Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 8.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold steady to 14.00, mostly 7.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 2.00-5.00, mostly 3.00 lower; over 600 lbs sold 1.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 6.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $214.89/cwt on 201 head.

Average price

$214.89

201 head · 473 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,016

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$666

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

$122.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.75

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	484	222.13	1,076	151
Medium and Large 1-2	455	215.00	979	7thin
Medium and Large 2	435	201.03	875	28
Medium and Large 3	438	172.71	756	14thin
Small and Medium 3	410	100.00	410	1thin

One grade step is worth $122.13/cwt here — about $666 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 sale201 hd

214.89

—

AR average6 barns · 1,236 hd

212.14

+2.75

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	1,697	104.18	1,768	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,301	99.08	1,289	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,013	82.34	834	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	935	66.22	619	7thin

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)	1,072	$1,080	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	885	$875	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,170	$1,300	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,733	$1,575	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,170	$800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

95 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	—	475	204.16/cwt	195.00–215.00	970	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	175.76/cwt	165.00–182.50	909	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	183.75/cwt	177.50–190.00	1,058	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	592	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,148	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	165.02/cwt	155.00–177.50	929	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,122	96.95/cwt	95.00–100.00	1,088	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	57.14/cwt	48.00–74.00	523	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	499	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,301	99.08/cwt	97.00–100.00	1,289	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,036	76.22/cwt	67.00–88.00	790	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	999	84.14/cwt	80.00–88.00	841	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	898	2
Bulls	—	—	1,938	119.01/cwt	118.00–120.00	2,306	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,168	92.52/cwt	92.00–93.00	1,081	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	780	52.95/cwt	51.00–55.00	413	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	825	73.52/cwt	70.00–77.00	607	2
Bulls	—	—	1,957	111.98/cwt	108.00–114.50	2,191	3
Bulls	—	—	1,540	97.54/cwt	87.00–103.00	1,502	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	627	196.75/cwt	182.50–204.00	1,234	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	244.09/cwt	230.00–265.00	781	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	765	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,205	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	225.61/cwt	212.50–242.50	846	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	214.54/cwt	207.50–225.00	1,116	38
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	207.47/cwt	205.00–210.00	778	4
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	410	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	410	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	409	207.05/cwt	180.00–217.50	847	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	208.59/cwt	200.00–211.00	1,216	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	196.07/cwt	175.00–210.00	943	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	993	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	181.22/cwt	180.00–182.50	1,115	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	578	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	171.25/cwt	170.00–172.50	796	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	750	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,200	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	378	180.64/cwt	175.00–185.00	683	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	200.79/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,058	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	384	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	768	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	405	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	675	184.90/cwt	177.50–189.00	1,248	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	222.42/cwt	205.00–235.00	727	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	466	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,104	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	163.59/cwt	160.00–170.00	695	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	710	170.00/cwt	162.50–177.50	1,207	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	609	183.52/cwt	177.50–187.50	1,118	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	740	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,110	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	466	174.93/cwt	171.00–190.00	815	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	664	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,129	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	485	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	936	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	465	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	963	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	434	204.47/cwt	195.00–210.00	887	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	179.80/cwt	165.00–185.00	750	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	179.65/cwt	172.50–187.50	575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	318	167.56/cwt	165.00–170.00	533	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	350	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	700	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	188.17/cwt	180.00–195.00	711	3
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	832	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,072	1,080.09/head	925.00–1,325.00	1,080	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	88.12/cwt	82.00–93.00	963	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	94.03/cwt	92.00–96.00	990	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,733	1,575.32/head	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	930	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	545	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	899	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	678	160.17/cwt	152.50–170.00	1,086	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	893	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	655	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	832	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	165.31/cwt	155.00–177.50	603	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	150.63/cwt	145.00–155.00	863	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	165.03/cwt	157.50–172.50	1,003	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	213.40/cwt	205.00–227.50	805	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	176.18/cwt	165.00–185.00	1,154	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	193.29/cwt	182.50–200.00	1,030	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	130.14/cwt	115.00–145.00	690	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	422	155.95/cwt	152.50–160.00	658	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	488	154.80/cwt	122.50–175.00	755	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	966	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	580	57.50/cwt	57.50–57.50	334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	124.09/cwt	100.00–137.50	776	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	825	138.00/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,139	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	733	153.21/cwt	149.00–157.50	1,123	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	138.06/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,063	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	563	207.71/cwt	185.00–212.00	1,169	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	173.53/cwt	170.00–177.50	1,093	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	212.25/cwt	207.50–213.00	1,102	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	229.18/cwt	220.00–234.00	1,070	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	714	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,292	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	521	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,211	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	200.82/cwt	182.50–222.50	651	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	235.99/cwt	225.00–255.00	994	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	450	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	968	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,453	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 Feb 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 570Last week 429Year ago 333

Slaughter CattleReceipts 56Last week 39Year ago 28

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 16Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	475	195.00–215.00	204.16
11	—	576	177.50–190.00	183.75
1	—	750	160.00	160.00
17	—	327	205.00–235.00	222.42
4	—	609	177.50–187.50	183.52
1	—	740	150.00	150.00
16	—	434	195.00–210.00	204.47
16	—	377	205.00–227.50	213.40
6	—	655	165.00–185.00	176.18
20	—	533	182.50–200.00	193.29
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	517	165.00–182.50	175.76
5	—	563	155.00–177.50	165.02
11	—	466	171.00–190.00	174.93
5	—	417	165.00–185.00	179.80
2	—	320	172.50–187.50	179.65
3	—	378	180.00–195.00	188.17
2	—	608	157.50–172.50	165.03
2	—	690	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	592	194.00	194.00
2	—	710	162.50–177.50	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	384	200.00	200.00
5	—	664	170.00	170.00
6	—	485	193.00	193.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	405	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	465	207.00	207.00
2	—	350	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	318	165.00–170.00	167.56
3	—	365	155.00–177.50	165.31
4	—	573	145.00–155.00	150.63
3	—	530	115.00–145.00	130.14
3	—	422	152.50–160.00	155.95
3	—	488	122.50–175.00	154.80
4	—	625	100.00–137.50	124.09
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	57.50	57.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	627	182.50–204.00	196.75
16	—	320	230.00–265.00	244.09
14	—	375	212.50–242.50	225.61
38	—	520	207.50–225.00	214.54
10	—	583	200.00–211.00	208.59
5	—	675	177.50–189.00	184.90
25	—	467	220.00–234.00	229.18
18	—	421	225.00–255.00	235.99
1	—	875	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	157.50	157.50
4	—	375	205.00–210.00	207.47
9	—	409	180.00–217.50	207.05
7	—	481	175.00–210.00	196.07
3	—	527	195.00–205.00	200.79
4	—	324	182.50–222.50	200.82
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	462	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	615	180.00–182.50	181.22
1	—	335	172.50	172.50
2	—	465	170.00–172.50	171.25
4	—	378	175.00–185.00	180.64
5	—	425	160.00–170.00	163.59
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	466	237.00	237.00
5	—	714	181.00	181.00
8	—	521	232.50	232.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	450	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	100.00	100.00
1	—	545	165.00	165.00
1	—	595	150.00	150.00
1	—	655	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	678	152.50–170.00	160.17
2	—	825	135.00–141.00	138.00
2	—	733	149.00–157.50	153.21
2	—	770	135.00–141.00	138.06
7	—	563	185.00–212.00	207.71
6	—	630	170.00–177.50	173.53
8	—	519	207.50–213.00	212.25

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,122	95.00–100.00	96.95
6	—	1,036	67.00–88.00	76.22
11	—	999	80.00–88.00	84.14
2	—	1,168	92.00–93.00	92.52
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	915	48.00–74.00	57.14
1	—	845	59.00	59.00
2	—	1,020	88.00	88.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,301	97.00–100.00	99.08
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	780	51.00–55.00	52.95
2	—	825	70.00–77.00	73.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,938	118.00–120.00	119.01
3	—	1,957	108.00–114.50	111.98
8	—	1,540	87.00–103.00	97.54

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,300.00	1,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	84.00	84.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	885	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,072	925.00–1,325.00	1,080.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	875.00	875.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,093	82.00–93.00	88.12
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,053	92.00–96.00	94.03
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,170	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,733	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,575.32

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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