Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 1.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold 2.00-6.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 3.00-9.00, mostly 7.00 higher. Long weaned, good quality cattle were very attractive to buyers. Slaughter cows & bulls not reported due to time.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $171.45/cwt on 343 head.

Average price

$171.45

343 head · 496 lb average

Value per head Derived

$851

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$112

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$57.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.13

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	413	184.00	760	9thin
Medium and Large 1	509	180.06	916	230
Medium 1	350	175.00	613	1thin
Medium and Large 2	468	157.48	737	82
Medium and Large 3	514	126.07	648	21

One grade step is worth $57.93/cwt here — about $112 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 sale343 hd

171.45

—

AR average6 barns · 2,296 hd

171.58

−0.13

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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 1	—	674	168.81/cwt	157.50–175.00	1,138	12
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	815	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	505	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	413	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	760	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	198.57/cwt	182.50–217.50	649	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	822	131.54/cwt	120.00–150.00	1,081	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	179.38/cwt	170.00–190.00	848	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	723	160.04/cwt	157.50–162.50	1,157	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	768	132.50/cwt	131.00–134.00	1,018	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	873	119.54/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,044	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	180.43/cwt	161.00–187.50	1,023	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	193.94/cwt	182.50–207.50	1,012	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	142.46/cwt	137.50–147.50	947	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	738	128.76/cwt	127.50–130.00	950	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	588	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,117	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	635	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,149	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	566	191.24/cwt	190.00–193.00	1,082	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	197.75/cwt	185.00–219.00	844	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	174.33/cwt	174.00–175.00	1,098	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	192.97/cwt	184.00–212.50	1,000	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	965	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,062	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	214.19/cwt	190.00–230.00	700	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,240	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	659	182.14/cwt	179.00–185.00	1,200	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	172.13/cwt	155.00–187.50	551	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,303	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	158.26/cwt	152.50–165.00	844	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	364	173.00/cwt	150.00–187.50	630	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	434	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,040	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,206	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	181.62/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,057	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	178.98/cwt	155.00–187.50	759	9
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	911	95.37/cwt	79.00–108.00	869	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	149.23/cwt	131.00–157.50	1,079	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	669	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	638	145.05/cwt	140.00–152.50	925	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	161.96/cwt	155.00–165.00	931	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	516	158.26/cwt	145.00–175.00	817	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	172.73/cwt	165.00–177.50	1,078	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	675	116.93/cwt	107.50–125.00	789	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	671	155.58/cwt	150.00–164.00	1,044	7
Heifers	Medium 1	—	350	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	715	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,165	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	505	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	605	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	841	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	392	133.45/cwt	120.00–150.00	523	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	670	95.56/cwt	70.00–120.00	640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	513	129.51/cwt	112.50–135.00	664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	377	162.68/cwt	142.50–175.00	613	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	120.78/cwt	102.50–137.50	566	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	130.61/cwt	110.00–150.00	431	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	161.77/cwt	152.50–170.00	775	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	528	186.11/cwt	186.00–187.50	983	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	166.47/cwt	140.00–179.00	707	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,008	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	150.95/cwt	137.50–162.50	859	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	158.13/cwt	147.50–170.00	508	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	170.98/cwt	155.00–177.50	1,062	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	581	129.28/cwt	120.00–147.50	751	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	176.48/cwt	169.00–185.00	918	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	522	153.24/cwt	130.00–165.00	800	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	722	127.42/cwt	120.00–131.00	920	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	173.83/cwt	165.00–180.00	994	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	619	181.18/cwt	179.00–182.00	1,122	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	951	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	485	178.43/cwt	165.00–184.00	865	18
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	770	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	204.38/cwt	190.00–220.00	781	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	197.00/cwt	185.00–225.00	926	29
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	150.51/cwt	150.00–151.00	938	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	403	149.24/cwt	135.00–157.50	601	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	374	127.06/cwt	100.00–165.00	475	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	845	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,141	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	131.37/cwt	110.00–145.00	613	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	774	140.92/cwt	131.00–147.50	1,091	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	434	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	786	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	930	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	558	185.74/cwt	185.00–186.00	1,036	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	175.31/cwt	155.00–185.00	836	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	450	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	446	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	977	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	158.00/cwt	157.00–160.00	1,043	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	184.42/cwt	172.50–192.50	793	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	421	196.13/cwt	196.00–197.50	826	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	378	191.47/cwt	185.00–205.00	724	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	190.79/cwt	172.50–210.00	710	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	806	5

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 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 937Last week 910Year ago 764

Replacement CattleReceipts 120Last week 75Year ago 120

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	674	157.50–175.00	168.81
12	—	327	182.50–217.50	198.57
1	—	875	120.00	120.00
3	—	822	120.00–150.00	131.54
34	—	473	170.00–190.00	179.38
26	—	621	155.00–177.50	170.98
27	—	520	169.00–185.00	176.48
17	—	572	165.00–180.00	173.83
22	—	430	172.50–192.50	184.42
25	—	372	172.50–210.00	190.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	413	184.00	184.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	723	157.50–162.50	160.04
13	—	528	186.00–187.50	186.11
11	—	619	179.00–182.00	181.18
4	—	558	185.00–186.00	185.74
1	—	450	193.00	193.00
12	—	421	196.00–197.50	196.13
4	—	378	185.00–205.00	191.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	675	107.50–125.00	116.93
3	—	392	120.00–150.00	133.45
4	—	513	112.50–135.00	129.51
4	—	469	102.50–137.50	120.78
2	—	330	110.00–150.00	130.61
4	—	581	120.00–147.50	129.28
Heifers — Medium 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	715	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	147.00	147.00
1	—	605	139.00	139.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	377	142.50–175.00	162.68
11	—	479	152.50–170.00	161.77
25	—	425	140.00–179.00	166.47
1	—	840	120.00	120.00
9	—	569	137.50–162.50	150.95
6	—	321	147.50–170.00	158.13
7	—	522	130.00–165.00	153.24
3	—	722	120.00–131.00	127.42
5	—	620	130.00	130.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	815	62.00	62.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	588	190.00	190.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	181.00	181.00
5	—	566	190.00–193.00	191.24
6	—	659	179.00–185.00	182.14
6	—	446	219.00	219.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	427	185.00–219.00	197.75
3	—	630	174.00–175.00	174.33
26	—	518	184.00–212.50	192.97
1	—	965	110.00	110.00
15	—	327	190.00–230.00	214.19
1	—	780	167.00	167.00
1	—	1,040	116.00	116.00
9	—	582	180.00–186.00	181.62
17	—	382	190.00–220.00	204.38
29	—	470	185.00–225.00	197.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	780	159.00	159.00
18	—	485	165.00–184.00	178.43
4	—	434	181.00	181.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	320	155.00–187.50	172.13
3	—	533	152.50–165.00	158.26
6	—	364	150.00–187.50	173.00
9	—	424	155.00–187.50	178.98
1	—	585	162.50	162.50
2	—	623	150.00–151.00	150.51
1	—	845	135.00	135.00
4	—	774	131.00–147.50	140.92
1	—	930	117.00	117.00
17	—	477	155.00–185.00	175.31
3	—	660	157.00–160.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	140.00	140.00
1	—	770	117.50	117.50
3	—	403	135.00–157.50	149.24
4	—	374	100.00–165.00	127.06
1	—	690	130.00	130.00
5	—	467	110.00–145.00	131.37
1	—	575	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	768	131.00–134.00	132.50
2	—	873	115.00–124.00	119.54
24	—	567	161.00–187.50	180.43
41	—	522	182.50–207.50	193.94
6	—	723	131.00–157.50	149.23
11	—	624	165.00–177.50	172.73
7	—	671	150.00–164.00	155.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	137.50–147.50	142.46
2	—	738	127.50–130.00	128.76
3	—	638	140.00–152.50	145.05
5	—	575	155.00–165.00	161.96
4	—	516	145.00–175.00	158.26
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	505	132.50	132.50
2	—	670	70.00–120.00	95.56

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	—	911	79.00–108.00	95.37

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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