125.00–127.50	126.51
1	—	325	125.00	125.00
2	—	435	80.00–107.00	93.34
1	—	355	100.00	100.00
1	—	560	70.00	70.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	365	65.00	65.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	718	131.00–137.50	133.64
1	—	815	118.00	118.00
8	—	627	137.00–157.00	143.29
5	—	672	132.50–139.00	137.48
24	—	530	152.50–172.50	162.79
1	—	770	130.00	130.00
13	—	576	140.00–161.00	151.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	653	159.00	159.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	100.00	100.00
1	—	885	94.00	94.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	830	46.00	46.00
2	—	695	41.00	41.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,313	68.00–74.50	70.80
14	—	941	48.00–61.00	53.68
3	—	1,122	72.00–76.00	73.66
5	—	1,165	66.00–67.00	66.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	72.50	72.50
4	—	911	52.00–55.50	53.87
2	—	895	59.00–64.00	61.46
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,363	75.00–81.00	77.66
6	—	1,400	71.00–74.00	73.48
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	38.00	38.00
7	—	778	41.00–50.00	46.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,241	41.00–93.00	79.68
6	—	1,458	96.00–101.00	97.41
2	—	1,838	103.50–105.00	104.30

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	—	853	82.00–100.00	91.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	54.00	54.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	69.00	69.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	675	63.00	63.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,160	975.00–1,200.00	1,111.13
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,242	54.00–81.00	72.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,170	600.00–1,100.00	949.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,115	64.00–80.00	73.69
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,065	65.00–74.00	69.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	625.00	625.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	54.00	54.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	2	—	925	800.00	800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	800.00	800.00

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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