Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold steady to 2.00 higher, over 600 lb weights sold 6.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 4.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold 9.00-11.00, mostly 8.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 3.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold steady on a light test.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $180.29/cwt on 121 head.

Average price

$180.29

121 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$988

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$380

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

$64.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.15

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	193.59	1,051	77
Medium and Large 1-2	676	174.00	1,176	10thin
Medium and Large 2	522	164.74	859	22
Medium and Large 3	521	128.72	671	12thin

One grade step is worth $64.87/cwt here — about $380 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 sale121 hd

180.29

—

AR average10 barns · 1,109 hd

187.44

−7.15

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	1,730	114.33	1,978	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,261	94.35	1,190	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,016	76.55	778	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	833	65.67	547	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)	1,178	$1,222	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,065	$1,200	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$1,100	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	805	$1,275	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	810	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,035	$1,197	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	835	$1,150	1thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,196.86/head	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,197	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,250	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	590	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	992	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,007	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	1,222.47/head	1,210.00–1,235.00	1,222	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	1,200.11/head	1,050.00–1,300.00	1,200	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	820	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	500	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	802	45.65/cwt	44.00–49.00	366	3
Bulls	—	—	1,633	113.66/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,856	2
Bulls	—	—	1,815	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,906	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	943	69.25/cwt	65.00–77.00	653	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,253	93.43/cwt	90.00–96.00	1,171	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,017	85.74/cwt	83.00–89.00	872	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,308	99.39/cwt	97.00–102.00	1,300	2
Bulls	—	—	1,840	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	2,300	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	790	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	569	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	770	41.00/cwt	41.00–41.00	316	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	90.88/cwt	90.00–92.00	1,100	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	790	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,345	99.76/cwt	99.50–100.00	1,342	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	595	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,145	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	611	201.84/cwt	192.50–227.50	1,233	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	687	167.83/cwt	155.00–175.00	1,153	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	222.18/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,169	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	728	152.53/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,110	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	840	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,067	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	460	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,093	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	907	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	319	237.82/cwt	220.00–262.50	759	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	216.36/cwt	201.00–230.00	1,235	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2Value Added	—	630	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,216	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	706	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,278	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	512	237.40/cwt	231.00–242.50	1,215	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	235.90/cwt	220.00–262.50	1,010	21
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	316	152.26/cwt	140.00–165.00	481	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,050	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	314	199.72/cwt	180.00–215.00	627	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	190.01/cwt	172.50–202.50	798	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	477	186.48/cwt	172.50–197.50	890	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	173.00/cwt	170.00–176.00	1,272	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	535	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	240.98/cwt	220.00–265.00	894	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	753	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	805	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	861	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	368	167.60/cwt	162.50–172.50	617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	608	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,149	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	182.12/cwt	179.00–187.50	1,235	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	469	223.47/cwt	210.00–232.50	1,048	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	512	221.91/cwt	202.50–230.00	1,136	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	615	213.70/cwt	207.50–220.00	1,314	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	800	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	131.25/cwt	120.00–142.50	617	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	138.66/cwt	132.50–145.00	943	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	580	185.06/cwt	182.50–187.50	1,073	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	940	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	795	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	810	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,110	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	168.90/cwt	162.50–175.00	529	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	480	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	470	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	184.92/cwt	172.50–195.00	762	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	132.50/cwt	110.00–155.00	669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	130.81/cwt	125.00–137.50	831	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	144.73/cwt	137.50–152.50	902	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	785	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	134.83/cwt	110.00–162.50	499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	214.46/cwt	200.00–230.00	907	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	199.15/cwt	187.50–205.00	1,052	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	160.72/cwt	142.50–172.50	919	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	144.50/cwt	138.00–152.50	968	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	179.36/cwt	172.50–183.00	924	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	465	170.08/cwt	167.50–172.50	791	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	885	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,159	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,022	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	955	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	188.77/cwt	175.00–200.00	1,082	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	676	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,176	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	460	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,012	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	631	180.68/cwt	172.50–183.00	1,140	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	208.98/cwt	202.50–215.00	788	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	658	173.21/cwt	164.00–182.50	1,140	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	730	169.13/cwt	167.50–172.50	1,235	3

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 Mar 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 340Last week 685Year ago 545

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 64Year ago 92

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 25Year ago 65

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,035	1,150.00–1,250.00	1,196.86
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,330	94.00	94.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,185	85.00	85.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,178	1,210.00–1,235.00	1,222.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,065	1,050.00–1,300.00	1,200.11
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	1,100.00	1,100.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	805	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	810	1,100.00	1,100.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	715	82.50	82.50
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	116.00	116.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	61.00	61.00
3	—	802	44.00–49.00	45.65
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	943	65.00–77.00	69.25
6	—	1,017	83.00–89.00	85.74
2	—	1,210	90.00–92.00	90.88
2	—	1,345	99.50–100.00	99.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,253	90.00–96.00	93.43
2	—	1,308	97.00–102.00	99.39
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	72.00	72.00
1	—	770	41.00	41.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	84.00	84.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,633	110.00–117.00	113.66
1	—	1,815	105.00	105.00
1	—	1,840	125.00	125.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	192.50	192.50
4	—	611	192.50–227.50	201.84
7	—	687	155.00–175.00	167.83
9	—	526	210.00–235.00	222.18
2	—	728	150.00–155.00	152.53
1	—	810	137.00	137.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	127.00	127.00
2	—	680	132.50–145.00	138.66
2	—	580	182.50–187.50	185.06
1	—	940	91.00	91.00
1	—	795	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	460	237.50	237.50
4	—	706	181.00	181.00
9	—	512	231.00–242.50	237.40
1	—	800	164.00	164.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	147.50	147.50
4	—	316	140.00–165.00	152.26
1	—	535	162.50	162.50
1	—	430	175.00	175.00
1	—	650	132.50	132.50
2	—	368	162.50–172.50	167.60
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	210.00	210.00
1	—	600	175.00	175.00
4	—	314	180.00–215.00	199.72
4	—	420	172.50–202.50	190.01
3	—	477	172.50–197.50	186.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	319	220.00–262.50	237.82
13	—	571	201.00–230.00	216.36
21	—	428	220.00–262.50	235.90
2	—	735	170.00–176.00	173.00
8	—	371	220.00–265.00	240.98
3	—	678	179.00–187.50	182.12
7	—	469	210.00–232.50	223.47
11	—	512	202.50–230.00	221.91
2	—	615	207.50–220.00	213.70
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	193.00	193.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	50.00	50.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	608	189.00	189.00
1	—	460	220.00	220.00
3	—	730	167.50–172.50	169.13
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	120.00–142.50	131.25
1	—	320	150.00	150.00
2	—	505	110.00–155.00	132.50
3	—	635	125.00–137.50	130.81
1	—	785	105.00	105.00
1	—	555	100.00	100.00
2	—	370	110.00–162.50	134.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	162.50–175.00	168.90
3	—	412	172.50–195.00	184.92
2	—	623	137.50–152.50	144.73
5	—	572	142.50–172.50	160.72
4	—	670	138.00–152.50	144.50
3	—	515	172.50–183.00	179.36
2	—	465	167.50–172.50	170.08
1	—	350	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	423	200.00–230.00	214.46
9	—	528	187.50–205.00	199.15
1	—	885	131.00	131.00
1	—	705	145.00	145.00
1	—	460	207.50	207.50
1	—	780	140.00	140.00
22	—	573	175.00–200.00	188.77
8	—	631	172.50–183.00	180.68
5	—	377	202.50–215.00	208.98
2	—	658	164.00–182.50	173.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	676	174.00	174.00

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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

I-40 Livestock - Ozark, AR

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