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I-40 Livestock Auction

Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Jan 20

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053

← Jan 13Jan 20Jan 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

334 head

▼ 430 vs last sale 764▼ 376 vs year ago 710 · −53.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 58 vs last sale 85▼ 24 vs year ago 51 · −47.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 104 vs last sale 120▼ 16 vs year ago 32 · −50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold steady, 400-600 lb weights sold 10.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 2.00 higher. No trend for Slaughter cows, not reported last week. Not enough comparable receipts to establish a trend for Slaughter bulls.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $140.36/cwt on 154 head.

Average price

$140.36

154 head · 489 lb average

Value per head Derived

$686

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$538

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

$85.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.84

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	492	150.20	740	112
Medium and Large 2	497	122.80	610	29
Medium and Large 3	454	97.27	441	12thin
Small and Medium 3	310	65.00	202	1thin

One grade step is worth $85.20/cwt here — about $538 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

140.36

—

AR average8 barns · 926 hd

141.21

−0.84

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	1,547	65.93	1,020	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,396	67.44	941	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,007	61.00	614	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	927	54.00	501	5thin

Every lot

91 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	329	180.46/cwt	170.00–187.50	594	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	145.94/cwt	130.00–160.00	482	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	338	118.44/cwt	101.00–135.00	400	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	360	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	328	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	362	179.97/cwt	170.00–191.00	651	12
Steers	—	Small and Medium 3	375	63.51/cwt	37.00–93.00	238	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	160.68/cwt	150.00–167.50	604	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	412	137.16/cwt	127.00–155.00	565	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	420	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	819	1
Steers	—	Small and Medium 3	420	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	210	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	423	108.95/cwt	99.00–115.00	461	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	424	169.30/cwt	160.00–172.50	718	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	468	150.73/cwt	147.00–155.00	705	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	169.60/cwt	162.50–180.00	795	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	592	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	511	146.89/cwt	139.00–155.00	751	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	526	181.48/cwt	167.50–185.00	955	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	162.30/cwt	150.00–170.00	857	12
Steers	—	Small and Medium 3	528	47.95/cwt	46.00–50.00	253	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	570	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	952	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	578	156.99/cwt	147.50–162.00	907	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	578	138.84/cwt	131.00–145.00	802	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	607	163.14/cwt	162.50–167.00	990	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	660	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,056	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	671	155.40/cwt	155.00–157.50	1,043	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,073	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	750	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,103	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	980	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,274	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Small and Medium 3	310	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	202	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	330	131.34/cwt	125.00–137.50	433	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	336	155.01/cwt	149.00–160.00	521	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	338	96.46/cwt	61.00–120.00	326	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	370	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	409	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	377	151.64/cwt	140.00–160.00	572	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	386	127.17/cwt	121.00–130.00	491	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	332	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	422	152.09/cwt	142.00–161.00	642	32
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	129.44/cwt	120.00–137.50	548	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	438	165.99/cwt	165.00–167.00	727	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	464	129.29/cwt	122.50–140.00	600	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	469	155.89/cwt	145.00–159.00	731	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	470	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	475	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	490	162.40/cwt	161.50–163.00	796	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	503	85.09/cwt	53.00–117.50	428	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	515	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	608	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	154.28/cwt	150.00–159.00	815	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	532	124.21/cwt	120.00–128.00	661	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	563	94.31/cwt	81.00–107.50	531	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	569	141.43/cwt	137.00–144.00	805	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	673	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	615	143.11/cwt	130.00–145.00	880	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	620	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	911	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	113.06/cwt	111.00–115.00	704	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	675	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	790	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	994	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	728	140.54/cwt	137.00–144.00	1,023	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	733	132.99/cwt	132.00–134.00	975	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	763	138.51/cwt	138.00–139.00	1,057	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	780	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,037	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	783	90.06/cwt	70.00–110.00	705	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	1,000	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	900	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls8 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	535	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	589	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	543	144.52/cwt	137.00–149.00	785	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	575	141.46/cwt	140.00–143.00	813	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	621	138.74/cwt	138.00–141.00	862	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	794	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	735	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	801	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	860	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,084	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,415	26.00/cwt	26.00–26.00	368	1
Bulls	—	—	1,613	85.89/cwt	83.50–88.00	1,385	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	770	35.00/cwt	35.00–35.00	270	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	785	51.00/cwt	51.00–51.00	400	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	830	54.49/cwt	54.00–55.00	452	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	835	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	367	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	57.49/cwt	57.00–58.00	552	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,001	55.73/cwt	54.00–57.00	558	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,003	63.51/cwt	63.00–64.00	637	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,119	70.22/cwt	67.50–74.00	786	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,160	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	800	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,396	67.44/cwt	64.00–69.00	941	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	885	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	398	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	965	675.00/cwt	675.00–675.00	6,514	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	612	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	48.00/cwt	48.00–48.00	516	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	657	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	868	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	1,050.00/cwt	1,050.00–1,050.00	13,178	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,263	960.63/cwt	650.00–1,100.00	12,133	5
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows2 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,140	70.10/cwt	64.00–73.00	799	3
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,435	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	1,062	1

This sale against other markets

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 Jan 20, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 334Last week 764Year ago 710

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 85Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 120Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	700	142.00	142.00
2	—	620	147.00	147.00
5	—	490	161.50–163.00	162.40
6	—	438	165.00–167.00	165.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	330	125.00–137.50	131.34
5	—	386	121.00–130.00	127.17
2	—	783	70.00–110.00	90.06
1	—	585	115.00	115.00
2	—	623	111.00–115.00	113.06
3	—	423	120.00–137.50	129.44
9	—	532	120.00–128.00	124.21
4	—	464	122.50–140.00	129.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	569	137.00–144.00	141.43
8	—	469	145.00–159.00	155.89
5	—	336	149.00–160.00	155.01
6	—	528	150.00–159.00	154.28
2	—	733	132.00–134.00	132.99
32	—	422	142.00–161.00	152.09
16	—	615	130.00–145.00	143.11
17	—	377	140.00–160.00	151.64
1	—	780	133.00	133.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	81.00–107.50	94.31
3	—	338	61.00–120.00	96.46
1	—	470	101.00	101.00
1	—	675	117.00	117.00
2	—	370	110.00–111.00	110.51
1	—	415	80.00	80.00
2	—	503	53.00–117.50	85.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	763	138.00–139.00	138.51
1	—	1,000	90.00	90.00
2	—	728	137.00–144.00	140.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	65.00	65.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	91.00	91.00
3	—	423	99.00–115.00	108.95
4	—	338	101.00–135.00	118.44
1	—	470	126.00	126.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	376	150.00–167.50	160.68
3	—	468	147.00–155.00	150.73
6	—	412	127.00–155.00	137.16
5	—	511	139.00–155.00	146.89
5	—	578	131.00–145.00	138.84
5	—	330	130.00–160.00	145.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	50.00	50.00
2	—	528	46.00–50.00	47.95
2	—	375	37.00–93.00	63.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	424	160.00–172.50	169.30
1	—	750	147.00	147.00
7	—	607	162.50–167.00	163.14
1	—	720	149.00	149.00
12	—	362	170.00–191.00	179.97
12	—	528	150.00–170.00	162.30
10	—	578	147.50–162.00	156.99
6	—	671	155.00–157.50	155.40
4	—	329	170.00–187.50	180.46
21	—	469	162.50–180.00	169.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	195.00	195.00
1	—	980	130.00	130.00
9	—	526	167.50–185.00	181.48
3	—	660	160.00	160.00
1	—	570	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	140.00–143.00	141.46
3	—	543	137.00–149.00	144.52
1	—	860	126.00	126.00
4	—	621	138.00–141.00	138.74

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	535	110.00	110.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	125.00	125.00
1	—	735	109.00	109.00
1	—	505	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
2	—	960	57.00–58.00	57.49
1	—	1,160	69.00	69.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,001	54.00–57.00	55.73
5	—	1,119	67.50–74.00	70.22
2	—	1,003	63.00–64.00	63.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	51.00	51.00
1	—	770	35.00	35.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	830	54.00–55.00	54.49
1	—	835	44.00	44.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,396	64.00–69.00	67.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,613	83.50–88.00	85.89
1	—	1,415	26.00	26.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	675.00	675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,255	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,263	650.00–1,100.00	960.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,240	70.00	70.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	60.00	60.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,055	58.00	58.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	48.00	48.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	45.00	45.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,435	74.00	74.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,140	64.00–73.00	70.10

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.