Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 9.00-15.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold 3.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold 2.00-11.00, mostly 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows and bulls sold steady to 1.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $187.56/cwt on 129 head.

Average price

$187.56

129 head · 491 lb average

Value per head Derived

$920

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$651

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

$118.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.30

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	498	206.17	1,027	75
Medium and Large 1-2	430	203.00	873	4thin
Medium and Large 2	484	182.28	881	21
Medium and Large 3	487	143.06	696	28
Small and Medium 3	430	87.50	376	1thin

One grade step is worth $118.67/cwt here — about $651 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 sale129 hd

187.56

—

AR average8 barns · 1,932 hd

206.86

−19.30

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	1,545	101.98	1,576	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,339	93.54	1,253	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	972	86.28	839	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,037	83.80	869	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$1,050	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	998	$1,031	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,066	$991	8
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	1,123	$1,282	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,260	$1,453	43
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	895	$700	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,080	$1,650	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,046	$1,406	5

Every lot, as filed

110 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	—	1,270	1,472.89/head	1,100.00–1,850.00	1,473	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	182.34/cwt	175.00–184.00	1,295	8
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	828	87.36/cwt	85.00–90.00	723	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,062	89.17/cwt	85.00–94.00	947	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	1,068.26/head	800.00–1,350.00	1,068	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	775	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,099	1,476.62/head	1,250.00–1,550.00	1,477	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	918	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,221	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	219.21/cwt	217.50–220.00	936	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	476	223.46/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,064	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	640	154.84/cwt	135.00–175.00	991	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	682	178.26/cwt	170.00–181.00	1,216	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	206.86/cwt	197.50–220.00	1,196	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	569	143.11/cwt	135.00–157.50	814	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	617	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,222	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	940	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,137	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	460	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	863	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	212.42/cwt	210.00–215.00	669	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	313	202.60/cwt	200.00–205.00	634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	523	183.77/cwt	182.50–185.00	961	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	665	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,081	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	214.17/cwt	197.50–225.00	1,024	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	507	212.66/cwt	210.00–214.00	1,078	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	984	88.09/cwt	73.00–98.00	867	4
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	685	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	377	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,340	88.31/cwt	81.00–95.00	1,183	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	1,031.14/head	925.00–1,100.00	1,031	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	818	80.01/cwt	79.00–81.00	654	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	88.47/cwt	88.00–89.00	1,352	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	665	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,404	1,578.89/head	1,400.00–1,750.00	1,579	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	890	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	1,282.46/head	1,000.00–1,475.00	1,282	2
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	132.20/cwt	125.00–135.00	1,150	3
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	940	84.49/cwt	84.00–85.00	794	2
Bulls	—	—	1,839	107.44/cwt	104.00–109.00	1,976	4
Bulls	—	—	1,753	111.38/cwt	110.50–113.00	1,952	4
Bulls	—	—	1,280	93.82/cwt	87.00–98.00	1,201	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	612	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,089	89.45/cwt	87.00–93.00	974	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	94.52/cwt	94.00–95.00	1,156	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	929	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	748	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,068	82.49/cwt	81.00–85.00	881	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	910	74.64/cwt	65.00–79.00	679	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	715	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	429	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,264	95.57/cwt	94.00–98.00	1,208	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	87.98/cwt	87.00–90.00	893	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	815	68.26/cwt	65.00–73.00	556	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	525	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	879	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	527	191.64/cwt	182.50–210.00	1,010	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	623	193.58/cwt	188.00–197.50	1,206	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,059	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	533	208.99/cwt	204.00–216.00	1,114	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	522	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	454	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	206.60/cwt	188.00–217.50	874	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	340	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	697	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	710	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	604	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	388	168.35/cwt	155.00–185.00	653	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	170.02/cwt	167.50–172.50	884	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	236.74/cwt	225.00–245.00	888	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	235.96/cwt	220.00–245.00	996	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	235.14/cwt	230.00–239.00	1,216	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	573	229.73/cwt	217.50–240.00	1,316	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	639	208.88/cwt	205.00–212.00	1,335	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	187.65/cwt	170.00–205.00	1,079	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	562	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,371	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	151.19/cwt	140.00–162.50	715	2
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	619	71.80/cwt	55.00–90.00	444	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	171.09/cwt	162.50–180.00	707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,014	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	490	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	270	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	517	181.60/cwt	175.00–190.00	939	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,052	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	361	184.95/cwt	175.00–200.00	668	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	147.23/cwt	130.00–165.00	549	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	200.19/cwt	185.00–220.00	751	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	201.54/cwt	190.00–217.50	953	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	146.00/cwt	127.50–155.00	669	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	600	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	960	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	130.00/cwt	120.00–140.00	819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	461	235.64/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,086	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	330	239.15/cwt	235.00–242.50	789	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	583	195.98/cwt	185.00–202.50	1,143	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	185.84/cwt	175.00–197.50	1,158	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	190.11/cwt	187.50–195.00	894	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	148.95/cwt	120.00–165.00	615	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	560	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	495	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	414	218.61/cwt	210.00–227.50	905	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	873	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	164.87/cwt	150.00–177.50	1,187	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	178.26/cwt	177.50–179.00	1,212	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	435	187.67/cwt	180.00–195.00	816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	578	183.27/cwt	180.00–187.50	1,059	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	532	134.32/cwt	130.00–150.00	715	9
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	430	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	730	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,299	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	758	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,296	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	380	220.71/cwt	205.00–230.00	839	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	173.77/cwt	172.50–175.00	547	2

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 May 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 413Last week 518Year ago 508

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 106Year ago 72

Replacement CattleReceipts 86Last week 43Year ago 40

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	36	—	1,270	1,100.00–1,850.00	1,472.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,404	1,400.00–1,750.00	1,578.89
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	700.00	700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	890	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	828	85.00–90.00	87.36
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,123	1,000.00–1,475.00	1,282.46
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,062	85.00–94.00	89.17
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,123	800.00–1,350.00	1,068.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,050.00	1,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	945	82.00	82.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	984	73.00–98.00	88.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,340	81.00–95.00	88.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	998	925.00–1,100.00	1,031.14
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	685	55.00	55.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	665	450.00	450.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	835	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,099	1,250.00–1,550.00	1,476.62
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	1,650.00	1,650.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	818	79.00–81.00	80.01
(<2 yrs)	Open	3	—	870	125.00–135.00	132.20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	710	175.00–184.00	182.34
2	—	918	133.00	133.00
3	—	427	217.50–220.00	219.21
5	—	476	210.00–230.00	223.46
4	—	682	170.00–181.00	178.26
8	—	578	197.50–220.00	206.86
1	—	760	162.50	162.50
8	—	623	188.00–197.50	193.58
9	—	533	204.00–216.00	208.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	640	135.00–175.00	154.84
1	—	940	121.00	121.00
1	—	770	132.50	132.50
1	—	460	187.50	187.50
3	—	527	182.50–210.00	191.64
1	—	565	187.50	187.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	525	167.50	167.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	569	135.00–157.50	143.11
4	—	373	130.00–165.00	147.23
3	—	458	127.50–155.00	146.00
2	—	630	120.00–140.00	130.00
3	—	413	120.00–165.00	148.95
9	—	532	130.00–150.00	134.32
2	—	315	172.50–175.00	173.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	617	198.00	198.00
1	—	730	178.00	178.00
2	—	758	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	210.00–215.00	212.42
21	—	478	197.50–225.00	214.17
3	—	507	210.00–214.00	212.66
6	—	583	185.00–202.50	195.98
2	—	623	175.00–197.50	185.84
7	—	414	210.00–227.50	218.61
3	—	720	150.00–177.50	164.87
4	—	680	177.50–179.00	178.26
18	—	380	205.00–230.00	220.71
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	313	200.00–205.00	202.60
3	—	517	175.00–190.00	181.60
1	—	690	152.50	152.50
4	—	361	175.00–200.00	184.95
1	—	760	140.00	140.00
1	—	600	160.00	160.00
4	—	470	187.50–195.00	190.11
2	—	435	180.00–195.00	187.67
3	—	578	180.00–187.50	183.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	182.50–185.00	183.77
1	—	665	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	430	203.00	203.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	87.50	87.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	522	87.00	87.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	423	188.00–217.50	206.60
1	—	340	205.00	205.00
2	—	575	170.00–205.00	187.65
1	—	520	195.00	195.00
5	—	375	185.00–220.00	200.19
7	—	473	190.00–217.50	201.54
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	85.00	85.00
6	—	619	55.00–90.00	71.80
1	—	490	55.00	55.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	388	155.00–185.00	168.35
2	—	520	167.50–172.50	170.02
1	—	315	170.00	170.00
2	—	473	140.00–162.50	151.19
2	—	413	162.50–180.00	171.09
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	375	225.00–245.00	236.74
9	—	422	220.00–245.00	235.96
4	—	517	230.00–239.00	235.14
3	—	573	217.50–240.00	229.73
8	—	639	205.00–212.00	208.88
22	—	461	220.00–245.00	235.64
3	—	330	235.00–242.50	239.15
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	562	244.00	244.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	150.00	150.00
1	—	495	187.50	187.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,528	88.00–89.00	88.47
5	—	1,264	94.00–98.00	95.57
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	850	72.00	72.00
2	—	988	94.00	94.00
1	—	935	80.00	80.00
3	—	1,015	87.00–90.00	87.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,089	87.00–93.00	89.45
2	—	1,223	94.00–95.00	94.52
8	—	1,068	81.00–85.00	82.49
4	—	910	65.00–79.00	74.64
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	60.00	60.00
3	—	815	65.00–73.00	68.26
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	940	84.00–85.00	84.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,839	104.00–109.00	107.44
4	—	1,753	110.50–113.00	111.38
3	—	1,280	87.00–98.00	93.82

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