Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 1.00-8.00, mostly 5.00 lower. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 4.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold 7.00-9.00 lower. Quality of offering not as attractive as last week. Some long weaned cattle sold with a Premium. No trend for Slaughter cows or bulls, not reported last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $168.07/cwt on 186 head.

Average price

$168.07

186 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$835

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$564

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

$119.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.38

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	505	175.97	888	142
Medium and Large 2	463	152.06	704	36
Medium and Large 3	473	126.10	597	5thin
Small and Medium 3	572	56.67	324	3thin

One grade step is worth $119.30/cwt here — about $564 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 sale186 hd

168.07

—

AR average7 barns · 1,344 hd

165.69

+2.38

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	1,630	90.79	1,480	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,442	74.83	1,079	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,036	58.85	610	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	920	27.00	248	3thin

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)	1,169	$1,116	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,032	$1,097	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,093	$871	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	890	$750	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	980	$1,125	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	730	$900	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$850	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	825	$800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,208	$1,433	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,040	$826	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,045	$1,385	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	940	$759	2thin

Every lot, as filed

110 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	935	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	982	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	683	145.42/cwt	135.00–155.00	993	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	185.26/cwt	175.00–192.50	967	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	695	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	705	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,181	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	300	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	357	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	776	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	864	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	908	130.34/cwt	130.00–131.00	1,183	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	177.78/cwt	170.00–188.00	926	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	521	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	985	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,056	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,204	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	675	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,195	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	348	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	539	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,216	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	560	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,058	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	191.02/cwt	184.00–202.50	816	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	372	204.42/cwt	185.00–212.50	760	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	187.58/cwt	180.00–197.50	885	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	168.75/cwt	167.50–170.00	1,127	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	142.44/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,037	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	460	107.01/cwt	85.00–130.00	492	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	300	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	703	152.46/cwt	140.00–165.00	1,072	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	160.14/cwt	145.00–172.50	671	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	166.19/cwt	147.50–177.50	783	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	179.73/cwt	175.00–187.50	1,118	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	184.54/cwt	179.00–188.00	1,074	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	207.23/cwt	190.00–225.00	661	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	167.99/cwt	165.00–171.00	1,147	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	727	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	158.26/cwt	140.00–187.50	593	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	358	201.26/cwt	200.00–202.50	721	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	422	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	789	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	634	162.54/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,031	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	517	185.81/cwt	185.00–187.50	961	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	385	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,025	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	994	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	465	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	302	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	313	207.83/cwt	190.00–240.00	651	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	165.10/cwt	157.50–169.00	781	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	322	164.25/cwt	155.00–177.50	529	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	179.28/cwt	175.00–185.00	757	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	188.34/cwt	175.00–198.00	704	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	117.05/cwt	110.00–124.00	866	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	440	127.59/cwt	120.00–135.00	561	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	167.29/cwt	162.50–168.00	959	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	179.86/cwt	170.00–188.00	856	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	424	154.03/cwt	147.50–165.00	653	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	139.94/cwt	135.00–145.00	886	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	800	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	125.16/cwt	115.00–135.00	598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	780	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	—	760	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	148.38/cwt	142.50–155.00	846	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	951	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,160	8
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	625	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	328	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	177.00/cwt	170.00–182.00	935	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	645	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	670	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	635	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	699	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	73.70/cwt	73.00–75.00	918	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	27.00/cwt	27.00–27.00	248	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,383	79.61/cwt	77.00–82.00	1,101	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	71.64/cwt	69.00–73.00	1,062	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	805	30.00/cwt	30.00–30.00	242	3
Bulls	—	—	1,613	99.51/cwt	95.00–102.00	1,605	3
Bulls	—	—	1,829	105.87/cwt	104.00–110.00	1,936	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,003	45.52/cwt	30.00–55.00	457	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	977	61.01/cwt	58.00–64.00	596	8
Bulls	—	—	1,496	76.28/cwt	57.00–91.00	1,141	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,118	67.75/cwt	66.00–70.00	757	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	843	55.50/cwt	55.00–56.00	468	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	843	72.57/cwt	50.00–91.00	612	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	770	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,385.00/head	1,385.00–1,385.00	1,385	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,222	1,472.89/head	1,100.00–1,700.00	1,473	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,169	1,115.51/head	750.00–1,225.00	1,116	7
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	67.00/cwt	67.00–67.00	794	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	870.90/head	825.00–910.00	871	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	59.26/cwt	46.00–70.00	665	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,032	1,096.93/head	950.00–1,225.00	1,097	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	798	80.97/cwt	74.00–90.00	646	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	759.04/head	750.00–770.00	759	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	63.85/cwt	55.00–71.00	603	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,216	73.49/cwt	66.00–81.00	894	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	991	62.05/cwt	40.00–78.00	615	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	838.64/head	825.00–850.00	839	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	855	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,047	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	562	170.55/cwt	167.00–182.50	958	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	738	146.49/cwt	146.00–147.50	1,081	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	157.31/cwt	142.50–167.50	980	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	563	141.07/cwt	127.50–155.00	794	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	960	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,056	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,093	1

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 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 464Last week 937Year ago 334

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 126Year ago 27

Replacement CattleReceipts 60Last week 120Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	935	105.00	105.00
6	—	683	135.00–155.00	145.42
9	—	522	175.00–192.50	185.26
13	—	562	167.00–182.50	170.55
3	—	738	146.00–147.50	146.49
3	—	623	142.50–167.50	157.31
1	—	960	110.00	110.00
1	—	770	142.00	142.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	112.50	112.50
1	—	505	105.00	105.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	563	127.50–155.00	141.07
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	167.50	167.50
1	—	300	237.50	237.50
3	—	357	217.50	217.50
10	—	521	189.00	189.00
4	—	675	177.00	177.00
2	—	560	189.00	189.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	472	183.00	183.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	908	130.00–131.00	130.34
6	—	521	170.00–188.00	177.78
5	—	1,056	114.00	114.00
1	—	1,105	110.00	110.00
29	—	427	184.00–202.50	191.02
30	—	372	185.00–212.50	204.42
10	—	472	180.00–197.50	187.58
2	—	668	167.50–170.00	168.75
2	—	728	140.00–145.00	142.44
5	—	622	175.00–187.50	179.73
15	—	582	179.00–188.00	184.54
5	—	319	190.00–225.00	207.23
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	348	155.00	155.00
1	—	365	172.50	172.50
6	—	419	145.00–172.50	160.14
8	—	471	147.50–177.50	166.19
1	—	720	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	132.50	132.50
2	—	460	85.00–130.00	107.01
1	—	300	140.00	140.00
1	—	570	127.50	127.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	703	140.00–165.00	152.46
2	—	683	165.00–171.00	167.99
5	—	634	160.00–170.00	162.54
1	—	1,025	97.00	97.00
15	—	313	190.00–240.00	207.83
1	—	750	130.00	130.00
20	—	422	175.00–185.00	179.28
23	—	374	175.00–198.00	188.34
13	—	573	162.50–168.00	167.29
14	—	476	170.00–188.00	179.86
25	—	528	170.00–182.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	375	140.00–187.50	158.26
4	—	473	157.50–169.00	165.10
6	—	322	155.00–177.50	164.25
2	—	740	110.00–124.00	117.05
1	—	545	155.00	155.00
9	—	424	147.50–165.00	154.03
2	—	633	135.00–145.00	139.94
3	—	570	142.50–155.00	148.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	358	200.00–202.50	201.26
3	—	422	187.00	187.00
3	—	517	185.00–187.50	185.81
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	65.00	65.00
2	—	625	52.50	52.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	440	120.00–135.00	127.59
2	—	478	115.00–135.00	125.16
1	—	530	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	125.00	125.00
1	—	780	125.00	125.00
8	—	951	122.00	122.00
1	—	855	122.50	122.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	760	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	645	152.50	152.50
1	—	670	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	635	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,245	73.00–75.00	73.70
7	—	1,003	30.00–55.00	45.52
8	—	977	58.00–64.00	61.01
14	—	1,118	66.00–70.00	67.75
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	920	27.00	27.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,383	77.00–82.00	79.61
3	—	1,482	69.00–73.00	71.64
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	805	30.00	30.00
2	—	843	55.00–56.00	55.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,613	95.00–102.00	99.51
5	—	1,829	104.00–110.00	105.87
7	—	1,496	57.00–91.00	76.28

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	843	50.00–91.00	72.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	67.00	67.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	798	74.00–90.00	80.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	940	750.00–770.00	759.04
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	70.00	70.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,169	750.00–1,225.00	1,115.51
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,093	825.00–910.00	870.90
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	890	750.00	750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,123	46.00–70.00	59.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,032	950.00–1,225.00	1,096.93
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	945	55.00–71.00	63.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,216	66.00–81.00	73.49
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	991	40.00–78.00	62.05
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	1,385.00	1,385.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	12	—	1,222	1,100.00–1,700.00	1,472.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,045	950.00	950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,100	825.00–850.00	838.64
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	980	1,125.00	1,125.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	730	900.00	900.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	860	850.00	850.00
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	825	800.00	800.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,470	107.00	107.00

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