Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 8.00-18.00, mostly 14.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 1.00-9.00, mostly 4.00 lower. Feeder supply consisted of mostly average, unweaned cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls not reported due to time restraints.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $141.03/cwt on 386 head.

Average price

$141.03

386 head · 527 lb average

Value per head Derived

$743

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$278

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

$38.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.67

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	147.54	803	251
Medium and Large 2	492	133.44	657	91
Medium and Large 1-2	526	133.42	702	19thin
Medium and Large 3	481	109.05	525	25

One grade step is worth $38.49/cwt here — about $278 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 sale386 hd

141.03

—

AR average7 barns · 1,732 hd

144.69

−3.67

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

85 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 2	—	563	131.52/cwt	130.00–133.00	740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	151.57/cwt	145.00–155.00	627	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	107.84/cwt	87.50–130.00	456	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	119.34/cwt	115.00–125.00	457	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	152.43/cwt	137.50–154.00	950	88
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	149.88/cwt	147.00–156.00	713	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	392	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	537	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	622	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	973	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	137.46/cwt	132.50–142.50	907	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	477	113.27/cwt	97.50–130.00	540	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	350	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	665	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	335	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	808	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	160.17/cwt	150.00–175.00	684	28
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	482	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	718	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	144.93/cwt	130.00–157.50	471	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	144.34/cwt	130.00–152.50	534	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	139.33/cwt	130.00–145.00	589	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	129.50/cwt	125.00–134.00	1,049	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	778	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	133.36/cwt	130.00–135.00	958	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	154.53/cwt	140.00–160.00	967	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	769	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	136.02/cwt	133.00–139.00	925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	166.64/cwt	152.50–175.00	628	30
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	136.00/cwt	120.00–147.50	656	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	156.88/cwt	150.00–165.00	740	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	168.40/cwt	162.50–172.50	546	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	620	162.88/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,010	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	160.29/cwt	150.00–168.00	827	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	152.49/cwt	145.00–160.00	878	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	405	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	215	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	141.02/cwt	132.50–150.00	804	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	622	139.89/cwt	130.00–150.00	870	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	714	130.36/cwt	125.00–135.00	931	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	850	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	978	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	147.50/cwt	140.00–160.00	771	61
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,028	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	76.06/cwt	65.00–86.00	643	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	768	125.01/cwt	122.50–127.50	960	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	622	106.03/cwt	90.00–117.50	660	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	685	133.62/cwt	125.00–140.00	915	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	765	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	985	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	857	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	514	127.63/cwt	120.00–137.50	656	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	682	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	853	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	585	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	450	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	608	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	805	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	745	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	126.58/cwt	120.00–130.00	722	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	142.66/cwt	135.00–150.00	753	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	153.16/cwt	145.00–172.50	577	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	155.72/cwt	150.00–160.00	508	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	819	105.01/cwt	100.00–110.00	860	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	708	129.45/cwt	123.00–137.50	917	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	440	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	107.55/cwt	105.00–110.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	1,005	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	854	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	505	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	657	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	526	128.61/cwt	122.50–132.50	676	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	102.92/cwt	55.00–121.00	391	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	432	138.22/cwt	127.50–147.50	597	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	559	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	139.74/cwt	130.00–147.50	525	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	481	120.87/cwt	110.00–124.00	581	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	553	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	735	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	338	98.35/cwt	85.00–110.00	332	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	709	115.35/cwt	110.00–120.00	818	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	137.04/cwt	125.00–146.00	651	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	142.01/cwt	141.00–142.50	466	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	102.43/cwt	100.00–105.00	533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	773	100.63/cwt	90.00–107.00	778	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	688	120.96/cwt	117.00–125.00	832	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	125.98/cwt	122.00–130.00	719	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	141.99/cwt	135.00–150.00	815	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	126.81/cwt	120.00–135.00	786	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 29, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 940Last week 497Year ago 724

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 41Year ago 45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	130.00–133.00	131.52
1	—	545	137.50	137.50
3	—	785	124.00	124.00
1	—	610	132.50	132.50
12	—	325	130.00–157.50	144.93
12	—	370	130.00–152.50	144.34
17	—	423	130.00–145.00	139.33
25	—	482	120.00–147.50	136.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	423	87.50–130.00	107.84
5	—	383	115.00–125.00	119.34
10	—	477	97.50–130.00	113.27
1	—	570	115.00	115.00
4	—	695	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	142.50	142.50
1	—	665	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	427	150.00–175.00	160.17
2	—	810	125.00–134.00	129.50
3	—	718	130.00–135.00	133.36
7	—	626	140.00–160.00	154.53
2	—	680	133.00–139.00	136.02
30	—	377	152.50–175.00	166.64
29	—	472	150.00–165.00	156.88
5	—	324	162.50–172.50	168.40
6	—	516	150.00–168.00	160.29
5	—	576	145.00–160.00	152.49
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	482	149.00	149.00
6	—	516	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	620	160.00–165.00	162.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	414	145.00–155.00	151.57
88	—	623	137.50–154.00	152.43
46	—	476	147.00–156.00	149.88
3	—	660	132.50–142.50	137.46
28	—	528	135.00–150.00	142.66
18	—	377	145.00–172.50	153.16
7	—	326	150.00–160.00	155.72
4	—	819	100.00–110.00	105.01
4	—	708	123.00–137.50	129.45
1	—	880	100.00	100.00
1	—	755	122.50	122.50
23	—	574	135.00–150.00	141.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	392	137.00	137.00
10	—	432	144.00	144.00
3	—	553	133.00	133.00
2	—	632	124.00	124.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	167.50	167.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	985	87.00	87.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	682	125.00	125.00
1	—	585	131.00	131.00
1	—	450	135.00	135.00
1	—	440	135.00	135.00
2	—	505	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	80.00	80.00
2	—	573	105.00–110.00	107.55
1	—	675	115.00	115.00
4	—	380	55.00–121.00	102.92
1	—	745	75.00	75.00
11	—	481	110.00–124.00	120.87
3	—	338	85.00–110.00	98.35
2	—	520	100.00–105.00	102.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	85.00	85.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	526	122.50–132.50	128.61
26	—	432	127.50–147.50	138.22
9	—	376	130.00–147.50	139.74
4	—	709	110.00–120.00	115.35
27	—	475	125.00–146.00	137.04
3	—	328	141.00–142.50	142.01
3	—	773	90.00–107.00	100.63
2	—	688	117.00–125.00	120.96
5	—	571	122.00–130.00	125.98
7	—	620	120.00–135.00	126.81
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	53.00	53.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	570	132.50–150.00	141.02
28	—	622	130.00–150.00	139.89
8	—	714	125.00–135.00	130.36
1	—	850	115.00	115.00
61	—	523	140.00–160.00	147.50
1	—	1,060	97.00	97.00
3	—	768	122.50–127.50	125.01
33	—	685	125.00–140.00	133.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	622	90.00–117.50	106.03
1	—	765	105.00	105.00
5	—	514	120.00–137.50	127.63
1	—	805	92.50	92.50
3	—	570	120.00–130.00	126.58

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	845	65.00–86.00	76.06

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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