Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers under 500 lbs sold 2.00-6.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 1.00-9.00, mostly 6.00 higher. Feeder supply contained many plain, very light weight calves. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $146.12/cwt on 139 head.

Average price

$146.12

139 head · 476 lb average

Value per head Derived

$695

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$225

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

$59.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.98

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	478	152.49	729	103
Medium and Large 2	445	139.40	620	27
Medium and Large 3	541	93.29	504	9thin

One grade step is worth $59.20/cwt here — about $225 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 sale139 hd

146.12

—

AR average7 barns · 1,421 hd

148.10

−1.98

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	—	Average	1,495	95.63	1,430	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,302	76.68	998	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,019	66.65	679	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,045	62.75	656	32

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 1	—	613	148.53/cwt	140.00–152.50	910	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	156.87/cwt	150.00–160.00	518	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	144.24/cwt	140.00–150.00	609	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	61.32/cwt	53.00–70.00	291	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	436	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	151.34/cwt	143.00–159.00	793	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	442	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	136.30/cwt	135.00–137.50	781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	135.33/cwt	120.00–141.00	651	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	177.39/cwt	170.00–185.00	921	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	855	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	949	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	963	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	149.62/cwt	144.00–162.00	708	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	155.20/cwt	145.00–162.50	584	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	135.47/cwt	131.00–140.00	499	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	124.89/cwt	120.00–130.00	574	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	188.76/cwt	180.00–207.50	706	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	180.08/cwt	175.00–190.00	845	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	340	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	629	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	183.56/cwt	175.00–198.00	775	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	346	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	160.28/cwt	140.00–168.00	827	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	942	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	426	164.06/cwt	149.00–175.00	699	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	85.31/cwt	50.00–127.00	363	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	175.87/cwt	169.00–183.00	1,006	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,102	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	168.97/cwt	160.00–179.00	640	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	161.41/cwt	150.00–169.00	755	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	888	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	162.07/cwt	140.00–177.50	522	17
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	710	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	835	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,152	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	987	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	164.80/cwt	159.00–170.00	1,018	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	137.75/cwt	137.50–138.00	703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	156.43/cwt	140.00–167.50	887	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	805	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	666	139.82/cwt	135.00–145.00	931	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	158.38/cwt	150.00–167.50	847	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	132.58/cwt	129.00–136.00	952	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,043	63.31/cwt	61.00–65.00	660	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	394	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	662	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	74.30/cwt	72.00–77.00	767	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	752	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,302	76.68/cwt	76.50–77.00	998	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	68.40/cwt	67.00–70.00	761	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	938	50.52/cwt	42.50–59.00	474	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	74.68/cwt	71.00–77.50	870	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	798	46.24/cwt	42.00–50.00	369	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	770	39.00/cwt	39.00–39.00	300	1
Bulls	—	—	1,480	100.05/cwt	98.00–101.00	1,481	3
Bulls	—	—	1,190	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	833	1
Bulls	—	—	1,845	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,993	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	75.93/cwt	60.00–85.00	724	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	794	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,010	1,350.00/cwt	1,350.00–1,350.00	13,635	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,193	1,575.16/cwt	1,550.00–1,600.00	18,792	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,305	1,500.00/cwt	1,500.00–1,500.00	19,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,243	1,721.43/cwt	1,700.00–1,750.00	21,397	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,171	1,062.48/cwt	950.00–1,200.00	12,442	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	13,020	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	16,440	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,216	75.51/cwt	73.00–79.00	918	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,277	1,007.31/cwt	900.00–1,050.00	12,863	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	71.29/cwt	66.00–76.00	741	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	785	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	78.62/cwt	77.00–80.00	719	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	700	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	357	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	813	1,307.85/cwt	1,150.00–1,450.00	10,633	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,230	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	12,915	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	850.00/cwt	850.00–850.00	7,778	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,298	1,349.52/cwt	1,300.00–1,400.00	17,517	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,242	1,166.51/cwt	1,000.00–1,300.00	14,488	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	649.29/cwt	600.00–725.00	6,285	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,400.00/cwt	1,400.00–1,400.00	17,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,125.00/cwt	1,125.00–1,125.00	13,613	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	114.30/cwt	105.00–124.00	946	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	131.93/cwt	128.00–136.00	941	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	159.80/cwt	150.00–168.00	679	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	880	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	137.53/cwt	136.00–139.00	781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	760	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	657	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	474	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	149.66/cwt	144.00–155.00	844	13

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 26, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 368Last week 666Year ago 399

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 80Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 66Last week 50Year ago 17

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	613	140.00–152.50	148.53
5	—	330	150.00–160.00	156.87
19	—	524	143.00–159.00	151.34
1	—	855	111.00	111.00
1	—	655	147.00	147.00
19	—	473	144.00–162.00	149.62
17	—	376	145.00–162.50	155.20
2	—	713	128.00–136.00	131.93
21	—	425	150.00–168.00	159.80
13	—	564	144.00–155.00	149.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	422	140.00–150.00	144.24
1	—	705	120.00	120.00
1	—	610	138.00	138.00
4	—	316	140.00	140.00
2	—	573	135.00–137.50	136.30
1	—	510	139.00	139.00
5	—	481	120.00–141.00	135.33
2	—	368	131.00–140.00	135.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	53.00–70.00	61.32
1	—	670	110.00	110.00
1	—	630	67.00	67.00
1	—	335	130.00	130.00
1	—	760	80.00	80.00
1	—	730	90.00	90.00
2	—	395	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	519	170.00–185.00	177.39
5	—	374	180.00–207.50	188.76
1	—	910	133.00	133.00
18	—	469	175.00–190.00	180.08
1	—	340	185.00	185.00
18	—	422	175.00–198.00	183.56
5	—	572	169.00–183.00	175.87
2	—	668	165.00	165.00
1	—	835	138.00	138.00
1	—	710	139.00	139.00
6	—	618	159.00–170.00	164.80
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	120.00–130.00	124.89
1	—	640	54.00	54.00
1	—	370	140.00	140.00
3	—	425	50.00–127.00	85.31
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	516	140.00–168.00	160.28
1	—	730	129.00	129.00
14	—	426	149.00–175.00	164.06
10	—	379	160.00–179.00	168.97
8	—	468	150.00–169.00	161.41
1	—	555	160.00	160.00
17	—	322	140.00–177.50	162.07
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	69.00	69.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	510	137.50–138.00	137.75
1	—	640	125.00	125.00
1	—	880	96.00	96.00
1	—	685	126.00	126.00
2	—	568	136.00–139.00	137.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	567	140.00–167.50	156.43
1	—	805	120.00	120.00
5	—	666	135.00–145.00	139.82
9	—	535	150.00–167.50	158.38
5	—	718	129.00–136.00	132.58

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,043	61.00–65.00	63.31
6	—	1,113	67.00–70.00	68.40
9	—	938	42.50–59.00	50.52
11	—	1,165	71.00–77.50	74.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	44.00	44.00
1	—	1,035	64.00	64.00
3	—	1,032	72.00–77.00	74.30
1	—	1,090	69.00	69.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,302	76.50–77.00	76.68
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	798	42.00–50.00	46.24
1	—	770	39.00	39.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,480	98.00–101.00	100.05
1	—	1,190	70.00	70.00
1	—	1,845	108.00	108.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	953	60.00–85.00	75.93
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,185	67.00	67.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,171	950.00–1,200.00	1,062.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,240	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,370	1,200.00	1,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,216	73.00–79.00	75.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,277	900.00–1,050.00	1,007.31
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,040	66.00–76.00	71.29
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,193	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,575.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,305	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,243	1,700.00–1,750.00	1,721.43
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,020	77.00	77.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	915	77.00–80.00	78.62
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	51.00	51.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	813	1,150.00–1,450.00	1,307.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,230	1,050.00	1,050.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	915	850.00	850.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,298	1,300.00–1,400.00	1,349.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,242	1,000.00–1,300.00	1,166.51
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	968	600.00–725.00	649.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,400.00	1,400.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,210	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	828	105.00–124.00	114.30

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

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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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