Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 3.00-13.00, mostly 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 5.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold 16.00-17.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 7.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 10.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $190.06/cwt on 176 head.

Average price

$190.06

176 head · 502 lb average

Value per head Derived

$954

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$293

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

$57.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.56

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	492	200.75	988	114
Medium and Large 1-2	594	178.38	1,060	15thin
Medium and Large 2	499	176.33	880	35
Medium and Large 3	485	143.23	695	12thin

One grade step is worth $57.52/cwt here — about $293 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 sale176 hd

190.06

—

AR average7 barns · 1,375 hd

180.50

+9.56

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	—	High	1,816	109.97	1,997	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,399	85.53	1,196	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,066	76.74	818	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	933	65.23	608	6thin

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,185	$1,010	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$975	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,153	$964	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,023	$895	4thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,030	$1,150	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	740	$675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,080	$925	1thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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 1-2	—	578	178.97/cwt	178.00–181.00	1,034	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	665	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,244	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	579	168.90/cwt	152.50–180.00	978	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	520	234.00/cwt	234.00–234.00	1,217	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	178.57/cwt	167.50–182.50	1,141	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	192.29/cwt	182.50–207.50	1,073	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	146.68/cwt	142.50–152.50	638	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	155.27/cwt	150.00–160.00	574	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	192.35/cwt	185.00–207.50	1,002	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	206.79/cwt	192.50–217.50	879	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	514	181.79/cwt	177.50–185.00	934	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	177.79/cwt	167.50–188.00	843	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	930	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	481	133.96/cwt	105.00–162.50	644	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	186.35/cwt	170.00–197.50	699	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	438	184.09/cwt	172.50–195.00	806	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	653	120.02/cwt	115.00–125.00	784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	660	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	216.33/cwt	200.00–232.50	831	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	894	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	133.82/cwt	130.00–137.50	696	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	720	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	538	168.92/cwt	163.00–175.00	909	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	146.27/cwt	145.00–147.50	816	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	899	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	775	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,062	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	619	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,099	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	925.00/head	925.00–925.00	925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	519	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,060.24/head	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,060	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	550	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	963.87/head	800.00–1,225.00	964	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	740	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	855	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,010.00/head	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,010	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	85.96/cwt	82.00–89.00	842	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	845	44.00/cwt	44.00–44.00	372	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	845	21.00/cwt	21.00–21.00	177	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	785	53.00/cwt	53.00–53.00	416	1
Bulls	—	—	2,188	122.57/cwt	120.00–125.00	2,682	2
Bulls	—	—	1,820	115.48/cwt	113.50–118.00	2,102	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,017	66.65/cwt	63.00–74.00	678	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	993	86.45/cwt	86.00–87.00	858	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	94.30/cwt	92.00–96.50	1,410	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,203	89.14/cwt	87.00–91.00	1,072	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	52.00/cwt	52.00–52.00	780	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	96.02/cwt	95.00–97.00	1,246	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,103	87.87/cwt	85.00–91.00	969	4
Bulls	—	—	1,435	86.36/cwt	70.00–101.00	1,239	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	730	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	402	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,035	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	807	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	98.50/cwt	98.50–98.50	1,172	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	679	165.71/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,125	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	633	173.30/cwt	163.00–180.00	1,097	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	196.38/cwt	189.00–220.00	1,033	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	197.01/cwt	180.00–212.50	1,119	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	758	150.49/cwt	147.00–154.00	1,141	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	980	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,029	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	221.00/cwt	205.00–245.00	933	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	460	227.53/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,047	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	555	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,238	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	799	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,270	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	700	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	358	249.13/cwt	247.50–252.50	892	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,304	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	213.86/cwt	207.50–220.00	1,012	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	210.68/cwt	200.00–212.50	1,235	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	612	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,230	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	915	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,363	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	640	184.57/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,181	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	978	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	650	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,056	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	191.64/cwt	167.50–205.00	797	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	384	229.14/cwt	220.00–242.50	880	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	519	187.03/cwt	180.00–195.00	971	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	955	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	152.50/cwt	145.00–160.00	648	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	695	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	198.84/cwt	182.50–205.00	766	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,202	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	603	140.80/cwt	132.50–155.00	849	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	729	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,166	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	785	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	824	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	521	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	256.67/cwt	225.00–275.00	814	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,205	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	461	174.30/cwt	157.50–185.00	804	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	222.90/cwt	207.50–247.50	729	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	205.85/cwt	192.00–217.50	976	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	521	203.33/cwt	194.00–205.00	1,059	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	333	147.25/cwt	130.00–167.50	490	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,158	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	516	210.42/cwt	202.50–215.00	1,086	10

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 Feb 16, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 429Last week 285Year ago 333

Slaughter CattleReceipts 39Last week 27Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 30Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	578	178.00–181.00	178.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	172.50	172.50
11	—	579	152.50–180.00	168.90
6	—	514	177.50–185.00	181.79
9	—	474	167.50–188.00	177.79
1	—	610	152.50	152.50
4	—	375	170.00–197.50	186.35
3	—	438	172.50–195.00	184.09
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	639	167.50–182.50	178.57
5	—	558	182.50–207.50	192.29
9	—	521	185.00–207.50	192.35
16	—	425	192.50–217.50	206.79
18	—	384	200.00–232.50	216.33
10	—	327	207.50–247.50	222.90
15	—	474	192.00–217.50	205.85
1	—	735	157.50	157.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	435	142.50–152.50	146.68
2	—	370	150.00–160.00	155.27
2	—	653	115.00–125.00	120.02
1	—	320	177.50	177.50
1	—	625	143.00	143.00
1	—	485	140.00	140.00
2	—	520	130.00–137.50	133.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	619	177.50	177.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	521	194.00–205.00	203.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	665	187.00	187.00
2	—	520	234.00	234.00
2	—	460	225.00–230.00	227.53
2	—	555	223.00	223.00
1	—	700	184.00	184.00
3	—	358	247.50–252.50	249.13
8	—	612	201.00	201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	481	105.00–162.50	133.96
2	—	425	145.00–160.00	152.50
1	—	695	122.50	122.50
3	—	603	132.50–155.00	140.80
2	—	785	105.00	105.00
1	—	375	139.00	139.00
3	—	333	130.00–167.50	147.25
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	422	205.00–245.00	221.00
1	—	745	175.00	175.00
4	—	473	207.50–220.00	213.86
12	—	586	200.00–212.50	210.68
1	—	915	149.00	149.00
10	—	640	180.00–190.00	184.57
4	—	384	220.00–242.50	229.14
3	—	657	183.00	183.00
7	—	317	225.00–275.00	256.67
10	—	516	202.50–215.00	210.42
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	799	159.00	159.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	163.00	163.00
1	—	650	162.50	162.50
3	—	416	167.50–205.00	191.64
6	—	519	180.00–195.00	187.03
1	—	570	167.50	167.50
8	—	385	182.50–205.00	198.84
8	—	729	160.00	160.00
1	—	790	152.50	152.50
4	—	461	157.50–185.00	174.30
1	—	325	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	135.00	135.00
2	—	538	163.00–175.00	168.92
2	—	558	145.00–147.50	146.27
1	—	620	145.00	145.00
2	—	775	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	679	160.00–168.00	165.71
4	—	633	163.00–180.00	173.30
8	—	526	189.00–220.00	196.38
9	—	568	180.00–212.50	197.01
2	—	758	147.00–154.00	150.49
1	—	980	105.00	105.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	925.00	925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	58.00	58.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,180	1,000.00–1,125.00	1,060.24
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	910	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,153	800.00–1,225.00	963.87
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	74.00	74.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	1,010.00	1,010.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	980	82.00–89.00	85.96
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	550	400.00	400.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	740	675.00	675.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,150.00	1,150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	845	44.00	44.00
1	—	845	21.00	21.00
1	—	730	55.00	55.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	53.00	53.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,017	63.00–74.00	66.65
2	—	1,298	95.00–97.00	96.02
4	—	1,103	85.00–91.00	87.87
1	—	1,035	78.00	78.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	993	86.00–87.00	86.45
1	—	1,190	98.50	98.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,495	92.00–96.50	94.30
2	—	1,203	87.00–91.00	89.14
1	—	1,500	52.00	52.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,188	120.00–125.00	122.57
4	—	1,820	113.50–118.00	115.48
2	—	1,435	70.00–101.00	86.36

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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