Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-06-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 1.00-7.00, mostly 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $153.06/cwt on 188 head.

Average price

$153.06

188 head · 513 lb average

Value per head Derived

$785

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$444

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

$84.76/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.51

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	159.18	817	155
Medium and Large 2	507	135.19	685	26
Medium and Large 3	570	96.86	552	3thin
Small and Medium 3	501	74.43	372	4thin

One grade step is worth $84.76/cwt here — about $444 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 sale188 hd

153.06

—

AR average8 barns · 1,336 hd

152.56

+0.51

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	1,739	112.32	1,953	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,423	83.79	1,193	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	944	73.61	695	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	989	73.54	728	20

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)	1,150	$1,075	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,087	$909	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,283	$1,262	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,107	$938	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	875	$1,075	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	830	$750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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 1	—	668	167.30/cwt	167.00–167.50	1,118	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,132	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	846	1
Dairy Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	320	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	264	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,011	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	199.36/cwt	190.00–210.00	758	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	619	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	965	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	144.20/cwt	144.00–145.00	841	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	800	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	880	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	162.00/cwt	156.00–168.00	841	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,093	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	148.51/cwt	141.00–154.00	992	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	73.01/cwt	72.00–74.00	667	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,425	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	1,112	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,348	86.49/cwt	86.00–87.00	1,166	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	83.99/cwt	83.00–85.00	1,258	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,078	88.50/cwt	86.00–91.00	954	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,047	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	859	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	947	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	77.06/cwt	75.50–78.50	769	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	785	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	345	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	830	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	498	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,014	76.67/cwt	74.50–78.00	777	5
Bulls	—	—	1,739	112.32/cwt	105.00–118.00	1,953	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	961	67.43/cwt	44.00–73.00	648	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	770	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	408	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	755	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	1,079.14/head	900.00–1,200.00	1,079	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	84.41/cwt	78.00–90.00	906	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,284	80.21/cwt	73.00–86.00	1,030	4
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	1,261.50/head	1,190.00–1,330.00	1,262	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	1,007.48/head	1,000.00–1,015.00	1,007	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,219	83.56/cwt	78.00–87.00	1,019	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,595	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,994	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	460	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	735	118.75/cwt	117.50–120.00	873	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	159.39/cwt	140.00–168.00	835	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	156.87/cwt	154.00–159.00	971	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	157.63/cwt	152.00–169.00	903	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,153	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	463	81.35/cwt	75.00–87.50	377	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	165.36/cwt	152.50–176.00	785	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	156.10/cwt	140.00–162.00	891	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	146.69/cwt	140.00–158.00	1,005	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	162.86/cwt	150.00–170.00	533	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	608	156.11/cwt	149.00–161.00	949	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	418	165.92/cwt	155.00–177.50	694	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	146.27/cwt	130.00–152.50	626	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	95.29/cwt	80.00–110.00	491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	603	126.49/cwt	125.00–128.00	763	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	538	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	363	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	124.48/cwt	120.00–129.00	663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	142.00/cwt	137.50–147.00	454	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	165.93/cwt	151.00–180.00	534	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	165.00/cwt	157.00–167.50	629	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	511	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	146.17/cwt	142.50–150.00	1,052	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	136.75/cwt	130.00–147.00	640	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	500	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	184.11/cwt	176.00–190.00	952	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	119.76/cwt	80.00–135.00	448	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	328	136.50/cwt	130.00–140.00	448	3
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	535	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	156.80/cwt	147.50–168.00	665	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	576	159.28/cwt	147.50–167.50	917	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	683	134.97/cwt	132.00–137.00	922	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	127.50/cwt	125.00–130.00	740	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	155.39/cwt	148.00–167.50	800	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	918	80.10/cwt	75.00–85.00	735	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	163.78/cwt	147.50–180.00	611	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	935	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	991	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	184.25/cwt	170.00–202.50	778	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	167.04/cwt	159.00–174.00	1,047	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	913	131.45/cwt	126.00–137.00	1,200	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,180	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,086	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	157.81/cwt	130.00–167.50	756	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	982	107.78/cwt	94.00–110.00	1,058	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	184.97/cwt	171.00–194.00	879	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,224	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	185.86/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,048	31

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 23, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 504Last week 333Year ago 569

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 53Year ago 180

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 29Year ago 118

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers sold 1.00-7.00, mostly 4.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls sold 1.00 lower.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	668	167.00–167.50	167.30
1	—	735	154.00	154.00
1	—	815	124.00	124.00
3	—	380	190.00–210.00	199.36
1	—	330	187.50	187.50
8	—	517	176.00–190.00	184.11
10	—	422	170.00–202.50	184.25
3	—	627	159.00–174.00	167.04
2	—	913	126.00–137.00	131.45
1	—	1,180	92.00	92.00
8	—	475	171.00–194.00	184.97
1	—	795	154.00	154.00
31	—	564	175.00–190.00	185.86
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	141.00	141.00
5	—	322	151.00–180.00	165.93
1	—	655	145.00	145.00
8	—	424	147.50–168.00	156.80
5	—	576	147.50–167.50	159.28
5	—	515	148.00–167.50	155.39
1	—	700	140.00	140.00
16	—	373	147.50–180.00	163.78
1	—	935	106.00	106.00
17	—	479	130.00–167.50	157.81
7	—	982	94.00–110.00	107.78
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	126.00	126.00
6	—	374	80.00–135.00	119.76
3	—	328	130.00–140.00	136.50
1	—	450	137.50	137.50
2	—	918	75.00–85.00	80.10
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	70.00	70.00
Dairy Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	82.50	82.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	91.00	91.00
1	—	800	110.00	110.00
10	—	519	156.00–168.00	162.00
2	—	770	142.00	142.00
3	—	668	141.00–154.00	148.51
7	—	619	154.00–159.00	156.87
5	—	573	152.00–169.00	157.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	583	144.00–145.00	144.20
1	—	660	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	735	117.50–120.00	118.75
6	—	428	130.00–152.50	146.27
2	—	603	125.00–128.00	126.49
2	—	533	120.00–129.00	124.48
3	—	320	137.50–147.00	142.00
1	—	365	140.00	140.00
4	—	468	130.00–147.00	136.75
3	—	683	132.00–137.00	134.97
2	—	580	125.00–130.00	127.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	524	140.00–168.00	159.39
1	—	880	131.00	131.00
25	—	475	152.50–176.00	165.36
23	—	571	140.00–162.00	156.10
21	—	685	140.00–158.00	146.69
13	—	327	150.00–170.00	162.86
5	—	608	149.00–161.00	156.11
20	—	418	155.00–177.50	165.92
10	—	381	157.00–167.50	165.00
2	—	720	142.50–150.00	146.17
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	463	75.00–87.50	81.35
2	—	538	67.50	67.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	515	80.00–110.00	95.29
1	—	680	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	913	72.00–74.00	73.01
1	—	1,070	88.50	88.50
2	—	998	75.50–78.50	77.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,425	78.00	78.00
2	—	1,348	86.00–87.00	86.49
2	—	1,498	83.00–85.00	83.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,078	86.00–91.00	88.50
3	—	1,047	82.00	82.00
5	—	1,014	74.50–78.00	76.67
7	—	961	44.00–73.00	67.43
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	44.00	44.00
1	—	830	60.00	60.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	53.00	53.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,739	105.00–118.00	112.32

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	755	400.00	400.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,198	900.00–1,200.00	1,079.14
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,073	78.00–90.00	84.41
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,284	73.00–86.00	80.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,219	78.00–87.00	83.56
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	1,075.00	1,075.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,283	1,190.00–1,330.00	1,261.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	800.00	800.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,163	1,000.00–1,015.00	1,007.48
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	750.00	750.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,595	125.00	125.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

I-40 Livestock - Ozark, AR

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