Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 4.00-7.00 lower, over 500 lbs sold steady. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 2.00-14.00, mostly 7.00 higher, over 600 lbs not well tested. No trend for 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 $233.89/cwt on 225 head.

Average price

$233.89

225 head · 504 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,178

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$353

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

$47.89/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.92

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	519	246.14	1,278	121
Medium and Large 2	479	227.26	1,089	69
Medium and Large 1-2	584	222.83	1,301	9thin
Medium and Large 3	467	198.25	925	26

One grade step is worth $47.89/cwt here — about $353 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 sale225 hd

233.89

—

AR average8 barns · 1,731 hd

236.81

−2.92

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	1,467	117.52	1,724	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,319	113.51	1,497	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,086	105.53	1,146	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	937	100.69	944	9thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,194	$1,654	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,033	$1,522	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	885	$900	1thin
Bred Heifers	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	(<2 yrs)	915	$1,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,345	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,122	$1,565	3thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	905	$1,425	1thin
Heifer Pairs	Open	(<2 yrs)	826	$1,270	5
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	765	$725	1thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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 2	—	620	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	200.64/cwt	200.00–202.50	1,429	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	219.54/cwt	195.00–230.00	1,249	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	833	204.98/cwt	202.50–207.50	1,707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	508	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	991	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	323	260.77/cwt	242.50–275.00	842	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	312.05/cwt	280.00–335.00	1,024	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,251	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	688	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,634	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	326	269.96/cwt	262.50–277.50	880	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	368	267.96/cwt	255.00–282.50	986	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	571	262.21/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,497	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	702	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,685	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	372	231.15/cwt	220.00–252.50	860	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	531	226.68/cwt	220.00–232.50	1,204	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	189.16/cwt	187.50–190.00	1,182	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	424	194.53/cwt	170.00–225.00	825	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	258.80/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,216	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	239.57/cwt	235.00–252.50	1,253	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	510	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	196.24/cwt	160.00–215.00	746	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	327	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	687	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	567	204.04/cwt	200.00–212.50	1,157	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,228	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	327	240.15/cwt	232.50–245.00	785	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	453	213.31/cwt	210.00–215.00	966	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	479	173.78/cwt	130.00–205.00	832	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Unweaned	—	705	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,551	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,334	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	576	242.59/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,397	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,502	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	247.44/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,571	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	655	253.20/cwt	250.00–256.50	1,658	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	405	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	729	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	255.48/cwt	230.00–267.50	1,086	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	247.91/cwt	220.00–260.00	1,165	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	377	284.22/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,072	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	277.64/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,188	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	231.61/cwt	222.50–240.00	1,188	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	315	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	583	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	975	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	494	254.00/cwt	254.00–254.00	1,255	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	271.25/cwt	255.00–277.50	1,402	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	267.64/cwt	265.00–282.50	1,266	28
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	263.08/cwt	237.50–277.50	981	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	920	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,104	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,388	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	675	219.39/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,481	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	900	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	840	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	640	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,408	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	914	98.59/cwt	94.00–100.00	901	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	108.05/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,100	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,245	115.53/cwt	113.00–118.00	1,438	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,047	105.07/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,100	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,067	98.84/cwt	94.00–101.00	1,055	5
Bulls	—	—	1,803	133.93/cwt	132.00–136.00	2,415	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,333	115.51/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,540	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,301	111.01/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,444	4
Bulls	—	—	1,188	103.64/cwt	88.00–110.00	1,231	6
Bulls	—	—	1,667	127.62/cwt	126.00–131.00	2,127	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,342	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	858	1,244.10/head	1,150.00–1,375.00	1,244	4
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Heifer Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,122	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed	—	535	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	709	1
Bred Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	1,521.94/head	1,275.00–1,850.00	1,522	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,194	1,653.61/head	1,250.00–1,850.00	1,654	4
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	725.00/head	725.00–725.00	725	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	766	156.60/cwt	110.00–202.50	1,200	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	595	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,722.79/head	1,275.00–2,000.00	1,723	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	109.09/cwt	103.00–113.00	1,331	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	263.73/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,126	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	—	780	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,326	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	186.19/cwt	175.00–197.50	1,638	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	910	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,183	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	236.31/cwt	220.00–247.50	1,132	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	633	221.26/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,401	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	760	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,273	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	540	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,161	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	175.00/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,146	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	417	233.08/cwt	222.50–247.50	972	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	800	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	438	261.69/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,146	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	238.79/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,380	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	733	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	1,704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	770	229.23/cwt	225.00–232.50	1,765	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	480	222.55/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,068	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	226.67/cwt	225.00–227.50	1,405	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	745	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	668	172.63/cwt	167.50–177.50	1,153	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	255.19/cwt	245.00–267.50	1,212	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	236.98/cwt	230.00–254.00	1,460	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	510	197.48/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,007	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	248.44/cwt	235.00–267.50	1,299	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,496	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,345	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	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 Aug 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 629Last week 789Year ago 813

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 177Year ago 61

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 35Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	240.00	240.00
3	—	323	242.50–275.00	260.77
1	—	675	222.50	222.50
15	—	425	230.00–267.50	255.48
13	—	470	220.00–260.00	247.91
5	—	513	222.50–240.00	231.61
1	—	975	150.00	150.00
28	—	373	237.50–277.50	263.08
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	508	195.00	195.00
5	—	479	130.00–205.00	173.78
1	—	405	180.00	180.00
1	—	355	232.50	232.50
1	—	315	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	328	280.00–335.00	312.05
17	—	571	260.00–275.00	262.21
2	—	702	240.00	240.00
2	—	635	240.00–255.00	247.44
11	—	655	250.00–256.50	253.20
10	—	377	280.00–300.00	284.22
23	—	428	270.00–305.00	277.64
30	—	517	255.00–277.50	271.25
28	—	473	265.00–282.50	267.64
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	705	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	494	254.00	254.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	712	200.00–202.50	200.64
2	—	833	202.50–207.50	204.98
2	—	688	237.50	237.50
6	—	326	262.50–277.50	269.96
9	—	368	255.00–282.50	267.96
13	—	470	250.00–270.00	258.80
34	—	523	235.00–252.50	239.57
15	—	576	230.00–247.50	242.59
23	—	427	250.00–270.00	263.73
2	—	880	175.00–197.50	186.19
3	—	620	225.00–227.50	226.67
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	569	195.00–230.00	219.54
1	—	725	172.50	172.50
6	—	372	220.00–252.50	231.15
6	—	531	220.00–232.50	226.68
3	—	327	232.50–245.00	240.15
1	—	910	130.00	130.00
16	—	479	220.00–247.50	236.31
2	—	633	220.00–222.50	221.26
1	—	760	167.50	167.50
24	—	417	222.50–247.50	233.08
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	625	187.50–190.00	189.16
5	—	424	170.00–225.00	194.53
1	—	510	205.00	205.00
6	—	380	160.00–215.00	196.24
3	—	327	210.00	210.00
3	—	567	200.00–212.50	204.04
3	—	453	210.00–215.00	213.31
2	—	655	170.00–180.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	528	232.50	232.50
6	—	612	218.00	218.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	595	210.00	210.00
1	—	540	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	220.00	220.00
2	—	733	232.50	232.50
3	—	770	225.00–232.50	229.23
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	920	120.00	120.00
1	—	610	227.50	227.50
3	—	480	220.00–227.50	222.55
2	—	668	167.50–177.50	172.63
2	—	510	195.00–200.00	197.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	675	215.00–225.00	219.39
1	—	900	160.00	160.00
1	—	840	190.00	190.00
4	—	438	250.00–272.50	261.69
23	—	578	225.00–250.00	238.79
1	—	745	182.50	182.50
6	—	475	245.00–267.50	255.19
10	—	616	230.00–254.00	236.98
25	—	523	235.00–267.50	248.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	220.00	220.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	914	94.00–100.00	98.59
2	—	1,018	106.00–110.00	108.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,245	113.00–118.00	115.53
14	—	1,047	100.00–110.00	105.07
5	—	1,067	94.00–101.00	98.84
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,333	113.00–120.00	115.51
4	—	1,301	110.00–112.00	111.01
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,803	132.00–136.00	133.93
6	—	1,188	88.00–110.00	103.64
5	—	1,667	126.00–131.00	127.62

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,220	110.00	110.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,033	1,275.00–1,850.00	1,521.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,194	1,250.00–1,850.00	1,653.61
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,220	103.00–113.00	109.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	900.00	900.00
Heifer Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	4	—	858	1,150.00–1,375.00	1,244.10
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	905	1,425.00	1,425.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	127.50	127.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	725.00	725.00
(<2 yrs)	Open	6	—	766	110.00–202.50	156.60
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	535	132.50	132.50
Bred Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	1,250.00	1,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,105	1,275.00–2,000.00	1,722.79
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,155	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,345	2,000.00	2,000.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	—	950	157.50	157.50

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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