Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: feeder steers sold 6.00-15.00, mostly 11.00 lower. feeder heifers sold steady to 8.00, mostly 4.00 lower. Feeder supply was mostly unweaned, less attractive than last weeks offerings. Slaughter cows and bulls not reported due to time restraints.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $177.46/cwt on 307 head.

Average price

$177.46

307 head · 452 lb average

Value per head Derived

$803

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$584

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

$134.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.69

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	459	189.33	869	206
Medium and Large 1-2	551	167.25	922	4thin
Medium and Large 2	436	159.80	697	84
Medium and Large 3	402	116.11	467	11thin
Small and Medium 3	518	55.00	285	2thin

One grade step is worth $134.33/cwt here — about $584 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 sale307 hd

177.46

—

AR average8 barns · 1,088 hd

182.16

−4.69

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

69 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	—	620	158.97/cwt	155.00–164.00	986	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	94.23/cwt	60.00–125.00	399	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	791	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	178.56/cwt	176.00–189.00	1,011	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	161.52/cwt	153.00–171.00	926	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	935	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,029	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	535	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	630	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,052	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	334	185.61/cwt	180.00–205.00	620	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	164.85/cwt	150.00–175.00	612	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	174.69/cwt	167.50–178.00	734	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	722	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	179.03/cwt	165.00–191.00	671	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	146.13/cwt	132.50–160.00	826	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	512	163.09/cwt	157.50–169.00	835	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	163.36/cwt	145.00–175.00	769	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	180.99/cwt	176.00–193.00	952	10
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	518	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	285	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	187.70/cwt	170.00–202.50	798	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	679	143.24/cwt	130.00–150.00	973	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	812	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,064	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	150.92/cwt	145.00–157.00	1,072	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	157.21/cwt	140.00–175.00	509	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	158.52/cwt	139.00–177.00	680	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	124.04/cwt	100.00–137.50	393	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	167.83/cwt	161.00–172.50	1,103	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	126.79/cwt	110.00–137.50	600	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	104.76/cwt	100.00–110.00	386	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	986	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	984	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	716	139.21/cwt	130.00–148.00	997	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	142.36/cwt	140.00–149.00	733	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	613	154.70/cwt	142.00–165.00	948	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	161.59/cwt	153.00–177.50	908	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	120.39/cwt	101.00–132.50	394	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	590	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	740	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,055	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	870	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	957	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,121	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	163.17/cwt	151.00–182.50	845	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	114.94/cwt	101.00–130.00	417	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	100.42/cwt	90.00–111.00	633	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	145.69/cwt	129.00–155.00	747	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,015	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	802	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	905	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	634	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	643	136.49/cwt	134.00–139.00	878	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	167.31/cwt	162.00–177.50	562	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	156.98/cwt	156.00–158.00	1,036	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	111.82/cwt	90.00–139.00	520	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	730	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	138.86/cwt	130.00–145.00	803	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	676	148.48/cwt	140.00–157.00	1,004	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	616	134.30/cwt	125.00–147.00	827	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	179.41/cwt	172.00–186.00	852	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	758	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	948	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	151.28/cwt	130.00–162.50	567	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	156.06/cwt	143.00–162.50	657	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	484	149.51/cwt	137.00–160.00	724	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	149.08/cwt	142.50–160.00	476	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	607	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	838	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	171.77/cwt	152.00–180.00	893	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,022	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	121.58/cwt	100.00–135.00	508	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	198.30/cwt	175.00–204.00	920	72
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	194.13/cwt	180.00–217.00	724	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	177.08/cwt	171.00–187.50	1,094	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	111.13/cwt	100.00–122.50	626	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	568	138.15/cwt	124.00–155.00	785	16

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 Aug 25, 2022

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

Receipts 732Last week 813Year ago 522

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	620	155.00–164.00	158.97
10	—	573	153.00–171.00	161.52
1	—	935	110.00	110.00
39	—	420	167.50–178.00	174.69
14	—	375	165.00–191.00	179.03
6	—	336	162.00–177.50	167.31
2	—	660	156.00–158.00	156.98
25	—	475	172.00–186.00	179.41
30	—	520	152.00–180.00	171.77
1	—	705	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	56.00	56.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	435	166.00	166.00
3	—	607	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	327	101.00–132.50	120.39
3	—	363	101.00–130.00	114.94
2	—	630	90.00–111.00	100.42
4	—	465	90.00–139.00	111.82
6	—	418	100.00–135.00	121.58
3	—	563	100.00–122.50	111.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	740	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	513	129.00–155.00	145.69
5	—	616	125.00–147.00	134.30
1	—	685	135.00	135.00
3	—	758	125.00	125.00
20	—	375	130.00–162.50	151.28
17	—	421	143.00–162.50	156.06
8	—	484	137.00–160.00	149.51
7	—	319	142.50–160.00	149.08
16	—	568	124.00–155.00	138.15
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	60.00–125.00	94.23
3	—	317	100.00–137.50	124.04
4	—	473	110.00–137.50	126.79
2	—	368	100.00–110.00	104.76
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	472	167.50	167.50
2	—	630	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	566	176.00–189.00	178.56
18	—	334	180.00–205.00	185.61
10	—	526	176.00–193.00	180.99
30	—	425	170.00–202.50	187.70
2	—	812	131.00	131.00
2	—	710	145.00–157.00	150.92
11	—	657	161.00–172.50	167.83
72	—	464	175.00–204.00	198.30
42	—	373	180.00–217.00	194.13
9	—	618	171.00–187.50	177.08
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	371	150.00–175.00	164.85
2	—	565	132.50–160.00	146.13
3	—	512	157.50–169.00	163.09
25	—	471	145.00–175.00	163.36
6	—	679	130.00–150.00	143.24
14	—	324	140.00–175.00	157.21
17	—	429	139.00–177.00	158.52
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	518	55.00	55.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,095	90.00	90.00
1	—	775	127.00	127.00
5	—	716	130.00–148.00	139.21
6	—	613	142.00–165.00	154.70
15	—	562	153.00–177.50	161.59
1	—	870	110.00	110.00
1	—	1,010	111.00	111.00
19	—	518	151.00–182.50	163.17
11	—	676	140.00–157.00	148.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	515	140.00–149.00	142.36
1	—	1,015	79.00	79.00
3	—	905	70.00	70.00
2	—	643	134.00–139.00	136.49
1	—	730	120.00	120.00
6	—	578	130.00–145.00	138.86

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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