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I-40 Livestock Auction

Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-04-07

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Ozark, Arkansas · Thu, Apr 7

● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2053

← Mar 31Apr 7Apr 14 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

683 head

▲ 328 vs last sale 355▼ 40 vs year ago 723 · −5.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

218 head

▲ 158 vs last sale 60▲ 124 vs year ago 94 · +131.9%

Replacement Cattle receipts

82 head

▲ 30 vs last sale 52▼ 36 vs year ago 118 · −30.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 4.00 lower, 400-600 lb weights sold steady to 3.00 higher, over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers sold 1.00-4.00 lower. Several long weaned cattle sold with a Premium. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 higher.

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 $161.82/cwt on 251 head.

Average price

$161.82

251 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$768

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$341

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

$50.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.90

vs AR average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	490	169.48	830	174
Medium and Large 1-2	455	150.31	684	8thin
Medium and Large 2	441	147.63	651	60
Medium and Large 3	413	118.61	490	9thin

One grade step is worth $50.87/cwt here — about $341 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 sale251 hd

161.82

—

AR average9 barns · 1,736 hd

154.92

+6.90

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	1,467	97.97	1,437	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,294	81.16	1,050	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,107	71.69	794	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,090	71.25	777	6thin

Every lot

109 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	328	155.04/cwt	150.00–160.00	509	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	331	172.59/cwt	140.00–185.00	571	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	193.33/cwt	190.00–210.00	644	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	371	173.90/cwt	140.00–192.50	645	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	378	205.99/cwt	190.00–217.00	779	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	378	137.62/cwt	135.00–140.00	520	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	424	172.39/cwt	150.00–187.50	731	25
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	426	198.20/cwt	188.00–207.50	844	22
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	432	115.75/cwt	90.00–130.00	500	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	450	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	500	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	465	164.69/cwt	130.00–182.00	766	24
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	468	196.79/cwt	185.00–207.50	921	13
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	485	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	781	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	490	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	931	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	510	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	479	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	520	189.49/cwt	180.00–197.50	985	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	523	203.64/cwt	203.00–205.00	1,065	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	523	158.41/cwt	133.00–167.50	828	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	526	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	963	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	582	185.72/cwt	180.00–187.50	1,081	14
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	585	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,000	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 3	605	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	605	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	610	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,104	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	635	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	953	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	720	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	994	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 2	731	128.01/cwt	126.00–130.00	936	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	765	140.99/cwt	139.00–144.00	1,079	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	815	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,157	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,020	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	1,081	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	223	197.27/cwt	195.00–200.00	440	13
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	328	150.44/cwt	140.00–158.00	493	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	333	170.37/cwt	160.00–187.50	567	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	343	119.96/cwt	115.00–125.00	411	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	360	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	567	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	373	127.39/cwt	119.00–135.00	475	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	375	169.39/cwt	160.00–182.00	635	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	376	148.82/cwt	140.00–155.00	560	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	405	198.33/cwt	195.00–205.00	803	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	410	101.68/cwt	87.00–116.00	417	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	418	174.80/cwt	162.50–184.00	731	31
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	429	153.12/cwt	142.50–160.00	657	16
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	455	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	717	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	471	170.24/cwt	160.00–177.50	802	24
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	475	143.83/cwt	134.00–162.50	683	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	502	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,004	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	510	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	638	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	512	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	748	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	521	160.98/cwt	151.00–172.50	839	14
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	531	143.01/cwt	130.00–152.50	759	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	573	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,089	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	575	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	799	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	575	130.05/cwt	122.50–138.00	748	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 3	580	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	679	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	581	151.20/cwt	142.50–157.50	878	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2Replacement	590	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	929	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	624	140.98/cwt	133.00–149.00	880	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Replacement	632	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,321	11
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	675	135.63/cwt	133.00–138.00	916	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	724	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,028	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	725	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	856	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	815	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,019	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Value Added	880	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,109	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	913	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,023	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	950	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls12 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 3	505	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	354	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	523	135.98/cwt	130.00–142.50	711	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	524	161.06/cwt	157.00–167.50	844	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	577	173.94/cwt	166.00–178.00	1,004	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	615	150.80/cwt	135.00–167.00	927	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	615	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	793	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	674	143.22/cwt	127.00–147.50	965	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	715	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,022	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	775	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	891	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	775	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	775	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	823	121.99/cwt	119.00–125.00	1,004	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	880	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,038	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	775	56.00/cwt	56.00–56.00	434	1
Bulls	—	—	1,363	89.99/cwt	71.00–106.00	1,227	12
Bulls	—	—	1,600	116.49/cwt	113.00–119.50	1,864	4
Bulls	—	—	1,747	110.72/cwt	109.00–112.00	1,934	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	765	47.50/cwt	47.50–47.50	363	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	795	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	358	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	994	63.58/cwt	55.00–67.00	632	15
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	747	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,082	71.66/cwt	71.00–72.00	775	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,178	76.76/cwt	75.00–79.00	904	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,225	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	858	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,248	86.65/cwt	85.00–88.00	1,081	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,263	82.78/cwt	80.00–84.00	1,046	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,265	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,025	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,290	79.49/cwt	79.00–80.00	1,025	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,395	73.50/cwt	73.50–73.50	1,025	1
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,352	2,242.68/cwt	1,600.00–2,800.00	30,321	7
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	803	78.31/cwt	60.00–92.50	629	6
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	910	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	755	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	956	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	819.47/cwt	600.00–1,000.00	8,277	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,060	1,221.51/cwt	820.00–1,400.00	12,948	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,078	800.23/cwt	700.00–900.00	8,626	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	869	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,103	73.32/cwt	69.00–78.00	809	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	81.44/cwt	79.00–87.00	920	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,192	74.08/cwt	66.00–81.00	883	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,258	1,068.20/cwt	750.00–1,400.00	13,438	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,318	82.04/cwt	79.00–84.00	1,081	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,025	1,300.00/cwt	1,300.00–1,300.00	13,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,125	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	10,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,330	1,341.07/cwt	1,175.00–1,575.00	17,836	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,421	1,214.12/cwt	1,150.00–1,250.00	17,253	4

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 Apr 7, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 683Last week 355Year ago 723

Slaughter CattleReceipts 218Last week 60Year ago 94

Replacement CattleReceipts 82Last week 52Year ago 118

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	328	150.00–160.00	155.04
3	—	432	90.00–130.00	115.75
1	—	605	100.00	100.00
2	—	378	135.00–140.00	137.62
1	—	450	111.00	111.00
2	—	510	94.00	94.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	523	133.00–167.50	158.41
1	—	635	150.00	150.00
25	—	424	150.00–187.50	172.39
13	—	331	140.00–185.00	172.59
6	—	731	126.00–130.00	128.01
24	—	465	130.00–182.00	164.69
22	—	371	140.00–192.50	173.90
3	—	585	171.00	171.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	106.00	106.00
3	—	765	139.00–144.00	140.99
21	—	520	180.00–197.50	189.49
1	—	815	142.00	142.00
1	—	720	138.00	138.00
22	—	426	188.00–207.50	198.20
11	—	378	190.00–217.00	205.99
14	—	582	180.00–187.50	185.72
13	—	468	185.00–207.50	196.79
1	—	610	181.00	181.00
10	—	333	190.00–210.00	193.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	526	183.00	183.00
4	—	490	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	203.00–205.00	203.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	632	209.00	209.00
6	—	502	200.00	200.00
3	—	573	190.00	190.00
3	—	405	195.00–205.00	198.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	126.00	126.00
1	—	815	125.00	125.00
7	—	724	142.00	142.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	675	133.00–138.00	135.63
5	—	624	133.00–149.00	140.98
14	—	521	151.00–172.50	160.98
10	—	375	160.00–182.00	169.39
23	—	581	142.50–157.50	151.20
3	—	913	112.00	112.00
24	—	471	160.00–177.50	170.24
1	—	1,000	95.00	95.00
14	—	333	160.00–187.50	170.37
31	—	418	162.50–184.00	174.80
13	—	223	195.00–200.00	197.27

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	590	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	139.00	139.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	512	146.00	146.00
3	—	360	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	531	130.00–152.50	143.01
16	—	429	142.50–160.00	153.12
11	—	475	134.00–162.50	143.83
10	—	376	140.00–155.00	148.82
2	—	575	122.50–138.00	130.05
10	—	328	140.00–158.00	150.44
1	—	725	118.00	118.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	373	119.00–135.00	127.39
1	—	510	125.00	125.00
2	—	343	115.00–125.00	119.96
1	—	580	117.00	117.00
2	—	410	87.00–116.00	101.68

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	100.00	100.00
2	—	523	130.00–142.50	135.98
1	—	615	129.00	129.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	115.00	115.00
2	—	823	119.00–125.00	121.99
6	—	577	166.00–178.00	173.94
1	—	880	118.00	118.00
4	—	524	157.00–167.50	161.06
4	—	615	135.00–167.00	150.80
6	—	674	127.00–147.50	143.22
1	—	715	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	70.00	70.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,010	74.00	74.00
1	—	1,225	70.00	70.00
2	—	1,265	81.00	81.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,248	85.00–88.00	86.65
2	—	1,290	79.00–80.00	79.49
1	—	1,395	73.50	73.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,263	80.00–84.00	82.78
15	—	994	55.00–67.00	63.58
3	—	1,082	71.00–72.00	71.66
14	—	1,178	75.00–79.00	76.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	45.00	45.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	47.50	47.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,363	71.00–106.00	89.99
4	—	1,600	113.00–119.50	116.49
5	—	1,747	109.00–112.00	110.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	56.00	56.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	85.00	85.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	803	60.00–92.50	78.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	83.00	83.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,192	66.00–81.00	74.08
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,103	69.00–78.00	73.32
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,130	79.00–87.00	81.44
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	79.00	79.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,010	600.00–1,000.00	819.47
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,060	820.00–1,400.00	1,221.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,258	750.00–1,400.00	1,068.20
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,078	700.00–900.00	800.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,318	79.00–84.00	82.04

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	900.00	900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,330	1,175.00–1,575.00	1,341.07
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,421	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,214.12

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	7	—	1,352	1,600.00–2,800.00	2,242.68

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.