Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 3.00-7.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 1.00-2.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 2.00-5.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold 2.00 lower. Long weaned or Value Added cattle sold with a Premium. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $158.85/cwt on 189 head.

Average price

$158.85

189 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$792

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$591

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

$118.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.24

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	507	168.30	853	125
Medium and Large 1-2	470	155.33	730	17thin
Medium and Large 2	446	145.50	650	36
Medium and Large 3	633	105.57	668	10thin
Small and Medium 3	525	50.00	263	1thin

One grade step is worth $118.30/cwt here — about $591 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 sale189 hd

158.85

—

AR average9 barns · 1,594 hd

159.09

−0.24

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	—	High	1,434	75.99	1,090	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,326	75.08	996	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,049	71.38	749	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,022	58.75	601	24

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,163	$949	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,233	$936	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,127	$843	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	745	$660	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	870	$850	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$926	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	815	$850	1thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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	—	522	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	731	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	127.60/cwt	125.00–130.00	664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	445	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	834	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	685	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	147.89/cwt	135.00–160.00	555	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	150.95/cwt	130.00–165.00	646	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	570	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	452	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	859	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	682	124.56/cwt	120.00–130.00	849	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	303	167.33/cwt	165.00–180.00	507	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	175.24/cwt	167.50–185.00	810	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	725	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	150.05/cwt	140.00–155.00	933	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	195.12/cwt	182.50–209.00	640	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Replacement	—	683	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,100	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	167.48/cwt	145.00–177.00	641	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	823	133.45/cwt	130.00–137.00	1,098	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	665	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,081	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	457	138.58/cwt	130.00–155.00	633	3
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	420	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	336	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	126.67/cwt	120.00–133.00	462	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	154.34/cwt	154.00–155.00	1,114	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	139.78/cwt	130.00–147.00	871	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	177.10/cwt	166.00–187.50	988	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	142.16/cwt	140.00–147.50	1,016	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	165.22/cwt	142.50–172.50	770	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	167.30/cwt	145.00–177.50	719	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	655	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,179	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	823	148.24/cwt	147.50–149.00	1,220	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	166.12/cwt	162.50–170.00	955	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,163	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	181.25/cwt	175.00–202.50	962	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	159.48/cwt	150.00–165.00	510	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	768	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,190	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	635	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,159	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	160.28/cwt	148.00–170.00	838	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	190.81/cwt	180.00–225.00	716	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	188.09/cwt	175.00–212.50	903	36
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	161.75/cwt	160.00–165.00	1,021	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	720	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,202	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	196.47/cwt	179.00–215.00	837	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	870	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,114	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	810	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,102	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	606	154.29/cwt	140.00–175.00	935	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	676	140.85/cwt	131.00–159.00	952	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	987	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Full	—	535	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	843	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	76.25/cwt	76.00–76.50	892	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,278	78.54/cwt	76.50–83.00	1,004	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,354	73.11/cwt	72.00–75.00	990	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,159	68.43/cwt	66.00–70.00	793	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	840	28.00/cwt	28.00–28.00	235	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	845	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	456	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	613	1
Bulls	—	—	1,963	104.70/cwt	101.50–108.00	2,055	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	956	52.98/cwt	43.00–59.00	506	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	63.00/cwt	63.00–63.00	617	1
Bulls	—	—	1,222	64.51/cwt	53.00–81.00	788	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	62.62/cwt	61.00–65.00	648	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	73.50/cwt	73.50–73.50	937	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,127	843.08/head	800.00–900.00	843	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	846	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,117	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	765	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	543	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	745	660.00/head	660.00–660.00	660	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	936.44/head	775.00–1,050.00	936	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	58.72/cwt	48.00–68.00	570	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	925.53/head	900.00–950.00	926	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	815	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	66.00/cwt	66.00–66.00	521	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	948.60/head	900.00–1,000.00	949	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	630	163.22/cwt	157.00–168.00	1,028	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	165.88/cwt	155.00–172.50	952	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	758	139.50/cwt	139.00–140.00	1,057	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	916	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	520	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	754	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	169.38/cwt	160.00–185.00	896	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	995	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,194	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	760	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,140	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	475	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	717	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	760	90.07/cwt	80.00–100.00	685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	147.46/cwt	140.00–167.50	692	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	187.27/cwt	170.00–200.00	712	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	167.31/cwt	152.50–186.00	868	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	159.92/cwt	142.50–165.00	904	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	182.07/cwt	170.00–200.00	765	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	316	147.02/cwt	132.50–160.00	465	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	415	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	498	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	805	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,167	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	525	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	263	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	670	115.11/cwt	110.00–120.00	771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	90.08/cwt	80.00–100.00	572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	142.97/cwt	132.50–150.00	751	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	745	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	158.51/cwt	150.00–169.00	739	13

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 Dec 15, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 561Last week 752Year ago 640

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 170Year ago 88

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 45Year ago 44

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	522	140.00	140.00
2	—	445	150.00	150.00
13	—	466	150.00–169.00	158.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	125.00–130.00	127.60
2	—	760	80.00–100.00	90.07
1	—	415	120.00	120.00
2	—	670	110.00–120.00	115.11
2	—	635	80.00–100.00	90.08
1	—	745	90.00	90.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	141.00	141.00
1	—	685	141.00	141.00
10	—	303	165.00–180.00	167.33
10	—	462	167.50–185.00	175.24
3	—	622	140.00–155.00	150.05
7	—	380	170.00–200.00	187.27
30	—	519	152.50–186.00	167.31
23	—	565	142.50–165.00	159.92
22	—	420	170.00–200.00	182.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	145.00	145.00
8	—	375	135.00–160.00	147.89
10	—	428	130.00–165.00	150.95
3	—	682	120.00–130.00	124.56
4	—	469	140.00–167.50	147.46
5	—	316	132.50–160.00	147.02
4	—	525	132.50–150.00	142.97
1	—	615	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	171.00	171.00
2	—	452	190.00	190.00
1	—	665	162.50	162.50
4	—	630	157.00–168.00	163.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	151.00	151.00
3	—	683	161.00	161.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	120.00	120.00
3	—	760	150.00	150.00
1	—	805	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	50.00	50.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	625	113.00	113.00
1	—	510	139.00	139.00
1	—	590	130.00	130.00
3	—	457	130.00–155.00	138.58
3	—	365	120.00–133.00	126.67
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	328	182.50–209.00	195.12
3	—	722	154.00–155.00	154.34
7	—	558	166.00–187.50	177.10
1	—	655	177.50	177.50
19	—	531	175.00–202.50	181.25
16	—	375	180.00–225.00	190.81
36	—	480	175.00–212.50	188.09
15	—	631	160.00–165.00	161.75
15	—	426	179.00–215.00	196.47
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	383	145.00–177.00	167.48
2	—	823	130.00–137.00	133.45
4	—	623	130.00–147.00	139.78
4	—	715	140.00–147.50	142.16
14	—	466	142.50–172.50	165.22
8	—	430	145.00–177.50	167.30
2	—	575	162.50–170.00	166.12
3	—	320	150.00–165.00	159.48
5	—	523	148.00–170.00	160.28
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	80.00	80.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	180.00	180.00
2	—	823	147.50–149.00	148.24
2	—	768	155.00	155.00
1	—	635	182.50	182.50
2	—	720	167.00	167.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	128.00	128.00
1	—	810	136.00	136.00
14	—	606	140.00–175.00	154.29
11	—	676	131.00–159.00	140.85
1	—	710	139.00	139.00
9	—	574	155.00–172.50	165.88
2	—	758	139.00–140.00	139.50
1	—	1,065	86.00	86.00
19	—	529	160.00–185.00	169.38
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Full$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	157.50	157.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,170	76.00–76.50	76.25
1	—	875	70.00	70.00
1	—	980	63.00	63.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,278	76.50–83.00	78.54
7	—	1,354	72.00–75.00	73.11
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,159	66.00–70.00	68.43
9	—	956	43.00–59.00	52.98
5	—	1,035	61.00–65.00	62.62
1	—	1,275	73.50	73.50
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	28.00	28.00
2	—	845	54.00	54.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,963	101.50–108.00	104.70
5	—	1,222	53.00–81.00	64.51

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	925	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,127	800.00–900.00	843.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,233	775.00–1,050.00	936.44
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	970	48.00–68.00	58.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,163	900.00–1,000.00	948.60
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	67.00	67.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	765	71.00	71.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	745	660.00	660.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	120.00	120.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,255	89.00	89.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	66.00	66.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,180	900.00–950.00	925.53
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	850.00	850.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	870	850.00	850.00

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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