Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers sold steady to 1.00 higher except the better 500-600 lb weights, sold 8.00 higher. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 4.00-7.00 higher, over 600 lb weights sold 4.00 lower. No trend on Slaughter cows and bulls, not reported last week.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $211.36/cwt on 167 head.

Average price

$211.36

167 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,035

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$292

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

$76.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.47

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	491	220.07	1,081	125
Medium and Large 1-2	424	209.08	886	4thin
Medium and Large 2	477	191.84	915	31
Medium and Large 3	550	143.57	790	7thin

One grade step is worth $76.49/cwt here — about $292 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 sale167 hd

211.36

—

AR average8 barns · 1,462 hd

208.89

+2.47

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	1,429	111.01	1,586	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,338	104.38	1,397	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,175	98.92	1,163	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,010	95.06	960	13

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)	1,083	$1,172	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,012	$1,054	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	930	$1,045	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,363	$1,595	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$1,075	2thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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 1-2	—	424	209.08/cwt	200.00–218.00	886	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	640	127.50/cwt	110.00–145.00	816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	465	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	218.48/cwt	215.00–227.50	811	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	565	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	214.55/cwt	202.50–227.50	1,139	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	205.60/cwt	187.50–222.50	1,293	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	207.31/cwt	187.50–215.00	1,173	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	414	211.97/cwt	205.00–215.00	878	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	533	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	166.09/cwt	160.00–172.50	802	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	680	198.72/cwt	195.00–202.50	1,351	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	700	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	540	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,020	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	464	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,053	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	325	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	545	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	232.24/cwt	210.00–239.00	973	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	200.02/cwt	195.00–205.00	1,046	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	229.51/cwt	228.00–232.50	1,446	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	229.97/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,189	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	232.54/cwt	220.00–237.50	988	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	237.25/cwt	222.50–245.00	892	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	900	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	722	217.69/cwt	210.00–232.50	1,572	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	197.77/cwt	187.50–207.50	916	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	333	202.41/cwt	200.00–205.00	674	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	231.46/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,099	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	321	254.35/cwt	237.50–272.50	816	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	225.38/cwt	212.50–232.50	1,517	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	683	187.45/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,280	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	640	203.98/cwt	190.00–212.50	1,305	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,278	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	422	217.64/cwt	200.00–235.00	918	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	224.40/cwt	202.50–230.00	1,270	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	840	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,260	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	61.00/cwt	61.00–61.00	586	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,081	89.36/cwt	85.00–94.00	966	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,174	99.17/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,164	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,260	109.29/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,377	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	980	93.55/cwt	93.00–94.00	917	2
Bulls	—	—	1,314	103.45/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,359	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	98.77/cwt	95.00–104.00	1,008	10
Bulls	—	—	1,798	124.44/cwt	122.00–127.00	2,237	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,372	102.28/cwt	99.00–104.00	1,403	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,294	106.72/cwt	105.50–110.00	1,381	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	805	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	716	1
Bulls	—	—	1,530	118.49/cwt	118.00–119.00	1,813	2
Bulls	—Light Weight	—	1,060	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	1,134	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,242	102.85/cwt	92.00–109.00	1,277	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,083	1,172.03/head	920.00–1,350.00	1,172	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	1,045.21/head	950.00–1,100.00	1,045	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,012	1,053.54/head	950.00–1,100.00	1,054	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,121	101.25/cwt	100.00–104.00	1,135	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,363	1,594.72/head	1,500.00–1,675.00	1,595	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	180.21/cwt	170.00–188.00	1,379	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	226.87/cwt	215.00–234.00	753	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	185.65/cwt	155.00–197.50	947	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	410	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	810	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Fleshy	—	430	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	516	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	231.54/cwt	210.00–239.50	1,095	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,156	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	553	180.00/cwt	177.50–182.50	995	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	650	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,381	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	705	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	917	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	483	195.48/cwt	185.00–205.00	944	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	200.63/cwt	192.50–205.00	632	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	199.99/cwt	190.00–207.50	730	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	466	221.15/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,031	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	526	225.61/cwt	205.00–237.50	1,187	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	590	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,059	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	192.45/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,386	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	780	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1

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 22, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 379Last week 550Year ago 504

Slaughter CattleReceipts 132Last week 282Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 50Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	424	200.00–218.00	209.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	640	110.00–145.00	127.50
1	—	465	175.00	175.00
1	—	525	165.00	165.00
1	—	705	130.00	130.00
1	—	445	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	371	215.00–227.50	218.48
20	—	531	202.50–227.50	214.55
9	—	629	187.50–222.50	205.60
14	—	566	187.50–215.00	207.31
2	—	680	195.00–202.50	198.72
18	—	419	210.00–239.00	232.24
3	—	765	170.00–188.00	180.21
11	—	332	215.00–234.00	226.87
33	—	473	210.00–239.50	231.54
2	—	720	185.00–200.00	192.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	200.00	200.00
1	—	700	165.00	165.00
6	—	510	155.00–197.50	185.65
1	—	625	185.00	185.00
3	—	553	177.50–182.50	180.00
13	—	483	185.00–205.00	195.48
3	—	315	192.50–205.00	200.63
3	—	365	190.00–207.50	199.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	230.00	230.00
1	—	650	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	410	197.50	197.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	245.00	245.00
3	—	630	228.00–232.50	229.51
3	—	517	227.50–235.00	229.97
12	—	425	220.00–237.50	232.54
10	—	376	222.50–245.00	237.25
3	—	722	210.00–232.50	217.69
18	—	475	225.00–240.00	231.46
7	—	321	237.50–272.50	254.35
5	—	673	212.50–232.50	225.38
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	414	205.00–215.00	211.97
2	—	523	195.00–205.00	200.02
1	—	900	125.00	125.00
2	—	463	187.50–207.50	197.77
2	—	333	200.00–205.00	202.41
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	150.00	150.00
2	—	483	160.00–172.50	166.09
1	—	325	165.00	165.00
1	—	585	110.00	110.00
1	—	405	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	540	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	573	178.00	178.00
7	—	464	227.00	227.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	683	185.00–190.00	187.45
5	—	640	190.00–212.50	203.98
1	—	710	180.00	180.00
9	—	422	200.00–235.00	217.64
26	—	566	202.50–230.00	224.40
1	—	840	150.00	150.00
14	—	466	210.00–230.00	221.15
5	—	526	205.00–237.50	225.61
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	145.00	145.00
1	—	605	175.00	175.00
1	—	665	170.00	170.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	61.00	61.00
2	—	980	93.00–94.00	93.55
10	—	1,021	95.00–104.00	98.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,081	85.00–94.00	89.36
26	—	1,174	95.00–104.00	99.17
9	—	1,294	105.50–110.00	106.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,260	107.00–112.00	109.29
7	—	1,372	99.00–104.00	102.28
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	89.00	89.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,314	100.00–106.00	103.45
2	—	1,798	122.00–127.00	124.44
2	—	1,530	118.00–119.00	118.49
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	107.00	107.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,242	92.00–109.00	102.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,083	920.00–1,350.00	1,172.03
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	930	950.00–1,100.00	1,045.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,012	950.00–1,100.00	1,053.54
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,121	100.00–104.00	101.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,363	1,500.00–1,675.00	1,594.72
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	1,150.00	1,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	1,000.00	1,000.00

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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