Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-11-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-11-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Steers under 500 lbs sold 10.00-14.00 higher; offerings over 500 lbs sold 2.00-8.00 higher. Heifers under 500 lbs sold 4.00-8.00 higher; offerings over 500 lbs sold mostly steady. Slaughter cows mostly sold unevenly steady, 2.00 higher on Boners to 2.00 lower on Lean cows. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $148.43/cwt on 154 head.

Average price

$148.43

154 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$758

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$194

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

$40.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.78

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	152.56	802	103
Medium and Large 1-2	520	146.08	760	24
Medium and Large 2	444	135.65	603	26
Medium and Large 3	540	112.50	608	1thin

One grade step is worth $40.06/cwt here — about $194 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 sale154 hd

148.43

—

AR average9 barns · 1,894 hd

147.65

+0.78

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	—	Average	1,671	87.98	1,470	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,435	73.00	1,048	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,150	67.90	781	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	946	55.23	523	11

Every lot, as filed

79 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 1Value Added	—	576	165.31/cwt	163.00–170.00	952	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	489	163.45/cwt	161.00–169.00	799	17
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	594	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	802	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	133.08/cwt	130.00–139.00	576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	159.55/cwt	153.00–171.00	847	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	700	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	945	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	632	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,100	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	176.34/cwt	169.00–180.00	758	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	430	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	774	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	140.70/cwt	127.00–154.00	929	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	584	142.07/cwt	138.00–153.00	830	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	559	178.44/cwt	177.00–183.00	997	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	445	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	923	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	612	169.32/cwt	165.00–177.00	1,036	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	520	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,024	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	565	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	983	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	730	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	396	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	733	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	430	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	159.15/cwt	157.50–160.00	831	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	141.90/cwt	140.00–147.50	894	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	463	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	949	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	567	183.11/cwt	176.00–186.00	1,038	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3Thin Fleshed	—	419	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	683	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	179.66/cwt	173.00–183.00	852	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	436	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	763	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	419	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	905	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	630	178.02/cwt	177.50–179.00	1,122	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	178.02/cwt	176.50–186.00	936	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	350	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	674	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	150.89/cwt	147.00–167.50	638	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	144.92/cwt	137.00–148.00	903	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	159.69/cwt	153.00–178.00	845	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	427	165.41/cwt	165.00–167.50	706	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	620	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	825	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	938	52.41/cwt	51.00–54.00	492	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	60.49/cwt	58.00–63.00	621	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,435	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	1,048	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	71.33/cwt	71.00–72.00	827	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	810	46.00/cwt	46.00–46.00	373	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	828	50.94/cwt	47.00–55.00	422	2
Bulls	—	—	1,655	87.72/cwt	84.50–90.00	1,452	4
Bulls	—	—	1,535	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,167	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,146	66.76/cwt	64.00–70.00	765	9
Bulls	—	—	1,870	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,889	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	400	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	692	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	588	114.98/cwt	110.00–120.00	676	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	670	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	905	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	168.52/cwt	167.00–170.00	531	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	147.45/cwt	147.00–150.00	851	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	548	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	136.76/cwt	135.00–137.50	710	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	663	146.66/cwt	140.00–150.00	972	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	565	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	622	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	468	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	679	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	159.27/cwt	141.00–172.50	739	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	672	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	739	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	147.98/cwt	143.00–158.00	934	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	147.20/cwt	145.00–152.50	533	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	157.24/cwt	157.00–157.50	511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	665	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	485	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	614	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	737	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	540	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	159.15/cwt	151.00–172.50	678	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	760	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	133.75/cwt	130.00–137.50	803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	135.14/cwt	130.00–150.00	511	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	774	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	418	133.02/cwt	130.00–135.00	556	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	143.43/cwt	137.00–150.00	688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	441	147.32/cwt	147.00–148.00	650	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	536	139.56/cwt	135.00–149.00	748	4

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 Nov 17, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 777Last week 699Year ago 630

Slaughter CattleReceipts 126Last week 126Year ago 124

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	576	163.00–170.00	165.31
4	—	430	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	489	161.00–169.00	163.45
12	—	531	153.00–171.00	159.55
2	—	660	127.00–154.00	140.70
21	—	584	138.00–153.00	142.07
15	—	631	143.00–158.00	147.98
12	—	362	145.00–152.50	147.20
2	—	325	157.00–157.50	157.24
7	—	426	151.00–172.50	159.15
1	—	755	121.00	121.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	594	135.00	135.00
8	—	487	159.00	159.00
6	—	441	147.00–148.00	147.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	433	130.00–139.00	133.08
1	—	340	140.00	140.00
2	—	600	130.00–137.50	133.75
6	—	378	130.00–150.00	135.14
2	—	480	137.00–150.00	143.43
4	—	536	135.00–149.00	139.56
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	110.00	110.00
1	—	665	139.00	139.00
1	—	485	155.00	155.00
1	—	760	104.00	104.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	112.50	112.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	418	130.00–135.00	133.02
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	145.00	145.00
3	—	525	139.00	139.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	700	135.00	135.00
3	—	632	174.00	174.00
1	—	565	174.00	174.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	430	169.00–180.00	176.34
1	—	575	159.00	159.00
3	—	522	157.50–160.00	159.15
6	—	630	140.00–147.50	141.90
1	—	480	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	559	177.00–183.00	178.44
1	—	445	207.50	207.50
25	—	612	165.00–177.00	169.32
1	—	700	130.00	130.00
23	—	474	173.00–183.00	179.66
17	—	526	176.50–186.00	178.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	520	197.00	197.00
3	—	463	205.00	205.00
8	—	567	176.00–186.00	183.11
4	—	419	216.00	216.00
12	—	630	177.50–179.00	178.02
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	396	185.00	185.00
8	—	436	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	419	163.00	163.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	192.50	192.50
6	—	423	147.00–167.50	150.89
15	—	623	137.00–148.00	144.92
6	—	529	153.00–178.00	159.69
2	—	315	167.00–170.00	168.52
10	—	577	147.00–150.00	147.45
3	—	663	140.00–150.00	146.66
8	—	464	141.00–172.50	159.27
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	427	165.00–167.50	165.41
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	133.00	133.00
2	—	670	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	400	173.00	173.00
2	—	588	110.00–120.00	114.98
1	—	365	150.00	150.00
4	—	519	135.00–137.50	136.76
5	—	468	145.00	145.00
2	—	672	110.00	110.00
9	—	614	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	938	51.00–54.00	52.41
5	—	1,026	58.00–63.00	60.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,435	73.00	73.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,160	71.00–72.00	71.33
9	—	1,146	64.00–70.00	66.76
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	46.00	46.00
2	—	828	47.00–55.00	50.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,655	84.50–90.00	87.72
1	—	1,535	76.00	76.00
1	—	1,870	101.00	101.00

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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