Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 8.00-17.00, mostly 13.00 lower; 500-600 lb weights sold 4.00 higher, over 600 lbs not tested. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-10.00, mostly 6.00 lower. Feeder supply was mostly average to plain in quality. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 6.00-10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $145.66/cwt on 141 head.

Average price

$145.66

141 head · 488 lb average

Value per head Derived

$711

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$487

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

$81.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.52

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	494	157.17	776	89
Medium and Large 1-2	544	138.92	756	13thin
Medium and Large 2	465	138.47	644	25
Medium and Large 3	502	107.41	540	7thin
Small and Medium 3	382	75.80	290	7thin

One grade step is worth $81.37/cwt here — about $487 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 sale141 hd

145.66

—

AR average8 barns · 1,331 hd

150.19

−4.52

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	1,681	110.58	1,859	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,397	88.10	1,231	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,062	78.38	832	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,044	71.36	745	25

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,033	$752	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	910	$714	4thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,130	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,400	$725	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$905	2thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	790	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	948	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	850	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	927	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	975	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	902	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	132.00/cwt	120.00–144.00	746	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	745	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,112	66.94/cwt	54.00–76.00	744	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	76.55/cwt	76.00–77.00	953	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	752.30/head	700.00–800.00	752	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	650	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	364	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	923.70/head	850.00–990.00	924	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	77.94/cwt	64.00–89.00	916	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	780	504.17/head	430.00–560.00	504	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	830	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,160.00/head	1,160.00–1,160.00	1,160	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	78.55/cwt	70.00–100.00	673	6
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	554	1
Stock Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	655	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	334	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	770	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	393	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	830	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	498	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	86.80/cwt	85.00–88.50	1,250	5
Bulls	—	—	1,697	113.86/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,932	5
Bulls	—	—	1,641	106.03/cwt	101.00–109.00	1,740	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	93.50/cwt	93.50–93.50	1,187	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,200	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,056	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	956	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	77.42/cwt	76.00–79.00	819	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	941	61.97/cwt	53.00–70.00	583	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,325	90.27/cwt	89.00–92.00	1,196	3
Bulls	—	—	1,840	121.50/cwt	121.50–121.50	2,236	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	566	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,101	76.45/cwt	72.00–79.00	842	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	83.46/cwt	80.00–87.00	1,014	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	520	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	653	139.78/cwt	132.50–147.00	913	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	625	143.56/cwt	133.00–156.00	897	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	163.53/cwt	155.00–172.50	863	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	158.15/cwt	147.50–168.00	895	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	757	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	188.50/cwt	180.00–200.50	694	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	175.51/cwt	170.00–188.00	746	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	177.56/cwt	170.00–182.50	941	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	539	185.35/cwt	185.00–187.50	999	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	670	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,099	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	192.94/cwt	185.00–207.50	617	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	169.60/cwt	165.00–177.00	539	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	161.43/cwt	140.00–168.00	770	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,065	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	178.53/cwt	172.50–185.00	857	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	172.12/cwt	170.00–173.00	647	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	788	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,056	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	166.82/cwt	161.00–177.00	716	14
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	340	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	272	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	361	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	437	164.76/cwt	160.00–167.50	720	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	860	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,135	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	153.36/cwt	145.00–161.00	796	18
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	480	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	135.98/cwt	131.00–138.00	983	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	780	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	967	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	325	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	276	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	415	142.57/cwt	130.00–157.00	592	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,021	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,021	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	527	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	933	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	522	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	783	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	146.38/cwt	138.00–154.00	830	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	156.35/cwt	150.00–165.00	580	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	558	132.56/cwt	126.00–139.00	740	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	523	98.94/cwt	80.00–117.00	517	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	374	77.12/cwt	61.00–90.00	288	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	820	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,017	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	588	96.29/cwt	80.00–113.00	566	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	135.35/cwt	121.00–144.00	708	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	126.19/cwt	122.50–130.00	416	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	725	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	367	143.69/cwt	135.00–149.00	527	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	135.26/cwt	125.00–145.00	647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	648	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	550	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	162.94/cwt	157.50–167.50	510	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	138.95/cwt	137.00–143.00	868	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	162.02/cwt	153.00–172.50	774	23

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 16, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 333Last week 528Year ago 412

Slaughter CattleReceipts 53Last week 78Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 44Year ago 38

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	120.00	120.00
1	—	850	109.00	109.00
2	—	653	132.50–147.00	139.78
12	—	625	133.00–156.00	143.56
6	—	528	155.00–172.50	163.53
12	—	566	147.50–168.00	158.15
5	—	723	131.00–138.00	135.98
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	975	92.50	92.50
2	—	565	120.00–144.00	132.00
1	—	515	147.00	147.00
1	—	780	124.00	124.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	90.00	90.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	368	180.00–200.50	188.50
18	—	425	170.00–188.00	175.51
4	—	530	170.00–182.50	177.56
5	—	320	185.00–207.50	192.94
12	—	480	172.50–185.00	178.53
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	539	185.00–187.50	185.35
2	—	670	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	318	165.00–177.00	169.60
13	—	477	140.00–168.00	161.43
1	—	755	141.00	141.00
1	—	640	136.00	136.00
5	—	376	170.00–173.00	172.12
6	—	437	160.00–167.50	164.76
1	—	860	132.00	132.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	80.00	80.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	788	134.00	134.00
1	—	550	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	429	161.00–177.00	166.82
18	—	519	145.00–161.00	153.36
1	—	685	149.00	149.00
1	—	780	128.00	128.00
1	—	745	137.00	137.00
8	—	567	138.00–154.00	146.38
7	—	371	150.00–165.00	156.35
1	—	820	124.00	124.00
6	—	313	157.50–167.50	162.94
3	—	625	137.00–143.00	138.95
23	—	478	153.00–172.50	162.02
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	60.00	60.00
1	—	325	85.00	85.00
5	—	374	61.00–90.00	77.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	415	130.00–157.00	142.57
5	—	558	126.00–139.00	132.56
6	—	523	121.00–144.00	135.35
5	—	367	135.00–149.00	143.69
2	—	478	125.00–145.00	135.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	527	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	80.00–117.00	98.94
1	—	635	109.00	109.00
2	—	588	80.00–113.00	96.29
2	—	330	122.50–130.00	126.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	527	137.50	137.50
2	—	648	128.00	128.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	76.00	76.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,112	54.00–76.00	66.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,245	76.00–77.00	76.55
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,033	700.00–800.00	752.30
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,040	850.00–990.00	923.70
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,175	64.00–89.00	77.94
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	650	56.00	56.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	780	430.00–560.00	504.17
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,000.00	1,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	725.00	725.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	650.00	650.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	1,160.00	1,160.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	857	70.00–100.00	78.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	64.00	64.00
Stock Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	655	51.00	51.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	51.00	51.00
1	—	830	60.00	60.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,440	85.00–88.50	86.80
3	—	1,325	89.00–92.00	90.27
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	93.50	93.50
9	—	941	53.00–70.00	61.97
9	—	1,101	72.00–79.00	76.45
4	—	1,215	80.00–87.00	83.46
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	88.00	88.00
1	—	1,125	85.00	85.00
3	—	1,058	76.00–79.00	77.42
1	—	870	65.00	65.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,697	110.00–117.00	113.86
6	—	1,641	101.00–109.00	106.03
1	—	1,840	121.50	121.50

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

I-40 Livestock - Ozark, AR

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Replacement Cattle

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