Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 2.00-15.00, mostly 9.00 lower, 500-600 lb weights sold 9.00 higher, over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 13.00 lower, 400-600 lb weights sold steady to 4.00 higher, over 600 lbs not well tested. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $202.51/cwt on 174 head.

Average price

$202.51

174 head · 470 lb average

Value per head Derived

$952

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$635

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 3

$140.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.55

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	449	212.50	954	10thin
Medium and Large 1	482	209.38	1,008	130
Medium and Large 2	426	188.17	802	19thin
Medium and Large 3	441	160.31	707	14thin
Small and Medium 3	440	72.50	319	1thin

One grade step is worth $140.00/cwt here — about $635 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 sale174 hd

202.51

—

AR average9 barns · 1,611 hd

196.96

+5.55

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	1,470	110.05	1,618	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,340	97.73	1,310	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	980	91.30	895	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,150	90.35	1,039	26

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)	1,245	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,108	$1,347	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$1,175	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	875	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	900	$825	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	953	$1,277	3thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$1,050	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	760	$1,022	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	710	$875	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	958	$1,443	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,240	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,030	$1,173	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	945	$1,010	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	865	$825	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	773	$818	4thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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%	—	948	87.07/cwt	84.00–88.00	825	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	95.91/cwt	93.00–98.50	983	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,590	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,447	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,280	100.19/cwt	99.00–102.00	1,282	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	100.59/cwt	99.00–102.00	1,373	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,060	85.85/cwt	83.00–89.00	910	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,010	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,339	97.21/cwt	96.00–98.00	1,302	6
Bulls	—	—	1,464	115.35/cwt	111.00–118.00	1,689	8
Bulls	—	—	1,430	104.12/cwt	94.00–110.00	1,489	9
Bulls	—	—	1,885	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	2,281	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	95.37/cwt	93.00–98.50	1,201	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	585	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,375	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	930	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	756	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	231.60/cwt	220.00–245.00	892	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	514	235.57/cwt	212.50–242.00	1,211	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	145.50/cwt	145.00–146.00	1,059	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	610	193.00/cwt	193.00–193.00	1,177	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	507	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,136	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	588	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,176	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	393	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	927	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	510	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	190.67/cwt	180.00–197.50	1,108	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	215.81/cwt	205.00–230.00	697	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	226.44/cwt	215.00–235.00	944	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	218.28/cwt	205.00–227.50	829	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	857	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,172	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,017	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	189.95/cwt	185.00–195.00	621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,057	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	189.19/cwt	185.00–192.50	691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	209.28/cwt	200.00–222.50	1,092	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	170.03/cwt	165.00–172.50	981	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	564	146.57/cwt	137.50–160.00	827	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	169.90/cwt	165.00–175.00	651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	192.25/cwt	182.50–202.50	806	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	163.77/cwt	162.50–165.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	221.39/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,043	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	170.42/cwt	152.50–187.50	537	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	821	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	440	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	319	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	742	166.98/cwt	166.00–169.00	1,239	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	810	154.32/cwt	153.00–155.00	1,250	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	650	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,186	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,295	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,147	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	192.32/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,006	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	525	150.52/cwt	150.00–151.00	790	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	1,442.56/head	1,375.00–1,500.00	1,443	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,010.00/head	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,010	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	1,347.18/head	1,275.00–1,425.00	1,347	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	895	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	95.88/cwt	95.00–97.00	757	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	730	72.47/cwt	72.00–73.00	529	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	801	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	102.45/cwt	102.00–103.00	1,342	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,032	1,213.84/head	975.00–1,430.00	1,214	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	1,022.22/head	1,020.00–1,025.00	1,022	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,119	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	825.00/head	825.00–825.00	825	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	633	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	899	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	570	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	855	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	1,276.81/head	1,110.00–1,410.00	1,277	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	818.49/head	575.00–1,050.00	818	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	530	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	608	189.95/cwt	175.00–205.00	1,155	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	516	227.45/cwt	217.50–232.50	1,174	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,224	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	815	154.00/cwt	154.00–154.00	1,255	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	559	200.53/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,121	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	610	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,296	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	915	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,098	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	187.47/cwt	177.50–202.50	1,050	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	545	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,117	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,242	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	238.64/cwt	232.50–261.00	1,131	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	369	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	830	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	241.83/cwt	227.50–257.50	793	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	240.15/cwt	222.50–267.50	1,023	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	481	204.97/cwt	192.50–217.50	986	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	214.21/cwt	202.50–221.00	696	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	330	183.98/cwt	180.00–190.00	607	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	325	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	663	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	368	207.06/cwt	200.00–215.00	762	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	550	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	413	204.43/cwt	182.50–220.00	844	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	156.18/cwt	142.50–170.00	739	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	715	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	229.83/cwt	227.50–231.00	1,280	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 Apr 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 471Last week 743Year ago 683

Slaughter CattleReceipts 119Last week 149Year ago 218

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 38Year ago 82

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	948	84.00–88.00	87.07
2	—	1,025	93.00–98.50	95.91
1	—	1,020	99.00	99.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	91.00	91.00
4	—	1,280	99.00–102.00	100.19
6	—	1,339	96.00–98.00	97.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,365	99.00–102.00	100.59
10	—	1,060	83.00–89.00	85.85
12	—	1,259	93.00–98.50	95.37
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	730	72.00–73.00	72.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,464	111.00–118.00	115.35
9	—	1,430	94.00–110.00	104.12
1	—	1,885	121.00	121.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	585	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	930	165.00	165.00
10	—	385	220.00–245.00	231.60
8	—	514	212.50–242.00	235.57
1	—	610	212.50	212.50
1	—	735	169.00	169.00
16	—	474	232.50–261.00	238.64
8	—	328	227.50–257.50	241.83
32	—	426	222.50–267.50	240.15
3	—	557	227.50–231.00	229.83
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	180.00	180.00
3	—	330	180.00–190.00	183.98
1	—	375	150.00	150.00
1	—	550	160.00	160.00
2	—	473	142.50–170.00	156.18
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	120.00	120.00
3	—	560	177.50–202.50	187.47
1	—	545	205.00	205.00
6	—	481	192.50–217.50	204.97
6	—	325	202.50–221.00	214.21
1	—	680	175.00	175.00
7	—	368	200.00–215.00	207.06
4	—	413	182.50–220.00	204.43
1	—	715	151.00	151.00
1	—	810	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	369	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	325	204.00	204.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	145.00–146.00	145.50
9	—	581	180.00–197.50	190.67
14	—	323	205.00–230.00	215.81
20	—	417	215.00–235.00	226.44
25	—	380	205.00–227.50	218.28
1	—	625	187.50	187.50
20	—	522	200.00–222.50	209.28
6	—	471	210.00–230.00	221.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	610	193.00	193.00
3	—	507	224.00	224.00
3	—	588	200.00	200.00
5	—	393	236.00	236.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	422	203.00	203.00
5	—	476	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	197.50	197.50
3	—	327	185.00–195.00	189.95
3	—	365	185.00–192.50	189.19
3	—	577	165.00–172.50	170.03
9	—	419	182.50–202.50	192.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	564	137.50–160.00	146.57
2	—	383	165.00–175.00	169.90
2	—	413	162.50–165.00	163.77
4	—	315	152.50–187.50	170.42
1	—	505	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	72.50	72.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	742	166.00–169.00	166.98
3	—	810	153.00–155.00	154.32
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	182.50	182.50
2	—	523	185.00–200.00	192.32
1	—	625	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	165.00	165.00
1	—	665	172.50	172.50
5	—	608	175.00–205.00	189.95
11	—	516	217.50–232.50	227.45
1	—	720	170.00	170.00
1	—	815	154.00	154.00
5	—	559	190.00–210.00	200.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	150.00–151.00	150.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	192.50	192.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	958	1,375.00–1,500.00	1,442.56
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,240	1,600.00	1,600.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	1,010.00	1,010.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,032	975.00–1,430.00	1,213.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	950.00	950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,108	1,275.00–1,425.00	1,347.18
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	875	1,050.00	1,050.00
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	89.00	89.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,310	102.00–103.00	102.45
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,090	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	1,350.00	1,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	113.00	113.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	790	95.00–97.00	95.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	825.00	825.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	745	85.00	85.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	725	124.00	124.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	773	575.00–1,050.00	818.49
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	570	150.00	150.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	760	1,020.00–1,025.00	1,022.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	860	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	710	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	953	1,110.00–1,410.00	1,276.81

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