Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold 6.00-up to 23.00, mostly 14.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 6.00-13.00, mostly 10.00 higher. Slaughter cows sold 1.00 higher, Slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $214.15/cwt on 189 head.

Average price

$214.15

189 head · 516 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,105

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$548

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

$103.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.43

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	510	225.25	1,149	111
Medium and Large 1-2	581	203.27	1,181	46
Medium and Large 2	438	198.46	870	29
Medium and Large 3	493	121.67	600	3thin

One grade step is worth $103.59/cwt here — about $548 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 sale189 hd

214.15

—

AR average10 barns · 1,702 hd

215.58

−1.43

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	1,466	107.29	1,572	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,302	103.17	1,343	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,099	100.16	1,101	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,175	99.12	1,164	49

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)	1,149	$1,103	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,043	$1,316	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	995	$1,151	3thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	575	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,202	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	717	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	430	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	620	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,029	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	658	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,224	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	722	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,430	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	429	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	858	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	195.13/cwt	180.00–211.00	1,021	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	243.38/cwt	232.00–248.00	1,151	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	231.41/cwt	220.00–240.00	754	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	432	238.33/cwt	223.00–247.00	1,030	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,178	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	205.81/cwt	201.00–211.00	1,264	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	325	198.34/cwt	180.00–215.00	645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	647	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,035	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	583	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,277	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	203.55/cwt	200.00–207.00	1,345	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	870	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,544	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	568	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	341	2
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	525	51.03/cwt	50.00–52.00	268	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	227.26/cwt	213.00–235.00	1,177	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,144	2
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	620	45.00/cwt	45.00–45.00	279	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	422	251.91/cwt	230.00–270.00	1,063	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	490	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,054	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	382	259.08/cwt	240.00–280.00	990	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	370	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	638	221.42/cwt	215.00–223.00	1,413	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	213.66/cwt	200.00–229.00	885	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	187.29/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,358	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	509	253.87/cwt	252.50–255.00	1,292	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	194.94/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,322	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	329	220.37/cwt	210.00–225.00	725	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	480	240.62/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,155	21
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	212.48/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,232	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	418	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,170	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	733	211.03/cwt	209.00–213.00	1,547	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	648	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,507	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	261.72/cwt	230.00–292.50	845	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	885	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	820	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,509	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	561	236.38/cwt	223.00–252.50	1,326	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	540	251.47/cwt	237.50–260.00	1,358	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	567	226.18/cwt	222.50–229.00	1,282	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	192.35/cwt	187.50–197.00	1,112	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	231.07/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,121	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	605	214.22/cwt	207.00–216.00	1,296	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	780	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,178	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	480	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	936	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,295	107.00/cwt	106.00–108.50	1,386	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	100.82/cwt	97.00–104.00	1,225	30
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	890	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	95.52/cwt	95.00–96.00	979	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,218	106.87/cwt	105.00–108.50	1,302	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,332	103.36/cwt	101.00–104.50	1,377	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	100.19/cwt	97.00–103.00	1,093	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,265	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	911	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,038	92.86/cwt	90.00–95.00	964	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	106.40/cwt	105.00–109.00	1,401	5
Bulls	—	—	1,638	115.63/cwt	113.50–117.50	1,894	2
Bulls	—	—	1,380	99.85/cwt	90.00–105.00	1,378	4
Bulls	—	—	1,719	120.50/cwt	120.00–121.00	2,071	4
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	958	87.40/cwt	85.00–90.00	837	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	975.00/head	975.00–975.00	975	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,151.01/head	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,151	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	885	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,149	1,102.81/head	985.00–1,225.00	1,103	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,137	99.48/cwt	91.00–107.00	1,131	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	95.67/cwt	90.00–104.00	993	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	99.48/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,102	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,322.47/head	1,100.00–1,475.00	1,322	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	525	226.94/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,191	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	227.38/cwt	220.00–237.50	971	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	945	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,465	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	686	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,201	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,180	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	630	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	612	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,371	8
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	545	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	300	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	630	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	378	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	500	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	830	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	670	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,273	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	440	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	577	193.77/cwt	185.00–199.00	1,118	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	183.18/cwt	170.00–191.00	876	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	797	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,196	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	564	217.00/cwt	207.00–227.50	1,224	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	755	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,284	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	1,005	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,229	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	203.49/cwt	180.00–220.00	859	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	201.47/cwt	190.00–210.00	776	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	960	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	1,085	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	495	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	557	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	366	227.78/cwt	212.50–251.00	834	7

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 Jun 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 557Last week 428Year ago 394

Slaughter CattleReceipts 207Last week 78Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 70Last week 26Year ago 75

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	209.00	209.00
1	—	370	215.00	215.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	717	60.00	60.00
2	—	568	60.00	60.00
2	—	525	50.00–52.00	51.03
1	—	620	45.00	45.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	177.50	177.50
19	—	422	230.00–270.00	251.91
17	—	382	240.00–280.00	259.08
5	—	638	215.00–223.00	221.42
3	—	725	185.00–190.00	187.29
2	—	678	190.00–200.00	194.94
21	—	480	225.00–245.00	240.62
17	—	323	230.00–292.50	261.72
5	—	561	223.00–252.50	236.38
32	—	540	237.50–260.00	251.47
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	565	202.50	202.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	215.00	215.00
5	—	414	200.00–229.00	213.66
7	—	329	210.00–225.00	220.37
2	—	580	210.00–215.00	212.48
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	509	252.50–255.00	253.87
3	—	418	280.00	280.00
2	—	733	209.00–213.00	211.03
2	—	648	232.50	232.50
1	—	885	176.00	176.00
1	—	820	184.00	184.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	508	202.50	202.50
2	—	658	186.00	186.00
6	—	429	200.00	200.00
5	—	598	197.00	197.00
3	—	647	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	722	198.00	198.00
1	—	755	170.00	170.00
1	—	1,005	110.00	110.00
1	—	960	113.00	113.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	180.00–211.00	195.13
4	—	325	180.00–215.00	198.34
3	—	577	185.00–199.00	193.77
3	—	478	170.00–191.00	183.18
1	—	630	195.00	195.00
11	—	422	180.00–220.00	203.49
5	—	385	190.00–210.00	201.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	473	232.00–248.00	243.38
10	—	326	220.00–240.00	231.41
16	—	432	223.00–247.00	238.33
7	—	614	201.00–211.00	205.81
8	—	661	200.00–207.00	203.55
11	—	518	213.00–235.00	227.26
10	—	564	207.00–227.50	217.00
7	—	366	212.50–251.00	227.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	583	219.00	219.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	122.50	122.50
1	—	495	112.50	112.50
1	—	355	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	612	224.00	224.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	190.00	190.00
1	—	440	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	797	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	567	222.50–229.00	226.18
9	—	485	220.00–242.50	231.07
8	—	605	207.00–216.00	214.22
2	—	780	151.00	151.00
5	—	525	225.00–235.00	226.94
3	—	427	220.00–237.50	227.38
1	—	945	155.00	155.00
1	—	830	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	187.50–197.00	192.35
1	—	475	200.00	200.00
1	—	605	195.00	195.00
1	—	500	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	686	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	55.00	55.00
2	—	630	60.00	60.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,295	106.00–108.50	107.00
3	—	1,332	101.00–104.50	103.36
1	—	1,265	72.00	72.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,215	97.00–104.00	100.82
14	—	1,038	90.00–95.00	92.86
5	—	1,317	105.00–109.00	106.40
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,000	89.00	89.00
2	—	1,025	95.00–96.00	95.52
3	—	1,218	105.00–108.50	106.87
13	—	1,091	97.00–103.00	100.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,638	113.50–117.50	115.63
4	—	1,380	90.00–105.00	99.85
4	—	1,719	120.00–121.00	120.50
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	958	85.00–90.00	87.40

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	1	—	940	975.00	975.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	1,525.00	1,525.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	3	—	995	1,050.00–1,200.00	1,151.01
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	1,040	1,100.00–1,475.00	1,322.47
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	100.00	100.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,149	985.00–1,225.00	1,102.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,137	91.00–107.00	99.48
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,038	90.00–104.00	95.67
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,108	96.00–102.00	99.48

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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