Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to three weeks ago: Feeder steers and heifers under 400 lbs sold 16.00-20.00 higher, over 400 lb Feeder steers and heifers sold 5.00 to 16.00, mostly 9.00 higher. Long weaned cattle were in high demand. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 higher on small amount observed. Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $170.00/cwt on 334 head.

Average price

$170.00

334 head · 510 lb average

Value per head Derived

$868

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$255

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

$56.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.29

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	178.41	903	247
Medium and Large 1-2	453	174.00	788	9thin
Medium and Large 2	532	146.98	781	65
Medium and Large 3	529	122.38	647	13thin

One grade step is worth $56.04/cwt here — about $255 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 sale334 hd

170.00

—

AR average7 barns · 1,713 hd

169.70

+0.29

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	1,468	87.87	1,290	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,408	80.00	1,126	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,184	73.53	871	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	915	60.50	554	2thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$1,291	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,115	$1,134	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,339	$1,425	11

Every lot, as filed

89 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	—	520	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	962	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	331	172.39/cwt	152.50–180.00	571	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	453	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	788	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	184.49/cwt	179.00–200.00	786	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	336	198.03/cwt	182.50–207.50	665	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	910	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,374	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	193.56/cwt	182.50–199.00	1,003	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	166.32/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,043	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	815	128.98/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,051	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	624	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,073	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	360	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	171.24/cwt	160.00–182.50	637	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	175.51/cwt	172.50–176.00	1,178	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	322	211.91/cwt	192.50–225.00	682	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	159.37/cwt	145.00–172.50	778	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	148.92/cwt	145.00–152.50	563	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,183	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	167.65/cwt	152.50–185.00	542	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	178.74/cwt	152.50–187.50	778	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	670	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	710	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,154	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	476	174.86/cwt	145.00–185.00	832	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	414	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	198.58/cwt	182.50–210.00	842	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	563	196.97/cwt	192.50–200.00	1,109	33
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	500	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	171.32/cwt	160.00–180.00	975	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	753	147.25/cwt	140.00–148.00	1,109	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	675	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,168	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	182.39/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,125	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	755	163.50/cwt	163.00–164.00	1,234	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	175.84/cwt	172.50–177.50	907	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	480	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	996	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	195.17/cwt	185.00–205.00	923	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	531	203.34/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,080	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	626	150.44/cwt	146.00–162.50	942	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	203.73/cwt	190.00–222.50	776	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	702	143.58/cwt	143.00–147.00	1,008	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	970	96.97/cwt	94.00–100.00	941	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	823	140.71/cwt	139.00–142.50	1,158	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	174.45/cwt	160.00–181.00	904	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	165.17/cwt	157.00–172.50	1,019	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	187.69/cwt	183.00–192.00	786	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	830	49.00/cwt	49.00–49.00	407	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	1,359	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	73.53/cwt	70.00–76.00	871	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	720	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,235	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	914	1
Bulls	—	—	1,290	79.70/cwt	67.00–91.00	1,028	13
Bulls	—	—	1,730	104.23/cwt	102.50–105.00	1,803	3
Bulls	—	—	1,637	94.23/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,543	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	89.97/cwt	70.00–100.00	746	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,133.63/head	925.00–1,300.00	1,134	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	1,290.79/head	1,025.00–1,475.00	1,291	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,273	1,390.71/head	1,325.00–1,475.00	1,391	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,695	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,316	1,403.91/head	1,250.00–1,610.00	1,404	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	805	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	906	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	580	164.59/cwt	160.00–176.00	955	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	671	154.03/cwt	148.00–161.00	1,034	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	772	143.93/cwt	142.50–145.00	1,111	7
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	655	42.50/cwt	42.50–42.50	278	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	745	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	479	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	174.58/cwt	167.50–180.00	924	56
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	457	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	850	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	790	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,067	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	945	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	709	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	132.76/cwt	127.00–150.00	896	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	129.94/cwt	125.00–135.00	565	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	382	153.61/cwt	140.00–172.50	587	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	720	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	97.50/cwt	95.00–100.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	139.13/cwt	127.00–157.50	879	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	159.70/cwt	137.00–177.50	684	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	140.29/cwt	130.00–165.00	739	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	760	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,072	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	782	124.20/cwt	120.00–130.00	971	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	468	183.19/cwt	175.00–195.00	857	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	169.57/cwt	161.00–177.50	968	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	674	165.42/cwt	157.50–170.00	1,115	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	138.06/cwt	130.00–155.00	780	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	717	141.67/cwt	140.00–142.50	1,016	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	702	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	863	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	198.50/cwt	180.00–205.00	734	23

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 Jan 5, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 910Last week 561Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 194Last week 71Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 75Last week 30Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	185.00	185.00
4	—	624	172.00	172.00
1	—	360	212.50	212.50
1	—	710	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	331	152.50–180.00	172.39
4	—	488	145.00–172.50	159.37
7	—	675	127.00–150.00	132.76
6	—	382	140.00–172.50	153.61
13	—	632	127.00–157.50	139.13
12	—	428	137.00–177.50	159.70
5	—	527	130.00–165.00	140.29
3	—	782	120.00–130.00	124.20
5	—	565	130.00–155.00	138.06
3	—	702	123.00	123.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	453	174.00	174.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
28	—	426	179.00–200.00	184.49
16	—	336	182.50–207.50	198.03
20	—	627	160.00–170.00	166.32
2	—	815	128.00–130.00	128.98
56	—	529	167.50–180.00	174.58
49	—	468	175.00–195.00	183.19
30	—	571	161.00–177.50	169.57
10	—	674	157.50–170.00	165.42
3	—	717	140.00–142.50	141.67
23	—	370	180.00–205.00	198.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	145.00	145.00
2	—	435	125.00–135.00	129.94
6	—	595	121.00	121.00
2	—	640	95.00–100.00	97.50
1	—	355	120.00	120.00
1	—	470	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	760	141.00	141.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	910	151.00	151.00
8	—	518	182.50–199.00	193.56
9	—	671	172.50–176.00	175.51
14	—	322	192.50–225.00	211.91
2	—	763	155.00	155.00
29	—	424	182.50–210.00	198.58
33	—	563	192.50–200.00	196.97
16	—	617	170.00–190.00	182.39
13	—	473	185.00–205.00	195.17
24	—	381	190.00–222.50	203.73
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	372	160.00–182.50	171.24
9	—	323	152.50–185.00	167.65
18	—	435	152.50–187.50	178.74
11	—	476	145.00–185.00	174.86
1	—	810	152.50	152.50
4	—	569	160.00–180.00	171.32
11	—	753	140.00–148.00	147.25
6	—	516	172.50–177.50	175.84
6	—	626	146.00–162.50	150.44
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	378	145.00–152.50	148.92
1	—	470	142.50	142.50
1	—	345	120.00	120.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	70.00	70.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	675	173.00	173.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	755	163.00–164.00	163.50
1	—	480	207.50	207.50
13	—	531	200.00–207.00	203.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	702	143.00–147.00	143.58
2	—	970	94.00–100.00	96.97
2	—	823	139.00–142.50	140.71
17	—	518	160.00–181.00	174.45
16	—	617	157.00–172.50	165.17
13	—	419	183.00–192.00	187.69
20	—	580	160.00–176.00	164.59
13	—	671	148.00–161.00	154.03
7	—	772	142.50–145.00	143.93
3	—	457	186.00	186.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	112.50	112.50
1	—	745	137.50	137.50
1	—	630	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	42.50	42.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	945	75.00	75.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	49.00	49.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	86.00	86.00
1	—	1,235	74.00	74.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,184	70.00–76.00	73.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	72.00	72.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,290	67.00–91.00	79.70
3	—	1,730	102.50–105.00	104.23
9	—	1,637	93.00–97.00	94.23

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	4	—	829	70.00–100.00	89.97
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,115	925.00–1,300.00	1,133.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,190	1,025.00–1,475.00	1,290.79
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,273	1,325.00–1,475.00	1,390.71
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,695	1,675.00	1,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,316	1,250.00–1,610.00	1,403.91

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

I-40 Livestock - Ozark, AR

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