Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 3.00-12.00, mostly 6.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 6.00-16.00, mostly 11.00 lower, over 600 lb weights not well tested. 400-500 lb steers and heifers sold with the full decline. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.87/cwt on 187 head.

Average price

$148.87

187 head · 464 lb average

Value per head Derived

$690

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$454

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

$72.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.27

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	451	157.16	709	100
Medium and Large 1-2	502	147.67	742	18thin
Medium and Large 2	472	141.41	668	62
Medium and Large 3	498	101.98	507	6thin
Small and Medium 3	300	85.00	255	1thin

One grade step is worth $72.16/cwt here — about $454 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 sale187 hd

148.87

—

AR average6 barns · 914 hd

151.14

−2.27

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	1,481	95.51	1,414	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,318	80.36	1,059	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,100	70.39	774	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	973	68.13	663	4thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,188	$1,148	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$975	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	935	$715	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	805	$700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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 1-2	—	555	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	777	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	461	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	696	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	805	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	752	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	484	157.49/cwt	152.50–167.50	762	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	157.03/cwt	151.00–170.00	823	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	146.41/cwt	143.00–154.00	832	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	159.72/cwt	151.00–169.00	1,003	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	142.23/cwt	130.00–149.00	681	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	839	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	713	167.02/cwt	162.00–172.00	1,191	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	183.72/cwt	180.00–212.50	779	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	178.28/cwt	175.00–185.00	834	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	176.58/cwt	167.00–184.00	1,107	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	141.06/cwt	130.00–147.00	515	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	159.25/cwt	152.50–165.00	605	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	163.48/cwt	148.00–170.00	773	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	167.09/cwt	157.00–177.00	710	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	136.61/cwt	120.00–153.00	510	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	948	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	182.77/cwt	180.00–185.00	696	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	157.15/cwt	145.00–170.00	833	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	167.66/cwt	150.00–170.00	555	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	585	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	186.26/cwt	180.00–190.00	605	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,074	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	170.67/cwt	167.00–172.50	800	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	541	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	903	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	134.98/cwt	130.00–140.00	449	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	174.99/cwt	172.50–189.00	1,020	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	171.08/cwt	152.50–179.00	638	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	965	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	182.44/cwt	177.00–195.00	945	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,276	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	639	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	665	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	299	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	565	47.00/cwt	47.00–47.00	266	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	790	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	621	152.94/cwt	145.00–167.00	950	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	676	146.84/cwt	139.00–152.50	993	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	159.44/cwt	150.00–170.00	922	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	855	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,120	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,035	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,035	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	715	40.00/cwt	40.00–40.00	286	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	463	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	70.26/cwt	67.50–73.00	706	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,315	81.03/cwt	80.50–82.00	1,066	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	988	59.68/cwt	50.00–64.00	590	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,138	75.26/cwt	73.00–77.50	856	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	792	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	1,024	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	80.57/cwt	78.00–83.00	983	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,076	68.31/cwt	66.00–70.00	735	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	840	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	252	1
Bulls	—	—	1,285	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	1,131	1
Bulls	—	—	1,603	101.16/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,622	3
Bulls	—	—	1,698	108.54/cwt	106.50–111.00	1,843	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	875	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	715.00/head	715.00–715.00	715	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	756	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	88.84/cwt	80.00–99.00	706	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	656	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	76.40/cwt	73.00–79.00	946	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	1,148.26/head	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,148	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	155.19/cwt	150.00–163.00	656	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	167.31/cwt	155.00–175.00	547	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	897	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	100.00/cwt	80.00–120.00	495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	136.02/cwt	132.00–141.00	786	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	142.17/cwt	135.00–147.00	607	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	100.94/cwt	80.00–120.00	429	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	624	140.31/cwt	137.00–142.50	876	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	442	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	709	148.22/cwt	142.00–151.00	1,051	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	510	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	141.46/cwt	130.00–149.00	743	10
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	300	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	255	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	123.58/cwt	120.00–127.00	893	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	143.62/cwt	135.00–150.00	450	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	131.50/cwt	120.00–143.00	750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	136.77/cwt	125.00–149.00	718	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	860	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	774	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	625	69.84/cwt	60.00–80.00	437	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	166.03/cwt	150.00–179.00	860	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,209	81.02/cwt	79.50–83.00	980	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	854	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,134	77.25/cwt	68.00–83.00	876	7

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 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 519Last week 526Year ago 947

Slaughter CattleReceipts 102Last week 45Year ago 154

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 8Year ago 95

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	555	140.00	140.00
8	—	461	151.00	151.00
6	—	505	149.00	149.00
2	—	608	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	80.00	80.00
2	—	495	80.00–120.00	100.00
2	—	425	80.00–120.00	100.94
1	—	340	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	484	152.50–167.50	157.49
7	—	524	151.00–170.00	157.03
9	—	568	143.00–154.00	146.41
6	—	628	151.00–169.00	159.72
17	—	380	152.50–165.00	159.25
1	—	790	120.00	120.00
26	—	423	150.00–163.00	155.19
17	—	327	155.00–175.00	167.31
2	—	723	120.00–127.00	123.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	479	130.00–149.00	142.23
7	—	365	130.00–147.00	141.06
2	—	655	137.00	137.00
4	—	578	132.00–141.00	136.02
8	—	427	135.00–147.00	142.17
4	—	624	137.00–142.50	140.31
10	—	525	130.00–149.00	141.46
6	—	313	135.00–150.00	143.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	85.00	85.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	713	162.00–172.00	167.02
20	—	424	180.00–212.50	183.72
16	—	468	175.00–185.00	178.28
3	—	627	167.00–184.00	176.58
13	—	381	180.00–185.00	182.77
3	—	325	180.00–190.00	186.26
2	—	655	164.00	164.00
10	—	583	172.50–189.00	174.99
15	—	518	177.00–195.00	182.44
1	—	755	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	473	148.00–170.00	163.48
12	—	425	157.00–177.00	167.09
2	—	530	145.00–170.00	157.15
1	—	605	151.00	151.00
8	—	331	150.00–170.00	167.66
1	—	555	140.00	140.00
12	—	373	152.50–179.00	171.08
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	373	120.00–153.00	136.61
1	—	400	135.00	135.00
1	—	520	130.00	130.00
4	—	333	130.00–140.00	134.98
1	—	460	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	469	167.00–172.50	170.67
7	—	541	167.00	167.00
3	—	603	160.00	160.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	45.00	45.00
1	—	565	47.00	47.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	131.00	131.00
16	—	621	145.00–167.00	152.94
4	—	676	139.00–152.50	146.84
25	—	578	150.00–170.00	159.44
2	—	855	131.00	131.00
1	—	1,035	100.00	100.00
4	—	709	142.00–151.00	148.22
19	—	518	150.00–179.00	166.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	120.00–143.00	131.50
3	—	525	125.00–149.00	136.77
1	—	860	90.00	90.00
1	—	660	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	625	60.00–80.00	69.84

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	40.00	40.00
1	—	840	30.00	30.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	52.00	52.00
2	—	1,005	67.50–73.00	70.26
1	—	990	80.00	80.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,315	80.50–82.00	81.03
1	—	1,330	77.00	77.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	988	50.00–64.00	59.68
14	—	1,138	73.00–77.50	75.26
8	—	1,220	78.00–83.00	80.57
7	—	1,076	66.00–70.00	68.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,285	88.00	88.00
3	—	1,603	99.00–104.00	101.16
2	—	1,698	106.50–111.00	108.54
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	60.00	60.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	935	715.00	715.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,035	73.00	73.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,238	73.00–79.00	76.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,188	1,125.00–1,175.00	1,148.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,180	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,209	79.50–83.00	81.02
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,170	73.00	73.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,134	68.00–83.00	77.25
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	795	80.00–99.00	88.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	75.00	75.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	805	700.00	700.00

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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How it compared 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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