Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 9.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold 1.00-3.00 higher, Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 3.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold 1.00-6.00 lower. Several Value Added cattle sold with a Premium. Slaughter cows sold steady , Slaughter bulls sold 8.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $150.65/cwt on 181 head.

Average price

$150.65

181 head · 508 lb average

Value per head Derived

$765

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$477

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

$98.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.44

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	165.36	891	103
Medium and Large 2	450	141.20	636	56
Medium and Large 3	473	117.28	555	17thin
Small and Medium 3	618	67.00	414	5thin

One grade step is worth $98.36/cwt here — about $477 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 sale181 hd

150.65

—

AR average9 barns · 1,160 hd

160.09

−9.44

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	1,588	87.96	1,397	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,291	66.49	858	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,030	58.66	604	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,006	55.17	555	43

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$750	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,090	$675	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	920	$600	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	885	$800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,105	$750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

112 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	—	683	149.99/cwt	146.00–154.00	1,024	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	146.83/cwt	135.00–155.00	700	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	143.79/cwt	130.00–155.00	604	16
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	395	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	356	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	126.95/cwt	105.00–130.00	600	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	391	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	1,045	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	711	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	760	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	322	116.89/cwt	105.00–125.00	376	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	600	160.50/cwt	160.50–160.50	963	11
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	725	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	442	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	405	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	486	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	166.96/cwt	159.00–180.00	693	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	920	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	115.23/cwt	110.00–120.00	885	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	169.07/cwt	157.50–180.00	790	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	137.03/cwt	130.00–142.00	913	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	510	144.59/cwt	141.00–150.00	737	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	940	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	132.10/cwt	124.00–139.00	629	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	125.84/cwt	122.50–129.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	655	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,035	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	149.70/cwt	140.00–157.00	561	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	134.17/cwt	130.00–141.00	699	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	134.54/cwt	130.00–139.00	428	2
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	640	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	384	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	106.26/cwt	93.00–120.00	449	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	821	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	157.48/cwt	155.00–160.00	811	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	507	138.24/cwt	130.00–150.00	701	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	165.75/cwt	160.00–172.50	544	4
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	570	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	336	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	318	136.87/cwt	130.00–155.00	435	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	994	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	839	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	562	164.94/cwt	164.00–166.00	927	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	379	146.35/cwt	130.00–159.00	555	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	765	164.43/cwt	161.00–168.00	1,258	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	547	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	930	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	465	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	825	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	655	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	641	162.91/cwt	162.50–169.00	1,044	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	689	166.99/cwt	163.00–170.00	1,151	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,206	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	170.73/cwt	160.00–182.50	633	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	122.97/cwt	119.00–125.00	703	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	762	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	150.09/cwt	137.00–157.50	777	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	674	135.38/cwt	131.00–137.50	912	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	140.80/cwt	135.00–148.00	800	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	136.56/cwt	130.00–144.00	847	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	59.11/cwt	58.00–62.00	659	4
Bulls	—	—	1,410	72.84/cwt	66.00–82.00	1,027	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	66.75/cwt	66.00–67.50	668	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	894	45.42/cwt	40.00–50.00	406	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,244	62.53/cwt	61.00–63.00	778	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,322	69.13/cwt	66.00–71.00	914	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	448	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	567	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	64.90/cwt	64.00–67.00	748	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	915	54.32/cwt	52.50–56.00	497	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	60.95/cwt	58.00–63.50	681	14
Bulls	—	—	1,635	98.58/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,612	3
Bulls	—	—	1,686	91.33/cwt	90.00–94.00	1,540	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	845	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	465	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	735	37.00/cwt	37.00–37.00	272	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	723	45.52/cwt	45.00–46.00	329	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	835	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	443	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	928	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	866	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	533	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	653	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	569	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	924	66.93/cwt	61.00–72.50	618	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	74.49/cwt	70.00–80.00	588	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	67.53/cwt	65.00–70.00	574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	310	148.77/cwt	140.00–160.00	461	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	124.97/cwt	121.00–129.00	787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	673	114.94/cwt	110.00–120.00	774	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	705	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	140.41/cwt	134.00–146.00	871	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	131.82/cwt	130.00–137.00	740	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	133.50/cwt	120.00–139.00	581	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	144.16/cwt	140.00–157.50	682	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	415	146.60/cwt	141.00–157.50	608	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	393	108.74/cwt	107.50–110.00	427	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	105.12/cwt	100.00–115.00	497	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	600	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	537	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	758	123.53/cwt	116.00–127.00	936	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	727	119.98/cwt	118.00–124.00	872	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	722	134.41/cwt	129.00–142.00	970	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	660	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	790	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	558	125.00/cwt	124.00–126.00	698	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	966	74.56/cwt	65.00–83.00	720	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	776	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	76.20/cwt	75.00–77.50	697	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	55.83/cwt	47.00–59.00	609	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	736	1

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 Oct 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 451Last week 677Year ago 417

Slaughter CattleReceipts 149Last week 122Year ago 64

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 41Year ago 64

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	683	146.00–154.00	149.99
9	—	415	159.00–180.00	166.96
16	—	467	157.50–180.00	169.07
2	—	515	155.00–160.00	157.48
4	—	328	160.00–172.50	165.75
1	—	720	138.00	138.00
1	—	620	150.00	150.00
1	—	750	156.00	156.00
1	—	910	132.50	132.50
9	—	371	160.00–182.50	170.73
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	477	135.00–155.00	146.83
16	—	420	130.00–155.00	143.79
1	—	1,045	68.00	68.00
3	—	673	122.00	122.00
3	—	507	130.00–150.00	138.24
5	—	318	130.00–155.00	136.87
1	—	595	141.00	141.00
11	—	379	130.00–159.00	146.35
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	90.00	90.00
1	—	760	65.00	65.00
1	—	725	61.00	61.00
1	—	640	60.00	60.00
1	—	570	59.00	59.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	473	105.00–130.00	126.95
1	—	380	103.00	103.00
1	—	680	110.00	110.00
3	—	322	105.00–125.00	116.89
1	—	920	75.00	75.00
2	—	423	93.00–120.00	106.26
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	562	164.00–166.00	164.94
2	—	765	161.00–168.00	164.43
8	—	547	170.00	170.00
1	—	465	177.50	177.50
16	—	641	162.50–169.00	162.91
6	—	689	163.00–170.00	166.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	105.00	105.00
3	—	768	110.00–120.00	115.23
4	—	666	130.00–142.00	137.03
1	—	740	127.00	127.00
15	—	375	140.00–157.00	149.70
17	—	521	130.00–141.00	134.17
4	—	310	140.00–160.00	148.77
3	—	620	134.00–146.00	140.41
5	—	561	130.00–137.00	131.82
6	—	473	140.00–157.50	144.16
12	—	415	141.00–157.50	146.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	600	160.50	160.50
5	—	510	141.00–150.00	144.59
2	—	655	158.00	158.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	120.00	120.00
13	—	476	124.00–139.00	132.10
2	—	525	122.50–129.00	125.84
2	—	318	130.00–139.00	134.54
2	—	630	121.00–129.00	124.97
2	—	673	110.00–120.00	114.94
1	—	705	109.00	109.00
7	—	435	120.00–139.00	133.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	90.00	90.00
1	—	540	90.00	90.00
2	—	393	107.50–110.00	108.74
3	—	473	100.00–115.00	105.12
1	—	565	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	60.00	60.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	558	124.00–126.00	125.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	77.00	77.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	572	119.00–125.00	122.97
1	—	640	119.00	119.00
3	—	727	118.00–124.00	119.98
1	—	660	117.50	117.50
1	—	790	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	518	137.00–157.50	150.09
4	—	674	131.00–137.50	135.38
15	—	568	135.00–148.00	140.80
12	—	620	130.00–144.00	136.56
4	—	758	116.00–127.00	123.53
5	—	722	129.00–142.00	134.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,115	58.00–62.00	59.11
2	—	1,000	66.00–67.50	66.75
1	—	895	50.00	50.00
1	—	1,070	53.00	53.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	894	40.00–50.00	45.42
9	—	1,153	64.00–67.00	64.90
4	—	915	52.50–56.00	54.32
14	—	1,117	58.00–63.50	60.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,244	61.00–63.00	62.53
6	—	1,322	66.00–71.00	69.13
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	55.00	55.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	735	37.00	37.00
2	—	723	45.00–46.00	45.52
1	—	835	53.00	53.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,410	66.00–82.00	72.84
3	—	1,635	97.00–100.00	98.58
4	—	1,686	90.00–94.00	91.33

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,325	70.00	70.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	675.00	675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	966	65.00–83.00	74.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	83.00	83.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	915	75.00–77.50	76.20
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,090	47.00–59.00	55.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	600.00	600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	920	80.00	80.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	995	87.00	87.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	885	800.00	800.00
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	65.00	65.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	75.00	75.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	785	72.50	72.50
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	924	61.00–72.50	66.93
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	790	70.00–80.00	74.49
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	850	65.00–70.00	67.53
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	—	1,105	750.00	750.00

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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