Name: I-40 Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers under 500 lbs sold 15.00 to 20.00 lower, 500-600 lb weights sold steady, over 600 lbs not tested. Feeder heifers under 600 lbs sold 6.00-15.00 with instances of 20.00 lower, over 600 lb weights not tested. Slaughter cows sold 2.00 higher, Slaughter bulls not tested. Extreme heat and humidity continue in area causing buyers to be very cautious , especially for fleshy unweaned calves.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $217.37/cwt on 97 head.

Average price

$217.37

97 head · 495 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,076

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$815

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

$147.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.73

vs AR average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	513	235.40	1,209	51
Medium and Large 1-2	415	222.50	923	2thin
Medium and Large 2	477	213.31	1,017	29
Medium and Large 3	479	168.64	809	14thin
Small and Medium 3	450	87.50	394	1thin

One grade step is worth $147.90/cwt here — about $815 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 sale97 hd

217.37

—

AR average8 barns · 676 hd

225.10

−7.73

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	1,340	102.81	1,378	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,356	114.00	1,546	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,158	104.67	1,212	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	938	98.33	923	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,088	$1,134	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	874	$1,070	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	775	$975	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	895	$950	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	755	$775	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,453	$1,632	2thin
Stock Cows	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	732	$910	3thin

Every lot, as filed

86 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 3	—	710	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,030	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	630	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,544	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	701	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	220.50/cwt	200.00–225.00	917	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	238.30/cwt	220.00–255.00	1,349	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	243.51/cwt	232.50–257.50	1,023	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	690	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,380	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	173.26/cwt	170.00–180.00	913	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	458	168.58/cwt	145.00–190.00	772	3
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	450	87.50/cwt	87.50–87.50	394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,246	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	258.98/cwt	255.00–262.50	829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	745	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	565	200.84/cwt	197.50–205.00	1,135	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	625	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	415	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	923	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	460	247.78/cwt	241.00–256.00	1,140	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	236.77/cwt	230.00–240.00	883	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	598	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	610	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	513	231.16/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,186	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	363	228.30/cwt	227.50–230.00	829	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	511	266.15/cwt	255.00–277.50	1,360	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	452	258.33/cwt	242.50–269.00	1,168	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	373	168.76/cwt	130.00–205.00	629	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	303	241.76/cwt	230.00–250.00	733	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	225.90/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,084	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	383	235.04/cwt	220.00–260.00	900	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	335	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	598	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	897	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	413	208.74/cwt	207.50–210.00	862	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	455	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	246.87/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,044	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	281.35/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,038	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,357	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	232.46/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,000	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	685	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,233	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	212.46/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,126	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	710	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,314	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	535	247.85/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,326	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	574	242.51/cwt	232.50–250.00	1,392	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	485	242.35/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,175	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,316	114.37/cwt	113.00–117.00	1,505	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	915	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,361	112.32/cwt	110.00–114.00	1,529	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,407	117.79/cwt	116.00–120.00	1,657	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,220	107.91/cwt	107.00–109.00	1,317	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%Light Weight	—	805	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	725	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	878	66.89/cwt	48.00–87.00	587	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	107.28/cwt	100.00–111.00	1,251	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	975	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,112	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	104.00/cwt	103.00–105.00	1,092	2
Bulls	—	—	1,193	89.72/cwt	71.00–109.00	1,070	2
Bulls	—	—	1,635	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	2,109	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	715	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	536	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	845	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	853	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	874	1,070.10/head	935.00–1,125.00	1,070	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	111.00/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,410	3
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	732	909.57/head	800.00–1,075.00	910	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	1,133.91/head	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,134	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	974.52/head	750.00–1,150.00	975	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	680	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,453	1,632.32/head	1,485.00–1,750.00	1,632	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	825	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	583	209.38/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,221	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	629	211.47/cwt	205.00–217.50	1,330	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	975	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	835	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	305	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	—	585	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,229	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3Fancy	—	465	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	895	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	490	196.25/cwt	170.00–222.50	962	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,238	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Guaranteed Open	—	720	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,152	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	745	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,527	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Guaranteed Open	—	690	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2Fleshy	—	450	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	222.20/cwt	205.00–230.00	1,051	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	533	214.15/cwt	205.00–217.00	1,141	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	635	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	826	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	558	156.47/cwt	140.00–172.50	873	2

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 24, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 206Last week 629Year ago 732

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 77Year ago 193

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 36Year ago 30

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	145.00	145.00
2	—	373	130.00–205.00	168.76
1	—	335	180.00	180.00
2	—	598	150.00	150.00
2	—	413	207.50–210.00	208.74
1	—	455	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	630	245.00	245.00
1	—	575	242.50	242.50
6	—	511	255.00–277.50	266.15
5	—	452	242.50–269.00	258.33
9	—	423	240.00–260.00	246.87
5	—	369	270.00–285.00	281.35
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	303	230.00–250.00	241.76
3	—	480	215.00–235.00	225.90
3	—	383	220.00–260.00	235.04
1	—	610	222.50	222.50
3	—	430	225.00–237.50	232.46
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	160.00	160.00
3	—	527	170.00–180.00	173.26
3	—	458	145.00–190.00	168.58
1	—	360	185.00	185.00
1	—	305	195.00	195.00
1	—	635	130.00	130.00
2	—	558	140.00–172.50	156.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	416	200.00–225.00	220.50
3	—	565	197.50–205.00	200.84
1	—	625	140.00	140.00
3	—	363	227.50–230.00	228.30
6	—	473	205.00–230.00	222.20
5	—	533	205.00–217.00	214.15
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	566	220.00–255.00	238.30
6	—	420	232.50–257.50	243.51
3	—	690	200.00	200.00
2	—	623	200.00	200.00
2	—	320	255.00–262.50	258.98
1	—	745	225.00	225.00
9	—	460	241.00–256.00	247.78
7	—	373	230.00–240.00	236.77
2	—	513	225.00–237.50	231.16
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	87.50	87.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	598	242.50	242.50
1	—	610	239.00	239.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	585	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	192.50	192.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	745	205.00	205.00
1	—	690	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	685	180.00	180.00
7	—	530	205.00–225.00	212.46
1	—	825	140.00	140.00
4	—	583	200.00–217.50	209.38
1	—	625	185.00	185.00
2	—	490	170.00–222.50	196.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	185.00	185.00
10	—	535	240.00–255.00	247.85
4	—	574	232.50–250.00	242.51
2	—	485	235.00–250.00	242.35
7	—	629	205.00–217.50	211.47
1	—	975	155.00	155.00
1	—	835	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	568	218.00	218.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,316	113.00–117.00	114.37
2	—	878	48.00–87.00	66.89
16	—	1,166	100.00–111.00	107.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	995	92.00	92.00
1	—	975	114.00	114.00
2	—	1,050	103.00–105.00	104.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,361	110.00–114.00	112.32
5	—	1,407	116.00–120.00	117.79
2	—	1,220	107.00–109.00	107.91
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	805	90.00	90.00
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	715	75.00	75.00
1	—	845	101.00	101.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,193	71.00–109.00	89.72
1	—	1,635	129.00	129.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	874	935.00–1,125.00	1,070.10
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	830	850.00	850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	895	950.00	950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,270	105.00–116.00	111.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,088	1,000.00–1,250.00	1,133.91
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	775	750.00–1,150.00	974.52
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	680	700.00	700.00
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	732	800.00–1,075.00	909.57
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,453	1,485.00–1,750.00	1,632.32

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

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

I-40 Livestock - Ozark, AR

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Slaughter Cattle

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