Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 4.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 2.00-5.00 higher; over 600 lbs not well tested. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $144.74/cwt on 167 head.

Average price

$144.74

167 head · 461 lb average

Value per head Derived

$667

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$262

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

$57.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.30

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	461	157.15	725	103
Medium and Large 2	459	134.01	615	47
Medium and Large 3	466	99.23	462	17thin

One grade step is worth $57.92/cwt here — about $262 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 sale167 hd

144.74

—

AR average8 barns · 1,696 hd

148.04

−3.30

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	1,507	92.22	1,390	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,413	74.56	1,053	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,069	64.51	689	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	873	55.68	486	8thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,046	$1,081	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,004	$870	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,017	$860	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	840	$855	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	739	$745	5
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	913	$894	2thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	808	$813	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	744	$785	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	625	$650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	735	$925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	955	$873	4thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$1,050	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,130	$839	2thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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 3	—	468	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	468	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	128.39/cwt	120.00–137.00	742	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	745	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	134.00/cwt	126.00–146.00	580	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	715	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	330	138.06/cwt	130.00–145.00	456	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	128.01/cwt	120.00–138.00	658	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	157.56/cwt	151.00–163.00	676	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	632	135.72/cwt	133.00–138.00	858	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	137.82/cwt	120.00–149.00	662	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	89.95/cwt	70.00–110.00	466	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	898	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	179.09/cwt	173.00–185.00	849	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	620	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	967	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	437	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	721	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	139.56/cwt	130.00–145.00	521	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	160.54/cwt	152.50–170.00	591	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	130.05/cwt	100.00–145.00	609	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	154.46/cwt	150.00–160.00	877	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,113	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	732	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	169.72/cwt	159.00–175.00	883	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	171.24/cwt	160.00–178.00	637	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	157.55/cwt	131.00–175.00	503	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	162.74/cwt	146.00–170.00	695	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	133.72/cwt	123.00–144.00	976	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	151.04/cwt	140.00–157.00	870	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	165.91/cwt	161.00–172.00	954	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	151.98/cwt	151.00–153.00	1,011	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	166.04/cwt	165.00–167.00	1,034	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	186.84/cwt	185.00–187.50	699	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	326	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	594	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	161.84/cwt	151.00–167.50	770	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	770	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	628	168.94/cwt	167.00–171.00	1,061	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	550	183.00/cwt	182.00–185.00	1,007	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	147.95/cwt	137.00–159.00	759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	523	183.51/cwt	183.00–185.00	960	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	175.94/cwt	170.00–185.00	755	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	143.91/cwt	137.00–153.00	891	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	850	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	800	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	912	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	155.52/cwt	144.00–167.50	886	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	758	128.99/cwt	125.00–133.00	978	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	684	134.28/cwt	132.50–140.00	918	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	710	39.87/cwt	37.00–42.00	283	2
Bulls	—	—	1,125	72.41/cwt	68.00–75.00	815	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	53.21/cwt	49.00–58.00	492	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	57.15/cwt	50.00–63.00	499	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	736	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,398	78.71/cwt	77.50–79.50	1,100	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	689	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,305	74.50/cwt	74.50–74.50	972	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	916	1
Bulls	—	—	1,725	100.75/cwt	100.00–102.50	1,738	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,257	76.14/cwt	73.00–78.00	957	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	69.15/cwt	68.00–71.00	771	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	909	48.87/cwt	38.00–57.50	444	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	999	64.45/cwt	62.00–66.00	644	8
Bulls	—	—	1,643	104.87/cwt	103.50–106.00	1,723	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	625	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	735	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	112.76/cwt	100.00–130.00	434	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	775.45/head	700.00–900.00	775	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,017	859.52/head	675.00–1,050.00	860	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,046	1,081.09/head	1,025.00–1,225.00	1,081	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	83.06/cwt	65.00–97.50	605	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	685	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	64.87/cwt	64.00–66.00	658	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	894.11/head	650.00–1,100.00	894	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	733	126.76/cwt	126.00–127.00	929	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	105.50/cwt	105.00–106.00	353	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	951	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	137.47/cwt	136.00–139.00	774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	531	165.54/cwt	150.00–177.00	879	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	153.35/cwt	142.00–159.00	796	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	161.34/cwt	151.00–172.50	526	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	735	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	895.64/head	775.00–1,000.00	896	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	625	625.00/head	625.00–625.00	625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,018	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	74.25/cwt	71.00–79.00	902	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	727	78.34/cwt	65.00–89.00	570	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	85.89/cwt	69.00–95.00	574	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	838.83/head	800.00–875.00	839	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,004	869.75/head	700.00–1,000.00	870	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	855.10/head	750.00–920.00	855	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	808	813.00/head	800.00–825.00	813	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	744	784.57/head	730.00–850.00	785	4

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 Jun 2, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 394Last week 368Year ago 455

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 75Year ago 74

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 66Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	468	100.00	100.00
2	—	425	100.00	100.00
4	—	518	70.00–110.00	89.95
4	—	385	100.00–130.00	112.76
1	—	580	100.00	100.00
1	—	605	110.00	110.00
2	—	335	105.00–106.00	105.50
1	—	670	55.00	55.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	120.00–137.00	128.39
1	—	745	124.00	124.00
16	—	433	126.00–146.00	134.00
3	—	330	130.00–145.00	138.06
8	—	514	120.00–138.00	128.01
10	—	480	120.00–149.00	137.82
6	—	373	130.00–145.00	139.56
1	—	610	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	429	151.00–163.00	157.56
3	—	632	133.00–138.00	135.72
1	—	660	136.00	136.00
2	—	468	155.00	155.00
13	—	368	152.50–170.00	160.54
11	—	576	140.00–157.00	151.04
4	—	733	126.00–127.00	126.76
13	—	519	142.00–159.00	153.35
15	—	326	151.00–172.50	161.34
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	156.00	156.00
30	—	437	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	474	173.00–185.00	179.09
1	—	795	140.00	140.00
4	—	520	159.00–175.00	169.72
7	—	575	161.00–172.00	165.91
2	—	665	151.00–153.00	151.98
2	—	623	165.00–167.00	166.04
4	—	374	185.00–187.50	186.84
1	—	330	180.00	180.00
5	—	429	170.00–185.00	175.94
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	468	100.00–145.00	130.05
1	—	380	145.00	145.00
1	—	550	84.00	84.00
1	—	620	52.50	52.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	568	150.00–160.00	154.46
11	—	372	160.00–178.00	171.24
6	—	319	131.00–175.00	157.55
18	—	427	146.00–170.00	162.74
2	—	730	123.00–144.00	133.72
23	—	476	151.00–167.50	161.84
2	—	513	137.00–159.00	147.95
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	152.00	152.00
2	—	628	167.00–171.00	168.94
3	—	550	182.00–185.00	183.00
8	—	523	183.00–185.00	183.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	619	137.00–153.00	143.91
1	—	850	110.00	110.00
1	—	800	114.00	114.00
11	—	570	144.00–167.50	155.52
4	—	758	125.00–133.00	128.99
4	—	684	132.50–140.00	134.28
1	—	715	133.00	133.00
8	—	531	150.00–177.00	165.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	145.00	145.00
2	—	563	136.00–139.00	137.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	710	37.00–42.00	39.87
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	925	49.00–58.00	53.21
2	—	873	50.00–63.00	57.15
1	—	995	74.00	74.00
1	—	970	71.00	71.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,398	77.50–79.50	78.71
1	—	1,305	74.50	74.50
1	—	1,580	58.00	58.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,257	73.00–78.00	76.14
7	—	1,115	68.00–71.00	69.15
8	—	909	38.00–57.50	48.87
8	—	999	62.00–66.00	64.45
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,125	68.00–75.00	72.41
4	—	1,725	100.00–102.50	100.75
2	—	1,643	103.50–106.00	104.87

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	625	650.00	650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	913	650.00–1,100.00	894.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	808	800.00–825.00	813.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	744	730.00–850.00	784.57
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,105	775.00–1,000.00	895.64
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	735	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	768	700.00–900.00	775.45
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,017	675.00–1,050.00	859.52
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,046	1,025.00–1,225.00	1,081.09
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	62.00	62.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,015	64.00–66.00	64.87
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,340	76.00	76.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,215	71.00–79.00	74.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,004	700.00–1,000.00	869.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	840	750.00–920.00	855.10
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	625	625.00	625.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	12	—	728	65.00–97.50	83.06
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	727	65.00–89.00	78.34
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	668	69.00–95.00	85.89
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,130	800.00–875.00	838.83
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	1,050.00	1,050.00

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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