Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 1.00-7.00 higher, over 600 lbs, not well tested. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 3.00 lower, 400-600 lb weights sold 2.00-3.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 3.00 lower on a light test. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $176.37/cwt on 195 head.

Average price

$176.37

195 head · 463 lb average

Value per head Derived

$816

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$613

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

$117.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.03

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	481	187.67	903	131
Medium and Large 1-2	444	169.29	751	12thin
Medium and Large 2	423	160.91	680	38
Medium and Large 3	411	126.77	521	12thin
Small and Medium 3	413	70.33	290	2thin

One grade step is worth $117.34/cwt here — about $613 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 sale195 hd

176.37

—

AR average8 barns · 1,215 hd

180.41

−4.03

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	1,491	91.97	1,371	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,351	81.12	1,096	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,037	72.61	753	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	883	58.65	518	9thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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 2	—	718	122.48/cwt	121.00–124.00	879	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,087	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	154.34/cwt	148.00–160.00	883	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	171.86/cwt	162.50–179.00	717	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	172.33/cwt	162.50–185.00	645	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	308	121.29/cwt	113.00–130.00	374	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	538	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	796	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	162.32/cwt	140.00–172.50	614	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	635	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	991	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	420	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	450	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	145.88/cwt	137.50–150.00	478	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	123.21/cwt	110.00–135.00	462	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	396	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	413	70.33/cwt	61.00–80.00	290	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	133.80/cwt	130.00–135.00	626	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	143.20/cwt	130.00–159.00	548	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	428	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	535	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	193.32/cwt	181.00–214.00	812	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	163.27/cwt	140.00–177.50	686	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	813	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	160.69/cwt	140.00–179.00	765	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	171.20/cwt	162.50–180.00	803	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	187.81/cwt	180.00–200.00	607	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	186.98/cwt	180.00–207.00	712	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	193.68/cwt	180.00–212.50	912	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	176.02/cwt	175.00–177.00	1,097	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	146.95/cwt	137.50–156.00	857	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	383	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	661	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	578	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,104	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	810	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,207	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	672	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,183	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	156.79/cwt	140.00–171.00	522	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	177.42/cwt	172.50–187.00	999	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	187.57/cwt	180.00–190.00	996	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	579	162.91/cwt	154.00–175.00	943	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	165.42/cwt	151.00–175.00	860	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	503	135.56/cwt	123.00–148.00	682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	139.13/cwt	133.00–145.00	1,002	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	142.51/cwt	142.00–143.00	962	2
Bulls	—	—	1,120	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	896	1
Bulls	—	—	1,575	95.36/cwt	90.00–102.00	1,502	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	81.65/cwt	80.00–83.00	1,049	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	935	76.53/cwt	75.00–78.00	716	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	90.04/cwt	88.00–92.00	1,106	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	968	64.20/cwt	40.00–73.00	621	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	77.26/cwt	76.50–78.00	752	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	81.20/cwt	79.00–86.00	957	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	918	66.34/cwt	59.00–72.00	609	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,615	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	1,276	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	777	36.00/cwt	32.00–39.00	280	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	745	34.00/cwt	34.00–34.00	253	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	838	57.49/cwt	55.00–60.00	482	2
Bulls	—	—	1,770	108.17/cwt	107.00–109.50	1,915	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	965	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	560	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	98.25/cwt	95.00–102.00	973	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,037	77.04/cwt	73.00–80.00	799	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	502	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	648	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	1,000	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	945	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	1,021	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	162.74/cwt	157.00–173.00	1,004	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	820	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,017	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	720	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	120.04/cwt	117.00–123.00	450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	684	130.99/cwt	125.00–137.00	896	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	433	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	942	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	146.90/cwt	142.00–152.00	1,072	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	169.11/cwt	161.00–185.00	534	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	147.62/cwt	140.00–155.00	926	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	150.02/cwt	140.00–157.00	630	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	98.01/cwt	97.00–99.00	613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	109.85/cwt	100.00–120.00	558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	467	154.27/cwt	150.00–155.00	720	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	585	140.79/cwt	130.00–147.50	824	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	580	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	145.41/cwt	140.00–149.00	743	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	813	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	400	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	629	131.15/cwt	127.00–138.00	825	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	160.38/cwt	151.00–173.00	831	25

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 Sep 8, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 526Last week 623Year ago 777

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 119Year ago 115

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 23Year ago 75

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	718	121.00–124.00	122.48
3	—	328	137.50–150.00	145.88
5	—	383	130.00–159.00	143.20
5	—	684	125.00–137.00	130.99
1	—	760	124.00	124.00
8	—	420	140.00–157.00	150.02
7	—	467	150.00–155.00	154.27
5	—	511	140.00–149.00	145.41
1	—	585	139.00	139.00
4	—	629	127.00–138.00	131.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	143.00	143.00
9	—	572	148.00–160.00	154.34
20	—	417	162.50–179.00	171.86
22	—	374	162.50–185.00	172.33
1	—	655	142.00	142.00
28	—	469	162.50–180.00	171.20
2	—	730	142.00–152.00	146.90
18	—	316	161.00–185.00	169.11
7	—	627	140.00–155.00	147.62
25	—	518	151.00–173.00	160.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	308	113.00–130.00	121.29
2	—	375	117.00–123.00	120.04
1	—	420	103.00	103.00
2	—	625	97.00–99.00	98.01
2	—	508	100.00–120.00	109.85
1	—	580	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	538	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	181.00	181.00
1	—	450	186.00	186.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	94.00	94.00
1	—	945	108.00	108.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	585	130.00–147.50	140.79
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	50.00	50.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	378	140.00–172.50	162.32
9	—	420	140.00–177.50	163.27
10	—	476	140.00–179.00	160.69
1	—	540	175.00	175.00
2	—	583	137.50–156.00	146.95
5	—	333	140.00–171.00	156.79
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	375	110.00–135.00	123.21
1	—	330	120.00	120.00
4	—	468	130.00–135.00	133.80
2	—	428	125.00	125.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	61.00–80.00	70.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	420	181.00–214.00	193.32
8	—	323	180.00–200.00	187.81
20	—	381	180.00–207.00	186.98
26	—	471	180.00–212.50	193.68
2	—	623	175.00–177.00	176.02
1	—	705	166.00	166.00
14	—	563	172.50–187.00	177.42
14	—	531	180.00–190.00	187.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	487	167.00	167.00
5	—	383	172.50	172.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	578	191.00	191.00
1	—	810	149.00	149.00
6	—	672	176.00	176.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	579	154.00–175.00	162.91
22	—	520	151.00–175.00	165.42
5	—	720	133.00–145.00	139.13
2	—	675	142.00–143.00	142.51
7	—	617	157.00–173.00	162.74
1	—	820	124.00	124.00
1	—	760	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	125.00	125.00
2	—	503	123.00–148.00	135.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	100.00	100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,120	80.00	80.00
4	—	1,575	90.00–102.00	95.36
2	—	1,770	107.00–109.50	108.17
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	965	58.00	58.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,285	80.00–83.00	81.65
1	—	1,615	79.00	79.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	935	75.00–78.00	76.53
2	—	1,228	88.00–92.00	90.04
6	—	968	40.00–73.00	64.20
8	—	1,178	79.00–86.00	81.20
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	973	76.50–78.00	77.26
4	—	918	59.00–72.00	66.34
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	777	32.00–39.00	36.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	34.00	34.00
2	—	838	55.00–60.00	57.49

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	990	95.00–102.00	98.25
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,037	73.00–80.00	77.04
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	760	66.00	66.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	810	80.00	80.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	885	65.00	65.00

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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Steers · summary 0–100 lb

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Every lot, as filed

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I-40 Livestock - Ozark, AR

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