Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 14.00-20.00 higher, 500-600 lb weights sold steady, over 600 lb weights, no trend; no comparable receipts from last week, but higher undertones denoted. Feeder heifers sold mixed, under 400 lb weights and 500-600 lb weights sold 1.00-4.00 higher, 400-500 lb weights and over 600 lb weights sold 4.00-9.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold steady to 1.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold 6.00 lower.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $227.07/cwt on 253 head.

Average price

$227.07

253 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,222

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$762

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

$150.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.32

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	234.00	1,278	210
Medium and Large 2	422	205.47	868	14thin
Medium and Large 1-2	548	202.78	1,111	23
Medium and Large 3	378	172.50	653	3thin
Small and Medium 3	620	83.17	516	3thin

One grade step is worth $150.84/cwt here — about $762 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 sale253 hd

227.07

—

AR average10 barns · 1,547 hd

230.38

−3.32

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	1,526	102.84	1,569	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,464	96.79	1,417	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	965	91.83	886	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,101	90.03	992	29

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	860	$958	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	740	$875	1thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$1,200	1thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	735	$900	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,705	$1,950	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,128	$1,507	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,223	$1,375	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,013	$1,112	2thin

Every lot, as filed

106 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
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	120.92/cwt	117.00–125.00	889	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	723	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	941	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,515	99.12/cwt	94.00–103.00	1,502	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,575	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,402	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	958.43/head	900.00–1,000.00	958	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	97.74/cwt	90.00–104.00	1,010	4
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bulls	—	—	1,780	111.49/cwt	111.00–112.00	1,985	2
Bulls	—	—	1,273	92.13/cwt	73.00–100.00	1,173	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	840	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	714	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,169	95.67/cwt	93.00–97.00	1,118	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	923	78.15/cwt	57.00–86.00	721	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,295	101.00/cwt	100.00–102.00	1,308	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,117	90.63/cwt	90.00–91.00	1,012	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,481	101.55/cwt	100.00–103.00	1,504	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	674	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	95.16/cwt	93.00–99.00	959	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,446	95.33/cwt	93.00–98.00	1,378	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,402	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,080	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	823	1
Bulls	—	—	1,610	106.87/cwt	103.00–110.00	1,721	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	815	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	522	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	440	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,133	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	214.30/cwt	197.50–235.00	1,222	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	667	191.23/cwt	180.00–207.00	1,276	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	206.20/cwt	195.00–217.50	1,268	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	860	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,101	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	695	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,147	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	500	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	620	225.84/cwt	224.00–232.50	1,400	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	225.40/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,287	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	206.07/cwt	201.00–215.00	975	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	535	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,043	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	779	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,472	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	352	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	869	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	254.39/cwt	232.50–278.00	957	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	251.66/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,077	32
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	600	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	456	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	249.61/cwt	232.50–257.50	1,173	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	316	273.35/cwt	235.00–293.00	864	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	710	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,367	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	214.10/cwt	195.00–225.00	687	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,381	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	401	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	874	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,312	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	239.13/cwt	225.00–247.50	1,236	16
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	570	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	193.61/cwt	185.00–207.50	1,107	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	527	208.55/cwt	200.00–219.00	1,099	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	195.36/cwt	175.00–217.50	817	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	211.80/cwt	185.00–220.00	1,461	72
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	436	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	859	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	179.99/cwt	177.50–182.50	1,202	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	511	190.60/cwt	167.50–195.00	974	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,224	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	690	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	227.93/cwt	205.00–236.00	864	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	488	192.33/cwt	172.50–198.00	939	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	1,112.10/head	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,112	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,350.56/head	1,170.00–1,450.00	1,351	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	1,506.62/head	1,325.00–1,650.00	1,507	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,820	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	2,002	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,705	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	480	231.21/cwt	217.50–237.50	1,110	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	231.03/cwt	212.50–242.50	1,199	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	645	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,097	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	728	164.05/cwt	161.00–167.00	1,194	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	413	237.42/cwt	220.00–247.00	981	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	820	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	445	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	398	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	776	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	420	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	475	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	903	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	190.24/cwt	187.50–193.00	1,004	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	160.25/cwt	150.00–165.00	997	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	563	171.69/cwt	165.00–175.00	967	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	310	168.33/cwt	160.00–172.50	522	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	378	188.93/cwt	182.50–200.00	714	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	192.89/cwt	185.00–200.00	824	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	151.19/cwt	147.50–155.00	1,161	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	676	136.23/cwt	125.00–140.00	921	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	—	430	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	192.21/cwt	185.00–200.00	617	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	961	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	218.44/cwt	205.00–232.50	714	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	628	186.83/cwt	182.50–197.50	1,173	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	166.90/cwt	160.00–172.50	623	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	892	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	215.49/cwt	200.00–228.00	1,019	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	712	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,189	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	625	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,181	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Replacement	—	538	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,114	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	224.87/cwt	205.00–238.00	962	31

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 13, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 717Last week 471Year ago 421

Slaughter CattleReceipts 119Last week 119Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 50Year ago 38

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	735	117.00–125.00	120.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	7	—	850	85.00	85.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	90.00	90.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,515	94.00–103.00	99.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,575	89.00	89.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	860	900.00–1,000.00	958.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	740	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,033	90.00–104.00	97.74
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,005	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	735	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,013	1,000.00–1,200.00	1,112.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,200	1,170.00–1,450.00	1,350.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,290	1,450.00	1,450.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	8	—	1,128	1,325.00–1,650.00	1,506.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,820	110.00	110.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,705	1,950.00	1,950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,780	111.00–112.00	111.49
5	—	1,273	73.00–100.00	92.13
9	—	1,610	103.00–110.00	106.87
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	85.00	85.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,169	93.00–97.00	95.67
7	—	923	57.00–86.00	78.15
3	—	1,295	100.00–102.00	101.00
5	—	1,117	90.00–91.00	90.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,481	100.00–103.00	101.55
11	—	1,446	93.00–98.00	95.33
1	—	1,575	89.00	89.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	77.00	77.00
4	—	1,008	93.00–99.00	95.16
1	—	1,080	100.00	100.00
1	—	895	92.00	92.00
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	64.00	64.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	257.50	257.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	570	197.50–235.00	214.30
5	—	667	180.00–207.00	191.23
3	—	615	195.00–217.50	206.20
4	—	480	217.50–237.50	231.21
10	—	519	212.50–242.50	231.03
2	—	728	161.00–167.00	164.05
3	—	413	220.00–247.00	237.42
1	—	820	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	860	128.00	128.00
1	—	695	165.00	165.00
1	—	645	170.00	170.00
2	—	528	187.50–193.00	190.24
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	500	270.00	270.00
14	—	620	224.00–232.50	225.84
4	—	779	189.00	189.00
1	—	710	192.50	192.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	571	210.00–235.00	225.40
21	—	376	232.50–278.00	254.39
32	—	428	230.00–265.00	251.66
26	—	470	232.50–257.50	249.61
13	—	316	235.00–293.00	273.35
1	—	635	217.50	217.50
16	—	517	225.00–247.50	239.13
72	—	690	185.00–220.00	211.80
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	473	201.00–215.00	206.07
5	—	321	195.00–225.00	214.10
1	—	385	215.00	215.00
2	—	418	175.00–217.50	195.36
1	—	720	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	535	195.00	195.00
2	—	352	247.00	247.00
6	—	401	218.00	218.00
9	—	698	188.00	188.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	76.00	76.00
1	—	570	86.00	86.00
1	—	690	87.50	87.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	175.00	175.00
1	—	470	182.50	182.50
1	—	305	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	572	185.00–207.50	193.61
9	—	527	200.00–219.00	208.55
2	—	668	177.50–182.50	179.99
33	—	379	205.00–236.00	227.93
2	—	768	147.50–155.00	151.19
13	—	327	205.00–232.50	218.44
4	—	628	182.50–197.50	186.83
15	—	473	200.00–228.00	215.49
31	—	428	205.00–238.00	224.87
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Replacement$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	436	197.00	197.00
6	—	712	167.00	167.00
13	—	625	189.00	189.00
10	—	538	207.00	207.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	511	167.50–195.00	190.60
11	—	488	172.50–198.00	192.33
8	—	622	150.00–165.00	160.25
3	—	563	165.00–175.00	171.69
4	—	378	182.50–200.00	188.93
5	—	427	185.00–200.00	192.89
10	—	321	185.00–200.00	192.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	165.00	165.00
1	—	490	140.00	140.00
3	—	310	160.00–172.50	168.33
1	—	430	167.50	167.50
1	—	590	122.50	122.50
4	—	676	125.00–140.00	136.23
4	—	373	160.00–172.50	166.90
1	—	615	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	398	195.00	195.00
1	—	420	190.00	190.00
1	—	475	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	182.00	182.00

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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