Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-03-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-03-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 600 lbs sold 8.00-13.00, mostly 10.00 lower, over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 2.00 lower, 400-600 lb weights sold 7.00-8.00 higher, over 600 lbs not well tested. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 3.00 higher.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $200.32/cwt on 179 head.

Average price

$200.32

179 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,010

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$526

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

$139.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.45

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	481	215.29	1,035	125
Medium and Large 2	439	190.38	835	22
Medium and Large 1-2	724	170.63	1,234	16thin
Medium and Large 3	470	166.27	781	9thin
Small and Medium 3	672	75.86	509	7thin

One grade step is worth $139.44/cwt here — about $526 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 sale179 hd

200.32

—

AR average10 barns · 1,045 hd

214.77

−14.45

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	—	Low	1,476	113.72	1,679	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,347	105.67	1,423	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,113	101.85	1,133	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,144	100.95	1,155	17

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)	1,028	$1,239	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,015	$1,195	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	980	$1,025	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	895	$1,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$800	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,955	$2,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$1,351	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,162	$1,316	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,240	$1,306	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	(<2 yrs)	660	$880	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	775	$850	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	690	$725	1thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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	Lean 85-90%	—	1,152	104.10/cwt	102.50–111.00	1,199	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	99.01/cwt	98.00–100.00	1,048	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,690	97.00/cwt	97.00–97.00	1,639	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,421	109.19/cwt	107.50–112.00	1,552	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,168	103.44/cwt	101.00–105.00	1,208	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	106.25/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,277	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	926	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	973	93.26/cwt	91.00–96.00	907	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	98.27/cwt	97.00–99.00	1,164	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	980	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	853	1
Bulls	—	—	1,324	107.74/cwt	101.00–112.00	1,426	8
Bulls	—	—	1,713	126.53/cwt	125.00–128.00	2,167	2
Bulls	—	—	1,663	119.28/cwt	116.00–121.00	1,984	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,025.38/head	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,025	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,148	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	936	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,430	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	831	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	207.73/cwt	195.00–214.00	783	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	710	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,065	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	418	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	999	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	515	206.42/cwt	195.00–212.00	1,063	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	168.67/cwt	165.00–172.50	1,034	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	203.12/cwt	197.00–220.00	857	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	213.39/cwt	205.00–222.00	1,003	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	169.88/cwt	165.00–175.00	730	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	212.89/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,005	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	225.64/cwt	215.00–237.50	853	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	650	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,193	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	460	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	763	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	602	67.50/cwt	67.50–67.50	406	2
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	745	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	215.02/cwt	200.00–221.00	1,105	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	171.05/cwt	152.50–180.00	818	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	196.68/cwt	185.00–205.00	820	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	311	201.51/cwt	192.50–210.00	627	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	588	163.31/cwt	160.00–165.00	960	3
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	688	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	544	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	474	189.52/cwt	182.50–197.50	898	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,233	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	229.83/cwt	215.00–247.50	747	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	605	185.87/cwt	175.00–195.00	1,125	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	498	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,011	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	186.37/cwt	180.00–192.50	997	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	223.51/cwt	206.00–237.50	948	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	676	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,183	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	800	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,288	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	637	204.50/cwt	204.50–204.50	1,303	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	820	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,181	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	855	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,248	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	750	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,080	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	206.65/cwt	190.00–217.50	1,068	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	825	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,271	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	101.90/cwt	99.00–105.00	1,213	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	880.00/head	880.00–880.00	880	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	829	117.33/cwt	102.50–130.00	973	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,195.10/head	1,190.00–1,200.00	1,195	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	1,239.42/head	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,239	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,306.35/head	1,225.00–1,375.00	1,306	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,350.77/head	1,000.00–1,675.00	1,351	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,166	1,318.32/head	1,100.00–1,600.00	1,318	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,955	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	534	183.14/cwt	172.50–189.00	978	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	568	184.21/cwt	177.50–197.50	1,046	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	627	174.06/cwt	167.50–182.50	1,091	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	164.93/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,105	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	670	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,022	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	950	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,245	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	628	119.26/cwt	117.50–121.00	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed	—	345	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	742	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	805	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,006	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	896	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,165	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	166.77/cwt	162.50–171.00	972	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	153.60/cwt	147.50–160.00	945	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	340	171.25/cwt	170.00–172.50	582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	151.54/cwt	140.00–162.50	724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	148.13/cwt	130.00–162.50	628	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	563	138.71/cwt	120.00–150.00	781	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	123.43/cwt	100.00–140.00	636	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	385	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	429	180.93/cwt	162.50–190.00	776	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	532	173.86/cwt	162.50–185.00	925	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	190.69/cwt	182.50–197.50	902	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	319	188.50/cwt	185.00–192.50	601	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	392	185.76/cwt	170.00–195.00	728	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	215.80/cwt	205.00–225.00	708	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	552	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	856	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	926	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	177.03/cwt	172.50–178.00	986	9

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 23, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 519Last week 651Year ago 348

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 56Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 28Year ago 56

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,152	102.50–111.00	104.10
2	—	1,058	98.00–100.00	99.01
1	—	985	94.00	94.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,690	97.00	97.00
5	—	1,421	107.50–112.00	109.19
4	—	1,168	101.00–105.00	103.44
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,202	103.00–110.00	106.25
3	—	973	91.00–96.00	93.26
4	—	1,184	97.00–99.00	98.27
1	—	980	87.00	87.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,324	101.00–112.00	107.74
2	—	1,713	125.00–128.00	126.53
4	—	1,663	116.00–121.00	119.28

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	980	1,000.00–1,050.00	1,025.38
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,160	99.00	99.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	900	104.00	104.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,430	107.00	107.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,190	99.00–105.00	101.90
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,015	1,190.00–1,200.00	1,195.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,028	1,200.00–1,275.00	1,239.42
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	775	850.00	850.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	660	880.00	880.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	5	—	829	102.50–130.00	117.33
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	725.00	725.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	870	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,125	1,300.00	1,300.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,240	1,225.00–1,375.00	1,306.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,135	1,000.00–1,675.00	1,350.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,166	1,100.00–1,600.00	1,318.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,955	2,375.00	2,375.00
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,115	111.00	111.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	422	197.00	197.00
3	—	523	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	377	195.00–214.00	207.73
16	—	515	195.00–212.00	206.42
2	—	613	165.00–172.50	168.67
20	—	422	197.00–220.00	203.12
12	—	470	205.00–222.00	213.39
7	—	328	205.00–225.00	215.80
9	—	557	172.50–178.00	177.03
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	150.00	150.00
4	—	418	239.00	239.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	628	117.50–121.00	119.26
2	—	340	170.00–172.50	171.25
2	—	478	140.00–162.50	151.54
5	—	424	130.00–162.50	148.13
3	—	563	120.00–150.00	138.71
3	—	515	100.00–140.00	123.43
1	—	385	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	805	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	896	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	429	162.50–190.00	180.93
7	—	532	162.50–185.00	173.86
11	—	473	182.50–197.50	190.69
1	—	675	138.00	138.00
5	—	319	185.00–192.50	188.50
3	—	392	170.00–195.00	185.76
10	—	552	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	430	165.00–175.00	169.88
1	—	610	125.00	125.00
1	—	520	175.00	175.00
4	—	478	152.50–180.00	171.05
1	—	325	172.50	172.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	472	200.00–225.00	212.89
19	—	378	215.00–237.50	225.64
1	—	650	180.00	180.00
1	—	575	207.50	207.50
11	—	514	200.00–221.00	215.02
1	—	850	145.00	145.00
11	—	325	215.00–247.50	229.83
3	—	605	175.00–195.00	185.87
27	—	424	206.00–237.50	223.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	460	180.00	180.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	602	67.50	67.50
1	—	745	80.00	80.00
4	—	688	79.00	79.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	417	185.00–205.00	196.68
6	—	311	192.50–210.00	201.51
3	—	588	160.00–165.00	163.31
7	—	474	182.50–197.50	189.52
2	—	535	180.00–192.50	186.37
1	—	385	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	498	203.00	203.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	676	175.00	175.00
9	—	800	161.00	161.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	637	204.50	204.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	820	144.00	144.00
1	—	855	146.00	146.00
5	—	750	144.00	144.00
17	—	517	190.00–217.50	206.65
1	—	1,060	110.00	110.00
11	—	568	177.50–197.50	184.21
6	—	627	167.50–182.50	174.06
2	—	670	160.00–170.00	164.93
1	—	950	131.00	131.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	825	154.00	154.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	534	172.50–189.00	183.14
1	—	670	152.50	152.50
2	—	583	162.50–171.00	166.77
2	—	615	147.50–160.00	153.60

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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