Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Feeder steers sold 13.00-20.00 higher, with instances of 28.00 higher. Feeder heifers sold 10.00-20.00 higher, with instances of 26.00 higher. Slaughter cows and bulls not reported due to time restraints.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $240.57/cwt on 264 head.

Average price

$240.57

264 head · 498 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,197

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$532

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

$158.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.60

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	495	252.95	1,253	206
Medium and Large 2	436	219.28	957	40
Medium and Large 1-2	682	215.00	1,466	4thin
Medium and Large 3	513	169.42	868	6thin
Small and Medium 3	764	94.38	721	8thin

One grade step is worth $158.56/cwt here — about $532 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 sale264 hd

240.57

—

AR average10 barns · 2,559 hd

239.96

+0.60

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Every lot, as filed

84 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 1Value Added	—	638	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,448	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	494	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,215	6
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	815	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	490	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	218.00/cwt	207.00–230.00	1,349	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	338	241.46/cwt	230.00–270.00	816	14
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	568	87.53/cwt	85.00–90.00	497	2
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	880	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	181.41/cwt	175.00–195.00	876	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	231.55/cwt	227.00–245.00	1,535	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	231.42/cwt	222.00–257.50	1,328	17
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	685	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	685	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	920	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	874	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	224.36/cwt	210.00–237.50	960	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	663	201.93/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,339	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	518	159.88/cwt	135.00–185.00	828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	590	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	900	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	725	92.50/cwt	92.50–92.50	671	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	218.46/cwt	192.50–237.50	701	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	213.69/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,239	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,205	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	216.45/cwt	202.50–235.00	1,028	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	369	229.18/cwt	220.00–237.50	846	8
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	950	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	239.97/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,752	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	251.87/cwt	227.50–267.50	1,191	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	327	264.56/cwt	240.00–280.00	865	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	234.94/cwt	230.00–242.50	1,459	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	256.63/cwt	220.00–267.50	1,327	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	682	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,466	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	370	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	619	243.75/cwt	243.00–249.00	1,509	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	566	273.00/cwt	273.00–273.00	1,545	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	400	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,100	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	417	261.86/cwt	240.00–272.50	1,092	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	258.21/cwt	241.00–275.00	971	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	227.15/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,063	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	825	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	226.82/cwt	210.00–247.50	1,184	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	617	207.64/cwt	200.00–222.50	1,281	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	241.73/cwt	237.50–250.00	1,023	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	216.31/cwt	205.00–227.50	1,235	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	666	206.92/cwt	203.00–215.00	1,378	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	538	204.90/cwt	197.50–212.50	1,102	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	196.35/cwt	192.50–200.00	909	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	965	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,206	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	715	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,233	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	565	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	640	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	575	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,093	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	605	192.52/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,165	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,233	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	888	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,234	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	742	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,447	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	244.56/cwt	227.50–267.50	907	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	237.18/cwt	222.50–251.00	1,119	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	245.68/cwt	230.00–258.00	1,047	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	—	745	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,192	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	830	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,245	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	720	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	443	90.18/cwt	77.50–103.00	399	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	570	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	342	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	673	87.42/cwt	85.00–90.00	588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	179.43/cwt	172.50–195.00	601	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	162.36/cwt	155.00–170.00	852	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	695	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,314	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	421	213.86/cwt	195.00–227.50	900	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	214.97/cwt	185.00–227.50	705	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	194.07/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,114	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	183.54/cwt	170.00–195.00	872	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	620	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	434	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	581	204.93/cwt	197.50–209.00	1,191	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	524	222.06/cwt	210.00–237.50	1,164	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	224.79/cwt	212.50–232.50	1,279	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	469	215.67/cwt	207.50–225.00	1,011	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	608	197.48/cwt	192.50–202.50	1,201	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	202.42/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,059	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	656	214.25/cwt	195.00–222.50	1,405	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	860	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,195	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	775	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,318	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	440	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	979	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	490	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,073	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	376	216.58/cwt	200.00–225.00	814	15

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 Jul 13, 2023

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

Receipts 762Last week 533Year ago 897

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	638	227.00	227.00
6	—	494	246.00	246.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	619	207.00–230.00	218.00
14	—	338	230.00–270.00	241.46
2	—	742	195.00	195.00
35	—	371	227.50–267.50	244.56
30	—	472	222.50–251.00	237.18
25	—	426	230.00–258.00	245.68
24	—	524	210.00–237.50	222.06
14	—	569	212.50–232.50	224.79
8	—	656	195.00–222.50	214.25
1	—	860	139.00	139.00
1	—	775	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	202.50	202.50
1	—	640	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	200.00	200.00
3	—	335	172.50–195.00	179.43
2	—	525	155.00–170.00	162.36
3	—	475	170.00–195.00	183.54
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	443	77.50–103.00	90.18
1	—	570	60.00	60.00
2	—	673	85.00–90.00	87.42
1	—	620	70.00	70.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	695	189.00	189.00
17	—	421	195.00–227.50	213.86
7	—	328	185.00–227.50	214.97
6	—	574	185.00–200.00	194.07
6	—	469	207.50–225.00	215.67
2	—	608	192.50–202.50	197.48
2	—	523	200.00–205.00	202.42
15	—	376	200.00–225.00	216.58
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	581	197.50–209.00	204.93
3	—	440	222.50	222.50
2	—	490	219.00	219.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	815	92.50	92.50
2	—	568	85.00–90.00	87.53
1	—	880	100.00	100.00
1	—	685	100.00	100.00
1	—	920	95.00	95.00
1	—	725	92.50	92.50
1	—	950	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	483	175.00–195.00	181.41
2	—	518	135.00–185.00	159.88
1	—	590	152.50	152.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	663	227.00–245.00	231.55
17	—	574	222.00–257.50	231.42
2	—	730	235.00–245.00	239.97
27	—	473	227.50–267.50	251.87
17	—	327	240.00–280.00	264.56
7	—	621	230.00–242.50	234.94
40	—	517	220.00–267.50	256.63
28	—	417	240.00–272.50	261.86
23	—	376	241.00–275.00	258.21
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	428	210.00–237.50	224.36
3	—	663	195.00–215.00	201.93
8	—	321	192.50–237.50	218.46
2	—	580	210.00–217.50	213.69
1	—	610	197.50	197.50
10	—	475	202.50–235.00	216.45
8	—	369	220.00–237.50	229.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	682	215.00	215.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	619	243.00–249.00	243.75
6	—	566	273.00	273.00
2	—	400	275.00	275.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	468	220.00–235.00	227.15
1	—	825	177.50	177.50
1	—	770	185.00	185.00
22	—	522	210.00–247.50	226.82
9	—	617	200.00–222.50	207.64
3	—	423	237.50–250.00	241.73
9	—	571	205.00–227.50	216.31
6	—	666	203.00–215.00	206.92
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	197.50–212.50	204.90
2	—	463	192.50–200.00	196.35
1	—	965	125.00	125.00
1	—	715	172.50	172.50
1	—	575	190.00	190.00
2	—	605	190.00–195.00	192.52
1	—	685	180.00	180.00
2	—	888	139.00	139.00

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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