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I-40 Livestock Auction

Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-03-31

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Mar 31

● Final84 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053

← Mar 24Mar 31Apr 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

355 head

▲ 7 vs last sale 348▼ 185 vs year ago 540 · −34.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

60 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 66▲ 2 vs year ago 58 · +3.4%

Replacement Cattle receipts

52 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 56▲ 13 vs year ago 39 · +33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers and heifers under 600 lbs sold 6.00-20.00, mostly 10.00 higher, over 600 lbs sold steady to 1.00 higher on a light test. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $181.35/cwt on 152 head.

Average price

$181.35

152 head · 428 lb average

Value per head Derived

$776

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$316

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

$79.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.21

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	432	196.14	846	83
Medium and Large 2	422	166.42	702	65
Medium and Large 3	454	117.00	531	4thin

One grade step is worth $79.14/cwt here — about $316 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 sale152 hd

181.35

—

AR average9 barns · 1,316 hd

180.14

+1.21

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	1,791	105.63	1,891	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,325	84.42	1,119	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	991	83.80	831	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,053	76.97	810	22

Every lot

84 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	205.94/cwt	185.00–225.00	675	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	332	170.60/cwt	140.00–183.00	566	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	369	201.88/cwt	185.00–225.00	745	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	373	164.98/cwt	135.00–180.00	615	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	390	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	390	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	415	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	510	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	419	196.71/cwt	183.00–214.00	824	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	163.17/cwt	140.00–180.00	690	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	470	169.64/cwt	151.00–180.00	797	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	192.28/cwt	181.00–211.00	906	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	495	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	668	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	515	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	567	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	517	167.24/cwt	155.00–176.00	865	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	526	190.59/cwt	183.00–211.00	1,003	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	565	185.49/cwt	183.00–188.00	1,048	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	590	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,027	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,037	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	620	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,178	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	685	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,069	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	705	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	917	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	309	151.17/cwt	150.00–155.00	467	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	328	172.03/cwt	160.00–185.00	564	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	370	173.81/cwt	160.00–188.00	643	18
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	372	110.67/cwt	105.00–120.00	412	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	379	150.26/cwt	130.00–157.50	569	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	405	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	405	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	414	177.77/cwt	167.50–185.00	736	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	423	152.06/cwt	132.50–172.50	643	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	462	144.78/cwt	120.00–158.00	669	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	467	169.83/cwt	160.00–179.00	793	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	488	95.08/cwt	80.00–110.00	464	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	515	134.81/cwt	128.00–145.00	694	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	162.10/cwt	153.00–172.50	854	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	530	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	543	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	565	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	785	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	568	90.44/cwt	70.00–110.00	514	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	580	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	754	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	585	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	907	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	595	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	785	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	623	122.04/cwt	120.00–124.00	760	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	632	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	980	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	633	146.63/cwt	140.00–153.00	928	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	650	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	897	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	693	123.02/cwt	118.00–128.00	853	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	765	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	650	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls9 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	508	158.77/cwt	155.00–162.50	807	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	534	178.80/cwt	165.00–192.00	955	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	558	176.99/cwt	170.00–181.00	988	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	595	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	881	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	613	130.12/cwt	120.00–140.00	798	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	629	166.88/cwt	165.00–167.50	1,050	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	695	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	841	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	720	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	857	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	735	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,022	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,473	93.04/cwt	77.00–102.00	1,370	3
Bulls	—	—	1,894	111.10/cwt	109.00–114.00	2,104	7
Bulls	—	—	1,905	105.34/cwt	103.50–107.00	2,007	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	635	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	375	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	960	88.50/cwt	88.50–88.50	850	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	999	82.62/cwt	81.00–84.00	825	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,011	68.87/cwt	46.00–77.00	696	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,081	81.65/cwt	80.00–84.00	883	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,150	90.50/cwt	90.50–90.50	1,041	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,185	86.01/cwt	85.50–86.50	1,019	3
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,325	84.42/cwt	82.00–87.00	1,119	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows14 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 3	630	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	315	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	639	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	805	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	7,245	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	915.00/cwt	915.00–915.00	7,549	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	968	859.56/cwt	775.00–950.00	8,321	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,000	825.00/cwt	825.00–825.00	8,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,075	85.63/cwt	84.00–87.00	921	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,078	972.91/cwt	625.00–1,050.00	10,488	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,116	1,159.02/cwt	900.00–1,400.00	12,935	10
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,150	75.46/cwt	65.00–82.00	868	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	925.00/cwt	925.00–925.00	10,730	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,187	1,284.34/cwt	1,000.00–1,450.00	15,245	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,278	80.74/cwt	75.00–84.00	1,032	2
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	823	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	950.00/cwt	950.00–950.00	9,548	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,040	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	13,520	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,180	1,200.00/cwt	1,200.00–1,200.00	14,160	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	1,330.60/cwt	1,050.00–1,500.00	16,699	10

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 Mar 31, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 355Last week 348Year ago 540

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 66Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 56Year ago 39

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	328	160.00–185.00	172.03
2	—	585	155.00	155.00
12	—	527	153.00–172.50	162.10
13	—	467	160.00–179.00	169.83
2	—	633	140.00–153.00	146.63
1	—	650	138.00	138.00
18	—	370	160.00–188.00	173.81
17	—	414	167.50–185.00	177.77

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	515	128.00–145.00	134.81
6	—	379	130.00–157.50	150.26
1	—	595	132.00	132.00
1	—	765	85.00	85.00
5	—	462	120.00–158.00	144.78
5	—	309	150.00–155.00	151.17
8	—	423	132.50–172.50	152.06
2	—	693	118.00–128.00	123.02
2	—	623	120.00–124.00	122.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	100.00	100.00
1	—	530	102.50	102.50
3	—	372	105.00–120.00	110.67
2	—	568	70.00–110.00	90.44
2	—	488	80.00–110.00	95.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	632	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	470	151.00–180.00	169.64
1	—	705	130.00	130.00
1	—	590	174.00	174.00
18	—	373	135.00–180.00	164.98
12	—	423	140.00–180.00	163.17
12	—	332	140.00–183.00	170.60
10	—	517	155.00–176.00	167.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	565	183.00–188.00	185.49
12	—	328	185.00–225.00	205.94
6	—	526	183.00–211.00	190.59
25	—	471	181.00–211.00	192.28
21	—	369	185.00–225.00	201.88
12	—	419	183.00–214.00	196.71
1	—	685	156.00	156.00
1	—	610	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	390	100.00	100.00
1	—	515	110.00	110.00
1	—	495	135.00	135.00
1	—	415	123.00	123.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	595	148.00	148.00
2	—	508	155.00–162.50	158.77
1	—	720	119.00	119.00
1	—	695	121.00	121.00
2	—	613	120.00–140.00	130.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	534	165.00–192.00	178.80
4	—	629	165.00–167.50	166.88
3	—	558	170.00–181.00	176.99
1	—	735	139.00	139.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,150	90.50	90.50
3	—	1,185	85.50–86.50	86.01
8	—	1,011	46.00–77.00	68.87
9	—	1,081	80.00–84.00	81.65

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	88.50	88.50
4	—	999	81.00–84.00	82.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,325	82.00–87.00	84.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	59.00	59.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,894	109.00–114.00	111.10
2	—	1,905	103.50–107.00	105.34
3	—	1,473	77.00–102.00	93.04

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)	5	—	1,078	625.00–1,050.00	972.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	968	775.00–950.00	859.56
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	825.00	825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	925.00	925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	825	915.00	915.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	770	83.00	83.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,187	1,000.00–1,450.00	1,284.34
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,075	84.00–87.00	85.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,278	75.00–84.00	80.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	80.00	80.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	805	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,116	900.00–1,400.00	1,159.02
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,150	65.00–82.00	75.46

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	630	50.00	50.00

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	—	980	84.00	84.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	1,200.00	1,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,005	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	1,300.00	1,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	10	—	1,255	1,050.00–1,500.00	1,330.60

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.