Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 3.00-9.00 higher, over 500 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 1.00-3.00 higher, over 500 lbs sold steady. Long weaned cattle sold with a Premium. On a light test, Slaughter cows sold 5.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $165.34/cwt on 137 head.

Average price

$165.34

137 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$911

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$545

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

$70.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.65

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	175.78	980	96
Medium and Large 1-2	551	166.00	915	8thin
Medium and Large 2	576	145.85	841	24
Medium and Large 3	412	105.40	434	9thin

One grade step is worth $70.38/cwt here — about $545 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 sale137 hd

165.34

—

AR average3 barns · 344 hd

163.69

+1.65

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	1,619	101.50	1,643	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,054	69.27	730	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	962	63.85	614	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,185	61.00	723	1thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$840	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	753	$545	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	545	$475	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,263	$1,100	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	810	$1,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	78.50/cwt	76.00–81.00	917	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	915	47.00/cwt	40.00–54.00	430	2
Bulls	—	—	1,443	100.45/cwt	96.00–105.00	1,449	2
Bulls	—	—	1,398	86.04/cwt	83.00–89.00	1,203	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	23.00/cwt	23.00–23.00	212	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	180.94/cwt	180.00–182.50	941	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	587	160.86/cwt	153.00–162.00	944	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	696	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,128	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	519	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	950	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	134.17/cwt	130.00–140.00	959	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	183.34/cwt	180.00–188.00	851	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	677	141.48/cwt	141.00–142.50	958	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	110.00/cwt	100.00–120.00	462	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,211	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	194.22/cwt	182.50–200.00	926	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	551	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	915	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	628	176.24/cwt	175.00–177.50	1,107	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	783	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,072	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	164.96/cwt	155.00–172.50	624	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	154.84/cwt	147.50–162.50	746	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	475	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	903	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	226.69/cwt	202.50–242.50	750	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	391	201.51/cwt	200.00–202.00	788	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	503	169.98/cwt	165.00–175.00	855	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	802	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	755	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,253	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	704	172.79/cwt	168.00–174.00	1,216	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	512	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,019	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	420	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	444	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	879	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	573	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,026	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	191.69/cwt	188.00–202.50	820	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	620	187.90/cwt	186.00–189.00	1,165	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	564	193.36/cwt	191.00–194.50	1,091	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	659	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	825	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	515	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	585	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	687	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	500	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,065	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,278	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	555	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,041	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	167.42/cwt	162.50–172.50	1,038	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	180.01/cwt	177.50–182.50	785	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	667	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	137.50/cwt	135.00–140.00	853	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	103.93/cwt	80.00–127.50	353	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	206.83/cwt	200.00–217.50	662	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	190.05/cwt	182.50–197.50	709	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	490	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	835	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,086	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,186	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	162.38/cwt	145.00–177.50	609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	112.17/cwt	100.00–125.00	426	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	695	475.00/head	475.00–475.00	475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	846	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	942	961.99/head	850.00–1,050.00	962	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	753	544.52/head	375.00–700.00	545	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	545	475.00/head	475.00–475.00	475	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	75.25/cwt	61.00–83.00	510	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	96.09/cwt	72.00–115.00	701	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	109.43/cwt	102.00–117.50	983	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,263	1,100.18/head	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,100	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bulls	—	—	1,883	112.51/cwt	110.00–115.50	2,119	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	795	62.00/cwt	62.00–62.00	493	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	780	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	406	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	820	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	525	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,185	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	723	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,093	80.52/cwt	80.00–81.00	880	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,115	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	836	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	983	66.19/cwt	63.00–68.00	651	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,013	73.46/cwt	72.00–75.00	744	2

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 26, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 249Last week 464Year ago 466

Slaughter CattleReceipts 31Last week 111Year ago 42

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 60Year ago 79

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,168	76.00–81.00	78.50
2	—	915	40.00–54.00	47.00
1	—	1,115	75.00	75.00
3	—	983	63.00–68.00	66.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	23.00	23.00
2	—	1,093	80.00–81.00	80.52
2	—	1,013	72.00–75.00	73.46
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	62.00	62.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	52.00	52.00
1	—	820	64.00	64.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	61.00	61.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,443	96.00–105.00	100.45
2	—	1,398	83.00–89.00	86.04
3	—	1,883	110.00–115.50	112.51

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	520	180.00–182.50	180.94
1	—	650	160.00	160.00
8	—	587	153.00–162.00	160.86
12	—	464	180.00–188.00	183.34
1	—	795	155.00	155.00
2	—	620	162.50–172.50	167.42
10	—	436	177.50–182.50	180.01
9	—	320	200.00–217.50	206.83
2	—	373	182.50–197.50	190.05
1	—	730	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	696	162.00	162.00
4	—	519	183.00	183.00
2	—	628	175.00–177.50	176.24
3	—	475	190.00	190.00
2	—	755	166.00	166.00
10	—	704	168.00–174.00	172.79
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	715	130.00–140.00	134.17
3	—	677	141.00–142.50	141.48
1	—	580	135.00	135.00
3	—	482	147.50–162.50	154.84
3	—	417	160.00	160.00
3	—	620	135.00–140.00	137.50
1	—	535	157.50	157.50
3	—	375	145.00–177.50	162.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	420	100.00–120.00	110.00
1	—	555	100.00	100.00
3	—	340	80.00–127.50	103.93
1	—	535	92.50	92.50
2	—	380	100.00–125.00	112.17
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	551	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	835	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	688	176.00	176.00
9	—	477	182.50–200.00	194.22
11	—	331	202.50–242.50	226.69
4	—	391	200.00–202.00	201.51
4	—	428	188.00–202.50	191.69
1	—	825	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	160.00	160.00
3	—	378	155.00–172.50	164.96
2	—	503	165.00–175.00	169.98
1	—	465	172.50	172.50
1	—	425	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	115.00	115.00
1	—	305	137.50	137.50
1	—	395	132.50	132.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	512	199.00	199.00
1	—	420	207.50	207.50
10	—	620	186.00–189.00	187.90
6	—	564	191.00–194.50	193.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	444	198.00	198.00
7	—	573	179.00	179.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	117.50	117.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	177.50	177.50
1	—	1,065	120.00	120.00
1	—	615	173.00	173.00
1	—	555	187.50	187.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	695	475.00	475.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	89.00	89.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	942	850.00–1,050.00	961.99
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	753	375.00–700.00	544.52
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	545	475.00	475.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	678	61.00–83.00	75.25
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	730	72.00–115.00	96.09
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	898	102.00–117.50	109.43
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,263	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,100.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	1,000.00	1,000.00

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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