Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 400 lbs sold 20.00 higher, over 400 lbs sold steady. Feeder heifers sold steady to 6.00 higher, except 400-500 lb weights, sold 6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 7.00-10.00 higher, No trend for Slaughter bulls, very lightly tested.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $222.64/cwt on 181 head.

Average price

$222.64

181 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,106

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$332

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

$47.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.46

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	514	233.37	1,199	102
Medium and Large 2	478	216.58	1,035	59
Medium and Large 3	466	185.83	867	20

One grade step is worth $47.54/cwt here — about $332 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 sale181 hd

222.64

—

AR average9 barns · 1,137 hd

222.18

+0.46

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	1,371	111.05	1,522	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,270	116.78	1,484	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,008	107.84	1,087	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,102	107.37	1,183	43

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/Aged (>5 yrs)	1,450	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,126	$1,639	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,136	$1,520	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,100	$1,498	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$1,358	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	945	$1,075	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	873	$1,506	2thin
Bred Heifers	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	(<2 yrs)	995	$1,150	1thin
Bulls	N/A	(<2 yrs)	1,280	$2,257	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,137	$1,415	12

Every lot, as filed

97 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	—	330	250.20/cwt	240.00–267.50	826	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	229.92/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,453	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	230.82/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,542	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	290.57/cwt	252.50–332.50	965	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	730	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	426	244.82/cwt	232.50–255.00	1,043	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	234.80/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,205	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,318	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	246.11/cwt	240.00–255.00	911	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	219.85/cwt	205.00–232.50	1,033	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	250.51/cwt	240.00–265.00	944	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	479	237.48/cwt	235.00–241.00	1,138	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	905	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,358	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	793	168.72/cwt	160.00–177.50	1,338	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	241.02/cwt	235.00–247.50	1,032	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	158.30/cwt	105.00–185.00	815	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	571	201.69/cwt	185.00–212.50	1,152	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	471	191.87/cwt	180.00–210.00	904	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	216.53/cwt	200.00–230.00	730	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	230.25/cwt	222.50–247.50	1,310	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	171.26/cwt	170.00–172.50	985	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	225.98/cwt	217.50–232.50	1,403	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	419	224.43/cwt	210.00–235.00	940	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	272.26/cwt	257.50–282.50	1,432	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	530	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	465	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	942	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	235.71/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,129	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	572	230.13/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,316	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	735	207.48/cwt	205.00–210.00	1,525	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	760	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	390	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	256.42/cwt	242.50–265.00	1,474	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	745	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	635	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,543	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	242.51/cwt	240.00–247.50	1,625	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	269.01/cwt	252.50–290.00	1,138	32
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,273	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	264.95/cwt	252.50–282.50	1,259	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	625	246.12/cwt	235.00–257.50	1,538	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	273.51/cwt	250.00–317.50	1,007	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	672	223.35/cwt	212.50–237.50	1,501	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	239.69/cwt	212.50–257.50	1,357	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	772	194.24/cwt	190.00–202.50	1,500	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	255.18/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,314	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	815	176.62/cwt	170.00–187.50	1,439	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,421	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	925	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	842	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,005	108.15/cwt	105.00–114.00	1,087	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,285	120.21/cwt	117.00–123.00	1,545	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,263	115.07/cwt	114.00–116.00	1,453	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,221	118.88/cwt	117.00–122.00	1,452	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,088	109.04/cwt	102.00–113.00	1,186	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	121.00/cwt	121.00–121.00	1,367	1
Bulls	—	—	1,685	113.20/cwt	110.00–117.00	1,907	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,081	98.96/cwt	91.00–104.00	1,070	12
Bulls	—	—	1,113	104.63/cwt	100.00–108.50	1,165	3
Bulls	—	—	1,515	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,909	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,104	111.13/cwt	102.00–118.00	1,227	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,136	1,519.97/head	1,425.00–1,650.00	1,520	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	108.47/cwt	108.00–109.00	1,074	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	1,438.52/head	1,200.00–1,700.00	1,439	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 3	—	780	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,450	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,126	1,639.27/head	1,220.00–1,900.00	1,639	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,497.81/head	1,200.00–1,775.00	1,498	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,358.08/head	1,225.00–1,575.00	1,358	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	873	1,506.38/head	1,400.00–1,625.00	1,506	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,056	111.94/cwt	103.00–118.00	1,182	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,477.95/head	1,300.00–1,730.00	1,478	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	2,257.10/head	2,150.00–2,500.00	2,257	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	742	195.70/cwt	126.00–232.50	1,452	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	533	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,146	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	470	252.75/cwt	245.00–262.50	1,188	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	410	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,005	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	720	211.28/cwt	192.50–225.00	1,521	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	620	232.08/cwt	217.50–237.50	1,439	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	495	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	529	215.12/cwt	190.00–227.50	1,138	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	528	215.67/cwt	195.00–230.00	1,139	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,127	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,197	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	435	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	208.85/cwt	205.00–217.50	1,280	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	206.73/cwt	205.00–210.00	676	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	494	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	1,205	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	728	219.49/cwt	219.00–220.00	1,598	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	945	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	815	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	418	195.75/cwt	135.00–227.50	818	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	380	221.91/cwt	205.00–235.00	843	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,259	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,150	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 Jul 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 537Last week 386Year ago 452

Slaughter CattleReceipts 107Last week 73Year ago 92

Replacement CattleReceipts 76Last week 56Year ago 25

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	330	240.00–267.50	250.20
1	—	730	190.00	190.00
18	—	426	232.50–255.00	244.82
34	—	513	230.00–252.50	234.80
1	—	850	155.00	155.00
9	—	377	240.00–265.00	250.51
9	—	479	235.00–241.00	237.48
1	—	905	150.00	150.00
2	—	793	160.00–177.50	168.72
7	—	569	222.50–247.50	230.25
7	—	621	217.50–232.50	225.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	470	205.00–232.50	219.85
7	—	571	185.00–212.50	201.69
1	—	660	210.00	210.00
3	—	337	200.00–230.00	216.53
14	—	419	210.00–235.00	224.43
18	—	529	190.00–227.50	215.12
6	—	380	205.00–235.00	221.91
1	—	630	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	515	105.00–185.00	158.30
5	—	471	180.00–210.00	191.87
2	—	575	170.00–172.50	171.26
3	—	327	205.00–210.00	206.73
5	—	418	135.00–227.50	195.75
1	—	690	182.50	182.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	494	244.00	244.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	728	219.00–220.00	219.49
1	—	945	157.00	157.00
1	—	815	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	632	225.00–235.00	229.92
3	—	668	230.00–232.50	230.82
5	—	370	240.00–255.00	246.11
3	—	428	235.00–247.50	241.02
5	—	479	220.00–242.50	235.71
3	—	572	225.00–235.00	230.13
1	—	335	222.50	222.50
1	—	525	242.50	242.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	332	252.50–332.50	290.57
12	—	526	257.50–282.50	272.26
2	—	735	205.00–210.00	207.48
1	—	760	210.00	210.00
13	—	575	242.50–265.00	256.42
4	—	670	240.00–247.50	242.51
32	—	423	252.50–290.00	269.01
28	—	475	252.50–282.50	264.95
4	—	625	235.00–257.50	246.12
20	—	368	250.00–317.50	273.51
Steers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	530	172.50	172.50
1	—	465	202.50	202.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	217.50	217.50
1	—	390	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	243.00	243.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	672	212.50–237.50	223.35
22	—	566	212.50–257.50	239.69
3	—	772	190.00–202.50	194.24
22	—	515	240.00–270.00	255.18
3	—	815	170.00–187.50	176.62
1	—	1,015	140.00	140.00
5	—	470	245.00–262.50	252.75
1	—	410	245.00	245.00
4	—	720	192.50–225.00	211.28
8	—	620	217.50–237.50	232.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	533	215.00	215.00
1	—	495	210.00	210.00
1	—	570	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	528	195.00–230.00	215.67
1	—	490	230.00	230.00
1	—	435	182.50	182.50
4	—	613	205.00–217.50	208.85

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	91.00	91.00
12	—	1,005	105.00–114.00	108.15
1	—	1,130	121.00	121.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,285	117.00–123.00	120.21
4	—	1,263	114.00–116.00	115.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,221	117.00–122.00	118.88
26	—	1,088	102.00–113.00	109.04
12	—	1,081	91.00–104.00	98.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,685	110.00–117.00	113.20
3	—	1,113	100.00–108.50	104.63
1	—	1,515	126.00	126.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	995	1,150.00	1,150.00
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	873	1,400.00–1,625.00	1,506.38
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,104	102.00–118.00	111.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,136	1,425.00–1,650.00	1,519.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	990	108.00–109.00	108.47
Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,450	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,126	1,220.00–1,900.00	1,639.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,100	1,200.00–1,775.00	1,497.81
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,070	1,225.00–1,575.00	1,358.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	945	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,056	103.00–118.00	111.94
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,168	1,200.00–1,700.00	1,438.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,170	1,300.00–1,730.00	1,477.95
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	875.00	875.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	3	—	1,280	2,150.00–2,500.00	2,257.10
(<2 yrs)	N/A	5	—	742	126.00–232.50	195.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	—	1,310	128.00	128.00

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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