Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 4.00 higher over 400 lbs sold 3.00-15.00, mostly 11.00 lower. Feeder heifers sold steady to 14.00, mostly 7.00 lower except 500-600 lb weights sold 4.00 higher. Extreme heat is affecting buyer interest. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 lower, Slaughter bulls sold 4.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $205.36/cwt on 227 head.

Average price

$205.36

227 head · 492 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,010

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$374

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

$73.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.16

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	493	213.08	1,051	175
Medium and Large 1-2	486	199.57	970	7thin
Medium and Large 2	488	185.48	906	36
Medium and Large 3	485	139.43	676	9thin

One grade step is worth $73.65/cwt here — about $374 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 sale227 hd

205.36

—

AR average10 barns · 2,108 hd

213.52

−8.16

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	—	High	1,592	108.98	1,735	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,189	104.50	1,243	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,101	95.69	1,054	42
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	934	94.25	880	6thin

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)	1,100	$1,095	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	969	$1,064	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	970	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	926	$943	4thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$1,062	2thin
Bred Heifers	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$1,000	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	973	$954	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,144	$1,323	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,235	$1,250	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,205	$1,550	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	1,148	$1,454	2thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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	—	475	189.94/cwt	160.00–207.50	902	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	429	219.66/cwt	205.00–227.50	942	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	682	208.35/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,421	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	777	183.15/cwt	170.00–200.00	1,423	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	209.74/cwt	190.00–218.00	1,300	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	174.19/cwt	150.00–187.50	1,071	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	840	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	308	224.03/cwt	210.00–230.00	690	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	214.64/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,125	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	550	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	385	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	655	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	132.39/cwt	125.00–140.00	686	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,254	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	189.96/cwt	187.50–192.50	1,273	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	614	198.23/cwt	190.00–215.00	1,217	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	212.71/cwt	200.00–222.50	1,206	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	818	181.26/cwt	180.00–182.50	1,483	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	685	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,130	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	486	199.57/cwt	199.00–201.00	970	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	216.38/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,021	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	185.65/cwt	175.00–192.50	1,077	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	670	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,340	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	893	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	201.58/cwt	197.50–210.00	1,153	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	208.75/cwt	185.00–220.00	683	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	724	178.08/cwt	162.50–185.00	1,289	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	221.21/cwt	205.00–230.00	836	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	410	232.71/cwt	222.50–240.00	954	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	531	223.48/cwt	212.50–237.50	1,187	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	242.87/cwt	225.00–262.50	918	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	505	211.25/cwt	210.00–212.50	1,067	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,105	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	256.15/cwt	235.00–270.00	840	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	195.13/cwt	180.00–206.00	1,395	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	217.68/cwt	205.00–226.00	1,267	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	224.98/cwt	220.00–231.00	1,069	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	213.70/cwt	210.00–217.50	759	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	204.90/cwt	195.00–215.00	994	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	190.62/cwt	180.00–207.50	801	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	429	221.92/cwt	217.50–225.00	952	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	785	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,217	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	635	190.90/cwt	172.50–200.00	1,212	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	202.00/cwt	177.50–215.00	1,349	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	585	207.54/cwt	202.00–214.00	1,214	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	517	222.98/cwt	205.00–230.00	1,153	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	710	72.00/cwt	72.00–72.00	511	1
Bulls	—	—	2,015	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	2,418	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	96.49/cwt	93.00–99.00	936	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,365	109.80/cwt	107.00–113.00	1,499	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,119	102.38/cwt	102.00–103.00	1,146	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	102.51/cwt	101.00–104.00	1,210	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,116	97.16/cwt	92.00–100.00	1,084	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	870	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	670	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,215	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,032	86.12/cwt	85.00–87.00	889	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	785	74.00/cwt	74.00–74.00	581	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	815	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	742	1
Bulls	—	—	1,278	99.50/cwt	87.00–106.00	1,272	4
Bulls	—	—	1,758	114.37/cwt	110.00–118.00	2,011	5
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	795	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	114.42/cwt	100.00–130.00	981	5
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,061.90/head	1,050.00–1,075.00	1,062	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	954.18/head	875.00–1,050.00	954	2
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,196	101.41/cwt	97.00–107.00	1,213	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	926	942.67/head	835.00–1,075.00	943	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	969	1,063.61/head	975.00–1,150.00	1,064	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,094.66/head	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,095	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,148	1,454.41/head	1,350.00–1,575.00	1,454	2
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,144	1,323.10/head	1,000.00–1,575.00	1,323	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,235	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	650	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,414	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	440	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	193.73/cwt	190.00–197.50	1,120	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	479	226.75/cwt	222.50–230.00	1,086	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	510	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	1,005	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,005	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	522	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	163.78/cwt	160.00–167.50	917	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	854	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	735	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,374	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	750	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	193.61/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,024	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	197.41/cwt	190.00–200.00	717	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	326	180.80/cwt	170.00–202.50	589	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	343	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	520	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	610	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	976	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	183.86/cwt	170.00–195.00	776	5

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 29, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 533Last week 379Year ago 504

Slaughter CattleReceipts 95Last week 132Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 35Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	475	160.00–207.50	189.94
3	—	615	150.00–187.50	174.19
1	—	840	130.00	130.00
1	—	685	165.00	165.00
4	—	580	175.00–192.50	185.65
7	—	529	180.00–200.00	193.61
4	—	363	190.00–200.00	197.41
4	—	326	170.00–202.50	180.80
5	—	422	170.00–195.00	183.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	429	205.00–227.50	219.66
5	—	308	210.00–230.00	224.03
32	—	524	205.00–220.00	214.64
1	—	760	165.00	165.00
3	—	670	187.50–192.50	189.96
9	—	614	190.00–215.00	198.23
16	—	567	200.00–222.50	212.71
33	—	472	205.00–225.00	216.38
4	—	724	162.50–185.00	178.08
19	—	378	205.00–230.00	221.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	140.00	140.00
2	—	518	125.00–140.00	132.39
1	—	435	120.00	120.00
2	—	560	160.00–167.50	163.78
1	—	375	160.00	160.00
1	—	610	140.00	140.00
1	—	335	102.50	102.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	818	180.00–182.50	181.26
1	—	650	217.50	217.50
2	—	735	187.00	187.00
1	—	750	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	486	199.00–201.00	199.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	160.00	160.00
1	—	520	187.50	187.50
1	—	610	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	682	195.00–215.00	208.35
3	—	777	170.00–200.00	183.15
6	—	620	190.00–218.00	209.74
40	—	410	222.50–240.00	232.71
16	—	531	212.50–237.50	223.48
12	—	378	225.00–262.50	242.87
1	—	1,105	145.00	145.00
9	—	328	235.00–270.00	256.15
3	—	715	180.00–206.00	195.13
20	—	582	205.00–226.00	217.68
13	—	475	220.00–231.00	224.98
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	455	175.00	175.00
1	—	525	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	670	200.00	200.00
3	—	572	197.50–210.00	201.58
3	—	327	185.00–220.00	208.75
2	—	505	210.00–212.50	211.25
2	—	355	210.00–217.50	213.70
2	—	485	195.00–215.00	204.90
3	—	420	180.00–207.50	190.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	429	217.50–225.00	221.92
1	—	785	155.00	155.00
4	—	635	172.50–200.00	190.90
3	—	668	177.50–215.00	202.00
19	—	585	202.00–214.00	207.54
19	—	517	205.00–230.00	222.98
10	—	479	222.50–230.00	226.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	578	190.00–197.50	193.73
1	—	1,005	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	72.00	72.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	970	93.00–99.00	96.49
1	—	1,095	111.00	111.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,365	107.00–113.00	109.80
5	—	1,119	102.00–103.00	102.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,180	101.00–104.00	102.51
23	—	1,116	92.00–100.00	97.16
2	—	870	77.00	77.00
5	—	1,032	85.00–87.00	86.12
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	74.00	74.00
1	—	815	91.00	91.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,015	120.00	120.00
4	—	1,278	87.00–106.00	99.50
5	—	1,758	110.00–118.00	114.37

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	93.00	93.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	5	—	857	100.00–130.00	114.42
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	940	1,050.00–1,075.00	1,061.90
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	973	875.00–1,050.00	954.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,050	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,196	97.00–107.00	101.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	926	835.00–1,075.00	942.67
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	969	975.00–1,150.00	1,063.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,100	1,000.00–1,175.00	1,094.66
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,148	1,350.00–1,575.00	1,454.41
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,205	1,550.00	1,550.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	1,144	1,000.00–1,575.00	1,323.10
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,235	1,250.00	1,250.00

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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