Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 6.00 lower, 400-500 lb weights sold 10.00 higher, 500-600 lb weights sold 10.00 lower, over 600 lbs not well tested. Feeder heifers under 500 lbs sold 3.00-7.00 higher, 500-600 lb weights sold 3.00 lower, over 600 lbs not well tested. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $204.18/cwt on 143 head.

Average price

$204.18

143 head · 482 lb average

Value per head Derived

$985

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$230

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

$59.83/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.40

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	480	214.90	1,032	102
Medium and Large 1-2	436	199.31	868	16thin
Medium and Large 2	525	174.44	917	11thin
Medium and Large 3	517	155.07	802	14thin

One grade step is worth $59.83/cwt here — about $230 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 sale143 hd

204.18

—

AR average10 barns · 1,463 hd

204.58

−0.40

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	1,631	101.85	1,661	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,351	97.13	1,312	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,015	90.02	914	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,144	89.47	1,023	35

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)	1,050	$1,119	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,055	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,305	$1,275	1thin
Stock Cows	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	955	$800	1thin

Every lot, as filed

85 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 2	—	490	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	919	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	365	170.14/cwt	160.00–180.00	621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	522	152.64/cwt	135.00–162.50	797	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	420	168.42/cwt	155.00–182.50	707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	199.77/cwt	197.00–205.00	835	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	362	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	728	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	580	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	986	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	825	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,130	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	981	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,106	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	607	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,190	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	449	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	952	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	228.76/cwt	215.00–238.00	858	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	430	228.67/cwt	207.50–245.00	983	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	533	214.14/cwt	197.50–218.00	1,141	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	606	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,097	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	530	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	835	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	262.83/cwt	245.00–277.50	1,093	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	220.83/cwt	217.00–232.50	1,250	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	229.35/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,188	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	150.66/cwt	150.00–151.00	1,070	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,125	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	460	212.63/cwt	195.00–230.00	978	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	220.01/cwt	197.50–237.50	946	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	867	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	202.80/cwt	190.00–215.00	635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	371	221.26/cwt	200.00–239.00	821	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	600	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	261.32/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,001	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	251.97/cwt	237.50–275.00	1,159	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	652	196.01/cwt	194.00–200.00	1,278	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	162.30/cwt	153.00–180.00	1,076	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	385	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	912	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	345	264.85/cwt	264.00–267.50	914	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	239.76/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,134	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	715	171.28/cwt	170.00–172.50	1,225	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	212.82/cwt	195.00–230.00	1,211	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	507	228.65/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,159	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	440	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,089	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,155	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	94.99/cwt	94.00–96.00	986	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	917	82.72/cwt	81.00–85.00	759	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,344	98.72/cwt	97.00–101.00	1,327	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	95.02/cwt	94.00–96.00	1,292	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	925	80.75/cwt	77.00–84.00	747	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	101.00/cwt	99.50–102.50	1,283	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,265	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,290	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,212	92.08/cwt	87.00–96.00	1,116	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	825	71.00/cwt	71.00–71.00	586	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,019	84.69/cwt	84.00–86.00	863	6
Bulls	—	—	1,664	104.59/cwt	102.50–107.50	1,740	6
Bulls	—	—	1,800	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,980	2
Bulls	—	—	1,452	90.94/cwt	71.00–100.00	1,320	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,013	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,119.32/head	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,119	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	984	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,132	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,007	84.73/cwt	70.00–89.50	853	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,191	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	95.06/cwt	91.00–97.50	1,191	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	150.14/cwt	141.00–160.00	1,288	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,037	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	632	195.63/cwt	187.50–207.50	1,236	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,201	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	555	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	181.28/cwt	165.00–190.00	1,030	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,098	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	688	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	213.70/cwt	205.00–222.50	989	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	813	157.66/cwt	157.00–158.00	1,282	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	173.77/cwt	170.00–177.50	909	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	201.57/cwt	191.00–207.00	1,145	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	170.39/cwt	155.00–185.00	823	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	612	146.70/cwt	145.00–150.00	898	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	653	127.53/cwt	120.00–135.00	833	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	229.72/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,068	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	331	218.49/cwt	205.00–227.50	723	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	774	157.16/cwt	157.00–157.50	1,216	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 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 349Last week 651Year ago 525

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 111Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 61Year ago 57

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	187.50	187.50
3	—	418	197.00–205.00	199.77
1	—	825	137.00	137.00
1	—	700	135.00	135.00
1	—	785	125.00	125.00
1	—	610	180.00	180.00
3	—	372	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	365	160.00–180.00	170.14
3	—	522	135.00–162.50	152.64
2	—	420	155.00–182.50	168.42
2	—	483	155.00–185.00	170.39
3	—	612	145.00–150.00	146.70
2	—	653	120.00–135.00	127.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	362	201.00	201.00
3	—	580	170.00	170.00
6	—	449	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	607	196.00	196.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	375	215.00–238.00	228.76
10	—	430	207.50–245.00	228.67
17	—	533	197.50–218.00	214.14
3	—	710	150.00–151.00	150.66
11	—	568	191.00–207.00	201.57
19	—	465	210.00–240.00	229.72
12	—	331	205.00–227.50	218.49
3	—	774	157.00–157.50	157.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	813	157.00–158.00	157.66
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	180.00	180.00
1	—	530	157.50	157.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	670	165.00	165.00
9	—	606	181.00	181.00
7	—	483	233.00	233.00
4	—	385	237.00	237.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	416	245.00–277.50	262.83
4	—	566	217.00–232.50	220.83
4	—	518	225.00–237.50	229.35
1	—	600	195.00	195.00
22	—	383	240.00–275.00	261.32
5	—	460	237.50–275.00	251.97
3	—	652	194.00–200.00	196.01
4	—	345	264.00–267.50	264.85
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	460	195.00–230.00	212.63
6	—	430	197.50–237.50	220.01
3	—	510	170.00	170.00
2	—	313	190.00–215.00	202.80
5	—	371	200.00–239.00	221.26
3	—	663	153.00–180.00	162.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	230.00–248.00	239.76
2	—	715	170.00–172.50	171.28
12	—	569	195.00–230.00	212.82
6	—	507	225.00–235.00	228.65
1	—	440	247.50	247.50
1	—	660	175.00	175.00
3	—	632	187.50–207.50	195.63
1	—	785	153.00	153.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	170.00	170.00
3	—	568	165.00–190.00	181.28
2	—	463	205.00–222.50	213.70
2	—	523	170.00–177.50	173.77
1	—	690	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	145.00	145.00
1	—	500	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,038	94.00–96.00	94.99
3	—	917	81.00–85.00	82.72
1	—	1,265	102.00	102.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,344	97.00–101.00	98.72
3	—	1,360	94.00–96.00	95.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	925	77.00–84.00	80.75
2	—	1,270	99.50–102.50	101.00
23	—	1,212	87.00–96.00	92.08
6	—	1,019	84.00–86.00	84.69
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	825	71.00	71.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,664	102.50–107.50	104.59
2	—	1,800	110.00	110.00
3	—	1,452	71.00–100.00	90.94

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,125	90.00	90.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,050	1,000.00–1,225.00	1,119.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,025	96.00	96.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,000.00	1,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	92.00	92.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,007	70.00–89.50	84.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,253	91.00–97.50	95.06
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	800.00	800.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,145	104.00	104.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,305	1,275.00	1,275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	2	—	858	141.00–160.00	150.14

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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