Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 4.00-8.00 higher, 500-600 lb weights sold 4.00 lower, over 600 lbs sold 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 400 lbs sold 6.00 lower, over 400 lbs sold 1.00-3.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 5.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 1.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $204.65/cwt on 138 head.

Average price

$204.65

138 head · 485 lb average

Value per head Derived

$992

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$380

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

$56.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.21

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	479	211.46	1,013	110
Medium and Large 1-2	537	187.50	1,007	8thin
Medium and Large 2	518	178.72	925	16thin
Medium and Large 3	408	155.36	633	4thin

One grade step is worth $56.10/cwt here — about $380 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 sale138 hd

204.65

—

AR average10 barns · 2,160 hd

205.86

−1.21

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	1,529	106.74	1,632	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,412	99.21	1,401	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,019	95.46	972	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Very Low	1,051	91.51	962	37

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$1,150	1thin
Bulls	N/A	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,345	$1,725	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,040	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,425	$1,410	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,210	$1,409	29
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	795	$700	1thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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	—	310	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	184.08/cwt	175.00–192.50	871	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	200.26/cwt	198.00–201.00	1,434	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	191.46/cwt	189.00–197.50	1,195	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	528	186.63/cwt	170.00–195.00	985	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,180	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	219.48/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,043	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	773	157.48/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,217	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	204.26/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,060	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	221.48/cwt	206.00–230.00	935	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	218.15/cwt	200.00–232.50	807	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	219.75/cwt	216.00–225.00	1,373	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	412	197.65/cwt	185.00–210.00	814	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	229.24/cwt	207.50–240.00	1,199	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	570	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,009	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	311	203.71/cwt	200.00–205.00	634	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	595	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	945	148.70/cwt	147.50–149.00	1,405	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	467	242.85/cwt	220.00–255.00	1,134	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	237.17/cwt	222.50–259.00	1,006	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	714	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,221	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	820	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	152.48/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,159	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	645	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,209	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	677	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	740	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,258	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	164.96/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,089	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,178	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	305	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	839	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	581	227.61/cwt	225.00–229.00	1,322	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	246.29/cwt	227.50–265.00	805	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,036	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	828	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	482	200.99/cwt	190.00–212.50	969	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	244.66/cwt	227.50–262.50	922	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	395	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,057	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	419	233.86/cwt	230.00–240.00	980	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	736	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,273	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	502	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,200	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	895	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,074	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	650	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,381	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	706	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,320	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	89.68/cwt	88.00–91.00	1,363	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	880	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	502	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	957	85.86/cwt	80.00–89.00	822	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	93.69/cwt	92.00–95.00	925	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	877	87.98/cwt	86.00–89.00	772	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,450	103.67/cwt	101.00–107.00	1,503	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	100.08/cwt	97.00–105.00	1,106	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,043	94.27/cwt	91.00–96.50	983	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,323	97.67/cwt	94.00–100.50	1,292	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	98.68/cwt	97.00–102.00	1,167	12
Bulls	—	—	1,692	108.62/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,838	5
Bulls	—	—	1,331	100.76/cwt	93.00–105.50	1,341	10
Bulls	—	—	1,761	116.81/cwt	116.00–119.50	2,057	5
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	870	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	566	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,391	1,657.75/head	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,658	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	1,410.00/head	1,410.00–1,410.00	1,410	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	838	746.42/head	650.00–885.00	746	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	1,046	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,197	94.54/cwt	91.00–98.00	1,132	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,228	1,453.63/head	1,000.00–1,650.00	1,454	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	555	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,068	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	990	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	584	214.99/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,256	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	220.93/cwt	205.00–232.50	1,034	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,173	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	187.44/cwt	185.00–190.00	980	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,187	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	925	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,230	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	219.11/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,157	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	614	221.78/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,362	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	730	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	557	206.60/cwt	196.00–209.00	1,151	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	335	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	355	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	526	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,005	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	680	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	656	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	175.00/cwt	165.00–185.00	980	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,029	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	468	144.47/cwt	125.00–165.00	676	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 18, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 393Last week 413Year ago 666

Slaughter CattleReceipts 143Last week 91Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 86Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	310	172.50	172.50
3	—	473	175.00–192.50	184.08
6	—	528	170.00–195.00	186.63
1	—	420	180.00	180.00
1	—	680	140.00	140.00
3	—	560	165.00–185.00	175.00
1	—	605	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	624	189.00–197.50	191.46
1	—	665	177.50	177.50
37	—	475	200.00–230.00	219.48
2	—	773	155.00–160.00	157.48
1	—	900	130.00	130.00
8	—	519	200.00–215.00	204.26
21	—	422	206.00–230.00	221.48
13	—	370	200.00–232.50	218.15
1	—	715	160.00	160.00
4	—	311	200.00–205.00	203.71
14	—	557	196.00–209.00	206.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	190.00	190.00
1	—	355	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	526	191.00	191.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	172.50	172.50
1	—	315	160.00	160.00
2	—	468	125.00–165.00	144.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	716	198.00–201.00	200.26
5	—	625	216.00–225.00	219.75
3	—	523	207.50–240.00	229.24
1	—	1,105	137.50	137.50
5	—	945	147.50–149.00	148.70
16	—	467	220.00–255.00	242.85
33	—	424	222.50–259.00	237.17
2	—	760	150.00–155.00	152.48
4	—	581	225.00–229.00	227.61
11	—	327	227.50–265.00	246.29
12	—	377	227.50–262.50	244.66
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	155.00	155.00
1	—	595	135.00	135.00
2	—	660	160.00–170.00	164.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	412	185.00–210.00	197.65
1	—	820	140.00	140.00
1	—	645	187.50	187.50
1	—	315	215.00	215.00
1	—	740	170.00	170.00
1	—	785	150.00	150.00
1	—	560	185.00	185.00
1	—	385	215.00	215.00
3	—	482	190.00–212.50	200.99
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	714	171.00	171.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	275.00	275.00
1	—	395	267.50	267.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	419	230.00–240.00	233.86
1	—	895	120.00	120.00
1	—	650	212.50	212.50
7	—	584	205.00–225.00	214.99
6	—	468	205.00–232.50	220.93
1	—	925	133.00	133.00
17	—	528	200.00–235.00	219.11
8	—	614	210.00–230.00	221.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	736	173.00	173.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	502	239.00	239.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	706	187.00	187.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	192.50	192.50
1	—	990	87.00	87.00
1	—	690	170.00	170.00
2	—	523	185.00–190.00	187.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	678	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	102.50	102.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,520	88.00–91.00	89.68
6	—	1,450	101.00–107.00	103.67
5	—	1,323	94.00–100.50	97.67
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	57.00	57.00
14	—	957	80.00–89.00	85.86
10	—	1,043	91.00–96.50	94.27
12	—	1,183	97.00–102.00	98.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	987	92.00–95.00	93.69
3	—	877	86.00–89.00	87.98
6	—	1,105	97.00–105.00	100.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,692	107.00–110.00	108.62
10	—	1,331	93.00–105.50	100.76
5	—	1,761	116.00–119.50	116.81

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	870	65.00	65.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,125	93.00	93.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,197	91.00–98.00	94.54
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,391	1,600.00–1,700.00	1,657.75
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,425	1,410.00	1,410.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	22	—	1,228	1,000.00–1,650.00	1,453.63
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	838	650.00–885.00	746.42
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	700.00	700.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,040	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,345	1,725.00	1,725.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

I-40 Livestock - Ozark, AR

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